I forgot about the priceless Kerry quote about “Manny Ortiz”. Anybody who mixes up Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz and lives in Boston is not a Red Sox fan. I think John Kerry is the only person who ever went to the snack bar behind home plate at Fenway and asked for “brie and chablis and some pinot for Teresa”. Kerry’s transparent attempt to be a regular guy is just hilarious. It reminds me of his hunting trip in Ohio. Kerry came out of the woods wearing his Banana Republic outfit and said “we all bagged a duck”. But then when you see the photo, there are more “hunters” then there are ducks.

Larraby on December 7, 2007 at 9:54 AM

I live in Boston and I’m decidedly not a Sox fan. Even I would not make this mistake. I don’t know what positions they play, but I know the names.

What can a fan do, really?

Customers who want NFL can get it by subscribing to Dish or Direct TV. There are a lot of options, and this is basic capitalism. Congress should stay out of it.

I love that picture.

LtE126 on December 7, 2007 at 10:46 AM

The one of him reaching back between his legs to snap the ball is great, too.

It will get worked out in the long run by the marketplace, as it should.

Same ol’ equivicating SOB, he’s always been.

I guess, he didn’t want to interfere, before he DID want to.

Getting the NFL Network into every home in America!

Why? I mean, other than hardcore football fan(atics), who cares?

I’m sure that there are more important things for the Congress to do. Passing a flat tax comes to mind, but I’d settle for them passing the present military funding bill- without trying to make us “throw the game” to the enemy as a condition of doing so. Which apparently is one of the “plays” Kerry is helping to call.

Once more we see that egotism, megalomania, and infantilism go hand in hand. Especially with “progressives”.

cheers

eon

And I certainly don’t want to cough up money to listen to Greg Gumble and Chris “Ichabod” Collinsworth hack their way through a game. Good heavens. It was painful enough watching the Bears. Putting those two morons in front of the mic … well, that was just mean.

That was painful last night. Not as bad as the way the Bears played but close.

OTOH the game was on a local OTA station in HD so I didn’t have to worry that my cable provider doesn’t even offer NFL network.

Now, you may recall, I complained last week that the Cowboys-Packers game was only on NFL Network, but my complaint wasn’t a call for any politician to step in and fix it.

I am truly impressed. Senators jump at your beck-and-call without even being asked. You just can’t buy that kind of influence, my friend!

Seriously, Congress has no business meddling in an issue like this. No laws are being broken. No one is being harmed (annoyed yes, harmed no). Market forces will work out the negotiations.

By doing this Kerry proves, once again, that he’s only in the Senate because he’s too dumb to get a “real job.”

B – L – O – G – G – I – N – G.

First comes Posts!

Then Comes Linking!

Then comes AllahP with a Baby Carriage!

Don’t forget that he also misproinounced “Ortiz” as “Ortez.”

crazy_legs on December 7, 2007 at 9:58 AM

Jenjis Ortez?

I forgot about the priceless Kerry quote about “Manny Ortiz”.

Don’t forget that he also misproinounced “Ortiz” as “Ortez.”

1. Fire anyone doped up.
2. Fire anyone with a conviction.
3. Tear the roof off all the domes.
4. Take out OT….playing to win is what the two point conversion is for.
5. Drop the price of a Hot Dog.

Then I might….might mind you….pay for NFLN….until then I’ll keep my money home.

The Patriots’ last game of the regular season is on NFL Network, so the senator gets involved to make it look like he’s doing something useful, yada yada yada.

By the way, you’re probably right about this being a pander to his state…

Except that the Pats-Giants game will be carried locally on WCVB (channel 5). So not only is it a naked pander to his constintuency, but it once again exposes his blatent ignorance of the “regular folk.” This is right up there with “Manny Ortez,” and “Can I get me a huntin’ license here.”

But if there was a Windsurfing channel… he’d be right there!!

Regardless,

World B. Free on December 7, 2007 at 9:34 AM

That is peanuts, truth be told; but, I’ve got an issue with the NFL double dipping – if you want me to pay to watch the games, fine; but I’ll be very petty and say that I don’t want to pay to watch the commercials.

Either raise the price and go commercial free, or keep the commercials and make the NFL Network free.

I don’t want them to have it both ways.

And I certainly don’t want to cough up money to listen to Greg Gumble and Chris “Ichabod” Collinsworth hack their way through a game. Good heavens. It was painful enough watching the Bears. Putting those two morons in front of the mic … well, that was just mean.