tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post5902110079899773403..comments2024-03-28T07:40:29.729-04:00Comments on IT IS HIGH! IT IS FAR! IT IS... caught.: They want A-Rod to beg, to grovel, to weep... but only one thing can redeem Alex Rodriguez's soulStanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-24235775027857281372014-10-27T17:43:00.941-04:002014-10-27T17:43:00.941-04:00If he's a slumlord, that's prime dick stat...If he's a slumlord, that's prime dick status, and I'm not arguing that he's not a dick.<br /><br />Cooperstown is full of dicks. el duquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263977201552650862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-29510542940885719222014-10-27T14:55:20.305-04:002014-10-27T14:55:20.305-04:00I checked out the article and wasn't convinced...I checked out the article and wasn't convinced. It was mostly snarky anti-Al bullshit. there weren't even any pictures of the bad conditions, although I have no doubt the place was pretty gross. However, it's not always the building owners that make these dwellings gross. you could put some of these people in your house, walk away for a month, then return and you may be in for a shock. <br /><br />We had a small house in a marginal neighborhood in Stillwater, Oklahoma that we couldn't sell due to a down market. Had trouble finding renters and finally agreed to participate in the Section 8 program. after 6 months, you wouldn't have recognized the place. Carpet torn out, walls full of holes. Light fixtures and pipes stolen. Appliances gone. Bathroom destroyed. Trash everywhere. Horrific conditions, for sure. I guess that made my wife and I "slumlords". we fixed up the place and sold it at a loss. fuck it. <br /><br />Many poor people are good; they just don't have much and need a break. They've still got pride. Many others are poor for a reason. they can only be kept from squalor with 24/7 maid service.KDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786763318236024476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-80124758323838242832014-10-27T11:19:33.772-04:002014-10-27T11:19:33.772-04:00I hate Hal, too.I hate Hal, too.Stanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-88232232990240123732014-10-26T15:13:34.799-04:002014-10-26T15:13:34.799-04:00You think Hal Steinbrenner doesn't have shady ...You think Hal Steinbrenner doesn't have shady real estate holdings?<br /><br />Why are you covering up for Hal?el duquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263977201552650862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-12739097296538948202014-10-26T14:58:35.705-04:002014-10-26T14:58:35.705-04:00http://www.thenation.com/blog/176513/visit-slums-a...http://www.thenation.com/blog/176513/visit-slums-alex-rodriguez<br /><br />“Tenants living in A-Rod-managed properties in Maryland, largely working-class immigrants from Latin America, have had to deal with the most horrific living conditions. To add insult to injury, local managers blame the tenants themselves for the situation, hire goonish private security officers to intimidate them, and threaten folks who organize their neighbors with eviction.”Stanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-55275387651896123262014-10-26T10:59:35.510-04:002014-10-26T10:59:35.510-04:00wonder if A-Rod drives slow in the left lane too. ...wonder if A-Rod drives slow in the left lane too. Driving through Jersey, you'll find every dick in the state putting along in the left lane. They are everywhere.KDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786763318236024476noreply@blogger.com