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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:09 PM
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Doug Flutie is a Brown supporter?
OMG!
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duphase Donating Member (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:11 PM
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1. Barkley probably is too. Money might have something to do with it. nt
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:15 PM
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4. There goes any support I had for that guy
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:19 PM
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8. Oh my Flootie the Tootie....or is that tootsie.
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jasi2006 Donating Member (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 10:52 AM
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42. It's mor about being against Obama than anything else.
Guess why?
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:15 PM
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6. Barkley was but changed his mind during the W administration
I'm too lazy to look for a specific cite but read his book "Who's afraid of a Large Black Man", which you should read anyway just because it's such a great title.

I assume you are talking about Charles.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:29 PM
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15. Barkley is a recovering Republican....
He ditched after they, in his words, "lost their minds"
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:13 PM
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2. In general, rich folks vote Republican
Lower taxes, yadda yadda yadda
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:30 PM
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16. Not necessarily true.....
A poll of NBA and NFL players found most of them are Democrats; Among NFL quarterbacks, tho, it was the reverse.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:52 PM
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29. Hence the phrase "In general" in my post
There are lots of variables involved.

Quarterback is an elitist position.

Working class folks play in the line.

And the overwhelming majority of NFL QBs are, um, white guys.
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Yupster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 11:30 AM
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44. Maybe because the players
are overwhelmingly African - American but most quarterbacks are not.

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rox63 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:30 PM
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17. Ted Kennedy was rich, and he was the working person's hero n/t
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lukasahero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 11:06 AM
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43. There's "old rich" and "new rich" here in NE
Old rich generally = liberal. New = repug.
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MH1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:14 PM
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3. the repeated hits in football lead to brain damage, right?
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:15 PM
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5. Proof positive, I reckon.
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BunkerHill24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:17 PM
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7. when, where?
I know Flutie cares about Autism, and spokesman for Autism Society of America. But I have had no idea he's a Rethug supporter.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:22 PM
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9. Just saw him standing behind Brown at a Worcester MA rally
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Dr.Phool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:27 PM
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12. Bernie Kosar probably would have been there.
But, he probably couldn't afford the trip since he went bankrupt.

He was a big Ken Blackwell supporter.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:31 PM
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19. Bernie's shitfaced
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BunkerHill24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 10:59 PM
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I must say he's dead to me...I thought he was one of us....nt
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BunkerHill24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 10:59 PM
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35. I must say he's dead to me...I thought he was one of us....nt
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:24 PM
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10. Flutie is a wingnut.
Always has been. Loves them $$$.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:28 PM
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13. Well, he's dead to me now.
:grr:
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cadmium Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 08:51 AM
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38. yup me too. He
seemed like a decent person but this defines him as a jerk.
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:26 PM
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11. Both attended Boston College and are about the same age
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Flutie

Flutie is a few years younger than Brown.

The Cosmopolitian article states Brown was 22 in 1982 so that makes his year of birth 1960 and Flutie's is 1962.

This has nothing to do with the college connection, I just think Cosmo's suggested campaign slogans for Brown are pretty funny.

Who Needs Joe Plumber When You Can Have Scott Six-Pack?

Scott Brown: A Name You Can Trust, Abs You Can Believe In

Vote for Brown. He Has One Hell of a Stimulus Package.

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/scott-brown-nude-in-cosmo


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cadmium Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 08:55 AM
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39. That crowd is responsible for a lot
of Brown's support. His daughter (American Idol singer) Ayla is a star on the BC basketball team and is a local celebrity. He probably attracts a lot of Boston College - related Catholic support. BC is often a voice of liberal Catholics but there are probably a lot of personal relationships with Brown family and certainly with Flutie.

Screw Them.
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 10:40 AM
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41. I can imagine that the BC connection has been exploited to the fullest
and yeah, screw 'em.

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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:28 PM
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14. Millionaires support Republicans?
zOMG!

Why was I not alerted!
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leftygolfer Donating Member (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:30 PM
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18. I have more in common with martha than i do rich athletes
schilling, flutie, etc...big freakin' deal. We need healthcare help, they don't. Of course they love the status quo.
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:36 PM
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20. I'll never forget when Mike Ditka called him Bambi.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:38 PM
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21. LOL, I never heard that one!
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:47 PM
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27. Flutie was #2 QB for the Chicago Bears
during their Superbowl season back in the eighties. #1 was Jim McMahon who was a bigmouth, always getting hurt. He and Ditka had a screaming-at-each-other type of relationship. When McMahon was hurt and Flutie stepped in, people asked Ditka if he was going to yell at Flutie like he did at McMahon... Ditka said "I would feel like I was yelling at Bambi".

:rofl:
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:55 PM
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30. I think that's a riot and thanks for mentioning that.
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harkadog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:38 PM
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22. You are quoting Mr. ultra Repug? Ugh
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Bravo Zulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:47 PM
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26. Mike Ditka introduces Gov. $arah Palin at Rally!
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abq e streeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:40 PM
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23. If I recall correctly ( always iffy), he was involved with or even pres.of the young republicans
chapter at Boston College...Not a big surprise. Athletes, especially white ones, are often pretty conservative from what I've seen and experienced over the years. The Bill Waltons and Adam Morrisons really are the exception.
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:41 PM
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24. And sadly, the Pat Tillmans
:cry:

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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:41 PM
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25. That sounds about right.
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:51 PM
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28. It happens.
I have no clue who my athelete heroes support politically. It's just not relevant.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 06:58 PM
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31. This athlete had his heart in the right place
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lolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 07:40 PM
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32. Wellstone played basketball?
Had no idea.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 08:43 PM
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34. He wrestled. nt
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 08:32 AM
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36. Lots of athletes grow up to be politicians.
Do we choose which politicians to support based on their athletic prowess? Should be choose which athletes to support based on the political leanings?

How about we act like big boys and girls and make a clear separation of the two?
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 08:41 PM
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33. Oh shit!!
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Pool Hall Ace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 08:44 AM
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37. I used to have a crush on that little twit.
No more.

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BolivarianHero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 08:59 AM
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40. He was my favourite football player when I was a kid...
*cries*
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DailyGrind51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 11:33 AM
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45. He fizzled with the Bears during the '80s, causing McKaskey to fire manager Vanessi
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