Comments on: Brett Favre: The Dick Cheney Of The NFL? http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/05/15/brett-favre-the-dick-cheney-of-the-nfl/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:19:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Parthenon http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/05/15/brett-favre-the-dick-cheney-of-the-nfl/#comment-152801 Parthenon Sun, 17 May 2009 18:37:08 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=14651#comment-152801 Two brief observations: Legacy is not something you actively cultivate, but the natural byproduct of the events of your career. You should never make a decision with your legacy in mind. Secondly, if Brett Favre can play better and give Minnesota a better chance to win than either Tavaris Jackson or Gus Frerrote, there is no reason he shouldn't have a job. Especially if that reason is simply that fans are bored with him. Two brief observations:

Legacy is not something you actively cultivate, but the natural byproduct of the events of your career. You should never make a decision with your legacy in mind.

Secondly, if Brett Favre can play better and give Minnesota a better chance to win than either Tavaris Jackson or Gus Frerrote, there is no reason he shouldn’t have a job. Especially if that reason is simply that fans are bored with him.

]]> By: Jay Tea http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/05/15/brett-favre-the-dick-cheney-of-the-nfl/#comment-152725 Jay Tea Sat, 16 May 2009 20:50:30 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=14651#comment-152725 Actually, I'd say that the Grameen Bank's ideology is a tad more conservative than liberal (but not really falling solidly into either side). Also, you wanna claim Henry Kissinger? Feel free. Back when it kinda sorta meant something, Teddy Roosevelt won it. Other Republican winners include Frank B. Kellogg, Charles Dawes, and Elihu Root. For Christ's sake, Oliver, they gave it to YASSIR ARAFAT. J. Actually, I’d say that the Grameen Bank’s ideology is a tad more conservative than liberal (but not really falling solidly into either side).

Also, you wanna claim Henry Kissinger? Feel free.

Back when it kinda sorta meant something, Teddy Roosevelt won it.

Other Republican winners include Frank B. Kellogg, Charles Dawes, and Elihu Root.

For Christ’s sake, Oliver, they gave it to YASSIR ARAFAT.

J.

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/05/15/brett-favre-the-dick-cheney-of-the-nfl/#comment-152706 Oliver Willis Sat, 16 May 2009 15:12:07 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=14651#comment-152706 Shorter Jay Tea: No conservative douchebags have won the Nobel Peace Prize, so it suuuuuucks. Shorter Jay Tea: No conservative douchebags have won the Nobel Peace Prize, so it suuuuuucks.

]]> By: Jay Tea http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/05/15/brett-favre-the-dick-cheney-of-the-nfl/#comment-152692 Jay Tea Sat, 16 May 2009 11:11:20 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=14651#comment-152692 You're right, Repack. It's not overrated at all. Why, just look at some of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates: Henry Kissinger Anwar Sadat Menachem Begin International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War UN Peacekeeping Forces (couldn't attend; too busy raping refugee children) Mikhail Gorbachev (for NOT having the Soviet Union pull a Samson) Yasser Arafat The United Nations and Kofi Annan The International Atomic Energy Agency and its head, Mohamed ElBaradei (for standing back while India and Pakistan developed nuclear weapons, Libya nearly got them, and Iran and North Korea raced to see who would be the first rogue nation to get one) Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank (whose outstanding work should have fallen under "Economics," not peace -- they showed how to help the poor AND turn a profit. The "Peace Prize" was almost an insult.) Al Gore & The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Rumor has it the "Gore Effect" resulted in a major blizzard in Stockholm the week Gore showed up to accept his award) In the middle of all that, Jimmy Carter. Nope, not overrated at all. A better term is looking like "Mark of Shame" for what it's become in the last decade or so. J. You’re right, Repack. It’s not overrated at all.

Why, just look at some of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates:

Henry Kissinger

Anwar Sadat

Menachem Begin

International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

UN Peacekeeping Forces (couldn’t attend; too busy raping refugee children)

Mikhail Gorbachev (for NOT having the Soviet Union pull a Samson)

Yasser Arafat

The United Nations and Kofi Annan

The International Atomic Energy Agency and its head, Mohamed ElBaradei (for standing back while India and Pakistan developed nuclear weapons, Libya nearly got them, and Iran and North Korea raced to see who would be the first rogue nation to get one)

Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank (whose outstanding work should have fallen under “Economics,” not peace — they showed how to help the poor AND turn a profit. The “Peace Prize” was almost an insult.)

Al Gore & The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Rumor has it the “Gore Effect” resulted in a major blizzard in Stockholm the week Gore showed up to accept his award)

In the middle of all that, Jimmy Carter. Nope, not overrated at all.

A better term is looking like “Mark of Shame” for what it’s become in the last decade or so.

J.

]]> By: Repack Rider http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/05/15/brett-favre-the-dick-cheney-of-the-nfl/#comment-152691 Repack Rider Sat, 16 May 2009 09:42:59 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=14651#comment-152691 [Carter]<i> was a colossal failure as president, and should have just quietly disappeared.</i> The Nobel Peace Prize is overrated? How many do <i>you</i> have? [Carter] was a colossal failure as president, and should have just quietly disappeared.

The Nobel Peace Prize is overrated? How many do you have?

]]> By: Jaim http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/05/15/brett-favre-the-dick-cheney-of-the-nfl/#comment-152688 Jaim Sat, 16 May 2009 08:03:13 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=14651#comment-152688 I can't believe any NFL team would return his agent's phone calls. He's basically flushing his legacy down the toilet, if he hasn't already. I can’t believe any NFL team would return his agent’s phone calls.

He’s basically flushing his legacy down the toilet, if he hasn’t already.

]]> By: jr http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/05/15/brett-favre-the-dick-cheney-of-the-nfl/#comment-152670 jr Sat, 16 May 2009 03:22:06 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=14651#comment-152670 Favre has Dissociative identity disorder with his constant retiring/ not retiring yearly shtick Favre has Dissociative identity disorder with his constant retiring/ not retiring yearly shtick

]]> By: Jay Tea http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/05/15/brett-favre-the-dick-cheney-of-the-nfl/#comment-152657 Jay Tea Sat, 16 May 2009 01:50:19 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=14651#comment-152657 I was going to suggest Jimmy Carter as a better comparison, but then reconsidered. Favre (as I understand it -- I don't care about sports) was once wildly successful. Cheney held a variety of significant positions, ending up as veep. Carter... he was a colossal failure as president, and should have just quietly disappeared. J. I was going to suggest Jimmy Carter as a better comparison, but then reconsidered. Favre (as I understand it — I don’t care about sports) was once wildly successful. Cheney held a variety of significant positions, ending up as veep. Carter… he was a colossal failure as president, and should have just quietly disappeared.

J.

]]> By: Illanoy Gal http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/05/15/brett-favre-the-dick-cheney-of-the-nfl/#comment-152636 Illanoy Gal Fri, 15 May 2009 22:32:30 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=14651#comment-152636 I've been a fan of Brett for many years. That said, there comes a time when one has to face the inevitable. You hang up the shoes, put the football in the trophy case, and throw away the tube of face paint. As a fan, it just hurts so much to watch someone past his prime time try to recapture his 20's. It ain't gonna happen, Brett. Please don't embarrass yourself. I’ve been a fan of Brett for many years. That said, there comes a time when one has to face the inevitable. You hang up the shoes, put the football in the trophy case, and throw away the tube of face paint. As a fan, it just hurts so much to watch someone past his prime time try to recapture his 20’s. It ain’t gonna happen, Brett. Please don’t embarrass yourself.

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