To Hell With The Saints
February 6th, 2010 at 4:06 pm by BrianWho doesn’t love an underdog? Year in and year out for decades the lowly Aints have struggled to even make it to a playoff but now they’re in The Big Game. Are we supposed to be surprised when they can’t act like they’ve been there before?
NEW ORLEANS – A student at a Maurepas school was sent home by the principal for refusing to take off an Indianapolis Colts jersey, according to a statement from the American Civil Liberties Union.
“(T)he Principal of Maurepas High School, which had declared that students could wear jerseys in support of the New Orleans Saints, punished a student for wearing a jersey in support of the Indianapolis Colts,” said ACLU Executive Director Margie Esman in an e-mail.
“The student, who had lived most of his life in Indianapolis and has an outstanding academic record, was called out of class and told that he was not allowed to wear that shirt. When he refused to change his shirt, the principal sent him home.”
We’re just talking about one out-of-control, tinpot fascist here – right? A rogue principal whose school spirit borders on North Korean nationalism. But then you delve into the comments section and see how far some people are willing to go to support his actions. Running the gamut from calling for permanent expulsion of the student, to veiled personal threats of the student because “they know who he is”, to calling for arresting his parents with a few “whodats” peppered inbetween. Rules are rules!
Maurepas High Valedictorian, Lootie: Just following the rules!
It’s easy to think some people are engaging in a bit of pre-Super Bowl hyperbole but since most Saints fans can’t spell “hyperbole” I dismissed that out of hand. They’ve expelled one of the brighter students at their school for engaging in a harmless bit of free expression because he didn’t read the DRESS CODE. This criticism coming from people who couldn’t watch a weather forecast for an entire week warning them to get out of the way of a CAT-5 hurricane the size of Germany.
Dumbasses don’t follow rules.
Rule #1: Big Hurricane = Move.
But seriously, folks – Go Colts!
And if by some miracle of animal sacrifice and voodoo magic New Orleans is able to win then the police will need to be on standby.
To prevent Houston from being burned to the ground.
February 6th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Principal Huey Jong-Il is a Man of the Peeps, no doubt. I don’t think this game is going to be close for more than say… 6 miutes off the Game Clock. The Colts should run away with this one. I figure either way, win or lose, the fine Criminals of the 6th through 11th Wards will take their celebration cues from their equally, morally bankrupt bretheren from Detroit and declare Nuclear War on the city when the game is over. I wonder if New Orlean’s finest will take a knee on this one like most of them did when Katrina came to town.
February 6th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
May they get beat down like the victim of the Jena 6.
February 6th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
There was a day when I would have worn a pink top hat with a feather boa if it would have gotten me a day off at school. Kudos to the kid.
So from an uptown kid on Napoleon, I say to hell with the Colts. Peyton? Who dat? We call him homey.
February 6th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
Talk about a convergence of two worlds, with Mardi Gras in town and Terre du Disney (formerly the French Quarter) we could see the Convention Center all over again, maybe even the old ‘tear th’ roof off this joint (Superdome)’ ditty.
Al Hirt’s Java comes to mind in this circus, with Mitch Landrieu now the mayor and all…
February 7th, 2010 at 8:23 am
LOL!
But…
Gregg Williams, the Saint’s Defensive Coordinator, ran the Titans’ defense in the late ’90’s up to 2000 or so…his favorite saying, “Their backup quarterback can’t beat us.”
Look for Miss Manning landing on her backside. I’ll take a shot or two of good whiskey every time that happens.
The only thing more swollen than Miss Manning’s ego right now is Dwight Freeney’s ankle, which might last for 3 or 4 plays. Or it may give out while he’s running on the field.
Of course, I still bet on the Colts. )
February 7th, 2010 at 11:40 am
Aints or Dolts. It’s a tough call. If there be justice, she will end in a tie after playing 32 quarters of scoreless football.