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Ladies Man: Stephen A. on Wooing the Ladies

Lock away your wives and daughters.

Screamin' A. was on WIP's Morning Show today with Angelo, and before getting into the NBA Finals, SAS dropped a little knowledge on how to score in the bedroom.



There you have it.

It's a Bloggy Blog World

Racist, womanizing fraud Howard Eskin manages to call former Eagle (and reliable insider) Gary "G." Cobb a liar and mentions a variation of the word "blog" 72 times in a single 2-minute rant about the dangers and shortcomings of blogging, blogs & bloggers.

BLOG!

Fraud Eskin Giddily Interviews Hillary

Not since getting one murdered has Howard Eskin gushed so much over a married woman.

Tossing softballs, asking for a White House tour "when" she is elected and insisting she say hi to Bill for him, the King did everything short of indicating that all black politicians looked alike in kissing Hill's posterior and throwing his implied support behind her.

To her credit, Sen. Clinton was quite amusing. Take this clip for example.



Interesting enough, Hill had already showed us what she does when things get tough and folks crank up the heat. She goes all Brett Favre on us.

Arlen Specter: Patriots Possibly Violated "Industrial Espionage Act of 1996"

Arlen Specter was on WIP this afternoon with Steve and the Cuz. He called to defend his "pursuit" of justice against the NFL, Commissioner Goodell and the tainted New England Patriots.

For the record, I still don't quite understand why people take such issue with his going after admitted cheaters. Steve and Cuz try to differentiate the "Spygate" issue from the Mitchell Report by noting that in "Spygate" no federal law was broken - so why should the federal government get involved? Sen. Specter cites the "Industrial Espionage Act of 1996" could have potentially been violated - the federal statute forbidding theft of trade secrets - and also noted the NFL's Anti-Trust exemption.

A great point that he brings up in light of the Patriots' fining by the league is that Goodell imposed the penalty before getting the notes and evidence to know the extent of the cheating.

While people criticize the Senator, noting he should have better things to do than go after the NFL, Specter noted that all he has done in this case is meet with the Commissioner, write a few letters and call a few talk radio shows, a drop in the bucket in his everyday schedule.

The hosts hit the Senator hard, and for an octogenarian, to his credit, he was a spry and sharp old man.

Here' 10 minutes of clipped audio. Specter gets cut off at the end, but the relevant parts are included.

What Might Have Been

While much brouhaha has surrounded yesterday's circus in Congress, equally disturbing in relation to the sanctity of our sports is the revelation that came of Sen. Arlen Specter's meeting (yesterday as well) with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, which brought to light the fact that "from the time he became the Patriots' head coach in 2000 until the league slapped him with a $500,000," Patriots coach Bill Belichick has "routinely had the opponents' signals taped."

Initially, people were up in arms about Specter's meddling and perceived grandstanding in the "Spygate" affair. However, in our eyes there is little difference between the competitive advantages gained by cheating in any fashion - be it performing enhancing drugs or any other means.

As Fanhouse's Michael David Smith noted, "Specter also suggested that some of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's success could have come from knowing what defense the opposing team was running."

Angelo Cataldi brought up a good point on WIP's morning show today. Like the premiss for Once Upon a Time in America, someone's life was stolen. Specifically, Brady's success inversely impacted that of Peyton Manning, whose Colts, not the NFC representative in the Super Bowl, were the front runners for the Lombardi Trophy. The dynasty that's associated with quarterbacking 3 of the last Super Bowls champions should have been Peyton's legacy.

While the last seven years have made Tom Brady a superstar and an icon, it was Peyton Manning who could have been knocking up Hollywood bombshells and dating super models.

So, Peyton, this is for you. A look at your life. At What Might Have Been.

I try not to think about what might have been
Cause that was then
And we have taken different roads

We can't go back again
There's no use givin in
And theres no way to know
What might have been

We can sit and talk about this all night long
And wonder why we didn't last
Yes, they might be the best days we will ever know
But we'll have to leave them in the past...

Howard Eskin: Racist Fraud (With Audio)

Howard Eskin is one of the most pompous, self-righteous radio hosts in the country, as well as a well-known apologist for franchises and players who provide him "access."

A caller on his show today noted that while listeners have been vocal about the miserable state of the NBA, that possibly this perception is due to the fact that the they are stuck watching the 76ers.

The caller mentioned that some of the exciting players in the league - Chris Paul, Dwight Howard and LeBron are giving the league its most promising play in the last decade. He noted that the 10 top teams in the West this year could rival some of the better teams over the last 10 years, and that upstarts like the Blazers show hope for an improved league in the future.

Of course, Eskin went on to belittle the caller. That's his shtick. He berated the top-10-team argument and proceeded to poke holes in some of the league's top players - Duncan is "boring" and LeBron "doesn't have a personality or character." At which time the caller noted that LeBron puts up a "triple-double every night" - obviously a slight exaggeration, but for a player averaging 30/7/7, not that far off. Well, Howard jumped all over this "hyperbole," insisting the guy is wrong and un-credible for this triple-double claim.

That's when, in an effort to get the final word, Eskin dropped a little hyperbole of his own: "The games all look the same and the players all look the same."

Here's the audio:

For a league pushing 80% African-American, Howard might as well have called it a league of "nappy-headed bros."

The players ALL look the same?

Eskin, well known for dropping a ghetto-laden accent on perceived black-sounding callers (or as he refers to them, "dawgs"), knows a thing or two about look-alikes.

What if we were to say that all red-headed, over-the-hill, bearded, Philadelphia drive- time sports talk show hosts who send flowers to depressed soon-to-be murdered housewives they meet on-line look like the Burger King? Would such generalizations be justified, dawg?

Thanks to Meech1 for help with the audio.

Let's Get Wild!

With all those ingredients going into the sandwich, Slacks, which sponsors the WYSP Slack's Hoagie Shack Whack of the Week and regularly advertises on WIP, apparently couldn't afford a professional web designer.

Meanwhile, it looks like they are paying Mitch in hoagies and reefer.

Photo: 610wip.com

Relax, Mitchie Poo, we've already noted we love your broadcast work. Maybe we'll even try some of that Southpaw Salsa.

Separated at Birth: Darkness!

Resident WIP-AM stand-in man and special teams specialist, Ike Reese stood in for the midday team today on-air. No word whether he will be standing in for Charlie Murphy anytime soon.

LT on WIP & EBay

Lawrence Taylor was just on the morning show with Angelo Cataldi on 610 WIP (Philadelphia) to promote the Miller Lite VIP Football Experience to benefit the V Foundation. The contest, an auction on EBay features the opportunity to bid on having former NFL stars come to your house and watch NFL rivalry games with a former star from each squad.

Taylor is teaming up with Keith Byars for the December 9 Eagles/Giants game.

According to the bid page, the high bidder (currently at $9800) win the following:

• Lawrence Taylor and Keith Byars will show up at your home to watch the game, talk football and make your gameday better!
• Complimentary food and beverages for you and your friends!
• A super trip for you and a buddy to Las Vegas to attend the Miller Lite Super Party!

Click here to bid on LT & Byars.

Among the other topics discussed:

Prior to LT coming on the air, the crew was trying to find out how many times LT had sacked Ron Jaworski. Without hesitation, LT informed them that he sacked Jaws 28 times, and Randall Cunningham 27 times.

He called Philly the toughest city to play in because they 'beat up Santa.'


When asked to describe the feeling of winning the Super Bowl to Philly fans, Taylor noted that the game itself is one thing, but the real excitement is the chase to the big game, through the season and into the playoffs.

Greatest player he faced: While mentioning Wilburt Montgomery and Eric Dickerson, he singaled out Joe Montana 'due to his knowledge and how he could move the ball around field and beat the hell out of you with 5 yard passes and let the players do what they are paid for – run.'

LT is going on 10 years sober. He spent 63 days in rehab last time, and upon leaving, he changed everything - he moved from New Jersey to Florida, started doing movies, met his 2nd wife and picked up golf to quell urges and quench appetite for competition.