Sen. Kerry Stands Behind New England Patriots

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 18, 2006

Senator Kerry (D-Mass.) today made a bet with his colleague from Indiana, Sen. Evan Bayh (D–Ind.), predicting that the Patriots would beat the Colts this Sunday in the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship game. Kerry offered to present Bayh and his staff with a hearty helping of Boston clam chowder if the Patriots lose this weekend in Indianapolis. In exchange, Bayh agreed to provide Kerry’s camp with an old Hoosier State favorite - South Bend Factory Chocolate Crunch, caramel corn drizzled with milk chocolate - if the Colts fall to the Patriots in this weekend’s game.

"The only thing I love more than watching the Patriots play is watching them beat the Colts," Kerry said. "Overcoming an injury-plagued season, the Patriots have managed another outstanding finish –- fighting their way into the playoffs and containing one of the most potent offenses in the league."

The friendly bet follows the Patriots’ win this past weekend against the heavily-favored San Diego Chargers.

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― say it with blood diamonds (a_p), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:24 (eighteen years ago)

god that makes me embarrassed to be a democrat, a native massachusan, and a man in general.

― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:35 (eighteen years ago)

KISS OF DEATH (I hope)

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:35 (eighteen years ago)

What kind of fucked up thing is it to say that the only thing you love more than your favorite team is some other team losing? Even I wouldn't say that, and I'm not some jackoff retard politician meant to keep a good public profile.

― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:37 (eighteen years ago)

Who puts up clam chowder to win caramel corn? ridiculous

― lk (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:38 (eighteen years ago)

New England clam chowder isn't even as good as Manhattan clam chowder anyway. Bayh's getting hosed on this.

― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:43 (eighteen years ago)

i heard the original wager was going to be kerry putting up some back woods chicopee meth against some downstate indiana kind but his press agent put the kibosh on it.

― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:45 (eighteen years ago)

if you're betting crap that'll get stuck in your teeth Kerry should 've put up

http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0001GYG1M.01-A1ZGOVCH92KP2V._SCMZZZZZZZ_V1079627158_.jpg

― lk (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:47 (eighteen years ago)

Allzay, were you raised by carnies? caramel corn is disgusting

― lk (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:49 (eighteen years ago)

God, my spelling

Allzay = Allyzay

Carnies = Carnie Wilson

― lk (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:57 (eighteen years ago)

Brownie = ELF

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:11 (eighteen years ago)

Art Modell strikes again:

The Cleveland Browns are occasionally called the Brownies by their fans and used a brownie elf as an official mascot from their beginnings in 1946 until owner Art Modell phased it out in the mid-1960s.

― lk (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:16 (eighteen years ago)

"phased out" is modell-speak for having it's skull bashed in with a shovel then burying the elf in a shallow grave.

― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:20 (eighteen years ago)

Carmel corn isn't that disgusting, it's better than regular popcorn at least. And I think New England clam chowder is generally kind of gross.

― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:51 (eighteen years ago)

i don't like any kind of chowder. someone find me a new apartment, i'm sick of craigslist liars who willfully and wantonly lie about the actual neighborhood of their vacancy. and i'm equally sick of the goddamn apartmentpeople people too. they can go shit in their hats. lastly, i wish i were rich so i wouldn't have to move everytime i get priced out of a neighborhood by trust-funded hipsters who are being priced out of their cool-four-years-ago 'hoods by the well-heeled yuppies. i hate this fucking town sometimes.

― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:56 (eighteen years ago)

dude you need to have my chowders, I make made good soups and chowders and stews.

― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:58 (eighteen years ago)

i'd kill for some stew right now. i'm angry and unfocused which as we all know are two things that can only be assuaged by stew.

seriously, beef stew. any sort of meat, potato, and broth combination actually.

― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:01 (eighteen years ago)

oh hmmm maybe I'll make beef stew with the leftover meat from when we had steaks the other day. I am out of wine though.

― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:04 (eighteen years ago)

I AM NOT OUT OF WINE. in fact, aside from water (and the half & half i guess), it's the only drinkable thing in my apartment right now. fuck, maybe i'll make some stew in the crockpot before i leave saturday morning. by the time i get back sunday night it will be gooooooooooooooood.

― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:07 (eighteen years ago)

Is it some kinda rule that all ILNFL come eventually to food?

NB that is not a complaint, cookie.

― c('°c) (Leee), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:20 (eighteen years ago)

I STILL NEED A TACO

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:22 (eighteen years ago)

I AM GOING TO LUNCH. CRAPPY TURKEY SUB ON WHEAT BREAD PREPARE TO BE EATED.

― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:22 (eighteen years ago)

I have an overpriced ham & cheese crossaindwich to my left. But I have a meeting in 6 minutes. Maybe I'll just chow down during my meeting & talk w/ my mouth full.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:24 (eighteen years ago)

carmel corn = corn topped with corn syrup

TOO MUCH CORN

My crockpot overcooks everything and I hate it more than I hate Art Modell.

― lk (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:26 (eighteen years ago)

If carmel corn is made properly that is not what it is

― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:33 (eighteen years ago)

unless the corner store and the posho joint up the street both burn down today we aren't really out of wine either.

― TOMB07 (TOMBOT), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:37 (eighteen years ago)

I hope to God you're right.

xpost

― lk (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:37 (eighteen years ago)

There are still people in this world who make caramel properly, I promise you with all of my heart.

Tom, we need a lot of wine, and also I need a few of like the 189lb Rooster or whatever it is called because I will use that for COOKING A STEW???

― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:40 (eighteen years ago)

And also, who am I kidding, for surrepticiously drinking while making said stew.

― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:40 (eighteen years ago)

Surreptitious kitchen wine-drinking = only reason to make stew. Only reason to live, really. That is totally my plan tonight.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:43 (eighteen years ago)

do you braise the meat with the wine or just dump it in while it's cooking?

― lk (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:43 (eighteen years ago)

no you gotta get the wine flavor into the meat, otherwise might as well just throw chunks of meat in a glass of wine. Wine goes in early in the process.

― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:47 (eighteen years ago)

while you're browning?

― lk (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:50 (eighteen years ago)

browning /= elfing

― lk (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:51 (eighteen years ago)

It depends on the recipe but in general it would go like this: saute aromatics (whichever floats yer boat/are called for in recipe), brown meat briefly in the aromatics + oil or butter mixture that is in pan, once meat has a bit of browning on it add some wine and simmer down the liquid. Once that is looking A-OK you add the other liquids + veggies + whatever (as long as "whatever" is not dumplings or noodles, that has to wait until the very end). I basically make shit up 90% of the time. What is really fun is coq au vin because you get to light things on fire while you're doing the initial steps.

― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:58 (eighteen years ago)

ok, thanks

― lk (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:00 (eighteen years ago)

Sometimes I like to make a kind of chilli type thing but with ground turkey or chicken and a bunch of TEQUILA, the alcohol doesn't really burn out of tequila properly I have to say.

― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:02 (eighteen years ago)

"January 18, 2006"

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:49 (eighteen years ago)

"dude you need to have my chowders"

show me ur chowders

― SEACREST OUT OF IRAQ! (Adrian Langston), Thursday, 18 January 2007 21:09 (eighteen years ago)

john f kerry! stay away from the patriots!!! good lord! i mean he's prob bet on them before but still!

― dar1a g (daria g), Thursday, 18 January 2007 22:55 (eighteen years ago)

SORRY DAR1A, YOU WERE OTM. ALEX AND I BOTH BLAME KERRY FOR THIS RIGHT NOW.

― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Monday, 22 January 2007 03:40 (eighteen years ago)

yeah i was. he placed a similar bet on the yankee/red sox playoff series during the 03 primaries with the Dean campaign (Dean originally from NYC, but Dean camp based in Vermont was generally like 'wtf')

sox lost that one, kerry sent one of his minions up to vermont to deliver lunch to dean staff, who were like 'wtf'

― dar1a g (daria g), Monday, 22 January 2007 03:48 (eighteen years ago)

i knew the bad vibe i had came from somewhere. even at halftime i was telling friends 'yeah i know 21-6 but anything can happen, i don't feel good about this game yet'

― dar1a g (daria g), Monday, 22 January 2007 03:49 (eighteen years ago)

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― dar1a g (daria g), Monday, 22 January 2007 03:52 (eighteen years ago)

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