blogs.wsj.com - 6/15/2008
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Amy Chozick reports on the presidential race from Philadelphia. Mobster wisdom tells us never to bring a knife to a gun fight. But what does political wisdom say about bringing a gun to a knife fight? That's exactly what Barack Obama said he would do to counter Republican attacks If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun, Obama said at a Philadelphia fundraiser Friday night. ...
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Eagle Fan Sterotypes Fly Far and Wide
Hugging Harold Reynolds —
... But, what's amusing is that he said this at a Philadelphia fundraiser, and so WSJ blogger Amy Chozick couldn't help but use the words to draw comparison to the City of Brotherly Love's notorious football fans: "Because from what I understand folks in Philly like a good brawl. Ive seen Eagles fans." ...
Eagles Fans Love a Good Brawl, Says Obama
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
We're not really into politics all that much but we keep being drawn into Barrack Obama and his love of sports. Heck, we even like George W. Bush when he's talking about baseball. There's something that personalizes these seemingly stoic figures when they talk sports.
The political types are all upset about Obama saying something about bringing a "gun to a knife fight" in reference to matching Republicans dirty tactics, or something: From the Wall Street Journal via HHR: That’s exactly what Barack Obama ...
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huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 6/15/2008 — When referring to how he would do to counter Republican attacks, the Senator said, "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun."
But, what's amusing is that he said this at a Philadelphia fundraiser, and so Obama couldn't help but use the words to draw comparison to the City of Brotherly Love's notorious football fans: "Because from what I understand folks in Philly like a good fight."
BOLDIN SAY HE’S UNSURE ABOUT TRAINING CAMP
profootballtalk.com 6/16/2008 — Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin, who previously denied rumors that he wants a trade, now says that he might not report for training camp.
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10 questions with Jason Cambell
chriscooley47.blogspot.com 6/16/2008 — 3. Jason, have you ever smelled the back of your left hand (the one that's securely lodged under the center's sweaty butt crack the entire game) after a game? I would imagine that hand would have to go through a thorough decontamination process after ...
Smoot Pushing an Impala, Starting a Blog
misterirrelevant.com 6/16/2008 — I once saw Fred Smoot driving around in an Escalade. This is better.
The pic comes from Littles’ blog (click to enlarge), where he also quotes Smoot as saying he’ll start blogging “in about a month.” I count the days.
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Redskins Insider 6/16/2008
Gang, This went up Friday, but we forgot to post it to the blog. Since nothing has really changed on the team since then, and J-Reid 1) introduced a new wrinkle or two and 2) asked for more feedback, I thought I'd post it today. Enjoy....Please click ...
