Lions head coach speaks out on busted players

http://twitter.com/#!/AnwarRichardson/status/207510606683701248

Everyone knows how quickly Jim Schwartz can lose his cool.

While his reputation may soon be reaching John Tortorella status, the head coach of the Detroit Lions has made a habit of speaking his mind with no filter on his words.

So how do you think he felt when he found out two of his young, up-and-coming players had run-ins with the law not too long ago?

#Lions Jim Schwartz on Nick Fairley & team conduct issues: 'I’m a lot of things – concerned, angry … also it's disappointing …'

— Paula Pasche (@paulapasche) May 29, 2012

Nick Fairley and Titus Young haven’t gotten off to the best of starts in their second years in Detroit, and Lions fans are hoping that this isn’t a recurrent theme.

But some people believe that these actions are in reflection to Schwartz’s personality and coaching style.

@ProFootballTalk Is Jim Schwartz ever NOT angry and disappointed? I wonder where his players get it from…

— Chris Hollenback (@chollenback) May 29, 2012

He should chase them down and scream at them. RT @ProFootballTalk: Jim Schwartz is angry with Lions' off-field problems http://t.co/7jSMnW9I

— The Packer Ranter (@PackerRanter) May 29, 2012

@ProFootballTalk Jim Schwartz doesn't know what real anger is.

— The Fake Lekaya (@NotRyanLekaya) May 29, 2012

https://twitter.com/FirstTeamTommy/status/207512254617354240

#Lions coach Jim Schwartz also said it concerns him that players are making multiple mistakes in short time frames #NFL

— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) May 29, 2012

#Lions coach Jim Schwartz said he spoke with Nick Fairley this morning and addressed it with the team #NFL

— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) May 29, 2012

Well, at least we hope for his sake, that Fairley got the message.

#Lions Schwartz on Fairley "He's been working hard. None of that is going to matter if he's not available on the field for us. " #NFL

— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) May 29, 2012

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/05/29/lions-head-coach-speaks-out-on-busted-players/

Broken record: #AlSharptonHitSongs play the same old tune

http://twitter.com/#!/TheMorningSpew/status/356903154694111232

Why not #AlShaptonHitSongs? If there’s a microphone or a megaphone around (and any excuse to incite racial division), Al Sharpton will find it.

http://twitter.com/#!/EgoAenigma/status/356905041627582464 http://twitter.com/#!/EagleGraphs/status/356905667891691522 http://twitter.com/#!/GOPBunny/status/356906048122130432 http://twitter.com/#!/TypoDynamofo/status/356907383328485377 http://twitter.com/#!/CrankyGordon/status/356908505153806337 http://twitter.com/#!/redandright/status/356909401027788800 http://twitter.com/#!/harryseeword/status/356926674337665024 http://twitter.com/#!/mikeccoyle/status/356912495677546496 http://twitter.com/#!/erikjordison/status/356914900372697089 http://twitter.com/#!/javaguysammckee/status/356916450230935552

On second thought, we’re looking at more misses than hits.

http://twitter.com/#!/LinsBay/status/356916230160007168

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/07/16/broken-record-alsharptonhitsongs-play-the-same-old-tune/

Anne Rice falls for satire, blasts Ann Romney for ‘irresponsible extremism’

http://twitter.com/#!/AnneRiceAuthor/status/238670240098156544

Uh oh. What did that “shameful and irresponsible extremist” Ann Romney do to get author Anne Rice all worked up?

The Free Wood Post “reports” that Mrs. Romney told a group called “Moms for Mitt”:

Why should women be paid equal to men? Men have been in the working world a lot longer and deserve to be paid at a higher rate. Heck, I’m a working mom and I’m not paid a dime. I depend on my husband to provide for me and my family, as should most women… and if a woman does work, she should be happy just to be out there in the working world and quit complaining that she’s not making as much as her male counterparts. I mean really, all this wanting to be equal nonsense is going to be detrimental to the future of women everywhere.

Evidently, satire is hard. And so is reading the Free Wood Post’s disclaimer:

All news articles contained within FreeWoodPost.com are fiction, and presumably fake news.

A few of Rice’s followers alerted her that a site with the tag line “News that’s almost reliable” and categories like “sorta true” and “almost news” might not be reporting the actual news.

@AnneRiceAuthor how's about you research things before posting for the blind followers? http://t.co/vkE7YT7l

— Michael Voit (@Docvoit) August 23, 2012

@AnneRiceAuthor I think this was debunked.

— Jill (@Blackbird374) August 23, 2012

@AnneRiceAuthor it's a satire Anne. I thought it was real too. lol

— Becky Donnelly (@beckyjo413) August 23, 2012

Rice owned up to falling for the hit-you-over-the-head-obvious satire, but stopped short of admitting to a “shameful and irresponsible” tweet.

Sorry about that last post, guys. I did not know the free wood post website was satirical. I got caught there.

— Anne Rice (@AnneRiceAuthor) August 23, 2012

Bless her heart. Should we let her know that “gullible” isn’t in the dictionary?

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/08/24/oops-anne-rice-uses-fake-ann-romney-quote-to-blast-gop-for-irresponsible-extremism/

‘When Ebola comes to my city’: Americans’ Ebola strategies [pics]

http://twitter.com/#!/babradeys/status/517787128089305089

It can seem callous but humor is the great American defense mechanism. There’s probably some complicated psychological explanation but a lot of people cope with stress and fear by laughing at what they’re afraid of. Clearly Ebola is on people’s minds. In the age of social media, the reaction plays out with memes and pop culture references.

When your homie start coughing and you think he got ebola pic.twitter.com/A2BUNqZTBe

— CARLOSNEXTDOOR (@DreamVillainous) October 2, 2014

when Ebola spreads to U.S and your homeboy starts coughing pic.twitter.com/aKGa6UaecK

— GOAT (@blvckpapii) October 2, 2014

as soon as i heard Ebola hit the U.S. pic.twitter.com/fSqURFPJCI

— hayden (@yruhayden) October 2, 2014

When you the only person in the culdesac without ebola pic.twitter.com/VtW5KJRoLa

— YA BOY GERALD (@AyGeraldJay) October 2, 2014

If Ebola ever hits my city pic.twitter.com/9hnc8EXwq5

— (@Dory) October 2, 2014

My new grocery store outfit #ebola pic.twitter.com/N79gg3qEeC

— Right Scoop (@trscoop) September 30, 2014

Bae: Come over Me: Sorry I have Ebola :( Bae: I'm home alone… Me: pic.twitter.com/AjMLQjxqBL

— Machiavelli (@SaltyVince) October 2, 2014

when Ebola comes to my city pic.twitter.com/mBy17muROt

— Blake Henderson (@WorkaholicBlake) October 2, 2014

Me when Ebola takes over my city pic.twitter.com/npDsS1b5DR

— OhSkee (@CartelDelAfrica) October 2, 2014

Akon crowd-surfed in a plastic bubble to protect himself from getting Ebola… pic.twitter.com/G2xpqIv1Yf

— Conor Lynn (@_ConorLynn) October 2, 2014

when there's an ebola breakout but you wanna look fresh as hell #ContagiousChic pic.twitter.com/FMVNZEmpxq

— Ebola Fashion (@EbolaFashion) October 2, 2014

me whenever Ebola comes to my city pic.twitter.com/NgSKMsS7C9

— PARKER (@ParkerKitHill) October 2, 2014

when ebola is spreading but you still gotta look fly pic.twitter.com/hS2zMtHEn9

— Ebola (@EboIaTheVirus) October 2, 2014

when your whole squad's ebola outbreak outfits are on point pic.twitter.com/vKJUcdj54C

— Ebola Fashion (@EbolaFashion) October 2, 2014

Nurse: where'd the Ebola patient go? Hospital guard: pic.twitter.com/hd1oy5MHkL

— Simba (@Maccoul_) October 2, 2014

when you the only person in the village without Ebola pic.twitter.com/SktUBmG0uP

— Simba (@Maccoul_) October 2, 2014

Editor’s note: This post was updated to include additional tweets.

***

Related

‘Care to explain?’ Concerned Andy Richter has a question for Starbucks [photo]

What might prompt WH to ban flights from Ebola outbreak countries? Jim Geraghty nails it

 

 

 

 

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/10/02/when-ebola-comes-to-my-city-americans-share-ebola-defense-strategies-pics/