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History In The Making
he Bucs are going back
to the Super Bowl. For a long time this was a state- ment I didn't know if I would ever be able to utter.
But, after 18 years of poor roster moves, questionable coaching, terrible quarter- back play and just plain bad luck, it's about to happen again. The NFL's version of the Bad News Bears is making a return trip to the big game, in their own sta- dium no less.
Of course, the moment the franchise landed Tom Brady I believed there was a strong possibility that the team could get to this point. But, I would be lying if I said I didn't doubt that it would actually occur. I mean, seri- ously, after everything we've witnessed over the last five years who would have ever imagined that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, of all teams, would be the first squad to
play a home Super Bowl? Those kind of unique ac- complishments are usually reserved for marquee teams like the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers or Las Vegas Raiders. For the Bucs to be the first to occupy this hal- lowed space is anomalous to
say the least.
Yet, here we are. Our little
band of lovable misfits have accomplished something that no one ever thought was pos- sible in the league, 55 years of having Super Bowls.
The haters can try to min- imize the significance of this feat all they want. But, the fact of the matter is that, what the Bucs have achieved by just participating in a home Super Bowl is, arguably, a greater accomplishment than what the Miami Dolphins did in 1972 with the perfect sea- son.
Think about it. The aver- age city may host a Super
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Bowl, on average, once every 15 years. This means that the home team would, not only, have to have a championship caliber team in the same year that the game is scheduled, but it would also have to be able to navigate the playoffs and actually win in order for something like this to take place.
The odds of all of the things that need to happen lining up perfectly for a team to make it this far, during their only opportunity to do so, are on par with hitting the Power Ball. This is what makes this 2020 version of The Bucs so special.
They have solidified their space in the annals of sports history and a win next week would make their achieve- ment even sweeter.
The Bucs are in their cur- rent position solely because they have the G.O.A.T playing under center, Period. Point. Blank. Anyone who believes otherwise is in delusional de- nial..
Win, lose or draw I'm proud of what the Bucs were able to accomplish. What they achieved was thought impos- sible. And the cherry on top is that they did it with an all Black coaching staff that con- tinues to get overlooked.
Now all the team has to do is give this fairytale a happy ending by beating the Kansas City Chiefs. That will have die-hard Buc fans walking around with their chests poked out and noses in the air for decades to come. Go Bucs.
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Code Of Conduct For President
One of the first targets for the recently “changed” Congress should be the implementation of a Code of Conduct for America’s President. After exhausted research, we could not find a Code of Conduct for this nation’s President, even though there is one for Con- gress. American citizens should never be subjected to another President like Donald Trump, ever again.
During his presidency, Trump broke every rule of ethical behavior and nearly succeeded in the overthrow of the American system of Democracy in favor of estab- lishing a Monarchy with his children becoming princesses and princes. The Code of Conduct should prevent the hiring of family members (nepotism) un- less they are already employed before parent becomes a candidate.
Among the other issues that should be included at a minimum in the Code of Conduct are:
(1) Using private citizens (Giuliani) to investigate po- litical opponent’s activities with foreign countries. Such contacts should be made by government employ- ees if in the best interest of this nations’ security.
(2) Interrupting the payment of duly budgeted allo- cations to domestic or foreign payees for political pur- poses (Trump withheld $400 million in military aid from Ukraine to pressure them into investigating the Bidens).
(3) Inviting supporters to conduct unlawful acts to circumvent the Constitution and other laws of the country.
(4) Implementing policies that interfere with or im- pede the right to vote for American citizens (Changes to the United States Post Office that slowed mail deliv- ery of votes by mail).
(5) Preventing the ability of the President to instruct employees not to cooperate with another duly elected President that smooths the transition of a new admin- istrative government.
(6) Sanctions bullying and abusive behavior towards employees and citizens.
Lastly, a psychological evaluation or personality test should be conducted on po- litical candidates competing for the office of President for narcissism and other neg- ative personality traits.
Trump’s narcissistic personality disorder, “closet” racist personality and need to always win nearly destroyed America. We cannot survive another President with Trump-like personality disorders.
By the way, we believe any Congressional Senator or Representative who does not vote to charge Trump with sedition or insurrection should be voted out of office or expelled by Congress, if they can get the necessary votes.
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