bluedevil: November 2010 Archives

The internet is heating up with the alleged designs of new NFL jerseys. So we're going to fan the flames. 

Nike, as you may have heard, has won the contract to provide NFL uniforms beginning in 2012.  Nike management has already said they plan on changing the look of NFL uniforms "dramatically" like they have with college jerseys.  Perhaps the most conspicious example of a radically modernized Nike uniform is that of the Oregon Ducks who now have 5 different uniform

Buffalonians who have lived elsewhere know something that other locals don't - grocery stores elsewhere generally stink.  Whether it's Safeway or Stop & Shop or Giant or Shaw's, shopping at any of these other large supermarket chains is a chore. Something you only do out of necessity. 

But in Buffalo, we have Wegmans. 

And the supremacy of Wegmans is perhaps the only thing Wester New Yorkers can agree on.  And Alec Baldwin's mother agrees with us. And now, so does Alec Baldwin. 

Without further comment, here is the Alec Baldwin and

The Buffalo News, like every other major newspaper around the country, is looking for ways to save itself.  Subscriptions are declining. The classified business has never been the same since Craigslist.  And while revenue has fallen off a cliff, the News still enjoys the luxuries of paying union wages to their surprisingly large staff. 

So what's next for the News?  Well, unlike their previous decision to tell the internet

Jeff Pearlman is a writer for Sports Illustrated. You've likely never heard of him because, well, no one has subscribed to Sports Illustrated since they stopped offering a free sneakerphone with every subscription.  But apparently they still publish the magazine and they even have a website.

Mr. Pearlman wrote a piece on Shawn

On December 19, 1998, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton. Congressman Jack Quinn, a Republican but friend of Bill Clinton, was on the fence as to how he was going to vote on impeachment.  Clinton called Quinn from Air Force One just 10 days before the impeachment vote and, reportedly, Quinn gave Clinton no indication he was going to vote to impeach.  But then Quinn did vote to impeach.  Unsurprisingly, Clinton never forgave Quinn and never forgot.

It's election day so you need to go vote.  If you need to find your polling place, Google has a very helpful tool you should use. 

We thought we'd provide you with some election related videos to review before you head out to vote. Some may change your mind, some may make you laugh.  Enjoy.

Paladino's closing argument

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Carl Paladino has been one of the most controversial candidates for statewide office in New York's history.  He's received heaps of national media coverage and been criticized relentlessly by countless media personalities.  Most recently, Jim Heaney at the Buffalo News wrote a lengthy piece with the headline "His history with blacks not a plus for Paladino."