FOXSports To Inject FOXNews Anchors, Politics Into Super Bowl Coverage
On Feb. 3, a k a Super Bowl Sunday, in an original News Corp. smorgasbord, reporters from FOX News will be teaming up with reporters from FOX owned and operated stations from around the country for a three hour broadcast event, focusing on—USA! USA!—presidential politics and professional football.
As the anchors toggle back and forth between discussion of the Super Bowl and Super Tuesday, they will chew over political dispatches from FOX Broadcasting reporters from around the country.
FOX Super Sunday will also include a behind-the-scenes look as the action gets underway for the Superbowl. Meanwhile, FOX Business Network's Alexis Glick will offer a peek at the best commercials and the economics behind the biggest sporting event of the year while FOX News correspondents Carl Cameron and Major Garrett will provide live updates from the campaign trail alongside correspondent Bret Baier in Washington, D.C. Read on...
FOXNews hates the fact that Keith Olbermann's popularity has skyrocketed and that he appeared on NBC's Sunday Night Football this season, so I suppose this shouldn't come as much of a surprise. It will be interesting to see just how partisan things get, as of now it doesn't appear as though BillO or Hannity will be involved. Sports fans, what do you think about this mixture of FOXNews and the Super Bowl?
I dont go to a sporting event and expect a political debate to break out, nor go to a political debate and expect a football game to break out.
I wonder which team will get "Swift Boated?"
Listening to Al Michaels on MNF is bad enough...
"They are at the 30 yard line, first and 5, and...oh wait...this first down is brought to you by ReTHUGlican Prezidential candidate Rudy 911"
This will be a first for me... I have never spewed French Onion Dip from my nose... Looking forward to it.
Wish there was another way to watch that game.
Fortunately my mute button works.
I think it sucks. I'll be listening on the radio and/or watching on the internet instead of watching on FUX.
Great, with the Patriots (cheaters) possibly going to the superbowl, just another reason to skip the Superbowl this year. Which will mean the first time I've missed it in 22 years. Thanks for ruining something else I love.
I'll be watching the NFL Network's pregame coverage.
I wonder if Guiliani will get the ball on the 9 or the 11.
weelzup @ 5:
And GW will hack another pretzel!
I guess Fox thinks if KO can do why can't they?
Hehe, remember the Janet Jackson moment? The fines imposed for showing a nipple, and Fox is gonna flash those three boobs at us!
Another 9 yard gain, hoping for 11 more in their next play. You know that reminds me....
Well, hopefully Fox Business hacks will bring the same high ratings to the Fox Superbowl coverage. Given the amazing intellectual prowess on display each Sunday from Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and co... how will we know which guys are the alleged legitimate news reporters?
Fox News blows chunks. This will suck. There... I said it.
Couldn't care about either less than the other. Both are like watching Bingo!
"O-72"...."I-17"....
I haven't missed a SB since 1984....this might end that streak....
Like Howie's idiotic outburst earlier this season, its enough to make someone not even watch 1 minute of the pre-game crap....
Put it this way...if it does get partisan, the channel should switched until game time, simple as that. Given this 'announcement' its sealed the deal for me, I'll be tuning into the ESPN or NFL Networks pre-game show.
I recommend anyone planning on having a party or ingesting tailgating food....to follow the above mentioned instructions...
Fox's Peter Griffin loves the Patriots!
I saw this during the promos aired during the 2nd round playoff games that Fox Sports broadcast and I was outraged. It is one thing to have a cable "news" channel dedicated to R-wing propaganda, to marry it to a broadcast channel is over the top though.
For my part, I will be notifying advertisers of my thoughts and how shilling of their products by wingnut hacks diminishes my desire to maybe purchase them. Besides explaining to the apathetic why it is offensive to piggyback their tired politics to the Super Bowl, sponsor pressure seems to be an individuals most effective course of action.
Knowing Fox News they will add in subliminal messages and have the cheerleaders wear "vote Guiliani" stickers on their shorts. Then, they will probably make the not so subtle suggestions for Guiliani as well. They will change to scoreboard to read XXXXX team 9 vs. XXXXX team 11. If Fox News is going to do this sort of political commentary during the Super Bowl then I will not watch even though I am a big football fan.
Wasn't the f'n Rush Limbaugh experiment enough?
BOlloCKS news
And this is why on the eighth day, god created the mute button. :)
Oh yeah....didn't think of that angle....yeah....they'll be plugging Fox 'Business' Channel as much as possible....anything to get that staggering 6,300 (yep thats thousand) daily viewership up a couple of notches....
tommy @ 10:
How about one of his balls on the 9 and the other on the 11? ;)
As some one who hates pro sports as much as I hate Faux News I can't think of a worse combination of banal ignorance and odoriferous tripe if I tried.....,all day.
Isn't there something in the Constitution about the separation of church and sport?
I think this makes them look as much like a propaganda organ of the GOP as ever. I wonder how much progressive politics they'll feel compelled to air in the interest of 'balance'.
We'll do as we always do, turn on the tv when the game begins. I refuse to waste a whole day on all that Super Bowl hype, no matter who does it. If fox over plays their shit, let the NFL hear about it. Probably won't do any good, but it'll make you feel better.
O'Reilly was promoting the Bridgestone-sponsored SB halftime show on his radio program this morning, calling the segment "great moments in Super Bowl halftme show history," or some such thing.
Capt. Bat Guano @ 24:
How about a halftime show featuring OJ Simpson, Roger Clemens, MiniPops Part12, Spice Girls, AND least but not last WWE Entertainment?
I hope Cameron says "blow job".
You know if they want to plug their network, thats fine, its no worse than any other crappy network would do. However if they inject FoxNews' regular anti-Democrat, pro-Republican rhetoric and attacks I can only think that the NFL will be most unhappy. Despite the NFL's possible political leanings, I doubt they want their sport politicized.
In the booth will be O'Reilly, dull Dennis Miller, and Hannity. I'm gonna shoot my fucking television.
On the plus side the superbowl coverage is SO lame, this may be amusing.
I more reason not to bother sitting through a mind-numbing, four hour pregame show.
Just wake me when the game kicks off.
I remember the year I was invited to a Florida-Florida State football game party by a drinking buddy at another person’s home. As the group of beer drinking Florida fans and FSU fans settled into the 1st quarter play, my friend asked the host if he would turn down the sound on the TV and listen to the radio broadcast. “Why”, everybody else asked? Did he think the radio announcers provided better coverage, was that the reason for the request? “No”, he told the group, “You can hear the band better on the radio!” He had been in the marching band when he was a student, and even though he really didn’t like football that much (beer he did like), he was a FSU supporter because of the band.
I think this year I'll listen to the radio broadcast while watching the game and maybe turn the TV sound up for the commercials.
Anybody know any Nielsen families...?
The non-event of the year being covered by semi-erect primates - works for me .
Fuck it -- I'm not watching.
As long as they put the NILFs on screen, I'm good. Fottball is best watched with teh sound off and music on anyway.
There is a huge difference between countdown and having a FoxNews Anchor do a show.
O'Reilly provides commentary; he is not an anchor.
Hannity provides commentary; he is also not an anchor.
Olbermann provides commentary but calls it news, and he was put on NBC!!
BTW: Olbermann has a hard time beating the home shopping network.
Oh boy **yawn** that sounds like it'll be a hoot.
Saint Augustine @ 35:
Now there is a good idea. I'll keep that one in mind.
Hey, I didn't know there was a football game played during the superbowl. I just thought there was dead airtime in between the commercials.
All I can say to this is BOOOOOOO
who watches the pregame show anyways?
anyways, its a smart move by FOX really. (I say begrudenly) Tons of people tune in for the Super Bowl, they get the FOX brand exposed to millions of people.
While not political, you can see to corporate synergy at work with ABC/ESPN. When you watch a sporting event on ABC now, its labeled 'ESPN'. Heck, even one of ESPN talk show hosts Mike Greenberg had a game show on ABC not too long ago.
yay for 3 people owning all the media!
I've always like Fox Sports. This pisses me off.
I'm not a sports fan. But if I were the most rabid of sports fans, I wouldn't watch Fox for anything. I'm pleased I have no idea what the name of the 'Brown Haired Guy Who Isn't Steve Duecy,' I don't know the name of the chick or chicks who work with them and I wouldn't know Steve Duecy if he were a grand marshal in a ticker tape parade. Just like I don't know what 'off sides' means. Or what a 'tight end' is, as it relates to football :P And I don't want to know either.
If like past years, kick-off is at 6:21 pm EST. Pre-game for the criminally insane usually starts at noon. If you turn on your TV before kick-off you're out of your freakin' mind and seriously need to get a life.
from the article FOX Business Network's Alexis Glick Isn't she related to the overweight kid on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Fox News will probably have Mike Huckabee on as a spiritual guest host. He will be there to ensure that no "boobs" come flying out to scare the little kiddies and will carry out punishments on the behalf of "God" if such things are actually shown. In fact, Mike Huckabee's halftime show would probably include a few burnings at the stake for those cheerleader's that show to much skin or maybe a few floggings.
Faux still has "Business Network"? That's cute.
Since the superbowl is on fox this year I think I'll just skip it.
Packers vs. Patriots.
You heard it here first.
centavo @ 48:
I agree 100%.
Its no surprise Fox would do this. This is what is called "product synergy" in the business. I like to call it "Fucking Media Consolidation."
If I accidently see any of this, I hope I'm too inebriated to take it seriously.
I'll skip it rather than listen to more political hate speech from Faux
the fox assholes are not going to do anything but reichwingnut pundit diatribe bullshit.
this is just another ploy for fox to inject their lies and deceptive practices on the public
in an attempt to sway undecided voters to vote for the repugs.
hopefully this will backfire on them.........
Joe O. @ 50:
I bet Huckabee would burst that little vein on his forhead if he got the opportunity to whip a scantily clad cheerleader. Fucking hypocrites - normal people see Britney flashing her fur-pie and think, "silly girl." The uptight, repressed, immature fundies see it, and splooge themselves.
ANOTHER attempt to reverse copycat someone (the last one was the complete and utter failure to reverse copycat-ing the Daily Show) which will end in utter failure.
either boycott the superbowl or watch the Canadian coverage. yeeeehaw!!!! AmeriKKKans can't even trust their own media
I can hear it now:
Favre (or whoever) is playing like he's as tough as John McCain!
Oops that tackler must have gotten a $400 hair cut, he's so wimpy!
He's running like a girl, right Hillary?
He'd never even be in the game if he weren't coddled for being black would he?
If the coach was smart enough to use Bush's game plan, he'd be ahead by 40 points by now!
I pity their advertisers. Superbowl advertising costs are exorbitant! To avoid Fox news I'll turn the t.v. off during non game time. What moron at the NFL allowed this one? Wait must be a Bush appointee!
Old Billy @ 54:
I'll watch parts of the pregame shows....but, that's because there is nothing else on, so the T.V. is on for mostly background noise,.
Because who doesn't like to mix sports with grade A bullshit?
"Sports fans, what do you think about this mixture of FOXNews and the Super Bowl?"
Well, I'm not a sports fan but I'll put my two cents worth anyway. Both Sports watchers and FOX News watchers are made up largely of beer swilling loud obnoxious redneck conservatives. Whoever came up with this idea earned their paycheck for the week.
For me, it's a trade-off.
I, for one, will absolutely NOT be listening to the normal or demonic announcers.
On the down-side, Japanese announcers don't know anything about the game or how to analyze a play.
Typical commentary will include: sugoii desu ne. Brady wa honto ni jouzu. (Wow. Tom Brady is good.)
Still, uninformed Japanese commentators who spend as much time on the breast size of the cheerleaders and provide informed analysis like, "those Americans are really big" will still be a hell of a lot better than fox.
Old Billy @ 57:
bill oranty @ 8:
That about says it for me, too.
Ruthless People @ 62:
i see it differently
when football comes on everything else stops. and, from my experience, any political messaging, baby-kissing, 911 pandering, etc. will quickly be heckled and ridiculed by viewers.
i think fauxnoise, and their candidate, rudy 9ui11ani, will have miscalculated if they think that the captive superbowl audience is ripe for unsolicited political propaganda...
people will watch the superbowl, faux or not, and those unfamiliar with faux noise's jingoistic bullshit will be definitely turned off.
God bless DVR!
Looks like I'll be watching with the sound off on a 1-hour delay so I can FF through all the BS. Sorry advertisers. Those $3M you paid for 30 seconds of your most expensively produced commercial of 2008 - gone into the ether of disk overwrite. Send the bill to Roger Ailes.
Tim in Japan @ 63:
I'm hoping that a state run North Korean news channel will provide commentary on the game. It will sound just like Fox News only it will be in Korean. :lol:
I think I'm going to puke.
The only way I could stomach a mixture of football and politics is if it took place in Hyannisport and involved a family get-together.
I won't watch anything from fux entertainment, not even the superbowl. Not even the damn Oscars!
You know, NewsCorp and Sky made some great broadcast innovations when covering European soccer (the real football) such as keeping score, time and stats at the top of the screen at all times (saving you from having to sit for 5 minutes to finally see a score) which they started doing here on FoxSports broadcasts and was later emulated by other stations. There coverage did get more exciting... BUT
This particular "innovation" royally sucks though. Remember how well it went with Rush or Dennis Miller when they had their mercifully brief MNF stints? Now Miller had the sense not to interject politics but Rush had to put his foot in his mouth with the childish Donovan McNabb comments. Watch what happens if or when Fox tries to politicize a ballgame.
And here's another point, if they try to say, "but NBC put KO on their Sunday night coverage!!!..." KO was originally a sports journalist and I don't think you can point to a single moment where he blurred the line between what he does on Countdown and as a sportscaster during his Sunday night stint.
Do not need any FOX in my house, thank you. I am aghast they were able to sell this BS to the NFL. It is like announcing, "This game is brought to you by the republican party".
Boy our first Hitlerian Leni Riefenstahl inspired extravaganza all set up to fuck up a good day of football
Triumph of the Will-heroes, flags, fools amd fuckery
Hey fuxers can we not have a day free of bullshit propaganda.
I usually hit the mute button for most of a game. If it's not play-by-play, it's usually worthless anyway.
MacDaKnife @ 73:
corporatists and corporations own the nfl. what should we expect?
I bet Ann Coulter will be selected to be a sideline cheerleader by Fox News. The only problem with that is, it won't be boobs that will be flying out but Ann Coulter's penis. :lol:
BobD @ 11:
I was thinking the same thing.
But I'm expecting the same results when Monday Night Football tried to bring in Dennis Miller as the "new" Howard Cosell.
Miller, unlike Cosell, didn't know crap about sports. And this superbowl is likely to be a painful to listen as those MNF games that had Miller spouting his... let see, antonyms to insightful: dumb, idiotic, naive, obtuse, retarded, slow, stupid, unintelligent. Yep any and all would do... remarks.
MikeM @ 59:
:lol:
They're still playing football? *yawn*
Can't say I'm all that surprised. Corporate synergy aside, Fox News ratings are starting to slip, their demo is starting to age - and new audience isn't tuning in - Fox News needs to re-introduce themselves to a new audience just as much as they need new ways to re-introduce the GOP propaganda.
However, I can see this easily blowing up in Murdoch's and Ailes' faces. People are pissed -REALLY pissed - at the current state of the union. They're tuning in to the Super Bowl to take their minds off current events as much as possible. They expect some lip service (and let's face it, that's ALL it really is) about servicemen watching the game in Iraq and thanks for all your service, etc. And that's about as much "real life" infiltrating their blessed Super Bowl as they'll accept. They do NOT want political opinions shoved down their throats during the Super Bowl, especially if they're leaning left and Fox will be trying to push them right. Fox, lately more than ever, has been as subtle as a bean fart in pushing their agenda, and some viewers (those that are paying attention, anyway) will be offended that Fox would allow Fox News to crash their party and harsh their buzz.
A lot of Fox Networks' programming is pretty liberal socially, especially the bigger hits like The Simpsons & Family Guy (hell, even 24 has been sloooowly trying to shift left, showing remorse for torturing, potraying some Middle Easterners as sympathetic and even helpful to the national cause, etc.). I don't necessarily think the Fox Network audience and the Fox News Network audience has that much crossover, and I don't think there will be after Super Bowl Sunday either. Hope I'm right.
This is how Fox News will start the pre-game show. After all, they must give proper respect to their Fuhrer-
My Favorite Hitler Speech Clip
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KkSFIw6vePM
I used to respect Brett Baier when he was on WRAL, a CBS affiliate in the Raleigh/Durham market. Not any more.
There's another one from WRAL on FauxNews. The token hire Wright. Can't recall his first name.
He's at the 40, the 30 and he's a REPUBLICAN!!!!
BILLO, with be a mascot this year, look for the JACKASS.
Heraldblog @ 30:
I think of that clip every time I see him.
block party.
"Shepard Smith, of FOX News, will headline the production from Glendale, Ariz., the site of this year’s Super Bowl. FOX News anchor (and Cincinnati Bengals fanatic) Bill Hemmer will contribute from New York, along with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly."
Why am I not surprised a Fox news reader is a fan of a team that had 9 players arrested in nine months? They just seem to be attracted to criminals like moths to a flame.
1) get sirius satellite radio.
2) watch fox tv picture with the sound off.
3) listen to game on sirius satellite radio.
4) enjoy!
Philip Munger @ 28:
I heard that, too. Don't you think he did quite a sophomoric job of "reading" the script? When he announced that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are the halftime entertainment, he read it in such a way that implied that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were actually two separate acts instead of a single unit. Sounds as if the elf-proclaimed "Culture Warrior" is quite culturally ignorant about any music that came out after The Turtles disbanded.
This year sounds like the perfect year to start watching the Puppy Bowl instead.
Thing Fish @ 86:
Seriously. I used to live an hour away from Cincy, and even people there didn't root for the Bengals, simply because they suck. Everyone was either a Packers or Steelers fan.
No different than a commercial break, flip the remote.
Sounds like a pathetic plug from a pathetic network to somehow inject some enthusiasm into the floundering collective GOP presidential campaigns.
KO needs to insert a fresh "Countdown" segment on MSNBC during halftime.
i say fuck football...
it is a mindless, brutal, gay-suited redneck dance of stupidity...
always has been, always will be...
one of the glaring examples of why this country is off the rails...
keep watchin' the skies...
First off, let us remember that Olbermann has a background in sports with ESPN, NBC, and (ironically) Fox Sports.
Secondly, this should surprise no one when you consider that the NFL commissioner's wife is the Fixed Noise gal who said "top cock."
Fox Sports Radio has neocon JT The Brick so I'm not surprised they are mouth-breathering it up on the tv side
Required @ 3:
Thanks for bring up this transparent wingnut, Al "flip flop" Michaels. Hope someone also mentioned Howie "faux action hero" Long.
We should write in to the advertisers.
I wonder if there have been any studies done of bar fights between supporters of different teams and if adding politics to the mix of sports and alcohol will increase the number of fights?
Reminds me of the 3 guys sitting in a bar talking about religion. When the conversation got heated the bartender had to tell them that the bar had a no religious-talk policy and to change the subject. Several minutes later, the new conversation topic of politics got a little heated and the bartender told them that politics was also banned and bought them a drink on the house as an apology for not informing them about politics when he told them about religion.
One of the guys asked the bartender if sex was an okay topic of conversation and after getting an affirmative answer told the bartender to go fuck himself.
Shepard Smith in a locker room? That guy gives me the willies. He has dead eyes.
Fox PR: Hey boss, they've stopped responding to the message! Now what do we do to keep from becoming irrelevant?
Pox Boss: We need a captive audience we can force feed... hmm, what do we have access to that we can... *lightbulb!*
#23 - Fruity Rudy will have to get Larry Craig to teach him the 'wide stance'.
If I wanted to hear Faux Noise lies I would watch their hate filled shows.
The Superbowl was already militarized quite a while ago. May as well Goebelize it. Perhaps Michael Vick can get a seat and butcher a dog and the Cowboys can run out and try to snort the 50 yard line.
It's just like everything else Fox does - it stinks. However, most football fans won't get it anyway.
I really wish FOX would stop doing these big events. They were terrible doing the college football national championship.
My team was out in week three but im still pumped for Pats. A local kid from frozen tundra Canada here ( #77 Nick Kaczur ) plays for Pats and we are hoping he does well as this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for Nick. Hes the first ever local to make the NFL which is amazing when you consider that football in Canadian high schools is under funded , under coached , and ill equipped. Its important but not life and death like football is in US schools. He studied and worked construction for nearly 2 years after high school to get his marks up to get into a US college. He played for Toledo ,started every game he was eligible for and was all american every year. He earned his way and its neat to watch him play on a historic team. Hes a nice humble big kid too. Some comment way up top recalls the Pats getting caught stealing signals earlier. I dont condone it but every team in every sport is looking for an edge. Some just dont get caught. Go Pats then back to Go Chiefs
Joe O. @ 82:
It will be like the 1936 Olympics all over again! =D
Col Kilgore @ 107:
If he remains of the Patriots this will be far from his last chance. I like the Patriots a lot but i also like Green Bay a lot. Bret Favre was talking about retiring three years ago. He has to be one of the most remarkable people to ever play the game. I always thought Brady was under rated. I am going to have to root for both teams. I hope it is a close and great game.
i think a special segment with neil cavuto and brit hume doing some jock sniffing might be interesting to the fans.
I love NFL sports, but this is probably the ONE THING that could change all that. If I see one of their hags on the NFL game, I'm going fishing.
joe cantwell @ 110:
Oh smack; so won't be able to eat dinner tonight.
NFL on Fox ain't been the same since Madden left.
The good news: pitchers and catchers report in 27 days, 15 hours, and 54 minutes!
I would have to say that this is the Perfect time to organize a Fox News protest.
Could you imagine getting a significant portion of the crowd at the Super Bowl to chant "Fox New Sucks, Fox New Sucks"?
Make this happen people.
Well it looks like i wont be switching over to the game until kickoff. Politics has no business being mixed in with the rest of the days festivities/
G.A.Y.
I think this will backfire on FOX. If there's one thing certain about wingnuts it's don't fuck with their football - especially on Stupor Bowl Sunday. In this respect the farting, nose-picking, knuckledraggers are almost like us humans - they just wanna watch the fucking game! What is FOX gonna do? Bring on Dennis Miller? That idiot already blew one football announcing gig, are they really going to give him another shot? And then you'll have Billo, swearing to high heaven that the refs are all on George Soros' payroll.
Glad I don't follow football. I'd hate to have a reason to be tempted to patronize FOX.
Ruthless People @ 63:
Hey! I'm not a conservative!
They shit on everything else, why not sports ?
FOX... the network that foisted Pamela Anderson on an unsuspecting NASCAR fan base as a "grand marshal" of one of it's races.
Now I'm not anti=Pam by any means and will readily admit that she's got at least two good points but come on! A NASCAR race?
The on air crew spent more time trying to sneak peaks down the front of her dress than they did on the pre-race show. Of course the fact that her new FOX sitcom was starting just days later had nothing to do with it, eh?
FOX, be it their news OR their entertainment division, has always shown a rather engaging aptitude for pure blatant hypocrisy that you just don't seem to find anywhere else.
"FOXSports To Inject FOXNews Anchors, Politics Into Super Bowl Coverage"
So that means we're going to hear: "Enjoying this wonderful game? [which if there is any justice, the Pats won't be in it] Well...if you vote Democratic this November, Osama, the terrorists and worst of all MoveOn and CodePink will destroy the Super Bowl. Forever. Now back to the game..."
I feel like puking.....
(BillO)
Did IIIIIIIII mention Howie that when I won the national punting title for my division as a senior?
(Howie Long)
Wow. Usually I don't consider punters to be real football players. After all, I tackled people for a living while trying to get through the trenches. What division where you in Bill?
(BillO)
Weeeeeellll, it wasn't so much a division, as it was a rec league where we paid for everything, and kept our own stats.
(Curt Menefee)
Here's Frank Caliendo with something that can't possibly be funnier than that. Even Jerry Seinfeld can't be funnier than that.
Price check on BOTOX in aisle 3.
We need a price check on BOTOX for a gentlemen in aisle 3.
Thank you for shopping at WalMart.
During last week's playoff game on Fox, one of the asshole wingnuts calling the game slipped in a quick little remark about how the striking writers were keeping "all of us" from watching the torture-lovers jerkfest that is "24".
First you create the frame. Then you try to pull it over peoples' heads.
shephard smith's hoe-ass talking football? YUCK.
that's not Carl Cameron, that's Don Knotts.
Turn down the sound! Turn on the radio. Even though the AM radio schlock isn't much better, they actually have to describe stuff, and they don't have much time to get around to anything outside of the game.
Better yet, make a Rhapsody play list or burn a few cds to play instead--almost everything said worth hearing will be shown on a graphic, and they show every play five times. (and in case you haven't noticed, the commercials always suck--don't waste your time watching those.)
Probably even worse than the obviously ill-informed political throw away lines is how much time the announcers devote to grabass, frat-boy insults/sentimental reverence of one another.
With us: Tom Petty
Against us: Fox
Muddy @ 131:
Sorry forgot to end the quote. My comment starts after the first sentence. So that's why they put that "Preview" button there :-)
Can't I sit down and enjoy a few mindless ours of football with hearing about damn politics? Please... just a few hours?
JUST TURN OFF THE TV SOUND AND LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION, NOT FOX....... HERE IN THE NY AREA IT'S 660AM WITH BOB PAPPA, DICK LYNCH ETC..........
Hmmm.... Now I have a reason not to watch the Super Bowl pre-game coverage on FOX.
Required @ 3:
Pffffft! Al Michaels is light years better than Joe Kornheiser! That guy's an fuckin idiot!
As for fox news takng over the superbowl....that sucks...I'll be watchin it at a pub...so the sound will be off.
There's always the Puppy Bowl. I'll take cute furry critters over blowhards any day.
ONE FAKE ELECTION WAS 2000 AND WE TOOK IT
TWO WAS A WARNING IN 2004 AND WE SWORE "NEVER AGAIN"
IN 2008... IF THE LIE-BOLD MACHINES AND THE SUCK-MY-BUTT LYING MEDIA DECLARE A GOP WINNER.... THERE WILL BE NO QUESTION THAT WE ARE NO LONGER A DEMOCRACY...
-----AND IF YOU THINK THAT WE HAVE A RECESSION NOW... WAIT UNTIL THE WORK SLOWDOWNS AND PROTESTS THAT BULLSHIT WILL BRING ON
Football a Right-Winger sport? Why not; you could fire players who smirk at the idea the world is 6000 years-old, who don't participate in Fundamentalist-Evangelical group prayer sessions, or who don't diligently espouse the Republican Party line. I mean, that kind of describes Country Music doesn't it? As the Dixie Chicks showed, getting your music played on Country radio stations is about having the correct politics not about the music. Obviously, you will never hear a gay. atheist, or liberal Country Music band played on any radio station. Wouldn't be to hard to extend these rules to football. Doesn't Nascar already require drivers and pit crew members to pray to baby-jesus before the race?
Why watch the pre-game crap anyway? I'll tune in when the game begins and if the announcers are too far off, I hit the mute button...and as far as sprots watchers being rednecks...hell, I watch football and I'm a card-carrying liberal...and I swill beer...but only the good stuff!
I am a football fan and a CARD-CARRYING LIBERAL to.GO PATS.
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