Archive for November 2008
November 30, 2008
So for anyone who needs one sentence to sum up the BCS mess, here it is:
This season, a team could win the national championship game, and not even win their own conference.
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This year Alabama is undefeated, but could lose to Florida next week. Florida, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Penn State, and USC all have only one loss. And Ball State, Utah and Boise State, all Division 1 teams, are also undefeated. So why was the BCS created, besides of course money?
To resolve situations when more than one team could claim to be number one.
Yeah, that’s working out real well.
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The Golden State Warriors lost to the New York Knicks 138-125 Saturday night. The Knicks had actually scored 82 points at the HALF!
Warriors coach Don Nelson reviewed the game tapes with plans to criticize his team’s defense. But he found insufficient evidence.
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Barack Obama is not only planning to name Hillary Clinton his Secretary of State, he has reinstated Samantha Powers on his foreign policy team.
Wonder if this means the State Department will be known as Monsters Inc?.
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Senator Joe Lieberman will keep his committee chairmanship and remain in the Democratic caucus, despite his maddening peformance this year. But at this point Barack Obama and the party have decided it would be too costly to let him go.
Making Joe sort of the Charlie Weiss of the Democratic party.
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Notre Dame followed their embarrassing upset by Syracuse at home, with a complete thrashing by USC in the Los Angeles Coliseum. The game, in fact, ended up keeping the Trojans’ slim national championship hopes alive. Well, at least the Fighting Irish got to play before a crowd that was thrilled to see them.
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Tags: Barack Obama, BCS, Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, Samantha Powers
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November 29, 2008
A lot will be changing in the White House next year, especially with Barack Obama bringing his two young daughters to Washington. And the president-elect has announced that Malia and Sasha WILL continue to do their chores. Which means, unlike George W, they will have to clean up their own messes.
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Former Raiders coach Lane Kiffin will apparently be the next coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. The university staff watched Raiders game tapes and decided that Kiffin definitely had experience coaching a team at the SEC level.
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And for his part, after working with Al Davis, Kiffin decided if he was going to deal with sophomoric behavior, that it might as well involve some real sophomores.
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Black Friday was a disappointing day for many high end stores this year. And their biggest disappointment ? The RNC is no longer shopping for Sarah Palin.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Lane Kiffin, Malia Obama, Sasha Obama, White House chores
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November 28, 2008
Edna Parker, the world’s oldest woman , died this week at the age of 115. Apparently she had been heartbroken about that “nice young man” John McCain losing the presidency..
The NFL featured three games on Thanksgiving. Eagles fans are thankful Donovan McNabb is back, Cowboys fans are thankful to see their team’s hot streak continue, and Lions fans are thankful there are only four weeks left in the season.
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The Olympic modern pentathlon” will now be reduced to four events. And President Bush said “Well, I’m glad they finally got that right.”
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The White House accidentally sent out Hanukkah cards with Christmas trees and wreathes on them. It could be worse, President Bush had originally wanted them to read “Happy Passover.”
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Mets fans are not thrilled with the name of their new stadium, which is scheduled to be known as Citi Field. Some just think it is inappropriate, others think that any bailout should have included thee Mets bullpen.
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Tags: Detroit Lions, Edna Parker, John McCain, Mets, President Bush, world's oldest woman
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November 27, 2008
It’s not a terribly original idea, but why mess with a winner? In a year with so many contenders, here are my choices for a few of the turkeys, and turkey moves, of the year….
Sports first.
Whoever had the bright idea of spending over $4 million – including a buyout to his old school, West Virginia, to hire Rich Rodriguez as the new Michigan football coach. While many expected a transition year, few expected a 3 and 9 record. On the bright side, no one’s talking any more about that loss in 2007 to Appalachian State.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder. Group effort, players and management. Besides stealing the team from Seattle. management came up with a silly name, and made the Warriors give up their Thunder mascot. As for the players, well, 1-14 speaks for itself. Some sympathy here for the citizens of Oklahoma City who have never had a major professional team before. And they still don’t.
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The BCS – probably a Hall of Fame contender in any top turkey list. But this year they could outdo themselves, with a strong possibility of seven strong one-loss teams, and two undefeated smaller conference teams (Ball State and Indiana.) Barack Obama wants a college playoff system – had he announced this before the election he might have won the South too.
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Politics.
Mark Penn – for so many reasons, the capper being perhaps the fact that he didn’t know that the California Democratic primary was winner take all. And for taking a New York Yankees level type payroll and getting New York Yankees type results. (Although campaigns don’t even have to pay a luxury tax.) On the other hand, if Hillary likes the Secretary of State job she can thank him for helping her get in that position.
Bill Clinton – for deciding the week of the South Carolina primary to remind everyone that Barack Obama was black. Like we wouldn’t have noticed.
Ralph Nader would have won, except nobody cares anymore.
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Tags: Barack Obama, BCS, Bill Clinton, Mark Penn, Oklahoma City Thunder, Ralph Nader, Rich Rodriguez
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November 26, 2008
Apparently after the President pardons a turkey for Thanksgiving, that turkey, and an alternate, will be flown first class from Washington to Los Angeles, yes, in the first class cabin, where they will be Grand Marshalls in Disney’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Disney pays for the flight .) The flight is apparently registered with the FAA as United Turkey 1.
Does this really need a punchline?
(But okay, not to be confused with President Bush’s flight home to Texas January 20, which presumably will be now registered as Turkey 2.)
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Notre Dame’s student fans were apparently so incensed with the the Fighting Irish’s lousy performance in a loss against lowly Syracuse last Saturday that they threw snowballs at their own team. The university is considering sanctions, although those who hit their targets have been invited to try out for quarterback.
The San Francisco Giants, who have already made one of the worst free agent signings of the decade with their long term big money contract to Barry Zito, are apparenlty considering making an offer to C.C. Sabathia. Maybe they want him to bat fourth?
(note to anyone who doesn’t follow baseball closely, and thus is thinking, “huh?’ about that last joke. C.C. Sabathia is one of the best hitting pitchers in the major leagues.)
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The NIMF – (National Institute on Media and the Family) – has come out with their list of ten games that are too violent and that parents should not buy for their under-17 children And coincidentally, those same ten games have jumped to the top of many children and young teenagers’ wish lists.
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tacky joke alert.
When Sarah Palin pardoned a turkey, the camera showed another turkey being slaughtered in the background. Which has prompted calls from the American public for President Bush to pardon a banker or automaker.
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Lots of birds playing in the NFL’s three Thanksgiving Day games. The Seahawks, Cardinals and Falcons in the later games. And of course the turkeys from Detroit in the first game.
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And finally, ah for the good old days… when toxic assets were simply buildings with abestos.
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Tags: Barry Zito, President Bush, San Francisco Giants, Sarah Palin, Thanksgiving
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November 25, 2008
How quiet did it get at LP Field in Nashville as the Titans saw their perfect season end? Quieter than the evening Amtrak train to Wilmington with Joe Biden now living in Washington.
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How bad is the season going for the Detroit Lions? The team season highlights DVD will feature their bye week.
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Eddie Jordan was fired as the Washington Wizards coach after the team got off to a 1-10 start. What does it say about this country that we can fire a lousy coach after a month, but for a lousy president we have to wait four years?
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And “24” kicked off the 2009 season with a 2 hour special teaser to hold fans until January. In the first season, they featured a black President. This new season will feature a woman president.
Wonder if Hillary Clinton suggested the episode title? “Redemption.”
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Ford Motor Company led the insurance industry’s safest car list this week. Well, it makes sense, cars are certainly safe if no one is driving them.
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And kudos to Florida State safety Myron Rolles, who won a Rhodes scholarship to study in Oxford. Normally when FSU Seminoles players hear the term “Rhodes scholars,” they think it refers to picking up trash in orange jumpsuits on the highway.
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Tags: 24, Detroit Lions, Florida State, Ford, FSU, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Myron Rolles, Rhodes scholarship, Tennesee Titans, Washingotn Wizards
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November 24, 2008
So the Tennessee Titans are perfect no more, after a loss to the NY Jets. Wonder if they were looking ahead to their Thanksgiving day matchup with the Lions.
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Some wonder why Hillary Clinton is apparently going to accept the Secretary of State position with Barack Obama. Well, for starters, he’s likely to treat her better than the last Democratic president.
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Many pundits have commented on how many very competent people Barack Obama is choosing for his adminstration. But for Washington fans of incompetence, don’t worry, there’s still the Wizards and the Nationals.
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The 1-10 Wizards have already had so many bad losses this year that some are thinking of renaming them the Washington Republicans.
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The Italian Finance Minister claims that Pope Benedict XVI was the first to predict the collapse of the stock markets in a paper he wrote in 1985. Of course, economists have only predicted about 10 market collapses since then.
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President Bush says he’s a fan of the environment but I’m not sure he gets it. When he heard that the Volkswagen Jetta was picked the “Green Car of the Year,” he responded, but “Yeah, but I’ve heard the Prius is the best environmental blue colored one.”
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According to ESPN, Adam “Pacman” Jones is “finally down to his last chance.” Any more missteps and he will be sentenced to play for the Detroit Lions.
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Tags: Detroit Lions, Hillary Clinton, Pacman Jones, Washington Wizards
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November 23, 2008
From the front page of NYTimes.com Sunday morning:
This headline about the mess at yet another bank:
The Reckoning
By ERIC DASH and JULIE CRESWELL
Much of the damage inflicted on Citigroup was caused by
errant, high-octane trading and lax oversight, critics say.
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across from this ad:
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November 23, 2008
So Penn State is heading to the Rose Bowl “presented by Citi.” Although this is the 95th time the game will take place, the first Rose Bowl was actually in 1902. Which was ironically the rookie year coaching for Joe Paterno.
The Rose Bowl is referred to as the “grandaddy of them all.” Though Paterno says, “Hey, that’s MY title.”
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Many fans didn’t think the 82 year old Paterno would make it coaching through the year. Ironically it now seems likely he will be viable longer than Citi.
George W. Bush still has almost two months in office. Then he can go back to Texas, and bankrupting just one company at a time.
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As one of his last acts in office, President Bush is trying to remove species from the Endangered Species Act. Though he is doing his best to add the Republican Party.
In the meantime, he is cleaning out the White House library – “The Military for dummies,” “The Economy for dummies,” “The Environment for dummies..”
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But everyone’s writing books when they leave Washington – Laura Bush, Condoleezza Rice, the President himself. Even Dick Cheney said he thinks he’ll take a shot at it.
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Tags: Citi, George W. Bush, Joe Paterno, Rose Bowl
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November 22, 2008
Many men and teenage boys in America are giving thanks early. Most weekend shows of “Twilight” are sold out.
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On Thanksgiving Day itself, the NFL’s featured game will be between the now perfect Titans and the perfectly awful Lions. Guess it’s the league’s way of making sure all their fans get a Thanksgiving Turkey.
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The woeful Washington Wizards fell to 1-8 to open the NBA season. On a brighter note, they’ve just been declared honorary members of the Bush administration.
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Backup University of Florida quarterback Cameron Newton was arrested and charged with stealing another student’s laptop. He is the second Gator to be arrested this year. Who do they think they are, the FSU Seminoles?
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The stock market finished another tumultuous week. Most Americans haven’t seen numbers fall this fast since President Bush’s approval ratings.
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A woman gave birth earlier this week on a Finnair flight. Good thing she was flying Finnair and not an American carrier. Upon landing they would have probably charged her an extra child’s fare.
Or- from my funny friend Alex Kaseberg – when her water broke TSA might have arrested her for bringing on more than three ounces of liquid.
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Tags: Detroit Lions, NFL, President Bush, Tennessee Titans, Thanksgiving, Twilight, Washington Wizards
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November 21, 2008
Congressional Democrats said they were wary of just handing out money to automakers, and Nancy Pelosi said that “until they show us the plan we cannot show them the money.”
Now there is a concept. Too bad we can’t pay our taxes the same way.
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Of course, if Detroit had had a plan, they probably wouldn’t need the money.
And around the sports world, many season ticket holders are wishing they could make the same deal.
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The Coast Guard intercepted a suspicious looking boat off the coast of Baja and seized over 10,000 pounds of marijuana that was apparently headed for California. In related news, 7-11 downgraded their California profit forecasts.
Different take on the same story – bad pun alert –
The Coast Guard managed to retrieve more than 130 bales of marijuana thrown overboard by a speedboat they were pursuing.
Guess they wanted to avoid a high tide.
The CIncinnati Bengals lost their ninth game Thursday night, after Chad Johnson was benched for undisclosed reason. Or in other words, at least for tonight Ocho Cinco was Ocho Seite’d.
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20 members of the Washington Redskins are currently leading at their positions in fan balloting for the Pro Bowl. Well, it might be good for the fans of the game. The Redskins are looking less and less likely to be banged up from playoff games.
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Also in Washington, injured point guard Gilbert Arenas, has said that if the 1-7 Wizards finish in last place that it could be “for the better.” Well, if his knee doesn’t improve, Gilbert could have a great future as spokesman for the Republican National Committee.
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Arenas made the comments at Madame Tussaud’s wax museum, while unveiling a figure of himself. Afterwards, officials at Madame Tussaud’s promised to rework Gilbert’s statue, so it would more accurately show him with his foot in his mouth.
Rumors have it that Hillary Clinton will be officially announced as Obama’s pick for Secretary of State. Well, this won’t solve our nation’s problems, but it does mean one cheerful thing: Bill Clinton jokes are back.
Ken Griffey Jr. became the newest American Public Diplomacy Envoy this week.
Not quite sure what that is, but it sounds like a good fit. Because our Diplomacy over the last few years has been as banged up as Griffey.
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Tags: Bill Clinton, Cincinnati Bengals, Coast Guard, Congress, Hillary Clinton, Ken Griffey Jr, marijuana, Nancy Pelosi, Washington Redskins
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November 20, 2008
Executives from Ford, GM and Chrysler apparently flew to their bailout hearings in their own private jets?
Isn’t this like Bill Clinton needing a character reference on his vetting statement, and using Monica Lewinsky?
Or maybe more like it…
Isn’t this like Ted Stevens being convicted on felony counts for taking illegal gifts, being tossed out of the Senate, and asking if he can take his office furniture home?
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The new Dallas Cowboys stadium beat out several other applicants, including Ford Field, to be the site of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball ball Final Four. Detroit backers were particularly disappointed; they feel they have so much experience in hosting amateur sporting events with the Lions.
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While awaiting a transplant, a 14 year old girl survived almost 4 months in a hospital with out a heart. Dick Cheney asked “And your point is…?”
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Notre Dame, despite being headed towards a five loss season (if they split games with Syracuse and USC) is still getting interest from the New Year’s Day Cotton and Gator bowls.
If they are invited, it would be the first time either of these bowls includes a team with five losses. But clearly the potential audience overweighs any real merit or record.
In related news, Sarah Palin is reportedly close to signing a $7 million book contract.
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Sarah Palin is reportedly close to signing a $7 million book contract. Upon hearing the news, President Bush said, for that much money, I’ll read one too.
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Tags: bailout, Bill Clinton, Cowboys, Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, George W. Bush, Monica Lewinsky, NCAA Final Four, President Bush, Sarah Palin
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November 19, 2008
ESPN kicked off, or I should say tipped off, its men’s college basketball season coverage with a 14 game marathon starting at midnight. Unsuspecting fans were shocked to turn on the television at that hour and see basketball, they thought the only live games at midnight were the baseball playoffs.
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The New York Yankees are opening their new stadium next year with exhibition games against the Chicago Cubs. Why the Cubs? The Yankees wanted an opponent who wouldn’t learn anything about the stadium they could use in a potential World Series.
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President Bush has been inviting several champion sports teams, including most recently the U.S. Ryder Cup winners, to the White House during his last months in office. But given George W’s own record, wouldn’t a more appropriate team to invite be the 1-7 Washington Wizards?
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University of Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez has told fans to “get a life” after reading some negative personal comments on message boards. And certainly it’s wrong to attack a coach personally just because of a lousy season. But a tip for Coach Rodriguez. When you’re 3-8 with a school record for football losses, maybe it’s not a good idea to be reading message boards.
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Senator Ted Stevens has now lost his bid for re-election, although if elected he would have probably been forced to resign soon anyway. So two words that comedy writers won’t be getting for Christmas – “Senator Palin.”
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November 18, 2008
A USA Today ad on Monday touted “Make millions by buying bad loans.”
Yeah, we’ve already learned how to do that. Start with billions.
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Barack Obama has been busy meeting with old rivals and possibly offering some of them key positions in his admininstrations. But for those those who think he might sell out completely, the President-elect from Chicago’s South Side has announced he will never ever root for the Cubs.
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And Obama said on 60 minutes that he was serious about a college football playoff and was willing to “throw his weight around a little” to do it. When he talked about sitting down with dictators without preconditions, who knew he was including the BCS?
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President Bush invited the Ryder Cup team members to the White House and told them he had he avidly followed “every minute” of their play.
Well, yeah, not like he had anything else to do this September
The Canadian Football League’s Grey Cup championship is Sunday, November 23. It will only be televised to limited viewers in the U.S. Apparently the media doesn’t feel that Americans will be that interested in a game between two perceived mediocre small market teams.
As opposed to say, this week’s Monday night football game between the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills.
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in Monday Night Football, the Bills had a chance to win the game, but a 47 yard field goal attempt missed by going too far to the right. Which might have also been how John McCain lost the election.
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November 16, 2008
As the Lions continued their quest for a perfect season by losing a tenth game in the row….
The CIncinnati Bengals played a true stinker of a game, and still ended up tying the Philadelphia Eagles 13-13 after neither team could score in overtime.
But really, tying the Cincinnati Bengals? Isn’t that like french kissing your sister?
Or getting drunk, trying to kiss your sister, and kissing your brother-in-law?
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And Sunday on 60 Minutes, Barack Obama reiterated his call for a playoff system for the top college teams. Was there a hometown bias? Based on their earlier 37-3 loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Chicago Bears might just qualify.
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And as we start thinking about the inaugural:
In 1841, William Henry Harrison gave the longest inauguration speech in history, almost two hours, in bitter cold weather. He caught pneumonia and died a month later. Well, it’s a good thing that there is no inaugural speech for the Vice President.
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Mike Huckabee is getting his own show on Fox News. Not to be outdone, Sarah Palin will be getting her own show too: “Northern Overexposure.”
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Tags: Barack Obama, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, inauguration, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, William Henry Harrison
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November 16, 2008
A questionnaire for applicants for one of 8,000 jobs in the Obama administration asks about anything potentially embarrassing you may ever have said, done, or posted, including on blogs, MySpace, and Facebook.
Forget 8,000 jobs, with those criteria they might be lucky enough to find that many people who could attend his inaugural.
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And those who do pass the criteria will certainly be over 50.
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A new benefit for the baby boomer generation: being lucky enough to grow up during a time where every stupid thing you did in college and high school was likely only witnessed by contemporaries who couldn’t remember it well either.
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Another sign you need to get a life post-election: (And hey, I resemble this remark.)
You get dressed in the morning and feel naked without your Obama button.
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The University of Michigan paid a total over $4 million to get coach Rich Rodriguez away from West Virginia University. Now, with a 3-8 record, Michigan boosters wonder, how much do they have to pay for West Virginia to take him back?
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The New York Yankees are prepared to make a record offer to pitcher C.C. Sabathia for 2009. With the added inducement of no recent record to live up to in the playoffs.
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And kudos again to the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, who will move into the college football top 20 after knocking off Louisville Friday night and are almost certainly headed to post-season play.
To which Bengals fans ask – what’s post season play?
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Tags: Barack Obama, Bengals, Cincinnati, election, inauguration
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November 15, 2008
Okay, it’s 11 days after the election and over two months until Obama’s inauguration. Which means it’s a good time to look for signs that you might need a life again…
For example:
You still get up first thing in the morning and automatically go to Pollster.com
You plan to watch the 2-7 St. Louis Rams against the 2-7 San Francisco 49ers, and you don’t even live in St. Louis or San Francisco.
For that matter, you plan to watch the Rams – 49ers game and you DO live in St. Louis or San Francisco.
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You really really care if Obama or McCain end up winning Missouri.
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Back to sports.
Is it time yet to rename it “Frequently Suspended University.”
Nine games into the season, the FSU Seminoles have played only TWO games without at least one player suspended. 19 different players have been suspended at least one game. each. And they haven’t even had final exams to get caught cheating on yet.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have announced after their first World Series win since 1980 that they will be raising ticket prices. Guess after a championship this is the only way to be sure in 2009 that they give their fans something to boo about.
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And back to politics:
Governor Sarah Palin was asked what she thought of Hillary Clinton possibly being named Secretary of State. And she responded, “which state?”
Or,
Sarah Palin was asked what she thought about Obama choosing Hillary as his Secretary of State. And she responded. “No more trick questions, America’s not a state, it’s a country.”
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November 14, 2008
Michael Vick’s lawyer says that the former quarterback wants to return to the NFL when he is released from prison. Vick is at least hoping to be paroled to the equivalent of a halfway house – like the Lions or 49ers.
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Hillary Clinton is apparently being considered for the job of Secretary of State. At first she was leery of the idea, and Obama reportedly told her, “I understand, it’s a lot of travel, you won’t see your spouse for weeks at a time,” and which point Hillary interjected “I’m in.”
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The New York Jets beat the New England Patriots on Thursday night football, a win that would have been unimaginable back when Tom Brady was healthy and Brett Favre was just learning the Jets offense. But this just proves the old saw “Age and treachery will overcome youth and an ACL.”
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The recount in Alaska is swinging back and forth between convicted felon and incumbent Ted Stevens and his Democratic Senate challenger Mark Begich. Although if Stevens wins, he is likely to resign. And reportedly Sarah Palin will run for his seat.
Wonder if she remembers saying the Vice President is in charge of the Senate?
Though if she does win, Joe Biden has to be telling himself, “I got out of there just in time…”
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Congratulations to Tim Lincecum, the San Francisco Giants’ baby-faced and pint-sized 24 year old fireballer, who won the Cy Young award for the best pitcher in the National League. Lincecum compiled 18 wins, the most strikeouts, and the second best ERA in the league. And amazingly, he did it without the benefit of pitching against the Giants’ hitters.
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On the other end of the spectrum, 45 year old Randy Johnson filed for free agency after he failed to come to terms with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Apparently the D’backs were hoping Johnson would give the team a senior discount.
From my funny friend Bill Littlejohn:
“The Cubs acquired closer Kevin Gregg from the Marlins, meaning that Kerry Wood likely won’t be back.The Cubs, however, plan to retire Wood’s spot on the disabled list”
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November 13, 2008
The NFL has announced lower playoff ticket prices for this year. Yet another attempted economic stimulus that won’t trickle down to Detroit.
Apparently the average ticket price will be down 10 percent from last year. Except in Arizona, where Cardinal fans are still saying “So what ARE these things called playoff tickets?”
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Sarah Palin continues the blame game for her and John McCain’s loss last week -everyone from the media, to staffers, to being muzzled, to Bush’s policies… Any day now she’ll complain that they might have won if voters weren’t influenced by Simon, Randy and Paula.
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And President-elect Obama is already beginning his efforts to put together an administation that will help ailing industries. Although for comedy writers, he’s already chosen Joe Biden.
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John McCain made his first campaign appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Well, where else could he have gone for more sympathy after having lost a job to a younger, less experienced man?
And finally, an incredibly tacky joke: Don’t read if you are easily offended.
Barack Obama chatted this week with Bill Clinton. At one point Obama asked the former president about living with a dog in the White House. Clinton replied, it’s not so bad, you have interns.
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November 12, 2008
George W. Bush says he will be writing a book after he leaves the White House. Aides told the President that he will probably need a ghost-writer.
Bush’s purported response: Can we get Casper?
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If the book gets published George W. may go into the record books – as the first President to write a book before he reads one.
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Back to sports:
Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants won the Cy Young award Tuesday. He says he hopes to celebrate with a new car. Once he gets his learner’s permit.
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A Chicago writer was the only voter to leave Lincecum off the ballot. What, did he accidentally vote for Barack Obama?
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President Bush said in an interview that he has said some things that he regrets saying. Of course, what most Americans regret hearing him say was:
“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
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