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Former Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Fran Tarkenton has launched a tirade against Brett Favre, speaking with 790 The Zone radio in Atlanta. Tarkenton criticized Favre for his treatment of the Green Bay Packers organization, and even went as far as wishing that Favre will join the Vikings and fail, saying:
I think it’s despicable. What he put the Packers through last year was not good. Here’s an organization that was loyal to him for 17, 18 years, provided stability of organization, provided players… He goes to New York and bombs. He’s 39 years old. How would you like Ray Nitschke in his last year (playing for) the Vikings, or I retire and go play for the Packers. I kind of hope it happens, so he can fail.”
Mel Gibson made news tonight by announcing that he would be having a child with girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, a Russian musician. The news, no doubt, will lead to many accusing him of blatant hypocrisy. But 2BB has a different angle on this, that you may or may not be familiar with.
What is it with Mel Gibson and his strange fetish for Russian women named Oksana? That’s right, Gregorieva is far from Mel’s first crush by that first name. Here’s the rundown:
This attractive Oksana, who has been linked to Gibson is Russian pianist Oksana Kolesnikova. The musician has explicitly denied romantic involvement with Gibson (too bad, Mel), and is currently married and expecting a baby. Here’s hoping said child is NOT Gibson’s, otherwise he may have to pay child support in addition to a half billion dollar divorce settlement that he’s currently facing.
Oh yeeeeah! This babe is by far the hottest Oksana who has been linked to Gibson. And it just so happens that this femme has loudly proclaimed their relationship. Which means….it’s probably not true. However, Oksana, now that Mel is apparently taken, the boys at 2BB are willing to give you a chance!
We don’t currently have the audio available, you’ll just have to take our word for it, but during tonight’s Twins-White Sox game Bert Blyleven attempted to make a dog fighting joke. Now his exact words escape my memory, but it involved Blyleven wondering out loud whether any dog fights had taken place tonight in the stands. It would probably be helpful to mention that tonight is “Dog Day” at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Saint Paul Saints baseball team, of the American Association, has had its’ share of whacky promos throughout the years; they are partially owned by Bill Murray after-all. Sometimes they’re controversial, but most times they are just good natured fun. But, it seems the success of these promos has lead the team to believe that they are invincible to the general need for a public organization to be politically correct.
In what seems like a form of entertainment that may have been popular decades ago (50’s and 60’s), and possibly still exists in some sort of underground subculture, the Saints will bring to the masses Midget Wrestling as the post game festivities, Thursday night.
In the aftermath of the 2008 election, in which Barack Obama cruised to victory over John McCain, the left-wing blogosphere was quick to pounce. The GOP, they said, was moribund, with no chance of recovering from the sweeping defeat. The Republicans had lost 2 straight national elections, the public had rejected their policies wholesale, and the GOP needed to drastically alter its views to remain relevant to the 21st century. read more…
Football players tend to get a bad rap for not being the sharpest tool in the shed, or the brightest bulb in the box. In most cases these stereotypes do a great injustice to some very bright individuals, just ask Harvard graduate Matt Birk. But, in other instances, the ‘dumb jock’ perception is wholly adequate, perhaps even an understatement. James Harrison is such a case.
In one instant Harrison has gone from rags to riches NFL superstar, to the antithesis of this blog, a big boob. What else would you call a man who spurns a champions trip to the White House, to celebrate a Superbowl victory with Barack Obama because, and these are James’ words, not my interpretation;
“This is how I feel — if you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we don’t win the Super Bowl. As far as I’m concerned, he [Obama] would’ve invited Arizona if they had won,”
Intriguing new data is in from Gallup, showing that for the first time since polling on this question has begun, more Americans consider themselves “pro-life” than “pro-choice” on abortion. Now, Americans who call themselves “pro-life” constitute a simple majority of the population, with 51% pro-life and now only 42% pro-choice. This 9 point gap is astounding, given that pro-lifers had previously never eclipsed pro-choicers. The remarkable trend-line data is below, again from Gallup:
