2010 Point & Laugh at the skins thread

[PhillyGirl]

no, its not the same.

[phattymatty]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/05/donovan_mcnabb_meets_justin_bi.html

[FastFreddie]

Shanahan and McNabb were guests of the Washington Times, a newspaper that doesn't have a sports section.

It may not have a sports section, but it has a massive right-wing bent and likely editors who are best buds with Danny Snyder.

I wonder if McNabb knows that he has to vote Republican now that he plays for Snyder?

[rjs246]

I'm sure Tom Cruise will let him know.

[FastFreddie]

Help me Jesus!  Help me Jewish God!  Help me Tom Cruise!

[paco]

Shanahan and McNabb were guests of the Washington Times, a newspaper that doesn't have a sports section.

It may not have a sports section, but it has a massive right-wing bent and likely editors who are best buds with Danny Snyder.

I wonder if McNabb knows that he has to vote Republican now that he plays for Snyder?

According to the book "Next man up", the majority of NFL players vote republican.

[phattymatty]

Most people with a lot of money do.

[ice grillin you]

not me

[Diomedes]

He said people, not caricatures.

[General_Failure]

Some caricatures do.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Dan Snyder apologizes over TV dispute
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on May 4, 2010 6:42 PM ET
New Redskins Senior VP Tony Wyllie is going to have his hands full in Washington.

The Redskins' rocky relationship with the local media had another embarrassing day on Tuesday.  Redskins owner Dan Snyder had to apologize to a local news affiliate (ABC) for preventing them from covering a story that the network originally pitched to the team.

Here's the backstory, courtesy of Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post:  A Marine lieutenant called the local ABC affiliate, wanting to surprise his Redskins cheerleader wife by coming home from a combat tour early, with cameras in tow.

Nice local story, right?

The Redskins thought so too, but barred ABC from telling the story. Instead, the local NBC affiliate was allowed to cover it.  (And presumably tipped off by the Redskins.)  NBC is the broadcast partner of the Redskins.

Here's where the story gets especially troubling.  A television executive said that the Redskins threatened to fire the cheerleader if she later spoke to the ABC station.

The Redskins deny that claim, but did apologize, essentially admitting they stole the story. Snyder said he plans to make "many changes in personnel and policy"

The Washington Post reports that longtime VP Karl Swanson's departure from the team was in the works before the cheerleader story broke

A despicable organization.

[rjs246]

I'm reading War Without Death: A year of Extreme Competition in Pro Football's NFC East right now and shtein like this is not remotely surprising.

[KDS]

lol nice professional move by nbc

local tv news war!

[SD]

Can you really fire a cheerleader, it's not like they get paid shtein.

[ice grillin you]

http://1067thefandc.cbslocal.com/2010/05/06/video-clinton-portis-uncensored-part-iii/


“As far as the conversation about LaVar. I lost a lot of respect for LaVar at that moment, speaking at Sean’s funeral. To get up, I really thought that was, umm, I don’t know what you call that. LaVar ain’t know Sean like that. For the people who did seeing how LaVar was going to portray — I remember me and Sean was going to jump LaVar, you know, for throwing pie at Sean’s face his rookie year, and trying to haze Sean, and be the tough guy. He felt like it was a joke. We didn’t like that S***. For all the attention LaVar claim, and that him and Sean was cool — they wasn’t cool. Sean ain’t F*** with LaVar. Sometime, people should STOP (long pause) I don’t think you should do that. If you cool with somebody, or you know somebody, you knew ‘em. Don’t go and portray, set out an image like ’this is your buddy, this is your pal’ like you all hung, when y’all really didn’t. I don’t think that’s fair man.”