Wasta, American Style - The New York Times

Somebody's not happy with the seating arrangements.

The seating assignments were done by a 'lottery,' but as the team president, Tony Tavares, told The Washington Post in a statement that pretty well sums up American civilization in our era, 'This is Washington, D.C., and I had to take care of certain people. Of course, V.I.P.'s were taken care of, as they are in any other circumstance.'

Since I wasn't among those who were taken care of, I find that statement morally offensive.