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Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

Meanwhile over at truth Social, the former president is busy confessing to crimes.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

Roe isn’t about choice, it’s about freedom.

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

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

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

A last alliance of elves and men. also pet photos.

Putin dreamed of ending NATO, and now it’s Finnish-ed.

In short, I come down firmly on all sides of the issue.

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… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

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This fight is for everything.

American History and Black History Cannot Be Separated

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

Battle won, war still ongoing.

Innocent people don’t delay justice.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

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  4. 4.

    burnspbesq

    Duke is a much better football team this year than it was last year, but it looks like another 3-9 season. Everybody loves Coach Cutcliffe, and he’s rebuilding the program the right way, but at some point they have to start winning the games that they are putting themselves in position to win. Being three plays away from 6-2 is not as good as actually being 6-2.

  5. 5.

    Villago Delenda Est

    Brent Musburger was the first name that came to mind, I must confess.

    Is the other one Joe Buck?

  10. 10.

    cathyx

    You’re not even going to say what game you’re watching or give us a sample of their announcing?

  11. 11.

    J. Michael Neal

    Gophers won both hockey games last night, opening some space between themselves and the rest of the WCHa (men’s) and between themeselves and everyone except Wisconsin (women’s).

    The only first half matchup between the top women’s teams in the WCHA that hasn’t happened yet is Minnesota/North Dakota. To date, Wisconsin is 5-1, Minnesota is 2-1 (one more game against Duluth tonight) Duluth is 1-3-1 and the Sux are 0-3-1. And yet the idiots at USCHO.com are saying that Duluth is the best bet to upset Wisconsin for the title, but also asking whether ANYONE [all caps theirs] can beat the Badgers. Conveniently forgotten is that one of these teams actually has beaten Wisconsin (in Madison, no less), and it ain’t Duluth.

  13. 13.

    Villago Delenda Est

    @J. Michael Neal:

    Really.

    I do wish the front pagers would use a version control system of some kind that might prevent them from stomping on each other, repeatedly.

    Pace themselves out a bit. I have a feeling that John just woke up, jumped in the backhoe to move Tunch out of the way, fired up the browser in the “I have the keys” mode, and started posting without even bothering to check if someone else had started a football thread.

    Of course, it is his blog, he can do whatever the frack he wants to, but still…

  14. 14.

    Mark B.

    The Texas/Texas Tech game is on FX. They have a couple of second-stringers who are trying to spice up the broadcast by being extra emotional about everything. Jeez guys, just call the game, no major network is ever going to hire you guys.

  16. 16.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    As an Ohio State fan, I expect never again to hear smack talk from Penn State fans about jerseys and tattoos. Covering up on a coach who rapes 10 year old boys in locker rooms? C’MON MAN!!

  19. 19.

    Mark B.

    @Zandar: Zandar, as ‘new guy’, you should almost expect to be stepped on.

    That kind of reminds me of the mandatory sexual harassment training we had to get where I work a few years ago. Part of the training was having to watch a video, where one of the characters was ‘new guy’. One of the lines was “Hey New Guy, want to go check out the Laaaaaaydddiiiiies!!!” It was hilariously bad, with terrible acting. For a while, it became traditional to repeat that line to any new male employee when we invited them to lunch on their first day on the job. But perhaps Cain should have watched the video.

  21. 21.

    The Dangerman

    Jon Gruden is doing the game with his twin?

    Great coach, but shitty announcer. Still better than Miller, I guess.

  24. 24.

    S. cerevisiae

    @J. Michael Neal: Everyone has been crowing about all the shutouts by the Gophers, but they should recall that my Bulldogs put up 8 goals in two games against them even though they got swept. They will want revenge at Mariucci.

  26. 26.

    S. cerevisiae

    Speaking of Gophers, they are actually ahead of the Spartans right now. Expect a rain of frogs if this holds up.

  29. 29.

    d. b. cooper

    What’s wrong with Musberger?

    He has a golden voice. I haven’t heard him say as many egregiously dumb things as most announcers say. He doesn’t eff up the calls. I don’t ask for anything more.

    Go Gus Johnson!

  30. 30.

    khead

    @d. b. cooper:

    I’ve already warned folks here about blaspheming Uncle Brent.

    The penance for such blasphemy should be having to suffer through every football game called by a combo of Craig James, Tim Green and Tony Siragusa.

  32. 32.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    Insanely beautiful day between the hedges but at 49-3 at the half I had to walk on home.

  33. 33.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @efgoldman: It’s

    Among the University’s oldest and most lasting traditions is the school fight song, “Glory, Glory” which is sung to the tune of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” It was sung at games as early as the 1890s, but arranged in its present form by Georgia musician-composer Hugh Hodgson in 1915. There have been many Bulldog songs through the years and at least two collections dating back to 1909 have been published, but none have enjoyed more acceptance than “Glory, Glory.”

    In addition, there is no one more revered by the Bulldog Nation than Larry Munson and he’s from Minnesota.

  34. 34.

    MikeJ

    @efgoldman: They think it’s “Glory, Glory to Georgia”. Nobody’s had the heart to tell them the truth, and it’s kind of funny anyway.

  36. 36.

    burnspbesq

    I defy y’all to come up with a more egregiously offensive fight song than the original lyrics to the “W&L Swing.”

    When Washington & Lee’s men fall in line,
    We’re gonna win again another time,
    For W&L I yell I yell I yell,
    And for the University I yell I yell,
    For we will fight fight fight for every yard,
    Circle the ends and hit that line right hard,
    And we will roll old Sweet Briar on the sod, YES BY GOD,
    Rah! Rah! Rah!

  39. 39.

    arguingwithsignposts

    Just out of curiosity, where is cornered stoned? Hasn’t been around raving about the ‘Cocks recently. was he banned?

  44. 44.

    burnspbesq

    Miami goes 78 yards in five plays off the opening kickoff. It’s obvious that Duke’s defense just isn’t fast enough. Could be a long day.

  45. 45.

    Gordon, The Big Express Engine

    @Mark B.: You must be joking. They have Gus Johnson doing the broadcast. He is one of the best. (I assume you are kidding)

  48. 48.

    Amir Khalid

    Liverpool drew without scoring at home to Swansea. Feh. The defense is settling in decently well; but the strikers, particularly that new boy Carroll, need to learn where the goal is.

  51. 51.

    Joe L.

    Fuck Iowa. Fuck Minnesota. Fuck Michigan State. Fuck the Big Ten.

    *sulks*

    Sorry. That feels better, though.

  54. 54.

    Mark B.

    @Gordon, The Big Express Engine: One of my big pet peeves is happy talk when a game is a completely one-sided affair, so I kind of disliked the announcing, even though I was enjoying the game as a Texas fan. And one of the announcers reminded me of the guy who announces for the Spurs and says ‘Ohhh Mama’ after every big play by the Spurs. Is that Joel Myers? Very annoying. Anyway, I just quickly tired of the overly wrought cheerleading, but YMMV.

    On Edit: Bill Land … maybe

  59. 59.

    burnspbesq

    It almost certainly won’t last, but stop for a moment and savor the consternation of the Bugeaters’ fans as they trail Northwestern.

  62. 62.

    shoutingattherain

    @different-church-lady:

    I know damn well Mike Lange doesn’t do football.

    That’s blasphemy in Pitt, but since I don’t live there I’ll just say that once he was the best. Now he’s not. His insider/name dropping/backintheday stories got old and boring when he got old and boring. Steigy is worse.

  64. 64.

    burnspbesq

    @piratedan:

    Thanks. The only way Duke wins the championship this year is if Kendall Marshall gets hurt and can’t play in the NCAA tournament. Gaddam Tar Heels really are all that this year.

    There is supposedly a very funny video on wral.com (I haven’t been able to find it) of Carolina forward John Henson trying to sneak into Cameron unnoticed to watch his sister, who is a freshman on the Duke women’s team.

  66. 66.

    piratedan

    well I have to admit, after AZ’s trip thru the tourney last year expectations are high at Zona, thankfully they lost an exhibition which is all Miller needs to get the kids attention. Doubt they’ll be as good as last year (after all, Williams is gone) but they’ll play hard and be more of a team. Plus, next year’s recruiting haul looks absolutely wicked.

  67. 67.

    burnspbesq

    @Yutsano:

    Actually, it didn’t. Duke fans take the rivalry seriously, but the hate is mostly on the Carolina side. Comes from having to see a Duke grad’s signature on your paycheck twice a month. ;-)

  70. 70.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Yutsano: Yea I have pip and espn 3 running at full tilt! Who in the fuck ever scheduled SC-Ark at the same time as the Bama-Lsu game should be gashed from asshole to elbow with a dull deer antler!

  71. 71.

    Ben Cisco (mobile)

    Heels got shut out after interim/dead duck coach popped off at the mouth. Taking for fracking ever for the Bama-LSU game to get here. Panthers got a bye. I need a drink or 5.

  76. 76.

    Moonbatting Average

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): Red Raiders, pfft. I’m writing my thesis in the geology building at UT, across from DKR Stadium, and the touchdown cannon was going off so often that it sounded like warfare.

    Hook ’em Horns!

  77. 77.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Yutsano: It was such a pretty day over there this afternoon. The schedule has been strange, that’s our first home game since Oct 1st.

  80. 80.

    Moonbatting Average

    Oklahoma appears to be pulling away from eATMe. I suppose that upset would have been too much to ask for.

  81. 81.

    srv

    WTF

    A celebrated former assistant to legendary Penn State football head coach Joe Paterno was charged with sexually abusing eight boys, a state prosecutor said on Saturday.
    __
    …
    The alleged sexual assaults came to light after a graduate assistant witnessed Sandusky “sexually assaulting a naked boy who appeared to be about 10 years old” at the Lasch Football Building on the Penn State campus late one night in March of 2002, the statement said.
    __
    The assistant reportedly heard noise coming from a shower room and entered to see Sandusky sexually assaulting the boy, the statement said.
    __
    The graduate assistant told Paterno, who alerted Athletic Director Curley. Curley and Schultz later met with the graduate assistant and then told Sandusky not to bring boys to the football building. But they did not alert police.

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/05/us-crime-coach-pennsylvania-idUSTRE7A42EX20111105

  85. 85.

    burnspbesq

    Does she understand that the definition of “genteel poverty” is living in NYC on a GS-14 salary?

  86. 86.

    Yutsano

    @burnspbesq: She won’t be a one-income household and her office is in Queens. I think she’ll end up living further upstate. Her other half got a job offer there too but if it doesn’t pan out her current employer offered to transfer her.

  87. 87.

    arguingwithsignposts

    The worst thing about football season? It’s not that long before the Dookies start crowing about basketball season.

  93. 93.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Yutsano: Welcome to the Big Ten. I listen to these local meatballs on sports radio go on and fucking on about the SEC day-in-and-day-out. I know the conference is better but goddamn.

  94. 94.

    tesslibrarian

    @efgoldman: Sherman didn’t come through Athens. There was some interest in coming to Athens because the Cook Bros. Armory was here, but it was more important to hit places like Atlanta (bigger railroad hub) and Milledgeville (the capital at the time).

    Auburn also uses Battle Hymn as one of their fight songs; it sounds better when the Redcoats play it, though.

    ETA: my first thought was John was watching a game called by Andre Ware, or maybe Craig James. James was stinking up the Oklahoma game instead.

  98. 98.

    jake the snake

    My Hilltoppers won another game in a walkoff.
    They have won 5 in a row, two in overtime and today
    on a last second field goal. The irony of that is
    their placekicking game is terrible. They have used
    three kickers and are a combined 4 of 15 on field goals for the year, but have won twice on game ending fgs.

    Also, pull for LSU over ‘Bama. WKU plays LSU next week.
    If the Tigers lose tonight, the final could be 70-0. If they beat the Tide, it might be only 52-7.

  102. 102.

    piratedan

    @burnspbesq: actually they don’t, they just want to be liked, you know…. like Vanderbilt, but unfortunately they’re in the collective thrall of the illegitimate son of Bobby Knight… ;-)

  103. 103.

    tesslibrarian

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): It was a beautiful day for football, though our side of the field was pretty chilly in the 2nd half.

    Sorry for the late response–we got 2 kittens this past week, and the laptop is staying in a separate room for now. Thank heavens for water pistols.

  107. 107.

    burnspbesq

    Impressive drive by Washington at the end of the half. We may have ourselves a game in Seattle.

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