First of all, I think most people on this board, even those I frequently disagree with, will agree that I am fair. When I'm wrong, I admit that I am wrong. If someone raises a good point but I still disagree, I state it as such. In this instance, you posted a rumor with no source and no backup. When I called it into question looking at actual dates and times, the wedding page in question, and examined what I had to work with I called it as I saw it. At that point you failed to defend the statement or provide any explanation.
Now it comes to light that there was something to it. So I apologize to you to the extent that it turned out not to be just a wild rumor. I understand why you took the story and ran with it now, but it isn't the damning scandal that people so desperately want:
I heard the Talons have now received word from the BOK Administration that the BOK Center will not be available on one of its schedule game nights. Why? Mayor Taylor needs the BOK Center! Why? For her daughter's wedding!
So, let me get this right. We have a local sports franchise paying good money to use the BOK Center and they are getting bumped for Mayor Taylor's daughter's wedding. Does this make sense?
Is Mayor Taylor paying for the use of the BOK Center? Will our police force be used at such event? Will Mayor Taylor pay for the use our police?
According to the article the Talons had the right to refuse to give up that date. Not knowing who it was that wanted to book it, they decided to reschedule the game with the league and gave up the date. The schedule was not SET when the event was planned, I saw nothing about planners being printed, I didn't even find a website referencing that date. I see no undo influence there and no evidence that they were "bumped" by virtue of the reception being the Mayors daughter.
Had the change come after the schedule was finalized, it would have been a "bad deal," [said Talons co-owner Ross].
"This didn't really cause us any angst," [co-owner Primeaux said]said. Primeaux said one May date is fine, and the team would rather have more games in the summer.
So apparently the Tallons thought the trade was a good deal. Trading a May date for one latter in the summer. Presumably the business men are smart enough to make the decision to pass their right of first refusal on the May 30th date.
The Talons pay $15,000 to use the venue. The wedding was to pay $15,000 to use the venue. I think the game would probably generate more revenue for the venue overall and certainly more money for the Tallons, but it was not a skirting of the rules. So is Mayor Taylor paying for the use of the BOK Center? Yes, she was going to.
I can't say I fully follow the somewhat rambling article - They didn't want to give up the date but didn't have to and did anyway. They like to have a certain number of home games including 2 per month but decided it would be OK to give up that one and replace it with another. They had to change the schedule at the last second but it was apparently
set last November. What influence did Bill Clinton use to get his May 2nd date for the building? - But overall it seems to try to make much to-do about what is probably nothing.
On my Scandal-O-Meter, with a 1 being a State Legislator getting a ticket for 10 mph over the speed limit, a 5 being a homophobic Minnesota Senator being gay, and a 10 being a Governor Selling a Senate seat . . . this is about a 3. Enough to mention it and sniff around a bit to see if something really is up. But unless something is found it isn't a big deal.
Show me undue influence. Show me favoritism. Show me who got screwed in this deal. And I'll show you outrage.
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Also, I hope you didn't take my Shenanigans call personally. I've been caught outraged or in early reporting mode and been wrong (incineration on ice storm cleanup among them). All I can do is operate with the best knowledge I have available and give sources when available to convince people of the truth of my statements, to compensate for lack of a source I've taken to disclaiming rumors as such.