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“Mr. Irrelevant” has the NFL’s highest QBERT rating so far this season. It’s time to stop holding his draft position against him. ================================================================================== In 2022, after his senior season at Iowa State, Brock Purdy was selected with the 262nd and final pick of the NFL Draft, earning the distinction of being that year’s “Mr. Irrelevant.” I suppose the title is a bit cruel. Of all the things a player might hope to be called on the most important day of his life, irrelevant is probably at the bottom of the list. It’s also, obviously, not an indicator of a long...

Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) warned Republicans against continuing their "assault" against Robert Mueller, writing in an op-ed Friday that the GOP must let Mueller continue his investigation. In an opinion piece for The Washington Post, the former Tennessee Republican urged Republicans to fight for the "rule of law," even if it meant going up against the Trump administration. "I am also a Republican because I believe in the rule of law. Republicans must fight for that principle today — even if it means pushing back against a Republican administration," Frist wrote. "It isn’t easy to tell a...

(THIS IS NOT SATIRE) MONTGOMERY -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson led a march of about 200 people down Dexter Avenue to the Alabama Capitol to rally supporting bingo jobs in the state.---snip--- Jackson said the bingo debate ongoing in Alabama is a voting rights issue and a matter of economic justice. ---snip--- Rally leaders evoked Civil Rights era imagery during the march.Marchers sang, "We shall overcome" and the demonstration paused to pray in front of Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, the church once led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

<p>Funnyman Robin Williams has launched a scathing attack on President George W. Bush and his decision to go ahead with war on Iraq.</p> <p>The "One Hour Photo" actor also criticizes what he sees as his country's mixed messages when it comes to national security.</p>