On the recordNovember 4, 1999
The practical answer to that is that stadiums cannot be financed unless the political leaders support it. And so the political leaders should decide on the front end, I guess, what they expect out of the teams in return for financing the stadium. You know, it was interesting when Bob Lanier was mayor of Houston--one of the most popular mayors Houston ever had and a very able man--he let the football team go to Tennessee because he didn't want to finance a new stadium. So it's not like--nobody makes these communities do these things. They make their decisions. And I think if they think there ought to be some conditions or some requirements, that ought to be discussed with the owners in advance. PGA Golfer Casey Martin Mr. Patrick. We are going to have Casey Martin on in a little bit.
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