Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Trump should be leading, not lying.

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

Fear or fury? The choice is ours.

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

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

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

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

Jesus watching the most hateful people claiming to be his followers

I am pretty sure these ‘journalists’ were not always such a bootlicking sycophants.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

Text STOP to opt out of updates on war plans.

Republicans in disarray!

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?

“Facilitate” is an active verb, not a weasel word.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

He wakes up lying, and he lies all day.

Giving in to doom is how we fail to fight for ourselves & one another.

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

Jack be nimble, jack be quick, hurry up and indict this prick.

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  2. 2.

    The Dangerman

    Watching the Sing-Off…

    Hold on, timeout; there is a good football game coming up, there is MLB playoff game in extra innings, and you’re watching the Sing-Off? Isn’t this a Man Card violation?

  6. 6.

    Corner Stone

    @The Dangerman:

    Isn’t this a Man Card violation?

    I had been holding off bashing him, because I want everyone to be who they should be, but he surrendered his man card permanently with his “sexy baguettes” bullshitathon recently.

  8. 8.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    Maybe it’s because of this kind of stuff coming out of Eer Country:

    But that’s not the attitude of West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen. He called ’em out. Last week he gave the missing fans both barrels. Unhappy that the Mountaineers drew just 51,911 for Norfolk State and 46,603 for Bowling Green, he primed the pump ahead of Saturday’s Big East game with UConn (which drew 56,179 in a 43-16 win).

    “LSU played well in front of 62,000 of our people and went home and played a 1-4 Kentucky team at noon and had 95,000. You want to talk about an elite program, that’s one. I don’t know about this place.”

    Oops! Come again. Did I hear that right?

    “I don’t know about this place!”

    And to show he wasn’t misquoted, Holgorsen said further: “Having 40,000 people at a game isn’t (support),” and it was further pointed out that many of those were in the parking lot by halftime.

  9. 9.

    gbear

    @Brian S: Brian, did you see that Wonkette has a video of last night’s arrests? I liked the chant of ‘All we are saying…is give democracy a chance’. A bit of a mouthful, but it was sweet.

  13. 13.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Jenny: When Richard Dent and Mike Singletary and Otis Wilson were on your ass you damn sure were terrorized. And even though he was gone by the Superbowl Doug Plank was a true killer.

  19. 19.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Omnes Omnibus: Yea, I’m pretty sure.

    eta

    Patricia Lee Smith was born in Chicago.[1] Her mother, Beverly, was a waitress, and her father, Grant, worked at the Honeywell plant. She spent her entire childhood in Deptford Township, New Jersey,[6][7]

  20. 20.

    Southern Beale

    Herman Cain was at a book-signing in Franklin, TN today. I did not go.

    I didn’t realize he even had a book out. So, who wants to put money on his presidential run being one giant con to sell books?

  23. 23.

    Corner Stone

    @Southern Beale:

    I didn’t realize he even had a book out. So, who wants to put money on his presidential run being one giant con to sell books?

    That’s actually the entire reason he’s running. Or did I miss something on your post?

  31. 31.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Jenny: Terrorizin the Motor City! You know that in 1971 Chuck Hughes from the Lions died in the final minute of a game against the Bears?

  33. 33.

    John Cole

    @Corner Stone: I eagerly await your next dissertation on my insufficient liberalism, as I always like being lectured by people so steeped in sexist stereotypes.

    It’s 2011, fuckers. I like to cook and bake, I love football and hockey, I like to plant flowers, I like war and action movies, I listen to opera and classical music, I served in the army, lacrosse is the best sport out there, and I like to garden. You want to limit yourself to holding your nuts in one hand, a beer in the other, while making Al Bundy jokes, have the fuck at it. I’m going to enjoy good shit wherever I find it.

  35. 35.

    Southern Beale

    This afternoon I bought 4 cupcakes from this amazing bakery up the street — 2 for tonight, 2 for tomorrow night. And then I promptly dropped the whole thing getting out of the car. The cupcakes landed upside down on their little heads. FAIL.

    Then I cooked a really nice Cajun-spiced chicken sautee and a salad and garlic cheese toast for dinner. Halfway through I remembered the husband had a meeting tonight and wouldn’t be home for dinner.
    MAJOR FAIL.

    I am not having a good evening.

    Dinner was good, though.

  40. 40.

    Too Many Jimpersons (formerly Jimperson Zibb, Duncan Dönitz, Otto Graf von Pfmidtnöchtler-Pízsmőgy, Mumphrey, et al.)

    You?

    I´m beginning to fret a little bit, since I´m here in Tela and I can´t find my wallet. Luckily, I have my passport and 131 lempiras, but I have no credit cards without my wallet, and no way to withdraw money from my U.S. account. I´m going to assume I´ve just mislaid it somewhere among my bags, or, at worst, that I left it at my friends´ house in San Pedro Sula. All the same, I´m hungry now, and I´d like to find it.

  41. 41.

    Keith

    Watching the Sing-Off

    *Another* Star Search – errr, American Idol – clone? Jeez, I am really losing touch with network television.

  43. 43.

    burnspbesq

    Triscuit Minis are exactly the same size as Spoon Size Shredded Wheat. Some morning, I am going to grab the wrong box and have a very fucked-up breakfast.

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    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Southern Beale: I’m just foolin around but, yes, even here in Athens they have such joints.

    eta

    In the olden days cupcake was a term for an unworthy opponent.

  52. 52.

    AA+ Bonds

    Writing about dinosaurs with HUGE CLAWS for something that doesn’t have to be at all about dinosaurs with huge claws but I made a decision and I’m no flip-flopper

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    Come on, don’t troll with bad advice

    @Southern Beale:

    They got James Fallows’s wife, if it makes you feel any . . . better?

  53. 53.

    Brian S

    @Linda Featheringill: The charge was trespassing. My pics are from early in the afternoon. The troopers showed up at 10:30 or so. The protesters knew they were coming, since they’d been warned that there was a park curfew of 11:00, and since they didn’t have a permit, they were going to be arrested. The protesters hoped that if there were enough people, the cops would back down, but it didn’t happen that way. Friend of mine spent the night in jail, and apparently the cops pepper-sprayed one guy who was already cuffed.

  56. 56.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @AA+ Bonds: By Triscuit-minis?

    “Triscuit Minis are exactly the same size as Spoon Size Shredded Wheat. Some morning, I am going to grab the wrong box and have a very fucked-up breakfast.”

  57. 57.

    YellowJournalism

    Cake pops are indeed the new hip dessert item, but they can’t beat a good red velvet cupcake for taste, no matter how pretty.

  60. 60.

    lamh34

    I’ve never watched the Sing-Off, and I can’t stand American Idol, but I’ve found myself watching the X-factor on Fox…don’t know why???

    Anyway, right now I’m watching “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” one of my fav movies evah. John Corbett…wowza! (TEAM AIDAN ALL THE WAY!!!)

    I know it’s fiction, but are Greek families anything like the movie depicts them to be?

  63. 63.

    slag

    @John Cole:

    @Corner Stone: I eagerly await your next dissertation on my insufficient liberalism, as I always like being lectured by people so steeped in sexist stereotypes.
    __
    It’s 2011, fuckers. I like to cook and bake, I love football and hockey, I like to plant flowers, I like war and action movies, I listen to opera and classical music, I served in the army, lacrosse is the best sport out there, and I like to garden. You want to limit yourself to holding your nuts in one hand, a beer in the other, while making Al Bundy jokes, have the fuck at it. I’m going to enjoy good shit wherever I find it.

    What’s this? A man who’s secure in his sexuality? What a sissy!

  64. 64.

    trollhattan

    @Southern Beale:

    Mark my words (seriously, get a marker) cupcakes will be replaced by artisan donuts as the next thing du jour.

    The cupcake thang has had its run.

    And I’m completely cool with the exchange. Not wild about mountains of frosting, nor those goddamn red-dyed “velvet” abominations.

  67. 67.

    burnspbesq

    @trollhattan:

    I could go for an apple fritter made with real apples instead of the foodservice apple glop that comes in a big can, and a lighter glaze.

  69. 69.

    The prophet Nostradumbass

    @trollhattan: If you forget you’ve eaten some of the “red velvet” cake, it can cause alarm the next day, if you get my drift.

  72. 72.

    Svensker

    @trollhattan:

    Not wild about mountains of frosting, nor those goddamn red-dyed “velvet” abominations.

    I think you’re right that the cupcake trend has peaked. But, dang, man, wass rong wit’ you? There is no such thing as too much frosting. And red velvet cake is goooood.

    Still, any fad that involves donuts is fine with me.

  73. 73.

    soonergrunt

    I just got back from Occupy OKC. About 250 people by my estimation showed up, and about 20 or so are going to camp out.
    Highlights–
    The OKC PD were very accommodating today when a local attorney spoke to them. They made it clear that they would do everything possible to ensure that protesters’ civil rights would be respected. Due to their assistance, an indefinite permit was issued for the park in the downtown business district where the protest/camping will be. This normally takes about 10 days to get. This includes camping overnight. They will be allowed to use a generator as long as it isn’t any louder than some specification (for after hours), and the police provided a list of local vendors known to rent acceptable units.
    Somebody donated the costs for a couple of porta-potties for 10 days, including scheduled service for them.
    I joined the Veterans’ Committee and the Security subcommittee of the Legal Committee. Some more organization needs to be done, but I liked what I saw. The majority of people there are young, college-age, but there were people there in their 70s, and quite a few in their 40s.

  75. 75.

    handy

    Good Lord the Texas Rangers are about to go to more World Series in the past 66 years than the Cubs. I need a drink.

    Edited for accuracy. I need to round better.

  76. 76.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @soonergrunt:” Somebody donated the costs for a couple of porta-potties for 10 days, including scheduled service for them.”

    Now that Crosseyed Oreo Ron Christie can worry about something else.

  83. 83.

    trollhattan

    @Svensker:

    When the Great Doughnut Renaissance history is written, it will blame Voodoo Donut in Portland.

    http://voodoodoughnut.com/index.php

    We recently were blessed by a joint calling themselves Doughbot Donuts, opened by a young couple who just heard the calling. Yeah, nuts, but they sell out by about nine o’clock.

  85. 85.

    Litlebritdifrnt2

    @burnspbesq: not to mention loaded with cinnamon, despite the American folk lore, apples do not require cinnamon to exist. All apples require (for a pie for instance) is a gentle sprinkle of salt, and a dusting of nutmeg. Anything else is bunk.

  87. 87.

    soonergrunt

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): No. I have a ball-cap that I bought at work at the VA hospital for when I want to publicly identify, which I did not do this time. A couple of guys were wearing BDU jackets, though.

    @ruemara: lol. I think you might have that backwards or inside out or something.

  88. 88.

    Dee Loralei

    @John Cole: And that’s why we love you. Those rants! Don’t ever change!

    And WTF? Twitter has a tweet limit? WHo knew? And why???? I want my twitter back!!!

    But dammit, I am so not re-tweeting so much ever again. 200+ of my tweets today had to be re-tweets. At least another 20+ were articles I forworded. So maybe I tweeted 25 or so actual statements and now I can’t! Because I am over some arbitrary limit!

    Anyone know a way around this?

  90. 90.

    Spaghetti Lee

    Does everyone on the Lions do that stupid flex thing after every routine tackle? Jesus Christ.

  91. 91.

    Dee Loralei

    @AA+ Bonds: So you’re a writer for Terra Nova? Dude, love your show! LOL

    Unless you write for BBC’s Primeval, then I love you even more!

  92. 92.

    sb

    Watching the Sing-Off and relaxing after a rough weekend. You?

    Monday so I’m back to teaching high school in the inner city. I’m home now wondering if my willful, cold-blooded murder of the people who spawned the idea that standardized testing was the way to go would even be considered a crime.

    Slow, torturous murders, of course. It’s a fantasy I have…

  95. 95.

    Corner Stone

    @John Cole: Oooo. Burn.
    I feel so inadequate. Both as a man and a liberal, now that I’ve been dressed down by that stalwart Democrat and defender of civil rights John Cole.
    Look man, it’s ok if you secretly liked the hazing your frat brothers put you through. And being hogtied by your Army brothers? You don’t have to explain to us how that tingled the places inside you weren’t sure about until then. It’s cool.
    I mean hell, I once actually paid to see POD headline a rock festival one time. So we’ve all experimented a little bit.
    And a sexy raspberry chocolate cake? Or a sexy creme brulee? That shit rocks. But “sexy baguettes”? No one can blame me on that shot.
    And to be clear, I am not “manly” in any regard. I cook all the time, I kiss my son every night when I tuck him in and tell him I love him, and I sublimated my ego WRT my ex-wife so she could spend time with our son because he loves her and misses her.
    But there has to be something out there we can all call a line in the sand. I humbly submit MNF is it.

  96. 96.

    Svensker

    @trollhattan:

    I do love a good doughnut. They are surprisingly hard to get, so I’m hoping this new trend has legs, as it were. Used to love the Edmonds Bakery in Edmonds, WA, and Dutch Mothers Bakery in Lynden, WA. Always fresh and hand made. On the east coast there only seemed to be chain shops — and Dunkin Donuts just stinks. Krispy kremes are OK, but sometimes you want some heft. now that I’m in the land of Tim Hortons. Timmie’s donuts are reliably fairly good, but never sublime. And if you’re gonna eat all that fat and calories, it better be sublime. But I do have a weakness for Timmie’s maple and Dutchies.

  98. 98.

    hildebrand

    @sb: I am absolutely certain that that would be ‘justifiable homicide’. Can’t even imagine they would need to go through with the trial.

  103. 103.

    soonergrunt

    @Dee Loralei: It’s going to need more organization, but I’d like to think that they can make this happen. If OKC can get something like this going, then there’s hope. The primary concern by a couple of people who’ve done protests before is that it could be co-opted, either by Moveon.org or possibly the Paultards–they’re trying.

    @tkogrumpy: Well, there’s only about 250 to 350 people involved right now, out of a metro area of 1.1 million, so don’t tune it too far.

  110. 110.

    Svensker

    @S. cerevisiae: @tkogrumpy:

    Never had midwestern or New England donuts. Would be willing to try!

    I have had really good apple cider donuts in NJ countryside and in upstate NY. But as much as I love those things, a real donut has yeast. Cake donuts don’t really qualify.

  112. 112.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas

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    @slag:

    What’s this? A man who’s secure in his sexuality?

    I don’t think he mentioned engaging in any actual unsublimated sex, did he?
     
    If you want to know how to have sex, just ask me. I don’t know if you’re properly equipped, but at least you’ll know how.
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  117. 117.

    burnspbesq

    Looks like all you pro-hoop junkies are going to get an education this fall. You’ll be watching the Euroleague, which plays actual basketball instead of hip-hop entertainment with a shperical prop.

  122. 122.

    Dee Loralei

    @tkogrumpy: I have a bunch of family who are yellow dog Dems in OK. The state is not nearly as conservative as it’s most famous politicians would lead you to believe.

    @soonergrunt: When I was @OU we marched and had candlelight ceremonies and sit ins etc against Apartheid in S.Africa, and we got the University to divest their investments, and they actually responded in a timely fashion and were one of the front runners in the movement. In other words, there are liberals in OK and they can be reached and moved to action. There are more reactionaries too though.

    And with your military background, I know you have some insight into organization and organizing. And I know you’re married,have kids,health issues and work, but I hope they listen to your wisdom and experience.

    I love what these Occupy folk are doing. I just wish they would have voter registration drives too.

  124. 124.

    burnspbesq

    @Corner Stone:

    In the Euroleague, there is defense.

    In the Euroleague, there are guys playing the 4 and 5 who have more offensive moves than just a drop-step for a dunk.

    As a result of having guys at the 4 and 5 positions who can operate more than six feet from the basket, in the Euroleague there are offenses that rely on something other than high screen-and-rolls and wing isos.

    In the Euroleague, there are actual fast-breaks, because the guys filling the lanes will know what to do with the ball if it is thrown to them.

    In the Euroleague, packing the lane against an elite point guard is not a winning strategy, because the help defenders’ guys who will be flaring to the three-point line can actually shoot three-pointers.

    The NBA has the greatest basketball-playing athletes on the planet. That is indisputable. Less than 50 guys in the NBA really understand how the game is supposed to be played, and a good chunk of that 50 are non-American. In the Euroleague, the proportions are reversed. Not too many guys can jump out of the building, but everybody can play the game the right way.

  125. 125.

    Corner Stone

    @burnspbesq:

    Not too many guys can jump out of the building, but everybody can play the game the right way.

    We get it. You prefer watching a bunch of caucasians playing basketball. A bunch of white guys playing the game the “white way”. I mean, “right way”. Of course.

  126. 126.

    burnspbesq

    @Corner Stone:

    Go ahead, douchebag, stick race into a conversation where it doesn’t belong. You are the god-damned stupidest person who ever lived. Fuck you.

    All my favorite basketball players are white. Yup. Bill Russell, Kareem, Dr. J, David Thompson, Clyde, Marques Johnson, Grant Hill, Tony Parker, Shane Battier, Isaiah, Magic. All white.

  127. 127.

    Corner Stone

    @burnspbesq: Maybe now you’ll be inspired to insult me with some of your vaunted creativity? Or back to monthly ledgers?

    Sounding a little defensive there, BTW, Duke alumbo.

  128. 128.

    msskwesq

    @Jenny: Hey, The ’85 Bears are not terrorists but heroes and anyway, Hillary is from Chicago so she probably is a Bear’s fan too! PLEASE, don’t speak Jane Hamsher’s name on this blog ever again, it hurts my eyes and sends a cold shiver down my spine.

  130. 130.

    soonergrunt

    Update at 10:10 PM. We made it on to three of the four local news stations. It may be that channel 4 (NBC) will show it here in a bit, but I’m too tired to stay up and find out.

  141. 141.

    slag

    @handy:

    I for one am so ready to jump on the donut bandwagon. They are like kryptonite to me.

    I hear this. I don’t usually indulge, but tonight, somebody gave me a free dozen and I’m having a hard time giving them up. Somebody out there loves me!…or wants me to put on a few pounds.

  142. 142.

    Comrade Mary

    Oh, yeah, it was Thanksgiving up here. Warm enough to spend the afternoon in the pool at my sister’s place, too. I’ve been off wheat for over a month, so I had to skip the stuffing and the pastry in the pumpkin pie, but I found someone who wanted only pastry, while I got the filling. I know who got the better deal.

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