Now, there you went and hurt my feelings, pw.  FYI, though, MadOff doesn’t come in a tube; it’s in stick form.  You don’t “insert” it; you rub it on.  Haven’t you ever seen the commercial?

I guess my feeble attempt at humor struck you in the wrong place.  This is all a throwback to my GayOff days with the religious right, Dobson, et al. Sorry to have upset you.  I’ll do better. May I suggest you try some LightenUpOn, applied directly to the nostrils and lip?  Or SneerOff?

Let’s see if I have this right, in response to patrickhenry:

*baseball and football are huge businesses in the US
*payrolls can be in the hundreds of millions for one club (some going to juicers)
*untold millions of taxpayer dollars are spent for the “places for doing business” of the huge businesses
*the justification for which is often, “it’s a boon to the local economy.”
*some mom and pop businesses benefit to the extent that, instead of having to shut down, they now can stay open and make the equivalent of minimum wage during the season.
*the overwhelming majority of jobs these boons create are p.t. minimum wage
*the good old US labor department uses these job numbers to politically skew the abyssmal condition of the American worker
*these huge sports businesses, in order to meet their gargantuan payrolls, have to charge prices for tickets that most middle class workers can’t afford

But, the upside is--and take heart middle class workers--if you live near one of these places, a big wind could come along and blow your house away and FEMA could open the sports arena up for you to see, maybe even stay in a few days--no game, though. 

It didn’t get by my eyes that most people housed in the Superdome after Katrina were AA, but when they panned the crowd after repairs, at the first Saints game, the crowd color was overwhelmingly white.

But, let’s continue to support these worthwhile ventures.  There’s no substitute for a good game, a hot dog and a few beers.

Herculean construction effort.

For those who work and live in D.C. this project has gone smoothly and impacted South Capitol street traffic less than when Bush travels “around town”.

Perfect view of the missile ship in WNY from the stadium.  It or its earlier prototypes have been stationed there since before 9/11.  De facto missile cap for Washington.

Instead of the U.S. funding the Iraq war and pissing off alot of nations doing so, we should be funding renewable energy, infrastructure and projects like the new Nationals stadium all around this country. 

The new stadium will provide an impedus to start other new businesses in SW D.C.

jackpine savage:

“i would imagine that this actually hurt his feelings. ... To be booed on Opening Day must have got him in the gut.”

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I doubt that, this is not the first time Bush has been booed at a baseball game. It’s just the first time mainstreammedia has reported it. Loud and clear on the evening news ... maybe there is hope!

And Dr. Knowitall, PhD, PhD is right, in this case the cheering was for the booing!

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cyrena:
“And did ya check out georgies reactions? Facial expressions?

Yep...very revealing… “

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Right! The facial expressions say it all.
Annoyance? How dare they rain on MY parade.
Worry? “uh sir, we have reason to believe some of those folks may boo.” And, overheard, “My gosh we must have confiscated enough fruit and vegetables to feed this bunch ... except most of the stuff was rotten.”

Or wondering, “How did all these al-qaeda get in here?” Orders to staff, “I want names! Understand?”

But hurt feelings? Naw. Bush may be out of touch, and he may be stubborn and hard-headed. But he’s smart enough to know by now ... the rank and file just don’t like him!

That doesn’t make him sad, just mad.

After all, the fans at a baseball game should KNOW what a “courageous” job he’s done keeping the world safe for democracy ... Ooops, I mean Capitalism and the oligarchy!

This reminds me of the rotten eggs thing. People are still surprised when they hear folks along the route threw rotten eggs at Bush’s limo in his first inaugural parade.

But a lot of folks saw that, in spite of efforts to keep it from us. I guess the Bush people were successful at preventing that from happening the second time around. But I think mainstreammedia has been forced, like it or not to report the obvious, knowing if they don’t they’ll be scooped by some blogger!

Thank goodness this is the last time Bush will be throwing out that ball. Otherwise, the next time around only hand-picked yea-ers would be allowed in the game. Come to think of it, maybe that’s why he was mad. Maybe that’s what was supposed to happen this time and somebody didn’t follow his orders!

Orders to staff, “I want names! Understand?”

Yep. He’s not sad, just mad.

Hey, Cyrena, those people cheering after the booers were cheering FOR the booers.

And, Jackpine, I think Bush long ago destroyed his sensitivity with substance abuse. Actually, I’m a little surprised at your twinge of empathy for the SOB.

I suppose the fans did not get enough notice.