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November 04, 2005
Benson Feels Threatened: Saints owner Tom "Fighting Mad" Benson does not feel the security is adaquate enough for him to attend games in Baton Rouge.
posted by skydivemom to football at 03:38 PM - 10 comments
I'm glad he feels threatened.
posted by garfield at 04:16 PM on November 04, 2005
According to these press reports, Benson swatted a TV camera and then got into a verbal argument with a fan. Maybe the security problem is the owner.
posted by rcade at 04:30 PM on November 04, 2005
What actually happened that made him feel like his life or the life of his friends and family could have been at risk?
posted by lil_brown_bat at 04:37 PM on November 04, 2005
Guilty conscience?
posted by irunfromclones at 05:59 PM on November 04, 2005
What actually happened that made him feel like his life or the life of his friends and family could have been at risk? Has he even said? I imagine it was yelling and such things. Can't imagine why the people of la. would choose benson to vent their frustrations. I secretly think he enjoyed it in a 'see they hate me i'm unsafe please let me move to california' kind of way. Perhaps I'm wrong.
posted by justgary at 08:19 PM on November 04, 2005
I think you have hit the nail on the head justgary. Wow can you believe it skydivemom and justgary agree on a point - what is this world coming to! hehe
posted by skydivemom at 08:29 PM on November 04, 2005
Benson is pissed because Taglibue basically told him you can't move to the team to San Antonio while New Orleans is trying to rebuild. I mean the ad Benson put in the paper was such a lame attempt at damage control. Anyway, there was supposedly some fans yelling some things at ol'Tommy and Benson didn't like it and you should see the tape of what Benson did. The reporter and camera man where at least 10 feet away from him and weren't even asking him any questions when Benson just went to the camera and grabbed at it knocking off the microphone. Besides, Benson not only had his own bodyguards with him there were other security surrounding him. http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=www.wwltv.com/1031benson.wmv
posted by govtdrone at 08:31 PM on November 04, 2005
With what money will they build a stadium with. As a matter of fact who is they? Nola does't have a pot to piss in. I can't imagine the locals will want to spend hundreds of millions for a building that is used 10 days a year. Tulane can play at the city park stadium. Taglibue and owners love having the super bowl there. That is the only reason why NFL wants a team there.
posted by whodat at 08:58 PM on November 04, 2005
posted by justgary at 12:41 PM on November 05, 2005
I'd say he's right to feel threatened.