Slog - Comments on Whoa! The City Strikes Back http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back First of all, I don’t know if they saw my Slog post about their underwhelming performance in the morning, but they did pounce on the question, "Why didn’t Bennett try to re-negotiate?" The city got the chance to "re-cross" Nickels and they went straight to the point: "Would you be wiling to re-negotiate the current KeyArena lease?" the city's attorney asked. "Yes I would," Nickels said. "Has Mr. Bennett ever asked to re-negotiate the KeyArena lease?" "No." "Has Mr. Bennett ever offererd any money to renovate KeyArena?" "No." "Would you be interested in that?" "Certainly." But more important was Virginia... Copyright 2008 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:56:49 -0800 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:41:34 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle Any SLOG Flickr pics of the protest?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1051975 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1051975 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:15:50 -0800 Comment by Mike of Renton "...if they ever made the playoffs..."

Oooh, that's gotta hurt.

]]> Mike of Renton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1051976 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1051976 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:16:12 -0800 Comment by ouch just like you called it v. anderson would be the star...er... what happened to ceis?

]]> ouch http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1051990 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1051990 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:27:01 -0800 Comment by GrantG Nicely reported. That rally was surprisingly big, but not so surprisingly...lacked direction. Oh, Seattle...

]]> GrantG http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1051997 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1051997 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:29:53 -0800 Comment by momster sorry to be the grammar jerk, but "hadn't of"?

]]> momster http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052000 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052000 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:37:32 -0800 Comment by And you are with who? But why would they have seen your Slog post, Josh? Are you under the impression that you and/or the Stranger is a legitimate news source? Criyi, you have some twink on the left side of the page here grabbing his moose-knuckle "It's All Yours" - right, I'm sure The Slog is a must-bookmark in Olympia. You're a once-source Sally. Fisher-Price to the Big Kid Media. Don't overinflate yourself.

]]> And you are with who? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052008 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052008 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:46:20 -0800 Comment by And you are with who? Part II And for the record - NO ONE wants the Sonics to stay here more than I do. I love basketball and it's horrible to see what greed has done to a fucking great team in a great town. Stern's a jailhouse punk. Clay's even worse. Just wanted to clear that up...

]]> And you are with who? Part II http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052013 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052013 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:48:56 -0800 Comment by Y.F. I don't care how great the Sonics or any professional athletic team is, the public should not have to give them tax money for their arena AND pay admission to see their games since the team owners rake in billions of dollars in profit. It's corporate wellfare for greedy pigs.

]]> Y.F. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052024 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052024 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:05:29 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @7 - if you left Seattle and took the Sonics with you ... nobody would notice.

Yeah, the Sonics suck THAT much.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052077 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052077 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:32:24 -0800 Comment by UnoriginalAndrew @ 9 - stop being a trolling shithead. You don't like special effects or basketball, good for you - stop fucking up threads that are clearly about those things and stick to getting taken apart by fnarf and making shit up about yourself and architecture and whatever else it is you do.

Also, I like how your measure for what's relevant is popularity and yet you're shitting on on the Sonics and Predator/T2/Aliens while hyping Mermaid.

]]> UnoriginalAndrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052109 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052109 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:42:35 -0800 Comment by kinaidls This must be hitting Durant particularly hard. He's looking pale, short, and is really having a bad hair day.

]]> kinaidls http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052112 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052112 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:46:05 -0800 Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber What @8 said.

Oklahoma City Mariners, sounds good to me.

Baseball games here are environmental disasters, huge traffic jams to watch these two-legged ruminants.

]]> Karlheinz Arschbomber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052129 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052129 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:29:13 -0800 Comment by California Nice coverage. Please keep it up. But, that would've been re-direct, not re-cross. Whatever. Please keep slogging the proceedings.

And, 11, nice one.

]]> California http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052134 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052134 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:51:29 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Unlike you, @10, I watched both a golf and a baseball game tonight. Both were way better than the Sonics.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052166 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052166 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:57:28 -0800 Comment by DowntownFreddyBrown I wish the Sonics haters would fucking die and stop commenting on this shit. Oh wow, youre so progressive, you hate sports teams! Good for you...let the ten of us who actually read the stranger AND like sports get our licks in. I dont suck dick, I dont go to theater, I like basketball, leave us alone! Go supes!

]]> DowntownFreddyBrown http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052172 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052172 City Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:16:55 -0800 Comment by PC @15
you are getting your licks in.

]]> PC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052204 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052204 City Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:47:15 -0800 Comment by Fortuna Mandolin @15 FreddyBrown you made my morning!

]]> Fortuna Mandolin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052257 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052257 City Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:25:03 -0800 Comment by lostboy DowntownFreddyBrown @15:

I wish the Sonics haters would fucking die and stop commenting on this shit. Oh wow, youre so progressive, you hate sports teams! Good for you...

I don't hate sports teams.  Far from it.

What I do hate is for-profit entities trying to extort local governments for massive public subsidies to avoid the hard work of running a self-sufficient business, sucking money from every citizen in the area and rewarding the non-fan with naught but traffic jams.

]]> lostboy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052347 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/whoa_the_city_strikes_back#c1052347 City Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:41:34 -0800