#ScandalDraft: Ace kicks off scandalpalooza league with inspired picks
http://twitter.com/#!/AceofSpadesHQ/status/334348624563675136
On Tuesday, blogger @DrewMTips brought you the Obama Scandal Scorecard at Ace of Spades HQ.
.@drewmtips‘ Scandal Scoresheet, summarizing and ranking the current scandals in importance ace.mu.nu/archives/33994…
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
Hang on … one more:
.@theh2‘s update to the scorecard, with a new scandal (EPA) ace.mu.nu/archives/33995…
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
And now, finally, we have a fantasy league even non-sporty types can get into. Blogger Ace of Spades kicked off #ScandalDraft with his picks:
With my first draft pick I take “low level employees” MT @jeffneufeld @drewmtips Can we start a #Scandalpalooza fantasy league?
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
Always a good one. We’re hoping to grab his up-and-coming sibling, “not good at math.”
#ScandalDraft For my second pick, I take “Obama Gives an Historic Speech.”
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
I might trade my first #ScandalDraft pick, “Low Level Employees,” for “Is the President just working too hard?” and “Sequester did it”
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
Meanwhile, my third #scandaldraft pick is “Some procedures may need review/Procedures done let us down again”
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq @jeffneufeld @drewmtips Great scouting on these young up and comers.
— Fishunderthesea (@FishUnderTheSea) May 14, 2013
And the trading begins:
@johnekdahl Is your second round pick low, medium, or high? I have my eye on “Bipartisan Excess” #ScandalDraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
@urbanachievr @jeffneufeld @drewmtips oh that’s a comer.That one’s got nothing but upside.
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
I’ll trade “Sequester did it” for “If only there were a decent opposition/The GOP overplays its hand and/or cries wolf” #scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
#ScandalDraft “Beer Summit” has gone untouched so far. Scouts say there are questions about its legs.
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
Heh. Possible reason:
@aceofspadeshq Because all the scouts have their eyes on “Acted stupidly”. #ScandalDraft
— Jimmie (@jimmiebjr) May 14, 2013
Shit, one of my commenters just STOLE a white-hotprospect:”Passive Voice” #ScandalDraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
How ’bout some picks from the team at the ol’ fishwrap of record?
Maureen Dowd just snatched up “I knew Watergate, Watergate was a friend of mine, and this, sir, is no Watergate” #scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
Thomas Friedman just acquired journeyman player “They don’t have these problems in China” #scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
.@nytimes just grabbed “Obama’s Idealism Collides with Washington Culture” off the waiver wire. #scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
More picks from Ace:
Per the advice of my attorney, I cannot say with whom I am negotiating, but I will say it’s going to be a game changer. #scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
I am now authorized to say that we’re “very close” to a deal.#scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
I can now reveal that I have signed “@cher says something stupid on Twitter.”#scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
“@cher says something stupid on Twitter” may not be the “hottest” pick, but she adds points every quarter, like a FG kicker #scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
Ace also retweeted some of the best #ScandalDraft picks and the scoop on a few overlooked sleepers and ineligible players.
@aceofspadeshq please tell me “Program Created by The Previous Administration” is still available! #ScandalDraft
— Jason Hart (@jasonahart) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq @jeffneufeld @drewmtips I will trade my high draft pick if I can get “Previous Administration” from you #ScandalDraft
— Jeff Anderson (@in4m8ionman) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq I’ve got an anti-Islam movie as my sleeper pick.
— Fishunderthesea (@FishUnderTheSea) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq @notalemming @jeffneufeld @drewmtips I’ll take “I read about it in the newspapers, just like you.”
— Radioman (@Bowman1) May 14, 2013
@johnekdahl @aceofspadeshq I got a “This just shows that the Presidency is now just too much for any one man.” It worth anything?
— Moe Lane (@moelane) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Will “Ted Cruz is mean” still be around in a later round?
— JacketNation™ (@JacketNation) May 14, 2013
@johnekdahl @aceofspadeshq What’s the scouting report on “If Mistakes Were Made”? #ScandalDraft
— Dave in Texas (@DaveinTexas) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Willing to trade a 1st and 4th for”Special Presidential committee to investigate and report results to the President”
— John Rose (@Furbysbadday) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq For #scandaldaft I’d also like to pick up “It’s old news”
— tsrblke (@tsrblke) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq “Country Ungovernable” just ran the shuttle in 4.02 seconds, but “24-hr News Cycle” ran a 4.3 40yd dash!
— Crunchy G. Hopper (@Crunchy_G) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq I just saw “It happened a long time ago” crying and hugging his mother
— Chimfish (@Chimfish) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq “Independent Agency” will not last till the 3rd round #ScandalDraft
— Dave in Texas (@DaveinTexas) May 14, 2013
@daveintexas @aceofspadeshq @johnekdahl Anybody want to trade up for “Wacko Birds”? #ScandalDraft
— richard nusbaum (@attyrik) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Put me down for “can’t comment on an ongoing investigation.” #scandaldraft
— AOTUS (@The_Autopen) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Rumors swirling that “Let the investigators finish their work” may come out of a 10-year retirement.
— American Civics Exch (@amcivtwit) May 14, 2013
@johnekdahl Had my eye on that one and “Inter-Agency Squabble” @aceofspadeshq #ScandalPaloozaFantasyDraft
— Dave in Texas (@DaveinTexas) May 14, 2013
Amazingly, “Racism” just fell to me in third round of the #ScandalpaloozaFantasyDraft. Can’t believe it kept getting passed over.
— John Ekdahl, Jr. (@JohnEkdahl) May 14, 2013
@headshakers @aceofspadeshq I personally want “sideshow”. That one’s pricelesss. Oh, and “BUMPS IN THE ROAD”
— Salty Black Broad (@SaltyBlackBroad) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq You know what, I need a good receiver, so I’m going to take a risk on “Common sense Gun control” #scandaldraft
— tsrblke (@tsrblke) May 14, 2013
In the fourth round of the #ScandalPaloozaFantasyDraft, I select “partisan brinksmanship”
— John Ekdahl, Jr. (@JohnEkdahl) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Put me down for “He’s actually playing three dimensional chess.”
— Will Antonin (@Will_Antonin) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshqLocal crime story. #ScandalDraft
— William Occam (@OccamWilliam) May 14, 2013
. @aceofspadeshq Is “War on Women” still available? If not, I’ll take “Common Sense Reforms”. #ScandalDraft
— Leslie Dowd (@LADowd) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Is “this is all about destroying Hillary’s 2016 presidential bid” still available? #ScandalDraft
— The_GJB (@The_GJB) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq – has “leading from behind” been taken in the draft?
— Ben Wade (@BenWade80) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq #ScandalDraft“Sequester did it” is the steal of the draft, but I’ll take ‘Unprecedented economic disaster we inherited’
— Mark Buehner (@ElBuehn) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq I had to step away from #ScandalDraft for a moment. Is “If I had a son” still out there?
— Stephen Carrier (@carrier_stephen) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq I’ll take “party affiliation buried in paragraph 8 after the jump” #scandaldraft
— THE_REAL_CH3 (@THE_REAL_CH3) May 14, 2013
@the_real_ch3 Wow, I can’t believe that one was available this late!
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
Lucky!
@iowahawkblog @aceofspadeshq You need to take the best player available: “When the President does it, it’s not illegal.” #scandaldaft
— Diworsity (@Diworsity) May 14, 2013
I’ll take “Let me be perfectly clear” in the third round… #ScandalDraft How is it still available, @aceofspadeshq?
— Doug Winship (@dawinship) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq I can’t believe “comprehensive plan” didn’t go sooner. A real fan favorite. #ScandalDraft
— TrickyRick (@rhoward_6) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq I’m hoping I can get “the politics of personal destruction” in a later round. Might still be some value there. #scandaldraft
— Mark Ramos (@MRMark5) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq I’ll take ‘Rush Limbaugh’ #scandaldraft
— Matt Macdonald (@Omahamacdonald) May 14, 2013
.@aceofspadeshq I’d like to claim “reject those voices” for the #ScandalDraft if it’s available.
— Shawn Smith (@Zaklog) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq #scandaldraft My pick is in: “In these uncertain economic times we need to get back to talking about guns and immigrants”
— Mark Buehner (@ElBuehn) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Has anybody picked up ” I can’t comment on an ongoing investigation”? #ScandalDraft
— Susan G Prior (@sgpRN2005) May 14, 2013
.@sgprn2005 yeah a lot of teams were interested in that one, great speed, kid’s got the fire.
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq all of this shows why we need everyone to “pay their fair share” is climbing draft boards #scandaldraft
— Jon C. Marshall (@jcmarshall1) May 14, 2013
#ScandalDraft “No one at that time could have foreseen…” .@aceofspadeshq
— ChampionCapua (@ChampionCapua) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Savvy pickets are kicking the tires on “The Presidency is too big and complex for any one man to run it.” #ScandalDraft
— Krebs v Carnot (@Noah_Whining) May 14, 2013
.@aceofspadeshq Has “Fox News is the propaganda arm of the Republican Party” been taken? I’d trade a few extra picks for it. #scandaldraft
— Drew Sexton (@drewsexton23) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq and not sure why still available – perhaps off-field issues, but I’ll take “You didn’t build that” #ScandalDraft
— TrickyRick (@rhoward_6) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Ooh, what about faux outrage? Is that still around? #scandaldraft
— Jeff Halm (@jeffhalm) May 14, 2013
.@jeffhalm far asI know.Good pick.Great vertical.
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq I’ll take “Permission Structure” in the #ScandalDraft
— Phil Smith (@psmith867) May 14, 2013
.@psmith867 that’s sort of the Intellectual’s Favorite Player.Bob Costas is always talking about him.
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
Sure, a long shot for the first round, but never count out “a personal, private matter” #ScandalDraft @aceofspadeshq
— Jose Galvan (@Jose_Galvan) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq “Fundamentally Change America” is a veteran pick that stills delivers the goods on game day.#scandaldraft
— Luke (@Luke108) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq @theh2 Has anyone claimed “touching personal story” and/or “Human prop” in the #scandaldraft
— tsrblke (@tsrblke) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq We needed a multi position player, so we snapped up “The WH has no knowledge of that” #ScandalDraft
— epcpotown (@epcpotown) May 14, 2013
@rhoward_6 @aceofspadeshq Has anyone taken “Well, I did a lot of drugs in college”? #ScandalDraft
— swimmomjj (@swimmomjj) May 14, 2013
@swimmomjj @rhoward_6 dark horse #scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Looks like Dana Perino made a surprise pick of “Spending more time with family” #ScandalDraft
— David Sorrell (@Rayado2011) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq “Conspiracy Theory” needs to get on the field.He plays really well with “You’re Paranoid” #ScandalDraft
— GeorgeCrosbyGaskell (@GeorgeCGaskell) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Has no one taken the Candy Crowley “fact check”? Seems like a late round sleeper there. #scandaldraft
— perceptorii (@perceptorii) May 14, 2013
@diworsity @aceofspadeshq “This demonstrates the need for more government oversight.” is great in every situation.Nice Pick #scandaldraft
— Neo (@Neosexist) May 14, 2013
“Unsealing Opponent’s Private Records’ is now facing discipline at his school, may be ruled ineligible. #ScandalDraft
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 14, 2013
LOVE my #ScandalDraft squad: WitchHunt, Ungovernable, 24hrNewsCycle, Fox, PassiveVoice, I Won, WhiteHispanic & Bloggers. @aceofspadeshq
— Crunchy G. Hopper (@Crunchy_G) May 14, 2013
.@aceofspadeshq Are you overlooking opportunities to snap up #Strawmen on the cheap in order to fuel this #ScandalDraft?
— Krebs v Carnot (@Noah_Whining) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq looks like “The mess I inherited was a lot worse than believed” is up on waivers with no interest from anyone. #ScandalDraft
— Andrew Young (@NucMM1retired) May 14, 2013
In the 4th round, @owillis selects ‘False Equivalence’#scandaldraft twitter.com/owillis/status… @aceofspadeshq
— Neo (@Neosexist) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq I’ve hit the jackpot….”Brian Ross report of tea party connection” has fallen into my lap in the 5th round. #ScandalDraft
— Matthew H.(@Matthops82) May 14, 2013
#ScandalDraft I’m putting all my $$ on “This has already been gone into.”Thinking it’ll be big in 24 hrs. @aceofspadeshq
— Film Ladd (@FilmLadd) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq #scandaldraft “best info we had at the time” and his twin bro “fog of war” will be biggest thing to hit league since Barbers
— teamguy204 (@teamguy204) May 14, 2013
MT In a desperate move, @davidsirota selects washed-up has-been”Bush did it worse”twitter.com/davidsirota/st… #scandaldraft @aceofspadeshq
— Neo (@Neosexist) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq “if” is mine #scandaldaft
— Jane(@OrthoA) May 14, 2013
So who were the stars Tuesday at Jay Carney’s press briefing?
Whoever picked up “We have to wait for the investigation to conclude” in the #scandaldraft, Jay Carney just threw him a touchdown
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
“RAPID POLITICIZATION” BREAKOUT STAR OF SCANDAL, WENT UNDRAFTED, WALKED ON TO CARNEY’S TEAM #scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
“FOCUS ON THE MIDDLE CLASS” — another walk-on now producing points for Jay Carney’s team #ScandalDraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Politicize already has 3 TDs…who do I get in the second round?
— John Groves (@jfgroves) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq I think Carney read your TL.
— Laura Walker (@LauraWalkerKC) May 14, 2013
HOW DID “RUSHING TO CONCLUSIONS” SLIP BY WITHOUT ANY NOTICE FROM SCOUTS?!?! #scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
Twin wide outs “inappropriate” and “appropriate” getting an awful lot of looks from the QB #scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Young tight end “Unfettered” doing yeoman’s work over the middle
— Bristol Republicans (@BristolGOP) May 14, 2013
“Invest in our future” left on the table, another walk-on #scandaldraft The scouts are going to get their asses chewed out.
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
@aceofspadeshq A Lot Of Work To Be Done just recovered a fumble.#scandaldraft
— Scott Barber (@FloggerBarb) May 14, 2013
Another star no one picked– “Incoherent Babbling” #scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
Innappropriate To Comment is running onto the field. Has never missed a field goal in OT. #scandaldraft@aceofspadeshq
— Scott Barber (@FloggerBarb) May 14, 2013
.@aceofspadeshq hope “If the Reports are True” is still on the table for #ScandalDraft
— Micah McFarland (@micah_velli) May 14, 2013
“Unfettered” now has five fouls on him, plus three more the refs didn’t call #scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
Now Jay Carney has the press calling”unfettered’s” number too. #cinderellastory#scandaldraft
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 14, 2013
Before we wrap this up, can we get a call on this one?
Do “3 Hillary Rosens” count as one pick or do you have to spread them out? #ScandalDraft
— S.M (@redsteeze) May 14, 2013