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The NFL's Women Summit Was The Mindless Pandering It Always Was Meant To BeFirst, let’s get this out of the way: The NFL and its franchises are a corporate enterprise. They exist to make money. They don’t exist to do anything else. They do not exist to make this a better world. They do not exist to uplift anyone. They do not exist to enact change on inequality or ending po...

Behold, A Chance For Me To Learn How To Use Sports To Talk To GuysIt would be impossible to critique every glitter-drenched corporate attempt to condescendingly “teach” women “sports.” We don’t have enough time left on this planet. But every once in a while, there’s one so bad that it demands our attention, so here’s one: “How to Use Sports to Talk to Guys,” a wor...

Paul Ryan's Fantasy Football Team Must SuckRep. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House and a man who definitely has an Ayn Rand quote poster taped to the ceiling above his bed, met with NFL players Tuesday in Washington, D.C. to discuss race and police issues. They took a nice photo together:...

Wikileaks: Clinton Campaign Considered Having Her Make A "Yo Mama" Joke 

Here’s a good one from the Clinton email leaks. Before a February campaign event in Birmingham, Al., a Hillary Clinton campaign staffer wrote a “Yo mama” joke into the speech, one which was eventually cut....

Paul Ryan Is Really Bad At Pandering To Sports Fans<em></em>

Pandering in politics is a matter of course; politics is pandering, which is probably something some political scientist said 70 years ago. But sports are good, real, and serious business, which makes Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s sports pandering extremely offensive. ...

The NFL Can't Stop Pandering At Women 

The video starts out simply enough, with a stereotypical pseudo-military march followed by a booming voice announcing “Patriots Today!” and a quick announcement from a corporate sponsor. But this report from the New England Patriots soon takes a turn. There are no highlights of tackles, catches, or ...

This Is Worse Than That ESPN Ad That Had A Michigan Fan And Ohio State Fan Making Out With Each Other

Mitt Romney Will Do Anything To Secure The Chicago Cubs Vote

The caption info tells me GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was in Chicago today for a couple of fundraisers, including one at Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse and Bar. But this photo is too excellent for any rational explanations. We won't have them, dammit....