Another dumb thing some sports exec said

Posted by Ron Kaplan on July 7, 2009 | Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)

This time, it’s Bernie Eccelstone, the 78-year-old chief executive of Formula One Management:

In a lot of ways, terrible to say this I suppose, but apart from the fact that Hitler got taken away and persuaded to do things that I have no idea whether he wanted to do or not, he was in the way [...]

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Pardon the Interruption, but Bruce Pearl to wed

Posted by Ron Kaplan on May 5, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

I heard about Bruce Pearl’s engagement during “The Big Finish” on yesterday’s Pardon the Interruption, one of my all-time favorite shows.

Micheal Wilbon: Bruce Pearl engaged. You happy for him?
Tony Kornheiser: Love him. We love Bruce Pearl, shirts or skins.
Wilbon: Mazel tov in order?
Kornheiser: Mazel tov! Absolutely. Thank you for coming in with that.
Wlibon: Sure.
Kornheiser: I [...]

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