January 20, 2009
A Joyous Day Everywhere, Except at Fox News
As an exhilarating inauguration day winds down and people bid $20 on eBay for tomorrow's New York Times, I decided to have a little fun and see what the bitter (but more patriotic, of course) readers of FOXNews.com had to say about perhaps the most jubilant day I have ever seen in America.
Comment by Woo-Hooo
"I just quick my job and I'm going on WELFARE!!! I'm gonna be set for at least four years! You all better get on the gravvy train now before it gets too full! Yes, sir, welfare's gonna get an 8% increase! You all better hurry!"Comment by sherry
"he must be embarassed of being bi-racial...or Michelle won't let him be what he is..."Comment by Bill
"Time to Secede!!! DEO VINDICE!"Comment by Steve
"Jimmy Carter must be thrilled!! There is now someone in office that will make him look good. Socialism is IN! Captialism is OUT! Freedoms are in danger! Why do you thing the gun sellers voted Hussien "The gun salesman of the year"?"Comment by Bush
"I am going to miss bouncing my nuts off of Michelle's ghetto booty!"Comment by Tyrel
"Headlines for 2009
Menthol cigarettes worth more than platinum, experts say
Walmart to sell only gold teeth and activator, spokesman say
Chicken selling for $150 a bucket"Comment by swbytm
"by next winter I will be in florida staking my cardboard hut out and pan handling the blacks because I am a white man"
That should pretty much answer anyone's question of whether MLK's dream has been realized, of if this was just a giant step forward.
Read more racism and general vitriol at the bottom of columns in FOXNews.com's Opinion section.
January 12, 2009
2008 New York Giants: That's a Wrap
Few times in my life have I been so fired up to attend a sporting event, and fewer times have I handled a premature season-ending defeat without murderous thoughts (usually involving Randy Johnson).
Last year's postseason run was an absolute dream, from beating the No. 1 seed Cowboys and their 13 Pro Bowlers to picking off Brett Favre's final pass as a Packer in frigid Green Bay to ruining a Boston team's pursuit of perfection with brute force, late-game guts and a signature moment.
The only thing it lacked was a home playoff game. Season-ticket holders didn't get to celebrate any victory together, and the players didn't get to stomp anyone out in front of 80,000 appreciative fans. At kickoff Sunday, the feeling was that this season's title quest was Act II of one long masterpiece, but this time we were gonna do it together. (The fact we all had tickets to a potential NFC championship game — the biggest home game a NFL fan can attend — only added to the frenzy.)
The sound and emotion in Giants Stadium following Ahmad Bradshaw's opening kickoff return of 65 yards was almost impossible to match. At 13, I saw the ball roll through Bill Buckner's legs, and I felt Shea Stadium quake, but I never heard Giants Stadium explode like it did just after 1 p.m. Sunday. And I was never so exhausted after celebrating a single play that didn't even reach field-goal range. It was as if all the energy from last year's playoff run had been bottled and preserved, for opening on this date.
Alas, the Eagles proved up to the task and deserve kudos for making the Giants look rather ordinary.
They were plenty of heads hung as Giants fans walked to their cars, but missing were the typical fits of rage that accompany losses in which, let's face it, the home team fell flat. In recent seasons, we've had plenty of those moments, debacles at Giants Stadium while fighting for our playoff lives. Not this year, though. Nine times we walked into Giants Stadium not only as Super Bowl champions, but in first place. Seven of those times we walked out winners. That's a lot of fun Sundays.
Twice we walked out losers, both times to the Eagles. The first served as a warning that no championship can be taken for granted. The second a confirmation.
So, that's it for the 2008 season. Next year, the honeymoon is over, memories of Arizona will grow fader and Plaxico Burress will wear another color (perhaps orange). Osi Umenyiora returns and a regular-season road trip to New Orleans looms. Until then, enjoy the Yankees!