In Da End, Da Coach Always Pulls for Da Bears
Random thoughts while wondering what ever happened to Rich McKinney:
Off the Fence Dept.: Looks like Da Coach has made Da Choice. I guess he figures his opinion is worth far more in Chicago than it is in New Orleans. Once again, Da Coach shows he is a master manipulator of the media by causing a firestorm in Chicago when he said he had no opinion and then coming out for the Bears later in the week. He is a true marketing genius and has been since his days as the head coach of the Bears.
I remember the press conference in Cincinnati following the fourth game of the 1986 season when the Bears smoked the Bengals 44-7. The Bears were coming off their Super Bowl season and were already 4-0 at this point in the season for a (if you count the playoffs) 22-1 run.
A heckler appeared at the back of the room and started yelling at "Ditkus". Ditka got up, and began to chase the guy out of the room and down the hall. Most people thought that it was him being an ass, but I have always believed that he did it to get the media to quit asking questions like "How good can this team be this year?" or "is this a dynasty?") There are people who say I give Ditka too much credit, but I will also kick it up one more notch: I think someone hired the guy.
Cum-bye-ah Dept.: Meanwhile, the Saints continue to get a group hug from the national media.
Tom Skilling Dept.: The Bears need not worry about the wind, but do they fear the Brees?
Deserving Honor Dept,: What a great player and a nice guy too. Any accolades he gets, he richly has earned.
Upon Further Review Dept.: Wait a minute. Junior brings in how much to our company every year? And. if he leaves we are S.O.L. and broke? Then, we must get him back!
Return of the Chuck & Duck Dept.: Tom Coughlin might as well have walked in and quit as this move will definitely cost him his job in the long run. I guess Tom didn't call Buddy Ryan for a reference. My guess is, Kevin Gilbride didn't list Buddy as one. Nor any of the other coaches that he's ever worked with or for.
PC Police Dept.: These days, anytime a celebrity utters something that is even remotely controversial the prescribed method of dealing with it is to form a collective and do the following: 1) issue an apology on behalf of the celebrity to any person, group, race, breed or lifestyle they have offended 2) assure the public that the celebrity responsible for said offensive utterance has been severely reprimanded and further comments will not be tolerated 3) say that the case is closed and it is time to move forward so that "we can heal" 4) have the celebrity admit they have a problem and resolve it by seeking treatment or "asking for help."
Why? Because saying something perceived to be offensive, even to a remote part of the population, costs advertising dollars. And since all of these groups are highly organized and get lots of sympathetic media coverage, the last thing ABC wants is a huge gay and lesbian backlash at their front door. Or a lawsuit claiming that they have a "hostile work environment" that's caused "pain and suffering."
Can't we just let Isaiah Washington and T.R. Knight go out to the parking lot and settle it like men? Please?
Dr. Martin Luther King was right: Civil disobedience is by far more effective than violence.
Back From the Dead Dept..: Louis Lazare is not the only one who thinks the new Orville Redenbacher commercial is creepy. I do too. What's next? Euell Gibbons? Justin Wilson? Wilford Brimley? (wait, technically he's still alive. although clinically, the jury is still out.)
Can't We All Just Get Along Dept.: How do you keep a brother out of jail? Apparently, you talk Hmong yourselves.
Watch for Me on Dr. Phil Dept.: A Kentucky woman hosted a drunken slumber party for her 15 year-old daughter and her daughter's six friends where the woman served large quantities of alcohol to the kids.
One of the kids got upset and called her mom to pick her up. The mother shows up, smells booze on her daughter's breath and immediately phones Johnny Law (nicely played, M'amm.) The hostess is confronted by the cops, fails a Breathalyzer test worse than a presidential candidate fails a lie detector test, and goes to directly to jail. Warning: DO NOT look directly at mugshot as it may cause blindness or, at very least, nightmares.
It would be difficult to find anyone more stupid.
Hold Your Tongue Dept.: Oh my gosh. Someone even more stupid!
Off the Fence Dept.: Looks like Da Coach has made Da Choice. I guess he figures his opinion is worth far more in Chicago than it is in New Orleans. Once again, Da Coach shows he is a master manipulator of the media by causing a firestorm in Chicago when he said he had no opinion and then coming out for the Bears later in the week. He is a true marketing genius and has been since his days as the head coach of the Bears.
I remember the press conference in Cincinnati following the fourth game of the 1986 season when the Bears smoked the Bengals 44-7. The Bears were coming off their Super Bowl season and were already 4-0 at this point in the season for a (if you count the playoffs) 22-1 run.
A heckler appeared at the back of the room and started yelling at "Ditkus". Ditka got up, and began to chase the guy out of the room and down the hall. Most people thought that it was him being an ass, but I have always believed that he did it to get the media to quit asking questions like "How good can this team be this year?" or "is this a dynasty?") There are people who say I give Ditka too much credit, but I will also kick it up one more notch: I think someone hired the guy.
Cum-bye-ah Dept.: Meanwhile, the Saints continue to get a group hug from the national media.
Tom Skilling Dept.: The Bears need not worry about the wind, but do they fear the Brees?
Deserving Honor Dept,: What a great player and a nice guy too. Any accolades he gets, he richly has earned.
Upon Further Review Dept.: Wait a minute. Junior brings in how much to our company every year? And. if he leaves we are S.O.L. and broke? Then, we must get him back!
Return of the Chuck & Duck Dept.: Tom Coughlin might as well have walked in and quit as this move will definitely cost him his job in the long run. I guess Tom didn't call Buddy Ryan for a reference. My guess is, Kevin Gilbride didn't list Buddy as one. Nor any of the other coaches that he's ever worked with or for.
PC Police Dept.: These days, anytime a celebrity utters something that is even remotely controversial the prescribed method of dealing with it is to form a collective and do the following: 1) issue an apology on behalf of the celebrity to any person, group, race, breed or lifestyle they have offended 2) assure the public that the celebrity responsible for said offensive utterance has been severely reprimanded and further comments will not be tolerated 3) say that the case is closed and it is time to move forward so that "we can heal" 4) have the celebrity admit they have a problem and resolve it by seeking treatment or "asking for help."
Why? Because saying something perceived to be offensive, even to a remote part of the population, costs advertising dollars. And since all of these groups are highly organized and get lots of sympathetic media coverage, the last thing ABC wants is a huge gay and lesbian backlash at their front door. Or a lawsuit claiming that they have a "hostile work environment" that's caused "pain and suffering."
Can't we just let Isaiah Washington and T.R. Knight go out to the parking lot and settle it like men? Please?
Dr. Martin Luther King was right: Civil disobedience is by far more effective than violence.
Back From the Dead Dept..: Louis Lazare is not the only one who thinks the new Orville Redenbacher commercial is creepy. I do too. What's next? Euell Gibbons? Justin Wilson? Wilford Brimley? (wait, technically he's still alive. although clinically, the jury is still out.)
Can't We All Just Get Along Dept.: How do you keep a brother out of jail? Apparently, you talk Hmong yourselves.
Watch for Me on Dr. Phil Dept.: A Kentucky woman hosted a drunken slumber party for her 15 year-old daughter and her daughter's six friends where the woman served large quantities of alcohol to the kids.
One of the kids got upset and called her mom to pick her up. The mother shows up, smells booze on her daughter's breath and immediately phones Johnny Law (nicely played, M'amm.) The hostess is confronted by the cops, fails a Breathalyzer test worse than a presidential candidate fails a lie detector test, and goes to directly to jail. Warning: DO NOT look directly at mugshot as it may cause blindness or, at very least, nightmares.
It would be difficult to find anyone more stupid.
Hold Your Tongue Dept.: Oh my gosh. Someone even more stupid!
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