The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Gators Crushed by Florida GOP Curse and Crimson Tide Defense, But Mainly …

. . . it was the Crimson Tide defense: The No. 3-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, down by a touchdown after the first play from scrimmage, found their stride and overwhelmed the No. 12 Gators 38-10 before 90,888 fans, the second-largest attendance in Florida Field history. . . . The Crimson Tide (5-0, 2-0) defeated the […]

LT: Hall of Fame Sex Offender

  When this story first caught my attention last spring, I wrote: Wait a minute. You’re Lawrence Taylor, considered by many football commentators to be the greatest linebacker in the history of the game, and you’re meeting a pimp named Rasheed at a Holiday Inn to pay $300 for a hooker from the Bronx? Taylor […]

Yeah, About the Super Bowl

You will recall that I predicted the Obama Jinx would doom the Steelers. So all you Steelers fans who scoffed at my prophecy, suck it. Speaking of sucking, did that halftime show suck or what? The Black-Eyed Peas were exposed as the Milli Vanilli of the 21st century. Take away their studio effects, and what […]

Obama Jinxes Steelers in Super Bowl

Ever since the president put the curse on Philly, every NFL team has prayed that Obama wouldn’t endorse them. Obama: ‘I’ve got some love for the Steelers’ Sorry, Pittsburgh fans: Packers by 4. But at least Dan Collins can enjoy the sexy cheerleader at AOSHQ. UPDATE: Everybody else has already blogged this, so what the heck?

Packers Fans: ‘New Tone?’ Bite Me!

Even since Reince Priebus got the RNC chairmanship, Wisconsinians have become increasingly uncivil: Via notorious “Chubby Chaser” Dan Collins. We’re currently preparing for our First Annual Dan Collins Plus-Size Dream Girl Lingerie Show.

Obama Supports Dog-Killer Vick, Jinxes Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings

Exactly why the president of the United States felt the need to phone the Eagles’ coach to praise him for giving Michael Vick a second chance, I don’t know. What I do know is that it didn’t help the Eagles: The NFL’s first Tuesday game in 64 years produced a fittingly unusual result as Minnesota […]

Oklahoma City Mayor: Satanism? OK! Lingerie Football League? Not OK!

Mayor Mitch Corbett is the Grinch Who Stole Christmas Banned Women Playing Football in Their Underwear: ReasonTV.com via Nick Gillespie on Twitter. The mayor says he won’t let the LFL use the Civic Center, even though a satantic church was allowed to use the Civic Center in October. Background stories here: Mayor Cornett Will Not […]

And Let Me Add, ‘Roll, Tide!’

Bemoaning the likelihood that Republicans will win their current battle with Democrats over extending the Bush tax cuts, progressive blogger David Kurtz reaches for an interesting analogy: It reminds me of the line attributed to the old football coach Bum Phillips, speaking about the legendary Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant: “He can take his’n and […]

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