tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post3278516431606265195..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Rosebud too poor for airport?Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-27302868996574853772009-05-30T00:24:56.030-07:002009-05-30T00:24:56.030-07:00I don't think Hunter was worried that drunk pilots...I don't think Hunter was worried that drunk pilots or passengers would board the planes. He was saying Indians are alcoholics so it's pointless to give them money. They'll just spend it on booze.<br /><br />I think Hunter raised a valid issue, but he did it badly. He could've said something like, "Is an airport a better use of stimulus money than a school or a hospital?" Then people might've debated the issue on its merits.<br /><br />I don't know if Bordeaux's argument about transporting patients is the best or only argument he gave. I imagine the airport would be useful for tourists and for government officials who go back and forth to Washington DC. It also might be useful for law enforcement, fire-fighting, and search-and-rescue missions.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-91416827646107707412009-05-29T12:58:46.633-07:002009-05-29T12:58:46.633-07:00"...where alcoholism and poverty are pervasive..."..."...where alcoholism and poverty are pervasive..."<br /><br />So? The conjuntion of alcohol abuse and aviation <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/27/us/prison-for-3-northwest-pilots-who-flew-jet-while-drunk.html" REL="nofollow">is hardly news</A>, and I don't see anyone demanding that they shut down the other airports where alcoholic passengers and drunk pilots board.<br /><br />However, in regards to the last paragraph, that this is medically necessary for the community, I wonder if perhaps the Rosebud community would be better served if the money were spent to build them a splendid hospital. In the community. Instead of an airport just to make up for the fact that they lack a hospital.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com