“wtf damn football can wait”: Not Everyone Said Racist Things When NBC Pre-Empted Sunday Night Football
NBC interrupted Sunday night’s football game between the 49ers and Patriots to show President Obama’s speech at the Sandy Hook tragedy. This prompted some idiots to use racist words on Twitter. It was shocking! I’m sorry, do you need help? Because I can only assume you just fell out of your chair. I know. I was shocked too. Even more shocking? A bunch of people said non-racist things about Obama’s speech pre-empting the football game.
If your complaining about President Obama interrupting the Patriots game to talk about a tragedy then you really need to reevaluate yourself
— Danielle Kavey(@dmkay1) December 17, 2012
Have some respect, this is for the kids who lost their lives, no need to explain how you hate Obama, get over it. Football can wait — Zaine Taff (@taff96) December 17, 2012
If you’re seriously upset because you care more about a football game than Obama’s speech on the shooting in Newtown then you have a problem
— Samantha. (@senojmas_) December 17, 2012
Of course Obama’s gonna address what happened. No football game is more important than the people who lost their lives in this freak tragedy — Patrick Johnson (@Patrick_Coe) December 17, 2012
Obama is on because innocent little kids lost their lives . wtf damn football can wait . y’all some dickheads for that smh .
— Jalen✌☺♥ (@jalen_greene) December 17, 2012
Friday everybody was so upset about the tragedy. Today, everyone’s pissed that Obama’s speech is interrupting football. Yeah… — Mike Joyce (@mf_joyce) December 17, 2012
Patriots game means nothing to me right now. When President Obama started reading off those names I couldn’t hold it together. Beautiful.
— Brett Madore (@bmadore7) December 17, 2012
President Obama speaking live in Newtown CT…& I’m okay with it interrupting the Patriots game. Some things are more important than sports. — Andrew Taylor (@andrewtaylor09) December 17, 2012
People are complaining that Obama interrupted the Patriots game to say a prayer for those who died in Newtown #areyoukidding #respect #rip — Rachel McManus (@rachmcman) December 17, 2012
Wow #NBC is going to pre-empt the #49ers and #Patritos game for Obama’s press conference.That’s the way it is supposed to be, this is a game
— Vincent Frank (@VincentFrankNFL) December 17, 2012
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December 17th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
*slow clap*
December 17th, 2012 at 3:44 PM
Scandal.
December 17th, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Sad.
December 17th, 2012 at 3:48 PM
I think this was viral marketing by NBC…it forced me to find NBC Sports on DirecTV…it took me a few minutes, but by god it exists.
December 17th, 2012 at 3:49 PM
salacious!
December 17th, 2012 at 3:49 PM
i dont give a shit about your opinion, good or bad.
/just contradicted self
December 17th, 2012 at 3:49 PM
Viral was not the right word…point stands.
December 17th, 2012 at 3:49 PM
bacterial marketing.
December 17th, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Agreed 100%. The buzzfeed/huffington/gawker posts of stupid things said by people are the laziest and most predictable things in blogging, nice to see the other side of it.
December 17th, 2012 at 3:51 PM
I love it when people have rational thoughts in response to irrational people and we think that makes them rational.
December 17th, 2012 at 3:52 PM
In CT they split-screened the early part of the ceremony with the Cowboy-Steeler game, with audio from the ceremony. I wouldn’t have complained, but it was a Rabbi singing Hebrew for several minutes before I muted the tv. Needless to say, I had no clue what the fuck he was saying
December 17th, 2012 at 3:52 PM
And I understand that people feel like they have to validate their feelings by posting the obvious on facebook and twitter (“I feel so sad”), I just wish more of them would grow to be confident in themselves since nobody else really cares.
December 17th, 2012 at 3:52 PM
Thats Carmex’ motto.
/I don’t know if it does help, but it will make them more shiny and noticeable
December 17th, 2012 at 3:52 PM
not a matisyahu fan i take it?
December 17th, 2012 at 3:52 PM
Agree. Thanks TBL crew for putting this together.
December 17th, 2012 at 3:53 PM
Lol. No disrespect here, but I did the same thing. I tried to be sensitive but after a minute or two – I just muted and watched
December 17th, 2012 at 3:54 PM
whatever happened to separation of synagogue and state?
December 17th, 2012 at 3:55 PM
Funny you’d say that. I actually got dragged to his concert in Providence this year by friends
December 17th, 2012 at 3:55 PM
“friends”…i see you use that term awfully liberally. with friends like those, who needs enemies?
December 17th, 2012 at 3:57 PM
Talk bad about Obama again, and I’m goin in ya mouth.
/Poindexter’d
December 17th, 2012 at 3:57 PM
Friends like these, huh Gary?
Thats right, Dude.
December 17th, 2012 at 3:58 PM
I wouldn’t have complained, but it was a Rabbi singing Hebrew for several minutes before I muted the tv. Needless to say, I had no clue what the fuck he was saying
You’ve never heard the 140 BPM version of Haavah Nagila? It’s fun to watch a bunch of drunk people at a Jewish wedding “dance” to this song.
December 17th, 2012 at 3:58 PM
is this supposed to be fast?
December 17th, 2012 at 4:00 PM
No. 3 is a scared white dude’s nightmare. Some cool photos though.
December 17th, 2012 at 4:01 PM
holy shit, number 11.
December 17th, 2012 at 4:01 PM
is this supposed to be fast?
yes
December 17th, 2012 at 4:02 PM
Dude on the far right looks to be armed with Thurman Merman’s wooden pickle.
December 17th, 2012 at 4:04 PM
It was also available on CNBC, I admit I stayed with the game, only switching back for commercials.
December 17th, 2012 at 4:04 PM
Boston.com’s year end picture thing is so much better than anyone else’s. Always includes a lot of raw stuff. As opposed to water skiing squirrels.
December 17th, 2012 at 4:05 PM
that’s SUPPOSED to be fast? cute.
/snickers
December 17th, 2012 at 4:05 PM
And now I’ll have that song in my head the rest of the day.
On the bright side, it’s pushing out “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer”.
December 17th, 2012 at 4:05 PM
Even Better
December 17th, 2012 at 4:05 PM
Color?
December 17th, 2012 at 4:06 PM
speaking of hava naguila…id have paid insane amounts of money for a good recording of some of the jewish weddings charlie parker and miles played.
December 17th, 2012 at 4:07 PM
The next time I complain about a boring training webinar I’m forced to watch, I’m going to remember that picture (#8) of the Chinese bodyguard trainee getting smashed over the head with a bottle.
/it could always be worse
December 17th, 2012 at 4:08 PM
Pogromist! Pogromist!
December 17th, 2012 at 4:08 PM
They’re fantastic.
December 17th, 2012 at 4:08 PM
Big Picture is arguably one of the best things Boston.com does, truly amazing stuff.
December 17th, 2012 at 4:10 PM
When I first watched a Matisyahu video on youtube, I laughed for 10 minutes.
December 17th, 2012 at 4:12 PM
“this is what you people wanted to save? i kampf believe it.”
-der kaiser the nazi caricature
December 17th, 2012 at 4:12 PM
Do people still do posts on things besides what idiots write on twitter? Or are blogs just twitter aggregators now? Exciting progress.
December 17th, 2012 at 4:17 PM
I can only imagine what her face looked like afterwards
December 17th, 2012 at 4:17 PM
That guy in #12 is getting a wicked indian burn.
December 17th, 2012 at 4:28 PM
Wonder why she has the German flag patch on her uniform. Very random.
December 17th, 2012 at 4:39 PM
yes.
no.
December 17th, 2012 at 6:15 PM
Did some boob really spend time pulling those sappy ass tweets? Jesus, I’d shovel shit before sifting through that bullshit all day.
December 17th, 2012 at 8:21 PM
There are legitimate complaints about the interuption of the football game and coverage of the massacre in general. So much coverage inspires other loose wires to copy it and become “heroes” in their demented minds. I’m not sure what the right balance is, but I do think media coverage was way over the top, especially interviews of the frightened children.