The injustice!

I am from Seattle, and I am furious, furious, that the Seattle SuperSonics are likely to move after next season. Everyone probably wants to know, "hey Paul, where do you put the blame for this miscarriage of justice?" Well, let me tell you, the blame falls in this order:

The new owners. Obviously. These a-holes tried to buy the hornets to move them to Oklahoma, and it didn't pan out. Then, they went shopping for a franchise that has had a few rough years and a group of fair weather fans. Read: Seattle Sonics.

Howard Schultz. He is the CEO of Starbucks, a local guy, and the former owner. He sold to these slimey midwesterners knowing they would move the team. That's like selling your soul to the devil and then acting surprised when he sends you to hell. And yes, I just called Oklahoma hell. Which is where Howard Schultz can go, for all I care.

The fairweather fans. Three years ago, the Sonics were in the Western Conferece Finals, and the city loved it. The stadium was packed, people were wearing brand-new jerseys. It was great. Last year, only one year removed from that run, Seattle voters rejected paying even one dime of public money for a stadium. These are the same people who say "hey, did you hear the Seahawks are going the Super Bowl? I better go buy a hat." I wish the hatred in my thoughts could come through in my writing, because if it could, you would feel the vitriol toward fairweather fans jumping off this page.

Fairweather fan politicans. The legislature and Governor Christine 'I make them keep recounting until I win the election' Gregoire told the Sonics to leave. I am putting this out now, today, on April 17, 2007. The Sonics are going to get an amazing draft pick and will go the NBA Finals next year. At that time, the Governor and speaker of the house will be holding press conferences saying how much they love the team. And I will be in the crowd, booing them so loudly that Yankee fans will blush.

Writing with sorrow and disgust,
Paul