Owner Woody Johnson would choose Mitt Romney election win over winning season for the

em kay · 10-02-2012, 01:10 PM

What are your thoughts Jets fans?

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-sh...3818--nfl.html

Dcat · 10-02-2012, 01:17 PM

*dump*

sec.101row23 · 10-02-2012, 01:19 PM

I would have to agree with Woody.

AbstraKt · 10-02-2012, 01:19 PM

*pmud*

Dreaming Daddy · 10-02-2012, 01:26 PM

Football trumps politics for me because I know that all politicians are worthless pieces of sh*t cut from the same cloth.

IMHO wanting to run for a political office should automatically disqualify you from running...

Johnny Rico · 10-02-2012, 01:27 PM

That's probably because he has more money at stake with the election than whether or not the Jets have a winning season.

Warfish · 10-02-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by em kay

What are your thoughts Jets fans?

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-sh...3818--nfl.html

This thread belongs squarely in the Politics and World Events forum, not the NFL Forum.

Topic is clearly political, not football content.

I suggest to the Mods that it be moved immediately.

petejet · 10-02-2012, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warfish

This thread belongs squarely in the Politics and World Events forum, not the NFL Forum.

Topic is clearly political, not football content.

I suggest to the Mods that it be moved immediately.

I disagree. There is clearly a football element. Lets call him candidate X. Woody admits candidate X is more important to him than seeing the Jets succeed. That doesn't make me feel too confident as a fan.

southparkcpa · 10-02-2012, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by em kay

What are your thoughts Jets fans?

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-sh...3818--nfl.html

Woody making that statement is foolhardy. Why alienate JETS fans?

Warfish · 10-02-2012, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by petejet

I disagree. There is clearly a football element.

No, there isn't. The fact that he is an NFL OWner is 100% irrelevant to the content of the issue at hand, which is 100% politics.

You're the Mod Pete, and I respect that. But if you recall, I do know a thing or two about such things too.

I think the only reason to keep this on the Strip is for people angry with Woody, and who vote (D), to get a chance to beat the **** out him even more for his choice of party without having to go to the Poli-Sci forum to do it.

sec.101row23 · 10-02-2012, 01:41 PM

Regardless of who you are voting for, the Presidential election IS more important than a football season.

petejet · 10-02-2012, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Warfish

No, there isn't. The fact that he is an NFL OWner is 100% irrelevant to the content of the issue at hand, which is 100% politics.

You're the Mod Pete, and I respect that. But if you recall, I do know a thing or two about such things too.

I think the only reason to keep this on the Strip is for people angry with Woody, and who vote (D), to get a chance to beat the **** out him even more for his choice of party without having to go to the Poli-Sci forum to do it.

Leave the politics out of it then. When the owner unequivocally states that something is more important than winning then there is a very large problem at hand for the team.

TheMikeIsHot · 10-02-2012, 01:51 PM

Oh so that's why the Jets are playing like sh!t.

Warfish · 10-02-2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by petejet

Leave the politics out of it then. When the owner unequivocally states that something is more important than winning then there is a very large problem at hand for the team.

Seriously?

The fate of the country (at stake in every election) IS UNQUESTIONABLY more important that a football teams record, in any and every circumstance.

Anyone who would try and claim that the results of a football game are more important than our Democracy is a ****ing idiot of the highest order.

To make that claim is akin to demanding news coverage of say, the murder of the U.S. Libyan Ambassador be yanked so they can cover the Jets Practice that week.

/facepalm

This will not end well Pete, but we both know that. Best of luck with it.

petejet · 10-02-2012, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Warfish

Seriously?

The fate of the country (at stake in every election) IS UNQUESTIONABLY more important that a football teams record, in any and every circumstance.

Anyone who would try and claim that the results of a football game are more important than our Democracy is a ****ing idiot of the highest order.

To make that claim is akin to demanding news coverage of say, the murder of the U.S. Libyan Ambassador be yanked so they can cover the Jets Practice that week.

/facepalm

This will not end well Pete, but we both know that. Best of luck with it.

"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing," "Breathing first, winning next." - George M. Steinbrenner

It would be nice to see some of that same vitriol from the Jets owner.

Warfish · 10-02-2012, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by petejet

"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing," "Breathing first, winning next." - George M. Steinbrenner

It would be nice to see some of that same vitriol from the Jets owner.

I.e.

"Whats da hell it this Lib-ya thing do'in on my TV News!!!!

Don't dese guys know da Jets are tryin out a new PUNTER today?????"

Personally I'm dissapointed in old dearly departed Stein'.

Picking his own selfish BREATHING over the glorious victory of his beloved team? Psha! Pthh! Boo, hiss!

Snell41 · 10-02-2012, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by petejet

"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing," "Breathing first, winning next." - George M. Steinbrenner

It would be nice to see some of that same vitriol from the Jets owner.

Right, because George obviously would sacrifice his children to win. I mean, breathing, winning.....then what's next? Family? Dog?

Jet Hustle · 10-02-2012, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warfish

No, there isn't. The fact that he is an NFL OWner is 100% irrelevant to the content of the issue at hand, which is 100% politics.

You're the Mod Pete, and I respect that. But if you recall, I do know a thing or two about such things too.

I think the only reason to keep this on the Strip is for people angry with Woody, and who vote (D), to get a chance to beat the **** out him even more for his choice of party without having to go to the Poli-Sci forum to do it.

I dont vote or give a flying crap about politics and this still bothers me...

DaveInNNJ · 10-02-2012, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by em kay

What are your thoughts Jets fans?

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-sh...3818--nfl.html

My thoughts are that most people have used football to escape the craptacular media & it's ever present attempt to steer the national conversation to where they want it.

To muddy the waters with talk of elections goes against why I like football. It's consumable and I don't have to justify opinions and / or facts.

That said, Woody is clearly a loser who, like Mitt, was handed everything in life. And like Mitt, he's going to piss it all away.

Queens Jet Fan · 10-02-2012, 03:18 PM

Far be it for me to defend Woody but this was an extremely stupid question and he was in a no win position. An astute owner would have refused to answer such a question.

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em kay Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 116	Owner Woody Johnson would choose Mitt Romney election win over winning season for the What are your thoughts Jets fans? http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-sh...3818--nfl.html Last edited by em kay; 10-02-2012 at 01:14 PM. Reason: mis worded the post.

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Dcat I think I see one Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,090	dump

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sec.101row23 All Pro Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mendham, NJ Posts: 7,846	I would have to agree with Woody.

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AbstraKt #BeastMo Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 991	pmud

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Dreaming Daddy Praying for the Jets! Undrafted Free Agent Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 233	Football trumps politics for me because I know that all politicians are worthless pieces of sh*t cut from the same cloth. IMHO wanting to run for a political office should automatically disqualify you from running...

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Johnny Rico Rookie Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 618	That's probably because he has more money at stake with the election than whether or not the Jets have a winning season.

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sec.101row23 All Pro Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mendham, NJ Posts: 7,846	Regardless of who you are voting for, the Presidential election IS more important than a football season.

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TheMikeIsHot All Pro Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 7,043	Oh so that's why the Jets are playing like sh!t.

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Queens Jet Fan All Pro Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Roslyn Posts: 6,789	Far be it for me to defend Woody but this was an extremely stupid question and he was in a no win position. An astute owner would have refused to answer such a question.