New Vikings Stadium? Ha!

In a display of what can only be described as monumental balls and extreme tone deafness, the Vikings are asking for a new stadium. No really, I'm serious. The idea is for a new, almost billion dollar stadium, with more than 60% of the funding being provided by tax payers. Lester Bagley, vice president in charge of taxpayer fleecing stadium development tried his best to sell the project:

"Why not, the Vikings are a public asset. This is going to create an economic boost."

Why not? Why not? Seriously dude, why not?

Larry Pogemiller:

"It certainly will not be a high priority. We have a fiscal and job crisis in Minnesota."

Margaret Anderson Kelliher:

"There is no chance. It's a great idea if they would pay for it themselves. But we are in uncharted economic waters. We are in a crisis situation, and we have to focus on the financial and economic health of the state."

Governor Pawlenty also seemed to laugh off the idea. The very thought that this would happen this year is ridiculous and why the Vikings would even bother to bring it up I don't know, but it gave me a good laugh.

Pan left, pan left!

During the Television coverage of yesterdays Vikings game, I observed a curious incident. It's the forth quarter and the Vikings have just scored. A camera shows owner Zigi Wilf celebrating in his luxury box, in the background you can see a Menora. Than a moment later the camera pans to the left, taking the Menora out of the shot. The camera pan wasn't caused by Wilf or someone else in his box moving around and the camera repositioning. Wilf didn't move, the camera panned.

My interpretation is this; the camera person found Wilf, focused in on him and didn't notice the Menora. When the director took the shot live the Menora was noticed and director yelled at the cameraman to "pan left, pan left!" And thus Christmas was saved.