ahumbleman's Blog

Way to go, ahumbleman...check my comments on various other threads. I applaud your "testicular fortitude."

The problem as I see it though Chip is under the deal that the town and the tribe have, if and when the casino resort does get built, you have Middleborough in essence going "all-in". The town of Middleborough's (which has a population just north of 20,000) future financial health will be completely dependent on the success of the casino. If a casino is opened in Middleborough, and it goes out of business in 10 years, the likely result would be a complete financial disaster for the town.

In other words, the casino doesn't only pilfer pockets (offering nothing but +/-1000 to 1 ratio in overall odds), the casino brings an whole web of wide spectrum compromises for every individual occurring over the next generation, bearing the weight of hundreds of thousands to several millions in traveling patrons over that period. How well really are the townspeople AND the surrounding townspeople -- given their outside interim absorbtion of the extrapolated #s over that time? Surely there are hidden consequences, e.g., all the more traffic demands = increased need for health/emergency support and the proper impact studies don't seem to be in place to bring forward a vote so soon. Every person in Middleborough and the surrounding & supporting corridor/s should seriously consider AHUMBLEMAN's post. Looks like pirates in 5th Avenue clothing to a mom. I would encourage rejecting the proposal if even because the speed at which this has come about, in weeks behind closed doors, only just having been published (#1 news story) -- looks like a "snatch and grab" to me. "Act in haste, repent at leisure" and your children and your children's children's children. Thanks.

then get rid of the dog and horse tracks cause that is cruelity to animals and remember the white man took from the native american first its time to give back I was raised by native americans (apache to be exact) and its time we pay them back for steal their land and raping their women and we all have ancestors that have done them wrong and still to this day they are still treated as third class and if we wanna do away with a casino then do away with the lottery also. Cause if you want the trueth there is a waste of money!!!! so do away with it all.... you talk about traffic then blow up the tunnels cause they are all nothing but death traps....

LoneWolf, a casino cannot, in any way, give restoration for historical atrocities and only a select few tribal members ever really benefit from the "take." This is NOT a Native American undertaking. This is cannibal industry funded by foreign "gaming" influence superimposed to resemble a wigwam restoration with NO interest in improving the plight/blight suffered by a beautiful people to this very day. The bitterness between peoples is an artificial ingredient intended to keep us, all, gullible and prey for the robber barons. "Indian gaming" occurs at pow-wows, not casinos. This is another example for Xantun's "stupidity" posts -- how easily we're "sold a bill of goods" because of the way they make it "sound." "Appearances can be deceiving" and "all that glitters isn't gold." How can we be so-o-o far removed from our parents' cautiousness. They'd never permit this ruse to succeed -- why gambling's never been welcome in Massachusetts. Even the lottery took years to develop and reach the level of acceptable "soundness" before it was ratified. "There's a sucker born every minute?" Thanks.

another way is for the state to step and say hey we are taking over and regulating things here it won't take 5 yrs maybe 1 money talks B.S. walks I've been in meetings with theelders there talking about the casinos but there is alaw which on the reservation the state nor city can much say wether a casino or not some laws are over looked but alot of tribes cannot get financed on the reservations and far as pirates go in 5th ave clothing what certian politions in this state are any better? NOT!!! and far as suckers born every minute well don't gamble then or play the lottery cause lets see pick 6 numbers out of amillion combinations thats even what we call a fools game..I can guarentee that half of the people here b****ing will be gambling in the casino when or if it opens far as it(the casino) going belly up won't happen they are backed by very wealthy people....I heard through the grape vine some of the financial backers are from the midwest and trust me they have the power and influence..

Lonewolf, I agree with much of your position. The "5th Ave. suits" are worn by robber barons of every ethnicity. I'm against ALL gambling on principle. Did you know that state lotteries evolved as a way to interfere in the "mob's" lucrative daily number racket of olde? You and others have received "a token" from another casino? Precisely my point. These groups PRETEND affiliation with absolutely no interest in uplifting the people, except for that "token" recognition. My personal view is that this is a "bad move" for everyone. We can better "educate" our children by funding them through the re-arranged rackets?? How absurd! (Not you, the philosophy.) DeNiro gave the telling line in the opening moments of the movie "Casino: Mom & Dad dropping junior's college fund in a weekend." As a society, we're in the "cyclone experiment" of restricting people's abilities rather than exercising principles and potential. There will be terrible repercussions from this -- so terrible no one wants to look -- focusing on the "money, money, money" as an always effective distraction from the truth. I'm not a prude. I'm just not a fool. Thanks.

Lonewolf,
Stay that way. There are too, too few men left which adhere to principles above politics. Just the other day a younger man complimented a friend of mine because my friend "watches out" for the crew. I told the younger, "I hope you, young whippersnappers, are smart enough to learn from him. There are too few old timers left upon which we can depend. If you like the legend, l-e-a-r-n the fine art of manhood not fickle-hood!" What an appreciative grin I got in return. Thanks.

THE TOWN AND THE CASINO BACKERS ARE TRYING TO FORCE THIS GOOD DEAL DOWN OUR THROUTS. IF IT IS SUCH A GOOD DEAL WHY ONLY GIVE THE VOTERS 4 DAYS TO DIGEST THE DEAL? I QUESTION WHY THEY DON'T GIVE THE RESIDENTS TIME TO QUESTION AND INVESTIGATE THE PROPOSAL. WHEN IN DOUBT I WOULD VOTE NO!!!!

Whats wrong with desire and fantasy? you don't get something for nothing you have to place a bet to win or lose you do the same thing with the lottery,Everybody reguardless of age race or sex has a dream of being financially set cause if they didn't then why is it alot of Ma residents run to NH when the power ball gets big?