Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

Why did Dr. Oz lose? well, according to the exit polls, it’s because Fetterman won.

If you are still in the GOP, you are an extremist.

I know this must be bad for Joe Biden, I just don’t know how.

Jesus, Mary, & Joseph how is that election even close?

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

We still have time to mess this up!

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

“Squeaker” McCarthy

A Senator Walker would be an insult to the state and the nation.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

In my day, never was longer.

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

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

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

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Balloon Juice has never been a refuge for the linguistically delicate.

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

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  1. 1.

    khead

    Pitt will win tonight. I passed the game to make sure. Heh.

    If they get trucked again tonight though, the fade is on.

  9. 9.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @cathyx: I care so little about them I didn’t even know it was happening. And I haven’t the foggiest notion who is nominated for what. Haven’t watched an awards show of any kind in probably a decade.

  12. 12.

    cathyx

    @SiubhanDuinne: I only know about it because I read it on another blog. I don’t watch enough TV, movies, or broadway shows to have the slightest idea what is happening. But I do listen to music, so I am slightly interested in those awards.

  15. 15.

    The Dangerman

    Could be worse; Steelers were picked to go no place. The 49ers were picked as a Super Bowl favorite…

    …and have shit the bed field so badly they were getting boo’d in Candlestick this afternoon. Poor QB whose name I can’t pronounce let alone spell.

    ETA: I mean the OTHER QB whose name I can’t spell (thanks Ben of the Steelers).

  16. 16.

    JPL

    It has been years since I watched the Emmy’s but for some reason, I have it on. I missed the red carpet but so far the dresses are blah. Tony Hale just won for his role in Veep. He is such a good character actor and deserved the award.

    also, too.. Since the blog host (the one who lets us rant) watches Veep, he probably wouldn’t disagree.

  17. 17.

    raven

    @Jewish Steel: Ha, I had never heard of a”doula” till we hosted a baby shower for one our “alternative” type younger friends. Damn house was full of them! I thought they were pickups with six wheels!

  18. 18.

    Violet

    Since this is a football thread, among other things, not sure if this comment by George Visger in the NFL head injuries thread a few days ago was seen by many people. It was at the end of the thread. He played for the 49ers, has had multiple brain surgeries and suffers from concussion-related disability. He has a foundation to educate people about the impact of concussions.

    According to his comment, the NFL settlement has yet to be accepted by former players. It’s an interesting comment and I thought people might want to see it.

  19. 19.

    Thlayli

    The Stillers can’t possibly look any worse than the Giants did today. FSM, that was painful. I switched to Red Zone at halftime.

  24. 24.

    JPL

    Emmy update.. Julia Dreyfus just won for veep. Tony Hale walked on stage, stood behind her and told her who to thank. Some things you just can’t plan for.

  25. 25.

    raven

    @Svensker: There was one sweet young lady with two little boys decked out in really long hair and fringed jackets. They got a load of my rifles on the gun rack and went ape shit. “Yea cool, guns”. I felt so badly for her.

  26. 26.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    Going to do some smack talking this week, the Browns won, hey it is going to far and few between. I’m working with some 49er fans so I may need to lay low on the Niner talk.

  27. 27.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    Going to do some smack talking this week, the Browns won, hey it is going to far and few between. I’m working with some 49er fans so I may need to lay low on the Niner talk.

  30. 30.

    Botsplainer

    Trying to explain to the dog that my premium bourbon (Woodford Reserve, Double Oaked) is not for puppies.

    He’s difficult to convince.

  31. 31.

    scav

    @raven: “doula” for some unknown reason suggests an alternate form of sexy female vampire. any clues on what infected my brain to get here?

  34. 34.

    Schlemizel

    @Thlayli:

    Until someone can match the cartoon level incompetence of the MN Vikings I don’t want to hear any whining from any of you fuckers! 3 times all the needed was a touchdown when they had the ball inside the 10 & 3 times they settled for a field goal then lost on the last drive of the game – against 3 bad teams!, well 2 bad teams & one so-so team. The Cleveland Clowns could easily be the worst team in the NFL but they have this one final drive victory to pretend they are competitive.

    Seriously Wiley Coyote with an Acme Anvil has a better chance than those pasty purple putz-wads

  38. 38.

    scav

    @scav: So far I’m at horla, but that’s still a leap, as I usually err while keeping the first letter constant. And it,s still not a vampire.

  42. 42.

    JPL

    This Emmy thing is not for me, so it’s time to read. After reading Those Angry Days and The Unwinding, I downloaded something lighter, W is for Wasted. I guess it’s the life and times of the previous president.

  46. 46.

    maximiliano furtive, formerly known as dr. bloor

    Steelers putting themselves into the Bridgewater Sweepstakes.

  47. 47.

    Wally Ballou

    @J.W. Hamner: Pirates lost to the Reds today, so the teams are tied yet again.

    The Cards are down 4-1 vs. Milwaukee in the 3rd, though, so there’s that.

  52. 52.

    Jackie

    Seahawks obliterated the Jags! As the announcer said in the 4th quarter; “The Seahawks’ depth is so deep Carroll needs a snorkel”! And the ‘9ers lost! If the Steelers lose, it will be a perfect 1st day of Fall! :) (Sorry, John)

  53. 53.

    The Dangerman

    Hell, I sit down for dinner and by the time I’m done it’s 17-0? This must be the shit football weekend. Niners sucked donkey balls and the Packers, well, at least that was interesting before going down to defeat. Every college game yesterday blew. The Broncos will abuse the Raiders tomorrow night. Is a good game too much to ask?

  55. 55.

    MikeJ

    @Jackie: You do have to feel bad for people that have the seahawks’ qb in fantasy football. No need to put him in against the jags.

  56. 56.

    Jewish Steel

    @raven: I’d like to see a 1st half beatdown sos I can go rehearse with the band (my wife).

    That’s not a euphemism, btw.

  59. 59.

    IowaOldLady

    @Jewish Steel: If I were young enough to still have a “next birth,” I would have to ask you two to stay outside whatever distance the restraining order set. No offense.

  61. 61.

    raven

    @Jewish Steel: I need to crash, was up most of the night with the Bohdi and got banished to the couch because, you know, the doggie needs his mommy when he doesn’t feel good!

  62. 62.

    raven

    @IowaOldLady: say wha??????

    A young lady moved in across the street a few weeks ago. She locked herself out of her crib yesterday and a mutual friend to her to come see me cuz I can do anything! Took a while but I got her in. So there.

  63. 63.

    hamletta

    @Violet: Jaysus:

    Which means I could be jamming a one-inch butterfly needle into a thumbnail-sized hole in the side of his skull, trying to siphon off excess spinal fluid while avoiding what Visger calls “the white stuff.”

    The white stuff being brain tissue.

    Dear God, please look after this man and his compatriots.

    I need to write to my little brother and compliment him on his wisdom for quitting football after one pee-wee game in the ’70s. He was ahead of his time.

  65. 65.

    Uncle Ebeneezer

    Just went googling to make an 80’s Steelers joke on FB and on the 1988 page finally saw the guy Tunch was named after. Which naturally made me think of Cole. Hope the grieving hasn’t been too bad and Stevie has helped. On the Steelers, yeah we’re fucked. Looks like this might be a long, miserable season.

  66. 66.

    Howlin Wolfe

    . . . keep it close the whole game and lose on the last play or in overtime

    That’s the Vikings’ shtick.

  67. 67.

    raven

    @Elizabelle: He’s better but he’s going to the vet first thing. I looked up his records and they had already prescribed Rimadyl last year so I gave him a low dose. He and the princess are in the rack and me and Lil Bit are on the couch!

    thx

  69. 69.

    Jackie

    @MikeJ: I don’t do fantasy football – too time-consuming and from listening to my daughter – too agonizing. So I just sit back and ENJOY my team w/o worrying about individual players from several teams having a good game. :) But for those who do… sorry Wilson didn’t play complete game and rack up more completions, etc. ;)

  70. 70.

    glocksman

    SInce this is an open thread, does anyone else find the Progressive commercial with the ring announcer yelling ‘BUUUNNNDDLLLLEE!’ to be goddamn annoying?

    The TV is at a normal volume level and then all of a sudden I’m damn near blasted out of my recliner when that f’ing commercial comes on.

    On the other side of the spectrum, I am somewhat hard of hearing and I find the Allstate commercial with the whispering home contractor to be almost as annoying because I can’t hear a single word he’s whispering.

    Then of course we have the Nissan Versa Note commercial with the jingle that makes me want to bang my head into the wall repeatedly.

    Besides, Versa Note sounds like a type of Android tablet or phone, not a car.

  71. 71.

    PsiFighter37

    Can’t believe Jeff Daniels got best drama actor. I like ‘The Newsroom’. Was sure Cranston was a shoo-in given it is the last season of Breaking Bad.

  73. 73.

    Heliopause

    @glocksman:

    Goddamn but I hate that commercial with, what was the phrase, the fire of a thousand suns? It’s one of those things that’s clever the first time you hear it, annoying the next half dozen times, and please keep the semi-auto away from me the next fifty times after that.

  74. 74.

    Full Metal Wingnut

    @JPL: Good for him! I feel bad because it seemed like people would always talk about Lucille and Tobias and GOB (and George Sr, and pretty much everyone else) and that Hale never really got his due among Arrested Development gushing. At least among my friends.

  78. 78.

    Full Metal Wingnut

    Anyone else think that the Saul Goodman spinoff would be a good Emmy opportunity for Bob Odenkirk. He’s such a talented comedian, super funny but he’d have to submit for Drama with Breaking Bad, where honestly he couldn’t really compete (although Kevin Spacey was nominated for that dreck house of cards).

    A comedy would be a good vehicle for Odenkirk to get a comedy Emmy for Saul. Assuming it’s a comedy, but that would be playing to Odenkirk’s strengths so I hope so.

  79. 79.

    Full Metal Wingnut

    Best Actor Wish: Jon Hamm. He deserves it, he’s still got it. Was outshined by Cranston three times. The episode he submitted, the finale, was excellent, and he really brought it as Draper. An understated role I think, and he doesn’t get enough credit.

    Cranston deserves a 4th Emmy for last week’s episode, Ozymandias. I was blown away by all the emotional states he had to go through, and he nailed all of them. But that’s for next year. The episode he’s nominated for this year is “Say My Name”- another excellent performance, but I’d honestly give it to Hamm here.

    Damian Lewis is a damn fine actor. But I feel like his character is barely above cipher. I also didn’t think this season of Homeland was that great.

    Kevin Spacey. I find him overrated. House of Cards is trash, with the veneer of quality in its color palette and production values. It’s not even he writing’s entire fault-he plays the character completely wrong. Terrible accent, and way over the top. Moustache twirling. For the life of me I cannot fathom why people think that show is good.

    Aaaand I just saw that Jeff Daniels won. What?

  82. 82.

    Full Metal Wingnut

    @PsiFighter37: yeah. I love Daniels. But here’s how I figure:It’s not even that I think he’s a bad actor. Assuming all actors are equal, Don Draper and Walter White are much heavier lifts than his character

  83. 83.

    SIA

    No one is watching the new Foyle’s War series? I missed the first episode last week so gotta catch up. So exciting !

  86. 86.

    Punchy

    How the fuck is that fuckin TD not reviewed? They reviewed a simple pick-6 that waa clearly a TD, but with the guy’s knee on the line they dont even attempt to review? Fucking BULLSHIT.

  88. 88.

    cckids

    @PsiFighter37: No shit. Plus, Daniels is ok, given what he’s got to work with in The Newsroom, but . . . doesn’t hold a candle to Breaking Bad. Or, frankly, even to Peter Dinklage in GOT. The Newsroom is just . . meh.

  90. 90.

    MsSKWEsq

    Yeah Bears! Sorry Stealers fans. I’m happy because the Bears won, the Packers LOST, the Seahawks won and in the NHL the Blackhawks won! Also too the Iowa Hawkeyes and Wisconsin Badgers won yesterday! I can sleep well tonight!

  92. 92.

    trollhattan

    @Jackie:

    A’yup, a proper and good day in the NFC west. Will be a good day at the office tomorrow, what with all the Niner fans and hoping against hope Raider fans.

  93. 93.

    Joel

    We knew the Steelers would be this bad. But the Niners?

    Meanwhile the Seahawks are the defensive version of the 2007 Patriots.

  96. 96.

    Studly Pantload, the emotionally unavailable unicorn

    “Breaking Bad” may have been channeling Shelley last week, but this week it’s all-in on Coleridge, specifically “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” Walt’s barrel has become the albatross, its contents reflecting the lines, “Water, water everywhere/Nor any drop to drink.” Nightmare Life-in-Death cheating the souls of her winnings of their demise, instead keeping the Mariner (read, Walt/Jessie) alive to be haunted by the accusing visages of the dead.

    If this is the trajectory for next week — well, gird the loins, and try to watch it with company.

  97. 97.

    PaulW

    And now we know why Walter White came back with an M-60. He’s going after the two people left he views as traitors: his ex-partners.

    We will, at last, understand why a Nobel-prize winning scientist was teaching high school chemistry instead of running a chem business empire.

    And Jesse will have his revenge. He has to. He has seen Hell. He has lived Hell.

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