KIffin Signs , Stroud to Hang self

It is was it is. Stroud is a lame hack.

clipped from bucstats.com Monte Agrees In Principle, Stroud To Hang Self In Shower January 18, 2008 Earlier today, I read Rick Stroud's story about Kiffin getting offered less than he was currently making. It's believed the Bucs have offered Kiffin less than what he made last season, leaving the two sides considerably apart. I had half an entry written about how "it's believed" means Stroud had absolutely no sources and was just pulling this out of his gargantuan asshole, but I abandoned it because it started to sound like I was piling on when I really didn't know what Kiffin was offered myself. The Tribune touched on it, but their version of it has far fewer instances of the words "fuckface" and "hack-tacular". I'm not sure which is more satisfying, Kiffin being retained or Stroud being publicly proven wrong again. Isn't it about time to stick him on the monster truck rally or championship bingo beats?

ST PETE TIMES STROUD A HATE MONGERER

TOO BAD THEY CAN'T FIND SOME REAL WRITERS INSTEAD OF CRY BABIES WITH PERSONAL AGENDAS! SIC.

clipped from www.bucnews.com Stroud goes on to make a very generalized point about Gruden having a big ego and making everything all about him. In reality, Gruden called a bad game. In a season where he made some fantastic calls in difficult circumstances, he called a shit game at a critical time. It's frustrating, but it happens. It doesn't mean that Gruden has somehow lost the team or that he's on some Donald Trump-ish ego ride. That's not looking through pewter-colored glasses (which most people call sunglasses,) that's just being objective. In fact, players backed him up when they were asked about their coach at the end of the season.

New England Spygate DT Vince Wilfolk gets off Easy with Fine

EyE gouging incident yields Wilfolk only a fine, indicating the NFL's favored position towards the Patriots. Look for the Cheatriots to win the Super Bowl with help from the referees if necessary.

clipped from www.profootballtalk.com WILFORK GOT OFF WAY TOO EASY We're amazed -- amazed -- that Pats defensive tackle Vince Wilfork was fined only $15,000 for treating Giants running back Brandon Jacobs like he'd just said "nyuk, nyuk, nyuk." Wilfork jammed his stubby finger into Jacobs' eye! Sure, Jacobs wasn't hurt.  But the act was still heinous.  If the officials had seen it, he surely would have been ejected.  So why wasn't he suspended? And given that it was Wilfork's third fine of the year for on-field misbehavior, we think that he at least should have been fined far more than $15,000. Finally, a reader has made a great suggestion.  Why not base these fines on a percentage of the player's annual salary?  As it now stands, these penalties affect players of different income levels differently.  The goal, however, should be to create a deterrent effect that is consistent.  The best way to do that is to take away a specific portion of the player's pay.

Nominees for 2007 Sports Board/Blog Post of 2007

clipped from nfcsouth.net Mother Corporate board that is. Well, I was unusually restless tonite, so I   clipped this post from the mother corporate board to my blogger using this Clipmark add-on that integrates with my blog.  A big time saver. You can even use it with video clips, Facebook and more...post to multiple blogs, e mail etc. Plays nice with my Mozilla Firefox browser.  **tip Anyway, if you'd like to nominate your own, have at it and have fun.  Panthers, Falcons and Saints fans invited too, even Nascar!  The other funny part I guess is that the thread started in August starts out by saying how bad Gruden and the Bucs will suck this year. This post has been edited by NewRiders4 on Dec 31 2007

2007 Sports Board post of the year

I clipped this from the transsexual, cross dressing corporate board. Not that there is anything wrong with that...but this was really good. Yes, I'm turning lemons into lemonade.

clipped from bbs.buccaneers.com Quote: Originally Posted by Jellies Dude, a guy is criticizing the Bucs D all over the forum tonight. Where are you?! Sorry I was in the Buc Cave changing the oil on the Bucmobile. __________________

George W. Bush - The Nation of Fear

Well, this you may recall from the 2004 election. It's called propaganda of fear. Unfortunately for the masses, based on lies and manipulated emotions. With Iran in the U.S. administration's cross hairs, expect more of the same, administered with a healthy dose of denial.

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Murdoch's Way: Buying pols with book deals!

The halls of Washington and their lobbyists...who's representing you?

According to two former F.C.C. officials, Mr. Murdoch’s chief in-house lobbyist at the time, Preston Padden, confronted Mr. Hundt’s chief of staff at a meeting at a coffee shop near the agency’s headquarters. Mr. Hundt (the F.C.C. chariman at the time) would not be able to “get a job as dog-catcher” if the F.C.C. took away a single News Corporation television license, Mr. Padden warned, they said.

clipped from www.nytimes.com Murdoch Reaches Out for Even More In the fall of 2003, a piece of Rupert Murdoch’s sprawling media empire was in jeopardy. Congress was on the verge of limiting any company from owning local television stations that reached more than 35 percent of American homes. Mr. Murdoch’s Fox stations reached nearly 39 percent, meaning he would have to sell some. A strike force of Mr. Murdoch’s lobbyists joined other media companies in working on the issue. The White House backed the industry, and in a late-night meeting just before Thanksgiving, Congressional leaders agreed to raise the limit — to 39 percent. One leader of the Congressional movement to limit ownership was Senator Trent Lott, Republican of Mississippi. But in the end, he, too, agreed to the compromise. It turns out he had a business connection to Mr. Murdoch. Months before, HarperCollins, Mr. Murdoch’s publishing house, had signed a $250,000 book deal to publish Mr. Lott’s memoir, “Herding Cats,” records and interviews show.