Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

White supremacy is terrorism.

The low info voters probably won’t even notice or remember by their next lap around the goldfish bowl.

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

Our messy unity will be our strength.

I would try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

They punch you in the face and then start crying because their fist hurts.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

If you don’t believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love isn’t freedom, it is privilege.

The press swings at every pitch, we don’t have to.

GOP baffled that ‘we don’t care if you die’ is not a winning slogan.

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

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

It’s a good piece. click on over. but then come back!!

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

“Loving your country does not mean lying about its history.”

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Innocent people do not delay justice.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. keep building.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

I have other things to bitch about but those will have to wait.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

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  2. 2.

    Corner Stone

    Hmmm, the 5″11″ Drew Brees, or the 5’9″ Russell Wilson?
    Just hoping for a good game again this weekend.

  6. 6.

    Aji

    Yatsano? Is that the same as Yutsuno? You know, dude, most of us get by with one name. What, you got four now?

    Got no dog in this fight – or rather, two dogs, since I like both teams. But thanks for the shiny new thread.

  10. 10.

    raven

    @Aji: Me neither except that we have one party all year and that’s for the Super Bowl. I try to get all themey with chow and cajun/creole is my specialty!

  20. 20.

    Corner Stone

    @Omnes Omnibus: I don’t know what you mean? It’s increasingly unusual that an NFL QB is under a legit 6’2″, so when we have a playoff game with two sub-6 footers it’s remarkable, at least to me.

  22. 22.

    raven

    @Omnes Omnibus: Ever see “Tom Horn” where scrawny Steve McQueen tell Gentleman’ Jim Corbett, “you’d have to stand on a stepladder to kiss Geronimo’s ass”!

  24. 24.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Corner Stone: You were knocking Manziel for height in an earlier thread. I wondered if it had become a bee in your bonnet (or a bat in your belfry).

    @raven: I’ve seen the movie but I didn’t remember the scene.

  25. 25.

    Violet

    @Aji: We went through a period where no one could reply to Yutsy using his original name. The comments just vanished into the ether. As a courtesy he rearranged the vowels in his name and everyone could reply to him.

  27. 27.

    Corner Stone

    @Omnes Omnibus: They all lie about it. Manziel isn’t as tall as they list him. And he’s much scrawnier as well.
    It’s a factor, at least to me, when evaluating his potential worth/value on the playing field in the NFL.
    Shorter QB’s have a harder time in many regards these days. Drew Brees is an exception, and Wilson so far has shown he can get it done as well.
    Wislon is stocky and much more solidly built than either Manziel or Brees for that matter. So his scrambling may not get him killed as quickly. But if Shorty Manziel thinks he’s gonna Scampernick around and be successful, I am happy to bet against him.

  31. 31.

    raven

    @Omnes Omnibus: It was at the very beginning. That and “I’ve never seen a bunch of pasty face Sheriff’s” right before he kicks the lever of the gallows trap has always stayed with me. Should have been his last movie.

  37. 37.

    Corner Stone

    @Omnes Omnibus: That’s like Mike Tolbert FB for Carolina. They have him listed at 245, but that SOB is 260+ or I’ll buy him a buffet somewhere. He may tap 270 on game day.

  41. 41.

    Morzer

    Damn, that Saints defender rang Percy Harvin’s bell! Poor little Gator!

    13-0 Seahawks. Looks like someone began trash-talking a little too soon. Poor little Cwacker!

  47. 47.

    Corner Stone

    @raven: His ability to scramble is impressive at the NCAA level. Good quickness and decent/above average speed.
    But let’s see what happens the first time a 245 pound LB lands right on top of him with his throwing shoulder pinned under him. Or a 290 pound DE.
    Even in today’s QB friendly NFL rules, somebody is gonna nail him and accept the penalty.

  49. 49.

    billgerat

    I knew when I got up this morning that there would be a lot of running in this game. The wind has been pretty brisk out on my back porch, and with the rain thrown in it makes for awful passing conditions. Seattle has a better set of runners than N.O., so I expect Seattle to pound it down their throats. So far that’s what’s happening.

  51. 51.

    opiejeanne

    @Baud: the weather is brutal today; hard rain, wind, lightning, hail, and even snow, all since the game started.
    I’m glad I’m inside.

  53. 53.

    raven

    @efgoldman:

    It’s been an incredible first season for Kevin Burkhardt at Fox. When the network announced his hire before the season, he was best known as a reporter for New York Mets telecasts on SNY. Last year he was calling Dallas Cowboys games on radio for Compass Media and now he’ll be calling an NFL playoff game for a nationwide television audience.

    The pair has certainly impressed with their work during the season and it’s a well deserved designation. Burkhardt calls a very good game and has the kind of smooth, understated delivery that has long been a staple of the top NFL announcers.

  57. 57.

    billgerat

    @Baud: It’s so bad out my dogs haven’t wanted to step outside all morning. They look at me like I’m crazy when I open the door for them.

  58. 58.

    Corner Stone

    And unlike other semi-scrambling QB’s (looking at you BigCheeseIII), RW scrambles but doesn’t take the hit.

  63. 63.

    JPL

    Although I’m a big Pat fan, I know they don’t have a strong team this year, so my prediction is Seattle vs Denver. Seattle is looking worthy.

  71. 71.

    dr. bloor

    The only thing the Saints seem to be doing well today is turning Harvin into the new Kenny McCormick.

  74. 74.

    J R in WV

    It is raining HARD in Seattle. No surprise it’s a problem for an indoor team. NO defence is good but can’t play the whole game. They need a break while the O carries the ball.

  77. 77.

    khead

    @Baud:

    The sinking feeling I felt started with the missed FG. Everything since then has been a slow death march. At least to halftime.

  78. 78.

    hitchhiker

    Crikey, hawks! They need three scores to get you, the weather is bloody nuts, and your fans are blowing their vocal cords again. Good times here in the Pacific Northwest.

    Just hope one of these massive Douglas Firs doesn’t decide to drop a branch through my living room ceiling.

  79. 79.

    Comrade Luke

    Entire half spent talking about what the Saints did wrong, and how they can recover.

    Who are they playing?

  93. 93.

    Eric k

    Saint officially can’t complain about anything now since they got a gift blown call on the obvious fumble

  95. 95.

    Baud

    Defense doing it’s job for once. Something to build on for next year.

    In the off-season, Saints offense needs to practice playing in the world’s most hostile climates. Maybe make a reality show out of it.

  96. 96.

    raven

    I’m fucking around trying to help a neighbor who is out of town and it looks like he has a broken water line. I turned it off at the meter and then learned another neighbor (plumber) turned it off under the house!

  99. 99.

    Eric k

    Betty, it isn’t injury prone when you get a concussion after the other team targets you with hits after ever play

  101. 101.

    billgerat

    The wind has died down appreciably, so throwing is now an option and Brees is finally able to move the ball. With N.O. knocking on the door, Seattle’s D needs to make a good showing.

  108. 108.

    billgerat

    Only took them 2 and 1/2 quarters, but they are finally on the scoreboard. They can’t wait for another 2 and 1/2 quarters to do it again.

  115. 115.

    Corner Stone

    This game should be really interesting. Why do I feel like it’s boring the snot outta me?

  118. 118.

    Corner Stone

    If you’re Brees, how do you underthrow a pass so badly into double coverage underneath?

  122. 122.

    Steeplejack

    This announcer really does sound like Al Michaels. “That’s un-be-lieve-able!” Ugh.

  131. 131.

    Corner Stone

    @raven: I’m still stupefied over KC coming back from 2:00 minute warning and then taking their last time out.
    That was epic Andy Reid.

  132. 132.

    Corner Stone

    Fucking BEAST MODE.
    He was just looking to stay in bounds but then no one wanted to tackle him!!

  141. 141.

    Corner Stone

    Brees has absolutely no handle on the ball. Looked like he was regripping before the throw.

  151. 151.

    billgerat

    I’ll be damned! Well, here goes the game.

    A second forward pass? What was he thinking? Game over. Now for S.F. to get crushed tomorrow.

  152. 152.

    Corner Stone

    @billgerat: I’m in a tight spot. I can’t stand Harbaugh + I can’t stand Scampernick.
    BUT, I love Carolina’s defense – I think Cam Newton is an awful NFL QB.
    Shit, I guess I have to root for Carolina and Riverboat Ron.

    edited

  155. 155.

    billgerat

    @Corner Stone: Part of me would like to see S.F. win to set up an epic title game, but common sense says that Carolina would be the easier team to beat. Plus, I want to see Faepernick get creamed just so my step son’s cousin, who is a 49’er fanatic, gets a major sad and shuts up about S.F. the rest of the year.

  157. 157.

    Corner Stone

    @billgerat: I don’t honestly know why I dislike Scampernick so much. Maybe it’s because The Harbaugh picked him.
    But I see him do that stupid side to side stomp down foot move as he sprints forward and I just pray for Lawrence Thomas to come out of nowhere and plant him.

  158. 158.

    Heliopause

    Russell Wilson’s got to stop sucking, and the Seahawk WRs have to start getting some separation or this big season ends next week. The Seahawks are running on defense and offensive fumes right now. Been a long time since I’ve been this down on a winning playoff team.

  159. 159.

    billgerat

    The way he kisses his biceps before every game shows he’s an egotistical bastard. Granted, the guy can play, but his bullshit just wants me to see his smile get wiped clean off his face.

  161. 161.

    billgerat

    @Heliopause: The weather certainly slowed Wilson down, but also the great success of the running game ensured that Wilson didn’t need to throw the ball much today. I wouldn’t say he sucked. You are right though that the receivers need more separation.

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