Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

“A king is only a king if we bow down.” – Rev. William Barber

Come on, media. you have one job. start doing it.

At some point, the ability to learn is a factor of character, not IQ.

The republican speaker is a slippery little devil.

So very ready.

Prediction: the gop will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

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

You cannot love your country only when you win.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

I have other things to bitch about but those will have to wait.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

Shut up, hissy kitty!

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Oh FFS you might as well trust a 6-year-old with a flamethrower.

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

Relentless negativity is not a sign that you are more realistic.

“woke” is the new caravan.

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

Balloon Juice, where there is always someone who will say you’re doing it wrong.

It is not hopeless, and we are not helpless.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

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  2. 2.

    beltane

    Yes, today I had my first cup of tea of the season and Saturday we are going apple picking. Farewell summer.

  3. 3.

    Samara Morgan

    admit you were wrong about Kain being a “good guy” and i will make your headache go away with my Superawesome Sufi Mind Powers.

  4. 4.

    Baud

    So while we were distracted with other. . . stuff. . . Harry Reid actually got the Senate to pass disaster relief today.

    ETA: Apparently, FAA authorization too.

  6. 6.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    I was listening to my RWNJ radio station tonight on my way home and they had the former Chairman of the Republican Student Council on who is now the head of the NC GOP. The amount of lies coming out of that 24 year old’s mouth was just stunning, and of course the host of the radio station was just gobbling it down. I am quite happy to have a difference of opinion with someone but this asshole was just lying his ass off. “Students have known since 2008 that job prospects are bleak under the Obama/Purdue economy” neither of whom were even in office in 2008. Why do the RWNJs get to lie with impunity? WHY? The topper was “Obama is a socchulist” when just today the figures came out that Obama has cut taxes more in his first 2.5 years than Bush did in his entire 8. WTF? ETA sorry I am in moderation cause of the S word.

  8. 8.

    Mino

    Have three baby butternut squash on the vines. Will be planting beans and snap peas this weekend. Peppers are setting again. Winter tomatoes have buds. Our highs have dropped 10 degrees to just 96. The plants are grateful. So am I.

  12. 12.

    The Dangerman

    Fox News told me today that a primary challenge to Obama is likely; Fox News wouldn’t lie to me, would they?

  14. 14.

    geg6

    Fucking cold up here, too, Cole. This shit sucks. Hopefully, it will be warmer on Monday when I’m forced to attend the annual fall enrollment conference on top of Mt. Nittany. It’s alway at least ten degrees colder there than here in balmy (by comparison) Pittsburgh.

  18. 18.

    Mino

    @Linda Featheringill: @JGabriel: San Antonio. I can’t remember such a hot summer. The sun fried big spots on the leaves of my shrubs. Last week green leaves were dropping from my pears and I had to deep water them. Whew. I hate winter, but I sure can appreciate it after this summer.

  19. 19.

    Baud

    @The Dangerman: Part of me would like to see a primary challenge just to see it get crushed. The sensible part of me says that it would not be good for the general election, not matter how weak.

  21. 21.

    Mark S.

    Exploring the mind of a conservative:

    Mitt Romney is like somebody you hook up with periodically until you get serious and you want to meet somebody serious. He [is] friends with benefits. And Perry is marriage material.

    Greg Gutfeld, Fox News.

    Now if you excuse me, I’m going to douse my brain with bleach.

  24. 24.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @efgoldman: Mississippi State vs LSU is, indeed, an SEC game. In addition, despite the incredible news last night that college football is bad, I watch as much as humanly possible.

  30. 30.

    Gin & Tonic

    @Mino:

    I hate winter

    I was in San Antonio in December, drinking margaritas in short sleeves. You don’t have winter.

  31. 31.

    General Stuck

    We’re at the end of our monsoon season and getting pounded with tropical like rain today, which happens so seldom here in the high desert, it is like manna from heaven.

    Some slight sinus stuff, but nothing to complain about, and when it dries out, the fall is something like paradise.

  32. 32.

    elmertfudd

    That first cold front is usually a relief from the humidity, then a week later, ragweed season starts…

  34. 34.

    The Dangerman

    @Villago Delenda Est:

    Who, exactly, is going to do this?

    I had it muted and was reading the scroll.

    I have to assume they are predicting either Hillary (or maybe Kucinich).

    I just had to laugh; Obama is being primaried when hell freezes over, but here a national news organization was calling it likely.

    BTW, I am STILL saying Palin is running (and I don’t care if she banged Glenn Rice or, for that matter, if she hit the white lightning – and I’m as far from a Palinbot as there is).

  35. 35.

    Villago Delenda Est

    @Baud:

    In 2004, Carville shared Kerry campaign inside information with his wife, an acolyte of the Dark Lord.

    He’s treasonous vermin. A spy for the Rethuglicans.

  36. 36.

    Three-nineteen

    I don’t care how cold it gets, as long as it doesn’t rain here between 2PM and 7PM on Saturday. I’m going to drink beer outside. I would rather wear a snowsuit than a rain poncho. Of course, I have worn a rain poncho at the beer festival, more than once, but I would prefer not to.

  46. 46.

    Suffern ACE

    @Omnes Omnibus: I had the option on Monday of paying $800 to fix the AC in my car or paying $800 in the spring. Opted to have them disable the AC, so yeah. Please be there no return of summer from this point forward.

  47. 47.

    joes527

    @The Dangerman: There’s not a chance that she is running. (and the scandalous book has nothing to do with it, facts and stuff never got in her way before)

    Some folks get money in order to get power.
    Some folks get power in order to get money.

    Sarah is firmly in the second camp, and did the math long since. There isn’t enough money in being president.

  48. 48.

    SIA

    The cool air started blowing in this evening, and I am happy, happy, happy. Now I can start to come alive. Good bye, horrible summer of 2011.

    Oh, and rot in hell, Carville, and take Jon Stewart with ya.

  49. 49.

    Thoughtful Black Co-Citizen

    @Mark S.: One of the many reasons I struggle to remember that the neo-cons are the rugged manly he-man no f^gs allowed group.

    BTW, I am STILL saying Palin is running (and I don’t care if she banged Glenn Rice

    I look forward to hearing I should vote for her because having sex with a black guy proves she is more concerned than Obama about African-Americans.

    (As for Mr. Rice, he needs to watch his back. Once the PalinDrones get bored with screaming NOT TRUE! they’ll decide it was rape.)

  52. 52.

    jwb

    @Samara Morgan: Palin’s already been bought off. She’s only getting in if the establishment decides they need to shave 5-10 points off from Perry in order to squeeze Romney through. If that doesn’t work, they’ll go nuclear on Perry and cross him off the VP list. Establishment at this point is staking everything on Romney.

  53. 53.

    Bnut

    So my sister and I said fuck it the other day, we can’t stand being un/under-employed any longer. We have pooled resources and are finally going after our dream of cooking together for a living. We have already have the trailer, truck and equipment to run a mobile catering company/food truck. We are currently finalizing the menu and permits. It’s an amazing feeling having what amounts to control over my own life again.

    In other news, I’m volunteering with the ACLU in Memphis on Saturday. Come out to the Cooper Young Festival if you are in the area, it’s a good time.

  56. 56.

    SIA

    O. visiting Boehner’s district next week.

    Although the bridge is located very near Boehner’s district, Obama has not spoken to the Speaker since he gave his speech introducing the bill to a joint session of Congress last week, and White House press secretary Jay Carney did not know Thursday whether Boehner had been notified.
    __
    Carney said the bridge was chosen because it is “relatively easy to get to from Washington.”

    Hahaha

  57. 57.

    Suffern ACE

    @Villago Delenda Est: Shorter James Carville – I’d like someone to hire me for a campaign. Mark Penn and Doug Shoen are looking for work, too! It SUCKS when there’s only one candidate. The President is going to raise $100s of millions and I won’t get any of it!

  59. 59.

    Samara Morgan

    @jwb: but what was her price? i think she wants the VP slot.
    shes a Mean Girl that got shut down for the WH prom.
    she evolved from offering Obama her “help” and a flat race to hatin’ on him when she got dissed.

    hell hath no fury and all that.
    she hates bein’ laffed at….it defines her.

  60. 60.

    SiubhanDuinne

    Since it’s an open thread, just want to note that Jimmy Carter is going to be on TRMS tonight. In about 8 minutes.

  65. 65.

    The Dangerman

    @Samara Morgan:

    i think she wants the VP slot.

    No, she’s going for top of the ticket; remember, the reason why Perry zoomed to the top of the polls is that everyone else is a joke. Now that Perry has proven to have some issues, here comes Sarah to “save the day”.

  67. 67.

    Bnut

    @Mino: We have some good ones here in Nashville as well, but it won’t be the typical food truck. It’s a full sized kitchen trailer, and is a tad too big to park in most places the other trucks can. We are looking at more festival and event vending, possibly catering, things of that nature.

  69. 69.

    Mino

    One of the trucks in Austin is permanently parked. It would depend on the city’s zoning, of course. Texas is pretty loose on that.

  70. 70.

    jwb

    @Samara Morgan: Her price is money. No one would pay her for the VP—she is simply not that valuable. At this point she can only play the spoiler, and quite possibly not even that. If she gets in, I’ll be surprised to see her break 20%—more likely closer to 10%—unless for some reason Perry’s support collapses.

  75. 75.

    bemused

    Cold? We had a high of 39 deg yesterday with a burst of sleet/hail mix. This after a long stretch of days in the mid 80’s. Even living here all my life, it’s still a shock to the body.

  77. 77.

    Gordon, The Big Express Engine

    @Mino: we’re in houston and this summer has been crazy. no rain to speak of in nine months. The water level was so low that a local river (the san jacinto) gave back to the world a car that had been reported stolen 20 years ago.

    the week of labor day we had a night time low in the 50’s for one night. Now we are back to triple digits during the day…

  82. 82.

    andy

    Up here in Brainerd we had a hard frost took out a lot of tomatoes. Mine were okay, though, since the containers are right by my building.

    I use a neti pot to rinse out the allergens over the summer (works really well too), but have also found that a little saline solution moistens those sinus membranes when it gets dry in the winter. It should take the edge off those brainal owies.

  84. 84.

    Mustang Bobby

    It’s still too hot and muggy to drive in South Florida with the top down without turning on the air conditioning. It will be another month before it’s going to be comfortable without artificial means.

  85. 85.

    Bnut

    This lady on the LSU-MSU halftime show just said Notre Dame plays a brutal schedule. GIVE ME A BREAK. When will the media and ND fans stop making excuses?

  89. 89.

    The Dangerman

    @Mark S.:

    Next season is still looking pretty grim.

    I don’t see the NBA happening this year…

    …and I’m afraid the players are going to have to give in before there is any ball played (basically, just like the NFL players did).

  90. 90.

    MattR

    @Omnes Omnibus: Moreso than most other teams that have conferences telling them what to do.

    (EDIT – IIRC, their schedule is pretty static. It’ll have Michigan, Michigan St, Purdue, USC, Stanford, BC, Navy off the top of my head)

  97. 97.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Bnut:

    South Florida
    Michigan
    Michigan State
    Pittsburgh
    Purdue
    Air Force
    USC
    Navy
    Wake Forest
    Boston College
    Stanford

    They have had a lot easier schedules.

  101. 101.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @MattR: I copied it from their site and then had to take all the other info out and missed it. My bad, as WE say on the basketball court!

  102. 102.

    Bnut

    @MattR: Notre Dame should NEVER lose to Air Force. It should just not happen.@Raven (formerly stuckinred): So you think this is a hard schedule? They either need to admit that they have become irrelevant or start playing better teams. They really just need to get over themselves and join a conference. It’s going to come to that soon enough with the mega-conferences on the way, they might as well do it now.

  105. 105.

    Anne Laurie

    @Bnut:

    So my sister and I said fuck it the other day, we can’t stand being un/under-employed any longer. We have pooled resources and are finally going after our dream of cooking together for a living. We have already have the trailer, truck and equipment to run a mobile catering company/food truck. We are currently finalizing the menu and permits. It’s an amazing feeling having what amounts to control over my own life again.

    Mazel tov! One of the best things about running a food truck must be witnessing that you, the work of your hands, is making people happy right there. May you prosper by their enjoyment!

  106. 106.

    MattR

    @Bnut: Any idea if there is some historical back story as to why Notre Dame rarely plays teams from the SEC or Big 12? It would not shock me to find out that it dates back to Notre Dame’s decision to have their own television deal with NBC.

    (EDIT: This article from 2 years makes a similar argument to you about Notre Dame joining a conference. I have a feeling it is gonna happen sooner than later)

  110. 110.

    Anne Laurie

    @Mustang Bobby:

    It’s still too hot and muggy to drive in South Florida with the top down without turning on the air conditioning. It will be another month before it’s going to be comfortable without artificial means.

    I’ve only been to Florida twice — Miami in November, and Orlando in January. Both times, the locals were congratulating themselves on the “lovely, clement” 80-plus temps and 70-plus dewpoints. I thought I was gonna die. Came home from Orlando to a Boston sleet-storm, and still didn’t regret it!

  111. 111.

    Bnut

    @MattR: Because they don’t have to. They get their own tv deal, they get special rules for the BCS births. If they replaced Purdue, Air Force and Wake Forest with Arkansas, Oklahoma State and Nebraska, that would be 3 losses. Add in or subtract almost any SEC or Big-12 school and you get the same result.

  112. 112.

    Dee Loralei

    @Bnut: I thought you moved to Nashvegas? I love Cooper Young Fest, I might have to pop by and say hi. Oh and congrats on the catering gig! I’m a professionally trained chef, if you need advice or pointers.

  113. 113.

    Shinobi

    It is in the 50s here, and that is officially bullshit. I’m freezing, and I’m supposed to go to a baseball game tomorrow? Are you kidding me with this shit?

    Though I’m pretty glad I de-friended the 2 people I know who refuse to acknowledge the difference between climate and weather. I really didn’t feel like having THAT conversation again.

  116. 116.

    Jeffro

    Also, Charles Krauthammer just launched the most dishonest column of his entire life at WaPo (and that is saying something).

  119. 119.

    Geoduck

    I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if Palin got in as an independent. Then she can just continue to gadfly around the edges hoovering up the money and not wasting any time at debates and stuff.

  120. 120.

    Thoughtful Black Co-Citizen

    Because this needs to be roundly & soundly mocked, I give you: Snakes on a Campaign.

    In a new report entitled “Broken Government: How the Administrative State has Broken President Obama’s Promise of Regulatory Reform,” GOP members cited the proposed snake ban as one of seven examples of red tape choking off job growth in an already ailing economy.

  123. 123.

    ruemara

    @Bnut:

    I am extremely excited for you. Good luck, health wealth and prosperity. I look forward to nummy pictures of food, and official BJ menu deliberations to distract us from killing each other.

  124. 124.

    Mino

    @SIA:@General Stuck: Gorgeous. The first one looks like it could be on another planet.

    Weird–I thought cover of a SciFi novel. Beautiful.

  127. 127.

    Steeplejack

    Night shift checking in briefly, just to keep my hand in.

    Had a day off work, stayed away from the Internet, mostly, to the benefit of my mental health. I work a rare day shift tomorrow, and then I have a three-day weekend. Yee-haw.

    The weather is changing to autumn here in my corner of NoVa. The temp has gone down a good 10 degrees in the last day or so. It’s 55° now, going down to 50° overnight and then up to only 67° tomorrow. Fine with me. Highs in the mid-70s and lows in the high 50s for the next week, then a spike up to 79° next weekend. Perfect.

  128. 128.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @aangus:

    By any chance: are you the commenter formerly known as Angus the god of meat? If so, I have missed you (unless you’ve been posting all this time under other nyms, in which case, it’s been lovely to see you so often).

  130. 130.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @SIA:

    Apart from this stupid head cold which I cannot shake, it was good. Lovely setting in western NC mountains (Blue Ridge) for our two-day staff retreat. I stayed an extra day and drove back to Atlanta slowly and on back roads most of the way. Weather glorious. Thanks for asking.

  132. 132.

    suzanne

    Today was the last day on the job for three of my coworkers who got laid off. Today was shitty.

    I really hope I don’t get laid off.

  133. 133.

    Jebediah

    @suzanne:
    Sorry for your shit day – good luck avoiding a lay off. I am still working, but after next week I am cut back to three days a week instead of five. I won’t lose my insurance, which is a huge thing right now since I keep getting little chunks cut off due to the melanoma (hey, it’s one way to lose weight!) but I don’t relish losing 2/5 of my income.

  134. 134.

    suzanne

    @Jebediah: All of us who didn’t get laid off got our pay cut a few weeks ago. We’re supposed to leave at 3 now. Instead, I’m so bust that I’m going in early, eating lunch at my desk, and leaving at 7. I’m trying to keep a good attitude, but a large part of me is like THIS FUCKING BLOWS.

    I’m sorry about your melanoma. My grandfather had that and it was brutal.

  135. 135.

    Jebediah

    @suzanne:
    Sorry to hear your grandfather went through that. I have been very lucky – it was caught early and I have had only one major surgery and a bunch of little ones. My oncologist says my 5 year survival is 90%, ten year 80% and my dermatologist (who does the minor cuttings) says I have no more melanoma in or on me, we just have to be vigilant and take no chances with anything that looks slightly abnormal.
    Thank FSM for unions – without my union job, I might never have gone for the checkup that found the mole that turned out to be mid-stage invasive melanoma.

  136. 136.

    Yutsano

    @suzanne: Hugz.

    @Bnut: The things we do for love sex eh? Well she does have good taste I’ll grant her that. And you know you’re safe, I got my own Dawgs to worry about. :)

    We are looking at more festival and event vending, possibly catering, things of that nature.

    Piece of advice: pick one or the other but not both. Also: Paula Deen got started by going to the same offices over and over again until she became as familiar to the office workers as their staff. If you’re consistent with both your product and your attitude, you’ll get a positive response.

  137. 137.

    RadioOne

    winter is coming

    I mean, we have yet another year of total GOP bullshit coming while the Republicans hold the House. And the country of Greece is insolvent. Paint me a prettier picture than the Scream.

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