3.07.2011

Craig James For Congress?


A while back, former SMU and NFL player Craig James floated the thought of running for the U.S. Senate.   James also made huge headlines not too long ago when he was involved in the "you put my son in a shed!" controversy at Texas Tech which eventual led to the dismissal of Head Coach Mike Leach.

James was on WBAP this morning for almost 30 minutes campaigning for the office (although he has not formally announced.) But, man, he got lit up. All the show's callers wanted to talk about the Tech situation and most were Tech fans - some who basically called him a liar. (And, sheesh, three callers claimed to have read the depositions in the Tech/Leach lawsuit.)

Not exactly the background you want if you're running for office.

(And he sounds like Mike Huckabee, to boot.)

Edit: On an unrelated note, Tech fired its head basketball coach this morning.

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

L for loser

Anonymous said...

He would make a great president. He can read a teleprompter with the best of them.

Anonymous said...

To me, that doesnt look like the same person.

Arthur said...

We all know he can be bought. So now all we're doing is negotiating the price.

Anonymous said...

What a maroon!

He's obviously only listens to people tell him how great he is. Let him run. He will get shellacked.

Anonymous said...

http://www.texasmonthly.com/blogs/burkablog/index.php

Craig James polls worse than Obama in Lubbock

Anonymous said...

Well, then we should seriously consider him as a candidate because:

1.TT students and grads don't like him. (alumni of a school in danger of losing it's accreditation because it is so weak academically)

2. Sounds like Mike Huckabee (a decent man with common sense ideas)

3. Barry clearly doesn't like him (suggests that James is neither a fan of socialism or silicone)

Anonymous said...

Have to wonder about a man who uses his workplace to air his dirty laundry, i.e. Son Adam's problems with Tech on ESPN.

Makes you wonder what would happen if elected if the cook got his order wrong at the burger place drive through?

A full blown Senate investigation?

I can hear it now, "Mr. Senator I purposely did not leave the cheese off Mr. James burger."

wordkyle said...

1109 - Any documentation on your claim about Tech's accreditation? The Google's not coughing up any information on it.

Anonymous said...

Techs head basketball coach was Bob Nights son.

Anonymous said...

11:09, is this you Craig,idiot

Anonymous said...

1:41 Truth hurts! Did you swallow too much sand while you were in Lubbock?

Jarhead: http://lubbockonline.com/stories/121307/loc_121307031.shtml

wordkyle said...

Okay, that story's from 2007. I thought there might have been more recent developments.

Anonymous said...

Craig James should probably not bother opening a U. S. Senate campaign office on the Llano Estacado. No cost-benefit to him at all.

My Other Brother Darryl

Anonymous said...

scum bag send him and his punk ass boy to tech for just one weekend...........please



spike d

Anonymous said...

You all underestimate the stupidity of the average Texas voter. Sadly, he probably has a chance.

Craig James is the definition of hypocracy.