The Kill Floor

After another long slow dance with retirement, Brett Favre wants to play another year. Maybe he just loves the game so much, but I would be pressed to believe he’s nervous about Peyton Manning. If Manning continues along the same pace he has been going, he’ll shatter every Favre record with the exception of career interceptions. Maybe it’s Brett’s love for the game or maybe it’s his ego taking over in the sunset of his hall of fame career. Either way, Green Bay doesn’t want him back and something’s gotta give.

Brett has stated that he wants to come back and start. The Packers accepted Favre’s resignation in March and have been re-forming their offense around Favre comes to Tampa to scoop up the starting position? On the other hand, the fans sure would have a lot of crow to eat when the nemesis comes to play for them.

4. Carolina Panthers: Is Favre Interested in the Panthers? Carolina doesn’t have a very strong set of receivers or a dependable and versatile running back. I think he’ll get sacked a lot in Carolina and end up injured or having a dismal year.

3. Baltimore Ravens: Brett could immediately start with the Ravens and I could see him turning some of those ho-hum receivers into diamonds in the rough. He’s a good cold weather QB and it gets rough in Baltimore. It’d be interesting to say the least.

2. Minnesota Vikings: Ick. I was born and raised a mile away from Minnesota and can’t stand the Vikings. If Favre becomes a Purple People Eater, I would throw up and cry myself to sleep. It was bad enough when Randy Moss embarassed us during his rookie year at a Monday night game in Green Bay. I was at a bar in Minneapolis watching that game and was one of two Packer fans. It was one of the worst experiences of my life. Favre isn’t a good indoor quarterback either, so I think they’d get less than they bargained for.

1. Miami Dolphins: I think this is the perfect option. They are an offense in need of a quarterback, and they don’t have anyone capable of filling that role. This would give the Dolphins a year or two to figure out their next QB move and greatly increase their chances of competing during the transition. Favre brings out the best in every player, and his leadership will raise the stats and the stock for players that could be traded to acquire higher draft picks or a proven quarterback after Favre really retires. The Packers would likely be able to get something at least decent out of Miami in a trade, and they wouldn’t really have to worry about Favre’s performance unless it was in the Superbowl. Sounds like a match made in heaven to me.

Wherever Favre goes, he’ll continue to be a guy I love to watch, and will always respect. Sure he’s got an ego and he doesn’t know when to quit, but that’s Brett. Love him or hate him, or love him AND hate him.

LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — A Malawi judge has approved Madonna’s adoption of a Malawian boy she met in an orphanage in 2006. The 49-year-old pop star wasn’t in court for Wednesday’s ruling. Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie, have been caring for the boy, David Banda, in London. David turns 3 in November. David’s mother died when he was a month old. His father has said he believed he could not care for him alone, and that placing him in an orphanage was the best way to ensure David’s survival. The father has said he didn’t object to the adoption. Critics have said Madonna used her celebrity status to circumvent Malawian adoption laws — allegations she denies. Malawian law is fuzzy on foreign adoptions. Regulations only stipulate that prospective parents undergo an 18- to 24-month assessment period in Malawi, a rule that was bent when Madonna was allowed to take David to London. Speaking to reporters last week at the Cannes Film Festival, Madonna said the criticism hurt. “It was a big struggle, and I didn’t understand it,” she said. “But in the end I rationalized that, when a woman has a child and goes through natural childbirth, she suffers an enormous amount.” Madonna and Ritchie have a son, Rocco, 7, and Madonna has a daughter, Lourdes, 11. Madonna met David while establishing charity projects in Malawi. She is funding her own and six other orphanages in the country. Her Raising Malawi organization also announced that the singer is funding a multimillion-dollar academy for disadvantaged children in Malawi. “I Am Because We Are,” a new documentary that Madonna produced and narrated, shows poverty and disease devastating the lives of Malawi’s children, and urges people to volunteer

Great music to get your groove on this weekend. My favorite song is Crookers / ACDC Remix - Dazed Playlist April 2008

UPDATE: Chris Matthews dyed his back to normal. He must of heard the dogs crying in China from all my horror screams last night.

Another Update: The Political Polls will not be including Hillary anymore as of today because they say the “Race is Over”. A complete media black-out might make Hillary go away but I seriously doubt it.

In Bullshit News: Nick Hogan was sentenced to 8 months in jail and tons of other little things that he must do in the next 5 years for that little accident that he was responsible for leaving his best friend in a permanently disabled state. His parents must be proud.

Have a great weekend and go roller skating.

Obama takes lead in Superdelegates! . . . and in popular vote, pledged delegates and raised more money but that doesn’t matter to Hillary. ABC news

Did John Edwards Vote for Barack Obama? Very Interesting! NY Times

Arianna On Colbert Report: The Iraq War is John McCain’s Viagra. Huffington Post

U.N. ‘furious’ as Myanmar Aid ‘seized’ cargo enough to feed 95,000 people - CNN

What a surprise . . . Ben was so selfish on “Lost” last night - EW.com

Speaking of a Lost Arc, Harrison Ford showing his beautiful body for a “green” cause - Dlisted

Bill Clinton behavior “bizarre” during Hillary’s campaign, is he getting laid? - CNN

Lastest Fashion Stories - Dazed Digital

Wino Arrested!! Now she can be with Blake Incarcerated - Perez Hilton

Skype Co-Founders New Business Venture? Buy Stock NOW - CNET

Seth Rogen will begin shooting a new comedy movie with Adam Sandler & Leslie Mann. Paul Rudd better get a part in this yet untitled movie or I will cry. Entertainment Weekly

“Do You Want To Smell My Crotch?” I love, love this season of Big Brother 9 - Dlisted

List of “New” Sins - The Vatican Goes Green! - CNN

Best Headline of the Day “The Clinton’s, A Horror Film That Never Ends.” Times Online

RIP Tucker - You should of stuck with the bow-ties because I thought you were Andrew McCarthy from Pretty in Pink for the last year. - TVNewser.com

According to the AP via MSNBC.com:

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Brett Favre made it clear Thursday that he’s finished with football. Emotional Greenbay Packer says he’ll never play again.

“I know I can play but I don’t think I want to,” a teary Favre said in a news conference at Lambeau Field two days after he announced his retirement. “It’s been a great career for me, but it’s over.” “As they say, all good things must come to an end. I look forward to whatever the future may hold for me.”

With that, Favre walked away from a 17-year NFL career, taking with him a Super Bowl victory, virtually every quarterback record worth having and the widespread admiration of his peers and fans.

The 38-year-old Favre also leaves with graying hair and a deliberate gait — signs that the years were quietly taking a toll on the man who was celebrated for playing a serious and precise game with the carefree joy of a little boy.

He cried Thursday morning as he discussed his decision.

“I promised I wouldn’t get emotional,” he said. But as the tears flowed, he added, “I’ve watched hundreds of players retire and you wonder what that would be like. You think you’re prepared …” Favre thanked the Packers for letting him play. “I hope that with every penny they’ve spent on me, they know it was money well spent,” he said. “It wasn’t about the money or fame or records. I hear people talk about your accomplishments and things. It was never my accomplishments, it was our accomplishments.”

Favre is the NFL’s only three-time MVP, and leads the league with 442 touchdown passes, 61,655 yards passing and 160 career victories. He started 253 consecutive regular-season games, more than any other quarterback in history. Favre also holds the more dubious mark of 288 interceptions — an indication of the wild streak that only made him more human to the fans who adored him.

I have already gone through four boxes of tissues since I heard the news yesterday. I am happy that Brett is retiring but sad that I won’t have the chance to see him play with the Packers again. I love the Green Bay Packers only because their fans are crazy fucks and of course, the serious dedication to all things green and gold. I have been to Wisconsin several times but only once to Green Bay and saw Lambeau Field up close and personal. It was awe inspiring to say the least - all the bars that surround the stadium, I mean. Now I am ready for a keg stand, thanks Brett!

I knew this was coming - The Voters in Florida and Michigan will most likey help in deciding who the Democratic Nominee will be for the Presidental Election this year. Come on, I have severe “Primary Fatigue” I don’t know how much more I can take of the Democrats. I live in Florida, so you know it will get all f*cked up again. We’ll have several re-counts and lawyers suing for more re-counts unless Hillary wins it fair and square. She is soooo Tracy Flick.

I just read this on The Huffington Post

WASHINGTON — Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean urged Florida and Michigan party officials to come up with plans to repeat their presidential nominating contests so that their delegates can be counted.

“All they have to do is come before us with rules that fit into what they agreed to a year and a half ago, and then they’ll be seated,” Dean said during a round of interviews Thursday on network and cable TV news programs.

The two state parties will have to find the funds to pay for new contests without help from the national party, Dean said.

“We can’t afford to do that. That’s not our problem. We need our money to win the presidential race,” he said.

Officials in Michigan and Florida are showing renewed interest in holding repeat presidential nominating contests so that their votes will count in the epic Democratic campaign.

The Michigan governor, top officials in Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign, and Florida’s state party chair all are now saying they would consider holding a sort of do-over contest by June. That’s a change from the previous insistence from officials in both states that the primaries they held in January should determine how their delegates are allocated.

Clinton campaign communications director Howard Wolfson said in a conference call with reporters Thursday that it’s hard to envision a scenario where the Florida and Michigan delegations are not seated at the conventions.

That would send a “very unsettling signal to the people of those states,” Wolfson said.

Asked whether the campaign favored a caucus over a primary if the states had a do-over, he said it would be premature to comment on any particular one at this point.

Clinton won both contests, but the results were meaningless because the elections violated national party rules.

“We believe that vote ought to count,” Wolfson said.

The Democratic National Committee stripped both states of all delegates for holding the primaries too early, and all Democratic candidates _ including Clinton and rival Barack Obama _ agreed not to campaign in either state. Obama’s name wasn’t even on the Michigan ballot.

Florida and Michigan moved up their dates to protest the party’s decision to allow Iowa and New Hampshire to go first, followed by South Carolina and Nevada, giving them a disproportionate influence on the presidential selection process.

But no one predicted the race would still be very close at this point in the year.

“The rules were set a year and a half ago,” Dean said. “Florida and Michigan voted for them, then decided that they didn’t need to abide by the rules. Well, when you are in a contest you do need to abide by the rules. Everybody has to play by the rules out of respect for both campaigns and the other 48 states.”

According to People.com:

Patrick Swayze, who starred in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, his doctor says.

“Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far,” Dr. George Fisher says in a statement. “All of the reports stating the time frame of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue. We are considerably more optimistic.” The actor’s rep adds: “Patrick is continuing his normal schedule during this time, which includes working on upcoming projects. The outpouring of support and concern he has already received from the public is deeply appreciated by Patrick and his family.”

I am really sad about this news. I loved him in Dirty Dancing, Ghost but his best work by far, was as a hot ass tranny in 1995’s To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything. He did much better in drag than Travolta in Hairspray, for damn sure. It’s time to start listening to “She’s like the Wind” and light a candle. I can’t stop hearing, “NO BODY PUTS BABY IN THE CORNER” - So sad.