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Ed Bradley died today. ....and the Mighty Macaca will have a concession speech at 3pm so set your tivos for that one. I'm just hoping for one last "Macaca Moment" before he fades into the oblivion he so richly deserves. What a confederetro jackass!

I am wondering if all these media guys who have been so negative about the Bills offense trying to divide this team. Some of the articles provided statistics (skewed to their liking) to imply that this Defense has been so super and if not for the offense sputtering will be going to the super bowl. To make their point they skew the offensive output to be something like "Net 21" yards..... THese guys keep forgetting that it is a team game...You need to excel on all 3 aspects to win the game. Even if the offense stunk up the joint for most of the day they came up clutch when they needed to. JP makes that 43 yard TD with a guy staring right in his face and taking a hit after the throw. Thomas rushes for 26 consecutive yards after KO Simpsons INT return. Thomas runs out the clock in the dying minutes of the 4th qtr to keep Brett Favre away from the field. Why aren't these any positives or as equal to the tipped ball and the INT by KO or the INT returned for TD by Fletcher.... The defense gave up 500 yards....but thanks to bonehead plays by the GB offense at the bills redzone, we came up with the win. Why are these media guys bent on wrecking and blaming the offense for everything....

Cheney maybe evil but he knows his blaming the media tactic works on his useful idiot supporters. This story is great because Cheney is the one who is angry, not the America public who see the surge as anything from a mistake to outright murder. He says its the media that is "undermining" US troops, whatever that means. I suppose the media is also causing the massive corruption in Iraqi government, too. And the media is making the Iraqi government be infiltarted by militais that torture people to death. And when our 'undermined' soldiers die defending this corrupt Iraqi government partially run by militas it will be the media's fault, too. The media is losing Iraq. And btw, don't ask about HIS gay daughter, its none of our business what gays do, forget the 2004 election, it was a long time ago. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7012402066.html Vice President Cheney said yesterday that the administration has achieved "enormous successes" in Iraq but complained that critics and the media "are so eager to write off this effort or declare it a failure" that they are undermining U.S. troops in a war zone, striking a far more combative tone than President Bush did in his State of the Union address the night before. In a television interview that turned increasingly contentious as it wore on, Cheney rejected the gloomy portrayal of Iraq that has become commonly accepted even among Bush supporters. "There's problems" in Iraq, he said, but it is not a "terrible situation." And congressional opposition "won't stop us" from sending 21,500 more troops, he said, it will only "validate the terrorists' strategy." The defiant tenor contrasted sharply with Bush's speech Tuesday night, when the president congratulated Democrats on their election victory, offered to work with them on a variety of domestic policies, and told skeptics of his latest Iraq plan that he respects their arguments even as he asked them to give him one more chance to win the war. Bush acknowledged deep troubles in Iraq and made little effort to paint it a success. In a recent interview, Bush said his old policy was heading for "slow failure." Cheney, on the other hand, rejected the idea that there has been any failure and gave voice to the aggravation many in the White House feel as Democrats step up their attacks on the administration. As leading Democrats lace their rhetoric with words such as "blunder" and "reckless," the White House has tried to calibrate how hard to push back. On a day when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a resolution denouncing Bush's troop increase, Cheney decided not to hold back. "The pressure is from some quarters to get out of Iraq," he told CNN. "If we were to do that, we would simply validate the terrorists' strategy that says the Americans will not stay to complete the task, that we don't have the stomach for the fight." Cheney said the administration would disregard the nonbinding resolution opposing the troop increase and suggested it undermines soldiers in a war zone. "It won't stop us," he said. "And it would be, I think, detrimental from the standpoint of the troops." Cheney has been criticized in the past for presenting what some called an overly rosy view of the situation in Iraq, most notably in 2005 when he said the insurgency was in its "last throes." The view he expressed yesterday seemed no less positive, and he sparred repeatedly with "Situation Room" host Wolf Blitzer, telling him "you're wrong" and suggesting he was embracing defeat. When Blitzer asked whether the administration's credibility had been hurt by "the blunders and the failures" in Iraq, Cheney interjected: "Wolf, Wolf, I simply don't accept the premise of your question. I just think it's hogwash." In fact, Cheney said, the operation in Iraq has achieved its original mission. "What we did in Iraq in taking down Saddam Hussein was exactly the right thing to do," he said. "The world is much safer today because of it. There have been three national elections in Iraq. There's a democracy established there, a constitution, a new democratically elected government. Saddam has been brought to justice and executed. His sons are dead. His government is gone." "If he were still there today," Cheney added, "we'd have a terrible situation." "But there is," Blitzer said. "No, there is not," Cheney retorted. "There is not. There's problems -- ongoing problems -- but we have in fact accomplished our objectives of getting rid of the old regime, and there is a new regime in place that's been here for less than a year, far too soon for you guys to write them off." He added: "Bottom line is that we've had enormous successes and we will continue to have enormous successes."

I'd like to ask Ruben Brown who's better: Toad Collins, Rob Johnson, or Rex Grossman?

Un-effing real. Today's New York Post's page 2 headline is: "Bill Snares Osama Guy" -- first sentence: "Former President Bill Clinton helped his wife, Hillary, secrue a key endorsement from an African-American leader who was being courted by Illinois Sen. Barack OBAMA."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,251712,00.html It was headline news! I guess the White House got the media message they wanted, the truth be damned! JAKARTA, Indonesia — The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday the discovery that roadside bombs in Iraq contained material made in Iran does not necessarily mean the Iranian government was involved in supplying insurgents. The comments by Gen.Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called into question assertions by three senior U.S. military officials in Baghdad on Sunday who said the highest levels of Iranian government were responsible for arming Shiite militants in Iraq with the bombs, blamed for the deaths of more than 170 troops in the U.S.-led coalition. White House spokesman Tony Snow said Monday he was confident the weaponry was coming with the approval of the Iranian government. Pace told reporters in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, that U.S. forces hunting militant networks in Iraq that produced roadside bombs had arrested Iranians and some of the materials used in the devices were made in Iran. "That does not translate that the Iranian government per se, for sure, is directly involved in doing this," Pace said. "What it does say is that things made in Iran are being used in Iraq to kill coalition soldiers."

And that this interference in Iraq that was killing American soldiers and led stright to the top of the Iranian regime. So the mullahs are killing our boys. The meeting was conducted by high level American military people, I gather. But they wouldn't tell their names. No video or sound recording equipment was allowed in, no cell phones and it was the front page story on the NYTimes, Washington Post, Yahoo, etc. So its front page news but no one went on record with these allegations. Is there something wrong with this picture?

2 interceptions, 1 lost fumble, 1 recovered fumbled snap, and the inability to engineer a consistent passing game in the biggest game of his career. And a continual insistence in throwing off his back foot in spite of his miserable results when doing so. The bad Rex Grossman showed up today. Was the media really "ignorant" in questioning his consistency? If I am Rex Grossman, I wouldn’t pick up the phone, listen to the radio, read the newspaper or watch TV, let alone go to the Supermarket, for awhile. Stinker and possibly psychologically terminal for a young quarterback, Grossman’s performance was the type of thing quarterbacks have nightmares about.

especially if we win next week. Instead of JP and Bills being considered a joke you will start to here how many GM's were actually in awe of JP's athletic abilities and how he was the fastest QB with the strongest arm in the 2004 draft and that were thinking hard about making a move for him. Instead of JP not being eligible to be included in discussions regarding his draft class, it would be how he and Rivers might be the cream of the crop since Eli and Ben play have fell off and how maybe they weren't as good as advertised and were just being carried by good teams and having a better supporting cast than JP. If we really rebound, make the playoffs and actually win a playoff game, they will start to ask JP how he felt about the ESPN NFL fantasy commercial that made fun of him where the guy being sarcastic was saying that:"JP Losman is the reincarnation of Kenny Stabler!" And how Buffalo is better than you think as they have lost close games to good teams. If we do continue to win for the next 2,3 games just notice how JP and Buffalo begins to roll of their lips.

Or is McCain's campaing just so fokked up that the media coverage just reflects reality? Seems to me the internet and other relatively new media outlets are playing a bigger role in this election and pushing the TV networks to cover this election differently.

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http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2...rs.vs.palin.cnn [Chuckle]

The Washing Post has an article about Fitzgerald almost being on the "fired" list: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...1902036_pf.html Then here is an article about the Rostenkowski prosecutor and the Whitewater prosecutor actually being "fired": http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/te...288160&z=23 How are these two situations different? How are they the same?

When I heard earlier today that the Virgnia Tech killer had mailed pictures and video to NBC News in between the two shooting incidents, I thought to myself "I really wonder what was in there but I know it'll never see the light of day and rightly so. They just can't show that." And I was relieved to know that I was right. After getting the package, NBC News recognized it as evidence and promptly turned it over to the authorities without airing whatever twisted videos and pictures that sick student wanted the world to see, or helping get out whatever awful message he was trying to send via mass murder. The last thing in the world the families of the victims need to see at a time like this are pictures of the killer brandishing guns, most likely the very guns he used in the shooting. Or video of the killer telling us that it was the fault of the victims that this happened. And of course, it would be completely irresponsible to reward sick freaks like this by giving them the exposure and attention they wanted all along by airing their homemade speechs and (for lack of a better term) publicity photos. So thank you for showing restraint and doing the right thing by not spreading this guy's garbage all over the TV and internet. Seriously, thank you. Just kidding! It took NBC News about 60 seconds to put Cho Seung-Hui's videos and pictures on the internet and Fox, CNN, ABC, MSNBC, CBS, etc. couldn't follow fast enough. Did you lose a loved one on Monday? Well, here's a picture of the killer pointing the gun he used to punch a hole in your loved one right at the camera! WOW!!! Want video? Turns out it was your college student's fault too! Want a picture of the killer with two guns? Hell, he's everything he sent us! We figure it's the least we could do after he gave us such a great story. After he went through all the trouble of making creepy home movies and publicity photos and killing over 30 people, it's only right that he gets a forum on national television and his half-commando, half-Angel of Death photos in every newspaper in the world. It's important for every sick, homicidal freak in the world to know that -- yes! -- you will be rewarded for killing people. You'll be more famous than you could possibly imagine. And whatever message you're trying to send, it'll get out there. No problem. I'm sure every mass media outlet weighed the effect this could have on the families and decided -- too bad! -- this stuff is way too good not to publish or put on the airwaves/internet. So congratulations, American journalists, you've proven again that you are some of the very worst people in the world. Not only have you shown a complete lack of judgement and empathy, but you've sent a clear message that you are willing to provide every sick, violent person in the world with a forum if they just give you a big enough story to tell. *Wink wink* I'd love to say I'm surprised but I think it's safe to say these stories stop being about the victims just as soon as the cameras are on.

Not a party to Eliot Spitzer scandal? Ray Cooklis, Editorial Board Member, Cincinnati Enquirer 03/13/08 "Eliot Spitzer is a Democrat. There. At least somebody's said it right up front. If you're watching the news accounts of the soon-to-be-ex-New York governor's call-girl scandal and resignation this week, you'd be listening in vain to find out what party he belongs to. NBC's Today Show never mentioned Spitzer's party during 11 segments about him on its Tuesday broadcast, according to Media Research Center, which tracks media bias. Neither ABC's nor NBC's evening newscasts Tuesday identified him as a Democrat, but put the party tag on Republicans responding to the scandal. The New York Times' story online Wednesday, for example, identified Spitzer as a Democrat in the 17th paragraph. The Associated Press story that appeared on the Enquirer's Web site buried it in the 18th paragraph. Contrast that with recent stories about Republican Sen. Sen. Larry Craig, whose lawyers are trying to invalidate his guilty plea for soliciting sex in a Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport men's room last year. The Associated Press noted Craig's political party in the first paragraph of its story, as did the Washington Post. CNN had it in the second paragraph, as did the Minneapolis Star-Tribune."... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...30310/1090/EDIT

There has been a rash of, I believe, unfair criticism of the Bills. While there has always been a bias against Buffalo, it's been pretty bad this year. I have a crazy conspiracy theory. Here goes... When Ralph derailed the revenue sharing process, crying foul for the small-market teams, and bringing in the politicians in the process, he royally pissed off the elite owners like Jerry Jones, Bob Kraft, and Daniel Snyder. These guys had a plan, and Ralphie mucked it up on them. So what do they do? They let their close friends at ESPN, SI, etc know that they want them to lean hard on the Bills. Why? To make it harder for the Bills to attract elite talent. Think about it. What better way to put the screws to Ralph? No one would want to play here unless the Bills pay through the nose. And if you are are a member of the sports media, you have no choice but to kowtow to the wishes of the league, or else lose access to players, coaches, etc. It's so sinister, so obvious, yet so unprovable. So what do you think? PTR

Mr. Colbert needs to get a hold on himself

It's NOT two wars we are fighting! It's one war, the War On Terrorism, fought on two fronts or one war fought on multiple fronts! Even if you do not agree that Iraq is part of the War on Terror, it really is because of The Bush Doctrine which is part of the War on terror. Another thing, who care about what the fag who made Obama's dress for her thinks about the politics of Obama. Stupid f-in media!

Just turned on my T.V. which was set to CNN last night because I was watching coverage of the Mumbai attacks. I turned it on just as they are talking about being granted exclusive access to some of the victims that have survived the attacks. This makes me believe that the hospital said ok, only one news network can come in and interview the survivors. I then imagine an intense argument from all the networks finally being decided by a game of rock, paper, scissors which CNN won. The other possibility is that CNN had a NASCAR mechanic soup up the news van and they won the race. The blame however, falls directly on the shoulders of those who really want to see this. If everyone was appalled by this and didn't watch this kind of stuff then no network would do this but it's a ratings gold mine. It's like a car wreck that many of us crane our necks and slow down to get a good look at. I admit I do that but I shut my T.V. off for this and decided to vent here. I'm sure the survivors were asked if it was ok if they were interviewed but the fact that any network would be interested in doing this is macabre to me but I'm positive CNN wasn't the only network fighting for this right. I'm also sure that no money exchanged hands for this because the other networks would report it immediately. CNN just like so many other networks was jockeying for this because they didn't want to be scooped by the other networks. I used to have a little more respect for CNN because they refused to identify Corey Lidle as the pilot of the plane that crashed in NYC until many other networks had already done so but just add them to the list of crass media that is stuffed so full it's overflowing. You'll be able to read the interviews on other websites and hear about the interviews on those channels but only CNN has the guys talking on camera!!!! Good for you guys you won the ghastly game.

All the networks and ESPN keep feeding us non-stop Cowboys coverage. And a lot of it is redundant. They were over rated by the media all along, they're not good and they're not even that interesting. Bills, Steelers and Titans get barely any coverage yet all are clearly better teams playing much better quality football. Heck, even the Giants coverage is a fraction of what Dallas gets.

I've just recenlty joined the forum here, but I've been a long time reader. I'm 29 years old and been a Bills fan since I was 8. Through the years, I've seen a lot. The Ronnie Harmon drop in Cleveland in '89, "Wide-right", 1993 Wildcard comeback, the Todd Collins-Dan Henning bore-fest of 97, Rob Johnson hype, Drew Bledsoe's ineptness, and the Music City miracle. And though it all, the media NEVER gave the Bills credit for ANYTHING. Why? Because we're a small market. I read that so many people aren't giving the Bills "enough credit" for being 5-2. Why? Because we haven't been to a playoff game in eight years...and we're a small market. Could the NFL live without the Bills in Buffalo...yes. Could I?..HELL NO. Lets face it, we need to appreciate where we are right now at 5-2. Considering how we've started the last several years, this is a blessing. I don't follow any other sports except the NFL and the Bills. Why...because we don't have anything else. The media will always be all over the Dallas' of the sports world. I say, let them have 'em. I don't know about you, but I don't need the media's attention on my team. I don't expect them to be, look at the SuperBowl years, was it ever about Buffalo, no it was Giants, Skins, Dallas, Dallas. And if there is any justice from the football gods, before we lose the Bills, we'll enjoy our squad hoisting the Lombardi trophy within the next couple of years, and then tell Mort, ESPN, NFL Network and the rest to STICK IT!

So, listening to GR, both Jerry Sullivan, and Paul Hamilton claimed to be "not surprised" by the latest Marshawn Lynch news. I know most here hate both of these guys (or at least Sullivan, I don't), and this isn't really about them. But both said that Marshawn was a "bad guy". Hamilton just says the Bills should get rid of him, because it isn't going to get better. Sullivan suspects that Ralph doesn't care all that much, as long as the guy can play. He said Ralph probably isn't crazy about it, but he won't do anything beyond what the leauge requires. Sullivan, who claims to have communication with Ralph (and I don't doubt him) and says Ralph never liked McGahee. It wasn't that his off the field stuff bothered him (Ralph never addressed the anti-Buffalo comments), he just didn't like him as a football player. Sullivan said Ralph must be saying to himself "Okay, my last running back wanted to move the team to Toronto, the one before was a coke head, and the greatest one murdered his wife. This makes Thurman look like an angel... I can live with a gun charge..." What struck me about this, was that I don't think I have ever seen/heard any Buffalo media people judge any player so definitively, while he was playing... I think it is going to be ugly.

What a dumb !@#$ing idiot. Goes off to report on the war and then says media shouldn't be there. So, how about unplugging him and not printing what he says? He's not a plumber, and he's not a reporter. He's just another conservative nutjob with a schtick.

We've had some spirited discussions on this board -- usually in regard to whether Jason Peters was any good last year -- about the validity of "sacks allowed" as a stat. I saw this blog from the Boston Globe's Mike Reiss and wanted to share it. To see the sack Tom Brady endured against Cincy, you would say it was right tackle Nick Kaczur's fault all the way. Totally obvious, 100 percent. No other Patriot was remotely close to Robert Geathers, who ran around Kaczur and bolted in cleanly ... http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patr...siting_the.html This is a reminder that unless you're in the huddle, you can't say for sure.

Lynch speaks, points at himself By Chris Brown - Posted December 10th, 2008 Marshawn Lynch spoke to the media for the first time in three months and pointed at himself when it came to the failures of the run game this season. Here’s one of his more poignant comments. “I know you’ve all been looking and wondering what’s up with the run game and I’m here to tell you today I’m going to put it on me,” said Lynch. ”I’m the feature back here and I don’t feel as the feature back I’ve played like it.” “I don’t want to take anything away from my offensive line because as hard as we come in and we work and the extra meetings that we go through, the extra time we’ve been putting in to get it going, so I’m going to put that on me. There have been some key things that I’ve seen on film where I feel I could have made a better play or I could have had a little more patience and it would have been a better run.” http://blogs.buffalobills.com/