Politicians Score Significant Cash From NFL Owners, Coaches and Players

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Sep 212009
 

This is why you don’t hear anything about Congress investigating The National Football League for steroids.

The San Diego Chargers are hardly professional football’s most prolific team, having advanced to just one Super Bowl – they lost the game – in 43 years.

When playing politics, however, the Chargers are untouchable: Team owners, officials and players have combined to contribute more than $2.4 million to political candidates and committees since the 1990 election cycle, a Center for Responsive Politics analysis of federal campaign finance data indicates.

That’s nearly four times as much as the runner-up Houston Texans, whose associates have contributed more than $623,000 to federal candidates and committees during the past two decades.

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Team Total Democrats Republicans Dem % Repub %
San Diego Chargers
$2,455,200
$40,773
$2,414,427
2%
98%
Houston Texans
$623,456
$4,000
$615,256
1%
99%
Arizona Cardinals
$337,096
$85,950
$251,146
25%
75%
Washington Redskins
$323,000
$8,550
$314,450
3%
97%
National Football League
$322,373
$224,798
$97,075
70%
30%
New York Jets
$261,403
$26,011
$235,392
10%
90%
New Orleans Saints
$257,913
$18,150
$239,763
7%
93%
St Louis Rams
$234,800
$230,050
$4,750
98%
2%
Pittsburgh Steelers
$229,307
$128,892
$100,415
56%
44%
Jacksonville Jaguars
$201,066
$36,564
$164,502
18%
82%
Philadelphia Eagles
$183,500
$156,400
$27,100
85%
15%
Dallas Cowboys
$164,467
$29,600
$134,867
18%
82%
Minnesota Vikings
$131,175
$14,600
$116,575
11%
89%
Kansas City Chiefs
$130,300
$20,950
$109,350
16%
84%
Cincinnati Bengals
$126,200
$1,750
$124,450
1%
99%
Cleveland Browns
$125,526
$41,126
$84,400
33%
67%
New England Patriots
$122,400
$88,200
$24,200
72%
20%
Indianapolis Colts
$117,150
$56,150
$61,000
48%
52%
San Francisco 49ers
$111,121
$93,015
$18,106
84%
16%
Denver Broncos
$110,413
$36,850
$73,563
33%
67%
Miami Dolphins
$108,001
$92,000
$15,751
85%
15%
Baltimore Ravens
$92,471
$34,871
$57,600
38%
62%
Carolina Panthers
$89,018
$34,500
$54,518
39%
61%
Atlanta Falcons
$77,350
$25,950
$51,400
34%
66%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
$71,883
$34,600
$36,583
48%
51%
Los Angeles Rams
$52,250
$47,250
$5,000
90%
10%
United Football League
$41,100
$41,100
$0
100%
0%
Buffalo Bills
$38,506
$25,006
$13,500
65%
35%
Tennessee Titans
$36,050
$4,450
$31,600
12%
88%
Detroit Lions
$32,751
$20,750
$12,001
63%
37%
New York Giants
$31,000
$8,700
$22,300
28%
72%
Chicago Bears
$28,100
$13,050
$15,050
46%
54%
Seattle Seahawks
$24,402
$13,000
$11,402
53%
47%
Green Bay Packers
$8,750
$2,550
$6,200
29%
71%
Oakland Raiders
$6,800
$4,050
$2,750
60%
40%
Pro Football Hall of Fame
$6,400
$2,650
$3,750
41%
59%
NFL Network
$6,000
$1,900
$4,100
32%
68%
NFL Properties
$3,000
$3,000
$0
100%
0%
Arena Football League
$3,000
$1,000
$2,000
33%
67%
Pro Arena Football
$2,300
$2,300
$0
100%
0%
Los Angeles Raiders
$2,000
$2,000
$0
100%
0%
Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Cmte
$250
$250
$0
100%
0%


Fox News Ad Draws Protests

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Sep 212009
 

It’s funny how the “State Run Media” responds immediately to Fox’s ad but virtually ignored or dismissed the stories about the Town Halls, 9/12 Washington DC protest and ACORN.

A provocative full-page newspaper ad from Fox News drew heated reactions from its rivals today and one demand that The Washington Post apologize for running it.

Over photos of protesters gathering for an “anti-tax” rally in Washington last Saturday, the ad asked: “How Did ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC and CNN Miss This Story?”

The problem with the ad is that the other networks indeed covered the protest, which — like similar demonstrations across the country — were heavily promoted by Fox, especially talk show host Glenn Beck.

The ad appeared Friday in the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, both owned by Fox’s parent company, and in The Washington Post.

ABC spokesman Jeffrey Schneider described the ad as “outrageous and false.” NBC spokeswoman Lauren Kapp said that “the facts . . . prove it wrong.” CNN spokeswoman Edie Emery called the ad “blatantly false.”

Fox News provided more coverage than other news outlets in the run-up to what Beck branded the “9/12” protests, but the other networks hardly ignored the story. ABC, for instance, covered it Saturday and Sunday on “Good Morning America” and Sunday on “World News,” along with extensive reports by ABC Radio and the network’s Web site. NBC covered it Saturday on “Nightly News” and the next morning on “Today.” CBS covered it on the “Evening News.” CNN covered the Saturday protests during the 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. hours, as well as on other programs afterward. Correspondents such as NBC’s Tom Costello, ABC’s Kate Snow and CBS’s Nancy Cordes were involved in the coverage.

Fox’s view is that the ad refers to the other networks’ missing the larger story, not failing to cover the demonstration itself — although the photos suggest that the headline refers to the protest.

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Joke Of The Day

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Sep 212009
 

A man came home from work, sat down in his favorite chair, turned on the TV, and said to his wife, “Quick, bring me a beer before it starts”

She looked a little puzzled, but brought him a beer. When he finished it, he said, “Quick, bring me another beer. It’s gonna start.”

This time she looked a little angry, but brought him a beer.

When it was gone, he said, “Quick, another beer before it starts.”

“That’s it!” She blows her top, “You bastard! You waltz in here, flop your fat ass down, don’t even say hello to me and then expect me to run around like your slave. Don’t you realize that I cook and clean and wash and iron all day long?”

The husband sighed. “Oh shit, it started!”

 

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