Wounds won't last long
But an insulting song
Stan will always carry with him
So I'll settle my score
On the salsa floor
With this vengeful Latin rhythm
Stan Kroenke, con el corazon de perro
Senor Stan Kroenke, el Diablo con dinero
It may not surprise you
But all of us despise you
Please die
And fry
In Hell
You rotten, rich old wretch!
(The lyrics to "Senor Burns" from The Simpsons, altered for our purposes on the podcast)
Special thanks to Micah Husereaux, a friend of the podcast, for bringing this video to our attention. Here are some things about the LA debacle and Stan's other egregious behavior that were omitted from the video:
- That Stan refused to even meet with St. Louis officials after an arbitration hearing ordered $700 MILLION entirely in public money to completely revamp the Dome at America's Center - which would have only extended their lease through 2025!
- That the Peacock-Blitz group in St. Louis was the ONLY group in the three cities at risk of losing teams to put together a viable stadium plan - which was rejected in part because the league front office bought the arbitration nonsense.
- That the NFL owners' own committee on LA voted 5-1 in favor of the Carson plan - which would have helped out two teams in actual need of stadium relief (Chargers and Raiders) and kept the Rams in St. Louis in what would have been the final result of Peacock-Blitz: National Car Rental Field.
- That the NFL, under pressure from Jerry F. Jones and the completely bought front office, IGNORED THEIR LA COMMITTEE and voted 30-2 in a SECRET BALLOT to rip the team out of St. Louis and give the Chargers a one-year option to also move (the Chargers, who had been a lot more honest about their stadium situation than Stan ever was, have since exercised that option after they lost a public stadium referendum in San Diego).
- That the actions of Stan, his professionally lying lackey Kevin Demoff, and the league triggered the St. Louis lawsuit against the league and the team earlier this year - and that the team is now trying to get out of appearing in court USING THE LANGUAGE OF THE LEASE THEY F@#$ING BROKE IN THE FIRST PLACE! I really hope this case DOES go to trial.
- That, following the debacle, Stan bought the Waggoner Ranch in north Texas and evicted the entire settlement of Lake Diversion. This resulted in one resident committing suicide.
- That Alisher Usmanov, who owns about 30% of Arsenal, tried to buy Stan out - and the greedy SOB said NO!
We at WSC strongly encourage you to not support any of Stan's businesses, including anything having to do with Wal-Mart or Sam's Club (as Stan is married into the Walton family). For Kansas Citians, this includes whatever the former Metcalf South Mall site in north Overland Park will ultimately become.
In the meantime, enjoy the video.
