30 July 2001

Senator Spanky and the Little Rascals

The KFYI Mr. "Moonpie" Mohan in the Morning show topic du jour was the Cardinal stadium fiasco (surprise!) and more specifically the content of today's E.J. Montini's AZ Republic column where it is questioned if McCain can be unbiased in his newfound role as mediator between the FAA and the Tempe stadium interests, given the fact that his wife's family business gave $25,000 to help get the stadium initiative passed. The millions of dollars the Bidwells have contributed to McCain's campaign was briefly noted also, but not factored in as an issue (?). McCain phoned in to challenge the host and a heated verbal exchange ensued, with McCain claiming it was "foolishness" to suggest that he could be biased in any fashion. Mohan retorted that many pilots believe that the FAA "higher-ups" will be politically persuaded by McCain to reverse a "regional level" FAA decision to placate Tempe powers and the Bidwells.

The last paragraph of the column is quite funny ...

Will Spanky and Darla ever kiss and make up? Will Alfalfa and Buckwheat finally decide to play ball together? Did Grant the attack dog bite off more than he could chew? Will anyone under the age of 40 get the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" references? And finally, will the rest of us decide that a slapstick comedy revolving around a stadium, an airport and a bunch of juvenile politicians isn''t funny anymore and cancel the show?



Do you think McCain is a fair and unbiased mediator in this stadium site conflict? Or are you just sick and tired of hearing about the Cardinal stadium brouhaha?

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