Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 9:55 AM | 8 comments |
 

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Well, at least here's one mini-controversy we don't have to worry about any more. Arizona Republic columnist Dan Bickley is whining in his blog that it appears the new president will be rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers and not the Arizona Cardinals in the upcoming Super Bowl. Oh, no.

Would Barack Obama have embraced the Cradle of Liberty as his choice to the Super Bowl, had the Eagles not stumbled against the Cardinals in the NFL championship? Or would he have gone with the Steelers?

We'll just never know... and never have to spend reams of newsprint investigating and delivering that vital bit of news. We won't have to endure the silly bets between the mayors. ("I bet my city is going to default before yours!") We won't have to accept the B-list celebrities who suddenly show up wearing Eagles hats.

Look at it as a tradeoff. Would have been interesting, though.

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I don't know about you, but I can't skip any column that contains this sentence: You don't have to be a Commie to know that democracy based on pacifist leadership has seriously failed in Cowboy Nation.

That comes from Randy Galloway of the Fort Worth Star Telegram as he deftly segues from the new leadership in Washington to the crises faced by football owner Jerry Jones. It doesn't need much more introduction than that.
Posted by BOB FORD @ 9:55 AM  Permalink | 8 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:00 PM, 01/22/2009
    Bob I am hearing from a friend that Jim Johnson is real sick. Have you heard anything about this? I heard the prognosis is not good and I am sad tpo hear it.
    — rockinrob
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:44 PM, 01/22/2009
    Following Smallwood's lead eh? Honestly, who cares? Why not write something much more felicitous to the running of our football team? Wrong section, Bob. BHO has shown that he "clings (who can forget what he said about WESTERN Pennsylvanians while in SF)" to the politically expedient, using the same mouth to separately support the two teams in the World Series on campaign stumps, throwing his pastor of 20 years under the bus when the political heat got too sweltering, and breaking his promise on campaign finance when his eyes were filled with dollar signs. Oh wait, I get it. Just as he ignores the opposition in the press (Fox News), he can't root for the state that voted for his opponent. I guess it's only fitting that our QB in the tank for Obama couldn't find success in Arizona either. Donovan, let me ask you a question; what do WWJD and 40 million have in common?
    — kimbo39
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:32 PM, 01/22/2009
    Simple answer, 1. AZ was the last state to make Dr MLK Day and 2. Look what those crazy people did to McNabbs lawn.
    — kenkane
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:09 PM, 01/22/2009
    He's a Chicago politicican. They're all crooks. Show me an honest politician, and I'll show you an unelectable one PS PUHLEASE, what they did to McNabbs lawn was malicious but not racist. Go Cards is racist?
    — JamesJ
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:08 PM, 01/22/2009
    Simple explanation: McCain is from Arizona, Obama doesn't want to be on the same side of the argument.....Philly B-List Celebrities who would've been at an Eagles Super Bowl as a career move-- Joey Lawrence, Jazzy- Jeff, Bob Saget, M. Night Shymamalan, Kim Delaney, Holly Robinson-Peete, and Seth Green.
    — Will T.
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About Bob Ford
Bob Ford has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 1981, and is still trying to figure it all out. A former beat writer covering the Phillies and the 76ers, Ford became a general sports columnist for the Inquirer in 2003, following in and occasionally falling in the deep footsteps of Bill Lyon, Frank Dolson and many distinguished others. He comes to the Philly.com blogosphere after award-winning success as designer/editor of the fabulous Pen & Pencil Club softball blog. Likes: Palestra, inside-the-park home runs, sunny days. Dislikes: phony people, cloudy days, rewrites.
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