The tweet sent to Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) was plain enough: And it was sent “in the clear,” i.e., under the author’s real name. It didn’t take long for Swalwell to find out his special fan was Bruce Miller, a former NFL player (see his bio here). Miller, a big guy with bulg[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Football’
August 16th, 2022 - 3:38 pm § in Donald Trump, Health
Playing football without a helmet
The late President Gerald Ford grew up when college football was played with leather helmets, and years later critics snidely sniped that’s how he got to be “soft in the head.” Then there’s Richard Aaron York III, who on Sunday, August 15, 2022, smashed a car into a concrete [...]
WSU’s Mike Leach falls for fake Obama video
Cougar coach swallowed aging internet hoax WSU’s head football coach Mike Leach is an ardent Trump supporter. That made him an easy mark for a hoax video using edited footage to make it sound like President Obama said, in a 2014 Brussels speech, that Americans are “too small-minded to go[...]
June 4th, 2018 - 6:56 pm § in Donald Trump, Hypocrisy
Trump Disinvites Philadelphia Eagles From White House Super Bowl Celebration
“They disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem,” Trump tweeted [...]
May 23rd, 2018 - 10:35 pm § in Donald Trump, Hypocrisy
NY Jets Owner says if any player ‘takes a knee’ he’ll pay the NFL fine
Earlier Tuesday, the NFL issued the new policy, which states that all players who are on the field during the anthem must “stand and show respect for the flag and the Anthem.” Players are allowed to stay in the locker rooms during the Anthem, which effectively silences their protests. Except[...]
Teachers are trippin(g), but pay Kam right? Smh
Kam Chancellor signed a four year deal worth $28 million dollars. Chancellor was given a $5 million dollar signing bonus, and he is guaranteed to receive nearly $8 million dollars of his deal. In 2015, Chancellor will earn $4.5 million dollars, and his $100 thousand incentive check is nearly $20[...]
August 11th, 2015 - 11:19 am § in Misc.
Soccer and Africa
FIFA, Blatter and Africa: a special relationship Answers to the challenging question of why Africans unanimously supported Sepp Blatter for a 5th term – and what they portend for the future.[...]
Athletes giving money
Does anyone else notice the large amounts of money that Black athletes are donating to their alma maters? New York Mets outfielder, Curtis Granderson donated $5 million to the University of Illinois-Chicago , Draymond Green, combo forward for the Golden State Warriors gave Michigan State University [...]