The Gold Medal game for Men’s Hockey begins in approximately one-half hour: Canada vs. the USA. One particular group of Fans have let the USA Hockey Team know that they support them all the way. In the words of General Manager Brian Burke:

“The real heroes in America don’t wear hockey uniforms, they wear police uniforms, they wear camo, they wear fire uniforms, and we want our players to understand that what we do is small potatoes compared to what those people do.”

Of course, neither Президент Оба́ма nor the Demo☭rats have ever understood this, and they never will.
GO USA!

UPDATE (1620 MST): Final Score, in OT: Canada 3, USA 2. What a game!

Here’s where things stand after fifteen days of competition, eh:

Canada should definitely be happy. After all, they have more Gold Medals than we do, so I’d say “Own The Podium” is a success, eh.

You can’t get any better than this:

Here’s where things stand after nine days of competition, eh:

This, in spite of the state of our economy, eh.

Why, everything, especially if you’re a member of that august body of sports elitists known as the IOC.

It’s assumed that supporting the troops of any nation which fights to preserve their way of life, which includes the holding of the Olympics, is a political statement. Remember Salt Lake City in 2002? We brought in the flag which flew over the WTC and survived 9/11 as our flag…and the el cubos (not to mention the IOC) went apes**t. So this reaction to the hockey masks shouldn’t surprise anyone.

You know, for the life of me I cannot remember the last time I actually sat down and watched the Olympics on TV. It was kinda nice to be able to do that with my wife. I got a big kick out of seeing The Great One, who is without a doubt the best Hockey player in history but sucked as a coach, light the cauldron. Twice, eh.
Let it also be known that, after the USA, I root for Canada during events such as these, eh.
Here are some stories which are already emerging from Vancouver:

18-0? IS THAT ALL? Here’s another spewing of Political Correctness regarding running up the score, but it ain’t coming from Canada, eh.

ANARCHISTS MAR OLYMPIC PROTESTS: Leave it to these guys to frak up peaceful demonstrations against the Games. I hope the Cops bust some more heads, eh.

DONOVAN BAILEY TORCH SNUB: He still can’t figure out why, and neither can I, eh.

Dang! I remember Herschel Walker playing for the New Jersey Generals of the USFL before eventually coming over to the NFL, playing for the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings.
Now, he’s embarked on a new career at the age of 47: Mixed Martial Arts fighting, and he won his first bout. Good Luck with that, Herschel. There have been a number of athletes who have had two sports careers; Bo Jackson comes to mind, as does Michael Jordan.

Saw this over at Facebook. I guess we’ll see how they do against the Saints on Sunday:

Our Favre who art in Mississippi,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy bowl will come, it will be won,
In Miami as it is in the Dome.
Give us this Sunday, Our weekly win.
Give us touchdown passes, but do not let others pass against us.
Lead us not into frustration, but deliver us to the Super Bowl.
For thine is the MVP, the best of the NFC, and the glory of the Purple People Eaters now and forever.on Saturday.

What, no Amen? Tsk tsk tsk.

To the Alabama Crimson Tide...this one’s for you!

It’s another one of my “85 MPH songs”.

Man, who actually uses that word anymore? Anyway, with the latest e-mail revelation, Tiger will be lucky if he emerges from Divorce Court with only the 300 million dollars his soon-to-be-ex is likely to get.
And that’s not even counting the other ten alleged mistresses he apparently has or have had in the past. Perhaps he should temporarily leave the golf scene for a while, say a couple of years, and get this stuff figured out.
That said, I have to wonder the timing of Tiger’s troubles. Has anyone noticed it came just as the Senate Demo☭rats hammered away at the Оба́маcare bill?

The Mrs. and I went to the hot tub late this afternoon to actually celebrate the Lions’ last-minute win over Cleveland, 38-37! Shock of shocks!
Arizona also defeated the St. Louis Rams, 21-13 (see we were at the hot tub celebrating the 2-8 Lions!). Da Bears play Philly later tonight...will they get to take out Michael Vick?

I actually got to watch the Cardinals hold off the Houston Texans, 28-21. The Texans scored three TDs in the second half to pull even with the Cardinals. Then Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie’s pick with just over 2:00 left, as well as a successful Goal-Line Stance on the 1-yard line with less than a minute to go got the win!
Oh yes, the Lions lost to Pittsburgh, 28-20. At least they put up a good fight, so they aren’t Loins or Lie-Downs this week, at least in my eyes.

And the final score is 48-24. I actually managed to catch this game, while in pain. And no, it wasn’t the Lie-Downs’ second-half lying down which put me in pain either, although DA BEARS’ 102-yard kickoff return for a TD didn’t help matters much either, nor did the entry of Dainty Culpepper, the journeyman QB, in the 4th quarter.
At least the Cardinals got the Bye this week….

Now this is something to keep an eye on, because this week, that august body of sports elitists known as the IOC will vote for the Host City of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
That is, if there IS a 2016 Summer Olympics:

Word has it that Мишель Робинсон Обама will attend the vote to persuade the IOC to choose the Народный Социалистический Город-Государство Чикаго (and apparently, so will he). Given how her hubby’s been faring lately on the international stage, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if the IOC chooses to snub her too.
Stay tuned.

The Losing Streak of 19 games is done. No more! Yes, the LIONS defeated the Washington Redskins, 19-14, at Ford Field! I’ll bet the Lions Fans feel like they won the Super Bowl with this victory!
What a relief! I remember the last time they won something this significant was back in 2004, when they snapped a 24 road game losing streak against the Bears…and it’s nice to see the Lion standing on its hind legs again instead of on its back.
YAY!