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econdave
11/09/09

In reply to Four Humiliating Moments from Andre Agassi's 60 Minutes Interview
"Suddenly Susan" is reason enough to dump Brooke Shields. #andreagassi
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afterabe
11/09/09

In reply to Baseball Contest Divides New York Congressional Delegation
Political aspirations be damned!

Met fans are Met fans. Yankee fans are Yankee fans. My father watched the Yankees when there was absolutely no other baseball on television. Although we lived within spitting distance of the stadium (and I use "spitting" because I'm sure that's what he did when he walked by it), the family never went to a game. We traveled to Queens to see the Mets, by subway I might add.

He hated the Yankees. I mean, HATED the Yankees. All because the team dragged their feet on integration. They were the second to last MLB team to integrate, just before the much hated Boston Red Sox.

Now, if only these politicians stick to important convictions when they are elected, the world would be a better place. #congress
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allyzay
11/09/09

@afterabe: There's a difference between being a fan of a team and being a dick about another team's good fortune. He wasn't being asked to give BJs to the entirety of the Yankees, they just asked him to sign a "Congratulations" letter, basically. It's just kind of a sad move. I mean, do you think every president wants and likes the players of every winning sports team? I mean, my god, can you imagine trying to have a conversation with Ben Roethlisberger? No, of course not, because that would be horrible, but they still invite them over or make a "Nice job!" phone call when teams win anyway.

Thankfully no one will remember this in the future because who cares if a baseball fan (especially Mets fans, these days) acts like a big prick? That is called "Tuesday" so whatever. #congress
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Kimrod
11/09/09

In reply to Four Humiliating Moments from Andre Agassi's 60 Minutes Interview
Anyone who appears on 60 Minutes has to know the Don Hewitt techniques by now. You're just asking for tight face shots and shitty questions designed to evolke said emotions. I like Andre. Katie makes my flesh shudder.

Many people have had their little demons to deal with, big fucking deal. I have, too. Get over it. This is the best you can come up with Katie for interview fodder?

Leave it to Couric to be slicey and dicey. Tell me she wasn't popping sedatives like M&M's when her husband died, let's do an in-depth interview on that one. This shitty reporting makes me gag...pure dreck and sensationalism by going for the jugular.

His old competitors/fellow pros who critically weighed in can eat shit, too. He does a lot of charity work, then and now, I think he deserves a bit of forgiveness and cheer.

Just one more thing...he's way sexy bald then with that colored, lion's mane mullet he used to sport.

Can I get a witness???? #andreagassi
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rednrowdy
11/09/09

@Kimrod: couric is one of the worst interviewers ever. she makes me cringe. i want to see her being interviewed after she finally writes a memoir when she's, say, 70...and then she'll have to really answer the questions. #andreagassi
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TheologicalSong
11/09/09

In reply to Four Humiliating Moments from Andre Agassi's 60 Minutes Interview
Agassi had one of the most exhilarating comeback runs in the history of sports, seems to have a joyous family life with a fellow tennis champion, and continues to do indispensable charity work. it's called growing up. take notes, Gawker. #andreagassi
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adiam7
11/09/09

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His career plummeted as a result of his meth addiction not soared. I can't understand why those tennis players are acting like he took a performance enhancing drug? I mean are they really that stupid? I would like some steroid testing to go on in tennis , let me remember the players who oppose it oh yeah Navratilova, Serena and Amelie Mauresmo. I would have distanced myself from Agassi too, but that would have happened when he had his brother running around Paris for some glue for that horrible weave of his. #andreagassi
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unclevanya
11/09/09

In reply to Four Humiliating Moments from Andre Agassi's 60 Minutes Interview
So...you're kind of a glass half-empty type, aren't ya? #andreagassi
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goetz
11/09/09

@unclevanya: I don't know, man, I'm pretty sure whoever wrote this book really wanted to embarrass Agassi. #andreagassi
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Trai_Dep
11/09/09

In reply to Four Humiliating Moments from Andre Agassi's 60 Minutes Interview
Between Phelps & Agassi, it's getting harder and harder to maintain a straight face when telling the lil' nephews to keep the f*ck OUT of my drug stash, lemme tell you. #andreagassi
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youngmarblegiant
11/09/09

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He obviously broke it off with Brooke Shields due to her eye lash deficiency. #andreagassi
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lionel-mandrake
11/09/09

@youngmarblegiant: The most humiliating thing was when her eyelash toupee fell out while they were in bed one night. #andreagassi
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raincoaster
11/02/09

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The point of Mika's outburst is, she has not yet realized that the HuffPo does not pay by the word. Or at all. #media
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manchops
11/02/09

In reply to Crumbling Newspaper in Crumbling City Crumbling Ethically
Mika's a drag queen right? Or at least Barbara Streisand's long lost little sister #media
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Mo MoDo
11/02/09

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A better use of the WaPo ombudsman's time would have been to inquire when Mouthpiece Theater was coming out on DVD. #media
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belltolls
11/02/09

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Now when Mika comes home from work crying she tells her children that she just spent three hours with a gigantic horse's ass stuck in her face. #media
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naugahydeinplainsight
11/02/09

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Sportswriters at the Philly Inquirer meanwhile don't have to make predictions. The advertising department has it covered, as today's Macy's ad shows.
As Durante might say: Inky-Dinky-D'oh! #media
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sarrible
10/30/09

In reply to Cities Equidistant From Philadephia and New York Besieged By Desperate Reporters
The Times did a story a few years ago about trying to find the line between Yankee and Red Sox country. It kind of meanders through Connecticut, they decided.

[query.nytimes.com] #journalismism
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Conchie Birdie
10/30/09

@sarrible: Fairfield County tends to be Yankees/Mets territory, while Hartford and the surrounding areas tend to be Red Sox land. #journalismism
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Botswana Meat Commission FC
10/30/09

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Yeah, but do their mayors HAVE A WACKY INTER-CITY WAGER BETWEEN THEM? #journalismism
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Rozelle’s Bagman
10/30/09

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: I read that as wacky inner-city wager. Which would be much more interesting. #journalismism
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Chore Boy
10/30/09

@Rozelle’s Bagman: The loser has to go out and kill a pizza deliveryman. #journalismism
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DennyCrane
10/30/09

@Chore Boy: The winner gets to keep the pizza? #journalismism
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Botswana Meat Commission FC
10/30/09

@Chore Boy: The loser has to pay for shemale sex. The margin of victory determines the size of the adam's apple. #journalismism
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