The John Edwards of Professional Football Players

I’m thrilled the Saints prevailed tonight, but it’s pretty sobering for a Falcons fan to realize New Orleans won a Super Bowl first. Atlanta’s best chance was sabotaged by the Rev. Eugene Robinson.

On the morning before Super Bowl XXXIII, he was awarded the Bart Starr Award from the Christian group Athletes in Action for his “high moral character”. However, that very night he was arrested for offering an undercover female police officer posing as a prostitute $40 for oral sex. The next day in, Robinson gave up an 80-yard touchdown reception to Broncos receiver Rod Smith, giving the Broncos a 17-3 lead over the Falcons. Later, in the fourth quarter, he missed a tackle on Denver running back Terrell Davis that enabled Davis to break a long run to the Atlanta 10-yard line

The Great Unasked

To Tom Benson after the Saints owner accepted the Lombardi Trophy: “After Katrina you attempted to move the team to San Antonio. Regrets?”

Saints 31, Colts 20

Who Dat?

If you don’t live in Indy and your last name isn’t Manning, how could you not root for the Saints?

Too bad we have to endure the commercials, Jim Nantz, the synthetic patriotism and a pair of geriatric rockers.

“I Will Live and Die for America”

That is, unless a more lucrative offer comes her way.

The right likes to say the left hates Sarah Palin because she’s a threat. They’re correct — she’s beloved by a large faction of one of the two major parties. She could conceivably be nominated. We’ve elected bad presidents before, but Palin would be the worst.

Every American should feel threatened by this opportunistic charlatan.

Have You Forgotten?

Thomas passed along this great moment in journalism:

The nightmare of 9/11 will live forever in our minds and memories.

Fast forward eight years later and last Friday, Sept. 11 is a night the Sun Prairie High School football team, coaching staff and Cardinal fans hope can soon be forgotten. Dealt a 22-0 halftime deficit by Madison Memorial in a Big Eight Conference football game at Ashley Field, the Cardinals made an inspiring comeback in the second half but never fully recovered, falling to the Spartans, 22-14.

The Essentials

You’ll never see The Kinks play a halftime show.

Predator Raw!

According to the Delaware News Journal, [USC coach Lane] Kiffin coaxed a verbal commitment out of 13-year-old quarterback Davis Stills Thursday night.

“I’m very excited but I was very, very nervous,” the seventh-grader told the News Journal about talking to Kiffin over the phone. “It was very cool but my heart was beating so fast, and I was scared. But after it was over, I was so excited and pumped.”

A proud moment for one of my creditors.

Time for TiVo

I’m looking forward to Sunday’s game but I could do without the commercials, the halftime show (the 15 lamest minutes in American pop culture) and the rest of the blather. Who in the hell gets excited about watching commercials … or a 65-year-old Roger Daltrey?

Sen. Leghorn Defends DADT Comments, Blames Media for Publishing Them

Chambliss said he “absolutely” stands by his comments and expressed surprise at some of the criticism.

“I think I’m getting a lot of kudos,” too, he said in an interview. …

He blamed the media for mischaracterizing some of his comments.

“Of course, as usual, some folks in the media tend to misconstrue what you say,” he said.

Let’s cut to the tape:

Lee Greenwood Was Dissed

The tea party crowd claims diversity yet this weekend’s national convention appears to have been scheduled by a Baptist preacher from Oklahoma.

Speakers include a racist, a wannabe theocrat, a birther and a dolt (Tom Tancredo, Judge Roy Moore, World Net Daily’s Joseph Farah, Coach Palin), with entertainment by Ray “Ahab the Arab” Stevens. Sure hope he sings this one: