tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post3571527007537401557..comments2024-02-10T20:49:20.762-05:00Comments on bjkeefe: We are not bound by your dictums, Bob Costasbjkeefehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-68005749805499053492011-12-29T18:13:49.759-05:002011-12-29T18:13:49.759-05:00Great rant! Wish you'd signed your name, or a...Great rant! Wish you'd signed your name, or at least given your handle.<br /><br />By the way, in case you ever need a little antidote to the punditocracy on this matter, and you didn't already know, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Atbogg.firedoglake.com+tebow" rel="nofollow">see the master</a>, also.bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-46354330336415716602011-12-29T13:46:45.089-05:002011-12-29T13:46:45.089-05:00I loved NBC's recent highlights of Denver gett...I loved NBC's recent highlights of Denver getting their butts kicked. Tebow was doing his usual pregame endzone pray and display; the announcer captioned it with:<br /><br />"Tebow <b><i>Assumes the Position</i></b>."<br /><br />:-) :-)<br /><br />(I presume he's been fired.)<br /><br />-------<br /><br />The disgusting speed with which all the pundits jumped on the Tebow hayride, with the clear subtext of "here's a gen-yoo-wine miracle justifying the Fundament Christopath world-view", made me throw up in my mouth a little. So my heart rejoices to the Lord (<i>thankyew jeebus!</i>) every time he's gotten his ass kicked subsequently (and there has been a blessed abundance of them), especially when invariably he then gives us his martyred victim, "How couldst thou have forsaken <i>me</i>, of all thy most gifted servants?!..." little-kid-who-just-dropped-his-lollypop-in-the-sand look.<br /><br />Squeeze us off a few, you little punk shitbag.<br /><br /><b>WHAP!</b><br /><i>ThankYouSirMayIHaveAnother?</i><br /><br /><b>WHAP!</b><br /><i>ThankYouLordMayIHaveAnother?</i><br /><br /><b>WHAP!</b><br /><i>ThankYouDetroitMayIHaveAnother?</i><br /><br /><b>WHAP!</b><br /><i>[sniffle] ThankYouOaklandMayIHaveAnother?</i><br />....<br /><br />Behold, ladies and gentlemen, yet another republican Queen for a Day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-28289655712831199162011-12-12T22:54:27.481-05:002011-12-12T22:54:27.481-05:00One guy I just thought of. No longer an active pl...One guy I just thought of. No longer an active player, but still making a paycheck as part of pro sports, so some kudos are in order.<br /><br />Back when there was some three-day fauxtrage frenzy about Francisco Cervelli clapping as he neared home plate after hiting a home run, Harold Reynolds was the only guy on MLB.tv who spoke up unambiguously in Cervelli's defense. The relevant part here is that he said something like, "How come nobody gets upset about all those guys who point at the sky after they get a hit?"bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-58737599393645174532011-12-12T22:12:36.683-05:002011-12-12T22:12:36.683-05:00I share your fantasy. Where is the NFL equivalent...I share your fantasy. Where is the NFL equivalent of Pete Stark? Sheesh. Even the Google results for <i>atheist athlete</i> are littered with stories about religious athletes.<br /><br />I'm also waiting for one (1) star in any of the major male sports to announce he's gay, while he's still playing.<br /><br />Also, I'm looking to sell road salt in Hades.bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-2626644688306137562011-12-12T17:06:18.818-05:002011-12-12T17:06:18.818-05:00Ugh...this is worse than his pearl-clutching lectu...Ugh...this is worse than his pearl-clutching lecture about end-zone dances and sportsmanship etc.<br /><br />I fantasize about a player who is ridiculously talented (Brady, Rodgers-level) and openly atheist. I imagine them telling the press corp that every touchdown they score is proof of their human mastery of the physics involved, and a direct challenge to the outdated, imbecilic belief in the supernatural. They could make an A-shaped hand signal to flash after every success, and declare each victory a celebration of secularism and modernity. I would love to hear Costas' reaction to something like that.<br /><br />Has there ever been an openly atheist sports star (one who actually talked about their non-belief?)Uncle Ebeneezerhttp://www.superduperband.comnoreply@blogger.com