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I did not have this on my fuck 2025 bingo card.

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

She burned that motherfucker down, and I am so here for it. Thank you, Caroline Kennedy.

People really shouldn’t expect the government to help after they watched the GOP drown it in a bathtub.

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Come on, man.

Dear Washington Post, you are the darkness now.

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

One lie, alone, tears the fabric of reality.

We need to vote them all out and restore sane Democratic government.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

Stop using mental illness to avoid talking about armed white supremacy.

Stay strong, because they are weak.

If you’re gonna whine, it’s time to resign!

No one could have predicted…

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  5. 5.

    Violet

    Cute! Lily looks a little bit thrown off her game. Maybe she senses a challenger for her throne of Alpha Female.

  6. 6.

    cathyx

    I’ve been informed that I am cranky.

    We’ve been whining about this forever. You just now got the message?

  7. 7.

    Sandia Blanca

    Hurray! Cranky and Angry should make a great combination for a road trip. Can’t wait for the play-by-play.

  15. 15.

    Villago Delenda Est

    I’ve been informed that I am cranky.

    And, in other breaking news, water is wet, and Paul Ryan has run yet another sub 2 hour marathon, this one in under 1 hour.

  17. 17.

    daveNYC

    You should have had a link for the picture and have the picture itself over on ABLC. You know, for the LULZ.

  18. 18.

    patrick II

    It’s 405 miles to Charlotte, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark… and we’re wearing sunglasses.

  20. 20.

    Corner Stone

    @Violet: I love it that anyone over 30 knows when they hear the “chicka” riff that the other someone is talking about pr0n. And not the good kind of pr0n either, but the ’70s style full mustaches and untamed pubic hair.

    Or is that just me?

  21. 21.

    the Conster

    Cole, one of the whitest white people ever, and ABL – Ebony and Ivory. This could be epic. Laissez le bon temps roulez! This has the making of a Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail 2012 vibe about it – as your attorney I’d advise you to steer clear of the meth.

  22. 22.

    replicnt6

    @Violet: My thinking exactly. I was actually thinking about a dashboard cam for the drive. That would be funny. Plus, it will be useful in court in the (wholly unlikely) event of a fistfight.

  23. 23.

    Cain

    Man, why is it all like blurry and dark.. reminds me when someone took a picture of me, and all anyone could see of me was my smile, and my eyes. Damn cheshire cat…

    More light dude, more light. Let’s see the piglets and the lady!

  27. 27.

    Violet

    @Cain: I think the camera picked up on Lily’s white chest and belly for the color balancing. Since Lily’s kind of in the foreground, everything else is darker and blurrier.

  28. 28.

    Schlemizel

    Went to the Kieth Ellison Labor Day rally today. Van jones was one of the speakers and he had a really good punchline in the middle of a great speech:
    People ask me “Aren’t you disappointed in Obama?” I say no, I don’t compare him to the Almighty but to the Alternative.

  29. 29.

    replicnt6

    @Corner Stone:

    And not the good kind of pr0n either, but too, the ‘70s style full mustaches and untamed pubic hair.

    FTFY

    Why do you hate America San Bernadino Valley?

  30. 30.

    Corner Stone

    @replicnt6:

    I was actually thinking about a dashboard cam for the drive. That would be funny. Plus, it will be useful in court in the (wholly unlikely) event of a fistfight.

    Absolutely no joke ~ one night I was waiting at a stop light to turn left and it was at the bottom of a small bridge. I look into my rear view mirror and see this car screaming down the hill and the driver and passenger (man and woman) are full on fist fighting. No joke. They are tearing at each other and neither one is looking where the car is going.
    I can’t turn because of oncoming traffic. I could pull forward and hope to not get sideswiped as I try to get the hell outta their way but they’re doing like 50 and I’ve got 2 seconds to go somewhere, anywhere.
    I pull through the intersection but stop short of turning into traffic and just brace myself. The guy somehow slams on the brakes and slides to a stop behind me by a couple feet or so.
    They never stopped fighting, not for a second. Never even looked ahead, as far as I could tell. First gap I saw, I nailed it and get the hell away from them.

  37. 37.

    Cain

    Who informed you, that you were cranky? :-) We all know you’re cranky, it’s what we like about you.. especially when it shows up in your posts.. hehe

  38. 38.

    ? Martin

    I’ve been informed that I am cranky.

    Dude, we’ve been informing you of that for years. You’re only now listening?

  42. 42.

    Cain

    @Alison: <blockquote

    Also too, ABL + Cole = endless sexytime comments on every BJ thread basically, yeah?

    Well yeah.. cuz, she’s like the first available woman entering that threshold. The dude is a total lovable hermit. :)

  43. 43.

    Dan

    Cole just remember (as much as I love them both) little feat and 80s dead is not the way to seal the deal with a lady. If the two of you are going to blast tunes drunk late night LET HER PICK THE MUSIC!!!!

  44. 44.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    I’m going to wait for the movie version of ABL and Cole goes to Charlotte. I think Beyonce or Rihanna would be a good ABL, but who play John Cole?

  45. 45.

    Corner Stone

    @Alison: The only other women in there have been wives of friends or his mother.
    We can’t let this opportunity go by so easily.

  46. 46.

    Dan

    @Cain:

    Dude totally wants her. The way he writes about her reveals a huge crush.

    You think he’d be going to the DNC with Kay or Sarah Proud and Tall?

    Lets be real people.

  49. 49.

    Corner Stone

    @Dan:

    Cole just remember (as much as I love them both) little feat and 80s dead is not the way to seal the deal with a lady.

    It got him this far!

  51. 51.

    Schlemizel

    @Alison: Yeah and his whole thing was so well done. Don’t know how Keith scored him for the event but he was super.

    If he is not bitter about the way he was treated how can I be?

  57. 57.

    The Dangerman

    @? Martin:

    San Bernardino is a completely different dump.

    Born there, so I can say San Bernardino doesn’t even rate being called a dump. It aspires to earn dump status someday, however.

  61. 61.

    RedKitten

    I was GOING to say, “Of course she’s smiling and laughing a lot, she has Lily on her lap,” but then realized that John regularly has Lily on HIS lap, and it’s done his disposition no good whatsoever.

  63. 63.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    @Violet: If he replays the role he played in the movie Cold Mountain, that might be a bit creepy,aside from that he would be good.

  65. 65.

    YellowJournalism

    @Dan: Yeah, Sarah would do things that would give Cole a heart attack. He has three furry babies to think of!

  67. 67.

    Violet

    So are we getting a description and photos of what ABL and John are having for dinner? What drinks will be served? I’ll be sadly disappointed if we don’t.

  68. 68.

    ? Martin

    @The Dangerman: Actually, San Bernardino’s primary problem is that it’s too fucking hot. But I like San Bernardino because it means that I’m on my way to the mountains.

  70. 70.

    Corner Stone

    @Maude:

    And they are freaking out about cell phones in NJ.

    Well, to be honest, I am freaked the F out every day commuting when I see people weaving in and out of their lane at 60mph, or doing 40mph on a freeway all while texting and not paying a bleeping bit of mind to the road or traffic.
    I had somebody tailgate me the other day in my neighborhood as I was doing +5 over the speed limit and at first chance I got out of his way. As he passed me I looked over and saw him texting and he didn’t look up one time as he pulled up on the bumper of the next car in front of him.

  71. 71.

    RedKitten

    @Violet: Well, for a good chunk of his pre-Lily days, he was a Republican. The conversion came well before Lily, but I like to think that his subconscious knew that she was in his future and was turning him into a better person, in preparation for being deserving of such a fine doggie.

  72. 72.

    The Dangerman

    @? Martin:

    Actually, San Bernardino’s primary problem is that it’s too fucking hot.

    But it’s a dry heat!

    After the Air Base closed and the Santa Fe moved their yards to Barstow, SB’s primary problem is if a person isn’t selling crack, crank, or their body, good luck finding work there.

  73. 73.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    @The Dangerman:

    San Bernardino doesn’t even rate being called a dump.

    The City of San Bernardino is going through bankruptcy, just canned a bunch of employees last week. Either they were bought by Bain Capital or sinned against Saint Ronnie; or both.

    The way you can tell the difference between San Bernardino and the San Fernando Valley(aka The Valley) in the former they make meth, the later porn.

  74. 74.

    Violet

    @RedKitten: Good point! A Republican Cole might not have been able to deal with Lily. “Pull yourself up by your leash strap, Lily! Stop cowering and do your job! No doggie treats for you unless you earn them!”

  76. 76.

    khead

    We see the Lily, but where is Tunch?

    Also, Cole has to be in a good mood after the beat down WVU put on Marshall today.

  78. 78.

    Maude

    @Corner Stone:
    I was crossing the street and a guy in a Beemer went around to the right of the normal line of cars and almost hit me. He was talking on a cell phone and didn’t even know I was right in from of him. He was going at a fairly good clip.
    I was thinking today as I heard the muffled loud music in a closed car that really loud music has to be distracting.
    Now there will touch screens on dashboard that people will play with.

  80. 80.

    Violet

    @Maude: I’m looking forward to self-driving cars being the norm. People just sleep or watch a movie or play on their phones or eat or whatever while they go from one place to another and the car won’t care.

  81. 81.

    BGinCHI

    Late to the thread, but here’s hoping Cole and ABL make a big splash at the DNC.

    I’m guessing we can pick Cole out of the crowd as he’ll be the dude with the hat that holds two beers.

  83. 83.

    Violet

    Actual question for Cole and/or ABL:

    Where will you guys be? Do you have a certain press area or blogger area that you’re supposed to sit in? Can you walk around on the floor? What exactly are your credentials?

  89. 89.

    Corner Stone

    @raven: Probably shouldn’t try to throw his shoulder into that solid chunk of beef coming at him.
    Bama just waylaying Meechigan.

  92. 92.

    Violet

    Is this some kind of football play-by-play commentary? Because if not, I’m going to start thinking it’s Cole and ABL bow-chicka-bow-wow commentary. And that’s just creepy.

  94. 94.

    RossInDetroit, Rational Subjectivist

    I did not need to read all this road hazard stuff. New company car in the driveway, and I’m supposed to use it for anything under 6 hours of travel. After that it’s airplanes, which I haven’t even begun to worry about.

    But enough about my problems. May ABL and CWM* have clear skies and smooth sailing on their trip.

    *Cranky White Man

  95. 95.

    Violet

    @Maude: Subway, buses, light rail, whatever–those all involve sharing a vehicle with another person. Self-driving car means I can walk to my own car and tell it where I want it to go and it’ll take me there. I don’t have to walk blocks to the bus/subway stop, change three times, go up and down stairs and then walk to my destination at the last stop. It’s door to door service. It’ll be a life saver for older people who can otherwise stay in their own home.

  104. 104.

    Corner Stone

    @raven:

    When I drank my car would do that.

    We used to put it on “autopilot” to get home.
    What a bunch of idiots.

  105. 105.

    khead

    @raven:

    Only decent game on right now. Everything else is a blowout.

    Also, go Duke. I should get some kind of bonus for laying the 3 with them if they go on to win. I mean, it’s Duke.

  110. 110.

    handy

    Damn I haven’t been keeping up on current events. Good on you John Cole sir. And Corner Stone nailed it, there’s only one man who could play the film adaptation of our beloved blog owner’s life: a 40-something John Goodman channeling his inner Sobchak.

  112. 112.

    khead

    @raven:

    No. Pretty much every thing else tho. Except the PAC-12 network. Comcast doesn’t carry that here either.

    Between the networks and ESPN(s) there’s a LOT of football out there tonight. A lot of crappy football…. but still football. :)

  113. 113.

    guachi

    For the Love of all that is holy, get a real camera!!!!

    We have fantastic dog pictures posted on the front page taken with the Panasonic GH2. I own the GH1. It is truly a fantastic camera. Do all of BJ-dom a favor and buy one. You’ll be glad you did.

  114. 114.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    Youngstown State just beat Pitt, so no laughing at the Penn St fans for losing to the OHIO BOBCATS!!!!

  116. 116.

    Dee Loralei

    No football open thread all day. And Now Sarah P&T has let us down with no DrWho thread either! Sheesh, you people need to get on the ball.

    And ABL and JohnCole are on twitter silence. I hope they’re cooking and drinking and stuff.

    I’ve felt like a neglected child all day, and I fear I have reason for my feelings. Waaaaah.

    Hope everyone is having fun, hell of a thunderstorm in Memphis right now. My dog Maggie is shaking in her special thundershirt, which doesn’t seem to be doing the intended job. And my football game doesn’t kick off for another hour CDT.

    Boomer! Sooner!

  117. 117.

    raven

    @khead: This 12 game shit has really fucked things up. We play Buffalo, Florida Atlantic and Georgia Southern here. I was am so bummed I ate my tickets and watched the Illini and the Dawgs at home.

  119. 119.

    Frankensteinbeck

    My god. What a wonderfully friendly and emotive smile ABL has. Just looking at that smile makes even my misanthropic soul go ‘This is someone I would enjoy hanging out with.’

  124. 124.

    Narcissus

    Yeah we’ll need to see some Tunch reaction shots before we can judge the success or failure of this venture

  126. 126.

    suzanne

    Awwwww SHI-IT, that’s gonna be one helluva road trip. Comedy GOLD.

    I wonder which of the commenters they’re gonna talk about.

  128. 128.

    Waynski

    Well, ABL looks like a fine American to me. Brilliant smile. We’re kind of known for that friendly smile John in the countries we visit where we’re not killing people. Have a great trip!

  129. 129.

    ding dong

    @Mary G: rosie was placed above the subaru seamus style and has run off and has john looking for her honking every five minutes .

  131. 131.

    Allan

    Titles for the inevitable film version of this road trip?

    Thelma and Lou
    Tunch Is My Co-Pilot
    Riding in Cars with Goys
    Loving vs. West Virginia

  135. 135.

    Corner Stone

    @Waynski: I’m not sure I can pay your bill for you snaking the drain. Maybe we can work it out somehow?
    Wait. Is that the pizza delivery boy I hear at the door?

  136. 136.

    Corner Stone

    If this first brutally fuzzy pic is any indication of what’s to come…there’s going to be a lot of really disappointed people commenting here over the next week.

  139. 139.

    suzanne

    @ding dong:

    and has john looking for her honking every five minutes .

    In addition to the honking, Cole is alternately calling Rosie’s name and screaming “FOUR MORE YEARS!” while pumping his fist out the window.

  140. 140.

    Ben Franklin

    Well I guess I’m not gonna be Obama’s guest at the Convention, but I have a nice parting gift.

  143. 143.

    Corner Stone

    Wait a second! I just looked at the perma link for this thread and it has a “2” at the end of it!
    Is this some kind of fucked up time warp where some alien life force wiped our brains from the first thread with this title? Or did another ABL show up in WV at some point in the Cole pre-blog days? This has got gay DougJ film noir written all over it!
    I demand an answer! I want the truth!

  144. 144.

    Baud

    @Corner Stone:

    Is this some kind of fucked up time warp where some alien life force wiped our brains from the first thread with this title?

    I remember that episode. It was a good one.

  148. 148.

    Corner Stone

    This Meechigan QB simply isn’t going to last an entire season. I don’t care how fast he is.

  151. 151.

    piratedan

    i hope you two have a lot of fun on the way to Charlotte, discovering more about each other and sharing the passion you have for people and politics

  152. 152.

    Warren Terra

    @Violet: Yup. I thought everyone understood this: our scribbler, famous for his late-night meanderings while in a chemically altered state, is setting off on a road trip to a national convention accompanied by his attorney friend from Los Angeles, who happens to be a member of an ethnic minority.

    If there were any more parallels the Thompson estate might sue.

  153. 153.

    arguingwithsignposts

    @Corner Stone:

    If this first brutally fuzzy pic is any indication of what’s to come…there’s going to be a lot of really disappointed people commenting here over the next week.

    moreso that normal on FYWP?

  154. 154.

    Corner Stone

    @handy: Man, don’t be bringing that whole “reality based” response bullshit up in here!
    It’s much more entertaining to consider that some alien force stopped the facial hair growth of Baud et al for 24 hours while they wiped our collective memories.

  159. 159.

    Corner Stone

    Not sure I’ve seen such an obvious disparity between a #8 and a #2 team. No idea why Meechigan would agree to make this their first game of the season, even a couple years ago when this was set.

  161. 161.

    Citizen_X

    @Corner Stone:

    I just looked at the perma link for this thread and it has a “2” at the end of it!

    THERE’S A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX! HERE COME THE AGENTS!

    @ABL: She speaks! Yet she doth not give us a “+X” number.

  165. 165.

    CaliCat

    A cranky white guy and an angry black lady, muy passione! Not sure if you’re both straight but if you are – bow chica bow wow – get your swirl on!

  166. 166.

    Anne Laurie

    @Violet:

    It’ll be a life saver for older people who can otherwise stay in their own home hit the gas instead of the brakes, jump the sidewalk & mow down a bunch of pedestrians.

    This is why I am so in agreement with the need for self-driving cars. Bad enough right now, but as my fellow Boomers age into the ‘someone should take their keys’ demographic… shudder.

  167. 167.

    Arclite

    Of course ABL is smiling. She’s holding Rosie! Rosie could melt the heart of the Iron Giant into slag.

  168. 168.

    Violet

    @ABL:
    How does Cole get entry into the convention? Does he get to go as your guest on your credentials? Does he have to apply for his own? How’s that work?

    Hope you have fun!

  171. 171.

    RossInDetroit, Rational Subjectivist

    Ermahgerd.

    This election season was odds on to suck ditch water with a short straw, and then things suddenly turned around. With this power couple* on the job there’s hope after all. Do us proud!

    *in the loosest sense.

    ETA: wrong thread. I just woke up.

  172. 172.

    Teejay

    I know I speak for many when I say how much I enjoy the
    title’s of your posts. “The Eagle has landed.” Priceless!

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