 Archive for the 'Politics' CategoryFeb 07 Tim Tebow’s Super Bowl Ad, Part I: This Wasn’t Worth Getting Worked Up AboutCollege Football, NFL, Politics, Video 19 Comments »Tim Tebow’s other Super Bowl ad will reportedly air during the first quarter. We’ll post the video as soon as it hits the web. Feb 03
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It’s on this premise that Pro Publica, a not-for-profit investigatory journalism organization, launched a project to investigate which of the 535 members of the U.S. Congress are attending this year’s Super Bowl … and they’re asking for your help: Read the rest of this entry » Jan 30 President Obama and Joe Biden Cannot Believe This Duke-Georgetown Game [Update!]College Basketball, Politics 21 Comments »
The expression on President Obama’s face basically sums up how everyone feels about a weekend without football. No, the pathetic Pro Bowl (yay, everyone’s invited!) certainly does not count. So what is Joe Biden really reading in that game program? My guess is either Cat Fancy or printed-out blog posts from Fleshbot (NSFW). Read the rest of this entry » Jan 28
Jan 21 The Roundup: Sasha Cohen’s Back, Doc Rivers’ Kid Can Dunk, and Ivanovic OustedBaseball, College Basketball, Ice Skating, NBA, Politics, Tennis, Video 136 Comments »
John Feinstein calls tennis a “niche” sport. Our four tennis fans should pounce in anger. (Feinstein on the Brink) Mark Sanchez is into Broadway shows! Also, here are photos of him growing up. Just Sanchise, baby. (NY Post) Read the rest of this entry » Barack Obama and the BCS: "There is a simple, symbolic and time efficient way for Obama to make a statement against the exclusion and confusion of the Bowl Championship Series. When it comes time to invite the winner of Thursday’s BCS championship game – either Alabama or Texas – for the traditional trip to the White House, he can ask for the 14-0 Boise State Broncos to come also. In one five-minute Rose Garden ceremony Obama can say what so many college fans scream, that the BCS is not a legitimate way to crown a college football champion. One of the BCS’s chief arguments is that it makes every week of the season a playoff. Well, if so, which week was Boise State eliminated?" [Yahoo Sports] (69) Dec 15 The Roundup: Tiger Woods is Trapped in a BunkerBlogging, College Football, Fans, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NFL, Politics, Tiger Woods Affair, Twitter, Video 96 Comments »
Did South Florida football coach Jim Leavitt choke and slap a player during a November game? (Fanhouse) Dan Shulman on being named the announcer of the decade by SI: “This was very flattering and very surprising.” (The Star) Read the rest of this entry » More Tiger Fallout: California Congressman Joe Baca has announced he will drop his campaign to have Tiger Woods awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. Iraq, Afghanistan, Jobs, Schools...ugh. (AP) (66) Government Legislation: A subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved a bill that would prohibit the NCAA from awarding a FBS national championship unless it comes from a playoff. Two wars, unemployment, health care...It's good to see the fine citizens we elected to represent us have their priorities straight. (AP) (35) Dec 09 Congress To Tackle Most Pertinent Societal Issue Issue, College Football Playoff1-liner, College Football, Politics 35 Comments »Government Legislation: A subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved a bill that would prohibit the NCAA from awarding a FBS national championship unless it comes from a playoff. Two wars, unemployment, health care…It’s good to see the fine citizens we elected to represent us have their priorities straight. (AP)
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