Land of 10,000 Princes

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Land of 10,000 Princes

Post by L'Emmerdeur » Wed Jun 07, 2023 1:59 am

Hat tip to Harry Shearer for the thread title. AKA the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Government-sanctioned gangland style murder? Repugnant and egregious violations of human rights? Corruption as the national standard mode of operation? Not really a problem; your money, petroleum reserves, and connections outweigh all of the above.

In this particular instance, after making stout declarations about and denunciations of the Saudi-backed LIV golf tour, the PGA is going to bend over and merge.

'PGA Tour, LIV Golf, DP World Tour announce merger in stunning move "to unify the game of golf"'
In a shocking and historic move, the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund have agreed to a merger that will see the PIF's golf-related business (LIV Golf) combine with the other tours in what is being described as "a new, collectively owned, for-profit entity to ensure that all stakeholders benefit from a model that delivers maximum excitement and competition among the game's best players."

A Board of Directors will be appointed to manage the commercial golf business with the PGA Tour appointing a majority of the members and holding a majority voting interest. The new, unnamed business "will work to ensure a cohesive schedule of events that will be exciting for fans, sponsors and all stakeholders," according to the press release announcing the deal.

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Post by pErvinalia » Wed Jun 07, 2023 2:49 am

That happened quick.
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Post by L'Emmerdeur » Wed Jun 07, 2023 2:57 am

Money talks, bullshit lies back, closes its eyes and thinks of the villa in Beaulieu-sur-Mer.

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Post by JimC » Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:07 am

Golf - bah humbug! :lay:
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Post by Sean Hayden » Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:27 am

They did it for the game man, for the game.

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Post by pErvinalia » Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:44 am

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Post by Sean Hayden » Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:54 am

:lol:

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Post by Strontium Dog » Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:07 pm

The Saudis have always been shits, but in the last couple of years, even though they've been making progress on social issues, it seems like they're copping more flak than ever. I wonder what could have happ... oh.

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Post by Brian Peacock » Sun Jun 11, 2023 6:02 am

This is an advert/PR...
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Re: Land of 10,000 Princes

Post by pErvinalia » Sun Jun 11, 2023 6:12 am

Is that the line city (that stretches for hundreds of kilometres). That's one fucking dumb idea.
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