A reader writes in: Al Davis jamming up the Raiders

Can an NFL owner jam up his own team? DeezNuts from Portland, OR writes in:

I hate the raiders and always have, but gotta feel sorry for the team. Since the release of Jon Gruden as coach, the team has been completely mislead including coaching assignments as well as drafts & free agent pick-ups. There are some examples of solid free agent pick-ups that ended up not working out, simply because of the shotty leadership of the club (e.g. Sapp, Moss).

If Al Davis doesn't turn this around (i.e. sell the team), then I'm afraid some newcomers will have a tough career (maybe a short career) including Jamarcus Russell. Too bad...

I think you're right DeezNuts. Al Davis is jamming up the Raiders, and it's at minimum a Code 3 Jam Up. The only reason it's not Code 4 is because Al is also jamming himself up, and because he's so old and senile, I'm not sure he has full comprehension of what he's doing.

We usually love it when Duke gets Jammed Up

This pic comes courtesy of Jam Up enthusiast and North Carolina alumnus DT. DT loves it when Duke gets Jammed Up, obviously.

This shot shows a Duke player in obvious pain while two West Virgina players dry hump behind him. A jam up indeed. Code 2, though, because NCAA tourney wins are legit cause for celebration - and let's face it - it's no Chauncey.

The weak dollar is jamming up America

The value of the American dollar keeps slipping, something that probably won't be helped by today's $700 billion bailout of financial institutions by the U.S. government.

The dollar is weak, and this guy in the photo is obviously being jammed up by these dollar bills, which have been bitten into.

It's a Code 1, but a Jam Up nonetheless.

Pres. Bush seems to get jammed up a lot

Our fair Pres. George W. Bush always seems to find a way to get Jammed Up. Whether it's the Daily Show, YouTube, Will Ferrell on SNL or as seen here, Rep. Nancy Pelosi.

I'm calling this a Code 3 because there's a strong chance this Jam Up is part of a good-natured ribbing. However, Pelosi Jams W. Up so often in normal political settings, it's borderline Code 4. Any thoughts?

Food for thought - Jamming yourself up

Let's just take a minute to chew on a chunk of Jam Up philosophy, specifically on what it means to Jam yourself up.

A Jam Up is most efficient when one entity jacks another. That said, there are classic cases of people jamming themselves up. Look to your right. Chris Webber jammed himself up hard in the 1993 NCAA Final Four by calling a timeout when his team had none.

(Another example is Joe Biden's recent suggestion that FDR was president during the 1929 stock market crash)

It could be argued that Webber jammed his team up, a valid argument I might add, but in the grand scheme of life C-Webb jammed himself up because he's never heard the end of it (Eric Montross with victory arms in the background of this photo does not help either.).

Webber looked like a major ass after this game, and has never lived it down. However, he did go on to be the No. 1 pick in the draft, Rookie of the Year, and an All-Star for the Wizards and Kings. He made upwards of $200M in his career and is still beloved in Sacramento where his crappy restaurant thrives.

So, the debate - did Webber really jam himself up? Did he just jam his team up? Is he being jammed up by the historical significance of his gaffe? Did he overcome the timeout as to make it less of a Jam Up?

What say you? Also, if you think it's a Jam Up, give it a rating.

Palin jammed up by Planned Parenthood donations

UPDATE: Here's a link to the e-mail that jams the VP hopeful up. The biggest part of the dirty work -- "Make a donation to Planned Parenthood. In Sarah Palin's name. And here's the good part: when you make a donation to PP in her name, they'll send her a card telling her that the donation has been made in her honor."

Republican Vice President candidate and anti-abortionist Sarah Palin has been jammed up by a massive e-mail campaign asking people to donate to Planned Parenthood in the Alaska Guv's name.

And it has worked. If you look at the latest donations, Sarah Palin has donated $800,000 to Planned Parenthood.

Click here for a link to the story.

Cuban gets jammed up by Bubba

Being a Warriors fan, this is one of my favorite Jam Ups of all time: Mavericks owner Mark Cuban (goatee) getting jammed up by some dude in a J-Rich jersey.

Cuban got jammed up hard in this 2006-07 playoff series. Not only did his No. 1 seed Mav's lose to the No. 8 seed Warriors, he got blown up by his former coach Don Nelson (who would later jam Cuban up in a $6M lawsuit).

This photo is classic. A case of some average joe stuffing the back of Cube's head with a throwback jersey - at Cube's lowest point no less.

Code 4 on this one.