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kpete

(71,986 posts)
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 10:54 AM Aug 2020

'Where were you in April guys?' Sports columnist shreds GOP 'tantrums' over college football

A sports columnist on Wednesday hammered Republican lawmakers who are complaining about college football being cancelled even though they spent months doing nothing to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic that so far has killed more than 165,000 Americans.

Appearing on CNN, USA Today’s Christine Brennan argued that we could be seeing college football begin right now if public officials had done the necessary work to contain the pandemic earlier this year.

“What we’re hearing from all of these politicians, the temper tantrums that were thrown by people from Jim Jordan to Ben Sasse to Marco Rubio to Ron DeSantis, ‘We want our football!'” she said. “Where were you in April, guys? Where were you in may? Where were you in June?”

Brennan then speculated that many of these politicians are more worried about facing voter backlash instead of missing college football, although she said they have no one but themselves to blame if they take the heat for seasons being cancelled.

“We’re seeing people arrive to this too late when we could see the warning signs,” she said. “The Ivy League, five weeks ago today, the Ivy League canceled fall sports. Five weeks ago, they knew exactly what they were doing.”


https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/where-were-you-in-april-guys-sports-columnist-shreds-gop-senators-tantrums-over-college-football-cancellation/

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'Where were you in April guys?' Sports columnist shreds GOP 'tantrums' over college football (Original Post) kpete Aug 2020 OP
If I were a top ten NFL prospect I would sit it out and wait for the draft. redstatebluegirl Aug 2020 #1
An excellent question gratuitous Aug 2020 #2
Republicans own the pandemic in the U.S. dalton99a Aug 2020 #3
Kick and recommend for truth! bronxiteforever Aug 2020 #4
Fans Are So Mad colsohlibgal Aug 2020 #5
Give 'em hell, Brennan! You are absolutely right on every point. nt crickets Aug 2020 #6
Our response to covid TheFarseer Aug 2020 #7
Listened to this crap on the radio yesterday. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #8
I love her -- a fantastic sports writer obamanut2012 Aug 2020 #9
Nailed it malaise Aug 2020 #10

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)
1. If I were a top ten NFL prospect I would sit it out and wait for the draft.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 11:07 AM
Aug 2020

Why in the world would you risk getting something that could kill you, or ruin your lungs and heart? The sad thing is the second string at big schools like Alabama, Clemson and OU need to be seen to have any chance to be drafted. This is about money, both the ticket and tv money AND the alumni money. Alums are threatening the college Presidents and AD's that they will pull their money if they don't play. This at a time when donors are more important than ever to the bottom line.

This is nuts, just plain nuts! What happens if one of these young people develop a lung problem that makes them unable to play pro football? I'll tell you, not only is it a tragedy for the student but the lawsuit against the university will be a multi million dollar one.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. An excellent question
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 11:09 AM
Aug 2020

The Republicans have done a whole lot of nothing for six months, and now they're all bent out of shape because reality didn't conform to their fantasies. Instead, they indulged pointless squabbles over testing, tracing, isolating, and the simple countermeasures recommended by the public health professionals. They also encouraged every crackpot idea about quack cures and remedies, which led to even more unnecessary deaths.

But now collitch footbawl is in danger! Code Red! We're gonna have to "both sides" the shit out of this if we're going to fool the voters into not blaming the Republicans for their inaction.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)
5. Fans Are So Mad
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 11:23 AM
Aug 2020

Living in Columbus, where Ohio State is, well it has loads of fanatical fans.....from comments I saw yesterday lots of Trumpsters among them. When a non crazy pointed out that maybe we wouldn’t be here if Trump had not called it a hoax while saying it will just go away.....they savaged him, saying Trump had done no such thing.

More proof that Fox News, OAN, etc just filter anything reflecting poorly on their Dumb Orange hero.

TheFarseer

(9,322 posts)
7. Our response to covid
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:03 PM
Aug 2020

Was like a football team lining up for the snap and no one called a play. Coach Trump says just do your own thing and that helmet makes you look like a sissy.

Midnight Writer

(21,751 posts)
8. Listened to this crap on the radio yesterday.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 02:36 PM
Aug 2020

No one complained that the Music majors would not be able to perform, no one complained that a medical student would have a "lost year", no one complained that the campus libraries would be closed.

malaise

(268,949 posts)
10. Nailed it
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 02:47 PM
Aug 2020

Not one of them condemned the Con for the hoax bullshit. Not one condemned him when he supported his gun totting goons and screamed ''liberate Michigan''.

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