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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

The Patriots are BIG FAT CHEATERS!

NFL security confiscated a video camera and tape from a Patriots employee during New England's 38-14 victory Sunday. The employee was accused of aiming his camera at the Jets' defensive coaches as they signaled to players on the field.

Last season, the Green Bay Packers had an issue with a man wearing a Patriots staff credential who was carrying a video camera on their sideline.

"The rule is that no video recording devices of any kind are permitted to be in use in the coaches' booth, on the field, or in the locker room during the game," the league said Monday in a statement from spokesman Greg Aiello. "Clubs have specifically been reminded in the past that the videotaping of an opponent's offensive or defensive signals on the sidelines is prohibited.

I'm sure the NFL will let them off with just a slap on the wrist, because, hey, they are the Patriots.

I on the other hand think they should be punished. I give you my Good, Better, Best and Dream punishments for the BIG FAT CHEATER Patriots:
1) Good - Forfeit their win over the Jets
2) Better - Forfeit all AFC East games
3) Best - Forfeit this season
4) Dream - Being repeat offenders (they did the same thing against Green Bay last season) the entire team should be disbanded and kicked out of the NFL. Starting today other teams are free to sign former Patriot players to new contracts.

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Crap Play

Via The Drudge Report:

When the assault victim launched into Coldplay's "Yellow," Lawrence allegedly told the man that his "singing sucked" and that the song "f****** sucked." She then grabbed at the man's microphone and "pushed him and punched him in order to get him to stop singing," cops reported.

Crappy music has that effect on people you know...

It is unclear why Coldplay's music apparently made Lawrence snap, though a famous June 2005 New York Times appraisal by Jon Pareles may offer an insight. The critic called the British group "the most insufferable band of the decade," adding that, "the lyrics can make me wish I didn't understand English."

Unclear?!?!? I think Mr. Pareles nailed it. Crap Play is an insufferable band. Icky. Yucky. Sucky.

Saturday, July 14, 2007

From the Inbox

Thought for the day:

"Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist."

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Stupid scientific facts...

Via the Drudge Report:

New scientific research refutes many of Gore's climate claims...

In his new book, The Assault on Reason, Al Gore pleads, "We must stop tolerating the rejection and distortion of science. We must insist on an end to the cynical use of pseudo-studies known to be false for the purpose of intentionally clouding the public's ability to discern the truth." Gore repeatedly asks that science and reason displace cynical political posturing as the central focus of public discourse.

If Gore really means what he writes, he has an opportunity to make a difference by leading by example on the issue of global warming.

A cooperative and productive discussion of global warming must be open and honest regarding the science. Global warming threats ought to be studied and mitigated, and they should not be deliberately exaggerated as a means of building support for a desired political position.

Many of the assertions Gore makes in his movie, ''An Inconvenient Truth,'' have been refuted by science, both before and after he made them. Gore can show sincerity in his plea for scientific honesty by publicly acknowledging where science has rebutted his claims.

For example, Gore claims that Himalayan glaciers are shrinking and global warming is to blame. Yet the September 2006 issue of the American Meteorological Society's Journal of Climate reported, "Glaciers are growing in the Himalayan Mountains, confounding global warming alarmists who recently claimed the glaciers were shrinking and that global warming was to blame."

Don't you just hate it when someone brings the proverbial gun, in the form of facts, to the knife fight?

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Tilt Shift

New York Times Online has a neat story about tilt shift photos. You can see my attempts at that style of photography over on Flickr. I think its fun to do because it creates very unique photos.

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Wii! :)

just a quick post from my new Wii... :p

Monday, April 09, 2007

And that's why I want one!

I wanna Wii! Here's why...

As anyone who's managed to get their hands on a Wii will no doubt have already discovered, it's relatively easy to work up a sweat and lose some pounds using Nintendo's little white box.

If I'm gonna lose pounds, then I wanna have fun doing it. Because if I'm having fun, then I'm not working out.

Typical...

Found via The Drudge Report:
CHEATER!

OBAMA PHOTO CAUSES CONTROVERSY
Mon Apr 09 2007 14:39:38 ET

It's being called the equivalent of a paparazzi gotcha:

A snapshot of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and his chief political/media adviser David Axelrod -- taken in the Senator’s Capitol Hill office!

ROLL CALL reports: Congressional ethics rules forbid the use of federal office space for political and campaign activity.

A spokeswoman for the Obama camp declined comment to the paper.

Obama and Axelrod are old buddies whose relationship dates back years and they could have been having an innocuous conversation, one strategist noted. But it does raise some flags, which is the last thing a contender in a competitive race with a polished, practiced vet such as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) wants to do. “It could be seen as a rookie mistake,” the consultant said.

ROLL CALL's Emily Heil jabs: And as any Hollywood star or starlet could tell you, if you’re going to make a mistake, make sure there aren’t any cameras around.

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