Slog - Comments on My American Education http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education Upon reading this... Rep. Barney Frank, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and the chief House Democrat negotiating the bailout package, called McCain's move "the longest Hail Mary pass in the history of either footballs or Marys....I wondered: What the hell is a "Hail Mary pass." Google gave me this answer: And from Wikipedia: A Hail Mary pass or Hail Mary play in American football is a forward pass made in desperation, with only a small chance of success.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:20:01 -0800 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:09:37 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by John Bailo
Interestingly, it was McCain who a few months ago brought up "executive pay" as an issue. From April 2008:

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0727879320080407

Holtz-Eakin said McCain would like to see shareholders and boards of directors take the initiative to ensure that pay packages for CEOs are reasonable and in line with performance. "We'll see what the response is," he said.

Lawmakers have expressed outrage over huge pay for executives at firms that were leading players in the subprime mortgage lending crisis, such as Bear Stearns Cos Inc and Countrywide Financial Corp.

McCain added his voice to those expressing concern about the vast compensation earned by the executives of those companies at a time when their firms performed disastrously and most shareholders lost millions of dollars.

]]> John Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149634 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149634 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:18:02 -0800 Comment by mackro mackro I'm now convinced McCain just wants to give the presidency to Obama more than ever.

]]> mackro mackro http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149642 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149642 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:21:46 -0800 Comment by superyeadon a buck a post.

]]> superyeadon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149643 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149643 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:22:14 -0800 Comment by uncouthheathen How do you not know what a Hail Mary is?

]]> uncouthheathen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149644 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149644 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:22:23 -0800 Comment by tomasyalba "longest Hail Mary...in the history of Marys." I am happy to be alive to hear the most powerful out gay congressman throw casual shade like that.

]]> tomasyalba http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149648 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149648 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:23:48 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO Hail Mary
Full of grace
The lord is with thee

Blessed art thou amongst women
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus

THAT is a fucking Hail Mary, BITCHES!!

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149654 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149654 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:26:29 -0800 Comment by max solomon @4: because Charles is from Zimbabwe?

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149658 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149658 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:28:45 -0800 Comment by coffeeboss Aw, gee... I love football passes like that. I'm not a hardcore sports fan, but moments like that get me a little teary-eyed.

@5... I also love Barney's clever little comment!

]]> coffeeboss http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149680 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149680 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:37:28 -0800 Comment by uncouthheathen What, they don't have sports metaphors in Zimbabwe?

]]> uncouthheathen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149683 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149683 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:38:24 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO I'm dying to learn a Zimbabwean sports metaphor...

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149693 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149693 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:45:43 -0800 Comment by Uncle Vinny @10 (Mike in MO): Yes! We need Zimbabwean sports-metaphor Slogging. HELP US OUT, CHARLES!

]]> Uncle Vinny http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149712 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149712 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:57:22 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 @10 - Pulling your goalkeeper for an extra attacker is known as a "Hail Mugabe".

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149722 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149722 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:03:05 -0800 Comment by johnny mac fucking foreigners!

]]> johnny mac http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149739 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149739 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:11:20 -0800 Comment by cdc @12 - awesome. Though I'd think a "Hail Mugabe" would be something more like beating the shit out of the opposing goalkeeper during halftime.

]]> cdc http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149742 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149742 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:12:00 -0800 Comment by Abby @12: from Germany, but the same idea.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149748 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149748 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:13:57 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 Its like trying to score 150 wickets in 1 inings.

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149781 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149781 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:39:42 -0800 Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber I was living in the Boston area at the time of that play (Doug Flutie throwing to Gerard Phelan). Those 6 seconds are permanently etched in the memories of anyone who was there. Doug became an instant legend, and is still warmly beloved there. 'Hail Mary' as a football term long predates that game, but was appropriate since Boston College is a Jesuit institution.

]]> Karlheinz Arschbomber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149982 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149982 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:38:15 -0800 Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber Abby: The Bundesliga makes watching paint dry seem like a worthy pursuit. Fans here are insanely loyal and slavishly undemanding.

I know many, many HSV fans, the team is boring as shit, and they still schlep around with those damn blue scarves.

Xabi Alonso's goal from midfield (last season?) was a lot cooler...

]]> Karlheinz Arschbomber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149989 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1149989 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:43:57 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle So, if Wikipedia is right, then when I was playing Canadian football in Canada (longer field), that wasn't a Hail Mary pass?

Um, yet another time when Wikipedia is not quite right.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1150027 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/my_american_education#c1150027 Sports Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:09:37 -0800