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The controversy surrounding Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who has been criticized for partying after New England lost Super Bowl XLVI, took a different turn on Thursday morning when an ESPN commentator called Gronkowski “white boy wasted,” then apologized.

New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker was so upset over dropping a crucial pass late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 21-17 loss to the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, he nearly started crying at the podium. Welker isn't going to get any pity from quarterback Tom Brady's wife, Gisele Bundchen, though. After her prayers for a Patriots' championship went unanswered, Bunchen lashed out at the team's receiving corps for failing to haul in her husband's passes. While waiting for an elevator at Lucas Oil Stadium, Bundchen was being heckled by Giants fans when she spoke to people in...

INDIANAPOLIS -- On one last Hail Mary try, Tom Brady heaved it up for his two star tight ends in the end zone. Neither Rob Gronkowski or Aaron Hernandez, who both got a hand in the play, could come down with it. The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI, the second time the Giants beat the Patriots in the last four years in the NFL's title game. Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw scored the go-ahead touchdown with 0:57 left in the game.

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PRINCETON, NJ -- Mississippi remains the most conservative state in the union, and, along with Utah, Wyoming, and Alabama, is one of four states with 50% or more of its population identifying as conservative. At the other end of the ideological spectrum, 40% District of Columbia residents and 30% of Massachusetts residents identify as liberal; all other states have a liberal population of 26% or less.

Eli and Brady rematch? Two brothers? Give your predictions and make comments here.

The Patriots destroyed the Broncos 45-10 on Saturday. There was no miracle Tebow come back. And now Adam Schefter is reporting Tebow was hurt: "At the start of the third quarter, Tebow tore cartilage on his first rib where it attaches to his sternum, bruised his lung and had fluid buildup in the plural space of his chest, according to an NFL source." Even with his injury, Tebow continued playing because he was determined to help his team finish the game. Tebow had an MRI on Monday and has been rehabbing his injury throughout the week. He is expected to...

The biggest threat to Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos tomorrow night isn't the Patriots defense. It's the Pats offense, and more specifically tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez.Why?The Broncos defense has gotten a lot of accolades for its turnaround in the second-half of the season.But its one huge flaw, as measured by the stat-heads at Football Outsiders, is its pass defense on medium- and long-range throws over the middle.And what's the big strength of the Pats offense?Gronk (17 TDs), and his trusty tight-end sidekick Hernandez catching balls in the middle of the field.So (hilariously), the guy who will...

*** Warning *** Strong Language Here's a video of a man who has had it up to his eyeballs with the suicidal political correctness of weak-kneed Americans, who think we ought to be respectful toward the Islamo-fascist terrorist sub-humans we're fighting. Great rant, in context of the recent incident where the Marines pissed on the dead Taliban. Two minutes and forty five seconds.

FALLON AS T BOWIE If this were about Mohammed, there would be car bombs and heads coming off. Fallon would have to go in hiding like Salman Rushdie. As a Catholic, I am not threatened and can see the humor. It may well be profane. Maybe Fallon will have to answer someday.

Music video by Mariah Carey performing Hero. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 385,815. (C) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Houston Antwine, a former New England Patriots [team stats] defensive tackle, six-time American Football League All-Star and 50th Anniversary Team member, died Monday in Memphis, Tenn. He was 72. His wife, Evelyn, died the next day. Mr. Antwine was born in Mississippi. He attended Southern Illinois University, where he played football and wrestled. ... In 1961, Mr. Antwine was drafted by the Houston Oilers and rapidly traded to the Boston Patriots, with whom he would play 11 of his 12 professional seasons. The 6-foot, 270-pound Mr. Antwine was a defensive catalyst on the team. He was selected as an AFL...

DENVER (AP) — Not this time, Tim Tebow. Not with Tom Brady on hand. Brady threw for two touchdowns, ran for another and the New England Patriots shut down Tebow's late-game heroics and clinched a playoff berth with a 41-23 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. "It was a really good day for us," Brady said. "Very emotional game. It was really rocking early. We showed some mental toughness." The Patriots (11-3) won their sixth straight game and another AFC East title by bouncing back from an early 17-6 deficit and an awful first quarter in which they were...

Six months ago, several agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives stood before Congress to testify about the details of a U.S. government program that armed Mexico's largest drug cartel with thousands of assault rifles. The administration denied it at the time and questioned the agents' integrity. The men were nervous and scared. They said they feared for their careers, their reputation and their families. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was killed on Dec. 14, 2010. Weapons found at the scene were linked to Operation Fast and Furious, the ATF program that let guns be purchased illegally...

We see all this press about the OWS criminals. What I've not seen lately is the Tea Party rallies that were popular last year, and should be popular and much more capable this year and certainly much more outgoing next year. We need to start showing the country we're still around, still active and certainly a better crowd than the OWS morons.

After seeing Texas Gov. Rick Perry's lackluster performance in debates and accompanying drop in the polls, some pundits conclude it would take a force of nature to save his campaign. Fortunately for Perry, such a force does exist, and her name is Sarah Palin. A dose of Palin power would do much to revitalize Perry's chances to win the Republican presidential nomination. Of course, such a coveted endorsement comes with costs. Rock stars such as Palin don't just walk into campaign headquarters asking to lend a helping hand. Perry must be committed to a careful wooing process and to meeting...

Warning! Progressives’ NPV Plan for White House Control, 2012 & Permanently October 21, 2011, 8:40 am By Guest Author 16 Comments By JacquerieWake Up AmericaNational Popular Vote manifesto, 2004 While the lamestream media holds public attention on GOP candidate rivalries, a “progressive� strategy is underway to eliminate the role of the states in electing a U.S. President. By transferring electoral votes to a “national popular vote� this “Compact�  would  usurp the role of the states as safeguarded by our Constitution. In doing so, it could also neutralize Obama’s critics — totally.This may be the most vital – and time sensitive...

Gunny G: NOW BLOG THIS !!!!! NOW (Right Now!) is the time for all good Americans to come to the aid of our country, while we still can! Real Americans: Get your own blog, free and quickly, online and Blog (Vote?) Daily--the only way left for your voice to be heard at all !!!!! Writing, phoning, and voting are all well and good...but Bloggers are what they HEAR! You've heard the expression, "vote with your feet," well, I say, VOTE WITH YOUR OWN OUTSPOKEN BLOG DAILY! Guess why “they” are now putting so much energy into getting rid of bloggers,...

The mainstream media has been fawning over the Occupy Wall Street protesters asserting that it is a grass roots movement just like the Tea Party. Evidence has already surfaced that the radical left-wing labor union SEIU and ACORN are the organizing force behind the protests. President Obama has ties to both of these groups and it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that the protests were engineered by David Axelrod or others in the Obama administration. It saddens me to think this of our president but the fact remains that this is the most corrupt man to ever serve in the...

I don’t think it quite reached the status of a “tingle up the leg,” but according to Tea Party Patriots co-founder Mark Meckler, Chris Matthews extended a friendly, though quiet, gesture of support to the movement while Meckler was a guest on a recent show. The national debate was raging on the debt ceiling and the ability of Congress to stop spending. On air, Matthews tried his best to persuade Meckler to compromise his position, telling the tea party representative that he must learn to negotiate. When the cameras stopped rolling, however, Matthews shocked Meckler by telling him that he...

(Image: Everett Collection/Rex Features) A document has just gone on display at Mount Vernon, Virginia - the museum in the former home of George Washington, first US President. It is an order dated 1777 and signed by Washington himself to send troops that had not been vaccinated for smallpox - or survived it - to Philadelphia to be vaccinated. These troops were then to join up with the main army, where the disease was raging. It sounds like amazing foresight for its day. "Washington's careful handling of the smallpox epidemic at the beginning of the war was a significant...

WTF is Sarah Palin doing in a Patriots hoodie? I don’t know what bothers me more, that the shirt says “Once a Patriot always a Patriot” (because when was she ever a Patriots fan?) or that she’s just another politician stealing our name to appear “patriotic”. Note the girl in the foreground with the aptly-labelled “Alaska Grown”. That girl is the only thing in this picture that’s not full of s---, and that includes the hot dogs.

...The Patriots announced that they had acquired Ochocinco for "undisclosed draft considerations," but sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that the Bengals will receive two draft picks, a 2012 fifth-rounder and a 2013 sixth-rounder, to complete the trade. Ochocinco was scheduled to make $6.35 million for the Bengals this year. The Patriots wanted him to restructure his contract for salary-cap purposes, and he agreed to facilitate the trade. After approximately 15 minutes of chatting Friday, Brady -- who proclaimed himself healthy after offseason foot surgery -- began to walk through some plays with the rest of his offense, while...

DON’T FORGET NEXT WEEK, JULY 29TH. WE ARE HAVING THE LAST BIG GET TOGETHER TO CHEER OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS THRU THE GATE. This will be the last chance to see everyone together. A special invite goes out to the past regulars who stood at the gate in our early years. "Eagles don’t flock, you gather them one at a time".This could not have been more true than last night. While we expected “several” additional patriots this Friday, we also knew of several other Friday night regulars who would not be there. An average attendance of a dozen was expected. BUT...

Recently in Hungary, an organization named after Hungarian-American and former Congressman Tom Lantos was inaugurated. So far so good. But according to this angry editorial from Hungary’s Barikad newspaper, there are many Hungarians who were offended by the praise heaped on the former U.S. lawmaker, a man they regarded as something of a Hungarian turncoat who was more loyal to the U.S. and Israel than to his native land. The Barikad editorial says in small part: The attendees were all very much in their element as the Tom Lantos Institute and foreign influence in Hungary were given a huge seal...

CBS/What's Trending) - Can celebrating the Fourth of July turn you into a Republican? A recent Harvard University study concludes holiday celebrations have a large impact into what shapes a child culturally, socially and politically. Case in point, the 4th of July. According to the study, there is a direct link between a child's participation in the national holiday and that same child's subsequent voting, party identification and party contribution habits. Here is the breakdown. According to the study, a successful Independence Day, more specifically one without rain, before the age of 18 raises the likelihood of identifying as a...

HUNDREDS of protesters stopped a far left student from torching the US flag today at LSU. Hundreds showed up to protest the burning of the flag. Here, one guy shows his love of the flag in many forms. (WAFB) The counter protesters were not too happy with the young leftist. Thank you to Brandon for the pic. Hundreds turned out to confront the leftist freak. Hundreds of patriots chucked water balloons and water bottles at a far left student today at LSU before he could torch the US flag. WAFB reported: Several hundred people gathered on the LSU campus today...

LSU recently gave one of its students, Benjamin Hass, permission to burn an American flag as part of a "peaceful protest." And after the decision, it seemed that the students at the college could not care less. LSU’s student government president Cody Wells stated, “We’re going to respect [Hass'] First Amendment right to burn our American flag.” Well, turns out students do care. At the event, recorded by an LSU student and uploaded to the internet, members of the college took a stand. The video begins as Hass is flanked by two police officers on horses. He is clearly contemplating...

Since President Barack Obama announced that “a small team of Americans” had killed Osama bin Laden, US government officials have carefully stuck to the line that they will not talk about which units were involved. Obama did not say it was the SEALs. In numerous television appearances, Obama’s counter-terrorism chief John Brennan didn’t and his deputy national security adviser Denis McDonough didn’t. Despite the numerous news reports that named the SEALs, none of the anonymous briefers from the CIA and Pentagon would confirm it.

The term "birther" was coined by those wanting to end questions, free-and-open inquiries and rational debates over whether Barack Obama had satisfied constitutional requirements for eligibility as president. Since there is no dictionary definition to this term, it has been used as a term of derision and dismissal. Often you will see "news stories" defining "birthers" as people who hold fast to the notion that Obama was foreign-born. Actually, most skeptics about Obama's eligibility simply want to see evidence to support the contention that he is actually a "natural born citizen," as required by the Constitution. The historic understanding of...

GILFORD – The wife of a soldier serving in Afghanistan has hired a lawyer to take on her condo association for not only refusing to allow her to display the American flag, but refusing to reimburse her for one damaged this winter by workers at the 137-unit development. Geri Farnell of the Samoset Condos, 2696 Lakeshore Road, said she is headed to small claims court. "The flag represents what he does. It's his life," she said of Troy Farnell, who is in the First Special Forces Group. "I thought New Hampshire was incredibly patriotic. But maybe not." Troy Farnell, deployed...

Saul Alinsky visits Ohio for Senate Bill 5 By: Tom Zawistowski, Executive Director, Portage County TEA Party, Ohio Fellow Patriots, this past week many or our members and our groups, for the first time since our movement began, actually faced hostile crowds in numbers significantly larger than we could muster. This was a new learning experience for most of us and, as you will see, it was not a pleasant experience. After a rally in Youngstown on Thursday, February 24, 2011, it became clear to me that, though our groups and members were learning from our experience, we were not...

I recently finally read all of Survivalblog (link) author James Wesley, RawlesÂ’ book Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse. I kind of false started on it and never got more than a few pages in around the time our second son was born, and recently I was craving some Winter reading material unrelated to work and found Patriots to be quite riveting. IÂ’ve been struggling greatly finding recreational reading (and if you didnÂ’t notice, time to blog), and this filled a need. It is to preparedness what Stephen AmbroseÂ’s books are to WW2 history: good reads that are as informative but...

Analysis of Twenty-First Century Risks in Light of the Recent Market Collapse

In this post you will see Tom Brady in a 60-Minutes interview say he is still searching for something. Even with a super model wife who is a millionaire, his multi-million dollar contracts, three super bowl rings, etc., etc., he feels like he is missing out on something: John 4:1-14 (The Message): .....He came into Sychar, a Samaritan village that bordered the field Jacob had given his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was still there. Jesus, worn out by the trip, sat down at the well. It was noon. A woman, a Samaritan, came to draw water. Jesus said, “Would you...

Residents of Smithtown were proud patriots during the Revolutionary War. During the Revolutionary War, from 1776 to 1783, Smithtown was under British occupation. Residents suffered poverty, destruction and the loss of property and loved ones at the hands of British soldiers and loyalists. Smithtown historian Bradley Harris said one-third of Long Islanders were loyalists, one-third patriots and one-third neutral. Most loyalists were found in Nassau, and the majority of those who were neutral were Quakers. According to the historian, Suffolk County is where you found the majority of patriots. As for one’s alliance, Harris said, “Where you were on Long...

Hey Freepers, On the subject of free trade, unions and patriotism. Earlier this morning I was thinking about the goings on in Wisconsin, and about a purchase I wanted to make later today, and I started thinking. All my life I have been told to buy things "Made in America." I have done so as much as was possible, and buy locally, if I can, but I was recently thinking about the union goings on in Wisconsin. I have been spending money on "American" tools, vehicles, clothing, foods, etc. as much as I can find, but I recently have though,...

LINK ONLY DUE TO COPYRIGHT. This is a well balanced piece on a man who had his eyes opened. Frantz Kebreau is a former Naval aviator, commercial pilot, and former democrat. He is also a patriot who happens to be black. It is a good read, well balanced and fairly presented. Franz promotes a 'color blind' society using history to open the minds and inform the misinformed.

FOX news Glenn Beck ^ | February 16th 2011 | Glenn Beck Posted on 02/16/2011 1:29:05 PM PST by cripplecreek Glenn Beck TV thread February 16th 2011 Welcome to the GLENN BECK television thread...Stand. Never give up. Never give in. We are another day closer to the 2012 elections. All Beckerheads, infidels, sick twisted freaks, ilks and lurkers are welcome and are encouraged to participate in the thread. (Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ... TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Click to Add TopicKEYWORDS: beck; glennbeck; ilk; talkradio;

I named my daughter after you, sir. You will always be one of my biggest heroes in life and I thank God every day that I lived and grew up during your presidency. Happy Birthday Big Guy! Thanks for the legacy!

By Stephen Eichler Thursday, February 3, 2011 The good news is emerging; cadres of invisible Patriots are empowering the Tea , working tirelessly behind the scenes to restore America. The names of the invisible Patriots carry no political weight, they do not seek glory, their acts will never be recorded in history books, but they are indispensible in the fight against the darkness which covers America today. These invisible Patriots are the true Americans guarding all we hold dear, many of them members of the Tea Party. You see, the acts of the Tea Party are etched upon our memories...

There is no joy in Shillville — the “dynasty” got a bone in its throat for the sixth consecutive year. It’s over. Now, please, can all of you jock-sniffers, cheerleaders, frontrunners and pom-pom boys just Get Over It and move on to the next overhyped sporting event. I’ve got it — Beanpot Fever Sweeps Hub! Oh, the inconsolable gloom that envelops Patsies Nation. I heard that on Sunday night after the stomping, some local loser issued this plaintive cry: “My win-tah is spoiled!” On Sunday, “we” were going to the Super Bowl. Then “they” lost. Really, it would take a...

There’s a narrative about Sarah Palin that goes something like this: until the Arizona shootings she coulda been a contender. But then with her ill-judged reference to a “blood libel” she lost it, whereas the mighty President Obama only added to his stature with a temperate, thoughtful speech which united America behind him. Bye bye Sarah Palin. Yeah, right. No one is saying Sarah Palin doesn’t make the odd gaffe. But no matter how many gaffes she makes – and this won’t be the last – it isn’t going to alter the fact that President Obama is a socialist and...

When you talk big, you'd better back it up. And if you back up the big talk, you deserve to celebrate even bigger. That wasn't a problem for the New York Jets during and after the team's decisive 28-21 victory over the New England Patriots in the AFC divisional playoff. A bit of the celebration didn't please CBS announcer Jim Nantz, though. After Shonn Greene(notes) scored a late game-sealing touchdown, many Jets, Rex Ryan included, converged in the end zone to whoop it up and send one final message to the Patriots and their fans. Nantz didn't like this, particulary...

What's the difference between these two QBs? Well, the obvious answer is one has hair extensions and one doesn't. One is married to a supermodel, and the other isn't. One has three Super Bowl rings and the other only two (for now). Those are all fine and dandy, but today's Jets-Patriots game showed the most important difference between Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger. When one of them is pressured, he throws the ball away or falls to the ground, while the other one moves around and makes things happen allowing his team to win. I don't know if it is...

Halftime: You can hear the boos from the press box as the Patriots shuffle off the field at the end of a disappointing first half. Before the misery ended, Logan Mankins shoved Jets cornerback Marquice Cole and picked up a personal foul penalty.

The Communist Party USA is wasting no time exploiting the recent tragic murders in Arizona to amp up its vilification campaign against the Tea Party and patriotic politicians and media personalities. They realize they have a golden opportunity here to do their enemy some real damage. This is a great case study in how communist propaganda works - take an emotionally charged event, deliberately ignore or falsify the evidence and vilify your opponent from multiple directions.

Such contempt for America's basic tenets, foundation and very premise is, on its face, a coup of sorts, a stealth revolution. What a steaming pile....... From the Heritage Foundation: (hat tip Daniel F) The 112th Congress has a lot of work to do. Shortly after the November elections, The Heritage Foundation released A Checklist for Congress calling on the 112th to honor the voters who elected them to Congress by (1) freezing and cutting spending, (2) repealing Obamacare, (3) stopping the Obama tax increases, (4) protecting America, and (5) getting control of government. That last item is perhaps the most...

I have reported extensively on Obama's Department of Injustice over the past two years here. In every case, the DoJ has gone to war against America. Against the military, against free speech, against the voter, against the war on jihad, against Arizona and the protection of our borders, in support of Islamic law (sharia) and as a proponent of reverse racism ..... the list goes on. Department of Justice ditches red, white, and blue stars and stripes hat tip David via Sue The move speaks volumes. The U.S. Department of Justice has changed its web site. Gone are the patriotic,...

Product Description Radio and television host Glenn Beck has experienced the rollercoaster of life like few others. From the suicide of his mother when he was just thirteen, to his eventual alcoholism, depression, divorce, unemployment, and health scares—Glenn has weathered life’s darkest storms. Any one of those struggles could’ve ruined him, yet Glenn was able to keep moving forward. He saw past the darkness into the light; past his grief and addictions and into what his life could be. YOU CAN DO IT TOO The process of finding happiness through personal redemption was not easy, but it left Glenn with...