Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Cole, when it comes to calico cats, restraint is overrated.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

Live so that if you miss a day of work people aren’t hoping you’re dead.

No Justins, No Peace

“And when the Committee says to “report your income,” that could mean anything!

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

Everyone is in a bubble, but some bubbles model reality far better than others!

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

Cole is on a roll !

I like you, you’re my kind of trouble.

The media handbook says “controversial” is the most negative description that can be used for a Republican.

…and a burning sense of injustice to juice the soul.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

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

They fucked up the fucking up of the fuckup!

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

Let the trolls come, and then ignore them. that’s the worst thing you can do to a troll.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

The Giant Orange Man Baby is having a bad day.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

Another missed opportunity for Jamie Dimon to just shut the fuck up.

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  1. 1.

    Omnes Omnibus

    I want both the Lions and the ‘Niners to lose today. Don’t tell me it is impossible. I want what I want. I will be rooting for the AFC team in the Super Bowl because fuck the Lions and the ‘Niners.

  3. 3.

    Suzanne

    @WaterGirl: Someone has to win!

    It’s evergreen: SPORTS GO SPORTS!

    This is the most important thing that’s ever occurred
    The vicarious fulfillment of your dream that got deferred
    You had aspirations as a kid but you didn’t have the skill
    So you watch genetically superior people do the things you never will

  5. 5.

    Yarrow

    Who’s the guy in blue that looks like he’s screaming? He looks like Matt Gaetz with a Justin Timberlake hairstyle from the NSync era.

  13. 13.

    raven

    @Parfigliano: If anything has wrecked sports it’s fucking gambling. Two years ago they couldn’t even say the word “bet” on a broadcast now there is ESPN Bets.

  18. 18.

    japa21

    @Omnes Omnibus:  Saw that earlier.  Your persistence is admirable.  Last week was a killer.  Should have been an all NFC North game.

    However, I will be rooting for the Lions in this game.  The Santa Clara 49ers are frauds.

  22. 22.

    columbusqueen

    Rooting for the Lions, but am delighted the Chiefs won. May more heads in wingnuttia explode as Taylor makes an epic dash home from Japan to see her man play in the Super Bowl.

  23. 23.

    HumboldtBlue

    @Jackie: ​ 

    Not just the NFL, every sport from college to the pros.

    And as always, the answer to your questions is: money,

  31. 31.

    Dangerman

    I gotta root for the Niners.

    One, California boy.

    Two, Mr. Irrelevant (if you don’t know, look it up). The NFL spends a LOT of money getting it right. Sucked on that one.

    Three, Taylor pissing off the Right people, if you get my drift. Hold it, Wrong team. Shit. Point remains.

    That said, Detroit going to the Super Bowl would rock.

  33. 33.

    japa21

    @Omnes Omnibus: I remember watching that as it happened.  Good clip, specially pointing out how the Falcons blew a lead and lost to the Vikings.

    That was when the Packers had cheerleaders.  I remember the Lumberjack Band that played at their home games.

  34. 34.

    The Thin Black Duke

    @SiubhanDuinne: My Eagles had a rapid, unscheduled disassembly’ on the way to the SB, so I’m not that invested. On the other hand, I remember the trash TV sports guys were saying about Mahomnes, so I’d like seeing Patrick profiling another ring.

    (yeah, I think the Chiefs can beat Detroit and San Fran.)

  41. 41.

    Jeffro

    (chiming in quickly b/c I missed the ENTIRE Chiefs/Ravens thread b/c I was THOROUGHLY enjoying that game!)

    GO CHIEFS!!!1!

    And now (please FSM don’t let this be the kiss of death) GO LIONS!!!1!

  44. 44.

    Big Picture Pathologist

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Hold up, when were the Lions in a position to do anyone wrong with the exception of their long-suffering fans?

    Did they knock out your team out of the playoffs?

  46. 46.

    Kelly

    My maternal grandfather was a 49ers fan back when I was on of his TV remote controls. So I was to.  He also taught me to hate the Raiders. This was before the Seahawks existed. I dropped them for a while after their treatment of Colin Kaepernick. KC is my favorite team these days.

  50. 50.

    Dangerman

    Also, regarding sports betting, if you know a little about sports, do yourself a favor and look up ESPN Bad Beats. Hilarious.

  53. 53.

    Jeffro

    @WaterGirl:You can always go back to it and relive the big moments in the comments.

    true!

    Twitter is cracking me up right now:

    “Congratulations to Taylor Swift for making it to the Super Bowl in her first year in the league!”

    (and Aaron Rupar is having a field day giving credit for the win to Travis Kelce being quite loudly, publicly, vaccinated)

  54. 54.

    Tony Jay

    I’m sure there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for it, but my first thought was that’s a lot of creamy white flesh to see on a poster advertising a game of (checks notes) American Football?!?

    Officer class, I take it?

  55. 55.

    Maxim

    I was born in the Bay Area, so the 49ers have always been my team. That said, I’m happy for the Lions, especially since it’s been 32 years (I think it was) since they’ve made it this far.

  56. 56.

    HumboldtBlue

    Wide right, you twats!

    Man, the Lions, with no tradition, no history (despite being home to three of the best to ever play the game in Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson and Billy Sims) and years of achingly mediocre to downright terrible teams, beating the fucking Niners in Santa Clara would be perfect.

  57. 57.

    Scout211

    Since we don’t have Taylor Swift to liven up this football thread, Here’s a local news story about Christian McCaffrey selling his $12.5 million mansion in North Carolina.  He already sold his condo for $3 million.

    “Presenting the Grand Lac Chateau, an exquisite manor inspired by the serene countryside of France, gracing the shores of Lake Norman, North Carolina,” begins the property’s Realtor.com listing description. Per the listing, the estate spans almost 12,000 square feet and sits on nearly 9 acres of land in Mooresville, North Carolina, about 35 miles north of Charlotte. Photos offer a peek inside the property’s six bedrooms, one of which has a bay window and a sitting area, fireplace and cathedral ceiling. There are also seven-and-a-half bathrooms, a grand sitting area on the main level and a central staircase featuring an eye-catching black railing.

    There is a one-bedroom guesthouse attached to the main property that is included in the sale, listing agent Victoria Speer told the WSJ. The paper further noted the home has a sauna, a “stone wine cellar,” an elevator and a screened-in terrace.

    “It was such a difficult decision to have to sell this house, but because I play in the Bay now, I am never there,” McCaffrey told the WSJ in an email. “It pains me letting them go,” he said of his North Carolina homes, “but that’s life I guess.” He cited the in-house movie theater as among his favorite features.

    Other amenities include not one but two gyms on the property, Speer told the WSJ. That’s because McCaffrey converted a garage beneath the guesthouse into a “larger gym filled with the workout equipment he needed for training during the season,” the WSJ said. Potential buyers can even negotiate the gear into their purchase of the home if they want.

    You can’t buy that much house in the Bay Area for $12.5 million, but I don’t think Christian has to be worried about that.

  58. 58.

    Jackie

    @Jeffro: My daughter lives in FL and is a diehard Seahawks fan, so I’ve LOTS of experience watching and texting play by play! The NFL package is way above her pay grade 😢

  66. 66.

    cmorenc

    @Another Scott:

    Don’t misunderstand the following question as any excuse for the abusively exploitative impositions of NFL owners or the clients they are “entertaining” by requiring cheerleaders to entertain them in demeaning fashion – but why do these cheerleaders voluntarily put up with it rather than quit with a big “FU” on the way out?  What do these cheerleaders want or expect to get out of entering or continuing such an abusively exploitative, demeaning employment relationship for which they are paid peanuts, if anything at all?

    That said, I hope some talented big-time law firm will successfully sue the NFL owners into forcing sea, no oceanic changed wrt the team heerleaders.

  77. 77.

    JPL

    @raven: Such a wonderful day driving 6 hours to go 12 miles.   That was when my son tried to encourage me by saying he’d come and get me if I got stuck.   The next day I actually asked him how he planned to do that, and he said, I lied.  I just wanted to give you some hope.

  92. 92.

    Baud

    I love the idea of MAGA having to choose between Kelci and Detroit (or even SF, if they comes back).

  97. 97.

    David 🏈 Mahomes! 🏈 Koch

    Dog day afternoon* 🐶🐕

     

     

    * teams that are considered underdogs are referred to as “dogs”

  113. 113.

    Soprano2

    Really glad K.C. won,  both because it’ll make the MAGA’s mad and because it’s good for our business. The regular football fans are probably all still there, watching to see who K.C. will play.  If Detroit wins this game who are they going to root for? 🤣🤣🤣

  116. 116.

    Yutsano

    @Jackie: ​I also have a dear friend who was born and raised in Michigan but lives in California now. So it’s both personal and spiteful.

  126. 126.

    HumboldtBlue

    This Detroit offensive game plan has been brilliant. Running the ball effectively, eating clock, controlling the game. Should’ve taken the FG try there.

  137. 137.

    WaterGirl

    Apparently the fat lady has NOT sung yet.

    edit: My “n” key is not working properly half the time today. I didn’t catch it that time, and didn’t notice that autocorrect changed “ot” to “to” because of the missing N.

  143. 143.

    Jackie

    Back to back sacks! Hit ‘em again Detroit!

    Hah! SF had to settle for the FG.

    Detroit’s turn. They need to exhale and play their game.

  162. 162.

    Jackie

    My daughter just ordered me a Taylor Swift Kansas City teeshirt for the SB – knowing full well I’ll send it to her afterwards 😂

  163. 163.

    wjca

    Gonna be a rough Super Bowl for Real Americans ™.  Root for the left coast, blue state, elitist 49ers?  Or cheer with Taylir Swift?  What an agonizing dilema for them!

  167. 167.

    kindness

    Most of what went off around me out here in the Central Valley sounded like shotguns.  Meh, not too worried about that.  I prefer sky burst fireworks myself but don’t have any of the good stuff.  Not legal out here.

    Go Niners!

  168. 168.

    Alison Rose

    @kindness: Yeah, I heard a couple of booms near me. Thankfully it was brief, but if they win the Super Bowl, I imagine it’ll go on a lot longer…which, bah. I’m old and cranky and I don’t like it.

  170. 170.

    sab

    I was rooting for Detroit. Husband was rooting against them because he didn’t want them to get to the Superbowl before the Cleveland Browns.

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