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freeplessinseattle

(3,508 posts)
Mon Feb 3, 2014, 11:18 PM Feb 2014

LOL!! "Lessons for GOP from Seattle Seahawks" (from faux "news")

"Because politics, just like football, is about the art of war. And the leaders of the GOP look very much like the hapless, intimidated Denver Broncos.


1. Denver looked unbeatable coming into the Super Bowl.

...That situation mirrors Barack Obama and the GOP. Obama, too, looks unbeatable, invincible, formidable.

The GOP appears scared to death to challenge him. They appear intimidated. They are playing by old-fashioned rules “We must respect the president of the United States.”

......

3. Obama plays like Seattle. He bragged about violating the Constitution in his State of the Union address and dared the GOP to stop him.

He refuses to compromise on the budget, spending or the debt ceiling -- it’s his way or the high way. He dares the GOP to shut down government if they don't like it. He names his own donors to investigate his IRS scandal.

He's laughing in the GOP's face."

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/02/03/lessons-for-gop-from-seattle-seahawks-super-bowl-win/

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LOL!! "Lessons for GOP from Seattle Seahawks" (from faux "news") (Original Post) freeplessinseattle Feb 2014 OP
So we are being compared to the Seahawks? flying rabbit Feb 2014 #1
That's good - the rest of the rant was insane. Hey, Fauxheads: freshwest Feb 2014 #2
Don't make us get all Richard Sherman flying rabbit Feb 2014 #3
Oh, they'd run! He'd be dancing on 'em! freshwest Feb 2014 #7
& ROTFL @ comparing the tea party to our over-the-top 12th man fan base freeplessinseattle Feb 2014 #4
over the top? MFM008 Feb 2014 #5
You know how it goes, they're just jealous: freshwest Feb 2014 #6
Ahahahaha. Arkana Feb 2014 #8
And... Jamaal510 Feb 2014 #12
I have never in my life seen a defense play like that. Arkana Feb 2014 #14
Go Raiders! JRLeft Feb 2014 #16
I would love to see Pres. Obama... N_E_1 for Tennis Feb 2014 #9
I would love to see him go all the way, too! More of Richard Sherman: freshwest Feb 2014 #11
So President Obama is like Denver or Seattle. Springslips Feb 2014 #10
Either way, Jamaal510 Feb 2014 #13
This guy is as bad at politics as he is at football... Wounded Bear Feb 2014 #15

flying rabbit

(4,997 posts)
1. So we are being compared to the Seahawks?
Mon Feb 3, 2014, 11:31 PM
Feb 2014

Cool. Unfortunately the author's cognitive dissonance will lead the repubs to many more turnovers.

freeplessinseattle

(3,508 posts)
4. & ROTFL @ comparing the tea party to our over-the-top 12th man fan base
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 12:33 AM
Feb 2014

I am seriously ROTFLMAO!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
6. You know how it goes, they're just jealous:
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 01:23 AM
Feb 2014
They ain't got the love of life he does:



And can't air guitar like Jimi Hendrix:



It's all they got, so it's their loss:



One of the best ever!

Arkana

(24,347 posts)
8. Ahahahaha.
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 11:27 AM
Feb 2014

Denver wasn't unbeatable--they never were and never have been. It was ESPN that built them up into the unstoppable juggernaut.

Watching Seattle dismantle Peyton Manning and turn him into a scared rookie was one of the greatest moments of my football life.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
12. And...
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 04:14 AM
Feb 2014

"It was ESPN that built them up into the unstoppable juggernaut."

they had a mostly candy-ass schedule, playing against soft defenses and mediocre-to-sub-par teams within the AFC West. They finally got to see what a real defense looks like.

Arkana

(24,347 posts)
14. I have never in my life seen a defense play like that.
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 12:52 PM
Feb 2014

It was both terrifying and amazing. They were everywhere. They made Peyton Manning look like an amateur.

N_E_1 for Tennis

(13,163 posts)
9. I would love to see Pres. Obama...
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 03:11 PM
Feb 2014

.... grow dreadlocks and go all "Richard Sherman" on the GOP.
That would be fun.

Springslips

(533 posts)
10. So President Obama is like Denver or Seattle.
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 05:15 PM
Feb 2014

The writer can't keep his f'n metaphor consistent. Fox News!

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
13. Either way,
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 04:16 AM
Feb 2014

the writer is (inadvertently) comparing him to a good team. At least he didn't compare Obama to somebody like the Raiders.

Wounded Bear

(64,628 posts)
15. This guy is as bad at politics as he is at football...
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 05:34 PM
Feb 2014

And a bit off the mark on his allegories, too.

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