tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post2666955639945644781..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: Headline JuxtapositioningThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-40987706505437686952010-09-19T10:08:54.399-04:002010-09-19T10:08:54.399-04:00This comment has been removed by the author."The Hammer"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342812251947807673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-38728665266668993132010-09-19T10:08:28.549-04:002010-09-19T10:08:28.549-04:00Why would they use money for a pretty new ice rink...Why would they use money for a pretty new ice rink when they can just squeeze the taxpayer teat a little harder?"The Hammer"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342812251947807673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-45086652792651233112010-09-18T10:42:26.618-04:002010-09-18T10:42:26.618-04:00No doubt; I just thought it was interesting that P...No doubt; I just thought it was interesting that PSU appears newly flush with cash but still coming to the table hat in hand.<br /><br />What is more interesting here is the story behind the benefactors - Terrence and Kim Pegula. Terrence Pegula was a 1973 graduate of PSU and went on to found East Resources Inc., a petroleum and natural gas development company. ERI was recently purchased by Royal Dutch Shell Group for $4.9 billion. ERI also happens to hold substantial development rights to Marcellus Shale natural gas in PA, WV and NY. There is growing discontent with some folks in PA on the environmental impacts of natural gas and shale oil exploration. "Greasing the skids" so to speak....Goldwater's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002029000125533764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-60184419530146421132010-09-18T10:32:10.644-04:002010-09-18T10:32:10.644-04:00Interesting GG--but the more I dive into this, the...Interesting GG--but the more I dive into this, the more I come to find the extent to which gifts given to universities come with HUGE strings attached. I imagine the folks at PSU would LOVE to have that $88M for the general fund--but instead, they get an ice rink.<br /><br />Ghost of Halloween Past once provided some insight into the percentage of Harvard's endowment that was thusly earmarked...it was pretty shocking.The Conservative Wahoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.com