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I would love to see Tom Bonnette's face on tv, standing up for his work and his opinion, defining "rape" and describing the humor in this comic. National TV.
Jesus Christ! Have you no shame? Regardless of one's political convictions, that cartoon is over the top and nauseating.
It's okay, the economy's fear and adrenaline will cause it to secret a natural spermicide so it can't get pregnant.
Yep it's sick. So is Obamanomics. The cartoon is hoorifyingly accurate.
You, my friend, are living proof that partisin idiots will cheerlead virtually anything as long as it jibes with their side's talking points.
Seriously, I agree completely with Scott Anderson. This needs explanation.
Friend, you need an editor to tell you some ideas are really, really bad ideas.
This is sick. And disgraceful. Mr Bonnette should find a different line of work.
Now that I've picked my jaw off of the floor, I can honestly say, I don't believe I've ever seen anything so vile in terms of politcal "cartoon" work. Simply disgusting.
There needs to be a rape corollary to Godwin's Law. Once you equate economic policy with rape, you've lost the argument.
Ah, the "artist" responds. Tell me Mark – how long did it take you to come up with that clever retort? Sounds like something I'd have heard on the playground in sixth grade. It must really infuriate racist, women-hating trash like you that an African-American is President, and that he's 10 times smarter than you'll ever be. Take a look at the reactions to your vile cartoon. Do you see one favorable comment? No, because no decent person could react to your work with anything except revulsion.
This is really, really awful. Offensive, and not valuable discourse.
This is really, really awful. Offensive, and not valuable discourse.
So Obama allowed the government to use forceful means to put new life into the U.S. economy?
No. Obama used force to extract life from the economy. The cartoon was not meant to be funny. And the analogy is frighteningly accurate.
how is pumping government money into private corporations extracting life from the economy. He was raping it viciously but with consent so theres no pregnancy. meaning the plan didn't work and I am getting a job in China.
Shame. If anyone is proud of you….shame on them, too. I hope no one in your family is ever raped. And if Blackberry advertises on your sight then I will never own another one.
Regardless of political persuasion, this cartoon is offensive, unfunny, and inappropriate. If Mitt Romney was depicted here, it'd be equally horrible.
The bizarre thing about that cartoon is how dadaesque it is: it manages to be stupefyingly offensive while simultaneously failing to communicate any intelligible idea or contain any discernible semantic content.
Thornwell, that's absolutely right. Even if we lived in a universe where depicting the aftermath of rape was wholly inoffensive, this cartoon would remain stubbornly incoherent.
This is the worst kind of idiotic political cartooning too. Reminds meow this penny arcade strip mocking political cartoonists for being obvious. http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/04/01
What did Obama have to do with the "legitimate rape" of the US economy? He didn't create the policies that were in place before the took office, and by the way yeah, your editor needs an editor.
No but Obama led the country for four years and we are in the worst prolonged economic downturn since the Great Depression. Does he bear no responsibility?
Yeah, he was in charge in the rise of lower-quality subprime mortgages in 2004.
I hope nothing terrible befalls the author or anyone in his family.
— MrJM
This is a very accurate depiction of whats going on with american economy at its currents state. O did everybody forgot of the bailouts an the war budgeting? even obama was CEO go GM for a second and bail them out plus the according bonuses. I need a bailout myself but i don't qualify for social security unemployment benefits.
"This is a very accurate depiction of whats going on with american economy at its currents state."
I hope nothing terrible befalls William Ascencio or anyone in his family.
— MrJM
Holy crap Will, were you born ignorant or did you have to work at it? Given how pissed off all the repubs were about the namecalling against W (which I found offensive myself) you'd think you guys would be just as outraged as everyone else at this piece of garbage masquerading as legitimate political satire. You have a beef with Obama — fine, it's a free country. But do NOT compare it to something as violent and disturbing as rape. You're just damaging your own cause and making people who share your views look even worse.
it took me 14 years of university education to get this ignorant sir. I do have beef with obama but that a personal issue for lying not for his job actually he has followed his job description pretty well. And like his writers so eloquently put it I am a pragmatist only I have no writers. I doubt any republican or democrat in this country shares my views. And the analogy is repulsive but a very accurate depiction of the superficial truth at hand. and do find it satirical.
MisterJay Em ………it was a stupid over the top cartoon and Mr. Bonnette has the right to publish. But I suppose only liberals have the right to say assinine things and get a pass. I hope nothing happens to you either.
see mr. Anthony. I hope you got my last post. it got deleted. 14 years of university work to get this ignorant. and in resumen: I'm a pragmatist. Obama is following his job description very well. and this cartoon is discussing but still satirical. Now I have a question for whoever deleted my last post. HOw can you censor me and not the cartoon that although still satirical and spot on its in its nature quite horrible and discussing. Is it because I cannot tell a lie or because your afraid that Churchill was right and kites fly highest against the wind not with it.
MisterJay Em Hey hmmm. Nacho libre do have an actual opinion or just repeat the same threat over an over again?
William Ascencio, you have 14 years of university work and you write like that?
"This cartoon is discussing (sic)…"
"…its (sic) in its nature quite horrible and discussing (sic)."
"…or because your (sic) afraid…"
Also, a little punctuation goes a long way.
How's your doctoral dissertation coming? And who is writing it for you?
This is definitely the worst political cartoon I have EVER read. And that's saying a lot, because there are some really bad ones out there.
The country raped the economy and Obama ignored it.
How does a country rape an economy? I'm guessing the fat guy whose face we can't see is supposed to be Uncle Sam given his hat and pants.
Not one sensible metaphor in the cartoon. Is this the best one you sent your editor or do even have an editor?
I came here because Ruben Bolling, a good cartoonist, tweeted about this abomination.
I'm betting Bonnette follows up with an "I'm sorry you were offended" like the miserable creep he appears to be. But I'd really like him to prove me wrong. Apologize to the nice people for the… atrocity you created.
Sometimes you need to tell people they are pieces of shit. This is one of those times.
I like the idea of all the red states seceding — except I live in one, and we get way more back in fed benefits than we pay in taxes. Because, we're the leaders in obesity, smoking, teen pregnancy, ignorance, and all else 19th century and stupid. Thanks to mouth breathers like you.
The rest of the world so loved that the US vaguely lived up to its hype and elected a black president. If a white democrat had been elected in 2008, would the Tea Party exist? No. Seriously, grow a brain.
Did you know that current DNA analysis cannot detect the difference between and white and black person? The number of genes that separate us is miniscule. Oh wait, do you believe in genes? Probably not, no mention of genes in the bible, is there? -
Louisiana, huh? Thanks for taking the lead in the "knuckle-dragging mouth-breather state" contest…….
Really, really horrid. Not one redeeming feature in this cartoon. Deep, deep ignorance about the callous insensitivity attached to jokes based on rape is just the tip of the really appalling iceberg here. What could you possibly have been thinking? Were you, in fact thinking when you drew this? The ignorance, profound and abysmal, about what rape and what it is, about the economy, about President Obama and what he's done *for* this country, just beggar any credibility on social and economic issues you may ever have had, and for anyone who thinks this joke has a point (and that includes the artist), well, that ignorance can't be anything other than willful.
The editorial cartoonist is a slowly dying breed. Bravo for making that death come a little sooner, sirra. Bravo. The meanness of people must truly know no bounds. The artist of this tripe needs not only an editor, but a recalibration on that still small voice inside that should have told him this was a bad, bad idea.
Brenda Balin : I don't know. 'Reprehensible' seems so unfair to actually reprehensible things here.
Clifford, it ain't about "a nerve" it's about being an asshole!!! Which he clearly is!
IT IS A CARTOON…GET OVER YOURSELVES. We still have free speech in this country right? or is that about to go too?
He's free to say whatever he likes–and we are free to be revulsed by it.
Or did you think "free speech" means free to speak without consequences for your cruelty and stupidity? -
absolutely…everyone is free to say what they want. If you read the comments, some people seem to be making vague death threats or just being rude. Ridiculous. what if I called everyone's comment stupid and cruel? O the whining …lol
If you called *everyone's* comments stupid and cruel, you'd be guilty of a lack of critical thinking–which would make you at least stupid. Not every comment here is either stupid or cruel. The cartoon is, however, both.
And no, I will not "get over it."
If you fail to understand why anyone–especially a woman–would not be able to "get over it" then you might want to try that critical thinking stuff.
how do you know that I am not a woman? this is the internet you know the picture could be someone else and the name could be false. oh wait. I'm over it already
how do you know that I am not a woman? this is the internet you know the picture could be someone else and the name could be false. oh wait. I'm over it already
I am not sure what is wrong with you, but here are a whole mess of mental health hotline numbers. Please make a call to one of them, for your own sake.
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UPDATE 3: Rand Paul Explains NDAA Vote & Justin Amash Responds
Submitted by RobHino on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 16:22https://www.facebook.com/notes/rand-paul/explanation-of-ndaa...
I have noticed that many are confused by my vote for NDAA. Please allow me to explain.
First, we should be clear about what the bill is. NDAA is the yearly defense authorization bill. It's primary function is to specify which programs can and can't be funded within the Pentagon and throughout the military. It is not the bill that spends the money—that comes later in an appropriations bill.
Because I think we should spend less, I will offer amendments to cut spending. I will likely vote against the final spending bill. This wasn't it.
This bill also isn't about indefinite detention. This year's bill did not contain the authorization for indefinite detention.
That provision was in last year's NDAA bill.
The bill this year contained the amendment I supported which sharply limited the detention power, and eliminated it entirely for American citizens in the US. While it is only a partial victory, it was a big victory. Particularly compared to what passed last year. Even so, I will continue to fight to protect anyone who could possibly be indefinitely detained.
I would never vote for any bill, anywhere, that I believed enhanced the government's power to abridge your rights and detain people. This goes against every principle I hold dear and the Constitution I took an oath to uphold and protect.
Government power and the many associated abuses have been piling up for years. We will not win all our liberties back at once. But we did win one battle this year, and we should be pleased that we did while also realizing the fight is really just getting started.
I hope you will keep fighting alongside me.
Justin Amash's response via Facebook:
Senator Rand Paul is correct in his description of the 2013 NDAA. It's the 2012 NDAA (not 2013) that authorizes indefinite detention without charge or trial. There's much more to be done to protect our rights and undo the harm of the 2012 NDAA (which doesn't expire), but thanks to the efforts of United States Senator Mike Lee and Sen. Paul, we are making significant progress in (re-)advancing the principle that all people in the United States have a constitutionally protected right to full due process.
From my Oklahoman friend of Liberty QFish of the Liberty Live Stream Team:
I asked him this question: "Would the Feinstein-Lee amendment that Sen. Paul voted for be sufficient for this 2013 NDAA? I know you had come out against this amendment initially, so was curious what you would say about that?"
Rep. Amash answered with: "Qadoshyah, I believe we need more than the Feinstein amendment. I understand their logic, but I disagree that it is sufficient because I have a different interpretation of the 2012 NDAA. They still made significant progress in advancing the cause and putting some protections in law."
Here's my thought process on this in pictures: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=502351526465633&set=...
FYI - Check out my website if you're looking for an awesome, inexpensive, and perfect Christmas gift or stocking-stuffer for all Ron Paul Liberty-lovers! I had them made and should be getting them next week according to the manufacturer!
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Nothing New to See Here...
The rationalizers & justifiers are, as usual, out in force...attacking those who stray from the new, smaller, 'purported-liberty herd' of group-think-herd-beasts.
You don't like something of what Lil' Rand does and you dare to speak out against it or put in, dare I say, a larger context or call his actions for what they are...and you get attacks and references that are akin to what the NRA has used when it got it's hand in the gun-control cookie-jar, that being to throw up rationalizations and justifications, aka, 'gorilla dust' and claim that 'we average thinkers' wouldn't understand, but that the NRA was involved in a very complex game of 'three-dimensional chess'.......yeah, that's it.
This phenomenon is merely a microcosm of the larger-herd's attacks on those who do not follow the herd-think or the paradigm de jour.
The 'Cult of Rand' is alive and well.
Anything he does, no matter how blatant, will be rationalized away, as has been evidenced since his deliberately timed back-stab of his father and his campaign and his endorsement of neocon-collectivist Romney and the globalist-collectivist establishment
Flame away, but it is what it is.
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I kind of understood the outrage of some
eaelier because I thought the NDAA WAS the military appropriations bill. Finding out it's not and that Rand has said he will most likely vote against the final appropriations bill if he can't get cost-cutting amendments passed, it's becoming obvious that those that are still butthurt over this have something PERSONAL against Rand, his personality, or his methods and are just using this as an avenue to vent their disdain for him as a person.
To those people I say, go waste the next four years of your life trying to get Jesse Ventura elected president.
"The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests." - Charlie Reese
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No, Jesse's out...
...didn't you hear? He endorsed one of our reptilian overlords for a House seat. NO COMPROMISE! /sarc
"Alas! I believe in the virtue of birds. And it only takes a feather for me to die laughing."
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as much as I respect Rand
I trust Downsize DC to give me the full story. The Feinstein amendment may actually do the opposite of what Rand supposes it will.
So I hope he will vote against the final bill if NDAA does not strip the detention clauses.
If he does not, it will be very hard to trust him again.
Downsize link:
"Hence, naturally enough, my symbol for Hell is something like the bureaucracy of a police state or the office of a thoroughly nasty business concern." ~~C.S. Lewis
Love won! Deliverance from Tyranny is on the way! Col. 2:13-15
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Rand and Justin
Rand is Senator, Justin is Congressman. We need both and a whole lot more.
Like any other politician, both should be scrutinized and fully vetted.
Name game and popularity should not enter into this. We should be promoting the best Liberty, Freedom candidate no matter who he/she may be.
"What if the American people learn the truth" - Ron Paul
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"We should be promoting the
"We should be promoting the best Liberty, Freedom candidate no matter who he/she may be"......... But....... We should NOT EVER promote "The Lesser Of Two Evils"
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if you think rand is evil you
if you think rand is evil you need to have your head checked out. he is fighting for our liberty in the senate and you are NOT being rational if you think he's a turncoat. he lived with and was mentored by ron paul.
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UPDATE: Let me try to make this as simple as possible...
I'll even use pictures!
OP updated to add this at the bottom:
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UPDATE: Let me try and make this as simple as possible.....
A "Yes" vote for this bill is a vote from someone who either beleives in it or someone who is too much of a coward to vote no.
A "No" vote for this bill is from someone who is a man/woman of princible and integritty who actually beleives in Liberty and our Bill Of Rights that I could have respect for.
But thats just me.......
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Where's my badges! I want them! I need them! I will do anything for them!
"What if the American people learn the truth" - Ron Paul
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The manufacture said they will ship Monday at the earliest, whatever that means! Check out the latest update fb.com/revolutioncarbadges
I am 99% sure I will be shipping product before the end of next week!
I'm a serial entrepreneur and liberty activist from Texas!
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Thanks Rob :-)
Sooner the better, if quality is great then I will want to purchase more as gifts.
"What if the American people learn the truth" - Ron Paul
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I'm confident they will be awesome!
If you're that anxious, imagine how I'm feeling!!
I'm a serial entrepreneur and liberty activist from Texas!
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Think globally, not nationally
9/11 was a UN/NATO lead operation to find out who in our government was loyal to the UN. Benghazi was a UN/NATO lead operation to find out who was loyal to the UN. While people in Washington sat with their thumbs up their behinds for seven hours watching Americans being slaughtered, and whoever this is in the White House went to bed and woke the next morning to fly off to a fund raiser in Las Vegas, they did nothing to help Americans, they are loyal globalists. Those removed, Ham, Patreaus, Ward, Kelly weren't loyal and were replaced.
The politicians in Washington, all of them, understand that the next test of loyalty is going to include nuclear devices going off in US cities killing not thousands, but millions if they don't toe the line.
The people behind the scenes at the UN are amoral. They have no loyalty to anything other than their agenda. They could care less how many people they murder as long as they are advancing their goal. Unless or until we all understand what's happening, we are going to continue asking questions nationally, when we should be asking questions globally.
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I think the people who are
I think the people who are criticizing Rand for this vote are the same ones who criticized him for making an endorsement that he promised to make way back in 2010. These people are a lost cause anyway. It wasn't really necessary for Rand to have to explain this. The Rand haters are really just a vocal minority anyway, and there's really no point in trying to win them over at this point. Rand has a responsibility to represent the people of his state, not a bunch of extremists on the internet.
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I'm not a Rand Hater....
I just don't like him.
I criticize him for his voting record
I cricize him for his promise in 2010
And I cricise him for his endorsement
Unlike a lot of people who judge him soley on who his Dad is, I judge him on his actions and his voting record just as I did for his father.
One thing is for sure. I wouldn't be here today if Ron had the record that Rand has.
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They have the exact same
They have the exact same record with the exception of this vote and Rand's vote in favor of sanctions on Iran. You really need to look at the big picture and look at Rand's entire voting record, not just focus on one or two votes. If you looked at his entire voting record, you would see that Rand votes like Ron 98% of the time.
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Not the same at all
Unlike Rand,
Ron didn't vote for Iran sanctions twice
Ron didn't just vote to fund the Millitary Industrial Complex
Ron would NEVER have voted for this bill
Ron didn't vote to fund Israels military and to train them
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Did you even read Rand's response
to your kind's bull crap?
"Because I think we should spend less, I will offer amendments to cut spending. I will likely vote against the final spending bill. This wasn't it."
Now what was that you were saying about Rand funding the MIC?
"The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests." - Charlie Reese
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What I was saying about Rand
What I was saying about Rand funding The Military Industrial Complex was simply pointing out the fact that he voted for the $631 billion so called U.S. "Defense" legislation.
If he "secretly" don't agree with it, why would he vote for it?
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Failure to read
Did you not notice that this wasn't the final form of the bill and that he'll be voting against the bill in its final form?
Eric Hoffer
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Rand didn't vote to "fund
Rand didn't vote to "fund Israels military and to train them." The other things you mentioned are part of the 2% of issues where Rand disagrees with Ron, so I guess you're just another person who demands perfection. Good luck finding the perfect politician.
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Rand did vote to fund
Look up
''United States-Israel Enhanced
Security Cooperation Act of 2012''
I have told you many reasons why I don't like Rand. Would you please tell me why you do like Rand?
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Some people on the DP managed
Some people on the DP managed to get a video of that voice vote a few months ago. They found he wasn't present when the vote was held.
Support Rand, Amash & other liberty candidates? Check out: http://www.LibertyConservatives.com/
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That bill was passed by voice
That bill was passed by voice vote, meaning that there was no roll call vote on it, and Rand didn't vote. Rand may not have been in his office, and even if he was, simply didn't see the point of forcing a vote on a bill that would pass 99-1.
I like Rand because he's a Republican who actually stands up for the Bill of Rights by opposing the Patriot Act, warrarentless wiretapping, indefinite detention, and the federal war on drugs. He's the best Senator on foreign policy issues since he supports withdrawing from Iraq and Afghanistan, opposes pre-emptive war, supports closing down foreign military bases, and supports cutting foreign aid. I also like his strong pro life stance.
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Why wasn't it necessary?
I'm not a Rand hater but there is no problem with his constituents questioning his vote. I think it was very wise of him to explain why he voted the way he did. If he did not explain his position and the difference between the 2012 and 2013 NDAA bills many people (including me) would not really understand how the two bills differed.
We must all question the actions of government officals we don't understand or agree with.
Finally pissed off enough to spread the word of Dr. Paul
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If his constituents were
If his constituents were questioning his vote, then it was probably a good idea for him to post this explanation. But, he shouldn't have to explain himself every time a few of the hardcore, no compromising ideologues here at the Daily Paul throw a temper tantrum over one of his votes.
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We are all his constituents.
We are all his constituents. It's the peoples house.
dave anderson
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Here's what PANDA (People
Here's what PANDA (People Against the NDAA) have to say about all the amendments to the 2013 NDAA.
The version that passed, that Rand voted for, contains the Feinstein-Lee Amendment.
I STRONGLY suggest everyone read this analysis, and actually go read the bill that passed. It's not good, and NOT something Ron Paul would have voted for.
Rand should not have voted for this bill. He should have introduced his dad's idea (to eliminate the offending section entirely) and NOT COMPROMISE on something so important as the MILITARY INDEFINITELY DETAINING ANYONE.
It's hard to believe we are even having this discussion. Do we believe in Liberty, or not here??
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Bryant's Cool A Product Of Pregame Preparation
It's hours before the Falcons' NFC divisional round playoff game against Seattle and only a few people mill around the field. Media members and TV crews dot the sidelines while all is quiet inside the Georgia Dome.
Out of the tunnel comes kicker Matt Bryant, headphones on his head, football in his hand. It's time for his weekly ritual — the very one that helped him nail the game-winning 49-yard field goal to lift the Falcons to their first playoff victory under head coach Mike Smith.
By the time he stepped up to the high-pressure kick, Bryant had made it hundreds of times in pregame, if only in his mind. It's the hours before the game when Bryant gets the majority of his work in.
"When I get there in pregame, I go through each end of the field and I kick a series of kicks and I try to go through random kicks on the field so that whenever I get out there during the game, I can say, 'You know what? I've already kicked this kick before,' " Bryant said Wednesday. "I just do what I did earlier."
There's nothing to the solitude of being out on the field nearly by himself hours before kickoff that gets Bryant into the zone, but it seems like a fitting contrast to the pressure, excitement and activity he experienced when he lined up with 13 seconds to go in a moment that would either extend or end the Falcons' 2012 season.
With steely nerves and hardly a care in the world, Bryant knocked through the game-winner with a calm that we've seen before in those situations.
"Matt Bryant has got ice water running through his veins. He's been a guy that's won a lot of football games for us," Smith said Monday. "You can't ice him. Whether he kicks it good or kicks it bad, when it's time to do it for real he puts it through the pipes. He's been a big addition to our football team the last three years."
Since coming on with the Falcons during the 2009 season, Bryant is 95-of-108, and among those is no shortage of high-pressure kicks. And when you're in the second season and teams become so even, it's sometimes the little differences that make the biggest impact — like having a reliable kicker.
The Falcons had one back in the 1998 NFC Championship game against Minnesota named Morten Andersen, whose 38-yard kick in overtime that year put the Falcons into the Super Bowl for the first time in team history. So, Bryant knows that his reliability and cool demeanor may be called upon again.
"You've just got to get ready to do the job next time," he said, "and hope they still call you Matty Ice at the end of the day."


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