High-res “No, that is not mood lighting. That`s a power outage. Two power outages, actually. The first unexpected outage delayed kickoff [49ers - Steelers] by about 20 minutes. Leaving the crowd of 70,000 football fans in almost complete darkness until one emergency light came on. … Last week in one of those Washington, D.C., press releases that usually gets very little attention, our nation`s Department of Transportation announced a new round of funding for infrastructure projects around the country. … It also has the added benefit of keeping the lights on to better see the 49ers sack Ben Roethlisberger over and over and over again.” - Rachel Maddow

“No, that is not mood lighting. That`s a power outage. Two power outages, actually. The first unexpected outage delayed kickoff [49ers - Steelers] by about 20 minutes. Leaving the crowd of 70,000 football fans in almost complete darkness until one emergency light came on. … Last week in one of those Washington, D.C., press releases that usually gets very little attention, our nation`s Department of Transportation announced a new round of funding for infrastructure projects around the country. … It also has the added benefit of keeping the lights on to better see the 49ers sack Ben Roethlisberger over and over and over again.” - Rachel Maddow

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Richard Seymour Decks Ben Roethlisberger. Love it!

Is there anything creepier than a big, beer-breathed celebrity athlete exposing himself in a night club and hitting on underage girls, all the while protected by an entourage of off-duty cops? Well, yes. It’s the big, corporate sponsor — Nike, in this case — that continues trying to sell product with the creep as their role model…

What, exactly does it take for Nike to dump a jock? Dog-fighting will do it. After Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty to running a felony dog-fighting ring, Nike took action. “We consider any cruelty to animals inhumane and unacceptable,” the company said at the time.

But cruelty to women is O.K…

Nike’s Women Problem

NYTimes