Indiana

Does Bill Polian Get It?

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

1:30 P.M. update - The CIB bill passed out of committee 10-2, with a lot of lawmakers acknowledging that there will be changes before it is all said and done.

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Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian testified today before the Senate Appropriations Committee over the the plan to address the $47 million operating deficit.

My colleague Norm Coxhas a pretty good synopsis of that out of touch testimony.  I and few other media people spoke to Polian after his testimony and I can honestly say I have never spoken to a person whose head was so far up his rear end that he had no clue as to what was taking place with regards to the mood of the public who want to see the Colts make a meaningful contribution to help solve this problem.

I’ve inserted the interview here so you can hear it for yourself and make your own judgment call.

Bill Polian Interview

I have some attorney obligations to address for the next few days, but I plan to dissect the Colts $100 million “contribution” to Lucas Oil, which is at best a half-truth, so stay tuned.

After all this time of the Pacers getting a bad rap, I think it’s the team on the other end of downtown that really needs a kick in the rear.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on April 02, 2009 (boomark / email).