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Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

Let there be snark.

I was promised a recession.

Despite his magical powers, I don’t think Trump is thinking this through, to be honest.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

Conservatism: there are some people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

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You can’t love your country only when you win.

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

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

A lot of Dems talk about what the media tells them to talk about. Not helpful.

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

When do the post office & the dmv weigh in on the wuhan virus?

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

Take your GOP plan out of the witness protection program.

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

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

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  3. 3.

    Short Bus Bully

    Reason #5437 that professional boxing is a joke compared to MMA. Even their “superfights” turn out like shit.

    I’d throw down a shout out for my beloved Seahawks but I’ve already resigned myself to a long, miserable season likely followed by several more “rebuilding” years.

    Being a sportsfan is hard, miserable work.

  6. 6.

    Mark B

    I’m expecting the Cowboys to build a three touchdown lead in the first 3 1/2 quarters, only to have Romo serve up as many interceptions as it takes for San Fran to overtake them in the fourth. Followed by a vote of confidence from the coach and the other players.

  7. 7.

    sstarr

    Ahem. Go, Seahawks. I am completely sure that Tarvaris Jackson will dominate the Steelers today. And if he doesn’t, why Charlie Whitehurst is waiting in the wings. So many weapons.

    Now I’ll just go off into a corner and cry.

  8. 8.

    Loneoak

    Hey Omnes, the search on PackerChatters.com sux. Any chance you have that thread up and can post a link? Maybe if it’s to the thread and not the streamer it won’t get moderateddeded.

  10. 10.

    Son of Prog

    It’s Floyd Money Mayweather, you know he’s all about the zeroes in his bank account and his record.

  15. 15.

    Short Bus Bully

    @sstarr:
    Spoken like a true Seahawk fan. Well done.

    We should also take this moment to recognize that the refs of today’s game are the same crew who stole the ’05 Uberbowl from the Seahawks and gave it to Rapelesberger and crew.

    /runs for cover

  16. 16.

    Loneoak

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Thanks for trying, nonetheless. I think I found one or two that should work.

    I just couldn’t bring myself to go sit in the smokey dive bar at 10 AM on this beautiful day.

  17. 17.

    trollhattan

    @sstarr:

    Yeah, it’s the rare Sunday when I’m grateful the [choke, gag] Raiders are on instead of the ‘hawks because of the ridiculous NFL teevee rulz. Saves me the chore of watching the clusterfark.

    I seriously don’t know what they were thinking of when they “strategized” fixing the QB situation. Yeah, that worked. Having the youngest O-line the league has seen the last decade and a half ain’t helping, either.

  19. 19.

    Keith

    Look, Mayweather took an intentional headbutt AND an overhand left (that hit his glove) that came AFTER Cortez broke them up. Not to mention that Ortiz had attempted a headbutt earlier in the fight (he was getting his ass kicked for the whole fight and was being systematically broken down). It was Ortiz who hugged/kissed Mayweather, who wanted none of it. After Cortez said “Let’s go”, Ortiz tried to hug him AGAIN (and Floyd had put his hands up at this point), so he was well within his rights to deck him.
    Yeah, Mayweather is not a very nice person, but inside the ring, he is a consummate professional. You want to hug and touch gloves after every exchange or foul, go the UFC.

  23. 23.

    Short Bus Bully

    @trollhattan:

    Having the youngest O-line the league has seen the last decade and a half ain’t helping, either.

    Having a younger group is more insurance against the injuries that older veterans struggle with often. Oh wait…

  25. 25.

    Mark B.

    So, as I was saying. I’m expecting the Cowboys to build a huge lead until Romo goes on a turnover orgy late in the fourth quarter. Jerry Jones will give Tony a vote of confidence after the game.

  26. 26.

    joeyess

    Yes, Mayweather is a punk. He’s also a coward. If I were Manny Pacquiao I’d call that biaaaatch every day and leave taunting messages on his voice mail. I’d do every thing in my power to get that overpaid, punk-ast, prima donna to stop ducking me and get in the ring and take the ass whoopin’ he’s got coming.

  27. 27.

    Justin Morton

    It’s a boxing match, for Christ’s sake. What was Ortiz thinking? He just head butts the guy, and then is like “We’re cool, man. We’re cool.” He didn’t think Mayweather might still be a little upset. Keep those gloves up. Always.

    Not a Mayweather fan. But I think he’s taking more heat than he deserves. Also, I loved his exchange with Larry Miller. And Miller’s response.

  28. 28.

    joeyess

    @sstarr:

    Ahem. Go, Seahawks.

    If I were you, I’d hope for the worst. The Seahawks are deeply involved in the Andrew Luck Sweepstakes.

  29. 29.

    Joel

    Cam Newton is looking awesome. I have to root for the guy, simply to honor my depth of hatred for the NCAA. Also, Donovan Mcnabb needs to retire. He’s looking like Drew Bledsoe during his second season in Dallas.

  33. 33.

    joeyess

    Well…. The Chiefs, in the first 2 weeks of the season have lost their starting tight end, their best safety and just a moment ago their best running back in Jamaal Charles. Plus we have a jagoff for a quarterback. Now we’re deep in the Andrew Luck Sweepstakes.

  35. 35.

    burnspbesq

    RIP Dave Gavitt, a good man who had a huge positive impact on a game I love. Without the Big East, college basketball wouldn’t be where it is, and the Big East was Dave Gavitt’s idea.

  36. 36.

    Cacti

    @joeyess:

    I’d do every thing in my power to get that overpaid, punk-ast, prima donna to stop ducking me and get in the ring and take the ass whoopin’ he’s got coming.

    All Freddie Roach and his latest roid-head, err, fighter have to do is agree to blood tests in the last 7 days before the fight.

    Now why would a Freddie Roach fighter not want to do something like that?…cough…James Toney…cough…Justin Fortune.

  38. 38.

    Joel

    @joeyess: You forgot letting Brian Waters walk. Adding to all that, the Chiefs weren’t as good as their record indicated last year. They were going to be my “under” pick in the futures this year, but Miami (o/e at 7.5 wins), with their improving divisional opponents, was more appealing.

  41. 41.

    Mark S.

    I dislike Floyd and he knows he’d get his ass kicked by Manny but he didn’t do anything wrong in that fight.

  43. 43.

    Ben Cisco

    OT: Bad movie joke.
    __
    I saw a movie yesterday that was so bad (How bad was it?), it didn’t feel like I was watching a movie, it felt like I was watching them make the movie.
    __
    Also, Cam’s got me about ready to forgive him for beating the Tide last year.

  50. 50.

    Loneoak

    Lol, I hate sports mixed metaphors. “McCarthy talked about wanting to get Rodgers more snaps, more attempts at the plate.” Really, do you need baseball to explain football?

    “McCarthy wanted to be sure that Rodgers got in more punches, or slam dunks if you will. If the Packers have too many own goals, they may not make it to the winner’s circle following a tough final lap.” Although BJ Raji probably does piss like a racehorse.

  52. 52.

    Keith

    @Mark S.: Manny wouldn’t get close to Mayweather, much like Marquez failed to. He’s got Ortiz’s power in a frame 2 divisions (at least) smaller. He would eat check-hooks all night long if he tried to rush in, and if not, he would get picked apart from the outside. Lead rights just like last night.

  54. 54.

    Cacti

    @Keith:

    Manny wouldn’t get close to Mayweather, much like Marquez failed to. He’s got Ortiz’s power in a frame 2 divisions (at least) smaller. He would eat check-hooks all night long if he tried to rush in, and if not, he would get picked apart from the outside. Lead rights just like last night

    And he wouldn’t have the benefit of Freddie Roach’s special sauce for extra punching power.

  61. 61.

    Loneoak

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again):

    So, he’s like 10? I’d probably say that the great thing about EGR is that you can still be cool and excel in something other than sports, or at least also with sports. Don’t be one-dimensional. Which is a good principle in life, but for some reason the culture at East allows football stars and debate stars. So you might as well be both and take advantage of it.

  62. 62.

    Cacti

    @joeyess:

    And he just has to trust in the integrity of a Freddie Roach fighter to make that happen.

    I hear Virgil Hill, James Toney, and Justin Fortune will all give Manny a character reference in lieu of blood testing.

  68. 68.

    Southern Beale

    My Maine Coon cat is setting on the back of the sofa right behind my head and flicking his gi-normous tail in my face.

    I don’t know if he thinks he’s being cute or what but it’s annoying the hell out of me.

  71. 71.

    Cacti

    Freddie Roach on James Toney and PED use while he was training him…

    “I won’t say I didn’t know, I never asked him, though. I never had a conversation. I could see his body structure had signs, his traps and stuff. He was either lifting a lot of weight or he was on (something).”

    Shame on you Mayweather for doubting a trainer whose PED policy is “don’t ask, don’t tell”.

  76. 76.

    Keith

    @Cacti: And yet he has no problems telling the press that Manny’s enlarged head and orbital sockets are due to eating a lot of rice.

  78. 78.

    RossInDetroit

    @Ben Cisco:

    We watched Tron Legacy last night at home. Very pretty. Very boring. Loads of exposition that exposed almost nothing. No romance. No interesting ideas that didn’t come with a dude walking ahead of them carrying a flashing INTERESTING IDEA sign, but then failed to pay off. There were the makings of a good movie in there but, alas, we’ll never know what that movie would look like. I wondered how this concept could have gotten the expensive warm-over treatment. Until the credits. Disney: purveyor of mediocre entertainment to the middlebrow masses. They’ll make another one, and I will not care.
    Michael Sheen stood out in a brief role as a pale, fey craven villain. Then they killed him and everything went back to glassy blue/black and dull.

  79. 79.

    Loneoak

    @Southern Beale:

    Yeah, totally. Her parents are old-school hippies: they met while working at a vegetarian restaurant … in Detroit … in 1976. I have my hippie tendencies, but I’m a bit too much of an asshole to qualify these days.

  82. 82.

    joeyess

    Here’s my question: When did professional boxing go all emo on steroids?

    Was there some kind of incident that denotes their new devotion to the clean business of Don King and Bob Frum?

    Jesus, people. Really.

    Mayweather has to fight Manny. He won’t live it down if he doesn’t. It looks like he’s ducking him. If Manny wins then Floyd can whine and bitch about drug tests and the like. If Floyd wins, he can whine and moan about not getting any respect from that titan of sports journalism Larry Merchant.

    It’s a win/win for litte Floyd.

  87. 87.

    birthmarker

    My local Fox affiliate is showing the Saints and the Bears. I am streaming the Panthers/Steelers game from something called firstrowsports.org, for free, if anyone is interested (can’t link.)

  90. 90.

    Sir Nose'D

    The Pack is back in it. This provides me with a sense of calm and satisfaction. And that Charles Woodson is getting too old to play football. Oh wait, a second interception today? Nevermind…

  93. 93.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @jeffreyw: There was a garlic farm here named The Estate of Yo. The dude running it was on a flight crew on a carrier and had his arm sucked into an A-6.

    He also had multiple crops!

  97. 97.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    Well, I can’t really compare today’s to that of anything grown earlier than ’79-’80, but today’s is definitely better than it was in my early h.s. years. I mean, there’s still some weak, cheap schwag out there, but if you get stuff that’s, ya know, named, you’re going to get higher quicker, and you generally know what kind of high you’re gonna get.

    Oh, and Woodson with the fumble recovery!

  98. 98.

    Martin

    @Cacti: @Southern Beale:

    The Titans SUCK this year.

    Aw, I bet you say that every year.

    Interesting cover story in The Atlantic regarding college sports. May not be anything new to the folks that consume sports 24/7, but for the rest of us (even those of us with some understanding from the inside) it’s very interesting. My short takeway: they’ve dumped so much money in college sports that the whole system is now going to unravel in the courts. You just can’t dump that much money from the free market into a system that operates on such fundamentally different principles and not blow it up. So, now there’s a group of folks that are going to intentionally blow it up.

  100. 100.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Martin: There was a muti-hour multi-throated whine about it earlier this week. We’ll see if it get’s blown up. Meanwhile, seats at the Big East Tourney ought to be cheap.

  101. 101.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    Heh. I went for 10 years- from the ages of 20 to 30- where I was so dedicated to drinking that I limited myself to smoking twice a year. Then I started working with a guy who needed rides to work, who also happened to grow some good stuff. He’d give me quarters of Northern Lights every harvest for the limo service.

    Now I’m kinda poor and I only smoke when a friend has got something- and I haven’t run into many of those friends lately.

  102. 102.

    Martin

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): Ah, yeah, I’ve been unusually busy this week and what with this place going 2 shades of emo, I probably missed a lot – and even a few things that weren’t worth missing.

    We need ABL to FP that piece, just to see if this place is capable of hitting peak emo.

  123. 123.

    Omnes Omnibus

    I hope Collins is alright. It didn’t look too bad, so I’m hoping there is an excess of caution going on here.

  126. 126.

    MikeJ

    @Yutsano: They could do like last year and lose more than half and still go to the playoffs.

    The Mariners however are going to get stomped by Texas in about half an hour, and 23.5 games back with 11 games left in the season even winning won’t do them any good.

  127. 127.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    ENOUGH OF TEVARIS JACKSON, GIVE ME CLIPBOARD JESUS!!!!!(Charlie Whitehurst)Who are those Buffalo Bills? Cleveland Browns goooooo!!!! Why does Peyton Manning has to go to Europe for stemcell treatment, thank you anti-science Republicans.

  129. 129.

    Short Bus Bully

    Christ on a Crutch. This Seahawks season is going to make that Flores coached 2 win debacle in ’92 look like fucking paradise.

    Where is Stan Gelbaugh and Cortez Kennedy when you really need them?

    Also too, more injuries and switching up offensive linemen, that’s working like a fucking CHARM!

  131. 131.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN:

    You’re a bit pessimistic realistic for this early in the season!

    Adjustment made. I shall await the inevitable calls for Carroll’s head. Although Allen is known for holding on to folks longer than he should.

    I’m glad at least one of us is happy.

  136. 136.

    Roger Moore

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    It was a late night and everybody was all sanctimonious and shocked and shit.

    Shocked my ass. Those of us who have been saying for ages that the NCAA is corrupt as fuck and built around the principle of screwing college athletes* were glad that somebody with a bit more publicity was saying it for a change. What other multi-billion dollar business would get away with screwing its employees that badly by claiming that refusing to pay them was a vital mater of principle?

    *i.e. those with functioning eyes and moral centers.

  137. 137.

    asiangrrlMN

    Less than two minutes to go, Vikes clinging to a three-point lead, TB marching. How will the Vikes give away the game this time?

    Ah, the old classic let-the-opposition-team-get-a-TD-within the last minute. Groundhog’s Day!

    @Yutsano: Very slightly. Feel better soon, Yutsy.

  138. 138.

    Yutsano

    @MikeJ: Bah. And both the Dawgs and the Cougs lost. I’m gonna take my slightly food-poisoned self and go back to bed. Though I may indulge in Jewish penicillin first.

    @asiangrrlMN: Your odds are better than my odds.

  141. 141.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    Well Matt Hasslebeck had a great game against the Ravens, but to be fair here Seahawk fans he had a line to protect him.

  145. 145.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Yutsano: The internet never stops; it only stops you.

    And, now I’m watching a real team (the Pack) closing out a game in the right way (i.e., not giving it away with thirty fucking seconds to go).

    Store run. I need sustenance for the other games.

  146. 146.

    Loneoak

    @Lojasmo:

    I live in Santa Cruz, CA. Where smoking in the bar is illegal, but routinely ignored. There are a number of dive bars that still allow smoking—it’s not ‘allowed’ by the bar, but the patrons are free to ignore the law at their own risk. They’ll even give you an ashtray if you ask nicely.

  148. 148.

    Short Bus Bully

    @Mr Stagger Lee:
    That’s the crux of the issue right there.

    I got no hate for Hassle, he had some great years over here in Sea-town and led us to the Uberbowl. I really hope he has success in Titanland.

  149. 149.

    burnspbesq

    Apparently, UConn is chasing the ACC the way I used to chase cheerleaders (i.e., avidly). As a Duke fan, I hope UConn has as much success as I had (i.e., none).

  150. 150.

    burnspbesq

    No interest in football today. Doing chores and listening to opera (a great new recording of Handel’s “Ariodante” featuring Ms. Hell Yes I’ll Finish a Performance After Breaking My Leg in Act One).

  151. 151.

    The Dangerman

    Buffalo AND Detroit both 2-0? If Cincy also wins, I think we have to operate under the assumption the Mayans were right, but were just off by a year.

    BTW, not only is Mayweather a punk (for ducking Pacquiao), but I was watching Oakland/Buffalo on the local TV (local is LA today) when it was pulled with 32 seconds to go due to contractual obligations with the NFL (to catch the start of Chargers and New England). I was too young for the Heidi game, but, cmon NFL, don’t ruin your product.

  152. 152.

    Geoduck

    @Short Bus Bully:

    I’ll ditto the Hasselback comments. It was time for him to leave Seattle, but I wish him the best of luck with the Titans.

    As for the team he left behind.. it’s gonna be a long long season.

  156. 156.

    The Dangerman

    You really shouldn’t be surprised about the Lions.

    Not surprised about the Lions other than, ya know, they are the Lions.

    I’m looking forward to seeing what Suh and Fairly can do when the latter gets off the injured list. Detroit’s D could be scary good.

  157. 157.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @burnspbesq: Our chief academic officer just became president of UConn and she knows diddly about sports. I read her statement about this and I KNOW she didn’t write it.

  161. 161.

    Martin

    @burnspbesq: And there’s some hidden truth in your analogy. The cheerleaders aren’t worth chasing, as they usually want to be chased, and should you catch them they’d just as soon fuck you over as fuck you. You want to chase the girls soccer team, as they’re more likely to want to be caught, and good things result from that.

    UConn should focus on a divisions that wants them – they’ll get farther.

    Oh, yeah, Duke, that’s your other problem – the USC of the east coast can similarly DIAF.

  166. 166.

    burnspbesq

    @Martin:

    Dude, at my high school the cheerleaders mostly had 1300-plus SAT scores and ended up in the Ivy League. They were very much worth chasing.

  170. 170.

    Mark B.

    Ok, sorry sometimes it looks like the iPad isn’t doing anything, and I press submit again. Stupid safari.

  172. 172.

    Mark B.

    Blessing in disguise. Romo is hurt and won’t play the 2nd half.

    Ah who am I kidding. There’s no disguise.

  174. 174.

    Mark B.

    Corner Stone: Nope, I don’t see any real reason to. I have a jail broke phone that I use for overseas travel, but I don’t see any real reason to do that to the pad.

  177. 177.

    4jkb4ia

    @burnspbesq:

    I just found out by going to nytimes.com to gloat over the great Jets victory. This did not take long at all. I am not pleased to have allegiance to traitors like Boston College.

    Also too, Weiland and Lackey starting tomorrow. I anticipate a long, hard day.

  178. 178.

    Mark B.

    That’s terrible coaching, taking a field goal over a chance to score a touch and take more time off the clock. But despite San Fran’s best efforts to give this away, I think the ‘Boys might just suck too much to take it.

  180. 180.

    Mark B.

    Dallas/San Fran:Overtime! Entertaining game to watch. Some great plays and terrible plays by both teams.

  181. 181.

    Mark B.

    Romo … live by the sword, die by the sword. This week, the gambles paid off. And man, I know Holley isn’t really an NFL level receiver, but they still need to cover him. Great day for him.

  183. 183.

    Canuckistani Tom

    @Martin:

    Wow. College football is way different in Canada

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIS_football

    Scroll down the page and take a look at the stadium sizes. (U of C, U of R, and McGill’s stadiums are shared with the local CFL teams). I was near U of T’s Varsity stadium yesterday, and the stands were only half full for the football game.

  184. 184.

    burnspbesq

    @4jkb4ia:

    The only downside I see for either Cuse or Pitt is that John Desko’s life becomes much more difficult. He goes from a conference with an AQ and only three other decent teams to a league with no AQ and typically four of the top six teams in the country. I may have to fly in for the first Duke-Cuse games at the Carrier Dome in men’s basketball and men’s lax.

    The Backyard Brawl will continue. It’ll be a non-conference game in September.

    Pitt’s basketball players will adjust to ACC officiating right quick, or they will finish games with four walk-ons on the floor.

  185. 185.

    4jkb4ia

    We can see that the NFC West is absolutely as wide open as every other year. I was so depressed about Lackey that I forgot I was supposed to be excited about the Rams on MNF. But my husband has a meeting tomorrow where he will find out if there is work for him next year. I will just forget this is something I didn’t want to tell John because he is probably not reading this thread anymore.

    @burnspbesq: No, there really is no downside in the ACC, especially for football. It is just as sad to see the Big East go as to see the Big Eight go (that’s the way it is looking). Legend and tradition are one of the few nice things about college sports.

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