Commissioner Quotes


[At least one other commissioner is pushing for the FCC to do something.] This payola scandal may represent the most widespread and flagrant violation of any FCC rules in the history of American broadcasting... Mr. Spitzer's office has collected a mountain of evidence on the potentially illegal promotion practices of not only Sony BMG, but also other major record companies, independent promoters and several of the largest radio station groups. - Jonathan Adelstein


[As commissioner, Yecke was a big supporter of the No Child Left Behind law, which requires schools to test students every year and slaps penalties on schools where students don't meet test score goals.] Right now, I don't see any resistance [to No Child Left Behind], ... I see acceptance. Implementation is taking place. Perhaps [educators] had once seen it as threatening, but once everything was in place, they found they could rise to the challenge. - Cheri Yecke


[According to Moore, Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed strongly opposes the new program.] She wanted it to be squashed at the commissioners court level... I don't know what her rationale is, because we can show that this type of system - which is the national trend - will not only provide better representation for the defendant, but will be more cost-effective for the county as well. - Angela Moore


[A league spokesman declined to respond to the Chiefs' concerns. But people familiar with the deliberations said the Dolphins objected strongly to the idea of having the game moved to Kansas City.] It's Miami's home game... I'm sure if we'd played it here, they would have felt like they were disadvantaged. The only thing is, it's very late notice. It's not like a trip to St. Louis. It's a 3 1/2 -hour trip for us. It makes it a short week for Miami, too, but they don't have to travel. . . . It's their home game. We really don't have much input. It is unfortunate we found out so late. Hopefully our players will get a lot of rest tonight. We'll tell them to. It is what it is. The commissioner makes his decision, and we abide by it. - Carl Peterson


... it has become obvious the new commissioner shares the ideologies of the six-member majority. - Sue Gamble


(The commissioners) are under obligation to place them on the ballot. I can't make them put them on the ballot. If they don't, we'll let the judge decide if there should be sanctions. - Ken Weiss


(Sarasota County commissioners) need to be thinking about more than round or square tables or what type of cookies there'll be. - Rick Tacy


(NBA commissioner David) Stern and the league put us all in a bind. We understand the situation. We're going to play another year in Oklahoma City, and then after that we have no idea what's going to happen. - Byron Scott


(Commissioners) could work and take some dollars out of this budget if they choose to, and they have a couple months to work on that. - John Thompson


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