Thursday, July 11, 2013

Sarah Palin


Tinker:

In this corner Sarah Palin, that was the introduction speech of Sarah Palin back in the 2008 John McCain
Republican National Convention party presidential election. Against the then new democratic party rock star Barack Obama, assessed of course by the liberal America new media.

Sarah Palin came out fighting and the American television audience became impressed over Sarah Palin natural attraction as she left the republican convention smoking hot. A new celebrity was born at that 2008 Republican National Convention
Oh! the news media did not like that real development because she was a true outsider that became a true threat to the election of Barack Obama.

So the news media labeled Sarah Palin a dumb person who doesn't know her way around the Washington DC block.

They were right, Sarah Plain was never apart of the in crowd swapping winks, and nods, chasing the power struggle game among the Washington DC insiders.

Sarah Palin was assaulted from even the people in her own party and John McCain election staff. Sarah is indeed a outsider who the inside running Washington DC crowd don't like.


And now I think the feeling is mutual.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sarah Louise Palin (Listeni/ˈplɨn/; née Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator and author who served as the ninth Governor of Alaska, from 2006 to 2009. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election alongside Arizona Senator John McCain, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice presidency. Her book Going Rogue has sold more than two million copies. Since January 2010, she has provided political commentary for Fox News, and hosted a television show, Sarah Palin's Alaska. Five million viewers tuned in for the first episode, a record for TLC.
She was elected to Wasilla City Council in 1992 and became mayor of Wasilla in 1996. In 2003, after an unsuccessful run for lieutenant governor, she was appointed Chairman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, responsible for overseeing the state's oil and gas fields for safety and efficiency. The youngest person and first woman to be elected Governor of Alaska, Palin held the office from December 2006 until her resignation in July 2009. She has since endorsed and campaigned for the Tea Party movement, as well as several candidates in the 2010 midterm elections. From the time of her Vice Presidential nomination in 2008, Palin was considered a potential candidate for the 2012 presidential election until she announced in October 2011 that she would not run.
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Palin speaking at the 2012 CPAC in Washington, D.C.
9th Governor of Alaska
Read more...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/09/sarah-palin-senate-run_n_3569374.html

Sarah Palin: 'I've Considered' A Senate Run

The Huffington Post  |  By


Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) is considering going back on the ballot.

In an interview on "The Sean Hannity Show" Tuesday, the 2008 vice presidential candidate indicated she might throw her hat in the ring to become one of Alaska's U.S. Senators.

"I've considered it because people have requested me considering it," Palin said, after Hannity mentioned rumors of a potential Senate run.

"I'm still waiting to see, you know, what the lineup will be and hoping that, there again, there will be some new blood, new energy -- not just kind of picking from the same old politicians in the state," Palin continued.

Palin also took the opportunity to swipe at Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska), who she believes "has got to be replaced."

"[Begich] has not done what he has promised to do for the people of Alaska and that was to represent what it is that the nation needs in terms of energy development and so many other ... development issues that are near and dear to an Alaskan's heart," Palin said. "Because he's on the wrong side of the aisle, he has to go along to get along with his Democrat leadership. And that's a shame. That's a waste of opportunity for our nation."

Begich, who is up for reelection in 2014, had a 41 percent approval rating among Alaskans as of April. Lieutenant Gov. Mead Treadwell and Joe Miller, both Republicans, have declared their candidacies against Begich.
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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/07/09/sarah-palin-hints-at-alaska-senate-run-in-2014/

Sarah Palin Hints at Alaska Senate Run in 2014

Jul. 9, 2013 8:26pm

Sarah Palin Hints at Alaska Senate Run in 2014 Former Gov. of Alaska Sarah Palin (Credit: AP)

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told Sean Hannity on his radio show Tuesday that she is considering running for U.S. Senate in 2014 against Democratic incumbent Mark Begich (D-Alaska).

Palin said the GOP needs “new blood, new energy” in Congress, prompting Hannity to ask her if she could help with that problem.

“I’ve considered it because people have requested [that I consider it]. But I’m still waiting to see what the line-up will be,” she said.

Palin went on to say that Sen. Begich “has got to be replaced.”

“He has not done what he has promised to do for the people of Alaska, and that was to represent what it is that the nation needs in terms of energy development and so many other natural resource development issues that are near and dear to an Alaskan’s heart – because he is on the wrong side of the aisle, he has to go along to get along with his Democratic leadership and that’s a shame.”

When asked to speculate further on her potential Senate run, Palin said, “Any American with a heart for service has to always have in the back of their mind that they would do anything, everything that they could to help the cause.”
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http://www.tigerrag.com/?p=270592



SEC Media Days attendees named

July 10, 2013   -   © 2013 Tiger Rag

Loston, Mettenberger, Landry to attend for LSU



By Tiger Rag News Services
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 10, 2013) – Three student-athletes and the head coach of each of the 14 Southeastern Conference football programs will participate in SEC Football Media Days, July 16-18, at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. in Wyndsor II (first floor of the Wynfrey). Commissioner Mike Slive will open Media Days at approx. 12:30 p.m. CT. Florida, Missouri, Ole Miss and South Carolina are on Tuesday, followed by Texas A&M, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Auburn and Arkansas on Wednesday and LSU, Georgia, Alabama and Vanderbilt on Thursday. SEC Coordinator of Football Officials Steve Shaw will also speak on Wednesday.

The SEC’s official website, SECDigitalNetwork.com, will have continuous coverage of SEC Football Media Days.

The list of the student-athletes participating in SEC Football Media Days is below.

2013 SEC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS PARTICIPATING STUDENT-ATHLETES

Alabama
Senior, QB, AJ McCarron
Senior, LB, C.J. Mosley
Senior, OL, Anthony Steen
Arkansas
Senior, DE, Chris Smith
Senior, C, Travis Swanson
Senior, FB, Kiero Small
Auburn
Senior, CB, Chris Davis
Senior, DE, Dee Ford
Senior, FB, Jay Prosch
Florida
Junior, QB, Jeff Driskel
Senior, DL, Dominique Easley
Senior, OL, Jon Halapio
Georgia
Senior, TE, Arthur Lynch
Senior, QB, Aaron Murray
Senior, DE, Garrison Smith
Kentucky
Senior, DT, Donte Rumph
Senior, RB, Raymond Sanders
Senior, LB, Avery Williamson
LSU
Junior, WR, Jarvis Landry
Senior, S, Craig Loston
Senior, QB, Zach Mettenberger
Ole Miss
Junior, WR, Donte Moncrief
Senior, LB, Mike Marry
Junior, QB, Bo Wallace
Mississippi State
Junior, DL, Kaleb Eulls
Sophomore, LB, Benardrick McKinney
Senior, QB, Tyler Russell
Missouri
Senior, QB, James Franklin
Senior, WR, L’Damian Washington
Senior, LB, Andrew Wilson
South Carolina
Junior, DE, Jadeveon Clowney
Junior, WR/KR, Bruce Ellington
Senior, QB, Connor Shaw
Tennessee
Junior, OL, Antonio Richardson
Senior, OL, Ja’Wuan James
Senior, DL, Jacques Smith
Texas A&M
Senior, DB, Toney Hurd, Jr.
Sophomore, QB, Johnny Manziel
Senior, OT, Jake Matthews
Vanderbilt
Senior, CB, Andre Hal
Senior, OT, Wesley Johnson
Senior, WR, Jordan Matthews

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Tinker:

Television announcers today who were also good talking football players on SEC media days, back in the day. Makes me wonder about just where in the world does the best football announcers come from in the first place?


Good college football TV announcers are very rare. Some of these guys are so interacting announcing the football game they seem to only detraction instead of helping us the college football fans to enjoy the football game better. I sometimes simply turn the sound off on the TV college football game that I'm looking at when the TV announcers become just to insufferable to tolerate.

I was also looking over the list of what everyone consider to be the good college game announcers, and I stumbled on this bleacher report. A breakdown study from what I see was taken back in 2009. Take a look.
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 by Barking Carnival

(Analyst) on August 14, 2009


 
People like bad sports announcers, who are being produced by the sports media machine as rapidly as the Fed prints pesos. And, they...umm...suck!

Well, not today. Not all of them. I’m putting away my Internet snark to tell you my favorite college football announcers. These are the guys who bring value to my game watching experience every time I see them.
Reece Davis

The Bama grad is smart, smooth without being unctuous, frequently challenges dumb, lazy opinion, and operates a studio show surrounded by lisping dolt Lou Holtz and the smug Mark May like they’re puppets dancing on the end of his string.

His set ups, his transitions, his ability to deliver the emotion of college football without hyperbole, is just top notch. The guy brings the goods every week and does so with real passion for the game balanced by a hint of a smirk, just a small tilt of his head, that suggests "yeah, I’m in on the joke too."
Chris Fowler

Ah, Chris is a long away from his days at Scholastic Sports America. Fowler’s game is not dissimilar from Davis. He’s unflappable, has a solid voice, and provides a steely spine of narrative to studio shows and a solid presence behind the mike at games. Just a solid pro.

Petros Papadakis

Yes, really. Petros is loud, has a grating voice, and sweats, grunts, and gesticulates in the booth like an Athenian grocer who just found out that his daughter is dating an Albanian. A lot of people hate him. I love his self-deprecating sense of humor, his lack of pretense, his knowledge of the game, and, when focused, his capacity for real insight.
To wit:

Papadakis, a former USC Trojan team captain, remarks casually at the height of the 2005 ESPN USC Reggie Bush media hypefest that UCLA’s Maurice Jones-Drew is a better player than Reggie Bush and will be a much better NFL RB. Heresy. And transport yourself back to that time—this is madness, this is cajones, this...is...SANTA MONICA!

Petros then offers a lucid 10-minute explanation for why and it proves to be dead on sitting here in 2009. The sheer balls of that analysis stunned me, and I’ve always liked him since. He has also called Matt Leinart’s NFL career to date with amazing prescience.

I also like his unpredictability. I doubt I’ll communicate this perfectly accurately, but I’m watching some Pac-10 late night game and Petros is talking about how good looking some kid is, his boyish good looks, but then instructs the viewer to look at the player’s legs and ass, he’s a developed man. He’s carrying on and on about it in a joking way. His booth partner finally gently jabs him about it and Petros pauses, looks pleadingly at the camera, spreads out his hands like he’s calling forth to his ancestors and remarks, “Well, I am Greek.”

Craig Way

Homer pick? I don’t think so.

As annoying as Craig can be in an afternoon drive format—dropping the names and classification of one obscure 2A Texas high school after another until blood flows from your ears and toenails—he’s also an absolutely outstanding radio play-by-play announcer. He knows the game, has a great cadence for calling the action, and sets up his booth partners generously and frequently.

Listen to the homer announcers that dominate the rest of college football radio—yes, even putting aside the amusement factor of a Dave South—they sound so incredibly bush league after you’ve experienced Way.
Chris Spielman

Announces like he played. No wasted motion and he nails whatever he decides to tackle. He’s not in the same class as these other guys as a pure voice or talent, but he’s like two-chord punk rock after five years of disco—he shuts his mouth and lets the game take on its own personality. Sadly, his nervous dollar-for-each-word partners generally feel the need to fill the dead air.

I’m watching a Big 10 snoozer and Spielman opines right before a field goal that it’s probably a fake though nothing in the game situation suggests that it would be. It is. After the fake, he gets on the telestrator and points out that the kicker lingered too close to his head coach before the kick and they spent way too much time chatting. He then talks about situational awareness—being able to pick your head up as a defender and notice the world outside of your assignment and play your hunches. Solid stuff.
Ron Franklin

Forward this to the 1:00 minute mark, sit back, and watch how it’s done. With extra Dr. Jerry Punch!


Sadly, Ron has been buried by ESPN for some time now, and it’s no wonder that he’s retiring soon.

For this:


With Notre Dame blowing out Purdue, Holly Rowe praised the defensive coordinator of Purdue for using the team’s timeouts towards the end of a blowout loss. Holly Rowe added to her praise this comment: “If the coaches are giving up, what does that say to the players?”

Mr. Franklin responded with, “Holly, it’s not giving up. It’s 49-21, sweetheart.”

Give him a medal. Upbraiding the witless Holly Rowe is praiseworthy.
Didn’t Make It

I have a bit of a soft spot for Brent Musberger for his positive Longhorn mojo, but his Great Man Theory of broadcasting in which one player is made responsible for all events on the field is wearisome for me.

What if...I can’t even ponder it...what if he broadcasts a Florida game?

Tebow. Musberger. It’s like crossing Ghostbuster streams. This must be stopped.

I have no problem with Kirk Herbstreit and think he does a very solid job, but his vacillations have increased with his public profile. Don’t talk in circles around a proposition and then turn it back over to Fowler having said nothing.

Now I ask you to do the same.


http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/post/Turn-it-off-The-50-worst-announcers-in-sports-?urn=top-137612
Yahoo! sports

Turn it off!: The 50 worst announcers in sports today

By Jay Busbee

Admit it. As you've sat around watching a ballgame and heard yet another announcer try to shoehorn yet another awkward phrase into the game, you've wondered, how hard could announcing be? Sitting around talking sports for four hours? That's easy! Heck, we do that all the time at the wing joint for free!

Announcing is indeed easy to do, but extraordinarily hard to do well. You're broadcasting to an audience of millions, and you have to be both prepared and quick on your feet. The best sports announcers are storytellers, knowledgeable enough to add the perfect note to on-field action but also wise enough to know when to shut up and let the game do the talking. Guys like Vin Scully, Al Michaels and Keith Jackson are so good that you'll tune into a meaningless midseason game just to hear their voices. Yahoo! Sports has documented the top 50 of all time right here.


But then there are ... the other guys. Guys (and ladies, let's not be sexist) who seem to forget that we're not tuning in to the Super Bowl or the World Series to hear their voices. Guys who lose all perspective and decide it's their place to lecture us. Guys who use the ballgames as their personal soapboxes and slogan testing grounds. Guys who make you glad there's a mute button. Guys who, unfortunately, stand like snide bouncers to block our access to the greatest games in sports.

Now, let's be clear; we're not talking about announcers who simply lose track of the situation or horribly mispronounce athletes' names. No, we're focusing on the announcers whose entire public persona makes us want to kick a hole in our HDs. Deep breath, people, as we call out the culprits:

1. Billy Packer: The man who annually managed to turn the most exciting three weeks in sports, the NCAA tournament, into a visit to your cranky grandfather's house. Griped and moaned about everything from women in sports to mid-major invitations (this, just before George Mason reached the Final Four). All credit goes to coaches; all blame goes to players. Thankfully put out to pasture with Bobby Knight. Boy, there's a joyful combo, huh?

2. Chris Berman: The first of the truly cartoonish sports announcers, and still the worst. Has completely lost sight of the fact that he's the mouthpiece, not the attraction. His nicknaming habit, his "back-back-back," his chummy "look! I'm hanging with jocks!" repartee on set -- it all went stale in the ‘90s, and yet he still trots it out, week after numbing week. Go, Berman, and take Leather with you

3. Joe Morgan: Stubbornly refuses to admit that there's anything to the game of baseball more important than "heart." Laughs off statistics as irrelevant. Still carries grudges from his playing days. Like Bill Walton and other ex-jocks, views every player in comparison to his era -- and strangely enough, nobody ever comes close. Inspired one of the great sports blogs of this decade, but has unfortunately outlasted it.

4. Tony Kornheiser: His schtick is that he's a regular joe in the booth there with Mike Tirico and Ron "Na-tion-al Foot-ball Leeeeague" Jaworski. And that schtick, frankly, stinks. I could hear schlubs talking about, say, how well their fantasy teams are doing if I go to the local sports bar. I like "Monday Night Football" when there's a real possibility the announcers might get into an on-air fistfight, and I can't see that ever happening -- or lasting very long -- when Kornheiser's involved.

5. Dick Vitale: A cartoon character, but less credible -- and more annoying -- than Spongebob Squarepants. Never saw a recruiting violation he couldn't ignore. Shameless Duke homer; the evidence is indisputable.

6. Bill Walton: Alternates between gooey praises of his era and unhinged criticism ("That's HOOOORRIBLE") of anyone who doesn't, in his mind, measure up to Magic and Bird -- in other words, everybody. Carries a lot of bitterness around for an ex-hippie Deadhead.

7. Mike Patrick: A hyperbolic announcer who occasionally veers from praising or burying a team -- there's no middle ground -- to veer off on an unconnected rant. The most famous of these, of course, is his absentminded musing on Britney Spears during overtime of a Georgia-Alabama game. Tip for you, Mike: when even the dog can tell you've written your "off-the-cuff" one-liners days before, it's time to switch up your flow.

8. Tim McCarver: This is an entry on a list about the worst announcers in sports. See, when you're making a list, you break it down into different categories and put spaces between the entries, so people can tell it's a list. Like this entry about Tim McCarver, Fox baseball analyst. McCarver analyzes baseball for Fox. And while he's analyzing baseball for the Fox network, he offers stunning behind-the-scenes insight, just like you're getting in this entry here. Which is part of a larger list.

9. Joe Buck: Alternating between dull and sanctimonious, Buck is a crotchety curmudgeon trapped in a younger man's body. When he's not draining the life out of the greatest moments in modern sports, he's lecturing us on the sad state of the NFL. Summed up in this fine moment of offense at Randy Moss:

10. Bob Costas, post-2000: A once-brilliant announcer who has devolved into caricature. Like Buck and the tweedy Bryant Gumbel, apparently sees it has his sworn duty to protect the sanctity of sport from the filthy tide of 21st century progress -- including, you know, those nasty sports blogs. One of those announcers who would love sports so much more if there were no unruly fans, surly athletes or double-dealing owners to muck it all up.

And the rest of the bunch:

11. Stuart Scott: Tired as this side of the pillow.
12. Tony Siragusa: A burly, sweaty, mouthy ex-jock? Why, who wouldn't want to hear from him?
13. Gus Johnson: Only when he's screaming five minutes into an ordinary game.
14. Paul Maguire: Always sounds like he's about to ask you to buy the next round, and he'll "get ya back next time."
15. Stephen A. Smith: Wants so, so badly to be the story, not cover it.
16. Troy Aikman: Like Robin Williams, you don't notice until later that he didn't actually say anything.
17. John Sterling
: Catch-phrases flop to the ground like beached marlin; "Thaaaaaa Yankees win!" is the worst victory cry ever.
18. Thom Brennaman
: Loves him some Tebow.
19.
John Madden
: Only when he's in worship-Favre mode.
20. Emmitt Smith: Is thoroughly masticated to receive this honor.
21. Johnny Miller
22. Lee Corso
23. Jim Gray
24. Merril Hoge
25. Digger Phelps
26. Tiki Barber
27. Darren Pang
28. Dick Stockton
29. Dick Enberg
30. Darrell Waltrip
31. Kelly Tilghman
32. Mike Francesa
33. Steve Phillips
34. Pam Ward
35. Shannon Sharpe
36. Skip Bayless
37. Warren Sapp
38. Lamar Thomas
39. Paul Allen
40. Ken Harrelson
41. Magic Johnson
42. Chip Caray
43. Dave Mishkin
44. Joe Theismann
45. Dan Dierdorf
46. John Kruk
47. Jenn Sterger
48. Larry Merchant
49. Michael Kay
50. Lou Holtz

The selection of the 50 worst announcers in sports is, of course, a highly subjective matter, and your mileage will almost certainly vary. Please list your own additions, deletions and adjustments to the rankings below.


Jay Busbee is the editor of Yahoo! Sports' From the Marbles NASCAR blog and Devil Ball golf blog. You can critique his flow at jay.busbee@yahoo.com.
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ESPN College Football broadcast teams

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The ESPN College Football Broadcast Teams are listed in the table below, including games broadcast on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN 3D, ESPN Classic, Longhorn Network, and ESPN Radio.

Note: All ABC split national, ESPN and ESPN2 games will be simulcast on ESPN3.com.

These are weekly regular season pairings for college football and are subject to change.

2012

Game Play-by-play Analyst(s) Reporter
ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime Rece Davis David Pollack and Jesse Palmer Samantha Ponder
ESPN/ESPN2 College Football Friday Primetime Carter Blackburn Rod Gilmore Jemele Hill
ESPN and ESPN2 mid-week games Mark Neely Ray Bentley
ESPN Saturday noon Dave Pasch Brian Griese Jenn Brown
ESPN2 Saturday noon Beth Mowins Joey Galloway Lewis Johnson
ABC/ESPN Saturdays Sean McDonough Chris Spielman Quint Kessenich
Mike Patrick Ed Cunningham Jeannine Edwards
Bob Wischusen Danny Kanell Maria Taylor
Dave Lamont Kelly Stouffer
Saturday Night Football on ABC Brent Musburger Kirk Herbstreit Heather Cox
ESPN College Football Primetime Brad Nessler Todd Blackledge Holly Rowe
ESPN2 College Football Saturday Primetime Mark Jones Brock Huard Jessica Mendoza
ESPN College Football Finale Joe Tessitore Matt Millen Shannon Spake
ESPN Radio Game of the Week Bill Rosinski David Norrie Joe Schad
In-Studio Shows Host Analyst(s) Reporter
ESPN Thursday pre-games and halftime Scott Van Pelt Mark May and Brian Griese
ESPN Friday pre-games and halftime Chris Cotter Mark May and Lou Holtz
ESPNU College Gameday Samantha Ponder David Pollack
ESPN College Gameday Chris Fowler Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard Tom Rinaldi
ABC College Football Countdown John Saunders Jesse Palmer Robert Flores
ESPN College Football Scoreboardand ESPN College Football Final Rece Davis Mark May and Lou Holtz
ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard Wendi Nix Todd McShay and Robert Smith

2011

[1]
Game Play-by-play Analyst(s) Reporter
ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime Rece Davis Craig James and Jesse Palmer Jenn Brown
ESPN/ESPN2 College Football Friday Primetime Joe Tessitore Rod Gilmore Samantha Ponder
ESPN and ESPN2 mid-week games Mark Neely Ray Bentley
ESPN/ABC Saturday noon Dave Pasch Urban Meyer and Chris Spielman Quint Kessenich
ESPN2 Saturday noon Beth Mowins Mike Bellotti
ABC/ESPN Saturdays Sean McDonough Matt Millen Heather Cox
Mike Patrick Craig James
Carter Blackburn Brock Huard
Bob Wischusen Bob Davie
Saturday Night Football on ABC Brent Musburger Kirk Herbstreit Erin Andrews
ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime Brad Nessler Todd Blackledge Holly Rowe
ESPN2 College Football Saturday Primetime Mark Jones Ed Cunningham
ESPN 3D College Football Dave Lamont Tim Brown
ESPN Radio Game of the Week Bill Rosinski David Norrie Joe Schad
In-Studio Shows Host Analyst(s) Reporter
ABC College Football Countdown John Saunders Jesse Palmer Robert Flores
ESPNU College Gameday Erin Andrews David Pollack
ESPN College Gameday Chris Fowler Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard Tom Rinaldi
ESPN College Football Scoreboard and ESPN College Football Final Rece Davis Lou Holtz and Mark May
ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard Wendi Nix Todd McShay and Robert Smith
ESPN3.com pre-games, halftimes and post-games Cassidy Hubbarth Christian Fauria
ESPN Goal Line Anish Shroff Rod Gilmore
ESPNews Overdrive Ryan Burr Jon Ritchie

2010

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