Republicans are just devoid of any real ideas that would help the country. They are only interested in helping the very rich. Shame so many people do not realize that if Mitt gets his way, they will be subject to capital gains on property they inherit while the very rich will not have to worry about estate taxes. Way to go republicans.
Amazing how anyone could fall for the republican wealth transfer but many do.
The GOP To Host NFL Offensive Line Camps
Proggy
2012/06/27 17:42:36
At
first glance I couldn't believe it either. But as I learned more then
it became more clear why it was perfectly believable. Now I know what
you're thinking, so stop thinking it. Not a single GOP holding elected
office, pundit, or strategists have an ounce of athletic ability. It all
started with Jeff Davidson the Minnesota Vikings offensive line coach
who came up with this brilliant idea. "It was really kinda funny how it
just popped in my head" says Davidson of his brainchild.
This
is how Davidson claim it all came about... I was sitting on the couch
one night, it's the off-season, but I'm still thinking of how dismally
our offensive line performed last season. If any defensive line was a
white hot fire poker our offensive line was soft shave ice. So I'm
looking at fellow Minnesotan Ed Schultz who's a huge Vikings fan and
what I saw on his show not only shocked, but amazed me. No matter if a
bill was going to provide healthcare to uninsured people who're sick,
employ people who're looking for work, help people who're losing their
house keep their homes, improve education, streamline transportation, no
matter what the benefit was to the American people they BLOCKED IT! But
the real kicker was when I found out that the night of President
Obama's inauguration the the GOP held a special dinner gathering with
the sole purpose of BLOCKING
anything and everything the newly elected President wanted to do.
Whether it helped the country or not. It didn't matter just do not
cooperate with this President in any form or fashion and BLOCK!
Davidson
even heard there was one gentleman at this dinner that stood up and
asked... "Wait! I've got a few questions before we do this...." He then
asked....
What if it's our own idea? The retort was... BLOCK IT!
What if it actually assist sick people? BLOCK IT!
What if it helps feed hungry children? BLOCK IT!
What if it helps the homeless get shelter? BLOCK IT!
What if it helps those not affluent get good education? BLOCK IT!
What
if it makes us more money? Then he was posed with, "That depends on
whether it makes the President look good or not. If it does... BLOCK
IT!"
Davidson
then thought to himself "WHOA! I mean there is a dark side of humanity
that could let a person watch a thousand nuns and orphans starve to
death while gluttonously feasting before them. Then there's the
depraved, demented, sheer evil of the GOP!" I mean forget the fact that
there was a foreclosure crisis, record unemployment, a broken
educational system, a broken healthcare system, and a frivolous unpaid
for war all going on, they simply want to make their opponent look bad
and WIN! While this is disgustingly baleful for politics it's just the
mental edge my players need when going up against defensive linemen.
So
Davidson made the call and for a nominal fee, the GOP (while possessing
no athletic accolades whatsoever, but are experts on BLOCKING) agreed
to host these NFL offensive line camps, but showed much disdain for
helping "union workers" in any form or fashion. The 2012 NFL season
shall tell whether the experiment will pay off.
first glance I couldn't believe it either. But as I learned more then
it became more clear why it was perfectly believable. Now I know what
you're thinking, so stop thinking it. Not a single GOP holding elected
office, pundit, or strategists have an ounce of athletic ability. It all
started with Jeff Davidson the Minnesota Vikings offensive line coach
who came up with this brilliant idea. "It was really kinda funny how it
just popped in my head" says Davidson of his brainchild.
This
is how Davidson claim it all came about... I was sitting on the couch
one night, it's the off-season, but I'm still thinking of how dismally
our offensive line performed last season. If any defensive line was a
white hot fire poker our offensive line was soft shave ice. So I'm
looking at fellow Minnesotan Ed Schultz who's a huge Vikings fan and
what I saw on his show not only shocked, but amazed me. No matter if a
bill was going to provide healthcare to uninsured people who're sick,
employ people who're looking for work, help people who're losing their
house keep their homes, improve education, streamline transportation, no
matter what the benefit was to the American people they BLOCKED IT! But
the real kicker was when I found out that the night of President
Obama's inauguration the the GOP held a special dinner gathering with
the sole purpose of BLOCKING
anything and everything the newly elected President wanted to do.
Whether it helped the country or not. It didn't matter just do not
cooperate with this President in any form or fashion and BLOCK!
Davidson
even heard there was one gentleman at this dinner that stood up and
asked... "Wait! I've got a few questions before we do this...." He then
asked....
What if it's our own idea? The retort was... BLOCK IT!
What if it actually assist sick people? BLOCK IT!
What if it helps feed hungry children? BLOCK IT!
What if it helps the homeless get shelter? BLOCK IT!
What if it helps those not affluent get good education? BLOCK IT!
What
if it makes us more money? Then he was posed with, "That depends on
whether it makes the President look good or not. If it does... BLOCK
IT!"
Davidson
then thought to himself "WHOA! I mean there is a dark side of humanity
that could let a person watch a thousand nuns and orphans starve to
death while gluttonously feasting before them. Then there's the
depraved, demented, sheer evil of the GOP!" I mean forget the fact that
there was a foreclosure crisis, record unemployment, a broken
educational system, a broken healthcare system, and a frivolous unpaid
for war all going on, they simply want to make their opponent look bad
and WIN! While this is disgustingly baleful for politics it's just the
mental edge my players need when going up against defensive linemen.
So
Davidson made the call and for a nominal fee, the GOP (while possessing
no athletic accolades whatsoever, but are experts on BLOCKING) agreed
to host these NFL offensive line camps, but showed much disdain for
helping "union workers" in any form or fashion. The 2012 NFL season
shall tell whether the experiment will pay off.
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Top Opinion
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ehrhornp 2012/06/27 17:48:38
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JOHN YDSTIE, host:
Competing in sports can be an exercise in character building as well as a springboard into politics. Commentator Frank Deford wonders why so many athletes-turned-politicians are Republicans.
Mr. FRANK DEFORD (Commentator; Columnist, Sports Illustrated; Reporter, WSHU, Fairfield, Connecticut): The Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steeler, Lynn Swann, is running for governor of Pennsylvania. Naturally, Swann is a Republican. He's a Republican even though he's African-American and only a small percentage of Republicans are black. But, you see, that doesn't matter, because almost all athletic politicians are Republicans. Now, how do we explain this?
The Democrats are always fighting the characterization that they're wimpy. Maybe that's because all the sports guys who run for office are Republicans. Bill Bradley is about the only famous athlete of the recent past to run as a Democrat. The Democrats finally thought they had another one in Bill Richardson, the governor of New Mexico, who'd been a baseball player in school, and then it turned out that Richardson had lied about his baseball credentials. The Democrat...
[QUOTE]
JOHN YDSTIE, host:
Competing in sports can be an exercise in character building as well as a springboard into politics. Commentator Frank Deford wonders why so many athletes-turned-politicians are Republicans.
Mr. FRANK DEFORD (Commentator; Columnist, Sports Illustrated; Reporter, WSHU, Fairfield, Connecticut): The Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steeler, Lynn Swann, is running for governor of Pennsylvania. Naturally, Swann is a Republican. He's a Republican even though he's African-American and only a small percentage of Republicans are black. But, you see, that doesn't matter, because almost all athletic politicians are Republicans. Now, how do we explain this?
The Democrats are always fighting the characterization that they're wimpy. Maybe that's because all the sports guys who run for office are Republicans. Bill Bradley is about the only famous athlete of the recent past to run as a Democrat. The Democrats finally thought they had another one in Bill Richardson, the governor of New Mexico, who'd been a baseball player in school, and then it turned out that Richardson had lied about his baseball credentials. The Democrats don't even make good ringers.
The Republicans just keep churning out manly sports stars. President Ford, of course, was an outstanding football player. So was Jack Kemp, who was vice-president on the GOP ticket in 1996. J.C. Watts and Steve Largent were football players, turned congressmen. Tom Osborne, the former University of Nebraska coach, is in the House now, running for Cornhusker governor. And, Senator George Allen, a possible presidential candidate, is both an ex-quarterback and the son of a famous football coach. Pedigree!
But, it's not just football. Jim Bunning, the baseball hall of famer, is the junior senator from Kentucky. Jim Ryun, the last great American miler, is a Kansas congressman. Dennis Hastert, the speaker of the house, was a wrestling coach. Grunt! The former Colorado Senator, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, was captain of the U.S. judo team. And, leave us not forget a certain bodybuilder, who is the governor of California.
Good grief! Charles Barkley even periodically makes noises about running for governor of Alabama--as a Republican. Aren't there even any Democratic benchwarmers?
When the Republicans do make inroads into blue states, they do it with football players. The governor of Maryland and the governor of Rhode Island were Ivy League players. And then--and then when a Democrat Ivy leaguer does something athletic, everybody laughs at him. Remember John Kerry windsurfing? And what are the Kennedy's famous for? Touch football. Touch... the Republicans play tackle, man.
The Republicans even have the sidelines covered. Both Mississippi senators were college cheerleaders. So was Rick Perry, the governor of Texas. And, for that matter, so was a former Texas governor who moved on to lead cheers elsewhere. Mission accomplished! Give me a G, give me an O, give me a P, give me a G-O-P!
The Democrats haven't got a prayer.
It goes deep, too. Dwight Eisenhower was a West Point football player. Ronald Reagan was a baseball announcer and then his most famous acting role was as a football star. George Bush, the elder, was a fine first baseman. Even Richard Nixon played football at Whittier College. I interviewed him once. You know what Nixon most wanted to talk about? Bowling. He was very proud that he had bowling alleys built in the White House. Yeah. And then Jimmy Carter took 'em out.
It's plain to me that if the Democrats want to ever get back in power, they gotta nominate some jocks and start kickin' some butt.
YDSTIE: The comments of Frank Deford. His latest book, The Old Ball Game, is out in paperback. He joins us each Wednesday from member station WSHU in Fairfield, Connecticut.
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"The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth." - Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)
"I was a Republican until they lost their minds." - Charles Barkely
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Sane people are leaving the Republican Party to join the Dems. The Repugnant Ones have alienated most Moderates and all Liberals who once considered themselves to be Republicans.
And there are plenty of athletes who vote Democrat.
Amazing how anyone could fall for the republican wealth transfer but many do.