Fort Wayne has to have something to believe in. At this moment it is the Superbowl. Matter of fact, a rally will be held downtown to cheer for a win in Miami on February 4, 2007. The folks will purchase blue jerseys with a number to represent a player on the Colts team.
But rarely see the hype for a rally for the troops fighting in Iraq. Yes we in Fort Wayne have our priority straight. We want something to celebrate, if it means just winning a game, forget about bringing our troops safely home. This probably why President Bush thinks nothing about giving 10 billions dollars to Afghanistan.
Coach Tony Dungy gets it, when he tells the media, the game is just business. More important than who wins or loses is the amount of money that the sponsors will make. As the troops on the ground wonder when do they get to come home and play with their children or sit and watch a ball game.
When Dungy jested about playing the Superbowl in Fort Wayne, the business machine sent trinkets to the coach. I wonder if the host of the Sunday news program receive such trinkets when he mentions Fort Wayne after announcing a soldier's city who was killed in action. Probably not...
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