Sep

10

Obama Says He’s the Touchdown President

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President Obama says he’s the “touchdown president” vs. “pick six Mitt”: Touchdown POTUS vs. pick-six Mitt. The choice is yours: OFA.BO/bFZSX5 — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 9, 2012 If Obama’s last four years have been a touchdown, here’s a dramatic re-enactment of his TD presidency:

Aug

6

Usain Bolt Halts Interview to Observe US National Anthem

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How about a little Monday afternoon feelgood thread? No? Well, here’s one anyway… Sanya Richards-Ross of the United States took the gold in the women’s 400 meter sprint today. At the beginning of the medal ceremony, a reporter from Spain’s TVE was interviewing the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt of Jamaica. The Star [...]

Aug

4

NBC Apologizes for Olympic Ad Placement

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From the “imagine if Fox News did something like this” file, we have NBC’s coverage of Gabby Douglas winning the gold medal, which then led into this break: I was watching, but I’m not hard-wired to be offended by anything and everything so I didn’t even really notice it at the time… until my Twitter [...]

Jun

4

Bill Maher Now Part Owner of New York Mets

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Now this will bring the league a touch of class. Word is that Maher is now lobbying the team to put Sarah Palin’s picture on their hats and change the name to the New York C*#ts. Also, over the weekend Maher modeled a new uniform he’s trying to get the team to wear. This New [...]

Apr

20

MSNBC Genius of the Day: NASCAR Racers Go 500 Miles Per Hour

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NASCAR drivers, not unlike MSNBC hosts, get moving that fast by leaning forward: NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France was a guest on MSNBC on Thursday to talk about the sport’s green initiatives in advance of Earth Day. France was asked several questions about NASCAR’s environmental push by anchor Thomas Roberts, who apparently thinks race [...]

Apr

16

How Many Times Did Jose Canseco Get Hit in the Head?

Filed Under Global Warming, Moonbats, Sports | 10 Comments

That ball off the bat of Carlos Martínez in 1993 that hit Jose Canseco on the head must have really knocked some shit loose: Canseco spent the day yesterday doubling and tripling down on that. And if the science in the above Tweet was just a little above your intellectual pay grade, he made sure [...]

Feb

29

NFL Season Opener Moved Up a Day to Accommodate Obama Acceptance Speech

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To be fair, the NFL also moved the 2008 season opener to a different day so it wouldn’t interfere whatsoever with John McCain’s acceptance speech. What? Oh, nevermind. From CBS News: National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Tuesday that the NFL is holding its opening game of the 2012-2013 season on Wednesday, September 5 [...]

Jan

23

John Kerry Plays Hockey, Re-Lives Results of 2004 Election

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***** This is what happens if you crash the crease when Teresa’s in goal: Hockey is a rough sport; just ask Senator John Kerry, D-Mass. The senator was attending a ceremony for his hometown hockey team, the Boston Bruins, at the White House today when he publicly debuted the remnants of his own hockey injury. [...]

Jan

22

Fox Sports: Joe Paterno Has Died

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A sad and swift addendum to an already horrible story: Joe Paterno, the iconic former Penn State football coach whose legend was tarnished when he was fired in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, has died, his family confirmed Sunday. He was 85. Doctors had said Saturday that Paterno’s condition had become ”serious” in [...]

Nov

21

Gee, What Voting Demographic is the White House Targeting This Month?

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Yesterday, Michelle Obama participated in the “gentleman, start your engines” tradition at a NASCAR race (contrary to rumor, the crowd wasn’t booing — they were chanting “Let’s MOOOOOVE!”). On top of that, tonight is “country music night” at the White House: The Obamas will play host to a string of country stars — legendary and [...]

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