and i can say it, the super bowl. now, the empire known as the nfl is run by an emperor named roger goodell. 2011, the salary package totaled $29.5 million. that very same empire, the one that pays its fearless leader a salary in the eight figures incredibly is classified as a tax exempt non-profit organization. which means that we as taxpayers are subsidizing the nfl and its commissioners eight-figure compensation package. as republican senator tom coburn pointed out in his 2012 wastebook, in 2010 the registered nfl non-profit alone received $184 million from its 32 member teams. it holds over $1 billion in assets. together with its subs sid areas and teams, many which are for-profit tax entities, the nfl generates an estimated $9 million annually. senator coburn teamed up with maine s king to co-sponsor a bill to strip the nfl of tax exempt status. the nfl as the rich east sports
a celebration of the coolest cars in history. ford was born 150 years ago this week. and he didn t invent the car but developed and manufactured the first car that middle-class americans could afford. and developed the assembly line technique of mass production and revolutionized the industry. a lot of people think ford made the first mass-produced automobile. it s not true. it was an oldsmobile. check it out. this baby called the curved dash oldsmobile. produced in 1901. no steering wheel. it used a tiller like in a boat. the initial cost, 650 bucks and it was delivered by train with a sales representative on board to present the new owner personally. man, where is the engine in that thing. where is the steering wheel. the most expensive car ever sold, well, it wasn t sold from a showroom at an auction. wow, 1954 mercedes-benz w-196 formula 1 racer, final price, at auction, 29.5 million bucks.
mauer, $25.5 million, johan san it and, a $25.9 million, derek jeter, $26 million and a.-rod, the highest paid player, $29.5 million a year. [ female announcer ] band-aid brand has quiltvent technology with air channels to let boo boos breathe. [ giggles ] [ female announcer ] quiltvent technology, only from band-aid brand. use with neosporin first aid antibiotic.
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as he returns as johnny blaze in ghostrider s spirit of vengeance. it should ride away. that s another pun, with $29.5 million. one more pun, please. considerably less than the first ghostriders film. reese witherspoon s this means war is expected to draw a largely female audience. things are blowing up. they re cia agents and they date her. both of them. it s expected to debut with $17 million. i want to see it. so do i. neither is expected to beat last weekend s champ the vow. i want to see that. i don t. it s a true story. stephen colbert unexpectedly suspended production this week due to unforeseen circumstances. there s a source linked to show that tells the houghington post that his mom is seriously ill. we wish them all the best. it s very unusual, like the