The Feds just love going to the National

[botn]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/mo...tigating_.html

[calvindog]

That damn FBI agent -- he sure hates cards, that sumbitch. O'Keeffe too. Why the hell can't he ever write about all the good things in the hobby? Like the yearly lot for charity in the REA auction? Or Bill Mastro helping the orphans? And Doug Allen saving the seals? Sumbitch.

[Peter_Spaeth]

What's that saying about foxes and henhouses?

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

What's that saying about foxes and henhouses?

I was thinking more along the lines of shooting fish in a barrel. (Deepest condolences to any walleye who read the board.)

[bigtrain]

The National is not a neighborhood flea market. The Feds know where to find these people they want to "interview". They should be going to their offices and/or handing out subpoenas. For the FBI to "raid" the National again and again to get media attention is almost as demeaning to the Bureau as it is to the hobby.

[calvindog]

Tom, from what I can see the FBI has never 'raided' a National. That's a description by a newspaper writer, not necessarily an accurate description. As to handing out subpoenas and interviewing witnesses doesn't it make more sense to find them all in one room as opposed to criss-crossing the country and seeing them individually?

And frankly the presence of an FBI agent at the National should not be perceived as a negative: he's just trying to enforce the law! How can that be a bad thing in a den of thieves like the National?