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Old 04-14-2008, 03:36 PM   #272
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Re: (updated title): Make Your Day One Redskins Draft Selections (Rounds 1-2)

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Originally Posted by Dirtbag359 View Post
I've just about had it with JLC's blog. It used to be a great source but right now it's at the point where I can learn more about the Skins on ES (aka the neverending sea of pointless threads).

And personally I love ES these days. Kids over there are so quick to click on the New Thread button, it's hilarious. Some of my personal favorites playing right now:
If Kenny Phillips gets drafted by a division rival(21 related)
Chris Wilson future Pro Bowl sack specialist?
Check Out my Mock Draft...give me your thoughts
Will Zorn win an NFC East game in '08?
If The Skins Had The 1st Overall Pick - Smootsmack!! You didn't!!!
This is the best year to take a QB in the Draft!!!!!

Anyway heres more of the neverending bitching from JLC's blog. The post is so bad it doesn't really deserve it's own thread. Hell it doesn't really belong in this thread but one post in a 'sideways 8' page thread can't hurt. Can it?

(JLC's Blog Is) In The Tank

In a blog recently concerning the Redskins' spending, I made reference to owner Daniel Snyder's other businesses being "in the tank."
David Donovan, the Redskins' General Counsel, took issue with this and sent a letter to washingtonpost.com and The Washington Post complaining that the statement unfairly and inaccurately characterized Snyder's business acumen.
The businesses I had in mind were those with prominent local ties - his Red Zebra radio stations, and Six Flags theme parks. I was not referring to any of Mr. Snyder's other businesses. My opinion was based on the fact that Red Zebra's Arbitron ratings have been poor and fans have complained about its weak signals, particularly during broadcasts of Redskins games. As for Six Flags, its stock price fell from around $12 a share to less than $2 a share after Snyder led a hostile takeover of the company in 2005, installing a new CEO and winning shareholder approval to oust the existing directors.
Mr. Donovan counters that "Red Zebra has continued to expand in an industry in which other companies are shedding stations and expects to achieve double-digit growth during 2008 and 2009." He also says that Mr. Snyder neither owns nor manages Six Flags - he is "a stockholder and non-managing Chairman of the Board" so it is therefore not his business.
Hot damn! I had no idea about that ES thread! I haven't read ES in weeks.

The Six Flags thing while technically true (not really being his business) it still seems a bit like a cop-out

As for Red Zebra, they will probably very soon announce some new additions to their station lineup in the DC area that will make them very potent
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