Nick Baumann |
I cover national politics and civil liberties issues for the Washington, DC bureau of Mother Jones. I have also written for The Economist, the Washington Monthly, the Atlantic, and Commonweal. Email me at nbaumann [at] motherjones [dot] com. |
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"Scrappy white guy uses grit, determination, and his faith in God to win miraculously under pressure” is what most people here think of as a good summary of the New Testament."
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Notes"I’d like to briefly address the complete moron in the Red Sox organization who insinuated to a reporter that Terry Francona had a problem with prescription pills. Dear Moron, Congratulations! You have just (a) attacked the best and most popular manager your team has ever had while (b) displaying a complete lack of institutional loyalty, which (c) pretty much guarantees that no one in his right mind will want to manage your team now, and (d) turned everyone against each other causing (e) massive paranoia which will undoubtedly lead to (f) a thousand more stories about how dysfunctional your organization is, which will only intensify the ill effects of (b,c,d,e). You are the worst person in the world. Quit." -
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Notes"According to sources in and outside the organization, the Boston Red Sox were very bad at baseball in September, causing the team to miss the playoffs."An alternative to the Globe’s narrative about what happened to the Sox: Sources: Red Sox Were Bad at Baseball in September.
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This is so awesome. And it apparently happened.
Today in politicians playing tennis: Michelle Obama at the U.S. Open. Mike Segar/Reuters
I’m coming for all of you!
(via motherjones)
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Love this.
This was my favorite “What if Michael Vick were white?” reaction from yesterday. No idea whom to credit for the image.
Now this, I would read.
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I can’t begin to explain how awesome this photo of @carmeloanthony with a panda is. (Shanghaist via the great @suzykhimm.)
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Notes"Theo did ignore one of the most valuable rules in professional sports, namely, “Never spend big money on a free agent if there’s a good chance the fans from his old team will be giggling in disbelief as soon as they hear about the contract." -
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Notes The Playmaker Backs Gay RightsThis is nice.
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Notes"Perhaps Osama bin Laden should have tried hiding in the Myrtle Beach High’s soccer goal, because no one has been able to find the back of the Seahawks’ net in weeks." -
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Notes Why the White House situation room photo is so powerful“Any group of people who’ve watched a TV sporting event (and I apologize in advance for the following comparison, considering the serious nature of what they were watching), will recognize Obama’s position as that of the person in the room who in addition to being a fan, has just made a call to his bookie.”
