N.C. lottery is quickly piling up a lot of dirty laundry

Comment #7

Chewie — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:02:56 GMT

You have to put what you read in perspective. The press is made up, mostly, of liberals; liberals, by default, support any do-gooder cause. It sells newspapers (television ad, etc., etc.). Based on the New York Times, America is the most corrupt country in the history of man; because of GWB. Not that GWB is trustworthly, but the NYT igonores anything not on their agenda and popularizes everything on their agenda.

Crooked, greedy, self-serving politicians and do-gooders, do not make anyt... [ More ]

Comment #6

LckyLary — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:24:24 GMT

I suggest that NC not have a Lottery, as they seem to do nothing but complain about it. Every other article on here has to do with NC Lottery. They even screwed up designing their own logo. What % of this audience would play there regularly? Not me.. it's like 500 miles away.

Comment #5

NCPicks — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:26:00 GMT

My point is that the politicians are just as apathytic when it comes to taking a stand on these issues until long after the fact.Then we see a bunch of piling on to a position after some op-ed piece gets people fired up.What a joke.Op-eds aren't news.Anyone can rant about what should be done as long as they aren't the ones to commit to standing on their own.

Right now,the popular thing is to bash the lottery and anyone who had anything to do with it.Will we see these politicians turn down any... [ More ]

Comment #4

Chewie — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:14:30 GMT

Politicians never check on politicians - they would be next in the checking line! That is the voters responsibility. How many of those policitians are on their first term? None? How many will be re-elected this year? Humm. Lazy voters cause more problems then crooked politicians. Apathy Of The American Voter Is America's Greatest Threat - Chewie

Comment #3

NCPicks — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:59:34 GMT

All of these articles ignore the root of the problem only to use the lottery as a scapegoat.They need to address the politicians who change their stated goals after the fact.It's not the lottery that is corrupt.Heck,not one ticket has been sold yet.The blame should lie with the politicians who don't do their job by insuring that the stated goals are to be met.Who allows the changes to happen?They do.They don't stand up when it's time to,yet they are ready to whine after the fact.It's always the... [ More ]

Comment #2

Chewie — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:24:29 GMT

Remember how the Tobacco lawsuit was going to provide billions for medical care for smokers in every state, and be used to prevent additional smoking? The only group that held up to their part of the deal was the tobacco companies. Americans continue to vote in corruption every single election; as long as the politician promises to give them what they want. The won't get it, but the next election, they'll fall for the same old promise again!

Tell me, do you really think America is on the p... [ More ]

Comment #1

Uncle Jim — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:08:01 GMT

Ok...call me a cynic but why does this surprise anyone? The public was hoodwinked... by the politicians who run the lottery? Gee! In the immortal words of baseball legend Dizzy Dean:

Who'd a thunk it!

Jim

N.C. lottery is quickly piling up a lot of dirty laundry

Lottery Post — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:30:00 GMT

Editorial By Asheville Citizen-Times

published February 19, 2006

The North Carolina Lottery may bring extra money into state coffers, but the questionable ethics surrounding its inception and the controversies it continues to generate raise serious questions about whether the cost outweighs the value.

Last week two new conflicts presented themselves. The first confirms the worst suspicions of many lottery opponents and the fears of some lottery supporters. The second is a slap in the face... [ More ]