1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Governor Braun signing the bill that could bring the Chicago 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: Bears to Indiana. Now Illinois lawmakers making their moves as 3 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: well to keep them. But all you need to know 4 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: about this thing, the bronzeign is it's going to make 5 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: it extremely I don't want to say easy for the 6 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: Bears to make their decision, but it certainly facilitates if 7 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: they should make the decision to relocate to Indiana easier. 8 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 2: This is a win win for the state of Indiana. 9 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 3: I know other folks will disagree because of taxpayer This 10 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 3: a taxpayer that I'm not talking about that we can 11 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 3: have that discussion. But for somebody that is fueled off 12 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 3: of revenge and spite the way that I am, this 13 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 3: is a win win because worst case scenario, the Bears 14 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 3: go back to Chicago. But you know what, that legislature 15 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 3: has had to up the anne and probably get out 16 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 3: of their comfort zone because Governor Fat Pig and moron 17 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 3: Mayored Johnson haven't been paying the Bears the attention they deserve. 18 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 2: And just like anytime you've. 19 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,919 Speaker 3: Got a really good employee that let's just say, hasn't 20 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 3: reached the contract extension yet, you got to make them 21 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 3: pay you got to go for it, baby, And that's 22 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 3: what the state of Indiana is making the City of 23 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 3: Chicago do. 24 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 2: Now. 25 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 3: Best case scenario, the Bears come to Indiana and helped 26 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 3: revitalize the Hammond area, and again. 27 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 2: It needs it. I get you know, well, what. 28 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 3: About the taxes? What about the folks that don't like football? 29 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 3: Are they gonna get stuck with the bill. We can 30 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 3: have that discussion. And I'm not saying you're wrong, but Hammond, 31 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 3: if they're able to land an NFL franchise, are you 32 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 3: kidding me? 33 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: But it's great, and I don't think part of the 34 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: deal is I don't know if Indiana taxpayer dollars would 35 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: go to pay for construction. Of course, they would need 36 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: the infrastructure paid for to use that word again, facilitate 37 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: gigantic football stadium being stuck right in the middle of Hammond. 38 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: They're going to need to spend money on that. But 39 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 1: I'm not I don't know that the Indiana taxpayers will 40 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: pay for something like this. I don't think anybody would 41 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: go for that here in Indy anyway. 42 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 2: Right well, here an Indy, fine, Indiana. 43 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 3: But I feel like once rubber meets the road and 44 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 3: that stadium groundbreaking starts and for eight weeks a year, 45 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 3: kind of the preseason games, nine to ten weeks a year. 46 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 3: You've got the bars all full, the restaurants all full, 47 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 3: the hotels all full. And Hammond you'll take that, right, 48 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 3: you'll take that, oh, of course. And look, I don't 49 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 3: know if it's going to pay off or not. Again, 50 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 3: this is more of a discussion other folks have. But 51 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 3: I love the spite. I love upping the Annie so 52 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 3: much that Governor Fat Pig has to walk away from 53 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 3: the buffet table for five minutes and actually address what's 54 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 3: happening with the beloved Bears. Because as much of a 55 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 3: disaster as Pritzker and Mayor Johnson are, they don't want 56 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 3: to be known as the politicians that let. 57 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 2: The Bears leave. 58 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 3: So they're going to get Chicago stuck with a bad 59 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 3: bill just so folks can drive further to Arlington Heights, yeah, 60 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 3: than they would to Hammond, Indiana. A drive from where 61 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 3: Soldier Field is to Hammond, Indiana, the proposed site is 62 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 3: like twenty minutes, that's all it is. 63 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 2: Twenty minutes. 64 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 3: Arlington Heights is further away, but it's in the state 65 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:32,399 Speaker 3: of Illinois. 66 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: So when it comes right down to it, your gut feeling, 67 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: this is probably not going to happen for Hammond in 68 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: the state of Indiana, right, I mean, that's my gut feeling. 69 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: I appreciate the effort Hammond put out. I love that 70 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: they're trying to revitalize that area. That's great, and the 71 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: state legislature is pulling out all the stops as well. 72 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 2: Right, But the Bears get final say so. 73 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 3: Just because Governor Brawn puts pen to paper that says 74 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 3: we're going to fun to Do Stadium, the Bears still 75 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 3: have a right to say, but we're not coming to Hammond. 76 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 2: We're going to go back to Chicago. 77 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 3: Because they came to the table and we're going to 78 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 3: stay in the state of Illinois. 79 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 2: It's all about leverage. 80 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 3: And look, I know a lot of you don't necessarily 81 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 3: have strong feelings about the current governor of Indiana, Mike Braun. 82 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 3: Maybe you don't like what happened with property taxes or whatnot, 83 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 3: but he has outplayed fat Pig like a fiddle here. 84 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 2: It's not even enclose. 85 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 3: And if you're a die hard football fan in Chicago 86 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 3: and the Bears are one of those franchises that have 87 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 3: die hard fans. We're talking Steelers, we're talking Packers, we're 88 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 3: talking Chicago Bears. They're all in that same category of 89 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 3: it's not just a football team, it's something that bonds 90 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 3: your family. You can't be the politician that lets them leave. 91 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 3: And Braun has been playing fat Pig like a fiddle. Now, 92 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 3: let's see if we can apply that same strategy to 93 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 3: property taxes and costs of thing here in Indiana.