Mar

31

Opening Day Open Thread

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Opening day is finally here. I’ll be keeping an eye on the Tigers/Yankees this afternoon. It’s supposed to be a little wet and cold in the Bronx but they’re expecting to get the game in. If you’re wondering, Obama will skip opening day for the Washington Nationals and won’t be throwing out the first pitch. [...]

Mar

15

Laser-Like Focus, Part LV

Filed Under Politics, Sports, World News | 9 Comments

A horrendous human tragedy continues to worsen in Japan; There is civil war in Libya; February was the highest deficit of any month in history. Fortunately though we have a leader who is right on top of it: PRESIDENT OBAMA is taping his NCAA picks today, and they’ll be revealed tomorrow on ESPN. And I [...]

Feb

23

31 Years Ago Today: The Miracle on Ice

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Hard to believe it’s been 31 years since the Miracle on Ice. I was 13 years old and I remember the game wasn’t even aired live on TV — it was tape delayed — I watched it later in the afternoon. I suppose it was a given that the Russians would put the US through [...]

Feb

19

Imagine If Fox News Did This

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Here’s a screen grab from CNN’s website yesterday promoting a story about this weekend’s NBA All-Star game: Some weren’t happy with CNN for “Black Thanksgiving,” but I’m just guessing that if Fox News wrote something that The Justice Brothers would be camped out on Roger Ailes’ doorstep with bullhorns blazing by now. (h/t The Blaze)

Feb

6

Super Sunday Banter and Obama/O’Reilly Interview Drinking Game

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Okay, just to get it out of the way quickly, here’s my prediction: Packers 34, Steelers 28. Pittsburgh will have a chance to win near the end of the game after Troy Polamalu picks off an Aaron Rodgers pass with under four minutes to play and gets within fifteen yards of the goal line before [...]

Jan

28

TNT Apologizes for Tracy Morgan’s Remark About Sarah Palin

Filed Under Celebrity Idiots, Politics, Sports | 14 Comments

It’s pitiful whenever a program invites somebody to speak who they know has a track record for saying outrageous things, baits him into controversial comments, and then pretends to offer a sincere apology to viewers for something they had to know was bound to happen: Cable television network TNT issued an apology late Thursday for [...]

Dec

12

Video: Minneapolis Metrodome Roof Caves In; Global Warming to Blame

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The global warming summit in Cancun, Mexico is over, but the record cold temps have migrated northward and the snow and cold caused by global warming is wreaking havoc on our nation’s football stadiums: The game scheduled Sunday between the Giants and Vikings has been moved to Monday at Ford Field in Detroit, where the [...]

Dec

10

This Photo Will Sting Bush-Haters Like a Bee

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While at a book signing in Phoenix, Muhammad Ali stopped by: Does Keith Olbermann have the guts to make The Greatest of All Time the “worst person in the world” for not only hanging out with a war criminal, but picking up a copy of his book?

Dec

4

Eco Hypocrites of the Day

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Quarterback Tom Brady & sooper-doopermodel Gisele Bundchen are big supporters of “Earth Hour,” the occasion where everyone is urged to turn off their lights for one hour to draw attention to the climate change that’s being caused by the gluttonous energy usage of everybody except Al Gore, Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, James Cameron and all [...]

Nov

29

Buffalo Bills Receiver Stevie Johnson Loves God

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Well, Johnson loved God… until God made him drop what would have been a game-winning catch in overtime: God must have been playing free safety for the Steelers on Sunday:

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