Friday, November 9, 2007

EVEN NUTTIER THAN GREGG EASTERBROOK: Perhaps we should not hold a sleep-deprived father of a days-old baby and a four-year old accountable for anything he says, but in case you missed it: The New England Patriots are like Allied prisoners fighting for honor and freedom; the Colts and the NFL are like Nazis; the NFL is attempting to fix the Patriots' games as supplemental punishment for the overblown videotape scandal; Patriots fans are being tested by these unfair hardships but responding with loyalty to their stout, honorable team. And the proof of all of these indignities comes from a game that the Patriots won.

There's a mention, in a list of examples of unfair officiating, of the Steelers-Seahawks Superbowl a few years back, which is a subtle little retraction. You may recall that Simmons's comment at the time was something along the lines of "it was a poorly-officiated game but not in a totally lopsided way; complaining about officiating is boring and brands the complainer a sore loser; so get over it." I suspect that if it had been the Patriots on the other end of that one, Simmons would still be calling for air strikes.

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