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NFL’s Biggest Problem is Players, Not Limbaugh

October 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Members of the mainstream media are having a field day after it was announced today that Dave Checketts, owner of the National Hockey League’s St. Louis Blues, had decided to drop conservative radio talk show legend Rush Limbaugh from the group interested in purchasing the National Football League’s St. Louis Rams.   Conveniently, they ignore the [...]

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Surprise! NFL Players Union Chief Gave to Obama

October 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Were you surprised to hear that DeMaurice Smith, National Football League players union chief, surfaced this week as a loud-mouth Rush Limbaugh detractor opposed to the possibility of the conservative radio talk show host/legend owning a partial interest in buying the St. Louis Rams?  You shouldn’t have been.  After all, records at OpenSecrets.org show that [...]

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Stephen A. Smith Strikes Again – This Time on CNN

October 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Twenty-four days ago, I was pleased with what I learned during Mark Levin’s interview of ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.  Today, the sportswriter and commentator solidified his place in my heart when he appeared with host Christine Romans and author Joe Queenan during the “Ticker” segment of the CNN program, Your $$$$$, yesterday.
The topic of the day? [...]

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National Football League Won’t Allow Members of Armed Forces Color Guard to Watch Super Bowl (Updated)

January 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

If a post at The Thunder Run is accurate, National Football League officials have made a boneheaded decision related to members of the U.S. Armed Forces Color Guard and their participation at the Super Bowl in Tampa Feb. 1.  [See UPDATE #2 at end of post]
The blog received the email below, which outlined the issue, [...]

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Detroit Lions Set NFL Record, Go Winless in ‘08

December 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

My friend David Donar at Political Graffiti felt compelled today to commemorate the historic non-achievement of his beloved Detroit Lions in the cartoon above.  Today, his team from the Motor City ensured a place in the National Football League’s history books as the first team ever to lose 16 games in a season.
Take heart, Dave.  [...]

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