Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

It is not hopeless, and we are not helpless.

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

Trump should be leading, not lying.

Hi god, it’s us. Thanks a heap, you’re having a great week and it’s only Thursday!

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

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

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

This really is a full service blog.

Do we throw up our hands or do we roll up our sleeves? (hint, door #2)

… gradually, and then suddenly.

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

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

Republicans in disarray!

Their boy Ron is an empty plastic cup that will never know pudding.

Republicans cannot even be trusted with their own money.

This blog will pay for itself.

Bark louder, little dog.

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

People identifying as christian while ignoring christ and his teachings is a strange thing indeed.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Not loving this new fraud based economy.

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  2. 2.

    ricky

    I just want to thank God for having an opportunity to watch Colt McCoy thank God for his first pro starting opportunity.

  6. 6.

    mellowjohn

    off topic, but quite the balanced round table panel on this week today: bush apologist matthew dowd, meghan “spawn of grandpa mcgrumpy” mc cain, the ever-incisive terry moran, and – of course – nancy reagan’s favorite lapdog george will.
    i’m sure it was just because all the dems were out campaigning this weekend.

  7. 7.

    Violet

    @ricky:
    I just love the name Colt McCoy. Of course he was the QB for Texas. Where else with a name like that? He could also have a career on the professional rodeo circuit. Seems like every other bull rider and calf roper there is named Colt.

  10. 10.

    Cat Lady

    Speaking of Colt, the only football team I’ve every really hated is the Colts, and the only other quarterback I hate more than Manning is Philip Rivers.

  12. 12.

    John O

    @Yutsano:

    I took the Seahawks and the points.

    It’s even funnier to think the Bears will likely be at least 6-2 heading into their bye week. Their schedule is almost unfair.

  14. 14.

    Yutsano

    @John O: I assume nothing. The Seachickens melted down to the fucking Lambs ferchristsake. They’ll be lucky to finish 8-8, and they’d STILL most likely win their division.

  15. 15.

    John O

    @fucen tarmal:

    The ’02 and ’06 teams were better than this one. Although this year’s defense is, as usual, good to very good. And the good news is that I haven’t seen a team yet this year that doesn’t have issues. Parity is here.

  16. 16.

    JPL

    The eagles got off to a good start. Why oh why can’t the Falcons start off strong? C’mon Ryan, show those Eagles what a real QB looks like.

  18. 18.

    Freemark

    It sucks here in York, PA. This is predominantly a Steelers area, but because we are within 90 miles of Baltimore we are forced to watch the Ravens instead of Steelers today. First they wound us by taking the Steelers game away and then ask us if we want some salt with that by putting the Ravens in their place.

  19. 19.

    JPL

    OT, For the PA fans watching the game, does Sestak have a chance? I am tempted to add another 50 but I also don’t want to throw it away.

  31. 31.

    Jewish Steel

    Without a teevee, I must listen to the Bears on the radio. Almost none of my Seattle homies are Seahawk fans or indeed even aware of professional sports. So, the opportunity to gloat (gloatertunity?), should it present itself, will be wasted.

  36. 36.

    Yutsano

    @Geoduck: It is kinda nifty to see the sociaIist football jackets worn rather prominently here. But Seattleites lurve their American style football too. I still think this would make an awesome NHL town.

  38. 38.

    frosty

    @Freemark: I dunno. Growing up in York, everyone I knew was a Colts fan. As fer baseball, I think I was the only Pirates fan around.

    Having lived in Bawlamer for 20 years, it’s all Orioles and Ravens for me now, though.

  39. 39.

    morzer

    I have to say that Henne has to learn the fine art of the quarterback sneak.

    Update: As soon as I type it, he of course scrambles for the first down… go figure.

  43. 43.

    morzer

    @Jewish Steel:

    *smiles*

    It’s nice to be appreciated.

    I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that the Dolphins are the best at beating themselves. Lydon Murtha, you need to be throttled. Dan Carpenter, career high – thank you, sir!

  44. 44.

    morzer

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Well, we have a fine kicker, and if our special teams could get it together life would be much nicer. Still, The Beast is over 100 yards already, and if we stop beating ourselves we can finish off the Packers in the second half.

    I see that the Ravens have kept Tom Brady down, so given the Patsies’ habit of second half collapse I feel confident that justice, truth and apple pie shall prevail.

  46. 46.

    morzer

    John Cole – Tunch may simply have slipped into feline interspace. It’s a dimension that cats can access and humans cannot. He’ll probably reappear mysteriously in an area you had searched extensively, with an enigmatic expression and no interest in explaining. Give it a little more time, and put his favorite food out.

  48. 48.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Nice kicker ya got there.

    Be a shame if something happened to him…

    Oh wait, that wasn’t what you meant. Never mind then, carry on.

  49. 49.

    platonicspoof

    C-SPAN2 (booktv.org) just finishing a live panel about President Obama and politics in general with Jonathan Alter, Ari Berman and William Jelani Cobb at the 2010 Texas Book Festival. Repeat at 10 p.m. west coast. Well worth a listen if you’re a Tunch minion.

    Today Jonathan Alter sounds a lot like John Cole.

  50. 50.

    morzer

    @asiangrrlMN:

    I have to wonder what some of the Miami coaches are doing. Lydon Murtha seems to be a walking penalty machine, and either you pound the basics into his head, or you bench him. I will add that I thought Bonamego should have been canned last year.

    Overall, I think we are half-way to having an elite team. Unfortunately, the other half sometimes looks like the Browns on an off-day.

  51. 51.

    Jewish Steel

    @morzer:

    Ah, brilliant.

    I work nights and so miss the NBA games I want to see live. Are there any sites that you know of that archive games?

    I’m so thrilled not to have to give Comcast any more money than I have to.

  52. 52.

    morzer

    @Jewish Steel:

    I don’t know about archived games, alas. I just know where to find my NFL truffles for free with my google snout. Like you, I already pay more to Comcast than their service merits. Anyone else have any ideas?

  53. 53.

    debit

    Ack, Cole. Hope he’s just lurking in the basement.

    @ open thread: So it’s possible we have another cat. This little guy was hanging out in our back yard and really REALLY wanted to come in. So my daughter let him in.

    He seems friendly, wants to be with people, but is filthy and we’re guessing unfixed. He also likes to grab hands and bite them, which I’m not so wild about. He’s quarantined in the basement for now. We’re going to make an appointment for him this week and see what the vet has to say. The other cats, needless to say, are freaking out.

    And so another step on my journey to become crazy cat lady has been taken. Destiny, destiny, no escaping that for me.

  56. 56.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Yutsano: I know! That’s how I read it, too, after I posted, but it’s not what I mean. I swears!

    @morzer: Well, the Vikes are a clown car this year, so I’d take half-elite any day. And, the Browns’ record isn’t much worse than ours. Flag thrown! Gonna be on the ‘Fins. Correction: On Green Bay.

    @debit: He’s gorgeous! As for the hands thing, have toys you can substitute for your hands and/or immediately withdraw any contact with him when he starts doing that. Welcome to your newest furry friend.

  59. 59.

    debit

    @asiangrrlMN: Well, I posted an ad on Craigslist and we’ll see if anyone responds. Since I’m near the U and he’s filthy and over a year, I’m guessing someone got a cute kitten that wasn’t so cute after it hit puberty and started yowling. So I doubt anyone is going to claim him, but we’ll put it out there.

  61. 61.

    Dongo

    Best wishes, dude. My darling little Eugénie got out for a few hours some months ago, and I’ve never been as scared in my life. Of course I found her meowing outside the window at the end of the ordeal — she missed me!

  62. 62.

    Yutsano

    @John O: Cats usually never stray far from their regular tuna sources. Plus Tunch has gotten out before and come right back with no issues. So I’ll stay optimistic for now.

  63. 63.

    asiangrrlMN

    @morzer: Sorry. I just assumed it would be on the ‘Fins as they had their special teams unit on the field.

    Favre: As soon as it’s clear that the team won’t make the post-season. So, another game or two.

    @debit: Sigh. So frustrating. A snip would stop him yowling, and he’s just gorgeous. You’re near the U, eh? I’m fifteen minutes north of the cities.

  64. 64.

    morzer

    Jason Allen has his third interception of the season Has the NFL been taken over by aliens? I mean.. Jason Allen?

  65. 65.

    JPL

    John, I hope that Tunch returns soon. Put a can of tuna on the front porch. Cats can smell tuna miles away.

  66. 66.

    asiangrrlMN

    @morzer: Sorry. I just assumed it would be on the ‘Fins as they had their special teams unit on the field.

    Favre: As soon as it’s clear that the team won’t make the post-season. So, another game or two.

    @debit: Sigh. So frustrating. A snip would stop him yowling, and he’s just gorgeous. You’re near the U, eh? I’m fifteen minutes north of the cities.

  67. 67.

    MattR

    @morzer: Seeing the Chiefs play well is really screwing with my head. There is definitely a glitch in the matrix.

    @Yutsano: That’s my thought and the reason the car is not yet packed for a West Virginia road trip.

  68. 68.

    MattR

    @morzer: Seeing the Chiefs play well is really screwing with my head. There is definitely a glitch in the matrix.

    @Yutsano: That’s my thought and the reason the car is not yet packed for a West Virginia road trip.

  69. 69.

    JPL

    John, I hope that Tunch returns soon. Put a can of tuna on the front porch. Cats can smell tuna miles away.

  70. 70.

    asiangrrlMN

    @morzer: Sorry. I just assumed it would be on the ‘Fins as they had their special teams unit on the field.

    Favre: As soon as it’s clear that the team won’t make the post-season. So, another game or two.

    @debit: Sigh. So frustrating. A snip would stop him yowling, and he’s just gorgeous. You’re near the U, eh? I’m fifteen minutes north of the cities.

    Bwahahahahahaha! Tom Brady pick, Ravens get a TD.

  72. 72.

    hilzoy

    Cats normally come back. Mr. Nils, my wild and rambling boy, once vanished for a couple of weeks — admittedly, after I vanished for a month (to Mozambique). (My neighbor was feeding him.) He had adopted another house, but he came home after I spent a few evenings wandering around the neighborhood meowing for him. (My neighbors knew me, so no, they did not think I had gone insane.)

    That was in 1999, in California. Eleven years, two moves, and 3000 miles later, he’s still around.

  73. 73.

    Karen in GA

    Now I’m going to spend all day worried about Tunch. Any gun shows in the area? Try there first. I’ve got one cat that I’m pretty sure would be building up an arsenal if I let her.

    Updates, please, when you can.

  75. 75.

    Comrade Mary

    I think asiangrrlMN found a glitch in the Matrix.

    John, have you tried looking in all the ridiculous places, like closed cupboards or shelves he couldn’t possibly get to?

    Otherwise, yes, put some tuna out on the front porch, sit there and relax in the fall air, and wait. He should be around soon.

  77. 77.

    John O

    I worry that Tunch has hunted down a bird, rabbit, and/or bear by now and is sated, so the tuna might not be that interesting.

    But do it anyway, John!

  81. 81.

    JPL

    Since this is a football thread, it might be a good time to mention that Atlanta’s defense sucks.
    I’ve been having trouble loading comments and if I end up reloading and rewriting this one, it won’t matter.

  82. 82.

    morzer

    Looking ominous for the Bears.. and the Patsies are definitely sinking with all hands.

    FOUR sacks for Cameron Wake!

  84. 84.

    Scott P.

    I worry that Tunch has hunted down a bird, rabbit, and/or bear by now and is sated, so the tuna might not be that interesting.

    “Hunting down” implies successful pursuit. This is Tunch we’re talking about. Maybe a turtle.

  92. 92.

    morzer

    @Yutsano:

    Mmm..does anyone like Jay Cutler? And I was mostly expressing surprise that the Bears were stumbling.

    Update: you see Tunch pursuing Cutler? I could see Tunch winning that match-up on speed alone.

  93. 93.

    tesslibrarian

    @MMM: I actually closed my cat in the fridge once, at my mother’s house. I could hear her meow back to me when I called, but it took a good 30+ minutes to figure out where she was. Given how angry she was when I finally opened the door (she’d been telling me where she was, after all), only a couple of broken plates seemed like a small price to pay.

    ETA: Hope Tunch shows up soon–keep us updated.

  94. 94.

    Yutsano

    @morzer: Jay Cutler’s girlfriend, theoretically. And probably his mother. It’s kind of a short list, the rumblings I hear from Chicago fans lead me to conclude off the field he’s pretty much a tool.

    And I can haz Charlie Whitehurst now plz?

  95. 95.

    cckids

    @morzer:

    Tunch may simply have slipped into feline interspace. It’s a dimension that cats can access and humans cannot. He’ll probably reappear mysteriously in an area you had searched extensively, with an enigmatic expression and no interest in explaining.

    My son read a book called “Time Cat” when he was in 2nd grade. The premise was that many cats can time-travel & frequently do, to make sure history happens correctly (or some such plot). He remains convinced (he’s 18 now) that one of our cats does the same thing–she is very mysterious. Here’s hoping Tunch is just off running his ancient Egyptian empire or something. Sending good thoughts your way.

  98. 98.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: Six and a half minutes left. And apparently Chicago has no ground game today.

    BTW I’m hoping the Lions pull this off. It’s tough to win losing your starting QB, and no one pouts like a Manning.

  99. 99.

    asiangrrlMN

    @morzer: I think he was referring to Tunch chasing a bear up a tree. At least, that’s how I read it.

    @tesslibrarian: Oh, hell yeah. Thirty minutes in the fridge? You got off EASY!

    @Yutsano: Given how horrible the Vikes are, I have to root for a Lions loss. Sad, but true. And, Eli, I presume? Colts play Washington tonight.

    Bears are marching.

  104. 104.

    asiangrrlMN

    @wmd: Yes, I know. But morzer joked about Tunch chasing a bear up a tree. Then, Yutsano linked to it saying, “I didn’t realize you hated Jay Cutler so much.” Therefore, I inferred a connection–oh, forget it.

    Eddie Guns. Mmmmm.

  106. 106.

    Omnes Omnibus

    I am almost sick to my stomach. I really don’t want to go through this two weeks in a row.

  107. 107.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: Let it go hon. Let it go. Just dream of well-built football referees.

    Apparently both the Seahawks and the Bears are content to do nothing in the fourth quarter.

    And as I type that…the Bears run it back. Beautimous Seachickens. Just fucking perfect.

  117. 117.

    Omnes Omnibus

    Well, that’s it. Green Bay has too many injuries. We need to get people back and the team might be competitive again. At least no one is running away with the Division.

  118. 118.

    That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal

    I can’t believe I’m rooting for the Vikings. I hate rooting for the Vikings.

  120. 120.

    morzer

    Well, that was a heart-stopper. Got to give the D a lot of credit for this win. Patriots/Ravens seems pretty damn interesting.

  121. 121.

    Corner Stone

    @freelancer: I can’t tell you what my blood pressure did today.
    I had to stay off the laptop or I might’ve smashed it about 17 times.
    Play some fucking defense Texans! Fuck!

    But I love that Andre Johnson caught that pass to win. Love that guy.

  123. 123.

    That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    At least no one is running away with the Division.

    I don’t know. Most of the NFC North can move pretty quickly once they put it in reverse.

  124. 124.

    freelancer

    Dude, fuck CBS, they cut to the OT between the Ravens/Pats, interrupted that to show the Dolphins win in OT, and now they’re back in the studio talking about the Ravens/Pats game.

    ugh

  129. 129.

    John O

    I was referring to Tunch chasing a real Bear, not Cutler.

    Just for the record, I have a lot of sympathy for Jay. It’s hard to play QB from your effing back. The O-line is terrible. They don’t run the ball enough. They’re not a good football team.

    Thus Seattle +6.5 with 11 confidence points. Got 13 on the Cowboys, even though I want the Vikings to win, because I really, really hate the Cowboys, all of their loser fans, and everything they stand for.

    I love how the networks hide the numbers on the only game you care about late in the morning games. Clever. Evil also, too.

  132. 132.

    JohnR

    Basta! The old dead offense returned, and Brady pulled out another one. Phooey and double phooey. I really thought they might have finally got Flacco to stop thinking, but he still just shows flashes of excellence – too many problems still. I’m not impressed by New England, but then I wasn’t too impressed by the Ravens either. Especially special teams. They’ve been really special this year. Oh, well.

  133. 133.

    Geoduck

    @Yutsano:

    Way up above, I was referring more to Seattle’s general record of futility, rather than any socialist leanings. But today, the Hacks scraped out a win! Woot!

  134. 134.

    Noodlearmed UDFA previously 2liberal

    a mixed bag today – mostly bad – for my football preferences.

    Good:
    The patriots win
    Both of my ffl teams might win
    one of my FFL opponents started two bye players plus Finley (who just had knee surgery)

    Bad:
    The Steelers win
    The dolphins win
    the seahawks win
    the rams win

    indifferent:
    The cactus wrens (cardinals) have a bye week
    SF hasn’t lost yet
    the Jets haven’t lost yet

  135. 135.

    MattR

    @morzer:

    Only on BJ could we possibly have a debate as to whether an innocent bear was really Jay Cutler….

    And whether Jay Cutler was really an innocent bear.

  137. 137.

    Freemark

    @frosty: It may have been Colt’s back in the day. But is definitely Steeler town now, except for Bawlamerites who now live here because of lower housing costs.

    And when, as occasionally happens, we are only allowed to see the Ravens because this is ‘Raven’s territory’. Its a kick in the junk to this predominantly Steelers area, considering that the Raven’s are our most hated rival.

  140. 140.

    Tom M

    It’s a happy ‘burgh day; beat the brownies and the ravens lost too. Yay us!
    Rooting for NFL teams that have a Woodland Hills HS player:
    Jason Taylor- NYJets
    Steve Breaston-Cardinals
    Ryan Mundy-Steelers
    Shawntae Spencer-49ers
    Lousaka Polite-Dolphins
    Rob Gradkowski-Patriots

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