Was The NFL Wrong To Cancel The Vikings/Eagles Game?

PA Gov Ed Rendell on NFL and Snow: US Becoming a 'Nation of Wussies'
ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell raised eyebrows Sunday when he complained that the NFL postponed the planned Philadelphia Eagles games against the Minnesota Vikings because of the snowstorm that crippled much of the East Coast. He quibbled Sunday with a Philadelphia Meteorologist Sunday about the severity of the storm . Rendell's anger at the postponed game carried into Tuesday, when he called into “The Fanatic” sports Talk Show on a Philadelphia radio st...

Eagles-Vikings: Did the NFL cave in to Mayor Nutter?
You've all heard about it by now, especially if you're a sports fan: Soon-to-be-erstwhile Pennsylvania Democrat Governor and former Philly Mayor Ed Rendell's comments about the postponement of the Eagles-Vikings game have been nothing if not cutting and scathing. And Rendell is on point about everything, strange as that may sound. (Strange since this writer holds much disdain for one of America's worst governors) Here's a quick rundown if you've been a) living under a rock for the past few days ...

Chinese would handle snow better: US governor
The Governor of Pennsylvania blasted the precautions over this week's blizzard as a sign of growing US feebleness, saying that the Chinese would not have flinched at the snow. "We've become a nation of wussies. The Chinese are kicking our butts in everything," Ed Rendell, the Governor of the eastern state, told a Philadelphia Radio Station on Monday. Rendell was upset about the National Football League's decision to postpone the Philadelphia Eagles' home game against the Minnesota Vikings sche...

Tuesday Night Football On Tap For Eagles, Vikings
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — While the Minnesota Vikings ate cheesesteaks and acted like tourists, the Philadelphia Eagles savored a division title they clinched from their couches. Both teams had to wait another day to play the first NFL game on a Tuesday in 64 years. The Vikings-Eagles game was switched from Sunday night to Tuesday night because of a winter storm before any snow had even accumulated. About a foot of snow fell on Philadelphia, though less than 5 inches was on the ground before the...

Eagles-Vikings Tuesday night football to make history
Forget that the 5-9 Minnesota Vikings were pretty terrible even before Brett Favre began showing his age and before star running back Adrian Peterson banged up his legs. Forget that the 10-4 Philadelphia Eagles have been one of the most dominant teams all year, have already clinched a Playoff spot, and are Las Vegas' two-touchdown favorite in the game. Forget that the Eagles last year knocked the Vikes out of Playoff contention and that the Green Bay Packers have already handed the Eagles t...

Eagles defend mayor on blizzard call
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The Philadelphia Eagles said Monday Mayor Michael Nutter is coming in for unfair criticism after the team's Sunday night game was postponed by a blizzard. Fans and local media blasted Nutter after the game was pushed back to Tuesday night because of a blizzard warning, citing his decision to call a snow emergency well before any snow actually hit the city -- about 6 hours before the contest between the Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings. Philadelphia eventually recei...

Rendell Sounds Off
We’re unfamiliar with Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell’s politics … but we couldn’t agree more with his take on the National Football League’s Controversial decision to cancel Sunday’s night’s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings. “It goes against everything that football is all about,” the soon-to-be-former Keystone State chief executive said Monday on a Radio Show in Philadelphia. “My biggest beef is that this is...

Rendell declares Americans are wusses after Eagles game gets postponed
Stumble This! The Philadelphia Eagles had to cancel their football game Sunday because of snow and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell isn't happy "I think it's a joke," Rendell told the local Fox affiliate. "We cancel the game and there's less than 3 inches of snow … I think the fans can make their own decisions about their own safety." "This is football! Good lord, Vince Lombardi would be spinning in his grave that we canceled the football game for the snow." Fox 29’s weatherman John Bol...

Snowed under: The story so far
Storm-weary Atlantic Canadians have been battered by miserable winter weather for the past two weeks, including the arrival Monday of the same storm that wreaked havoc across the U.S. Eastern Seaboard and is now moving east. National Post news services report: Tens of thousands of homes were without power Monday in the Maritimes, a region that has weathered four storms this month. Last week, it braved Hurricane-force winds and pounding rain and now it must contend with heavy snow that’s s...

Obama glad EAGLES signed Vick...
Everyone deserves a second chance was President Barack Obama’s message when he called Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie last week to congratulate him and the team for giving Quarterback Michael Vick a take two. NBC’s Peter King reported the call during “Football Night in America” on Sunday. “I talked to Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the Eagles this week, and he said he was surprised to pick up the phone one day and Barack Obama calls him to praise the Philadel...

NFL Postpones Cursed Eagles-Vikings Game
AP The NFL announced this afternoon that the Eagles-Vikings game set to take place tonight in Philadlephia will be postponed until Tuesday night because of the blizzard that is currently hitting the East Coast. Essentially, the city of Philadelphia sounds terrified of and unprepared for the snowattack that has yet to reach them (albeit, with good reason). It was the second time this season that the NFL has postponed a game because of snow, a rare occurrence in the league, and the third straigh...

Obama says Vick deserves second chance
Stumble This! US President Barack Obama says disgraced National Football League Quarterback Michael Vick deserves a second chance after serving a jail sentence for his involvement in a dog-fighting ring. White House spokesman Bill Burton says the president told Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie that people in Vick's position should be able to contribute to society once they have served time in jail for their Crimes. Vick served 18 months after being convicted in connection with a dog-figh...

Punishing winter storm sacks Vikings Eagles game
Fans walk around Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles football team, as snow falls, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, in Philadelphia. The Eagles' NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings was postponed from Sunday night until Tuesday due to the winter weather. A fierce winter storm sacked Sunday's Vikings-Eagles game like a blitzing Linebacker, forcing a postponement in Philadelphia that displeased Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, and disrupted travel plans elsewhere in sports. But...

Ed Rendell Not Happy With Eagles-Vikings Game Being Cancelled Because of Weather, "It's Ridiculous, This Is Football"
Rendell talks to Fox News and says the reason the game is not being played tonight is because of money, "As and eagle's fan, I am ticked off about this"...The country has become more and more "wussified" "Vince Lombardi would be laughing at us" ...

Rendell on postponement of the Eagles game: You think the Chinese would cancel?
- Jennifer of Cubachi Governor Ed Rendell was not all that impressed with the postponement of the Vikings v. Eagles game last night. He said it proved our nation is full of wussies. "My biggest beef is that this is part of what’s happened in this country," Rendell said. "I think we’ve become wussies." ...

Punishing winter storm sacks Vikings Eagles game
A fierce winter storm sacked Sunday’s Vikings-Eagles game like a blitzing Linebacker, forcing a postponement in Philadelphia that displeased Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, and disrupted travel plans elsewhere in sports. But, overwhelmingly, the games went on. The New York Jets were forced to spend the night in Chicago, where they could mull their 38-34 loss to the Bears. The New England Patriots routed the Bills 34-3 in Buffalo, but victory came at a cost. They were unable to travel home im...

Rendell gives Corbett voluminous info on Pa.
HARRISBURG - Gov. Rendell has presented his successor with the equivalent of a State Government playbook, including details on the workings of dozens of agencies and even a lengthy cautionary note on the fiscal crisis ahead. In thousands of pages meant to smooth the transition for Republican Gov.-elect Tom Corbett, who takes office next month, Rendell administration officials prepared extensive files on 25 state agencies under the control of the chief executive. The documents paint a bleak finan...

"We're Becoming a Nation of Wussies"
That is not a paraphrase of Attorney General Eric Holder. Good guess though. No, that is Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, getting into a bit of a spat with a local Philly weatherman over the NFL's cowardly decision to cancel last night's Eagles-Vikings game because of forecasted snow, wind, and who knows what other nasty atmospheric disturbances that would have affected the playing conditions. Rendell is right, for once in his politically misguided life. Football is a cold weather sport. Snow...

Barack Obama Is a Michael Vick Fan? (The Atlantic Wire)
WASHINGTON, DC – Michael Vick's reemergence as an NFL star is cause for excitement among many football fans, including, apparently, President Obama. The President reportedly called Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to commend the team’s acceptance of Vick shortly after his release from Prison on brutal Dog Fighting charges, thanking him for giving the once-shunned Quarterback a second chance to redeem himself. Since word got out about Obama’s praise for Vick and the Eagles, bl...

Punishing winter storm sacks Vikings-Eagles game
A fierce winter storm hit the Vikings-Eagles game like a blitzing Linebacker, forcing a postponement in Philadelphia that upset Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and disrupted travel plans elsewhere in sports. But, overwhelmingly, the games went on. The New York Jets were forced to spend the night in Chicago, where they could mull their 38-34 loss to the Bears. The New England Patriots routed the Bills 34-3 in Buffalo, but victory came at a cost. They were unable to travel home immediately afterwar...

Storm whips up chaos for holiday travelers
A fast-moving storm that pounded the East Coast on Sunday blanketed roads and runways with snow, forcing the cancellation of about 2,000 flights that will take at least two days to resolve. The storm started as far south as Florida, dusting the Sunshine State before charging north. All major population centers from North Carolina to Maine were hit with some snow, and Boston would likely get close to 2 feet by Sunday night, Weather Channel lead Meteorologist Mark Ressler said. "The travel is goin...

East Coast Blizzard Is One for the Record Books
Monday, December 27, 2010 By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A sign warns motorists of icy conditions on the Long Island expressway in N.Y. on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Providence, R.I. (AP) - A treacherous commute of lashing winds, slick streets and low visibility buffeted workers returning Monday to their post-Christmas routines. A winter storm that dumped about a foot of snow on southern New England crawled up the East Coast, stranding thousands of airline, bus and rail ...

Second Chances
Wash Post on Obama calling the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, praising them and Vick. Get The Page delivered to your inbox. newsletter today!...

Obama's Trolling for Votes: Ex-Con Edition
So, the president vacationing in Hawaii has nothing better to do than call the Philadelphia Eagles to discuss QB Michael Vick. He spoke about the plight of former Felons and praised the Eagles management for giving the dog torturer a second chance. And the typically out to lunch As many of us predicted, WashPo writes about it as if it's just another Obama cultural epiphany. The fact that there is a treasure trove of former convicts in the U.S. who are eligible to vote I'm sure had nothing to do ...

Obama Weighs In on Eagles Quarterback Michael Vick
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 By Staff, Associated Press Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Michael Vick leaves the field after defeating the New York Giants in Philadelphia on Nov. 21, 2010. Asked on Dec. 24, 2010, who he would select as the NFL's MVP if he had a vote, Vick said, "You put me on the spot." Then he added with a smile: "I would take ... myself." (AP File Photo/Matt Slocum) Honolulu (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama has commended the owner o...