Campaign years are all about hedging. Why say something definitive and upset half the country when you can speak in circles and say nothing at all? That’s the strategy President Barack Obama is going with when asked for his Super Bowl XLVI pick: “I can’t call it. I can’t call it,” Obama said of the [...]
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President Obama won’t commit to a Super Bowl pick
January 28th, 2012 
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No Comments »Here’s your chance to break up the Packers
October 11th, 2011 afcbeast The Packers are the defending Super Bowl champs, one of two undefeated teams in the league, and the employer of a quarterback who is frighteningly good. There is no reason to believe that they will stop winning any time soon. But fans of the league’s other 31 teams have a chance to stop them from [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Rogers, Break, Champs, chance, Dairyland, Dividends, Field Stock, Free Agents, Green Bay, Here’s, Jeff George, kicker, Nfl Team, obama, Packers, Randy Moss, Renovation, Team Decisions, training camp, Undefeated Teams, Voting Rights, Yahoo Sports No Comments »Williams Jr. apologizes for comparing Obama to Hitler
October 5th, 2011 afcbeast Hank Williams Jr. apologized Tuesday for comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler during an appearance on Fox News Channel. In a note posted on his official website, Williams thanked his supporters and explained that he let his enthusiasm for politics get the best of him when he made the remark: “I have always been very passionate [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Adolf Hitler, apologizes, Apology, Barack Obama, Comparing, Dana White, Dumb Statement, ESPN, Fiven, Fox News Channel, Hank Williams, Hank Williams Jr, Hitler, Intro To Monday Night Football, Jukin, Letterman Jacket, Mea Culpa, Monday Night Football, obama, Publicist, Sports Video, Tiger Woods, Ufc Fighters, Williams, Yahoo Sports No Comments »Deep Posts: Other sports honor Pat Tillman well, too
October 4th, 2011 afcbeast • Greatest hockey goalie mask ever? Greatest hockey goalie mask ever. • Despite leading the Colts in their best effort of the season, Curtis Painter has not yet been named the team’s permanent starting quarterback. Come on, Jim Caldwell (or whoever gets to make line-up decisions in Indy). Let the Painter paint. • Joe Namath [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Bathroom Stall, Best Effort, deep, Deli Meats, Denver Broncos, ESPN, Hank Williams, Hank Williams Jr, Hockey Goalie Mask, honor, Hot Dog, Hot Dogs, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jim Caldwell, Joe Namath, Kayem Foods, Laron Landry, obama, Painter Paint, Pat Tillman, Posts, Sausages, Sports, Tillman, Well, Yahoo Sports No Comments »Deep Posts: Other sports honor Pat Tillman well, too
October 4th, 2011 afcbeast • Greatest hockey goalie mask ever? Greatest hockey goalie mask ever. • Despite leading the Colts in their best effort of the season, Curtis Painter has not yet been named the team’s permanent starting quarterback. Come on, Jim Caldwell (or whoever gets to make line-up decisions in Indy). Let the Painter paint. • Joe Namath [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Bathroom Stall, Best Effort, deep, Deli Meats, Denver Broncos, ESPN, Hank Williams, Hank Williams Jr, Hockey Goalie Mask, honor, Hot Dog, Hot Dogs, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jim Caldwell, Joe Namath, Kayem Foods, Laron Landry, obama, Painter Paint, Pat Tillman, Posts, Sausages, Sports, Tillman, Well, Yahoo Sports No Comments »NBC affiliates pass on Obama, hope to score with the Packers
September 8th, 2011 afcbeast Two NBC affiliates in Wisconsin have decided to choose the kickoff to the NFL regular season rather than President Obama’s game plan on job creation. The President addresses the nation tonight at 7 p.m. E.S.T. before a joint session of Congress to talk about the unemployment rate, which continues to stand at 9.1 percent. But [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Affiliates, Cable Affiliate, Cable Affiliates, Cable News Network, Football Crazy, hope, Joint Session Of Congress, msnbc, Nbc Affiliates, Nbc Network, New Orleans Saints, Nfl Network, obama, Packers, Pageantry, Pass, Pregame, Radio Operations, Score, Sister Station, Steve Wexler, Time Warner Cable, Time Warner Channel, Unemployment Rate, Wisconsin Unemployment, Wtmj 4 No Comments »Hurricane Irene delays Jets-Giants game
August 27th, 2011 afcbeast Due to complications caused by Hurricane Irene, the preseason game between the New York Giants and New York Jets originally schedule for Saturday will now be played on Monday, August 29, at 7:00 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The NFL Network will broadcast the game nationally. “Along with the NFL [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Ceo John, Competitive Disadvantage, delays, East Rutherford, game, Giants Game, High Winds, Hurricane, Hurricane Irene, Irene, Jersey Governor, JetsGiants, Metlife, New York Daily News, New York Giants, New York Jets, Nfl Commissioner, Nfl Network, Nfl Office, obama, preseason game, Ticket Refunds, Woody Johnson, Yahoo Sports, York City Area No Comments »Obama: Can Bears have Aaron Rodgers?
August 12th, 2011 afcbeast Before Friday, I had never had the remote inclination to watch a championship team’s visit to the White House. So while I have no context for comparison, the Green Bay Packers’ visit Friday afternoon was fun and particularly interesting for its NFC North angles. Among them: The President of the United States’ request to trade [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Aaron, Aaron Rodgers, Barack Obama, Bears, Bulletin Board Material, Charles Woodson, Chicago Bears, Clay Matthews, Cornerback, Friday Afternoon, Green Bay Packers, Inclination, Jay Cutler, linebacker, longtime, Minority Owner, Minute Ceremony, Nfc Championship Game, obama, Ounce, Packers Fans, President Of The United States, Rodgers, Two Bears 1 Comment »Bears fan Obama welcomes Packers to White House, suggests a bad trade
August 12th, 2011 afcbeast He probably didn’t want to do it, but form and style dictated that President Barack Obama, a longtime Chicago Bears fan, welcomed the Green Bay Packers to the White House for the annual visit from the best in the NFL. Before beating the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25, in Super Bowl XLV, the Pack beat the Bears, [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Bad Feelings, Barack Obama, Bears, Cheesehead, Chicago Bears, Christmas Day, Fandom, Field Performance, Green Bay Packers, House, Jabs, Jay Cutler, Lockout, Minority Ownership, Nfc Championship Game, Night Football, obama, Packers, Packers Cornerback Charles Woodson, Pittsburgh Steelers, Soldier Field, Suggests, trade, Trash Talk, welcomes, White, White House Lawn No Comments »Tea Party Movement Racist? Conservatives Slam NAACP Resolution
July 18th, 2011 afcbeast Roland Martin appears on CNN with Rick Sanchez and Mark Skoda, Founder and Chairman of the Memphis Tea Party to discuss a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll that questioned support of the Tea Party Movement. The poll asked Americans, is support for the Tea Party movement based on racial prejudice against President Obama? During the [...]
Posted in New York Jets Tags: Abc News, Cnn, Conservatives, Memphis, movement, NAACP, Naacp Resolution, obama, Party, Racial Prejudice, Racism, RACIST, Rallies, resolution, Rick Sanchez, Roland Martin, Signs, Skoda, Slam, Tea Party, Washington Post, Washington Post Poll 25 Comments »
