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Patriots fans were shocked and indignant when Anna Grant, 14, was booed for wearing a Patriots jersey at the AFC playoff game in Indianapolis on Sunday. Folks at the RCA Dome let her have it during the introduction of the Punt, Pass and Kick winners, where, it appears, even the Colts' mascot got into the act. Well, don't worry, New England Faithful. Patriots' owner Robert Kraft has given Anna and her family free tickets to this weekend's slaughter of the Chargers AFC Championship Game, where she will be honored in some sort of ceremony. But even that isn't enough to placate Patriots' fans.
From Patriots' Pulpit:
Only utter dolts could be so dumb not to separate a high school freshman from a team they don't like simply because that team is far better than theirs. Grant told reporters that people at the stadium told her, "It's not you. It's your jersey." Wow, that's some justification. They were booing the jersey. It's hard to believe any so-called adult could be that irrational. The display was far worse than Eagles fans booing Santa Claus. Worse than Jets fans cheering the injury of their own quarterback. The act is beyond comprehension, beyond words. It was by far the most classless act by the most classless fans imaginable.
Please ... get over it. Razzing the other team's laundry has been in fashion since Napoleon invaded Russia. Think that being a kid makes you exempt? Just travel to Europe for a dose of reality. Over there they boo the Paraplegic Games.
Ironically, Grant seems to be the only one in the greater Boston area who understands this.
Anna Grant Booed At Chargers-Colts Game [YouTube]
'Class' Is In Session [Patriots Pulpit]
Once Loveable, Patriots And Their Fans Now Booed [MSNBC]
Comments
Well, to be fair, she *was* wearing a John Rocker Patriots jersey.
Yes
/Mark Chmura
Boooooo-urns joke goes where?
They weren't booing the jersey. She is actually a horrible, horrible person.
Will Randy Moss smack her too?
Mmmm, braces.
Does she need a date?
/prepares for Chris Hanson to enter the room
Yes, this whole "getting booed and getting free tickets and national media attention" is far worse than the "smattering of applause and quickly ushered off the field" treatment the other kids received.
I bet they wouldn't boo Anna Benson.
Pawtucket Pat would not stand for this either.
It's rude of you to assume that Indianapolis isn't highly vested in the outcome of the annual Punt Pass and Kick competition.
Odds Philip Rivers heckles her at the ceremony on Sunday: even.
Not only is RICK challenging Iracane this week, he's also challenging Chris Hansen.
this coming from the fans who yell "yankees suck" at every public event possible
Love the sinner, hate the sin.
/huckabee?
I always boo children when they fail during halftime contests. It's exactly how I prove my manhood.
Is it bad that when I read that quote above it was as if the guy in the diner from those NFL Network commericals was actually saying it?
This from a fan base that chants "Yankees suck" at football games, weddings and bar mitzvahs. I believe this is a pot/kettle situation. The fake horror is highly amusing.
/New York and Boston hata 4 life
That's right use both hands
/turns arounds and says "who said that?"
Hmmm, fodder for Lil Ronnie's next rap.
...and MyRiceGirl's next video.
What kind of reaction would this man expect if he were to be wearing his jersey and the coin toss this weekend?
Yeah... I thought so.
@Rob Iracane:
What a wimp. I booed my nephew at his U-8 soccer game when he failed to convert a PK. These kids need to toughen up!
JETER SUCKS AROD SWALLOWS
@wehadababyitsaboy: Hey, let's not bring 5/8's of the American population in on this.
@wehadababyitsaboy: Curses...
Ahh, Ziggy, will you ever win?
@MiamiMagic: you don't have any idea
-yankees fan living in boston
since when does the patriots pulpit speak for pats fans. this is the first normal thing colts fans have ever done.
if there was a colts or yankees jersey on in fenway or gillette i'd boo them too. its expected. that girl knew what she was in for.
When Adam Vinatieri's last-play field goal gave the Patriots their first championship as huge underdogs to the St. Louis Rams after the 2001 season, red, white and blue confetti - not boos - poured down in the Louisiana Superdome.
It came less than five months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
He found some way to tie this into 9/11. I sure didn't see that one coming.
Favorite quote from the MSNBC piece, from Bob Kraft:
"Now what's happened is, we've had a modicum of success."
In what world do three Super Bowl titles in the decade and the first perfect season since 1972 get judged as a "modicum"?
Grant, Kraft, all of her friends, the State of New Hampshire, King Gillette's corpse, my mailman, the old man who lives across the street, Mitt Romney, my shoe.
Everyone knows they weren't booing HER you doltidiot!
Anna Grant is an anagram for Rang An Ant.
More like Cunt, Pass & Kick, am I right?
Too much?
At an Eagles game in '02 we booed a contestent (an Eagle fan) in the halftime skill contest because he was from New York City.
C'mon Pats, this is weak sauce. It's not like they sold her into the sex trade or anything.
THAT IS A FACKIN' DISGUSTING ACT!
Random question:
Has anyone else ever been wished a happy birthday by Kige Ramsey on Facebook? I'm proud to say that ol' Donkey Lips himself graces my wall today.
Can we get back to the false rape allegations and Mike Nifong's shambled life? It's a lot less depressing than this horse shit.
Wait... people don't like the Patriots?
@blackheartededitor:
Nope. That bitch deserves it.
- Zeke
Colts fans acting like rubes? Unthinkable.
Lord, yet another reason to piss on the Pats. I miss Victor Kiam.
Look, if Pats fans don't want her to get booed, they can either lose this weekend, or quit being douchebags. Pretty simple, really.
@blackheartededitor: I can't believe you didn't go with Cunt, Ass, and Dick.
and look where the colts are now....
cutting that meat, kicking keg grills over houses, and starting ministries.
(my point here: they lost and won't be playing this weekend. and, they shoot alot of commercials. and dungy is wickid anti-gayyyy.)
@PenskeMaterial: Next you'll be wanting the Yankees to be fiscally responsible. Just enjoy the gifts that keep on giving.
As a Boston fan, I have no problem with the booing.
We are the same fanbase that manages to start Yankees suck chants at football games, rock concerts, and Sunday mass.
@Southeast Jerome: @Herbies_Wingman: Yes + 2 years.
If she can drive, it's o.k. for me to muff dive.
this thread reminds me of the Gordon Jump episode of Diff'rent Strokes...creepy
I was wondering what brought on that case of the vapors.
Blame Philip Rivers. That seems to be in style for every blog in country this week, and he WAS at the game, even if he was in the locker room.
@Lady Andrea: I wanted to make sure it was clear I was bashing the innocent 13-year-old girl.
Lawdy Lawdy. It woulda been worse if they DIDN'T boo. Don't let one loser bloggie represent anybody but themselves. we certainly don't judge all Cardinals fans because of you.
"I notice you wear braces. I wear braces too."
@SantaBarbaraWahoo: Like Reggie Nelson, he's not easily impressed.
@blackheartededitor: Who says she's innocent? She could be using steroids.
@tebow2007: And after the cartoon, we'll play Neptune: King of the Sea"
It takes a lot of the water, the bath tub, and shower. It's a great game. You're going to love it.
Someone say they need a babysitter?
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