Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

There is no right way to do the wrong thing.

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

My right to basic bodily autonomy is not on the table. that’s the new deal.

The arc of the moral universe doesn’t bend itself. it’s up to us.

Putin must be throwing ketchup at the walls.

Hey Washington Post, “Democracy Dies in Darkness” is supposed to be a warning, not a mission statement.

I like you, you’re my kind of trouble.

Republicans: “Abortion is murder but you can take a bus to get one.” Easy peasy.

“But what about the lurkers?”

Quote tweet friends, screenshot enemies.

These days, even the boring Republicans are nuts.

“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”

Donald Jessica Trump found guilty as fuck – May 30, 2024!

The choice is between normal and crazy.

Someone should tell Republicans that violence is the last refuge of the incompetent, or possibly the first.

Trump makes a mockery of the legal system and cowardly judges just sit back and let him.

If West Virginia and San Francisco had a love child.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

It could be worse. Vance could have said “post-menopausal sows.” Waiting for that audiotape to surface.

You are so fucked. Still, I wish you the best of luck.

This isn’t Democrats spending madly. This is government catching up.

“Joe Biden deserved better than he got from some folks in his own party.”

The most dangerous place for a black man in America is in a white man’s imagination.

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  1. 1.

    Michael

    Awesome show. Raylan was a great character from the moment that Leonard introduced him years ago.

  3. 3.

    General Egali Tarian Stuck

    The natives are restless tonight and engaged in rancorous play. All in a days work, I suppose. I think we made progress though, in the cause of stirring the pot for making whirled peas and other libtard assperations.

  5. 5.

    gopher2b

    Quitting Balloon-Juice……tried once before but I’m going to have to do it now. Last week, I was offered a job as a federal prosecutor and I decided to take it. I’ll keep reading but I don’t feel like I should comment. Wish me luck.

    Gopher2b, out.

  6. 6.

    Brian J

    [knock on wood]

    If health care reform passes, how long do you think it will be before the changes that couldn’t be enacted this time around will go into effect?

  7. 7.

    Bootlegger

    In case you live in a cave (yes, your mom’s basement counts), you too can join the Madness, join the Balloon Juice NCAA tourney pool. You’ll need the group ID# in the group label below.

    BALLOON JUICE GROUP ID# 61659
    “Consistently Wrong Since 2002”

    Don’t forget the “seed bonuses” when you make your picks.

  9. 9.

    Clutch414

    Hey Cole! What are your impressions of Mass Effect 2? Have you been able to finish it yet?

  10. 10.

    General Egali Tarian Stuck

    @gopher2b: Announcing your galt rarely works. The harder you pull away, the harder it pulls you back in. Best to just take small vacations, and only when you don’t actually need one. Bj is tricky like that.

  11. 11.

    Corner Stone

    @gopher2b:

    Quitting Balloon-Juice……tried once before but I’m going to have to do it now. Last week, I was offered a job as a federal prosecutor and I decided to take it. I’ll keep reading but I don’t feel like I should comment. Wish me luck.

    I’m scared to death by the idea you will be a federal prosecutor.
    You’re an idiot.

  12. 12.

    scav

    @gopher2b: Good luck on multiple fronts! ‘f course, if you’re a true BJer, asserting that you’re going to quit requires at least 16 posts in the next 25 minutes.

  17. 17.

    Walker

    For the Mass Effect 2 fans on board, this site/blog is awesome. Yes, it is just repostings of the Cereberus News postings. But you need to check out the in-character comments on the blogs. It is awesome parody of the modern blogosphere.

  20. 20.

    soonergrunt

    There is hope even for Okies.
    There’s been a controversy here in the Sooner State recently over President Obama’s portrait in the State House.
    Traditionally, the portrait of the sitting president hangs on a wall of the Representative Assembly chamber. The fixed camera that records the goings on in the chamber has the portrait in the frame. For the last few weeks, the President’s picture keeps getting removed from the wall and hidden, replaced by a portrait of Governor Brad Henry (D). The minority Democrats, and especially the African American State Representatives (yes, we have them) have been livid about it, and it’s been news on the local OKC channels.
    Well today, the Representative from Arcadia, Lewis Moore (R, Naturally) has admitted that he’s the responsible party. He claimed it was a practical joke, and that his opposition to healthcare reform is the motivation. Riiiiight. Arcadia is the prototypical rich white racist enclave of gated communities with armed security just outside of OKC.
    The portrait of the President is now bolted to the wall, by orders of the Assembly Speaker Lance Cargill, who is also a Republican.
    Comments on the KFOR website are running 5 to 1 against Rep Moore, but this is Oklahoma, so you know there’s a significant number of incoherent blatherings about freedom and socialism and political correctness and so on. We are the state that gave you Inhofe and Coburn, after all. But still, there’s hope.

  21. 21.

    Dave C

    Walt Goggins, who did an amazing job playing Shane Vendrell in “The Shield” is on “Justified.” Therefore, I will watch it.

  22. 22.

    Seanly

    I watched Justified. Liked it and will give it a few more goes. Unfortunately, it is on at the same time as Southland and both are after Lost which usually runs a few minutes late. All of which means I have to use my techie prowess to arrange things on the DVR to avoid missing the first 5 minutes of those shows…

  23. 23.

    Svensker

    @gopher2b:

    Quitting Balloon-Juice……tried once before but I’m going to have to do it now. Last week, I was offered a job as a federal prosecutor and I decided to take it. I’ll keep reading but I don’t feel like I should comment. Wish me luck.

    Betcha can’t read without commenting, but I wish you luck on that.

    And congrats!

  24. 24.

    Nellcote

    @Dave C:

    Walt Goggins, who did an amazing job playing Shane Vendrell in “The Shield” is on “Justified.”

    I hope he’s not playing a character I’m required to trust. I really liked The Shield a lot.

  25. 25.

    Annie

    @gopher2b:

    Hopefully, no ones that you secretly supported defending terrorists, or support the Constitution….We won’t tell…

    Congrats!

  27. 27.

    Jules

    @Seanly:

    LOST with 3 extra min, then Southland @9PM, then Justified (12:11 am) times are central.
    But our DVR will do 2 shows at a time so that’s how i can have LOST go over a few min.

  28. 28.

    Dave C

    @Nellcote:

    What little I’ve read/seen about the show leads me to believe he will be playing an untrustworthy sumbitch, so you should be safe.

    I also loved the Shield.

  29. 29.

    Annie

    LOL. I just found out that I don’t have permission to edit my own post…That is what I love about BJ. Just when I think I know the rules, they change on me…Hopefully, I won’t wake up tomorrow and find out that BJ has become a wingnut site…

  30. 30.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    @Corner Stone:

    I’m scared to death by the idea you will be a federal prosecutor. You’re an idiot.

    Yeah, I had the same thought. And that is even scarier.

  31. 31.

    Mike in NC

    Justified premiere on FX.

    “Justified” was pretty good. We’ve got no shortage of trailer trash and teabaggers in our little town, but no neo-Nazis with LAW rockets. Probably a good thing.

  32. 32.

    Arclite

    Well, it’s been quite a day. I don’t remember seeing so many posts on BJ in one day in a long, long time. I’m off to rest and relax with Curvy.

  34. 34.

    Bnut

    I decided not to watch the Justified premiere until I read some reviews. Does it seem like Timothy Olyphant’s character is the same one he played on Deadwood?

  35. 35.

    Mike P

    I’m digging the show so far. R.C. cola? Check. Justin Townes Earle on the soundtrack? Check.

  36. 36.

    clay

    I decided not to watch the Justified premiere until I read some reviews. Does it seem like Timothy Olyphant’s character is the same one he played on Deadwood?

    Actually, he seems a lot more relaxed than on Deadwood. One character called him the angriest man she knows, but I thought, “Lady, you’ve never met Seth Bullock.”

  37. 37.

    Bnut

    @clay

    Or Al Swearengen for that matter. Still one of the best TV characters of all time IMHO.

  39. 39.

    Anne Laurie

    John Cole: Did you get my e-mail?

    You now have at least two different people offering to make a “Home Crap Home” sampler for you. For free. Because we love you this blog.

  40. 40.

    clay

    @bnut:

    Well, sure, Swearengen was great. He was ruthless, cold-blooded, and scary, but I wouldn’t describe him as angry. More like, annoyed that he was surrounded by morons. Bullock, on the other hand, was so tightly clenched that it seemed that anything could push him over the edge into a berserker rage.

  41. 41.

    Splitting Image

    I’m thinking of buying a new gaming console.

    Any thoughts on the current state of the console wars? I’m considering getting a Wii and a PSP. The shopaholic part of me says “buy them all” but I’m honestly leery about getting an X-Box 360.

  46. 46.

    Arclite

    @ Splitting Image
    What console you get depends on what games/what kind of games you want to play. Can you be more specific?

    Also, most people are pretty down on the PSP.

  48. 48.

    PaulW

    Is it me or was that country rap playing on the soundtrack?

    Country + Rap = Damn I might actually listen to that

    I think this is the Elmore Leonard tv project that will actually survive more than one season.

  49. 49.

    Sentient Puddle

    @Splitting Image: I vote for “buy them all.”

    But more seriously, is your concern about the 360 the hardware issues? If so, those are more or less ironed out these days, and in the event that they aren’t, you’ve got a three year warranty on them.

    But no seriously, buy them all.

  51. 51.

    Splitting Image

    @Sentient Puddle:

    Yeah, it’s basically the stories that came out about the system cooking itself when it first came out. I’ve heard a few people say they’re more reliable now, but I’m still kind of leery about buying one.

    @Arclite:

    At the moment I’ve gone crazy for Mario Kart 64 and old Infocom games, which might not be helpful for picking a new system. I like RPGs, adventure games, racing games, and the odd first person shooter. I’ve never been that big on fighting games, but a friend convinced me to give Soul Caliber for the Dreamcast a try recently. Much fun.

  52. 52.

    Arclite

    @ Splitting Image

    Infocom & Adventure games: probably the PC that you’re typing on is sufficient. There are lots of great old adventure games like Gabriel Knight on Good Old Games. And Steam has all the old LucasArts adventure games. Ever play Full Throttle, Grim Fandango, or Monkey Island? Good times.

    RPGs: the PC and xBox 360 (and the PS3 to a lesser extent) are great platforms for this. The Wii has some like Zelda. The PC is especially rich in RPGs and lots of them can be bought super cheap on Steam and Direct2Drive. There are some on handhelds too.

    Racing Games: Xbox & PS3 have more realistic racers, but the Wii has plenty, as do hand-helds. The PC has quite a few, too. I play Grid and Gran Turismo on my PC with an xbox controller.

    FPS: xBox and PS3 have made great strides with the edge to the xbox, but the PC is still the best place to play FPSs.

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