Breaking News: Ambassador Dan Rooney

by Homer J. on Mar 17, 2009 11:05 AM EDT

It is St Patrick's Day, and - at this hour - President O'bama, wearing a green tie, is meeting at the White House with Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen. It is the traditional holiday meeting between the leaders of the two nations.

And a piece of paper has just been placed in the bin in the White House Press Office, a news release announcing the President's nomination of a certain Daniel Rooney to be United States Ambassador to Ireland.

A White House correspondent with more than three decades on the beat just called me to confirm this most excellent news. (You get the news first at BTSC!)

Ambassador-designate Rooney must be confirmed by the Senate, which should be a formality, and then he will be "His Excellency, Ambassdor Daniel Rooney, Extraordinary and Pletipotentiary. "

But then again, Excellency has always been a watchword for him, and if anyone was ever extraordinary and plentipotentiary, it's been Daniel.

Great news for all of Steeler Nation, and sincere congratulations and best wishes to our Ambassor-to-be! Happy St Patrick's Day to all!

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happy st. paddys day!

Congrats to Mr. Rooney indeed.

Hey Homer, I just wrote you an email to the account you have registered here. Sorry for the random intrusion but I had been meaning to write it to ya for quite some time. Hopefully you’ll have a chance to respond at your convenience.

Cheers.

by Michael Bean on Mar 17, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions

maybe..

there are some stud offensive lineman just waiting to be found on a farm in Ireland and good ol Dan is going to bring em back to Pittsburgh

by indianasteelers on Mar 17, 2009 11:51 AM EDT reply actions

lol

May the best sheep wrangler win.

by Michael Bean on Mar 17, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions

I Love Having a Steeler fan living in The White House!

Let's Go!

by jacksteel on Mar 17, 2009 12:21 PM EDT reply actions

And

I love having someone with a brain and a conscience living in the White House.

by worldtrip on Mar 17, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh they bought that dog already?

Just kidding

"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)

by PixburghArn on Mar 17, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Zing!

Seriously, those Portuguese Water Dogs are awesome.

by BluegrassSteeler on Mar 17, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Glad we're only focusing on the Steelers' angle instead of the politics. :)

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Mar 17, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions

sorry :(

"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)

by PixburghArn on Mar 17, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Well

you didn’t bring it up to begin with.

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Mar 17, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I just stirred the pot

"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)

by PixburghArn on Mar 18, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions

Do we get any Comp Picks for losing Rooney to another country?

by Chicago Steeler on Mar 17, 2009 6:14 PM EDT reply actions

Even more important....

..does it free up any money under the cap???

by Homer J. on Mar 17, 2009 6:31 PM EDT reply actions

a brain in the white house???

Oh, someone with a brain and a Steeler fan in the white house? Lets see who B Hussein Obama roots for when Pitt plays the Bears this year…And BTW, what was B Husseins LSAT to get into Harvard?? Transcripts? What about his teleprompter??

by nycsteelerfan on Mar 17, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions

Let's remember to keep politics out of it

One of Blitz’s few rules. I know you didn’t start it nyc. Just saying.

by Chicago Steeler on Mar 18, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions

politics?

Hey, I live in the most liberal jack ass city in the world…dont want to see that happen to you! BTW, did u warn that other guy about talking politics?

by nycsteelerfan on Mar 18, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Most liberal city in the world

You’ve clearly not traveled much.

by worldtrip on Mar 18, 2009 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions

LIberal

I have been to almost every european country..The only city thats worst is Roterdam…You get the point of what I was trying to say…

by nycsteelerfan on Mar 18, 2009 9:23 PM EDT reply actions

I really don't

I have no idea what point you were trying to make.

by worldtrip on Mar 18, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Technically

This IS a political post. I know, I know, it’s it’s really a news flash about a Rooney taking a political post. I know, I know it wasn’t meant to be a left versus right.

Nycsteelerfan: I get what you’re saying. I saw it too. I think what worldtrip is saying is you may be exaggerating a bit. By the way who is the lady in the picture? :)

"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)

by PixburghArn on Mar 19, 2009 6:57 AM EDT reply actions

lady in the picture..

that lovely lady in the pic…is my lovely wife..

by nycsteelerfan on Mar 19, 2009 7:40 AM EDT reply actions

Dang man

She got any sisters? That’s right I’m married already.

"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)

by PixburghArn on Mar 19, 2009 8:03 AM EDT up reply actions

Just one question

Is it really necessary to make sarcastic comments about a particular political figure here on BTSC? I come on this site to get away from this crap.

worldtrip, nycsteelersfan obviously feels the same about Obama as you do about Bush, but this clearly is not the place to have that debate, and I don’t think that these potshot attacks have any place here.

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Mar 19, 2009 12:06 PM EDT reply actions

politics

Agreed, thanx wolfpack! But remember, I DID NOT START IT!!! I am sick and tired of all the insults republicans and President Bush have taken…A lot deserved, but Obama is a joke also!

by nycsteelerfan on Mar 19, 2009 12:30 PM EDT reply actions

True

I lean to the right, as well, and PixburghArn and I had a short conversation about that a week or two ago. I hesitated to even say anything about politics, but I’m quite sure that I didn’t make any derogatory comments about anyone on the left. I guess there’s not much more to say, because, as I said, I don’t want to start (or continue) a political debate.

And, I will say this to your comment about not starting it. I’ve been on this site for a couple years now, and from my memory, I only remember any unprovoked political attacks directed towards those on the right. Thankfully, they’ve been very rare. And, it’s certainly possible that there were some attacking those on the left. Wait, I do remember Robert Ethan criticizing Obama in his rants about Tomlin. That’s the only instance I remember.

Anyway, I’m just saying, let’s leave political (and religious) judgment calls off of this site. Certainly, congratulating Dan Rooney on his ambassadorship is completely appropriate here, but any other discussion of what we think of one politician or another should stay off of this site (I’m sure it’s fine to say you’re glad the president is a Steelers fan is fine, though).

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Mar 19, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions