Posted on 01/28/2007 5:36:34 AM PST by Chi-townChief
Gary should be named Little Chicago. Run down, infested with gangs, poverty, and another welfare area.
Heh, this was my first thought as well!
I'm from Indiana, and I think it was hilarious!
Ummm ... the Bears fans' signs about the Saints were humor also.
This is all good clean fun people. I remember when Philly trashed the city of Green Bay, calling us a bunch of yokels too. No skin off my back. I'd rather live here than Philadelphia anyway.
I agree although his bigotry is a bit exposed. What gets me is the Sun-Times jumping all over Bears' fans about New Orleans.
"And one other thing can be said about Indianapolis. It isn't run by Daley."
No but Bart Peterson is just as bad.
Indy PING!
Got a new podcast online - you know where to find it
Nah, Gary doesn't have enough Illegal Mexicans to qualify. If they hit 55% and blacks became the 2nd minority - THEN the name change would be applicable.
And actually Gary has always been 'seedy'. If anything Chicago should be called Big Gary. Gary's decline has been on a slower curve - Chicago's has been at Light Speed.
The one thing to be said about Indiana is that we don't have Chicago.
Whooooo!! Hahaha!! Good one!
Here ya go, Ummm:
"CRUDE BEARS FANS: Whoever wrote ''Bears Finishing What Katrina Started'' on a sign and hung it at Soldier Field last Sunday should have been booted."
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/sundaydrive/233047,CST-SPT-drive28.article
Not sure what you mean Sir Hailstone. Could it be Here? ....hehehe
Pinging Indyites to a great Indy Conservative blog...
I live in Indy, and I agree with this guy. My feelings are not as harsh as his, but there really is nothing here. There's no cultural centers, every place downtown is closed early, it's a ghost town after 9 pm. There is no feeling of "life" and energy!
People are different all over, and I intend to leave as soon as I can. Not with feelings of animus toward Indy, but mostly confusion as to why it is the way it is.
The sad part is, as "we" are building our new stadium (with some tax money) trying to change that image, it will not help. People aren't going to want the SuperBowl here no matter what. Our image is of corn and tractors, and now we can throw in a "Lucas Oil" (lovely name) stadium to boot!
Then they won't move down here.
Dittos........
People who live in the cesspool that is Chicago and Cook county just don't know how nice we have it. My property taxes last year were 387.00. In a 3br. 2 story house. And no its not a trailer! Rural living. You can't beat it.
Yea, everyone wants to live where the weather sucks, the pizza is nasty and there are twice as many voters as actual people. They don't call it $hitcago for nothing!
Personally, I love the City of Indianapolis.
Compared to Dayton, Ohio or even Columbus, Ohio-downtown Indy is fantastic. From the marvelous restaurants and train station, to the Circle with its immense and beautiful fountains and statuary, brick roadways and horse drawn carriages to the gorgeous drive up Meridian (going north)-the Children's Museum, the wondrous zoo, etc., etc. I just love it.
And dead at night?
You have to be kidding!
Because of the concerted effort to revitalize the downtown by bringing people there to actually LIVE, people who CARE about their homes...I just cannot fathom why you think it is dead in the evening.
I have never been downtown at night when there aren't folks on the street. Ever.
And the War Memorials knock me out!
Whatever.
I have lived in Denver for ten years, Baltimore/ DC area area (Severna Park)for four years, grew up in Xenia, Ohio(just outside Dayton) and Stuttgart, GE for seven, and a small town outside Indianapolis for the last eight.
As far as this girl goes...Indianapolis offers all of the cultural aspects one could hope for (from the symphony, to the theatre to the Verizon Ctr that sponsors the huge crowd draws, ie rock stars, etc.) and is beautiful, architecturally, to boot.
I think Indianapolis is a gem.
And I think the mayor-stinks! LOL And whats her name...that black congresswoman who scares the life out of ya, does to.
And I can't stand Lugar anymore, Burton is my congress critter and I am ok with him, however.
Ah well....just needed to respond to your summation of my city with another viewpoint. :^)
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