The Boston Globe Worships the Wealthy Elite
That's not you though, is it?
This is more like you (and me), isn't it?
"Festivals across US downsize or cancel because of economy" by Associated Press | July 9, 2008
MILWAUKEE - From a hot air balloon festival in Jackson, Mich., to parades in Clearwater, Fla., to a seafood festival in Annapolis, Md., organizers grappling with the effects of a weakening economy are calling it quits. Or at least putting off their events until next year.
Like its going to be better by next year?
These people aren't paying attention to what is going on (how could they with a garbage media?)!
Corporate sponsors are pulling out as they worry about their own financial well-being, let alone donating money to a festival. Organizers are reluctant to raise ticket prices since families shelling out $4 for a gallon of gas may not want to pay the extra money. And costs for hiring bands, vendors, and renting grounds are rising.
There are tens of thousands of festivals and parades nationwide each year, ranging from events with a few balloons and a tent to those with rides, musicians, and acres of vendors. The economic impact is big, with festivals generating hundreds of millions of dollars for organizers, many of which are nonprofit and donate proceeds to charities.
What I am disappointed in the most is the KIDS who will be robbed of some fun!!
Maryland Seafood Festival organizers lost a major corporate sponsor, Capital Gazette Newspapers, which publishes the local paper The Capital. It decided not to sponsor its usual crab soup cook-off this year or provide free advertising, said Tom Marquardt, editor and publisher.
Oh, I'm sorry, but I can't help feel a little joy there.
A festival was canceled because the NEWSPAPER that sponsored it isn't doing ell?
Maybe if you guys weren't LYING and SHOVELING SHIT all the time you would be doing better.
As it is, my profile hits are going through the ceiling!
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