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Boston Globe has Dewey-defeats-Truman moment
Pro Football Talk ^ | February 6, 2017 | Mike Florio

Posted on 02/06/2017 3:12:53 PM PST by Flick Lives

Most people thought the Falcons had beaten the Patriots. Including the leading newspaper in Boston.

Via Field Yates of ESPN.com, an early edition of the Boston Globe declared victory for the Falcons with a headline that proclaimed: A Bitter End. Appearing under that was a photo of Falcons defensive back Robert Alford returning an interception from Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to the end zone for a touchdown that put Atlanta ahead 21-0 in the first half. New England eventually would trail 28-3 in the third quarter.

Inevitably a collector’s item, the erroneous conclusion proves the danger of declaring any sporting event to be over before it is. Even when it seems to be.

The 25-point comeback for the Patriots more than doubled the 10-point fourth-quarter turnaround the Patriots managed two years ago. In both games, quarterback Tom Brady earned the MVP award after performing the kind of heroics rarely seen in NFL title games.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bestever; boston; dewey; globe; mediabias; patriots; polls; projection
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Ah, the Boston Globe. In its zeal to bash Trump thru the New England Patriots, the paper printed an early edition with a story about the Patriots losing titled "A Bitter End".

More self-inflicted fake news from the MSM. This just keeps happening over and over because the MSM is more focused on smearing Trump any way they can and less focused on actual reporting.

1 posted on 02/06/2017 3:12:53 PM PST by Flick Lives
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To: Flick Lives
A local Boston talk host,Howie Carr,has been talking about it all afternoon.I think he said that they're going for $100 on e-bay.
2 posted on 02/06/2017 3:14:29 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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So Hannity defended Brady on deflategate. Citing environmental bs etc. sure balls could naturally deflate out in the weather.

Why was it ONLY BRADY that had a problem with deflation?

Why was it ONLY BRADY that got suspended for it?

I call Brady a cheater and I couldn’t care less about either team.


3 posted on 02/06/2017 3:17:12 PM PST by bicyclerepair
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To: Gay State Conservative

The MSM doesn’t care if they’re right, as long as they’re first.


4 posted on 02/06/2017 3:18:07 PM PST by Walrus (2 Thessalonians 3, 10-12)
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To: bicyclerepair

Plus the hypocrite Brady IN AN INTERVIEW said he’s VERY PICKY about the footballs.

Then 5min later IN THE SAME INTERVIEW said he wasn’t aware of the balls’ situations???

WTH?


5 posted on 02/06/2017 3:19:28 PM PST by bicyclerepair
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I call Brady a cheater and I couldn’t care less about either team.

They hate us because they ain't us.

6 posted on 02/06/2017 3:21:04 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: Flick Lives; Grampa Dave; All

With Thanks To FReeper: Grampa Dave


7 posted on 02/06/2017 3:21:09 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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There was enough evidence to show they were cheating, and the destruction of the phone as evidence is what eventually caused the NFL to act as they did. I also over time have become more of a fan. Despite thinking he broke the rules, I also have enjoyed watching him turn anger into excellence on the field. I couldn’t root for them, but I also enjoyed it a little bit once the shock wore off.


8 posted on 02/06/2017 3:21:16 PM PST by ilgipper
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9 posted on 02/06/2017 3:22:41 PM PST by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: bicyclerepair

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Deflate gate was fake news at its worst.

Figure it out!


10 posted on 02/06/2017 3:24:56 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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When it got to 21-0, I looked at the wife and declared the game over.

Nothing better going on so we ended u[ watching one of the best Super Bowls ever - right down to the wire and then they had to move the wire....reminded me of Buffalo's comeback to get to the Super Bowl way back when.

11 posted on 02/06/2017 3:26:54 PM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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I’m glad Brady got caught because he’s even a better QB with fully inflated balls. He could have had ten SB rings by now if the balls were always inflated. All those years he was giving himself a handicap.


12 posted on 02/06/2017 3:28:45 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: Flick Lives

A Bitter End? Is that where Obama finds him some Bitter Clingers?


13 posted on 02/06/2017 3:36:04 PM PST by Alas Babylon! (Keep fighting the Left and their Fake News!)
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To: Diogenesis

Perfect!


14 posted on 02/06/2017 3:45:36 PM PST by Flick Lives
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Some people are really stupid enough to believe that deflategate crap.

It amazes me.


15 posted on 02/06/2017 3:46:46 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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A local Boston talk host,Howie Carr,has been talking about it all afternoon.I think he said that they're going for $100 on e-bay.




Which is probably about what one of these T-Shirts cost.

16 posted on 02/06/2017 3:49:48 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Diogenesis

LOL!


17 posted on 02/06/2017 3:53:14 PM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: Fiddlstix

Please use it whenever someone posts a Fake News Item.


18 posted on 02/06/2017 3:54:09 PM PST by Grampa Dave (So called news that never happened, did not nor will happen. It doesn't even qualify as fake news!)
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I’m glad Brady got caught because he’s even a better QB with fully inflated balls.

Although it makes it harder to run. You tend to have to waddle.
19 posted on 02/06/2017 3:56:11 PM PST by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: Diogenesis
Great! Can you use your great skills to post the heads of the left wing mediots with the fake news in stead of Harry's or they emerge/morph into Harry's head and back.


20 posted on 02/06/2017 3:57:59 PM PST by Grampa Dave (So called news that never happened, did not nor will happen. It doesn't even qualify as fake news!)
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