tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post1908045246758010843..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: The Miami Herald throws another softball to Genting and developer Jorge Perez … by gimleteyeGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-42468709966393042292014-06-17T08:43:38.564-04:002014-06-17T08:43:38.564-04:00Letter to the Herald Editor today from Jorge Perez...Letter to the Herald Editor today from Jorge Perez:<br /><br />No place for gambling in Miami<br /> <br />Re the June 14 story Genting seeks ally on bayfront site: While I think the former Miami Herald site is one of the premier locations for a mixed-use development, and I would love to be involved in such a possible project, I am against gambling in Miami, particularly in a downtown location.<brGeniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-27398855322839155822014-06-15T21:08:52.930-04:002014-06-15T21:08:52.930-04:00Miami Art Museum is costing the taxpayers $400 mil...Miami Art Museum is costing the taxpayers $400 mil to $500 Mil. Yup, kiddies, we have to pay debt service on the $100 mil in GOB bond money used to pay architects and lobbyists and construction. Then, there is the $100 site Miami Art Museum finagled. Yet, the low rent board gave condo salesman Perez the naming rights for $5 Mil? Really? $5 Mil? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-7882950339692252772014-06-15T12:04:32.090-04:002014-06-15T12:04:32.090-04:00Perez is a condominium pitch-man. The only thing ...Perez is a condominium pitch-man. The only thing worse than owning a condominium is owning a time share. The Herald knows this, but is going to continue to be soft on the condominium market until it all collapses. Miami can have one of the largest real estate collapses in history. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-26500566662709005642014-06-15T11:09:49.508-04:002014-06-15T11:09:49.508-04:00The big question is, who initiated this story? Di...The big question is, who initiated this story? Did Genting tip off the reporter, or did Perez? My guess is that is was Perez, which means he initiated this story for a reason. What's the reason? Al Crespohttp://www.crespogram.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-83937858964543247462014-06-15T10:49:23.917-04:002014-06-15T10:49:23.917-04:00Gimleteye should disclose if he's a close frie...Gimleteye should disclose if he's a close friend to Martha Brannigan. The whole thesis of this post is that Brannigan maybe wrote a cutting article noting the conflicts of interest at play here and the meanie Herald editors watered it down to a puff piece with a gee-whiz tone towards a local billionaire. That's a lot of assumptions. <br /><br />Here's a new thesis: maybe Martha Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-52063330199665124952014-06-15T10:26:37.876-04:002014-06-15T10:26:37.876-04:00The publishers got rich and experts at toeing the ...The publishers got rich and experts at toeing the line with a smile. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-29399184069107865742014-06-15T10:03:14.556-04:002014-06-15T10:03:14.556-04:00Yes thanks for reminding about Clifton's huffi...Yes thanks for reminding about Clifton's huffing and puffing. It was as hard to take at the time as it is today. It highlights the problem of a city with only one daily newspaper. Who remembers? Who offers a point of view that differs from the editorial line that follows the publishers' interests. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-31688887985971833542014-06-15T09:50:12.498-04:002014-06-15T09:50:12.498-04:00Don't forget the backstory a decade earlier on...Don't forget the backstory a decade earlier on how the PAC ended up across the street from the soon-to-be gone Herald. A very sorted tale of back room deals and self serving editorials turned out making the Herald millions. <br /><br />I found this old quote from executive editor Doug Clifton defending the clear lack of objective reporting on the site selection and land swap. <br /><br />&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com