Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.

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

Books are my comfort food!

Tick tock motherfuckers!

The arc of the moral universe does not bend itself. it is up to us to bend it.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

… gradually, and then suddenly.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

One of our two political parties is a cult whose leader admires Vladimir Putin.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

They want us to be overwhelmed and exhausted. Focus. Resist. Oppose.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

Trump’s cabinet: like a magic 8 ball that only gives wrong answers.

The only way through is to slog through the muck one step at at time.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

I like political parties that aren’t owned by foreign adversaries.

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

My right to basic bodily autonomy is not on the table. that’s the new deal.

So many bastards, so little time.

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

Museums are not America’s attic for its racist shit.

Not loving this new fraud based economy.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

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  2. 2.

    piratedan

    it’ll be a treat today, since i’m in the Pac NW to get to watch my ‘Skins lose on TV…… may dame fortune smile upon all of you and your teams of choice…

  3. 3.

    Loneoak

    My teams played on Thursday, and the schedule looks kinda pointless today. Maybe I’ll enjoy the unbelievable weather instead of watching TV …

  6. 6.

    S. cerevisiae

    My poor Vikes are running out of cornerbacks and it shows. Can they score before halftime? Not likely. Ponder has no time behind that revolving door line. Ugly.

  10. 10.

    patrick II

    After three years of sitting the bench, Caleb Hanie gets a chance to play football against Oakland today. Up until now Martz hasn’t thought much of him, but now claims Hanie will be a starting quarterback somewhere in the NFL. Yeah, Mike. Today in Oakland.

  13. 13.

    RossInDetroit

    @FlipYrWhig:

    it’s my birthday today. Alas, #40

    Happy B-day! I think this still makes you a youngster. I’m amazed at how this blog skews older than its founder.

  14. 14.

    MikeJ

    @Villago Delenda Est: It often rains in Seattle in the winter.

    There. I said it.

    1-1:30 will be the best time of the week to go grocery shopping. People will still have hope, and many people will postpone shopping to watch. By halftime many who were watching the game will have given up and gone to the store.

  15. 15.

    JPL

    @FlipYrWhig: Happy Birthday! If you have a favorite football team, I’ll cheer for them as long as it’s not…them or them or them..

    I don’t have magical powers so don’t expect a win though.

  16. 16.

    S. cerevisiae

    Also rooting for the Rams so the Vikings can get the number two pick next spring and draft Kalil from USC.

  18. 18.

    Raven

    The dawgs and the Hokies roll! Blah, I don ‘t think so. Ranin and blowin like mad at the beach, like oh well!

  20. 20.

    The Thin Black Duke

    Groan.

    As a heartbroken Philadelphia Eagles fan, I’m not looking forward to the game with the hateful New England Patriots later this afternoon; there’s no hope, no point, no mas.

    And because I officially don’t give a damn anymore, I’m rooting for Green Bay to go all the way. Why?

    So Brett Favre will Shut. The. Fuck. Up.

  23. 23.

    burnspbesq

    @S. cerevisiae:

    Dream on. Barkley, Kalil, and McDonald are all coming back, and the Spoiled Children will rid the universe of the despicable stain that is the SEC.

  26. 26.

    Thor Heyerdahl

    Well my Spurs beat West Brom yesterday, Bolton’s up next week.

    Currently on 28 points (3rd place) 2 points short of ManU, with one less game played.

    As for the Bundesliga – nice to see Bayern Munich get pipped out of top spot with a loss to Mainz.

  27. 27.

    passerby

    The Saints don’t play until tomorrow.

    It’s overcast and in the low 50s where I am–a winter’s day in this part of the country, so right now I’ve got the Jets/Bills on mute and some beef short ribs braising with thyme, bay leaf red wine beef stock, etc.

    It’s my first time using this recipe, fingers crossed. They’ll be cooked in time for the only game I’m really interested in seeing today: Chiefs/Stillers.

    And the burning question: Can/will big Ben play w/ broken thumb and if so, how will it all turn out.

  29. 29.

    burnspbesq

    At least there’s one meaningful football game today.

    I’m rooting for Winnipeg, because BC’s unis remind me of Tennessee.

  30. 30.

    burnspbesq

    @Raven:

    Lost to UNLV. ;-)

    Seriously, if all of the allegations against the UNC football program are proven, they will be on probation for at least 1,000 years.

    And despite the 3-9 record, Duke’s football program is moving in the right direction. We will be bowl-eligible next year.

  31. 31.

    Thor Heyerdahl

    And in football news north of the border, the 99th Canadian Football championship (the Grey Cup) takes place between the BC Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

    Funny that the 2 biggest trophies Canadians have teams playing for (Stanley Cup & Grey Cup) both have a large capacity for drinking out of.

  32. 32.

    S. cerevisiae

    TD Vikings! Beautiful pass to Harvin on 4th and long. 3 point game now with a lot of time left.

  35. 35.

    Thor Heyerdahl

    @burnspbesq: I’m going for the Bombers too – they’re 21 years since their last win.

    They did play BC in 1988 for the championship and won it then.

  36. 36.

    Joel

    I benched Steve Johnson this week and he goes all jailbreak on Revis Island. Looking like a loss for my guys this week.

  38. 38.

    burnspbesq

    Joe Alleva made two great hires in his last two years as Duke’s AD: David Cutcliffe and John Danowski.

    Danowski has been awesome, with five consecutive final fours and the program’s first national championship in 2010, but he was handed a program loaded with talent, and the NCAA ruling that gave every player on the 2006 roster an extra year of eligibility was a huge factor in Duke’s success from 2007-10.

    Cutcliffe faced a much greater challenge, and has performed brilliantly. He has a program that was unimaginably bad when he arrived on the verge of being a factor in the ACC.

  40. 40.

    HL Guy

    Best football news of the day:

    Ron Zook fired after 7 years of ruining college careers of high-quality recruits at the U. of Illinois. Maybe now the Illini can compete in the Big-Howevermany more often than once every 7 years.

  41. 41.

    BD of MN

    Argh… Vikes ran a kickoff back 102 yards WITHOUT SCORING, then four running plays and turned the ball over on downs…

    they’ve figured out yet another original way to suck…

  42. 42.

    Raven

    @HL Guy: Like who? Juice, Benn? I’ve been an Illini all my life and he had to go but I’m not sure who it is you think he ruined.

  44. 44.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    GOD DAMN NEW YORK JETS!!!! Now I have to listen to Mike Greenberg’s slobbering man-love of Buddy Ryan and Mark Sanchez tomorrow morning.

  47. 47.

    burnspbesq

    @lol chikinburd:

    From the Guardian:

    “There were widespread but unconfirmed reports that he had killed himself.”

    I think I’ll wait for the results of the coroner’s inquest.

    Still, a damned shame. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family. A “Gary Speed Stand” at St. James’ Park would be completely appropriate in my view.

  48. 48.

    Joel

    I think Vince Young should just throw 50-yard bombs for the rest of the game.

    edit: Or not.

    double edit: Dan Dierdorf is so goddamn annoying. Please retire already.

  50. 50.

    befuggled

    @Raven: Really? We’re talking about a guy who lost to Western Michigan, Indiana and Minnesota in the last three years despite having more talent than all three schools. If Juice Williams had received decent coaching during his career, I think he would have been a good college quarterback. Instead after a promising 2007 season he regressed in 2008 and 2009. With a competent coach and the same talent, I think they’d have had at least 1-2 games a year for the last couple of years.

  52. 52.

    Svensker

    @BD of MN:

    Argh… Vikes ran a kickoff back 102 yards WITHOUT SCORING, then four running plays and turned the ball over on downs…

    Oh my.

    @Joel:

    Vince Young is not doing too badly. But the Patsies are just steamrolling the Eagles’ defense. It’s horrible.

  53. 53.

    Brian S

    If I were a Texans fan, I’d start asking if the stadium was built on an ancient burial ground or something. I feel bad for them at this point.

  54. 54.

    ThresherK

    @burnspbesq: BC is hosting the Grey Cup this year. Offhand I’m curious how many times in 99 years a finalist has gotten to play at home.

    It’s a bit surprising that the officials have had to step between the two teams on the field, during warmups. Hey, whaddya think this is guys, hockey?

    Also, they’ve had to actually bring in a spare set of first-down ‘chains’ after the regular ones were discovered broken. Note: This is not a metric-v.-English joke.

  55. 55.

    Mark B.

    Vince started hot, but he’s off target lately. And what happened to his running? He used to be a threat, but he not running away from anyone today. Too many whoppers?

  56. 56.

    Mark B.

    Plus the fact that the Iggles can’t stop the Pats at all. Unless Vince could lead his team to a TD on every possession, he wasn’t going to win it for them. The ’tissue paper’ defense isn’t working. Maybe they should try a brown paper bag. For their heads. For my money, Reid has to be one of the worst coaches and personnel managers ever. Tons of great skill players, but no line to speak of. He’s a master of doing less with more.

  57. 57.

    JPL

    Well this is disappointing, My station switched from the iggles and pats to Tebow. I’m just not that much into religion and football at the same time.

  58. 58.

    FlipYrWhig

    @Mark B.: When Reid started he was interesting and innovative. But it’s utterly unfathomable that it’s been difficult for the Eagles to score inside the 10 for, like, 10 consecutive years, at a minimum.

  63. 63.

    Mark B.

    I can’t believe it. This whole thIng of having a quarterback who is good at throwing is overrated.

  68. 68.

    Brian S

    If Denver’s defense plays just a little bit worse, Tebow is basically Blaine Gabbert. There’s not that much difference between the two, production-wise.

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