Where the Kids Come to Mouth Off

[ThurgreedMarshall]

So, I'm watching the game last night and we're inside the final three minutes. Great game. Very exciting. The Colts are about to take the lead when James fumbles on the one yard line, turning the ball over.

Now, I'm used to John Madden making no sense. He sounds like a stroke victim who's had one too many drinks most of the time. But after James fumbles he says, "That was a flip-flop." Al Michaels jumps in with, "Well, we're in the right state for it." (The Patriots were at home.)

Did anyone else catch this? What the fuck? Since when did football games become the proper forum for sportscasters to air their personal political views? Madden's comment on its own makes absolutely no sense, so it seems pretty clear to me that Madden and Michaels set this up before the game so they could slip that in at a point when the most people would be watching. Unbelievable.

I can't wait to hear Slave's rant on the proper forum for political commentary since my ears have finally stopped bleeding from his tirade over Moore at the Oscars.

How about equal time? When they interview one of the athletes who has no chance at articulating a coherent thought, Michaels can say, "Was that a Bushism?"

TM