Sep 24 - Goodbye Obama: In Week 3, NFL predicts a lopsided win for Romney |
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| By dtf12 - 09-24-2012, 03:45 PM - Boxden > BX Daily Bugle - news and headlines The NFL is in sore need of a few recounts after another weekend of on-field farce put on by the replacement referees. But as long as the season goes on, the Signal will tally the games that, according to a rigorous historical study—my own—have been determined to predict the presidential election. Last week, I posted a rule for every franchise that predicts the winner of the election every four years, or at least nearly so. For example: If Tampa Bay scores more than 14 points in its fourth game, the out-of-power party wins the White House. Otherwise, the incumbent party wins. Check for yourself if you don't believe me. This was true in 2008, 2004, 2000, 1996, 1992, 1988, 1984, 1980 and 1976—every election since the Buccaneers joined the NFL. This may all seem like an elaborate exercise in the perils of confounding correlation with causation, and perhaps one that raises concerns about the author's aptitude for time management. But if Mitt Romney wins the election, you will have read it here first. Going in to last weekend's games, Romney led President Barack Obama four games in two. In other words, of the six rules that involve a game in the first two weeks of the season, four point to a Republican victory while two point to a Democratic victory. Three more rules were up for evaluation on Sunday: The Eagles Rule: If Philadelphia scores at least one offensive touchdown per nine first downs in its second away game, the Democrat wins the White House. Otherwise, the Republican wins. The Jets Rule: If the New York Jets win their second away game, the Republican wins the White House. Otherwise, the Democrat wins. The Texans Rule: If the Houston Texans win their second away game, the Republican wins the White House. Otherwise, the Democrat wins. All three point to a Romney victory: Philadelphia never scored a touchdown, and both the Jets and the Texans won. That brings the score, after Week 3, to 7-2 in the former Massachusetts governor's favor. If Romney wins, credit fate. If he loses, blame the referees. Source: In Week 3, NFL predicts a lopsided win for Romney | The Signal - Yahoo! News |
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| Trick suckin status | |
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| 09-25-2012, 03:54 PM | away - #4 |
| [pic] the ref situation is skewing all the stats, even the election ones | |
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| 09-25-2012, 04:02 PM | away - #5 |
| Aint happening cause Romney cant keep his mouth closed. | |
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| 09-25-2012, 04:10 PM | away - #6 |
| A much better indicator is how the presidential election is influenced by the Washington Redskins and their final home game before the election. If the Redskins win their final home game before the election, the party in power (whether an incumbent running for a second term or a candidate of the party in power) stays in power. If they lose, the outside party wins. | |
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| 09-25-2012, 05:29 PM | away - #7 |
| Nate Silver's says Obama has a 77.7% chance of winning. So I'll go with him on this... | |
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| 09-25-2012, 06:21 PM | away - #8 |
| Romney is behind nationally and in every swing state except for N. Carolina... and he's a complete !!ing imbecile... Soooooo yeah, | |
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| 09-25-2012, 07:01 PM | away - #9 |
| the bucs [pic] | |
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| 09-25-2012, 08:14 PM | away - #10 |
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| 09-25-2012, 08:31 PM | away - #11 | |
Presidents and people in the spotlight have always had gaffes. Obama has had a bit less than the challenger, but he stays tightly scripted and rarely says anything that wasn't written or prepared ahead of time or being shown on a teleprompter in front of him. the media is skewing it all out of proportion, they're going HAM for Obama to win again, they act like desperate f*cksticks because they're continuing the sodomy of their duty and responsibility, which is journalism, which is to report the news without bias and without deception, favoritism, spin, or sensationalism. At least the most respected, mature and reasonable liberals like The Atlantic magazine publication can handle the matter with some dignity and grace. They said cut the guy a break, you can't blame him too much, the mass majority of people *don't* know how pressurization works on airplanes. Besides he was under a TON of trauma due to the fact his wife and everybody on board almost died, nearly suffocated, and probably suffered lung/brain damage!!! There are no ethics, morals, decency or dignity in the News anymore. Ann Romney could have died. Love her or hate her, I don't even know her or hardly anything about her, she's a fellow human being, innocent and a fellow citizen like you and I (if you're American but emphasis on the #fellow human being#) heartless, cold bastard | ||
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| 09-25-2012, 09:17 PM | away - #13 | |
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| 09-25-2012, 10:36 PM | away - #19 |
| If only the media reported Obama's gaffe's... but they won't, cause they in his pocket here | |
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| 09-25-2012, 10:37 PM | away - #20 | |
sheep azz head in the sand azz nicca c'mon don't be so sensitive and defensive and just knowledge up. I already spilt Obama has gaffes worse than the 47% dependents voting Obum so just check it fo yo self! [pic] [pic] [pic] | ||
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