Stick it to Rich DeVos, ultra conservative Republican billionaire in this poll - DU It!

[ddeclue]

Rich DeVos, an ultra conservative Republican Amway billionaire and owner of the Orlando Magic has twisted arms in Orlando Florida and gotten the city and county to build him a new basketball arena costing a half billion dollars before interest and overall they are SUPPOSED to be building or renovating three venues: the Waterhouse Arena (I REFUSE to call it "Amway"), the empty and unused Citrus Bowl, and the performing arts center.

They of course passed this last year and were going to pay for it by leveraging everything to the hilt and we warned them that we would be screwed if the economy took a downturn but of course the Chamber and the business community run everything around here so they did it anyways.

Now the economy has tanked and tax revenues have dried up and their house of cards is collapsing so the first thing that gets screwed is the performing arts center, then the Citrus Bowl is next - Rich Devos' shiny expensive new arena goes untouched however.

Meanwhile parks hours are being cut back, bus service for the working poor is being cut back, and gov't services as a whole are being cut back all so a billionaire can get his welfare check in the form of a new basketball arena.

Today the Orlando Sentinel is asking the poll question: Should DeVos have to pay more for the arena?

HELL YES he should!

Please go to the poll and DU it to him!

:patriot:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/community/news/ucf/orl-poll-devos-012609,0,256647,post.poll

PS: DeVos was the 2006 Republican candidate for Governor of Michigan and his wife the former GOP chair for Michigan and he screws Florida Democrats every chance he gets and meddles in our state

[southpaw]

1. Looks like Richie Rich has some supporters down there.

Voted and kicked.

[Andy823]

2. I voted yes!

This has always bugged me, some sports team owned by multi millionaires or billionaires, gets taxpayers to fork out money to pay for new stadiums and the taxpayers seem to not have much of a choice. With times as bad as they are now, there is no way taxpayers should suffer, let the rich owners, or the rich team foot the bills!

[dbonds]

3. I still prefer to call it the O-rena. I hate corporate naming of stadiums

[ddeclue]

4. True...the should be named for great men (and women) not rich ones!

T.D. Waterhouse is still more reputable than Amway though...

:)

[Hawkeye-X]

5. He should pay for it with illegal funds from Scamway.

Orlando should NOT have to pay for it.

*crosses Disneyworld off the list for the near future*

[DrDan]

6. done - from your neighbor in Port Orange

[KharmaTrain]

7. Even More Reason To Hate Him...His Brother-In-Law

http://devos.wordpress.com/2006/10/20/blackwater-usas-erik-prince-dick-devos-brother-in-laws-in-arms/

His brother-in-law is Erik Prince...Head mercenary of Blackwater.

Let him raise his own money from the suckers that sell his cheap products.

[ddeclue]

8. Yeah I forgot about that when I OP'd but it's a good point...

:patriot:

[LiberalFighter]

9. I wish Michigan had castrated the sonabitch when they had the chance.