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MSNBC: Obama should be meeting with the NFL to resolve replacement refs issue
Beltway Confidential ^ | September 25, 2012 | Charlie Spiering

Posted on 09/25/2012 9:52:10 AM PDT by Zakeet

An MSNBC guest this morning suggested that President Obama should meet with the NFL to resolve the issue surrounding the replacement refs, after a weekend of mistakes culminated in a controversial call during a Green Bay Packers game against the Seattle Seahawks.

As the news hosts wrapped up a segment discussing Obama’s failure to meet with foreign leaders, they switched subjects to talk about the NFL replacement refs.

“Why aren’t we trashing NFL officials?” Chuck Todd asked, as host Joe Scarborough was wrapping up a segment criticizing Obama.

“Sorry, I’m like frothing at the mouth, I couldn’t sleep until two in the morning,” Todd said, known to be a “rabid” Packers fan. The Packers were on the losing end of a controversial touchdown call, that the refs gave to the Seahawks.

“That’s the meeting that the president should be having today, meeting with the NFL,” guest Eugene Robinson said.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nfl; obama; strike; unions
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I'd like to try to do something productive ... but that's beyond my job grade!

1 posted on 09/25/2012 9:52:22 AM PDT by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

Why should any president be involved to resolve an internal issue in sports, or any industry?


2 posted on 09/25/2012 9:54:49 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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To: Zakeet

MSNBC: Obama should be meeting with the NFL to resolve replacement refs issue

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No, no. He and his Moose should be meeting with the hags on The View to talk about how he is “eye-candy”.

(I wish to God I had to use the sarc tag - but this is true. Sad but true.)


3 posted on 09/25/2012 9:55:02 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: Zakeet

Isn’t is funny how failure refs create an united outrage across this country but a failure President doesn’t?

If only we demanded the same “integrity” choosing our leaders as we do in NFL referees.


4 posted on 09/25/2012 9:55:49 AM PDT by Zack Attack
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To: Zakeet
But then he'd have to meet with every sports organization.
5 posted on 09/25/2012 9:55:49 AM PDT by CrazyIvan (Obama's birth certificate was found stapled to Soros's receipt.)
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To: Zakeet
Condi! Condi! Condi!!

Condi would get this settled!

6 posted on 09/25/2012 9:56:37 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Zakeet

As bad is the replacement refs are, having Obama try to solve this will only make things worse.


7 posted on 09/25/2012 9:56:56 AM PDT by kosciusko51 (Enough of "Who is John Galt?" Who is Patrick Henry?)
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To: Zakeet

The country is in the tank and MSNBC is discussing about sports.
So much for media having it’s mind on world events.


8 posted on 09/25/2012 9:57:03 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Zakeet

Actually, the NFL referees are exactly his pay grade.


9 posted on 09/25/2012 9:57:24 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (In the game of life, there are no betting limits)
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To: Zakeet
"MSNBC: Obama should be meeting with the NFL to resolve replacement refs issue"

YES! Seriously I want to see that happen. Especially if he still won't meet with Netanyahu or his Jobs Council Goobers.

10 posted on 09/25/2012 9:57:30 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Zakeet

This is what happens when the NFL is run like the government. Lucy, Charlie Brown, and a football. Bad idea all around.


11 posted on 09/25/2012 9:57:51 AM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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To: Zakeet; All

12 posted on 09/25/2012 9:58:15 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Zakeet
MSNBC: "Obama should be meeting with the NFL to resolve replacement refs issue"

Now that's FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

13 posted on 09/25/2012 9:59:35 AM PDT by onlylewis (libs want a two class system, one rich one poor)
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To: Zakeet

Filed under NOT IN THE PRESIDENTS JOB DESCRIPTION


14 posted on 09/25/2012 10:01:10 AM PDT by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
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To: Zakeet

That would be consistant with his sense of priorities....


15 posted on 09/25/2012 10:04:23 AM PDT by G Larry (Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
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To: Zack Attack

Great observation. So true.


16 posted on 09/25/2012 10:07:03 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: Jonty30
Why should any president be involved to resolve an internal issue in sports, or any industry?

They shouldn't, but there is a precedent. Teddy Roosevelt intervened in football and advocated changing the rules to make it less violent. They did, including allowing forward passes.

17 posted on 09/25/2012 10:10:05 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: Jonty30

Actually, it’s sad to say but if he stepped in and the issue got resolved by the election, it would be a huge plus for the One. That’s just the way it is.


18 posted on 09/25/2012 10:10:25 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: Zakeet

“MSNBC: Obama should be meeting with the NFL to resolve replacement refs issue”

Idiots will propose what idiots will propose...


19 posted on 09/25/2012 10:15:11 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: kosciusko51

You mean the way Clinton and the Wise Latina “fixed” the ‘94 baseball strike? No thanks!


20 posted on 09/25/2012 10:26:22 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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