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September 27, 2012

ESPN: Top Takeaway From NFL Replacement Ref Deal? Obama Made It Happen
— Ace

How do you like your liberal bias -- Original Recipe or Extra Crispy?

Here are five things to know about the return of the regular referees:
1. The negative backlash from the Green Bay Packers' loss to the Seattle Seahawks on "Monday Night Football" pressured the NFL into getting this deal done. With President Obama expressing his disappointment with the replacement officiating and poor officiating being the lead story of network news coverage, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had to act -- and he did.

Gee, I thought it was because their negotiation strategy had catastrophically failed in a perfect storm, and became something that threatened their brand.

But no, it was because President Oblahblah noticed.

Again, thanks to @benk84. Or as I call him, "Hot Air 2."

Posted by: Ace at 08:41 AM | Comments (199)
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OMG check out video on Drudge.

Obama voters. Lowest IQ with free phones.

Posted by: Fresh at September 27, 2012 08:42 AM (O7ksG)

2 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure

Posted by: JeremiadBullfrog at September 27, 2012 08:43 AM (Y5I9o)

3 We must all thank Great Leader for his intervention. Thank you, Great Leader! We the unworthy thank you!

Posted by: The Devil wears Pravda at September 27, 2012 08:44 AM (Y5I9o)

4 Obama couldn't figure out how to work an iPhone. What chance does that guy/gal/it in the vid have?

Posted by: Retread at September 27, 2012 08:44 AM (zxitI)

5 I like extra crispy, but it's kind of greasy.

Posted by: Cricket at September 27, 2012 08:44 AM (DrC22)

6 Also, the ocean level was down four feet yesterday.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at September 27, 2012 08:45 AM (QKKT0)

"... it was because President Oblahblah noticed."

He fixed it with his mind.

Posted by: jwest at September 27, 2012 08:45 AM (ZDsRL)

8 Well I'm glad that with unemployment over 8% and a faltering GDP Obama could at least fix the important thing.

Posted by: Adam at September 27, 2012 08:45 AM (/YJYi)

9 ESPN?

Posted by: toby928© at September 27, 2012 08:46 AM (QupBk)

10 So Food Stamps and NFL games are the modern Bread and Circuses? We are utterly boned.

Posted by: The Devil wears Pravda at September 27, 2012 08:46 AM (Y5I9o)

11 FACEPALM

Posted by: Brian at September 27, 2012 08:46 AM (UnMRd)

12 Settled because of catastrophic failure? I think you proved their point.

Posted by: Mr. Feverhead at September 27, 2012 08:46 AM (SzAZ7)

13 Rush just aired the Obamaphone woman. I've heard that voice before, I thought. Where? Where? Oh I know! RUSSELL, one of the Cosby Kids.

Posted by: soothsayer at September 27, 2012 08:46 AM (jUytm)

A fried chicken reference?

With this president?

Posted by: Dog Whistle at September 27, 2012 08:46 AM (WDCYi)

15 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable tyrant.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at September 27, 2012 08:46 AM (8y9MW)

16 That's a helluva domestic policy victory. swoooon

Posted by: RWC at September 27, 2012 08:46 AM (fWAjv)

17 Millions of unemployed Americans can now watch professionally-refereed football games on TV thanks to Obama.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at September 27, 2012 08:47 AM (QKKT0)

18 Nice little squirrel wrapped in Shiny Stuff there for Choom Boy.

In the meantime, he can keep doing what he wants to do -- that would be being a treasonous, incompetent, immature America-hater -- without fear of nasty people noticing and calling him on it.

Maybe this will reach the status of an "Obamateurism" in a day or two!

Posted by: MrScribbler at September 27, 2012 08:47 AM (ZgX/g)

19 Fat Albert, I have a free phone. Obama gave it to me. And Romney sucks!

Posted by: Russell at September 27, 2012 08:47 AM (jUytm)

20 Called 'em on da 'Bama foh!

Posted by: Dang© at September 27, 2012 08:47 AM (R18D0)

21 Oh, and the latest news on the economy, Lieawatha Warren, the Libyan embassy attacks and general sucking up to Muzzies and other enemies? Fuggedaboutit.

Posted by: MrScribbler at September 27, 2012 08:49 AM (ZgX/g)

22 If it weren't for Obama, we wouldn't have the NFL. Or health care. Or cars. Or science.

Posted by: The Devil wears Pravda at September 27, 2012 08:49 AM (Y5I9o)

23 Oh yeah, great job Obama! Thanks so much for fixing everything that was wrong with football, you must be some kind of super genius!

Posted by: Randy Marsh at September 27, 2012 08:49 AM (+lsX1)

24 Thank heaven there won't be any more awful game-blowing calls. Because the "real" refs never massively fuck up. Or something.

Posted by: Waterhouse at September 27, 2012 08:49 AM (+Ji6N)

25 "...it was because President Oblahblah noticed."

He fixed it with his mind.

Maybe he could take some time to 'notice' the deficit. Or the unemployment rate.

Posted by: Retread at September 27, 2012 08:49 AM (zxitI)

26 Now if he could only end the NHL lockout.

Posted by: Ben at September 27, 2012 08:49 AM (C2Y4l)

27 Well, that's just more stupid. We seem to be drowning in the stupid.

Posted by: Vegan in a Prius at September 27, 2012 08:49 AM (ldwRd)

28 Too bad Barry hasn't turned his magic gaze of the economy.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2012 08:49 AM (TMB3S)

29 Look, it's a proven fact that Obama invented math. What'd Mitt Romney ever do for you?

Posted by: The Devil wears Pravda at September 27, 2012 08:49 AM (Y5I9o)

30 Your welcome

Posted by: Barack Obama, finger banging this Saturday's cheerleader pic at September 27, 2012 08:50 AM (vjyZP)

31 espn has been on their knees for Oflustercluck for at least 5 years.

he plays march madness!!!!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at September 27, 2012 08:50 AM (PHb2k)

Imagine if you worked at a place like ESPN. One of two things would be happening: either you are required to pretend you think the Scoamf is solving the GREATEST of the world's many crises, or you are stupid enough to actually believe the Scoamf is solving one of the world's greatest crises.

Either way, it must be really awful to have to lay down with your own head at night, having to do what you have to do to work at a place like that.

Posted by: BurtTC at September 27, 2012 08:50 AM (TOk1P)

33 Know why Michael Phelps won all those gold medals? You got it. President Obama. He was watching those races, you know.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at September 27, 2012 08:50 AM (6zgse)

34 47% of sports fans rejoice.

Posted by: sTevo at September 27, 2012 08:50 AM (J5Wxs)

I can't tell you how much I hate the elite fucks who know how to make italics, bold and underlining work on this website.

It's no wonder why there is a permanent underclass being oppressed by the "MAN" here.

Posted by: jwest at September 27, 2012 08:51 AM (ZDsRL)

36 I do not believe our replacement prez has the right to be critical.

Posted by: teh Wind at September 27, 2012 08:51 AM (HBU8E)

37 Football can be changed from the outside.

Posted by: Dang© at September 27, 2012 08:51 AM (R18D0)

38 The basic compromise was: higher salaries for the refs End of defined cost pensions, change to defined benefit (401k style) pensions NFL gets some full-time refs NFL pays off refs with higher salaries to accept the pension change and to crack open the door for full-time refs. This was always going to be the final result -- they mainly were haggling over the price (salary) increase the refs would get. The Packers fuck-up gave the refs leverage and they got a big, $50k, salary increase.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at September 27, 2012 08:52 AM (ZPrif)

39 OT, but Rudy and The Stache were guests on the NY Fox affiliate this morning.
Rudy was awesome, ripped the scoamt a new asshole. Said that on foreign policy, TFG had "checked out. He is no longer the commander in chief, he is the campaigner in chief." That Israel would not advise us if they decided to attack Iran because they don't trusty Obama. That wasn't all he said, but he pulled no punches.

Posted by: Vegan in a Prius at September 27, 2012 08:52 AM (ldwRd)

40 You got the headline wrong Ace:

NFL rehires original referees thanks to poor calls by replacement referees/outcry from fans and Obama. But mostly Obama.

Posted by: lorien1973 at September 27, 2012 08:52 AM (mcWHD)

41 ~~Come and see the violence inherent in the system!~~

Posted by: toby928© at September 27, 2012 08:53 AM (QupBk)

42 I "had to act" because of Obama? Hardly. The NFL is bigger than the POTUS. Particularly the current POS POTUS.

Posted by: Roger Goodell at September 27, 2012 08:53 AM (wIgpo)

43 Sorry, Bibi, the game's on...

Posted by: Barky O, a deal at $1.4 billion/yr! at September 27, 2012 08:53 AM (FcR7P)

44 Now if he could only end the NHL lockout.

Posted by: Ben at September 27, 2012 12:49 PM (C2Y4l)

White people sport. Barky don't care. Barky don't give a shit.

Posted by: eastvalleyphx says fuck islam at September 27, 2012 08:53 AM (GRvW4)

45 The headline article now includes mention that Paul Ryan also complains. Probably got a lot of comments about oral sex and Obama.

Posted by: Adam at September 27, 2012 08:53 AM (/YJYi)

46 "35 I can't tell you how much I hate the elite fucks who know how to make italics, bold and underlining work on this website."

screw you buddy

Posted by: Vegan in a Prius at September 27, 2012 08:54 AM (ldwRd)

47 ESPN hasn't been relevant in 5 years

Posted by: Evilpens at September 27, 2012 08:54 AM (ck76k)

Obama is such a failure, the liberal media have to give the guy credit for something. Even if it is more bullshit.

+ free phones if you sign up to vote for Obama.

Posted by: Fresh at September 27, 2012 08:54 AM (O7ksG)

49 Is there nothing that our lord and savior, the lightbringer can't do???

Posted by: 18 year old pimply-faced spoiled brat at September 27, 2012 08:54 AM (sZTYJ)

50 Don't get too worked up over this.

Remember: Casual name drops like this don't move voters. Actual results do.

In fact, I'd wager it only reinforces the fact that the JEF hasn't helped your or I. But, he's got time to talk about a dispute between billionaires and millionaires (Al Gore definition w/ inflation).

Really, the question is: Do they really think these distractions are going to improve his poll numbers?

No. But they are hoping like hell it will at least hold him steady.

Posted by: RoyalOil at September 27, 2012 08:54 AM (imtbm)

US Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, unavailable for comment.

Posted by: The Poster Formerly Known as Mr. Barky at September 27, 2012 08:55 AM (qwK3S)

52 Now if he could only end the NHL lockout.

Posted by: Ben at September 27, 2012 12:49 PM (C2Y4l)

NHL is a white people problem. - Obama

Posted by: lorien1973 at September 27, 2012 08:55 AM (mcWHD)

53 Just Look at a Pic of John Clayton & decide for yourself if he is a Lib or Rep.

Posted by: Evilpens at September 27, 2012 08:55 AM (ck76k)

While he's at it, could we get President Wonderpants to THINK ABOUT the idiocy of the second wild card in baseball?

If he can get rid of the first, maybe we'll shoot for 2 divisions and no wild cards at all, but first things first.

Posted by: BurtTC at September 27, 2012 08:55 AM (TOk1P)

55 Nevertheless, I for one am glad our long national nightmare is over.

Posted by: The Poster Formerly Known as Mr. Barky at September 27, 2012 08:55 AM (qwK3S)

56 Hey, nice job Obama, thanks so much for really getting to the heart of the issue! NFL fans really needed your guidance on this one!

Posted by: Randy Marsh at September 27, 2012 08:55 AM (+lsX1)

57 Barry brings people together.

Posted by: toby928© at September 27, 2012 08:56 AM (QupBk)

58 http://tinyurl.com/8hjwdzq John Clayton

Posted by: Evilpens at September 27, 2012 08:56 AM (ck76k)

59 Remember what some folks said about the Chicago teachers' strike? Anyone want to lay odds that's what was going on with this dumbassery?

Posted by: Brother Cavil presents at September 27, 2012 08:57 AM (GBXon)

60 If the press keeps up like this, they are going to need the Rod Stewart stomach pump.

Posted by: George Orwell at September 27, 2012 08:57 AM (AZGON)

Hey sports fans, if you're keeping score, here's how the candidates compare, regarding the crucial topic of Olympic Games, saved or created:

Romney - 1

Obama - 0

Posted by: BurtTC at September 27, 2012 08:58 AM (TOk1P)

62 Although he did just 'create or save' the REAL ref's jobs. Look at the replacement ref's that now have to go back to their REAL jobs at Foot Locker.

Posted by: RUReadingthis at September 27, 2012 08:58 AM (V92KK)

63 He also wiped your ass this morning. He's amazing.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at September 27, 2012 08:58 AM (csPFr)

64 I wonder what the President's thoughts are about the in-field fly rule.

Posted by: The Poster Formerly Known as Mr. Barky at September 27, 2012 08:58 AM (qwK3S)

65 Another genius liberal Obama supporter trolling a Romney rally knows that the ambassador "had it coming". I guess Ambassador Stevens was stopping the Libyans from getting cellphones.
(See the sock.)

Posted by: andycanuck at September 27, 2012 08:58 AM (vDl/w)

66 I am proud, so proud President Obama's leadership solved this problem. On the other side of the coin I beleive football is a waste of time and electricity and serves no purpose. We should only play sports where peeple doesn't get hurt like horseshoes or ping-pong. What are we doing to our children !!!!

Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro, VT at September 27, 2012 08:58 AM (48wze)

67 "OMG check out video on Drudge. Obama voters. Lowest IQ with free phones." That whole free phone stuff pisses me off. They get 200 and something minutes. My phone plan has 100 minutes, but hey, I'm one of those dumbazzes who pays her own way. And you can call 911 without any phone plan at all.

Posted by: nerdygirl at September 27, 2012 08:58 AM (KZYOc)

68 Free foam? See, Obama is awesome. He meant spermicidal foam, right?

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at September 27, 2012 08:59 AM (AZGON)

69 White people sport. Barky don't care. Barky don't give a shit. Posted by: eastvalleyphx says fuck islam at September 27, 2012 12:53 PM (GRvW4) I believe this is the first time the JEF could be accused of being a honey badger.

Posted by: Bill H at September 27, 2012 08:59 AM (3sZO1)

70 You think you're better than me just because you know how to bold shit. I coulda learned how to bold shit, but I was too busy fucking yo girlfriend, bitch. Plus, the white power structure wouldn't let me learn that boldin shit. The SAT is racist, y'all! I could be some doctor shit or like a chemical physicist or some shit. Y'all think you better than me and try and be all sciencetician and shit. I coulda been a sciencetician, too. But I don't like dealing with asian hos all day, fuck those ching-chong bitches.

Posted by: OppressedAndAngry at September 27, 2012 08:59 AM (ZPrif)

71 Is this another "action shot" of Obama watching TV? That seems to be the only time The Chair isn't empty, when there's something on the tube.

Posted by: t-bird at September 27, 2012 08:59 AM (FcR7P)

72 Obama fixed my erectile dysfunction in a single sitting. Is there anything his loving touch can't do?

Posted by: Reggie at September 27, 2012 09:00 AM (SzAZ7)

73 Ya know, I really do like Mary Clogginstien. She's consistent. And funny. Consistently funny.

Posted by: eastvalleyphx says fuck islam at September 27, 2012 09:00 AM (GRvW4)

74 Obama is the Jay Cutler of presidents

Posted by: The Q at September 27, 2012 09:00 AM (B/yDO)

75 Well, for fucks sake, then...

Who needs unions?!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at September 27, 2012 09:00 AM (piMMO)

76 Good to know Jugears McFuckstick is on top of the really important problems....

MOAR CIRCUS, PLZ

Posted by: Tex Lovera at September 27, 2012 09:00 AM (wtvvX)

77 Obama is the Jay Cutler of presidents Dude!

Posted by: Michael Vick at September 27, 2012 09:01 AM (QupBk)

78 Screw you, ~~nice guy~~ peasant dog.

Posted by: andycanuck at September 27, 2012 09:01 AM (vDl/w)

Posted by: andycanuck at September 27, 2012 12:58 PM (vDl/w)

The guy filming that has a lot more self control than I do.

Posted by: Adam at September 27, 2012 09:01 AM (/YJYi)

Barky tweeted that they should...."end it".

It was his all powerful Tweet that saved football.

Posted by: wheatie at September 27, 2012 09:01 AM (l5RhJ)

81 @74: No. More like Ryan Leaf.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at September 27, 2012 09:01 AM (wtvvX)

82 my god is there nothing Obama isn't capable of? other then a budget or any type of real foreign policy of course...

Posted by: trailortrash at September 27, 2012 09:02 AM (xllDV)

83 SMOD don't fail us now.

Posted by: jakeman at September 27, 2012 09:02 AM (96M6e)

84 All of the credit (that he doesn't deserve) when something goes right, none of the blame (that he does deserve) when things go wrong.

Damn. Wish I could pull that off at work.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at September 27, 2012 09:02 AM (da5Wo)

Looking further down on the scoreboard, Results of First Pitches Thrown:

W - Sharp breaking ball for a strike

O - Weak, girly dribbler for a ball

Posted by: BurtTC at September 27, 2012 09:02 AM (TOk1P)

Posted by: Tex Lovera at September 27, 2012 09:02 AM (wtvvX)

87 Boycott the NFL. Boycott ESPN.

Without PAYBACK, these fuckers will just keep going. Don't give them a fucking dime. NOT. ONE. DIME.

Posted by: @PurpAv at September 27, 2012 09:02 AM (Q+WQU)

88 So. President Wonderful fixed the ref strike but has nothing whatsoever to do with the security of a US Ambassador. Good to know.

Posted by: alexthechick - Stop. SMOD time. at September 27, 2012 09:02 AM (VtjlW)

89 Is this the moment the Nobel committee had in mind?

Posted by: RWC at September 27, 2012 09:02 AM (fWAjv)

90 64 I wonder what the President's thoughts areabout the in-field fly rule.

Half the distance to the goal line, and jump ball.

Posted by: Barack "mom jeans" Obama at September 27, 2012 09:03 AM (vjyZP)

91 Maybe TFG can save Sarcastaball by publicly endorsing Butters' goo.

Posted by: jakeman at September 27, 2012 09:03 AM (96M6e)

92 Screw you, nice guy peasant dog.

Posted by: andycanuck at September 27, 2012 01:01 PM (vDl/w)

Fuckin showoff.

Posted by: eastvalleyphx says fuck islam at September 27, 2012 09:03 AM (GRvW4)

93 Good to know Jugears McFuckstick is on top of the really important problems....

***

I refer you to the newest South Park episode.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at September 27, 2012 09:03 AM (piMMO)

94 I fucking hate ESPN.

Posted by: ErikW at September 27, 2012 09:03 AM (wbvis)

95 @74: No. More like Ryan Leaf. Posted by: Tex Lovera at September 27, 2012 01:01 PM (wtvvX) Wow. That just brought back a few fun memories.

Posted by: Bill H at September 27, 2012 09:03 AM (3sZO1)

96 >>>We should only play sports where peeple doesn't get hurt like horseshoes or ping-pong. What are we doing to our children !!!!

You see right there, terrible socking. If you were real you would have said "only play non-violent cerebral sports accepted in the civilized, socialized world like real football though you wingnuts call it soccer."

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular! With Full Stomping Power! at September 27, 2012 09:03 AM (0q2P7)

97 Maybe TFG can save Sarcastaball by publicly endorsing Butters' goo.

***

It's his creamy filling

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at September 27, 2012 09:03 AM (piMMO)

98 Boycott the NFL. Sunday Ticket was free this season, so, no.

Posted by: toby928© for TB at September 27, 2012 09:03 AM (QupBk)

99 Word at Caltech is big changes are coming. Obama is going to tweet something transformative about the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

Posted by: George Orwell at September 27, 2012 09:03 AM (AZGON)

100 Is it wrong that I hope the real refs have a massive fuck up tonight?

Posted by: Countrysquire at September 27, 2012 09:03 AM (QB3JR)

101 Obama is the Jay Cutler of presidents No, the Donovan McNabb. Widely touted because of his skin color, he makes it to the big time (White House/Super Bowl), and completely SCOAMFs.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 27, 2012 09:04 AM (B/VB5)

102 I "had to act" because of Obama?Hardly. The NFL is bigger than the POTUS. Particularly the current POS POTUS.

Posted by: Roger Goodell at September 27, 2012 12:53 PM (wIgpo)

Bullshit you fat eunuch; you've been fellating the JEF since day 1 and moved the opening games up a day to not conflict with the Indonesian's acceptance speech. How's the manjuice taste, pussyboy?

Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at September 27, 2012 09:04 AM (0Wm82)

103

... oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz?..

..oh Lord won't you buy me a color TV.
Dialing for Dollars is trying to find me.
I wait for delivery each day until 3.
So oh lord won't you buy me a color TV.

Posted by: Mark X at September 27, 2012 09:04 AM (B8OWU)

104 If we're still blaming W for the bad economy, I think we need to give him credit for resolving the NFL ref issue.

Posted by: Hagbard Celine at September 27, 2012 09:05 AM (+/VIS)

105 I'm not black like Barry White, no I am white like Clint Black is,

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at September 27, 2012 09:05 AM (ZPrif)

106 Barack really hates it when packers lose. He's always stomping around the bath house chanting "packers on top! packers on top!"

Posted by: Kal Penn at September 27, 2012 09:05 AM (vjyZP)

107 Is it wrong that I hope the real refs have a massive fuck up tonight? I'm rooting for 2 massive fuckups. No, check that. 4 massive fuckups, including a fuckup on the last play of the game that screws with the Vegas line.

Posted by: jakeman at September 27, 2012 09:05 AM (96M6e)

108 >>>Obama is the Jay Cutler of presidents LOL, how pathetic is it that I always think people are talking about bodybuilding when they mention Jay Cutler.

Posted by: Heklar at September 27, 2012 09:06 AM (q177U)

109 @74: No. More like Ryan Leaf.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at September 27, 2012 01:01 PM (wtvvX)

Bingo; or Todd Marijuanovich

Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at September 27, 2012 09:06 AM (0Wm82)

110 Italic & bold & underline & ~~strikethrough~~...

Posted by: Brother Cavil presents at September 27, 2012 09:06 AM (GBXon)

111 OT:

Bill Jacobson is throwing more dirt on the coffin of Fauxcahontas.

Short version, he found proof she was representing Mass. Clients in mass. legal matters while not being admitted to the bar.

http://tinyurl.com/9l92fnm

Posted by: Highsmith at September 27, 2012 09:06 AM (uwaMU)

112 Obama...is there anything he can't do?

Posted by: DangerGirl (@deadlyestrogen) at September 27, 2012 09:06 AM (bxpf3)

113 Now maybe the whining will stop? One can hope.

Posted by: dogfish at September 27, 2012 09:06 AM (N2yhW)

114 What the hell does Obama actually do anyway? He never seems to do any actual work. He's either playing golf, campaigning, going on vacation or having a party. This has to be the laziest fuck ever to sit in the White House.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2012 09:07 AM (TMB3S)

115 I worked on a sports desk 4 years. They rarely get into politics, but when they do, it's the worst kind of uninformed liberalism. Visit the forum at sportsjournalists.com and you'll see. It's like the quadratic equation competition at the special Olympics.

Posted by: Ferb Fletcher at September 27, 2012 09:07 AM (hyP1j)

116 His magnificent oratory can solve intractable labor disputes with but a word!

No, not the ones in Chicago. Those are different. Shut up.

Posted by: GalosGann at September 27, 2012 09:07 AM (T3KlW)

117 35 I can't tell you how much I hate the elite fucks who know how to make italics, bold and underlining work on this website. It's no wonder why there is a permanent underclass being oppressed by the "MAN" here. I hear you.

Posted by: rickl at September 27, 2012 09:07 AM (zoehZ)

118 101: If you're going that route, Michael Vick...

Posted by: Brother Cavil presents at September 27, 2012 09:07 AM (GBXon)

119 If Obama had the power to solve this, why didn't he do it three weeks ago? Sometimes it's not as helpful getting involved a bit late. Just ask Chris Stevens.

Posted by: BurtTC at September 27, 2012 09:08 AM (TOk1P)

120 No, the Donovan McNabb. You're naming guys who had real talent and success. Has an owner ever made his son the QB?

Posted by: t-bird at September 27, 2012 09:08 AM (FcR7P)

121 Obama just tweeted that he thinks this petty distinction between a Massachusetts professorship and a Massachusetts law license should end. US Senate, here I come.

Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at September 27, 2012 09:08 AM (AZGON)

122 Just think of how much money would have been taken in by people who had the Packers at -3.5 in that Monday Night game. That Obama, always looking out for the people's wallets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Uncle Milty at September 27, 2012 09:08 AM (8J5Ck)

123 Obama is the Jay Cutler of presidents

I was thinking Jamarcus Russel, but this works too.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at September 27, 2012 09:08 AM (YEelc)

124 @118: Vick hasn't yet spent a Super Bowl puking his guts out instead of playing though.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 27, 2012 09:09 AM (B/VB5)

125

HE saved GM.

HE killed OBL.

HE ended the NFL Referee strike.

Vote Obama 2012.

Save the World!

Posted by: Count de Monet at September 27, 2012 09:09 AM (BAS5M)

126 'BAMA FOH!!!

Posted by: Dang© at September 27, 2012 09:09 AM (R18D0)

127

whats next, a watermelon joke?

Posted by: california red at September 27, 2012 09:09 AM (Ho3p+)

128 We want sports that promote gender equity. Like Ultimate Frisbee. Also cheerleaders should either be banned or be equal #s male and female. They should also wear the same gender neutral uniform. We also want sports that promote diversity. Like the 90% black NBA. That's 90% Diverse! How wonderful.

Posted by: Leftard 3000 at September 27, 2012 09:09 AM (ZPrif)

129 I worked on a sports desk 4 years. They rarely get into politics, but when they do, it's the worst kind of uninformed liberalism. Visit the forum at sportsjournalists.com and you'll see. It's like the quadratic equation competition at the special Olympics. Posted by: Ferb Fletcher at September 27, 2012 01:07 PM (hyP1j) Well duh. At least it isn't like bowling.

Posted by: TFJEF at September 27, 2012 09:09 AM (3sZO1)

130 Obama is the Jay Cutler of presidents

Dude!

Posted by: Michael Vick at September 27, 2012 01:01 PM (QupBk)

Except Barry would look at what Vick did as a waste of food

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 27, 2012 09:09 AM (1Jaio)

131 I wish Barry had noticed me.

Posted by: Zombie Chris Stevens at September 27, 2012 09:10 AM (YOZSv)

132 Remember all the emails from the Obama campaign begging folks to enter the "very last" Dinner with Obama drawing? Well, it appears, as with the Eagles last tour, never say never.

Friend --

You may never get another chance like this one.

If you chip in $5 or whatever you can to build this campaign, you'll be automatically entered to meet President Barack Obama and President Bill Clinton in California.

I know it sounds almost too good to be true. Trust me, this is happening -- in fact, it's happening next week -- and you could be there.

You've stood with President Obama. You deserve this. There's just one more step to take.

Enter now, and if you're selected, not only will we fly you and a guest out to sunny California, but you'll meet two great American presidents. This is something you'll remember for the rest of your life ... and seriously, when will an opportunity like this come up again?

Good luck!

Julianna

Julianna Smoot
Deputy Campaign Manager
Obama for America

P.S. -- Don't worry about airfare and accommodations -- we've got it covered for you AND a guest

To "build this campaign". It's nearly October and they are asking folks to help "build" the campaign.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at September 27, 2012 09:10 AM (piMMO)

133 Bold

Italics

Underlined

Strike through

Posted by: General Woundwort at September 27, 2012 09:10 AM (06lNq)

134

It is also idiotic because Roger Godell had nothing to do with this decision. The owners made this decision.

ESPN is such a joke.

Posted by: dan-O at September 27, 2012 09:10 AM (sWycd)

135 64 I wonder what the President's thoughts are about the in-field fly rule. No fly zone. Foreign policy baby!

Posted by: rickb223 at September 27, 2012 09:10 AM (GFM2b)

136

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OMG check out video on Drudge.
Obama voters. Lowest IQ with free phones.

Posted by: Fresh

; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal">I gave her a phone so she wouldn't have to say that shit in public.

Posted by: Uncle Sugar Obama at September 27, 2012 09:11 AM (Rrc6j)

137 You may never get another chance like this one. Promises, promises.

Posted by: George Orwell at September 27, 2012 09:11 AM (AZGON)

138 "...it was because President Oblahblah noticed."

He fixed it with his mind.

Considering how difficult it is for TFG to split atoms his mind, this was a cake walk.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at September 27, 2012 09:11 AM (kqqGm)

139 I ended the referee lockout.

After Monday night's game, I emailed the NFL and told them they needed to end this NOW, before Thursday's game featuring the Baltimore Ravens.

aaaaaaaaaaaaand BAM! it's over.

You're welcome, and Obama can go fuck himself.

Posted by: Jones in CO at September 27, 2012 09:12 AM (8sCoq)

140 I believe it. The biggest sports columnist here in Buffalo, Jerry Sullivan, rarely talks politics. But on one evening talk show, Obama somehow came up. He started ranting about Obama's greatness, and how he would certainly go down in history as one of THE greatest presidents; up there with FDR and LBJ... Nice company.

115 I worked on a sports desk 4 years. They rarely get into politics, but when they do, it's the worst kind of uninformed liberalism. Visit the forum at sportsjournalists.com and you'll see. It's like the quadratic equation competition at the special Olympics.

Posted by: Ferb Fletcher at September 27, 2012 01:07 PM (hyP1j)

Posted by: Pyrocles at September 27, 2012 09:12 AM (cv5Iw)

141 People who make bold, italics, and underlines on this website are the 1%.

Up with the 99%!!!!

Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 45% more DOOM! at September 27, 2012 09:12 AM (xAtAj)

142 OMG check out video on Drudge.
Obama voters. Lowest IQ with free phones.

Posted by: Fresh at September 27, 2012 12:42 PM (O7ksG)

You got low income!! You got disablilty...you got PHONE!!!

Doomed.

Posted by: dananjcon at September 27, 2012 09:13 AM (eavT+)

143 @127 Watermelons are delicious and a representation of female sexuality. Red and juicy, with life-giving seeds.

Posted by: Leftard 3000 at September 27, 2012 09:13 AM (ZPrif)

144 You would think Obama would be compassionate enough to use his omnipotent mind rays to have cured Joe Soptic's wife. Raise her from the dead, at least.

Posted by: George Orwell at September 27, 2012 09:13 AM (AZGON)

145 >>>I can't tell you how much I hate the elite fucks who know how to make italics, bold and underlining work on this website.

Ok how to format so robopixy will let it through.

1. Ignore the buttons. Robopixy does, you should too.
2. Manually encode your text modifiers available for use are Srikethrough 's' Italics 'i' and bold 'b'
3. use brackets [ ] instead of greaterthan lessthan < > marks to encode.

Examples (remove underscores for use)
The last word in this sentence would render in [_i]italics.[_/i]
underscores removed
The last word in this sentence would render in italics.

The last word in this sentence would render in [_b]BOLD.[_/b]
underscores removed
The last word in this sentence would render in BOLD.

The last word in this sentence has been [_s]Struckout[_/s]
underscores removed
The last word in this sentence has been ~~Struckout~~

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular! With Full Stomping Power! at September 27, 2012 09:14 AM (0q2P7)

146 This is why I stopped watching NFL.

It has become just another outlet for liberals.

I hate how the players feel like they have to take their dicks out and wave them around every time they successfully do what they are paid to do. I hate how the average family can't afford to go to a game. I hate how taxpayers get stuck paying for new arenas.

The whole thing is a mockery. You all can have it.

Posted by: navybrat at September 27, 2012 09:14 AM (xMj1A)

147 Enter now, and if you're selected, not only will we fly you and a guest out to sunny California, but you'll meet two great American presidents. This is something you'll remember for the rest of your life ... and seriously, when will an opportunity like this come up again? I would have a pretty good laugh if the winner's name were Achmed.

Posted by: Bill H at September 27, 2012 09:14 AM (3sZO1)

148 People who make bold, italics, and underlines on this website are the 1%. I did all that. With ampersands. AND I close my code. Kneel before Cavil, son of Jor-El!

Posted by: Brother Cavil presents at September 27, 2012 09:14 AM (GBXon)

149 141 People who make bold, italics, and underlines on this website are the 1%.

Up with the 99%!!!!

Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 45% more DOOM! at September 27, 2012 01:12 PM (xAtAj)

One day, I'll lead the revolution and these people will be scratching their italics into the dirt at reeducation camps.

Posted by: jwest at September 27, 2012 09:15 AM (ZDsRL)

150 People who make bold, italics, and underlines on this website are the 1%. ~~Up with the 99%!!!!~~ There. Now it's legible.

Posted by: t-bird at September 27, 2012 09:15 AM (FcR7P)

151

Obama is now responsible for all future bad calls by the pro refs. By bad I mean, a call that some fan doesn't like. How often could that happen? Next time you see a bad call, thank Obama.

Meanwhile, I'm going to Las Vegas next week and there's no hockey to bet on. How about fixing that.

Go Bruins.

Posted by: Dirks Strewn at September 27, 2012 09:15 AM (Rrc6j)

152 ESPN?

Yup....not a part of my life at all. Except as an indirect irritant.

Easiest thing I ever gave up.

Posted by: eleven at September 27, 2012 09:15 AM (KXm42)

153 Hey, it might be nice if Obama tweeted something like "interest rates below 2% on CDs should end."

Posted by: George Orwell at September 27, 2012 09:16 AM (AZGON)

154 HE saved GM.

HE killed OBL.

HE ended the NFL Referee strike.

Vote Obama 2012.

Save the World!

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Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at September 27, 2012 09:16 AM (piMMO)

155 You got low income!! You got disablilty...you got PHONE!!!**Doomed. Posted by: dananjcon at September 27, 2012 01:13 PM (eavT+) Rush played that clip FOUR TIMES! That bitch is the poster child for everything that's wrong with America. Oh crap, Rush is playing it again.

Posted by: ErikW at September 27, 2012 09:16 AM (wbvis)

156 Sunday Ticket was free this season, so, no.

Ad rates are directly Nielsen related. If viewership, even on "free" events, goes down, it will impact their revenue.

Posted by: @PurpAv at September 27, 2012 09:17 AM (Q+WQU)

157 Dudes.

I can tell you RIGHT NOW!

I'm not fucking boycotting football.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at September 27, 2012 09:19 AM (piMMO)

158 I'm waiting for the fucking beer summit between Obama, Tate, and Jennings.

Posted by: Whoever this is, it's definitely not Michael at September 27, 2012 09:19 AM (l3qri)

159 I was thinking Jamarcus Russel, but this works too.

Dude...I'm a Raiderfan and even I wouldn't cut that deep. Jamarcus was handed a bankroll and he took it. What was he supposed to do say no?

TFG is the enemy of the state.

Posted by: eleven at September 27, 2012 09:19 AM (KXm42)

160 bold strikethrough ~~italics~~

Posted by: jakeman at September 27, 2012 09:20 AM (96M6e)

161 whats next, a watermelon joke?
No. Dan Rather doesn't comment here.

Posted by: andycanuck at September 27, 2012 09:21 AM (vDl/w)

162 I heard that the religion of Cheeseheads were going to riot, rape, and murder if the regular refs weren't brought back before next game day. Something, something about integrity or blasphemy or some such shit.

Posted by: Fritz at September 27, 2012 09:21 AM (/ZZCn)

163 With all due respect, you're selling the President a bit short on this one. President Obama has some credibility when it comes to sports. His March Madness picks were uncanny. He's keeps in shape and has shown respectable form on a basketball court. His enthusiasm for athletics resonates with many Americans. The Green Bay / Seattle dust up unsettled many fans who believe in fair play. Obama gave voice to their concerns. The NFL got the message and the strike is happily settled. Sometime we conservatives lose ourselves in partisan fervor and overlook the big picture. We'd be doing ourselves a favor if sometimes we gave credit where credit is due. With the President up double-digits in Ohio and Florida, it's no time to further damage our image by acting like a bunch of sour pusses. And hey, guys, lighten up -- it's just a game, isn't it?

Posted by: Emile at September 27, 2012 09:23 AM (4FvdX)

164 No. Dan Rather doesn't comment here.

****

Meadow.

Posted by: Dan Rather at September 27, 2012 09:23 AM (piMMO)

165 ~~Meadow.~~

Courage.

Posted by: Dan Rather at September 27, 2012 09:23 AM (piMMO)

166 Remember, ESPN is owned by that hive of liberfucktwaddle Disney.

Posted by: logprof at September 27, 2012 09:24 AM (V/U0X)

167 Hey Emile- Eat the corn out of my shit. Light enough for you?

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2012 09:24 AM (TMB3S)

168 Why is it always people with names like Emile and Christoph who are such douchechills?

Posted by: eleven at September 27, 2012 09:24 AM (KXm42)

169 jwest, vegan, and toby238 win the thread in an amazing team play. (posts 35, 41, and 46).

Posted by: Sweet Lou at September 27, 2012 09:24 AM (8kUqK)

170 Sometime we conservatives lose ourselves in partisan fervor and overlook the big picture.

****

Funniest thing I've read yet today.

Posted by: Dan Rather at September 27, 2012 09:24 AM (piMMO)

171 146 I hate how the players feel like they have to take their dicks out and wave them around every time they successfully do what they are paid to do. I hate how the average family can't afford to go to a game. I hate how taxpayers get stuck paying for new arenas. The whole thing is a mockery. You all can have it. ************************* Well said.

Posted by: Ferb Fletcher at September 27, 2012 09:25 AM (hyP1j)

172 Fat Albert, I have a free phone. Obama gave it to me. And Romney sucks! Posted by: Russell at September 27, 2012 12:47 PM (jUytm) --That Cleveland drone is like school in July: No class.

Posted by: logprof at September 27, 2012 09:26 AM (V/U0X)

173 I heard that the religion of Cheeseheads were going to riot, rape, and murder if the regular refs weren't brought back before next game day. Something, something about integrity or blasphemy or some such shit.
Too late, Fritz. See my sock.

Green Bay, WI -- Like a pot of bratwurst left unattended at a Lambeau Field pregame party, simmering tensions in the strife-torn Midwest boiled over once again today as rioting mobs of green-and-gold clad youth and plump farm wives rampaged through Wisconsin DennyÂ’s and IHOPs, burning Texas toast and demanding apologies and extra half-and-half.

Posted by: andycanuck at September 27, 2012 09:26 AM (vDl/w)

174 I don't keep up well enough to know but if jwest is one of us don't ya think there's been enough fun? Time to help? ~~&&&&&~~

Posted by: teej says go K-State at September 27, 2012 09:26 AM (RYVE/)

175 The Green Bay / Seattle dust up unsettled many fans who believe in fair play. But mostly it delighted Bears, Lions, and Vikings fans.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 27, 2012 09:26 AM (B/VB5)

176 "White House: 'It's a Great Day for America'"

On AF1, @presssec says #Obama "very pleased" by agreement between #NFL and refs. "It's a great day for America."

http://bit.ly/THcuw6

Posted by: Miss80sBaby at September 27, 2012 09:27 AM (YjDyJ)

177 >>>With all due respect, you're selling the President a bit short on this one.

dude if you're going to sock at get a fresh hash from the wash. Besides the concern trolls are so angry these days they can't even fake that level of comity.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular! With Full Stomping Power! at September 27, 2012 09:29 AM (0q2P7)

178 I guess some fish will strike on any bait.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular! With Full Stomping Power! at September 27, 2012 09:30 AM (0q2P7)

179 I also hate how Monday Night Football used to be free, you could tune in with rabbit ears. Now you have to subscribe to the same fucking liberal dickhead network ESPN that we are now trashing.

As a matter of fact, I am pretty sure that is when the NFL lost me. Fuck them.

Posted by: navybrat at September 27, 2012 09:31 AM (xMj1A)

180 whats next, a watermelon joke? No. Dan Rather doesn't comment here. Posted by: andycanuck at September 27, 2012 01:21 PM (vDl/w) Nicely played!

Posted by: ErikW at September 27, 2012 09:31 AM (wbvis)

181 Come November they'll be hanging their knee-pads in the closet for the next four years. If this guy does manage to be elected again and they'll all have trismus before it's over.

Posted by: amirite at September 27, 2012 09:33 AM (1KEUk)

182 Mike, I'm voting for Romney. My only concern is that he thinks that 47% of Americans are moochers, he murdered a lady with cancer after Bain looted her husband's company, he beat up a gay kid prep school, he inflamed the middle east with premature comments, he thinks airplanes have roll-down windows, and his whose horses dance in their own private elevators while his dogs perish on top of cars to which they are tied with magic Mormon underwear.

Posted by: Emile at September 27, 2012 09:34 AM (kf9WN)

183 Thank you, ErikW.

Posted by: andycanuck at September 27, 2012 09:34 AM (vDl/w)

184 amirite, had to look up "trismus." Well played, amigo!

Posted by: jakeman at September 27, 2012 09:36 AM (96M6e)

185 So, do you think it's possible to will Bibi to walk up to the podium, put on his best Hillary Clinton faux-Southern dialect and exclaim...

FUCK ALL Y'ALL!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at September 27, 2012 09:37 AM (piMMO)

186 >>>I'm voting for Romney. My only concern is...

heh.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular! With Full Stomping Power! at September 27, 2012 09:38 AM (0q2P7)

187 Mike, I'm voting for Romney. My only concern is that he thinks that 47% of Americans are moochers, he murdered a lady with cancer after Bain looted her husband's company, he beat up a gay kid prep school, he inflamed the middle east with premature comments, he thinks airplanes have roll-down windows, and his whose horses dance in their own private elevators while his dogs perish on top of cars to which they are tied with magic Mormon underwear.

***

HILARIOUS!

He's a murder, a homophobe, an idiot, and a rich guy, but still... I'll vote for him.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at September 27, 2012 09:39 AM (piMMO)

188 Wow, that lady gloating over receiving some Obama foam is crazy. Someone should tell her not to play with matches.

You know that Obama foam is just repackaged flammable silly string. She might burn off someone's eyebrows.

Posted by: bonhomme at September 27, 2012 09:40 AM (tRL5E)

189 Bibi up now

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at September 27, 2012 09:41 AM (piMMO)

190 Jeez, like all the twitter was taken over by the blown call for 24 hrs and yet it's just because Obama said something that they finally got the deal done. *shakes head* wake me up from this stupid bizzaro world plz.

Posted by: HeftyJo at September 27, 2012 09:47 AM (1oE9r)

191 I thought that Obama was all for the replacement refs.

After all, all they were really doing was engaging in a little wealth redistribution.

You know, taking something that one person earned and giving it to someone who didn't.

Posted by: SnowyOwl at September 27, 2012 09:55 AM (wLTzb)

192 I'm too drunk to taste this bias.

Posted by: The Colonel at September 27, 2012 09:56 AM (i0vBR)

193 Emile

you are a lying troll and an asshole.
Now fuck off.

Posted by: Vegan in a Prius at September 27, 2012 10:06 AM (ldwRd)

194 Actually Valerie Jarrett grabbed him by the tie and said " look dip wad before you campaign in the other 47 states, mention the NFL referee strike. The nitwits in the MSM will love it.

Posted by: Buffalobob at September 27, 2012 10:43 AM (x+7qA)

195 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at September 27, 2012 11:28 AM (6o4Fb)

196 It's extremely mean of you, Ace, not to give partial credit to Obama for possibly the one good thing in the last 4 years that Obama accomplished.

I mean, he definitely earned, what.....10% credit?

Posted by: Naj at September 27, 2012 12:06 PM (tAHf5)

197 Friday, September 28, 2012: Sun rises in the East, under pressure from Obama administration.

Posted by: Chipperoo at September 27, 2012 02:09 PM (6c62F)

198 Greetings: I know that fans take these kinds of blunders much more seriously than I do. My father never allowed me to see sport as more than a game. In fact, the first time I mouthed off to a referee in a game, my father made it quite clear that future repetitions would result in a basketball-less future for me. The lack of the NFLÃ•s first team officials leaves fans feeling shorted or at least with a diminished sense of the elite-ness of the game they are viewing. Fans and commentators seem committed to paying a good deal of attention to this burr under their saddle, but they are not parties to the contract. I donÃ•t see hear anyone suggesting that fans and commentators pass the plate and take up a collection for the lock-out officials so it canÃ•t really be too serious a situation now, can it ??? And if I may insert a bit of my own agenda in regard to the Ã’NationalÃ“ Football League, many players in the league have affected the wearing of some kind of close fitting head-wear under their helmets. It seems that the Ã’NationalÃ“ Football League, which apparently has any number of rules about the appropriateness of head-wear, finds it acceptable that this couture be worn during the playing of our National Anthem, perhaps due to the complexity of removing it and replacing it so shortly before the beginning of the game, or maybe just because, well, their Ã’NationalÃ“ isnÃ•t that kind of National. (And, my regards to the Oakland Raiders who, this past Sunday, allowed a male group to sing the National Anthem, one of whose members wore a baseball cap and another a beret.) I can certainly understand that this is probably some branding complexity that remains beyond my intellectual grasp, but when you call yourself a Ã’NationalÃ“ anything, swath your playing field in American flags, and put all those cute little flag stickers on every playerÃ•s helmet, why not go whole hog and require appropriate courtesy in regard to our National Anthem ???

Posted by: 11B40 at September 27, 2012 05:30 PM (jn1KI)

199 So ESPN does not understand that Oblahblah is a Bears fan?

Posted by: gad-fly at September 27, 2012 08:49 PM (wzGN6)

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