November 10, 20223 yr Just now, EagleJoe8 said: For a few years towards the end of the Vet’s days, the end of that call was part of the montage played prior to the kickoff of home games. yes it was, used to get the crowd fired up to scream "sucks" after every opposing starter was announced.
November 10, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, mr_hunt said: Oof, that last line sums up the Republican parties' thoughts. "Get married and learn your place"
November 10, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, Alpha_TATEr said: yes it was, used to get the crowd fired up to scream "sucks" after every opposing starter was announced. Yup. Forgot about that. I haven’t had season tickets in over 10 years now, but the last few years I remember going, the opposing team would just come out as a team, so we couldn’t do the "sucks” anymore. Two exceptions I do recall were Denver in 09, and Washington in 2010. They called out the defense and offense respectively and everyone got to yell "sucks”, except for when Dawk and McNabb were introduced of course.
November 10, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, EagleJoe8 said: Yup. Forgot about that. I haven’t had season tickets in over 10 years now, but the last few years I remember going, the opposing team would just come out as a team, so we couldn’t do the "sucks” anymore. Two exceptions I do recall were Denver in 09, and Washington in 2010. They called out the defense and offense respectively and everyone got to yell "sucks”, except for when Dawk and McNabb were introduced of course. dawk got that well deserved standing O which also sent a message to banner & luire to remind them of their F up.
November 10, 20223 yr Quote Trump Lost The biggest loser on Tuesday wasn't even on the ballot. It was a guy named Donald J. Trump. Kingmaker? Actually, more like: paper tiger. All year, Republicans have been hiding under their desks so they would be better positioned to lick his boots should he wander by. He scared the living daylights out of most of them, even those that knew he was full of it. The problem is that they believed one tweet of death from him (even on Truth Social, which nobody reads) would mean the end of their career. Those days are gone and every Republican politician in the country knows it, although most will keep that to themselves for the moment. Trump is boasting how well his endorsees did, but his total batting average is beside the point. In many primary races, he endorsed one candidate and when that one lost, he switched to the winner. For example, he opposed Senator-elect Katie Britt (R) in Alabama—until she won the primary, then he endorsed her. In other races, he waited until close to the election and then jumped on the leader's bandwagon. Perhaps most brazenly, he endorsed Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) about 12 hours before the election began. Way to go out on a limb there! He also endorsed a bunch of people who couldn't possibly have lost, with or without his support. Collecting easy wins like this gets his batting average way up there, but every politician from both parties knows he didn't lead the battle. He just jumped in after it was basically over. The real test here is how the candidates he endorsed early on did, particularly the ones who staked everything on their belief that Trump won in 2020. And the highest-profile ones mostly fumbled. Among senatorial candidates he really did support from the beginning, Mehmet Oz (PA) and Don Bolduc (NH) lost. Kelly Tshibaka (AK) is going to lose (see below). Blake Masters (AZ) will probably lose, despite Trump campaigning for him and Peter Thiel giving him millions of dollars. Herschel Walker (GA) didn't even come in first and is going to be forced into a runoff on Dec. 6. J.D. Vance did win in Ohio, but with 53% of the vote he ran a full 10 points behind Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH), who was reelected with 63% of the vote without Trump's help. It is almost as though Trump's support cost Vance 10 points. Vance won not due to Trump, but simply because Ohio has become a red state and Republicans generally do well statewide now there. But maybe Trump's gubernatorial picks did better? Nah. Doug Mastriano (PA), Tudor Dixon (MI), Lee Zeldin (NY), and Dan Cox (MD) all lost decisively. Kari Lake (R) is in a tight battle with Katie Hobbs (D) in Arizona. Maybe she'll pull it off in the end, but she certainly didn't run away with it. But what about the House? Surely Trump's horses won there? Well, super-Trumpers Karoline Leavitt (NH), J.R. Majewski (OH), and Yesli Vega (VA) all lost, Joe Kent (WA) is behind, and Lauren Boebert (CO) is in a barnburner (down by 64 votes with 99% reporting). Trump is busy spinning his losses, blaming the candidates he handpicked. Maybe if he had picked candidates based on their ability to win elections instead to their ability to state on camera "Trump won in 2020" with a straight face, he would have done better. Also of note, two of Trump's bitter enemies did very well. Brian Kemp, whom Trump campaigned against before endorsing him, won reelection easily. And the big bummer was the landslide win of Gov. Ron DeSanctimonius (R-FL) who crushed ex-governor Charlie Crist by 20 points. Victories like that don't happen in the (former) mother of all swing states. These results up and down the line are going to make Republicans rethink a lot going forward. But how? What they would like are better candidates, but that will require getting rid of Trump. But how to do that? Actually, Ron DeS. has a plan: run for president. These results are going to give DeSantis a huge push to challenge Trump in 2024. He just came off a huge victory and Trump's picks were badly beaten almost everywhere. Sure, DeSantis could wait until 2028, but he will be out of office then and everyone will have forgotten his landslide win in 2022. He is strong now and Trump is weak. He knows that very well. This is his moment. If DeSantis, who is almost as ambitious as he is ruthless, takes the plunge, the GOP primary will be a food fight for the ages. Trump will claim that he "made" DeSantis by endorsing him in 2018. Nobody is going to care about that. DeSantis will claim that he is a younger version of Trump, just as good at owning the libs, and without a stream of women claiming he sexually assaulted them. If he wants to make up a nickname, how about "Failed President Trump." He could talk about all the campaign promises Trump didn't deliver on, starting with building the wall and getting Mexico to pay for it. He could easily contrast Trump's record of failure with his own record of "success" (e.g., shipping 50 immigrants to Massachusetts— where they were accepted with open arms). His pitch could be: "Trump is an old windbag full of hot air. I get things done." If Trump is under indictment, DeSantis will also say: "It is hard to govern when you are in prison." Is there anyone else besides DeSantis who wants to see a DeSantis run? Billionnaire Ken Griffin has already said in public that he will take care of the financing, so that won't be a problem. Griffin has a net worth of $31 billion. If he were to put 1% of it ($310 million) in a super PAC for DeSantis, that would be enough to finance DeSantis' entire primary campaign right there, so DeSantis wouldn't have to waste any time dialing for dollars. At DeSantis' victory party Tuesday evening, the crowd chanted: "Two more years!" Maybe the room was full of transplants from New Hampshire or Vermont, where gubernatorial terms are 2 years, but we think the crowd had something else in mind. Still, DeSantis hasn't had to deal with a full frontal assault yet, isn't heavy on charisma, has a squeaky voice, and is media-challenged, so he isn't in like Flynn. Also, Nov. 2024 is two years away. Remember former presidents Scott Walker and Rudy Giuliani? Yeah, we neither. Sometimes the flavor of the day turns sour. Also, if DeSantis jumps is, that could attract the Mikes P. (Pence and Pompeo), leading the anti-Trump candidates to split the anti-Trump vote and allow him to win all the delegates in the many winner-take-all primaries. If DeSantis runs, how does it affect Joe Biden's decision? Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has already started campaigning against DeSantis. Maybe he knows something the rest of us haven't figured out yet. Nobody wants Biden vs. Trump again, while Newsom vs. DeSantis would be a whole new generation of politicians and an ideological battle for the ages: a true lefty vs. a true righty. But keep in mind, if a week is a long time in politics, 2 years is large multiple of the lifetime of the universe. (V)
November 10, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, EaglesRocker97 said: The only thing better than that play was Merrill's call. I have this game on DVD, this is my favorite all time Eagles game due to the personal experience.
November 10, 20223 yr So close to removing the poison pill that is Boebert. I can't believe people want somebody this ignorant in office
November 10, 20223 yr If there are going to be GOP primaries in 2024 (I'm still not convinced), they need to avoid the mistake of 2016 and not allow a ton of people to run and splinter the non-Trump vote. Pence, Christie, Pompeo -- they should all sit it out and simply endorse DeSantis. Haley won't run if Trump does. Maybe Liz runs, but she could be reasoned with as well (hopefully). You have to beat Trump 1 on 1. You can't splinter the non-MAGA vote, because Trump's cult will power him through winning with pluralities in a crowded field. This is why it sucks that the RNC is run by McDaniel, who is beholden to the Orange Imbecile.
November 10, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, vikas83 said: If there are going to be GOP primaries in 2024 (I'm still not convinced), they need to avoid the mistake of 2016 and not allow a ton of people to run and splinter the non-Trump vote. Pence, Christie, Pompeo -- they should all sit it out and simply endorse DeSantis. Haley won't run if Trump does. Maybe Liz runs, but she could be reasoned with as well (hopefully). You have to beat Trump 1 on 1. You can't splinter the non-MAGA vote, because Trump's cult will power him through winning with pluralities in a crowded field. This is why it sucks that the RNC is run by McDaniel, who is beholden to the Orange Imbecile. Liz will not enter vs Trump in the GOP event. Rather, she will enter as an independent if it becomes clear along the way that Trump is going to be the nominee. She will need to go early enough to make sure she can get on the ballots. Her entire aim will be to make sure Trump isn’t elected again.
November 10, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, vikas83 said: If there are going to be GOP primaries in 2024 (I'm still not convinced), they need to avoid the mistake of 2016 and not allow a ton of people to run and splinter the non-Trump vote. Pence, Christie, Pompeo -- they should all sit it out and simply endorse DeSantis. Haley won't run if Trump does. Maybe Liz runs, but she could be reasoned with as well (hopefully). You have to beat Trump 1 on 1. You can't splinter the non-MAGA vote, because Trump's cult will power him through winning with pluralities in a crowded field. This is why it sucks that the RNC is run by McDaniel, who is beholden to the Orange Imbecile. yep, F what the rest of the party wants, the choice is made for you.
November 10, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: Liz will not enter vs Trump in the GOP event. Rather, she will enter as an independent if it becomes clear along the way that Trump is going to be the nominee. She will need to go early enough to make sure she can get on the ballots. Her entire aim will be to make sure Trump isn’t elected again. I could see her doing it to try and save the GOP. And also to force him into a debate -- as a 3rd party candidate in the general, she likely wouldn't be on the debate stage. If Trump lost the GOP nomination, I don't think he runs 3rd party. Not because he doesn't want to, but because getting on the ballot as a 3rd party takes a ton of effort and organization. Trump doesn't do effort and organization. The problem for DeSantis will be if Trump's cult stays home and he loses to the Dem. The best case remains Trump indicted/incarcerated.
November 10, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, vikas83 said: I could see her doing it to try and save the GOP. And also to force him into a debate -- as a 3rd party candidate in the general, she likely wouldn't be on the debate stage. If Trump lost the GOP nomination, I don't think he runs 3rd party. Not because he doesn't want to, but because getting on the ballot as a 3rd party takes a ton of effort and organization. Trump doesn't do effort and organization. The problem for DeSantis will be if Trump's cult stays home and he loses to the Dem. The best case remains Trump indicted/incarcerated. I agree with the last sentence. As for Liz, if she ran as an independent in the general she should be able to take enough of the vote away from Trump to ensure he loses. 5% would do it. I think keeping Trump out of the WH is her top priority at this point. She can make a real run with the GOP once he is gone. 2028 seems like her moment. She’d be a young whipper snapping 66 at that point.
November 10, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Want. The story behind this being my favorite game, on top of the fact that is was f***ing rad. Me and my buddy watching it baked out of our minds, and my roommate at the time was a Cowboys fan. He was travelling to a wedding, and called me from the airport in SLC right after the Cowboys had gotten a first down. As the interception, lateral, TD unfolded, me and my buddy Collin are freaking out, celebrating, just losing our ish. After the euphoria wore off, we are back on the couch and my buddy asks me, "Is Dude still on the phone". Totally forgot, picked up the phone, and he is wondering what the hell just happened. So then I got to relive it again while I told him what had happened. 8 minutes ago, pisceschica said: “…So we need these ladies to get married.” If that does not sum up the view of the Republican party to a tee. Keep your woman in the kitchen and keep her in line.
November 10, 20223 yr Author 37 minutes ago, vikas83 said: If there are going to be GOP primaries in 2024 (I'm still not convinced), they need to avoid the mistake of 2016 and not allow a ton of people to run and splinter the non-Trump vote. Pence, Christie, Pompeo -- they should all sit it out and simply endorse DeSantis. Haley won't run if Trump does. Maybe Liz runs, but she could be reasoned with as well (hopefully). You have to beat Trump 1 on 1. You can't splinter the non-MAGA vote, because Trump's cult will power him through winning with pluralities in a crowded field. This is why it sucks that the RNC is run by McDaniel, who is beholden to the Orange Imbecile. I think we're going to start seeing the "go along to get along" Republicans try to separate from the orange-blooded MAGA Republicans in the coming weeks. The question will be whether that separation starts to stick, or whether the insane wing of the party frightens them back into hiding. Given Ronna's family background I wouldn't be surprised to find she is not only willing but eager to separate from the orange menace if/when the winds start to blow that way. I'd like to see her and all the enablers punted into purgatory for the next decade at least, but in the name of party unity I'd speculate there will be a "we don't talk about the Trump years" effect.
November 10, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, pisceschica said: Throw back Thursday "hOw cOME eVEryone voTeS BluE noW" DCoTP
November 10, 20223 yr 18 hours ago, downundermike said: Charlie Christ kicked Desantis a** in the debate. DeSantis isn't a great debater.
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