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Post by wpgmikos on Mar 15, 2011 0:32:13 GMT -5
Some of the Coyotes blogs were in a tizzy that Goldwater held a town hall (via conference call) to take questions from residents about the Coyote sale.
My Hockey Rambling: (guy's blog only has about 10 posts but this one was interesting):
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Post by wpgmikos on Mar 15, 2011 0:42:27 GMT -5
As well Clint Bolick from Goldwater just released a new email reaffirming Goldwater's belief that Hulsizer and not the citizens of Glendale should bear the risk, and which reads as follows;
Getting Taxpayers off a dangerous hook:
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Post by selanne on Mar 15, 2011 0:47:49 GMT -5
Hahahah, this line is GOLD:
"If Hulsizer is willing to skate up to the puck, the Coyotes' endearing mascot Howler need not be an endangered species."
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Post by manitobafalcons on Mar 15, 2011 7:22:53 GMT -5
Goldwater Institute Holds "Town Hall" Over Coyotes Sale by Carl Putnam on Mar 14, 2011 9:38 PM MST in Breaking News
1 comment Email Print.The Goldwater Institute (GWI), with President and CEO Darcy Olsen out in front , have been on a political PR style campaign over the last few weeks in an effort to kill the Phoenix Coyotes ownership deal between Matthew Hulsizer and the City of Glendale. Ms. Olsen seems to be everywhere these days. She has been on a number of radio and TV broadcasts here in the Valley in the last few weeks. In addition, she wrote a column for the editorial page of the Arizona Republic.
The most interesting events, outside of GWI's contacts with potential bond investors, have been Ms. Olsen's forays into media up in the Great White North. Heretofore on every other issue I've seen GWI get involved with the political think tank focused almost exclusively on Arizona specific issues or ones involving the United States as a whole, though even then it was normally related to Arizona in some manner. So why would they look to engage the Canadian public? I can only assume Ms. Olsen and GWI are hoping to find people in Canada who will help fund their think tank. Otherwise what would be the point of speaking to media in an area of the world that doesn't include people directly impacted by their concerns about the COG/Hulsizer deal?
Once I heard that Ms. Olsen was speaking to outlets in Canada and was attempting to rally tea party members in Arizona I assumed they were planning on waging a traditional political campaign complete with on the issue. This evening my assumption was confirmed when I received my first political robo call since last November. Residents in the state of Arizona, including myself, received a recorded telephone message from Ms. Olsen about a live town hall that you could purportedly listen in on. Check out Geoff's post over at My Hockey Rambling on what happened when he listened in on the "town hall". Like all political campaigns this ones seems to involve mixing ideology with fund raising. GWI, by their actions, have made it clear that they don't ever plan on backing down unless something unforeseen occurs.
If nothing else, tonight's phone call confirmed that GWI doesn't plan on going away nor do they appear to have any real concern about finding a solution. This issue has raised their profile both locally, nationally, and internationally. The more publicity they gain and the more they think this issue helps them the more likely they are to continue to place obstacles in the way of the deal. For GWI the stakes aren't high and they have little to lose. Coyotes fans and the City of Glendale can't say the same thing.
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Post by jetsorbust on Mar 15, 2011 7:53:20 GMT -5
Goldwater Institute Holds "Town Hall" Over Coyotes Sale by Carl Putnam on Mar 14, 2011 9:38 PM MST in Breaking News 1 comment Email Print.The Goldwater Institute (GWI), with President and CEO Darcy Olsen out in front , have been on a political PR style campaign over the last few weeks in an effort to kill the Phoenix Coyotes ownership deal between Matthew Hulsizer and the City of Glendale. Ms. Olsen seems to be everywhere these days. She has been on a number of radio and TV broadcasts here in the Valley in the last few weeks. In addition, she wrote a column for the editorial page of the Arizona Republic. The most interesting events, outside of GWI's contacts with potential bond investors, have been Ms. Olsen's forays into media up in the Great White North. Heretofore on every other issue I've seen GWI get involved with the political think tank focused almost exclusively on Arizona specific issues or ones involving the United States as a whole, though even then it was normally related to Arizona in some manner. So why would they look to engage the Canadian public? I can only assume Ms. Olsen and GWI are hoping to find people in Canada who will help fund their think tank. Otherwise what would be the point of speaking to media in an area of the world that doesn't include people directly impacted by their concerns about the COG/Hulsizer deal? Once I heard that Ms. Olsen was speaking to outlets in Canada and was attempting to rally tea party members in Arizona I assumed they were planning on waging a traditional political campaign complete with on the issue. This evening my assumption was confirmed when I received my first political robo call since last November. Residents in the state of Arizona, including myself, received a recorded telephone message from Ms. Olsen about a live town hall that you could purportedly listen in on. Check out Geoff's post over at My Hockey Rambling on what happened when he listened in on the "town hall". Like all political campaigns this ones seems to involve mixing ideology with fund raising. GWI, by their actions, have made it clear that they don't ever plan on backing down unless something unforeseen occurs. If nothing else, tonight's phone call confirmed that GWI doesn't plan on going away nor do they appear to have any real concern about finding a solution. This issue has raised their profile both locally, nationally, and internationally. The more publicity they gain and the more they think this issue helps them the more likely they are to continue to place obstacles in the way of the deal. For GWI the stakes aren't high and they have little to lose. Coyotes fans and the City of Glendale can't say the same thing. 1) Awesome, go GWI. 2) "For GWI the stakes aren't high and they have little to lose. Coyotes fans and the City of Glendale can't say the same thing." --> WRONG! The Phoenix Coyotes, by definition of their 15 miserable seasons in Arizona, represent very little to lose. Unless the author of this was trying to say should Goldwater fail to stop this deal, then they stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars....
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Post by subwayscoundrel on Mar 15, 2011 10:29:16 GMT -5
What it is saying is GOldwater is not in it to help the taxpayer or what is best for Glendale. They are in it for themselves. It is about raising money. They don't care about the businesses of Glendale, the people who work at the arena or Westgate, their only concern is getting money for thier Think tank. (so they can pay Sarah Palin to come talk and they can charge $5K a place dinner and make more money)
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Post by jetsorbust on Mar 15, 2011 10:30:10 GMT -5
What it is saying is GOldwater is not in it to help the taxpayer or what is best for Glendale. They are in it for themselves. It is about raising money. They don't care about the businesses of Glendale, the people who work at the arena or Westgate, their only concern is getting money for thier Think tank. (so they can pay Sarah Palin to come talk and they can charge $5K a place dinner and make more money) Maybe... but God Bless 'em anyways!
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Post by enarwpg on Mar 15, 2011 13:01:11 GMT -5
Goldwater Institute Holds "Town Hall" Over Coyotes Sale by Carl Putnam on Mar 14, 2011 9:38 PM MST in Breaking News 1 comment Email Print.The Goldwater Institute (GWI), with President and CEO Darcy Olsen out in front , have been on a political PR style campaign over the last few weeks in an effort to kill the Phoenix Coyotes ownership deal between Matthew Hulsizer and the City of Glendale. Ms. Olsen seems to be everywhere these days. She has been on a number of radio and TV broadcasts here in the Valley in the last few weeks. In addition, she wrote a column for the editorial page of the Arizona Republic. The most interesting events, outside of GWI's contacts with potential bond investors, have been Ms. Olsen's forays into media up in the Great White North. Heretofore on every other issue I've seen GWI get involved with the political think tank focused almost exclusively on Arizona specific issues or ones involving the United States as a whole, though even then it was normally related to Arizona in some manner. So why would they look to engage the Canadian public? I can only assume Ms. Olsen and GWI are hoping to find people in Canada who will help fund their think tank. Otherwise what would be the point of speaking to media in an area of the world that doesn't include people directly impacted by their concerns about the COG/Hulsizer deal? Once I heard that Ms. Olsen was speaking to outlets in Canada and was attempting to rally tea party members in Arizona I assumed they were planning on waging a traditional political campaign complete with on the issue. This evening my assumption was confirmed when I received my first political robo call since last November. Residents in the state of Arizona, including myself, received a recorded telephone message from Ms. Olsen about a live town hall that you could purportedly listen in on. Check out Geoff's post over at My Hockey Rambling on what happened when he listened in on the "town hall". Like all political campaigns this ones seems to involve mixing ideology with fund raising. GWI, by their actions, have made it clear that they don't ever plan on backing down unless something unforeseen occurs. If nothing else, tonight's phone call confirmed that GWI doesn't plan on going away nor do they appear to have any real concern about finding a solution. This issue has raised their profile both locally, nationally, and internationally. The more publicity they gain and the more they think this issue helps them the more likely they are to continue to place obstacles in the way of the deal. For GWI the stakes aren't high and they have little to lose. Coyotes fans and the City of Glendale can't say the same thing. GWI doesn't want to find a solutiion! This coming from a land of people who hate government involvement ! (does a watchdog group fall into that category, who knows, who cares) If the poeple making such statements feel it's up to the GWI to find a solution they should first ask Mayor Scruggs why she didn't get proper legal advise from an outside law firm who had ALL the details in front of them, including who owns the parking? ....and then ask themselves "if the parking is worth that much why doesn't Hulsizer buy it himself?"....
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Post by enarwpg on Mar 15, 2011 13:04:24 GMT -5
What it is saying is GOldwater is not in it to help the taxpayer or what is best for Glendale. They are in it for themselves. It is about raising money. They don't care about the businesses of Glendale, the people who work at the arena or Westgate, their only concern is getting money for thier Think tank. (so they can pay Sarah Palin to come talk and they can charge $5K a place dinner and make more money) Using the word "talk" in the same sentence as "Sarah Palin" is an oxymoron....the two are contradictory....
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