As I watched the Redskins piss away the game last night and saw the Steelers squeeze the life out of them, I got frustrated and eventually turned off the game and switched to last minute election coverage. It wasn't until this morning that I remembered that last night's loss was a actually a good thing for the country. The Skins were merely doing their part to get Barack Obama elected.
For 16 of the past 17 presidential elections, dating back to 1936, the result of the Skins' last home game before Election Day revealed the eventual winner. If the Skins lost that game, there would be a change in the party that governed the country.*
With the Steelers' 23-6 strangling of Washington last night, the likelihood of a Barack Obama victory rose to roughly 94%.
Nice job Skins! Way to take one for the team!! You will be rewarded for this down the line!
*Ironically, it had been 16 correct predictions in a row and this string was broken in 2004 when the Redskins lost to Green Bay, yet George Bush won re-election...or did he?
4 comments:
I just voted, and since I live in PA and not TexAss, my vote actually counts.
Oh, I almost forgot:
B.O., bitches. Hellsyeah!
True that. But at least we be helping the popular vote so it's all landslidey n stuff. And we vote out other lower-level Rep fartheads.
Go PA! Hey, speaking of PA - what the fuck were all those Steeler fans doing in Redskins Stadium at FedEx Field at Raljon last night?
Five things happened with all the Steeler fans at Raljon last night:
1. The Steelers are a good team and their fans travel well.
2. Pittsburgh is relatively close to DC, so that made it easier for their fans to go to the game.
3. Its not a divisional game, so tickets were not as prized among Skins fans as they might be if the Eagles were in town.
4. The Stadium In Raljon holds over 90,000 people, so unlike RFK, there are always some tickets available.
5. It seemed like more Steelers fans than there probably were because after the first four minutes of the game there was absolutely NOTHING for any Redskins fan to cheer about.
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