I AM PISSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pro-Bush comments on football telecast

[Bluebear]

Just now on ABC football coverage of the game at Foxboro, Massachusetts, there was a fumble and the announcer said "Now that's a flip-flop"...........and the other announcer says "Well, you're in the right state for that!"

[skooooo]

1. whoops!

Oh, they'll hear about that one. That's ridiculous. Probably their phones are already ringing off the hook.

[Bombtrack]

2. I was just about to post this. It was Al Michaels. He's rumored to be a

republican. I guess this confirms that rumor. Son of a bitch.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. Well the burping, farting, navel gazing white male football crowd loved it

huh huh huh

[Bombtrack]

6. Not this burping, farting, navel gazing white male football crowd member

I keep the burping and farting to a minimum though. Although I can't help myself from navel gazing.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

12. keep a lint brush handy

;-)

[Beware the Beast Man]

38. Burping, farting, navel-gazing white male football crowd???

Quite a generalization there, NSMA. Not all football fans are drunken lotharios. I expected more from you...

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

43. Hey..Thursdays is my night to be a generalizing ass

get with the program :evilgrin: (besides it really was just a wise crack)

[TheWebHead]

4. yeah, just heard that

Didn't know Crawford, TX had a stadium

[Zero Gravitas]

5. Yes!

WTF? How un-subtle can they be?

[BlueJazz]

7. Yeah...I caught that also.

Gee I wonder if they'll say something like:
"Have you noticed the way the teams are running the football into the ground that it's kinda' like Bush running the Country into the ground".

[Awsi Dooger]

8. Sorry, I just posted a dupe thread

I didn't see anything here before starting the thread. I was absolutely seething when Michaels blurted that out. He makes an anti-Dem or pro-Rep comment seemingly every game.

[Zero Gravitas]

9. ABC E-MAIL ?

Anyone have their e-mail? We should all complain, that comment was way out of line for a footabll game.

[Bombtrack]

16. mailto:[e-mail]

How do I contact the ABC Television Network?
Mailing Address:
ABC, Inc.
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-4551
Phone number: [phone]

For ABC's Primetime and Daytime shows, as well as our Movies and Specials: Audience Relations Department at [e-mail]

For ABC Sports: [e-mail]

[Zero Gravitas]

20. Thanks!

:)

[vivalarev]

10. RELAX heroes!!!!

thats just one man trying to be comedic. they also mentioned something about enron as well. somethig like getting into the bottom of that pile is like getting to the bottom of the enron scandal, or somethig like that.

you people are way too fucking sensative.

relax heroes and take a bong hit!!!

[Bluebear]

11. Begging your pardon

One man telecasting to millions.

[vivalarev]

17. yeah well its still one man...

and since when did anyone give a fuck what al michaels thought. the man is a buffoon. always has been, and always will be. he doesnt even know shit about football, let alone politics.

so just relax, and let the 3 people that actually like him enjoy their moment in the sun.

[redstateblues]

28. Nope -NFL has a HUGE audience- we must respond

[Zero Gravitas]

13. disagree

That comment was way out of line for a football game.

[faithnotgreed]

18. exactly. this is the 2nd time hes done this recently and

should be called on it

people dont watch sports to listen to political commentary though at least dennis miller isnt on there anymore
i cant even imagine the things he would be saying if he were still on mnf...

[mark414]

14. i second

the bong hit

[WilliamPitt]

15. *gurgle gurgle*

[vivalarev]

21. will....youre the greatest!!!!

nice pic!....enjoy

[Bombtrack]

19. No, that was Al Michaels being the republican he is

using his commentating job to Bash a presidential candidate with a false unsubstantiated attack. It would be like Bob Costas making a joke about Bush being a cokehead on national television.

I admit that nobody should freak out or express "fake outrage". I'm not outraged. I'm annoyed. But ABC should hear some complaints. That's the only way we keep the corporate media on their feet from our side just a little bit.

[vivalarev]

22. I think youre way too sensitive!!!

take off the tinfoil hat. al michaels has no following whatsoever. personally, i dont even hear him when im watching a football game. ive been watching the game since kickoff, and i wouldnt have even known what he said if it wasnt for you few on DU that read way too much into every fucking thing there is. who cares about al micheals or what he says. i gaurantee that most people watching this game were in the kitchen getting a beer when he said that anyways.

i will say it again...relax heroes. not everything is political!!

[Zero Gravitas]

25. he should be a-political

When I watch a football game I don't want to hear political campaign talking points. You are right, it not that a big deal, but a professional with Michaels' experience should know better than to potentially piss off 50% of his audience with a lame political joke weeks before a Presidential election.

[redstateblues]

26. I disagree- NFL has a huge audience and Michaels is a known winger

who got Rush Limbaugh the gig at Monday Night Football- They need to know Dem sports fans won't stand for it. Bombard the bastard.

[Bake]

27. Relax my fucking ass! NFL: the opiate of the people

Marx was wrong. It's not religion; football is now the opiate of the masses.

Why anybody gives a damn about that shit is beyond me.

Bake

And yes, I have been known to fart. Regularly.

[redstateblues]

31. Sorry- I love sports- call me what you will- it beats"Hardball"

[Nightowl_2004]

44. The NFL is fairly Republican...

I saw Jason Seahorn saying the same thing at the RNC, talking about how most players he meets are Republicans cause they "typically fall more into Republican thinking on things..."

Whatever THAT is supposed to mean...

[Nightowl_2004]

45. Sorry

Didn't mean to reply to your post. Meant to reply to the original thread.

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[redstateblues]

35. Who Did Marx Play For? The Reds- Oops- Wrong sport

[SmileyBoy]

36. Take your anti-sports shit elsewhere.

Football is a huge part of my life, and I get REALLY offended when people say things like this.

[Bake]

40. Say what, that NFL is just big business as usual?

Opiate of the masses? I love sports as much as anybody. I'm a total freak come NCAA basketball tournament time.

But the NFL?? Big business whores. Why anybody watches is beyond me.

Bake

[miss_kitty]

23. well this is why present day major league sports is evil

and here you have your proof that this is just another coalition of the shilling for big business and, ultimately the cheney-bush junta. you should gang email these assholes and tall them you are watching sports and they need to STFU about politics...write the sponsors too.
You know the freeps would if they said something halfway decent about Kerry or the Dems.

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[vivalarev]

33. Maybe i did...i apologize

[Bake]

30. No, pro athletes are overpaid prima donnas.

So they're most likely Pukes. And THAT does make them evil.

Shove the bong up your ass.

Bake

[Uzybone]

39. So they are mostly repukes?

You dont know what you are talking about.

[miss_kitty]

37. damn. i missed another personal attack on me

too bad. i wasn't leveling criticism at anyone in DU...if you disagree, you could be less disagreeable about it i'm sure.

[redstateblues]

34. Sports aren't Evil- some of the sponsors might be

[Bake]

41. First rule: Them that PAYS for it, OWNS it.

IF the sponsors are evil, that taints the rest of it.

Bake

[miss_kitty]

42. i think the essence of sports is great

i believe what you say is true...but i think i said 'present day major league sports' which is totally different from the way major league sports used to be...there is so much money thrown around, you never get to have your team for any length of time anymore, and there are still a few gentlemen left in sports, but really, a lot of these guys are seriously messed up...
I'm in Seattle and for years , before that mid 90s team we had, before Nintendo became major investors, anytime there was a glimmer of talent in a player, he was sold immediately. then we had a great team the pennant thing, and they immediately sold Tino to the Yanks...good for Tino, cuz i think the only way a Mariner can get a ring is to become a yankee...and we used to have a decent basketball team too.