In an attempt to not write sports and celebrate Hanukkah — neither of which ever happens all too frequently in this guy's world — we present you the eighth of an eight-part series, "The Magical Hanukkahtime Section Variety Hour." On the eighth and final sundown, it's the gift of: Blogcritics Politics!
For the record, I didn't put off the politics post until the final night of Hanukkah. The drawing-out-of-a-hat gods intended it so.
But, lo! A loophole! U.S. Representative Joe Barton (R-Texas) has made a statement urging a playoff in college football. And Arlen Specter is looking into the NFL Network's stranglehold over rights to broadcasting their games.
I'm home free. I can talk about sports in a politics article, for if congressmen warrant it important enough, then by gum it's politics! So let's get down to business and... wait, I can't. This is the easy way out.
So this article better be about something actually involving politics. But once it's done, will it be viewed as just another partisan battle cry? Honestly it may be impossible to preempt that type of criticism, but by the time I respond, the ensuing "discussion" in the comments may have already devolved into a heated debate about radioactive penguins.
But the partisanship of this article will be guaranteed, because, well, I'm a guy with stances on issues. Once those stances are known, the response to the article will factor in those stances, and pow. I'm a partisan.
The Party of Andrew. That sounds catchy. Could the Party of Suss ever catch on? I'm pro-sandwich, anti-rap, in favor of banning the union of music with lists, and MAC football on every TV.
Article Author: Matthew T. Sussman
Sussman is the sports editor of BC Magazine and the executive editor of Technorati. He also writes for Deadspin and Toledo Free Press. He and Tuffy can be heard hosting the Treehouse Fort, Sundays at 12 noon ET. Plus, he Twitters. …
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Article comments
1 - SHARK
Sussman, why not just post a web-cam of you jerkin' off?
It would be much more concise than your latest series of "Hey look, I'm like Dave Barry, only with even less to say!" posts.
Thanks in advance,
xxoo
S
2 - Clavos
Nuthin' like starting off the comments thread with a big attaboy from a rabid (and I DO mean rabid!) fan, eh Suss?
3 - RJ Elliott
I can tell from your post that you are quite clearly a fascist, communist, war-mongering pacifist!
FOAD!!!
Oh, and Merry Christmas (Jew)!