Fall River Herald News: Boo! Hiss!

Note: On my way to a meeting in Fall River, I got lost as I generally do and was reminded of what an impressive city is to our south. That their misguided Mayor would seek to destroy it with a Malaysian Slot Parlor is baffling.

There are subtle things within the Casino Playbook that go unnoticed, but the pathetic silencing of Casino Opposition is consistent.

In Fall River, a meeting was held last evening by a newly formed group called Citizens for the Common Good that opposes the proposed Malaysian Casino. (Some may recall that since SCOTUS decisions [see Hawaii] prevent the Mashpee Wampanoags from pursuing the Middleboro Folly, the Malaysian investors will use the Tribe to threaten Fall River, with the support of Senator Joan "Airhead" Menard.)

A common complaint was that the local rag that no one ever heard of, the Fall River Herald News doesn't print letters to the editor from the opposition.

Exercising their own form of tyranny, they also deleted my comments in their forum.

Boo! Hiss!

Given the choice between high paying bio-tech jobs that provide a future and benefits and low wage dead end casino jobs that offer a Something for Nothing Scheme, Fall River folks are pretty savvy.

Now the Fall River Herald News just needs to figure this out.

Note to Editor: Get a life! There are Grassroots organizations forming around the state and around the country to oppose this Something for Nothing Scheme. Voters recognize the folly of this proposal. Now you and the legislators whose egos are being stroked by well paid lobbyists need to wake up.

The comments below were posted on Blue Mass Group --

No one ever heard of the Fall River Herald News until
they were suddenly the focus of another Casino Feeding Frenzy.

Ill-equipped with the information and facts, they opined here:

http://www.heraldnews.com/opinions/our_view/x227913534/OUR-VIEW-Rolling-the-dice

When I posted my comments, they were removed.

I don't generally save my comments, but for some reasons, saved these and simply re-posted.

At one point, the Gremlin even blocked my login.

This has remained --


What I find curious is that the Fall River Herald News Gremlin seems to delete my comments that don't violate their rules or policy.

My comments merely point out factual information that prove Glorified Slot Parlors by the euphemistic labels the Industry employs, such as "Destination Resort Casinos" are not what Casino Cheerleaders claim.

Slot machines are not economic engines or job creators. They mere;y [sic] enrich the already wealthy.

Slot gambling is extremely profitable which is why they can afford to employ lobbyists and monopolize the discussion.

There is no indication that Fall River has employed a Gaming Attorney familiar with the Industry to negotiate this agreement. The terms of the Agreement have not been released.

The Fall River Herald News is failing its readers and its responsibility to provide insight into the issues surrounding the proposal.

Slot parlors increase crime within a 50 mile radius.

An examination of Atlantic City indicates that poverty is higher now than pre-casinos.

Simply because "Everyone Else Is Doing It" is no reason the Commonwealth has to copy their mistakes.

Few are familiar with the Fall River Herald News, but their 5 minutes of fame is almost gone.

Their tactics are comparable to the Middleboro process in which the local weekly newspaper lost emailed 'letters to the editor' written by opponents, but magically received letters from proponents.

The Brockton Enterprise followed a similar editorial policy and opposition was silenced.

The Middleboro Board of Selectmen should bronze the gavel used to silence opponents because of its historical significance in the rise of tyranny.

If you had such a wonderful product that promised Fools Gold would fall from the heavens to solve your fiscal problems, why would you silence the opposition unless you had something to hide?