By Foster Kamer 7/13/12 5:18pm

THINGS YOU CAN FIND ON TWITTER

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Objections to Penn State’s Removal of Their Joe Paterno Statue on Twitter

Penn State has a statue of Joe Paterno, the longtime coach of their football program whose legacy was recently marred when assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted on several counts of sexually abusing children. A recent internal investigation revealed knowledge of Sandusky’s crimes and efforts to cover them up, including the extent of the knowledge Read More

By The Editors 1/24/12 7:27pm

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Old friends at their umpteenth reunion these past few months.

SOPA, Santorum and Seal

If you’re feeling withdrawal symptoms from reduced doses of Occupy Wall Street rabble-rousing (we hear they’re just hibernating), the success of last week’s SOPA blackout ought to cheer you up. Read More

By Steve Huff 1/22/12 10:39am

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Legendary Penn State Coach Joe Paterno Dead at 85

The AP reports that Joe Paterno, one of the most successful coaches in the history of college football, has died. Paterno’s condition deteriorated rapidly over the last few days from complications from chemotherapy he was receiving for lung cancer. He was 85 years old. Paterno was the all-time record holder for Division I college football, winning 409 games before he was fired in November 2011 over his handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. Read More

By Drew Grant 11/10/11 5:44pm

Stupid Celebrities

Who is most the worst?

Who is More the Worst?: Nick Cannon, Pretend Puppy-Killer or Ashton Kutcher, Alleged Pedophile Friend Defender

While it’s been pretty big news today that Ashton Kutcher tweeted #noclass to  Penn State’s firing of football coach Joe Paterno (for his part in the scandal involving assistant coach Jerry Sandusky molesting young boys), what’s less known is that Nick Cannon somehow managed to top that in levels of grossness this week. Read More

By Steve Kornacki 9/04/08 11:18pm

Why Do Football Coaches Hate Democrats?

One constituency in particular has proven especially fruitful for the Republican Party through the years: Prominent football coaches. For whatever reason – a natural sympathy for autocratic leadership, perhaps? – the G.O.P. has had no shortage of sideline generals to showcase through the years, a tradition that the party will renew tonight when former Washington Read More