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Violence in that state is not uncommon.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 08:40 AM) So, when do we start hearing about how Tom Brady can't win the big one any more? Wasn't this supposed to be the rebuilding year for the Pats?

Tell me she's not filing for divorce.

Refrain from telling your wife about those thoughts, Balta.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 08:36 AM) Maybe it's because I just can't stand the Patriots, and I'm sick of hearing the announcers swoon over the likes of Brady, Manning (both of them), and the normal media favorite teams, but I'm glad to see the Steelers, Jets, Packers, and Bears in the finals. No matter what happens, there are going to be two teams in the Superbowl that the media typically do not like. I'm sure being a fan of the Steelers and Bears amplifies it, but it seems that there is always talk of a bad call or cheap shot or missed call when they win big games. Really? ESPN is always all over the Jets' nuts. And who wants that rapist to get another Super Bowl appearance? Not me.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 07:43 AM) The Super Bowl doesn't really get strong ratings overseas though. The networks love quoting that "1 billion people are watching" number because it sounds good, but it's an outright lie, most people overseas who receive the game aren't watching. American Football just isn't that big outside of with Americans. Regardless. There's no way any game will draw more than the super bowl...ever. EDIT: I hope I didn't just instigate Balta to perform an all day analysis on the ratings of every single NFL game ever to see if any come close to matching a typical super bowl.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 16, 2011 -> 11:25 PM) NFC Championship will be a bigger rated game than the Super Bowl. That's laughable. The Super Bowl is broadcast in like 300 countries.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 16, 2011 -> 05:05 PM) The worst possible matchup for the Bears in the playoffs is still the Patriots, so anything that gets rid of them dramatically improves the Bears' chances. I don't think the Steelers are that far behind.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jan 16, 2011 -> 09:33 AM) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/opinion/...ef=charlesmblow The NY Times is a socialist/communist rag that cannot be trusted.

Agreed Tex. And I will admit that this Loughner guy is totally f***ed in the head.

Dental drill noise cancellation.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 15, 2011 -> 07:49 AM) So...I'd be content if Boozer and Rose each decided to drop 50 tonight, how about you? Just from the free throw line.

What a bulls*** story. Everyone knows the earth is approximately 5 or 6 thousand years old.

Happy birthday!!

Didn't Regis Philbin catch Reince Priebus once? Or was it syphilis?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 14, 2011 -> 04:10 PM) So how did politics exist before they became this ridiculously partisan? Now that we have reached this point, we can never turn back? I guess it's time for me to move to Canada... I think it's always been this bad but with the elimination of the Fairness Doctrine and 24H news on TV it's gotten worse. Just look at the Kennedy article I linked in the Dem thread.

Better than Columbus Day.

Zealots like Reince are not people I tend to celebrate.

X-mas feels like ages ago.

First mayoral debate will be on WTTW on Monday at 7 PM.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 14, 2011 -> 03:28 PM) Sure, as an observation, not an accusation, which most people did within minutes despite not having any evidence to back that up. Most people who did that just simply used it as an opportunity to blame her or s*** on her for doing another thing "wrong." Next time I'll praise her when targeting specific people by name and using gun terminology and they subsequently get shot in the head.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 14, 2011 -> 03:23 PM) I think he has a valid point that Olbermann's apologize was almost certainly done to draw attention to Palin's lack of apology and defensiveness. So by being more defensive she comes out the victor in all of this?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 14, 2011 -> 03:19 PM) Yep, because being targeted as a cause of this tragedy minutes after it happened is the same as nobodies (Sharpton, Olbermann) apologizing for rhetoric they used in the past ONLY TO MAKE THE POINT that people who used that rhetoric without apology are awful. Are you that blind that you don't see why so many people saw a connection and brought Palin's name into the discussion? This didn't come from thin air. Congresswoman Giffords literally asked Palin to take the target down. The sniper target with Gifford's name on it. You REALLY can't see why Palin's name was brought up after all of this?

I think Ezra Klein sums it up nicely here (emphasis mine):