Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

I really should read my own blog.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

One of our two political parties is a cult whose leader admires Vladimir Putin.

People really shouldn’t expect the government to help after they watched the GOP drown it in a bathtub.

People are weird.

Shut up, hissy kitty!

It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.

You are either for trump or for democracy. Pick one.

With all due respect and assumptions of good faith, please fuck off into the sun.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

After dobbs, women are no longer free.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

When you’re a Republican, they let you do it.

The arc of the moral universe does not bend itself. it is up to us to bend it.

Also, are you sure you want people to rate your comments?

Jesus watching the most hateful people claiming to be his followers

If ‘weird’ was the finish line, they ran through the tape and kept running.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

American history and black history cannot be separated.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

The gop is a fucking disgrace.

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

The republican caucus is covering themselves with something, and it is not glory.

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  6. 6.

    justme

    Well, the Saints’ offense woke up. Now if they can get some D going, I’ll be reasonably happy.

  7. 7.

    General Winfield Stuck

    Might I say, I just love the Celtic Woman concert on PBS right now. It is almost over, will watch the rest of game then. though it looks like I was wrong about a Colts blow out.

  9. 9.

    catatonia

    When did the Saints forget how to tackle.

    Why do I have this feeling that the second half of this game is going to be as wild as the Super Bowll forth quater between New England and Carolina back in 2004? I bet this game ends up like 38-35..

  12. 12.

    justme

    I was worried that the Colts were going to walk over the Saints, even at the end of the 1st quarter. Now I actually think the Saints have a chance to win it.

    If they can get the D to start taking the ball away, they could do this.

  16. 16.

    Montysano

    I’m from Indy, and lived in New Orleans, so I’m just looking for a good game with lots of offense. Beer, also. But it’s uncanny how Manning can throw a ball 30 yards, at a moving target no less, and hit within inches of perfect.

    The Saints aren’t gonna win by kicking FGs.

  20. 20.

    Glocksman

    This hoosier wants the Saints to win simply as a ‘fuck you’ to coach Cowardwell.

    IOW, he’s accomplished what I thought was impossible in making me favor a team that’s not the Steelers over the Colts.

  25. 25.

    demo woman

    So far there have been four ads with men in their undies. Where are the evangelicals, will they call and complain about what will the children think?

  26. 26.

    Xantar

    An ad about the federal debt? Seriously?

    And the number of football watchers who will know that most of this debt was due to Bush is probably…12.

  27. 27.

    catatonia

    Saints special teams are playing well tonight.
    People are probably wondering, why the hell is this guy posting all the time now? I’m drunk and warped, ill-informed, facile instead of insightful and I know it. But I know how to type and endure the commentary of Phil Simms at the same time.

  29. 29.

    Captain Goto

    Between the two of us, the wife and I removed 21″ of snow from the driveway, in four sessions starting Friday at 6:30PM and ending yesterday at 2PM.

    She set dinner in front of me tonight, and all of a sudden I felt like I was hitting the wall…

    Hanging in there for the moment…great tackle by Vilma!

  31. 31.

    General Winfield Stuck

    Ever since the guy that barfed on the Chevy truck window a few years ago, SB ads have gone downhill. That was the last funny one, though many disagreed.

  36. 36.

    Violet

    @catatonia:
    Are you talking about Tebow? It ran early in the first quarter. Maybe first commercial break? It was underwhelming. Sort of like Mom paid for a commercial to say how great he was. Ick.

  42. 42.

    daryljfontaine

    Hah, that Google ad is already being advertised via Google Ads on this site. It was pretty cool.

    Plus: WIDE LEFT, SUCK IT COLTS.

    D

  47. 47.

    madmommy

    @South of I-10:

    It’s easy. He conducted the UT band in a rendition of Rocky Top after they beat Alabama over 10 years ago. We do not forget. Or forgive. And UT sucks now :)

  50. 50.

    mr. whipple

    @Captain Goto:

    I’m really rooting for ’em. Last night I picked up WWL out of NO, which I took as a sign as I’m in Ohio, and the callers were so juiced. Keeping my fingers crossed for ’em.

  52. 52.

    Cassidy

    Heh…Tebow is one of the few high profile Christians who hasn’t said anything hateful or demeaning, yet he’s a cretin.

    How close some people are to wingers….

  63. 63.

    Martin

    Wow, too bad they missed on the two, but that was a nice drive overall.

    I’ve had to step out quite a lot, but has there been a single interception or fumble this game?

  65. 65.

    demo woman

    @SIA: Yes.. Your response was cute even though I have never had a Latte. I like my coffee black and strong!

  68. 68.

    Violet

    Okay, the baby Clydesdale and baby cow Budweiser commercial was kind of cute. I’m always a sucker for the Clydesdale commercials though.

  69. 69.

    Morbo

    And what does she have to say about Petey the Sex Offender? (translation: seriously, fuck Sarah Palin’s twitter account)

    Morbo +5… (not gonna do the math)

  80. 80.

    SIA

    That was fucking awesome! Unfortuantely, I am listening to either Japanese or Chinese, I’m afraid I don’t know the difference. Thanks Max & Just Me!

  82. 82.

    catatonia

    Cassidy —

    Duly noted. I’m so ashamed. I forgot that “cretin” is NOT synonymous with genocidal mania. And that makes me a .. “winger.”

    Can a winger call a winger a winger, and still be a winger?

    Question for the day.

    Ass.

  84. 84.

    Violet

    @daryljfontaine:
    Yeah, no kidding. The Bud Lite commercials have been particularly disappointing this year.

    I have to say the screaming chickens commercial makes me laugh. It’s incredibly stupid, but somehow it is so ridiculous it’s funny. I like chickens, though. My friend has a couple and they just crack me up. Maybe that’s part of it.

  85. 85.

    Equal Opportunity Cynic

    @Cassidy:

    Heh…Tebow is one of the few high profile Christians who hasn’t said anything hateful or demeaning, yet he’s a cretin.How close some people are to wingers…

    No kidding, right?

    I’d rather he express his convictions through organizations that are pro-life rather than Focus on the Family which is just pro-Republican (which means pro-fetal life, screw everyone else). I’m not pro-choice about abortion, but I can understand how those who are don’t care for Tebow’s involvement. And I certainly think CBS is reprehensible for its issue-ads switcheroo.

    But cretin? Really?

  87. 87.

    Moonbatting Average

    Hmmm…ok, so figure less than 2 minutes for Manning to do his thing and tie the game….way too much time left. Saints need a stop.

  92. 92.

    SIA

    And Mr Screaming just brought in sauteed apples wtih vanilla ice cream. NICE!

    Just Me, I find all sports announcers awful – one of the reasons I don’t watch sports much. These guys sounds just like the ones here!

  99. 99.

    chopper

    dang.

    also, is it odd that i’m watching the game drinking rose and eating homemade cinnamon rolls? i’m just watching out for my manhood.

  120. 120.

    Cassidy

    @catatonia: Said you were like a winger…you know, that whole hateful invective because of percieved beliefs. Same mental illogic practiced by the like of Glenn Beck and Rush.

    Ass

    @Equal Opportunity Cynic: Personally, I think he’s gonna wake up real mad at his parents one day. I’d go so far as to predict it’s the morning he wakes up after his first piece of tail.

  127. 127.

    Laura W

    BLACK – GOLD.
    BLACK – GOLD.
    It’s all in the colors, friends.

    (Shut up, Stuck. I was due for a win. You’d better fear me in the NCAA hoops hoopla.)

  135. 135.

    Morbo

    Fuck yeah, Saints!

    No one has ever won a Super Bowl having had an interception returned for a touchdown.

  137. 137.

    chopper

    @Cassidy:

    exactly. you didn’t say he was a winger, you said he was ‘like’ a winger.

    like how i didn’t say your mother’s a whore, i just said she has sex. for money. jesus, calm down.

  144. 144.

    Mark S.

    WTF was that eco car commercial? Does portraying environmentalists as fascists make people want to buy eco-friendly cars?

  150. 150.

    Cassidy

    @chopper: I’m perfectly calm. I just find it a rather disgusting trait, of many people here, to act just like the people they claim to hate, dislike, despise, etc. But, then I expect most people to be inconsistent and stupid.

    And seriously, are you so brain dead that you can’t come up with anything original. Jon Stewart is funny. You are a poor imitation of the multiple deposits dribbling out of your mothers ass.

  152. 152.

    The Dangerman

    BTW, on Brees, google his Sports Science segment; his accuracy on throws is fucking amazing.

  153. 153.

    Montysano

    The Saints need to play the last 2:00; giving Manning any opportunity to beat you is a bad idea.

  156. 156.

    FormerSwingVoter

    WTF? Is Manning giving up? You don’t throw to your outlet receiver with less than two minutes and two scores to go…

  157. 157.

    chopper

    @Cassidy:

    i find it a perfectly disgusting trait to wrap up criticism in passive-agressive words. i didn’t say you were a communist, i said you were ‘like’ a communist. two totally different things.

  158. 158.

    SIA

    Oh man, the commercials in Japanese are FAB! Japanese PIzza Hut, Japanese Coke, Japanese Pepsi, Japanese Head and Shoulders. Cooool!

  160. 160.

    valdivia

    Totally OT but looks, for now, like Costa Rica just elected its first female president. There might be a run-off but it’s not looking likely. She is a lawyer/political scientist, pretty serious wonky person.

  165. 165.

    Cassidy

    @chopper: It isn’t passive aggresive. A “winger” is commonly known as a right winger. Saying”like a winger” insinuates common mental and emotional characteristics.

  172. 172.

    madmommy

    @Xantar:

    When the NFC team wins the stock market goes up.

    I am freaking losing it over here!

    Colts turn it over on downs.

    To paraphrase Jim Henderson:
    “Hell has frozen over, pigs have flown, and the Saints have won the Super Bowl!”

  173. 173.

    Louise

    YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Damn. This almost makes up for the last 8 months. THANK YOU NOLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  181. 181.

    chopper

    @Cassidy:

    oh yeah, and “multiple deposits dribbling out of your mothers ass.”? jesus, that degree in geology is really going far, isn’t it? that was 20 grand well spent. christ, what a moron.

  185. 185.

    General Winfield Stuck

    @madmommy:

    “Hell has frozen over, pigs have flown,

    Those things will happen along with the Apocalypse next year when the Browns win the Super Bowl. Just remember, you heard it here first.

  186. 186.

    justme

    The shot of Bourbon Street looks like a celebration.

    I was more of a Decatur Street type, myself.

  192. 192.

    Keith G

    @madmommy: And South – Congrats.

    Work kept me til after half time, but this final 30 min was fun and the Kentucky sippin whiskey, a joy.

  194. 194.

    Dannie22

    Do you think that one day my Browns could possibly… I know. It’s too much to hope for. Who dat!!!

  199. 199.

    General Winfield Stuck

    @Dannie22:

    Do you think that one day my Browns could possibly

    We did beat the Stillers this year. I have good vibes about next year. But then i always say that.

  200. 200.

    FormerSwingVoter

    @Dannie22: The friggin’ Patriots, the most embarrassingly terrible franchise in the history of sports, managed to somehow become a dynasty. Anything is possible.

  201. 201.

    chopper

    all i know is that samurai mike will come out of retirement to bring the bears to victory next year.

  203. 203.

    Bostondreams

    @FormerSwingVoter:

    And Tom Terrific still has two more rings than Peyton.

    Which is awesome.

    As a Gator and a Pats fan, I can say with joy tonight: Go Saints! Eat it, Manning!

  204. 204.

    PurpleGirl

    Happy Happy to everyone rooting for the Saints. (I’m not a sports person myself, but I’m glad the Saints won.)

  205. 205.

    Texas Dem

    If the Saints can win the Super Bowl, surely we can get a health care bill passed, right? Or did we use up our supply of miracles with that 74 yard interception?

  206. 206.

    madmommy

    I don’t care what it takes, I will offer up my paltry salary if needed, but Sean Peyton needs to be signed to a contract in perpetuity.

    Watching him show, finally, some emotion hoisting that trophy is sweet. He’s as cool as they come, never flustered, always businesslike. But he knows how much it means to everyone, to the city.

    Those scenes of Drew Brees and his little boy were adorbable. And the MVP on top of it all…it’s just awesome!

  207. 207.

    Morbo

    335 mL*.07*6=140.7

    .13*750 mL=97.5

    Ahh, vindication for my shitty typing tonight by math. Yep, that amounts to more than a bottle of wine. So what?

    sitra ahra FTW

  209. 209.

    Nethead Jay

    @madmommy: Sean Peyton and Drew Brees = Dream Team. Not knocking all the others, they’re essential too, but those two are a winning combination. I believe this is the start of something great :)

  211. 211.

    Glocksman

    @chopper:

    While I was pleased to see the Colts lose, I can’t let that slam against Hoosiers slide and am forced to reveal that the only two good things to come out of Illinois were Abe Lincoln and Barack Obama.

    And neither one were native to the state.

  212. 212.

    Gravenstone

    @chopper:

    all i know is that samurai mike will come out of retirement to bring the bears to victory next year.

    Samurai Mike was Singletary. Ya know, the current head coach of the 49ers? If you meant Ditka, that old fossil can keep rotting on the various pre-game shows. He knows dick about football in the modern age. Or have you forgotten his genius move to trade the entire Saints draft picks to get Ricky Williams back in the day?

  213. 213.

    chopper

    @Gravenstone:

    yeah, i know who singletary was. i’m from chicago, doofus. i want him to come out of retirement and lead the bears’ defensive line to great victory, maybe along with the ghost of payton (may his memory be for a blessing). this could be a movie plot, in fact. put a cute 10-year-old with a puppy in the lead…hell, i’m calling my agent.

  215. 215.

    Gravenstone

    @chopper: From my abode less than an hour south of Lambeau allow me to say – Da Bears still suck! =P

    Although Sweetness was a class act. Chicago (specifically Ditka) didn’t deserve him. Still bummed that my campus missed the cut to be their training facility back in the early 80s.

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