John Kass from the Chicago Tribune is a complete eejit...

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

I can't believe this asshat wrote this column:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-070121kass-story,1,227905.column?coll=chi-news-hed

Makes me ashamed to say I'm a native Chicagoan.. :puke:

[Longhorn]

1. I glanced at his email address and thought at first it said "jackass"

instead of "jskass." It must have been a case of seeing what I expected to see. ;)

I can certainly understand the frustration when one's team is not the sentimental favorite for whatever reason. After 2001, if I recall, the New England Patriots were the sentimental favorite. Then there are teams that are hated for no good reason either (like my Cowboys!) Kass could have written a column that recognizes that frustration without complete insensitivity to what New Orleans has been through and without bringing up the Civil War.

I'll admit -- I'm rooting for the Saints. I've never been a Bears fan so I probably would have been rooting for any team that ended up playing them. Also, it's enough of a story that the Saints were 3-13 last year. But yes, being mostly neutral (I don't HATE the Bears,) I think New Orleans could use some good news, even if it's the outcome of something that is relatively unimportant like a football game.

What does he care anyway? No one is going to blame the Bears for playing their best game possible and if they win, it will still have been a great year for the Saints. No Bears fan has to apologize for wanting their team to win and while I don't listen to or read the sports press that much, I can't imagine that anyone is saying so. :shrug:

[VelmaD]

2. Ok...that guy is an asshole...

and his friend Kaplan is an asshole too.

[never cry wolf]

3. Kass is a RW piece of shit

Always has been. He has some talent as a writer but what a sorry replacement for Mike Royko.