Elections are the only time I get into politics, because it is the only time that anything actually happens. One guy wins, the other loses and we can sit back and break it down like any other competitive event. The rest of the time it's meeting, hearings and back-room dealings that never actually get anything done. The thing I love the most on the day after elections? The map breakdown. I like to see who really cares and who just can't be bothered with pesky things like "the democratic process." (The winner? Lawrence, with just 28% of the eligible voters getting to the polls.) Also, I would have had this map guessed completely backwards, as I would have thought all the red would have come from the western part of the state.
-So, a year after sending the Patriots and the Buccaneers to England to play in the "We're Not Giving Up On This" International Bowl, the NFL has scheduled a game between the 49ers and Broncos for Wembley Stadium. In terms of the on-field quality, it'll probably be a better match-up than last year because the teams will be a little more equal, but can you really hype a game between Kyle Orton and Alex Smith? While the Patriots may have been a lot better than the Buccaneers, at least you could offset the game by bringing over one of the game's bigger stars in Tom Brady. If the NFL really wants to sell this thing then they need to stop dipping their collective toe in the water and instead just go balls to the wall: send the Cowboys to play the Steelers. Have two marquee franchises playing on the biggest stage. If that isn't enough to have the game catch on in Europe then nothing will.
-Can we stop making a big deal of the fact that Avatar will soon pass Titanic as the top grossing movie of all-time? This is just one terrible movie passing a worse movie. Also, it's easier to make a ton of money when today's matinee prices start at $9. Just note that at no point is anyone talking about Avatar being one of the best movies of all time. To make this analogous to sports: sure the Redskins may be worth more money, but wouldn't you rather own the Patriots or Steelers?
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I don't want to brag, but Natick went with Coakley... And I'm very saddened by the result. I've been reading the TK book in mourning.
It was really surprising how fast this all fell apart around Coakley. Still, I never thought Brown would have gotten within 5% of her.
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