A great college town is no more.... sigh

wacki · #1 01-15-2005, 09:24 PM

This sucks....

Bloomington, Indiana University

Little 5 used to be on MTV and Lance Armstrong used to say:

“I’ve attended Super Bowls, World Series and the Monaco Grand Prix, but the coolest event I ever attended was the Little 500. It’s a fifty-mile relay bike race at Indiana University, and the teams get a lot of enthusiastic support. Every sports fan should see it live.”

Now they break out helicopters (plural) and arrest people walking out of a bar for public intox during little 500. The taxi cab may be 2 feet in one direction and the doors to the bar will be 2 feet in the other, but it won't matter. This doesn't happen to everyone, but it happens often enough. Hell, I've been arrested for illegal transportation of alcohol. Anyone even know what that is?

Bobby Knight was kicked out...

The Greek system was torn to shreds and about a thousand people were evicted over a year (In groups of about 100+ with very little notice) because they just couldn't let anyone drink alcohol, even if he was 21.

Now they banned tobacco. In Indiana of all places, they banned tobacco from every bar.

I don't smoke, but I hate this controlling bulls**t...

What is happening to my country? My town? Goodbye sweet Bloomington, for I must leave you now......

cardcounter0 · #2 01-15-2005, 09:45 PM

Aren't they a red state? Aren't the senators and representatives from Indiana republican?

Be Afraid, Obey, and Consume. Wave your little plastic American flag from Wal-Mart and quit complaining.

We are at war. Think of the children.

Oski · #3 01-15-2005, 09:46 PM

Breaking Away ... great movie

wacki · #4 01-15-2005, 09:51 PM

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Aren't they a red state? Aren't the senators and representatives from Indiana republican?

Be Afraid, Obey, and Consume. Wave your little plastic American flag from Wal-Mart and quit complaining.

We are at war. Think of the children.

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This is Monroe County, and it is a blue county. Bloomington has officially claimed itself to be a gay tourist town as well. It is very liberal, but not the kind of liberal it used to be.

cardcounter0 · #5 01-15-2005, 09:56 PM

Keep electing inbred redneck right-wing religious fanatics to office and then whine some more when the Taliban cracks down on the party.

I assume the police force is acting under approval of the City Council or what ever form of Government the yokels have established.

Clarkmeister · #6 01-15-2005, 09:57 PM

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Bobby Knight was kicked out...

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See, even hoosiers get something right once in a while!

Dynasty · #7 01-15-2005, 09:59 PM

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Aren't the senators and representatives from Indiana republican?

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There's no need to continue to prove your ignorance. We've all believers already.

Here's Indiana Senator Evan Bayh (D). Considering he's being touted as a top candidate for the 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination, he's rather well known.

wacki · #8 01-15-2005, 10:02 PM

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Keep electing inbred redneck right-wing religious fanatics to office and then whine some more when the Taliban cracks down on the party.

I assume the police force is acting under approval of the City Council or what ever form of Government the yokels have established.

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Yes, the police are acting on behalf of the city of Bloomington and Indiana University. I knew this was going to happen.... [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Should of put it in the Politics forum.

A lot of this has to do with the trustees of Indiana University, the university's deans, and local officials. The state politicians aren't involved from what I've heard.

This conversation is going to become very lame very quickly.

wacki · #9 01-15-2005, 10:05 PM

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Bobby Knight was kicked out...

See, even hoosiers get something right once in a while!

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Ugh oh, dare I ask why you hate Bobby Knight? I know there are a million reasons to, but I'm curious what is your primary one.

PhatTBoll · #10 01-15-2005, 10:09 PM

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Aren't they a red state? Aren't the senators and representatives from Indiana republican?

Be Afraid, Obey, and Consume. Wave your little plastic American flag from Wal-Mart and quit complaining.

We are at war. Think of the children.

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This kind of thing is happening in college towns all over the US, including Ithaca, NY (where I went to school), which is about as liberal a town as you will ever see.

Blaming every single problem on republicans only makes you seem ignorant and shrill, and cheapens any legitimate point you might make.