Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

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

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

“I was told there would be no fact checking.”

Shut up, hissy kitty!

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

Tide comes in. Tide goes out. You can’t explain that.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

The lights are all blinking red.

I’m starting to think Jesus may have made a mistake saving people with no questions asked.

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

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

We are aware of all internet traditions.

You’re just a puppy masquerading as an old coot.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

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

Bad people in a position to do bad things will do bad things because they are bad people. End of story.

I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.

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

Let me file that under fuck it.

Dear elected officials: Trump is temporary, dishonor is forever.

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  5. 5.

    lonesomerobot

    This isn’t NFL related, but I just had to share the derp some libertarian dufus just posted on Facebook.

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202697307060870&set=a.2378966680632.2145944.1444592584&type=1&ref=nf

    If you don’t want to click the link, it says, “317 million people in America and you spend 360 million on just introducing Obamacare? Just give each citizen a million bucks and save some damn money fools”

    Except 360 million divided by 317 million is $1.13. That would be one dollar and 13 cents. I wonder if this came from McMegan?

  8. 8.

    Jerzy Russian

    @lonesomerobot: Do you know this doofus personally? If so, it is your duty to go up to him/her personally and deliver a swift kick in the junk. Such stupidity has to be painful, if not criminal, if we are to move forward as a society.

  10. 10.

    Jerzy Russian

    I need the Chiefs, Chargers, and Raiders all to lose today. I am not sure likely that is, but so far, so good.

  13. 13.

    Corner Stone

    @Jerzy Russian:

    I need the Chiefs, Chargers, and Raiders all to lose today.

    Wow. I hope for your sake you don’t have any money riding on that set of outcomes.

  14. 14.

    lonesomerobot

    @Jerzy Russian: I don’t know the original person who posted it (if you follow the share you will see that person is actually taking the derp even further by either insulting or giving all caps replies to everyone who is commenting on the photo, in total denial of the error of the math). I went to college with the person that shared it on my timeline, and I did in fact mock him for both the math and the fact that he was promoting socialism.

  15. 15.

    tybee

    @JPL:

    hahahaha

    the foulcons are done so i’m free in the afternoon and going to a kayak/canoe capsize class in the neighborhood pool.
    doing some teaching and some learning.
    i don’t own a wet suit so i’m a gonna freeze my frijoles off, i reckon.

  17. 17.

    Heliopause

    Interesting the relative lack of hysteria after a white guy shoots up an airport reportedly for political reasons.

  21. 21.

    Zippity

    Go Chiefs! And I actually get to watch the game today. They usually only play NFC north games in my area. With the MNF game, they dvidently needed some other options.

  23. 23.

    Corner Stone

    God, the second game on CBS today is Stillers @ NE.
    I believe in equality for all, but this parity bullshit has got to go.

  24. 24.

    Jerzy Russian

    @Corner Stone: No, I don’t have any money on those games. As a habit, I want the Broncos to win, and all other AFC west teams to lose. Realistically, there might be one loss possible out of the three games today.

  26. 26.

    Corner Stone

    @Jerzy Russian: SD @ WAS, who freakin knows about that one? Typically the Chargers don’t travel East very well. But WAS stinks in every phase of the game at this point.
    I think OAK at home beats PHI.

  29. 29.

    Jerzy Russian

    @Corner Stone: Agreed, one cannot count on either team when the chips are down. And there is a pick-6 of Mr. III. I am surprised the Bills actually have the lead in the second quarter.

  30. 30.

    J R in WV

    I’m hoping Geno Smith gets some joy in their bgame with the Saints… I don’t know how likely that is. But WVU won yesterday even tho they were 17 pt underdogs. That was nice.

    A good friend went to the hospital yesterday with stroke-like symptoms, he’s a banjo/guitar player, I hope he comes away OK. This is his second trip, the last time he seemed to get over it pretty quickly. Hope some good luck for him if you can.

  31. 31.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    Listening to the nationally syndicated radio broadcast of the Bills-Chiefs game, when I pick up a remark by color commentator Brian Baldinger that Bills’ middle linebacker Kiko Alonso has, “…a middle linebackers’ name.”

    Don’t get me wrong- I don’t catch enough of the Bills to rate Alonso’s play- but that name belongs to someone who plays in the midfield at, say, Racing Santander.

  34. 34.

    2liberal

    @JPL: re: broncos

    according to all my resources the Broncos have a bye week this week. I think you probably knew this – but did the front page guy not know this?

  36. 36.

    Steeplejack

    @Corner Stone:

    I’ve got Ravens-Browns. Sort of meh, but at least it should be competitive.

    Currently watching the Chargers and Redskins flail away at each other.

    ETA: Colts-Texans might be good tonight. Colts favored by only three points.

  37. 37.

    raven

    Just got done cutting down a cherry tree, trimming the fig tree and putting up a cool bluebird house we bought in Lynchburg. Maybe the Falcoms have a chance””

  39. 39.

    Heliopause

    If anybody is watching the Bills-Chiefs and wondering about the Bills’ quarterback, he was the second best quarterback on the roster last year. Wazzu’s roster, that is.

  41. 41.

    Steeplejack

    @The Sailor:

    Just going by the line in the New York Times roundup story.

    Seriously, don’t be surprised if the downtrodden Texans give the Colts a run for their money. Houston has had two weeks to prepare and has reportedly spent some of that time the offense to capitalize on some of [quarterback Case] Keenum’s strengths. He fared relatively well against the Chiefs, who have the NFL’s best defense, in his last outing under less than ideal circumstances. Stranger things have happened, but Indianapolis is probably a little too good to trip up here.

    Sometimes hard to tell when a given line reflects some person’s prediction of the actual outcome or rather a gambling establishment’s balancing act to keep the bets even on both sides.

    . . . Hmm, just checked the actual betting lines at ESPN, and it’s even closer there: three books have the Colts by only 1, with one book at 2 and one at 3.

    Maybe this is a “parity” thing. I have noticed that this season the teams’ records don’t seem to track with game predictions very well.

  42. 42.

    The Sailor

    @Steeplejack: Yeah, I checked a couple of betting sites and saw 2.5 & 3.
    And the Colts have had 2 weeks also. If I still lived in Las Vegas I might put money on it.

  47. 47.

    Steeplejack

    Damn, the Chargers and Redskins both woke up and realized they’re in a football game, and now it’s a barn-burner finish. Chargers behind 24-21 but marching with 1:18 left in the game. Ball on the Washington 47.

  49. 49.

    Steeplejack

    @JPL:

    What happened to them?! I am a big Falcons fan—lived in Atlanta for 26 years—but I haven’t been able to follow them closely this year. (I get Redskins and Ravens games, whether I want them or not.) I didn’t think Atlanta was supposed to devolve so deeply after last year.

  50. 50.

    Corner Stone

    @Steeplejack: Injuries. With actual talent spread so thin across the league, losing one or two key starters puts you right back in parity with the mediocre rest of the league.

  56. 56.

    raven

    INJURED FALCONS STARTERS
    Player/Games missed/Status
    FB Bradie Ewing/5/Injured reserve
    OL Mike Johnson/7/Injured reserve
    WR Julio Jones/2/Injured reserve
    LB Kroy Biermann/5/Injured reserve
    LB Sean Weatherspoon/5/Out at least two more games
    RB Jason Snelling/1/Missed last game
    RB Steven Jackson/4/Returned in Week 8
    WR Roddy White/2/Missed past two games
    LB Akeem Dent/1/Played past two games
    CB Asante Samuel/2/Played past three games
    OL Sam Baker/4/Missed past three games
    LB Stephen Nicholas/Missed last game

  58. 58.

    Corner Stone

    @Steeplejack: Besides the hapless Jags, and a beat down of SF, the Colts don’t seem to blow out their opponents. They also aren’t all that great against the run, and the Texans may get both Tate and Foster back (last report I saw).
    Case Keenum is the real deal given a little seasoning, IMO. He’s one of those “fling it fast and hard and let God sort it out” NCAA QB prodigies.
    But I think he can work in a pro system given enough snaps and a functioning run game.
    The killer is LB Cushing is out again for the season. And when that happens the Texans D decides to *not* stop people from running the ball.
    So we may get a 23-20 or 21-17 game. Hopefully, Texans. We have to win out to have a chance at the playoffs.

  61. 61.

    Corner Stone

    This was Rob Ryan’s best chance to beat a team coached by his brother Rex. Don’t care for either of them, but that has to suck to have him holding 5-0 over you.

  62. 62.

    Steeplejack

    ’Skins win in overtime. Chargers have only themselves to blame after not being able to score a touchdown from first and goal in the last minute of regulation.

  63. 63.

    Jerzy Russian

    @Corner Stone:

    KC did not score one offensive TD against the freakin’ Bills?

    Their offense is not that good. The Bills had their chance, but it is hard to overcome 14 points from turnovers. At least the Foreskins pulled it out against the Chargers.

  64. 64.

    Svensker

    Steelers Pats? Can we root for the abyss to open and most of both teams tumble in?

    Ooooh, Brady burns the Stillers.

  67. 67.

    Corner Stone

    Just a really ugly, sloppy day so far today in the National Football League.
    Lots of teams doing their best to give the game to the other guys.

  72. 72.

    Heliopause

    @billgerat:

    The first half was a total team non-effort, but the real story of their season is that they are 8-1 despite having a very badly injured offensive line. If those injured players can get back after the bye week they should look like their old selves the rest of the way.

  73. 73.

    The Sailor

    Jeebus, I’m glad I’m not a Steelers fan. Playing one quarter of football really doesn’t cut it.

  75. 75.

    slim shady

    hmmm 55 points. Cole’s going to have to bring in a couple more cats, and a truck load of ribs to console himself this week. Chortle.

  76. 76.

    billgerat

    @Heliopause: Yeah, get the starters back, and Harvin in the line-up, and then we should start playing like a championship team. Until then it’s a steady diet of Roll-aids whenever we play crappy teams. Next week we play the 2-6 Falcons, so more heartburn ahead.

  77. 77.

    The Sailor

    Finally, the game I’ve been waiting for but between the time change and having to work in the morning I don’t think I’ll be able to make it thru the 1st half.

    Also, I didn’t know Reggie Wayne was still out, that’s going to hurt. Explains the 3 point spread a bit better.

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