Sex Industry Funded Campaign Against New Stadium
Interesting that of all the things this guy is a part of, they label him as the "porn guy". You ever wonder if something came up in your life if you'd be labeled the "porn guy" or not? I'm suprised he doesn't have any porn sites... They could definately make more money then a porn shop or adult theatre :high:
Dec. 17, 2004
WASHINGTON - The sex industry funded part of a campaign that opposes the construction of a new baseball stadium on the Anacostia waterfront.
Opponents of a publicly financed baseball stadium spent roughly $50,000, trying to sway public opinion.
In one method used to get their message out, opponents used an automated phone line.
The person on the automated phone call says he's from a group called Friends of the Earth, and he's opposed to a stadium built with public money
Friends of the Earth is part of a coalition called "No D.C. Taxes For Baseball."
And, WTOP Radio has learned up to 20 percent of the $50,000 came from Robert Siegel, an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner whose business would have to move to make way for the stadium.
Siegel is a major landowner on the South Capitol stadium site, an area that Siegel calls "D.C.'s unofficial Red Light district."
He owns 11 properties, several of which house gay nightclubs. He also owns a gay porn shop and adult theaters.
He says he's spent $20,000 of his own money to keep from being displaced by a new stadium. The funding includes other efforts he undertook to keep out baseball, including neighborhood signs and lawyer fees.
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