I didn't mention it in the posting, but Carlson is a rather political commentator. One of his favourite gags, just repeated now, is to refer to a player called Reggie Bush as "The Bush you can support".

In that profile of him I linked to, Carlson's politics are touched upon.

Imagine the furore if cricket commentators sneaked pro-Conservative messages into their commentaries.

I don't mind this political bias that much myself, and I like Carlson's commentating on all other counts. But, interesting.

When will society outgrow this prejudice against elephants and ballet?!! Why is there such blind hatred!!! We need a new equality for all animals law, and we need it now?

Offense, I think - unless somebody was using a sap?

Wouldn't put it past them.

Didn't he say that Reggie was the Bush you can support in New Orleans? It's just a quip about how unpopular the other Bush was after the post-Katrina relief effort.

No, Carlson has said this repeatedly, for several years, in all manner of places. It was not just a jibe for here and now.

Brian the main NBC man is much worse.

They have Keith Olberman do the commentary on American Football games.

Yes the same Keith Olberman who lies his head off five days a week on MSNBC. And, yes, he uses sport coverage to try and get people to watch his political show (although, I admit, with rather limited success).

It is not just pop (rock) music and Hollywood that are in the culture war (a political conflict) - sport is in there also.

For example, the Pittsburgh Steelers were used for Obama in the 2008 campaign.

And the owner of the Indianpolis Colts told the media that Rush would not be allowed to own even a part share in a football team - because of the naughty things he had said.

Forget freedom of speech (and freedom of contract) - and forget the fact that Rush had NOT praised slavery (the "quotes" were MADE UP). The power of the left had spoken - and that was that.

The owner of the New Orleans Saints may be an Obama worshipper in private (I do not know, and I do not care) - but, as far as I know, he has not made a public point of it, lecturing everyone on the need for a "New Age" and so on.

So I am glad the golden helmets proved golden.

Ok...ballet by elephants, but ballet by OUR elephants. In America, we like our version of football.
Better American Football than Commie Kickball, the game of the one world government.
Thank God none of my sons ever wanted to play soccer.

Darthlaurel, I sure hope you aren't teaching your kids English, the language used around the world! Does each American state have a separate tongue?

Is 'ballet by elephants' meant to be a negative comment? I've been comparing sports and athletics with its rehearsals, practice, dedication, and perfection to more socially acceptable dedications to physical excellence (e.g., ballet) for years. It's why I don't approve of subsidies to ballet--if people want to see disciplined athletes complete instead of dance, I approve. It's also why I don't approve of stadium subsidies.

I didn't mention it in the posting, but Carlson is a rather political commentator. One of his favourite gags, just repeated now, is to refer to a player called Reggie Bush as "The Bush you can support".

No, Carlson has said this repeatedly, for several years, in all manner of places. It was not just a jibe for here and now.

I suppose hw needed something to replace saying that Tory Holt was 'the Tory you can suport'.

Better American Football than Commie Kickball, the game of the one world government. Thank God none of my sons ever wanted to play soccer.

Association Football may be a game for your equivalent of the Guardian reading chattering classes in the USA, but outside of North America it could not less a game of the 'one world government'. (I believe the sanctioned sport of the lizard men is actually tiddlywinks)

May I put in a word for Bush?
He is criticised for being tardy in reacting to the effects of Katrina on New Orleans.
He took 4 days to react, 4 days too long it is said.
But there is a US national disaster manual in existence, it lays down the procedures which will be followed after disasters, of whatever kind.
It specifically states that allowing for information delays, mobilisation problems, the sheer size of the USA and the location of resources, a minimum of 4 days can be expected before any real assistance can be expected to arrive at any site.
For my money, the role of the mayor is well overdue for examination. His actions, or lack of them was well reported at the time, in some quarters, but then mysteriously faded out of sight. Remember the teenager who found a working public bus, abandoned by it's driver, and drove it around until he filled it up with mainly aged and infirm people, at which point he took them off to Houston and safety. There he was arrested for stealing a public bus.
There are also on record photos of a bus depot, with possibly more than a hundred buses, abandoned. These buses should have been used for ferrying people to safety. Even if some buses had been damaged or lost, it was better than them all being flooded.
Bush acted upon advice, and eventually acted well and effectively, but remember, in the 'States there is a very effective disaster mechanism always in place, which will react irrespective of the President.
Incidentally, the Army Corps of Engineers, which is responsible for things like flood defenses, wanted to build a huge defensive wall to protect New Orleans, but Clinton vetoed it, on grounds of cost.