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more about #politics more comments → Hatey McLife: Someday, I hope to find a woman who can cover up my sexual impropriety, then I'll know how it feels to love. more » SteveJeltzFan: Covering up allegations of sexual misconduct is just another day at the office for the D.C. Schools' Chancellor. more » Sports-Pun: I really thought KJ & Sammy Sosa had a bright future together.. more » Greek McPapadopoulos: There's no way he'll be as interesting a candidate as Mike "Cocaine Houseboat Party" Erickson: [waynediego.blogspot.com] [www.kgw.com] #politics more » Jerry Koosman RC: Question 46.) Chris Dudley : Bill Bradley :: (A) cheese nips : Cheez-Its (B) Sean Salisbury : Anyone with a proper chemical balance (C) Marion Berry... more » UkraineNotWeak: Which will be higher, Dudley percentage of the vote or his career free throw percentage (.458)? #politics more » Sports-Pun: A Yalie in Mahonia Hall? Bully to him! #politics more » bizzo5000: Nixon would be labeled a socialist/fascist and they would be asking for his birth certificate if he were around today. Oh wait, he’s white. Never ... more » UkraineNotWeak: By today's standards, Richard Nixon wouldn't be thought of as much of a Republican. Afterall, the EPA was started under his Administration and he was... more » wingdynasty: "A new breed of Republicans had taken over the GOP. As I watched this steamroller operation in San Francisco, I had a better understanding of how it m... more » I Like Cheap Beer: Is Craggs ghost-writing under Barry's name now? more » Bobby Big Wheel: Of course Jackie Robinson would be a Republican if he were alive today. Who else are you going to vote for when you're 90 years old? more » ClintonPortishead: One of the most asked questions we here at Deadspin get is "If Jackie Robinson were alive today, how would he vote?" From a wheelchair? more » Convict78: As I watched this steamroller operation in San Francisco, I had a better understanding of how it must have felt to be a Jew in Hitler's Germany. Co... more » Karlifornia: I hope she's not looking for any help from The Undertaker, because he's already got a deal in place with Ted Kennedy. more » -
#kevinjohnson
Kevin Johnson's Fiancée Accused Of Covering Up His Shady Past
"A congressional investigation of the volunteer organization AmeriCorps contains charges that D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee handled "damage control" after allegations of sexual misconduct against her now fiance, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson..."[Washington Examiner] -
#nba
Chris Dudley Will Rebuild Oregon Brick By Brick
The former NBA "big man" is running for governor of Oregon, as a Republican. "He's a solid guy, and Oregonians know that." If by "solid," you mean he played the post like he had lead feet, then yeah. [AP] -
#politics
Jackie Robinson A Republican Hero, Say Republicans
One of the most asked questions we here at Deadspin get is "If Jackie Robinson were alive today, how would he vote?" Well, someone's offered an answer. More » -
#politics
WWE's Linda McMahon Scores Key Endorsement In Actual, Not-Fake Senate Bid
McMahon, wife of Vince, CEO of WWE, enemy of budget deficits, is running for Chris Dodd's Senate seat. "Connecticut needs Linda McMahon," says former wrestler Lanny "The Genius" Poffo. "She is the opposite of Nancy Pelosi." Senton bomb! [Daily Beast] -
#mediameltdowns
National Review Guy Continues Dumb Crusade Against Imaginary Scourge Of Lefty Sportswriters
Whiny Jay Nordlinger is now soliciting examples of mean old press-box commies mixing partisan politics with sports. He says he's making an "omnium-gatherum," which is Latin for "butt plug." [NRO] -
#politics
Curt Schilling Says Possible Senate Bid "Not For Laughs"
"I have no ambition to enter into a life of politics," Schilling blogs. But for when he does, Curt's conveniently laid out his positions for MA voters on everything from gun control to gay marriage. [38 pitches] -
#mediameltdowns
National Review Guy Is Tired Of All Those Lefty Sportswriters Who Don't Really Exist
Whiny Jay Nordlinger's had it up to here with those ragingly liberal sportswriters (that's you, Comrade Cannizzaro!) always spilling politics in his sports. "Why do they have to flick some mud into your banana split?" he writes, from Neptune. [NRO] -
#politics
Curt Schilling Not Done Promoting Curt Schilling
Sure, Curt Schilling has all the trappings of a politician: he's a smug, self-righteous blowhard with a penchant for fondling other people's wives. But is he shameless or delusional enough to gun for Teddy K's vacant Senate seat? More » -
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#nfl
GOP Is The Preferred Party Of Most Ex-NFLers
Congressman J.C. Watts opines: "The values that Republicans espouse in terms of capitalism, free enterprise, responsibility, working hard, sacrifice and commitment – that message probably resonates with the majority of athletes a lot more."[Politico.com] -
#politics
Lou Holtz's Last Foray Into Politics Didn't Go So Well
"I will have nothing to do with politics," Lou Holtz declared in 1983, assuring his new bosses in Minnesota that his days of endorsing race-baiting gasbags for Senate were over. Now he wants to run for Congress. Flip-flop! More » -
#boxing
Congress Ends Racism 90 Years Too Late
Both the House and Senate have passed a resolution pardoning former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson for doin' it with white chicks. In a related story, Jack Johnson is still dead. [ESPN] -
#politics
Back And To The Far Right: A Different View Of Obama's First Pitch
The National Review's Andy McCarthy summons the ghost of Jim Garrison. You know you're in for a treat when the bizarre claim that "the sports press is among the media's leftiest precincts" is the sanest thing in here. [NRO] -
#politics
Fixing The President's Throwing Motion
As you know, our commander-in-chief took the mound last night and did an excellent impression of a man trying to throw a party balloon. I asked some experts to evaluate Obama's mechanics and explain just what needed to be fixed. More » -
#politics
Of Course This Made Countdown
The estimable Tommy "Scraggs" and The Mighty Bentern get golf claps from the Left for their Palin full-court press rendering. Unfortunately, Olbermann used Craggs' Garbage Pail Kid nickname. [MSNBC/Andrew Sullivan] -
#nhl
The Fate Of U.S.-Russia Relations Rests On Alexander Ovechkin's Stick
"As a resident of Washington, D.C., I continue to benefit from the contributions of Russians — specifically, from Alexander Ovechkin," said Barack Obama, who was criticized for not being a true puckhead. Don't get greedy, Capitals fans. [D.C. Sports Bog] -
#politics
Diagramming Sarah Palin's "Full-Court Press" Metaphor
Last Friday, Sarah Palin shrugged into her respectable Republican cloth coat and announced she was resigning from office. Along the way, she dropped a somewhat baffling basketball analogy, which we've helpfully diagrammed for you below, just as Palin described it.
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#soccer
How Do Iranian Soccer Players Protest? Very Carefully
Iran's soccer team may have found it difficult to concentrate on their World Cup qualifying match in South Korea today, since their country is, you know, engulfed in the cleansing flames of democratic awakening. More » -
#whimsy
Free Fenway Tickets To The Person Who Loves America The Most
Do you want presumably good seats to a Red Sox game at Fenway? All you have to do is convince the son of a failed presidential candidate that you hate socialism—and maybe make a small donation! More » -
#whimsy
Crazy Ladies Debate Basketball, Important Infrastructure Bills
This is not two senile old women who wandered away from a bingo hall. This is Maxine Waters and Corrine Brown, two U.S. congresswomen who create vital national policy when they aren't talking smack about Kobe and Dwight. [FriendsOfTheProgram] -
#nba
Karl Malone Would Also Like To Join In Physical Violence Against Politicians
The Mailman thinks that "Congress and the Senators need to be slapped around" and volunteers his services. (And he's not being "facetious.") Why should Charles Barkley get to have all the fun? [MediaMatters]
