10.09.2008 10:22 am
New Rams coach Haslett roots for the GOP
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Haslett
While we wait to see what scheme new Rams coach Jim Haslett brings to the team’s feckless offense, we can already guess where he stands politically.
Haslett, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, gave $2,000 to the Republican National Committee in 2004, when he was coach of the New Orleans Saints.
He took over the Rams two weeks ago from ex-coach Scott Linehan, after the squad laid down yet another clunker at the Dome.
Haslett will head into, of all places, Washington on Sunday, where he will be looking for the team’s first win.
Will his Republican leanings helped him win some fans in D.C.?
Don’t count on it — if there was one thing Beltway partisans can all agree on, it’s their love of the Redskins.
He is my kind of coach….hope he gets the team on board….he has his stuff together.
I’m not one to complain about content on a free website, but I really don’t get this article. Sure, we can guess where he stands politically, but that doesn’t mean its accurate. This only tells us where he stood politically in 2004. A lot has changed in four years. And who cares anyways? It will just allow a lot of people to come on here and make assumptions about him. Silly.
I hope haslett does well, he got a bad deal from the Saints, of course he is not taking over a great team here either..
oh and the NFC east is the toughest conference in the NFL according to many, and the Rams get them all.
*sigh*
Bring Major League Soccer to St. Louis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Real winners; Haslett, the Rams and the stinkin’ GOP, you betcha!
I won’t hold that against him I guess but what I really want to know is can this man turn our team around, Repulican or not it doesn’t make a difference when those players get on the field and get smacked around by the Cowboys.
This is one of those articles I could have doen without…boorrrrrring
I generally defend the STLPD, but this article is trash. Not only can you not deduce his political support from four years ago, but exactly how is this relevant or newsworthy?
Why is this news?
What a contrived, pointless story.
Who is running the shop down there?
Pulitzer rolling over in his grave with you people.
who cares, such a stupid article, this is a great way to make people hate this man before he ever takes the field. If he is dumb enough to still be republican……………. Oh wait, I guess I would be republican too if I made millions a year.
If he turns the Rams around like the Bush Administration did to our economy, the Rams won’t win another game until 2016.
Why is this a story??? Typical of the Post and their one sided viewpoint.
STL Today/Post-Dispatch-”All the print pressed as news”
Wow. This is certainly a blow to Haslett’s credibility!
Oh yeah, if he actually had any.
Yikes! Does this mean after eight years of failure, we’re in for more of the same??
There’s still time to leave the Dark Side, Haslett! Repent for the good of the whole city!!
Why is this news? And why stop there. What about Kevin Mobray or Pam Maples or Arnie Robbins? What about Tony LaRussa? This is why the PD will soon be shutting down.
Why not a piece from the PD on the Obama-Ayers-ACORN-Fannie Mae - Barney Frank connection. Too heavy for you guys?
why is this a story?
Kevin, where do I start…Are you so f*cking stupid to think that all rich people are Republicans, or that poor people are all Democrats? Your beloved Obama is a multi-millionaire, as is Biden, as are Hillary and Bill, the list goes on. It is well-documented that many a CEO has donated to Obama, and to both Clintons, so stop with your stupid, moronic comments that all Republicans are rich. I’m middle class - the class of which Obama preaches to be the champion - and I’m a life-long Republican. I’ll never be rich, but I still think it is absurd to think that people who have achieved great financial success should be obligated to have any of their wealth handed over to the “I have no interest in working because the government will fund my entire life” kind of people. That is a socialistic concept, and you Democrats run with it.
I agree with everyone else that this article is ridiculous, with no point, other than to somehow “degrade” Haslett for daring to be a Republican. Unreal.
Despite the flaw of his political leanings, Coach Haslett is a definite hottie! Woo-hoo!! Things are lookin’ up fo’ the Rams!
You go, Coach!
Wow… it’s not too often that we see near total agreement from people around here. Way to go Jake!
Most everyone seems to be in agreement that with this story the Post is at best silly and at worse rock stupid.
I’m good with that.
Why does this matter…?
PD, you are really reaching here. Jake Wagman, shame on you for even submitting this to be posted.
I expect more from the daily in a major city. Well, maybe I shouldn’t….
High school journalism at its finest in Cow Town, America.
Well, the GOP needs to start getting used to be associated with losers….there are many, many, many more of them to come.
I think this article is pointless?? whoever took the time to write this does not have enough to do.. give us substance…
The sad part is.. I will never get the 2 minutes back I took to read this article!