Buftex

Yeah, I agree, but Tancredos' take wasn't exaclty brilliant either. If anyone watches MSNBC or FOX, they would realize that this is pretty much consistent with 90% of the content of both stations. I give Tancredo credit for not letting Bashir put words into his mouth. The OP is implying that MSNBC is somehow exclusive in using this kind of nonsense "jorunalism"...hate to say it, but the other network kind of created it, or at least perfected it, and everyone else is just trying to jump on the bandwagon. There is a whole generation of "news personalities" that have carved very nice careers for themselves doing precisely what Bashir does here (and in other pieces)...

Youre on a roll...seriously, you should put some money on this stuff at the begining of the season. Let me ask you, assuming this is all scripted, as you suggest...how would Stern and his minions ensure that an "exciting rookie" fell to Miami. I realize that isn't one of your "sure things" in the scenario for next year, but you put it out there. How could Stern ensure that a rookie panned out? In the NBA, only roughly a third of the first round draft picks ever even end up being functional NBA players, and the odds drop considerably after the first round.

Hasn't it been "stupid time" for at least 2 or 3 years now?

ECF gets off to a great start...Bulls are played tremendous defense in the second half of that game...almost reminded me of my guys, from just a few years ago...hats off to Tom Thibodeau and the Bulls... Would love to see Rose and Durant face off in the finals...

I have stuck with "Dexter" through five seasons, so obviously, I enjoyed it to a degree...however, I must say, I have enjoyed each season a little less...it is a great concept, but, for me at least, the characters are just way too one dimensional. I thought this past season was not very good...

Yes, you could say Cowherd is very "pro-choice". Since the NBA season has started, he has been railing on all the "haters" saying that Lebron/Heat are the new shiny object, so we should just learn to enjoy it, rather than be a "hater"...he reminds everyone daily, that he has had "Lebron's back" all along, the only one in the media...etc etc

After the Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs, after a few commercial teases, Cowherd revealed that as much as some "bitter" sports fans might like to see the big dog fall, it makes for a far less entertaining, and far less interesting NBA "final four"...despite the fact that the callers who were calling in, and the emails he was receiving, were overwhelmingly delighted the Lakers were done...I think he was just disappointed because it eliminated the tired schtick he has had about the Lakers for the last four years, from his daily drivel... now he only has LeBron to talk about... It hasn't stopped ESPN from cramming the WNBA, Women's NCAA and US prosoccer down our throats...or FOX Sports from cramming NASCAR down our throats... I would argue that those sports are very relevant, in some areas, and off the radar in most...not unlike the NHL.

Sometimes he sounds like somebody imitating someone doing a bad imitation of Andy Rooney...

Not sure what you are finding so controversial here, dev....the video has been removed, but here is a recap from HuffPo...politician says/writes something controversial/inflamitory , someone asks him to clarify...what's the big whoop? Is the objection that Tancredo was there to talk about immigration, and the topic turned something else? MSNBC is obviously slanted one way, the other guys are slanted another, and CNN is irrelevant...Tancredo didn't seem ruffled... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/11/martin-bashir-tancredo-obama-bin-laden_n_860474.html

I never particularly cared for Matthew Barnaby's on-ice personality, with the Sabres...maybe a schmuck off the ice as well? http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2011-05-14-barnaby_N.htm

The guy is awful...if you are mistaking his schlock for intellect, I am sorry for you. Seriously...he isn't even consistent with his opinions, he has no real point of view, he is the ultimate corporate schill...pretending that he is not...

Isn't that Jim Romes' deal? If you don't like it, "you just don't get it". Please...he is a nitwit cheerleader, he just nits his wits about the same things, over and over, and makes some of the worst analogies ever....

I love Michelle Beadle...never paid much attention to her, until, one day, I came home from work, and my girlfriend was watching Sportsnation...she isn't a big sports fan, but she was laughing hysterically...just so happned the Cowherd was not on that day, and Marcellus Wiley was filling in for the "Herd"...they were pretty funny together...it was the first time I realized what a babe she was, and very witty...and she knows her sports...I wish they would just give her a show of her own (I have heard rumor of that), so I wouldn't never have to gaze on Cowherds beatty little eyes, and drooling lips... Czaven is very good...I am as politically opposed to him as I could be, but the guy is just funny. I used to hear him years ago, on the morning show on Sporting News Radio, and occaisionally filling in for Jim Rome. He kind of disappeared in my area, but surfaced again, a few years later, with a morning show on FOX Sports Radio. He was still great...then he got canned, for STEVEN A SMITH!!!!! Then I just stopped listening...

Oh I hate the guy, but I will not claim I don't listen to him. Normally, I put ESPN radio on in the morning (I think Mike & Mike are okay...better than my local alternatives, anyways), and then, we put it on at work, most mornings, when it is mostly they guys working...the day gets away, and soon Mike & Mike morphs into Cowherd...then after everyone realizes what a douche he is, it gets turned off, or flipped to some classic rock schlock!

Yes, I have heard that "rant" more than once too..."why waste your time, rooting for a team that isn't going to win?" He was a Cowboys fan, a 49'ers fan...a Miami Heat fan! Is there anything more offensive in sports fandom, than being a perpetual front-runner? btw- he also seems to have a stick up his ass about the North-East...he says fans, and people are miserable sports fans, because they have nothing to do with their time, except dwell on the negative...which is why, he says, they cling to awful teams like the Browns, Indians, Bills, etc etc Guy is a douche!

I listen to a lot of sports talk radio over the course of day,for years. There are some really bad personalities on all the networks, but I have to say, Colin Cowherd, to me, is the very worst national sports talk radio broadcaster I have ever heard. Most of the ESPN guys are pretty bad, but their saving grace is, they get more guests that you might be interested in hearing...Cowherd is awful. Repetitive, annoying voice, and not even remotely funny...just bad radio...don't know what his track record is for breaking stories/accuracy, but on more than one occaision, I have heard him pat himself on the back for placing more importance on being accurate, than on being first...

Didn't realize he was a Buffalo kid... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/12/daryl-hawks-dead-nbc-cowo_n_861415.html

So, Bruce...what was your first post about? You joined a Buffalo Bills message board, for the sole purpose of posting this on its' political message wing? Better get Alex Jones on it, who better to sniff out a turd?

Another stupid controverys...but, I think the reason there was offense taken, Bush's Saints teammates have been gathering for their own workouts, Bush is one of the few not participating...his snit over them drafting another running back isn't likely helping his cause either.

Was Charles Manson ever invited to the White House? You are right, there does seem to be a disconnect somewhere....

That is exaclty my point...thanks. But some here are not, or cannot make that distinction, for whatever their reasons.

I dunno John...they look pretty damn good, and they are young...as much as I loathe LeBron, he did come up pretty huge in this series against the Celtics. I realize, the Celtics were a shell of themselves, with age and injury, but the last two games, James came up huge, in the clutch...something he hadn't really done in the past...you realize, last night, game tied, LeBron went on a 10-0 run against the Celtics, and the Heat won by 10? The last two games, every time the Celtics would make a move, LeBron came up with a huge, momentum busting play? The Heat are feeling it. I am buying the Heat hype, but I still hate them! And the thing is, Wade and James still have another 5-7 years each, before they too, start to slow down (maybe longer for James), barring serious injury. I think Doc Rivers nailed it last night, the media, in a strange way, assisted the Heat, by jumping all over them when they mis-stepped, or struggled. Negativity can serve as a great motivating factor for guys. The Heats' talent finally caught up with their egos. The only chink I can see in the Heats armor, right now, is possibly, Bosh. I don't think he is made of the same stuff as James and Wade. A fine player, mind you (I would take him in a heartbeat), but his focus seems a little off at times...

The Heat have a good chance, even a great chance of winning it all, for a few years to come...I will still hate them!