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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker compares self to Vince Lombardi
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, quoted in an AP story Wednesday afternoon, is now imagining himself as legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi. Walker recalls the Packers' 1-10-1 record for the 1958 season, and he cautions that head coach Vince Lombardi was not...
Green Bay Packers ownership: A socialist success story
The Green Bay Packers' unique history, hometown, and ownership have been in the spotlight the past few weeks, and last night MSNBC's Rachel Maddow closed her show with an admiring look (video clip above) at the NFL's only remaining old-school team town, and the...
Super Bowl 2007 XLI: Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears
6:50 a.m. — It's ten minutes before seven on the granddaddy of American holidays, and I'm not going to be sleeping anymore, but it's still ten and a half hours before kickoff, so why not put my nervous energy into something cliché — like, say, live-blogging Super Bowl...
Quarterback Mark
Salem, Wisconsin — Throwing the football around at Silver Lake Park.
NFL football viewers: Bears vs. Saints
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Kevin and Art watch the Chicago Bears defeat Mike Ditka's New Orleans Saints 14-10.





