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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
The media handbook says “controversial” is the most negative description that can be used for a Republican.
So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.
Well, whatever it is, it’s better than being a Republican.
The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.
Their boy Ron is an empty plastic cup that will never know pudding.
Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?
You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.
Russia bombs Ukraine’s maternity hospitals; Republicans in the House can’t sort out supporting Ukraine.
“Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on.”
Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.
Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.
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Boeing: repeatedly making the case for high speed rail.
There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.
I like you, you’re my kind of trouble.
Baby steps, because the Republican Party is full of angry babies.
Roe isn’t about choice, it’s about freedom.
“Just close your eyes and kiss the girl and go where the tilt-a-whirl takes you.” ~OzarkHillbilly
If marriage is the equivalent of selling yourself into slavery, women with self respect should reject the offer.
JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?
Wake up. Grow up. Get in the fight.
This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.
There are a lot more evil idiots than evil geniuses.
I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.
raven
I knew a guy from TT, I guess that will do!
Steeplejack (phone)
Why does Panama have to play both Trinidad and Tobago? That doesn’t seem fair.
ThresherK
@Steeplejack (phone): “William and Mary, eh. Two degrees?”
Panama get the one they’ve been working for (so the announcer says) for half an hour.
I don’t know, I just got back from doing laps at the pool.
Bill Murray
Penalties. Blas Perez should have won it for Panama at the end of regulation. One miss in the first two for each. Phillip with a nice save for T&T
and it’s 3 for 5 for both
raven
Nuts!
Bill Murray
Pineda saves in the 9th round of PKs for the Panama win
MattR
Wow. A 10 round penalty kick shootout. Anyone know what would have happened if either team had received two red cards and had only 9 players left on the field (or if they had a red card and then a second player forced to leave due to catastrophich injury)?
Randinho
It would start from the first penalty taker again. The African Cup of Nations Championship this year ended with a goalkeeper from Ivory Coast saving a pk and then converting the winning one against Ghana.
MattR
@Randinho: Thanks. I knew the keepers were included in the group of players who could take the PK. At the lower levels, it is not too uncommon for a keeper to be one of the first 5. And I figured if they made it through all 11, they would just go back to the beginning of the list to continue the sudden death rounds. I just had no idea what the rule was if one team had fewer players left (due to bookings or injury). Seems like a fair approach to restart the list as soon as one team runs out of players since the team with extra players gets the benefit of not having to use their weakest PK options. I would also guess in terms of injury that if the player is still on the pitch during the final run of play before the shootout, then he has to be included somewhere in the list of PK takers while any player so badly hurt that they could not return after being removed would be allowed to excluded from that list.
MattR
@Randinho: A minor correction/clarification I learned from some googling (which I probably should have done before asking the question) – when they go though the list the second time they do not have to use the same order of players. And interestingly, though I am sure it is a super rare occurrance, if a player gets sent off during the shoot out, then the other team does not have to remove a player from their list. (Though it doesn’t really indicate how it would play out if the sent off player had not taken a PK yet – would the team with the extra player automatically win if he makes his shot and the other team does not have a player left to take a matching attempt?)
Bitter Scribe
In the second game, Mexico-Costa RIca, Ochoa, the Mexican goalkeeper, seems to be leading a charmed life. Every time CR gets a good chance they shoot it wide or high.