Swing State Football
by ChrisSeptember 29th, 2004 11:26 pm
Beware! Stupidity ahead.
I had a stupid thought the other day while I was riding the bus to work. What if the Eagles don’t lose before November 2? I just took a quick look at their schedule and there’s a pretty damn good chance of that happening. The only team of any real consequence they face between today and election day is the Baltimore Ravens. Could this have an effect on the election?
Now Philadelphia is an alcohol drenched, sports crazed town that hasn’t seen a team that looked as good as the 2004 Eagles since…well, forever and a day. We haven’t had a championship here in any sport since 82 and the last time the Eagles won anything was over 40 years ago. What if this entire city on election day has a thorzine stupor-like, football induced false sense of well-being? Do they show up or do they instead choose to see the world through midnight green glasses, declare all is well in the world, pound a few more Yuenglings and stay home to tout the virtues of Donovan McNabb’s passer rating. What then?
Well Kerry can kiss PA goodbye that’s what. Hell, New Jersey and Delaware might even be a stretch under that scenario.
Okay okay. I know this is super stupid but if Chris Mathews gets paid untold fortunes to spew a whole herd’s worth of bullshit about which candidate the American people would prefer to have a beer with I may as well throw some completely baseless bullshit of my own around for free.
Savor and enjoy!
September 30th, 2004 at 12:07 pm
Your fears are well warranted. The Eagles have a good chance of being 7-0 by the time election day rolls around. Hell I might even forget to vote if that’s the case. But we must not let a season of delight blind us from the possibility of facing 4 more years of Bushwhack, that just will not do. Don’t forget to watch tonight’s debate.