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By Big Tent Democrat, Section Blog Related
Posted on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 10:24:58 AM EST
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Random sports thoughts - the Gators were not great, but they don't stink either. Love the Cubs tanking. Rooting for the Angels to get off the deck and beat the Red Sox. Kimbo Slice is a fraud.

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    this morning (5.00 / 0) (#5)
    by connecticut yankee on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 10:59:26 AM EST
    Meet the Press had a lot of commentary critical of McCain and Palin.  Peggy Noonan had some more criticism of Palin. She praised the theatre but doubts the substance.

    George Will Perpetuates the lies (5.00 / 0) (#8)
    by Stellaaa on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 11:04:26 AM EST
    that the meltdown was caused by CRA lending and FNMA, when are people gonna smack down this extremist right wing racist shenanigans?   It started in a murmur and now they are plugging it everywhere.  

    Sure (5.00 / 0) (#10)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 11:07:34 AM EST
    I worried about that at first but no one is buying anything any Republican or Conservative is saying.

    They are utterly discredited.

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    Political Diversionary Tactic (5.00 / 0) (#13)
    by santarita on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 11:36:01 AM EST
    The Republicans have to divert attention from the obvious failures of their Administration and the conservative ideology.  It's their only hope.

    Anyone who points to a single cause or single event of the financial meltdown is doing so to fulfill some private agenda.  They aren't to be taken seriously.

    There is an interesting article about FNMA and Freddie Mac in the NY Times business section.  It goes along way towards explaining the events that led to their takeover and their role in the cascading meltdown.  

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    For the low information reader, (5.00 / 0) (#16)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:00:58 PM EST
    kindly define "street fighter."  Does Jackie Chan qualify?

    My friends at ESPN (none / 0) (#32)
    by Steve M on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 01:01:44 PM EST
    have helpfully supplied this video of the event in question.

    While this so-called sport flies way, way below my radar, I think the video pretty much speaks for itself.  However, until someone gets struck with a runaway grocery cart, it won't be true Jackie Chan-style combat in my book.

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    Very helpful. Thanks. (none / 0) (#33)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 01:05:36 PM EST
    Kimbo looks really angry.  

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    cubs and kimbo (5.00 / 0) (#39)
    by Jlvngstn on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 01:56:59 PM EST
    This year hurt for my cubbies, nothing to say really.

    Slice took a graze on the chin and went down, i watched it like 20 times and still cannot believe that his chin could possibly be that fragile.  No where near ready for prime time.....

    A bad day in LA (5.00 / 0) (#45)
    by caseyOR on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 05:39:20 PM EST
    Not only were my beloved Cubbies struck down by the Dodgers, the Ducks were demolished by USC. Last night was a time of great sadness here. Today is a new day. And there is always next week and next year.

    Well, I'm glad the Cubs made someone happy (none / 0) (#1)
    by ruffian on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 10:40:26 AM EST
    Wish it were me for once though.

    At least I don't have to spend the rest of my month on baseball. What else is going on in October? :-)

    Cubs didn't let us down. (5.00 / 0) (#25)
    by eustiscg on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:41:12 PM EST
    That's right: they disappointed, just as we knew they would.  Good old Cubs!

    It hurts a little more this year though.  No stupid fan to blame.  No sense that we were lucky even to get into the playoffs.  Just a great regular season and three crappy games of baseball against the Dodgers.  Sigh.

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    Exactly (none / 0) (#28)
    by ruffian on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:53:54 PM EST
    Getitng to the playoffs for the sake of getting to the playoffs has lost its charm.  They shouldn't bother next year if they don't intend to actually play ball.

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    Ditto. Pads brag about (none / 0) (#31)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 01:00:18 PM EST
    winning the NLWD this year, but, since they inevitably get wiped out by the Cardinals in the first round of the playoffs, does it matter?

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    Brewers rallied to the north of you (none / 0) (#20)
    by Cream City on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:18:04 PM EST
    so catch today's game to see if they tie up the playoff series, and that would give you another game to occupy your time, too.

    Wisconsinites are redecorating today, at least those who don't already have side-by-side or stacked tv sets . . . as we already do in an armoire with two tv sets, top and bottom, for my sports-loving men in the house.  

    Why? Both the Brewers and the Packers play at the same time, at noon.  Btw, that means a lot of sermons at the last Sunday mass were short ones.  I grew up with a priest who was a past master at what he called "Packers sermons" of less than seven minutes to get himself and everyone home by game time.  Those were the Sundays when we also got Communion as if the guy was on speed, moving up and down the line to shovel wafers into mouths in record time -- with the help of extra altar boys to keep up, one shift on the line while another ran chalices back and forth to the priest.

    We have our priorities in Wisconsin.  God comes first, but we know he has Saint Vince Lombardi at his side on Packer Sundays.  Today, those of us who remember the '57 series hope that God has Saint Warren Spahn sittig on His other side.

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    And we deried Sarah Palin for (none / 0) (#23)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:36:38 PM EST
    her talk of God and the war in Iraq!

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    The Repubs know what they're doing (none / 0) (#34)
    by Cream City on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 01:27:59 PM EST
    in appealing to the God-loving, gun-clinging heartlanders in fly-over country.  They know what it's like on the ground here.  A big seller is battery-operated portable tvs with earplugs for duck blinds to be able to watch both ducks and Packers.  Restraint is required, of course; loud rooting for the Pack is not allowed, lest it alert the ducks.

    And they know what its like on the water, when our lakes freeze.  Lots of long electrical extension lines for tvs in ice-fishing shacks.  (No need to use them for refrigerators, because the ice keeps the beer cold already.)

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    You know I love you CC (none / 0) (#27)
    by ruffian on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:52:29 PM EST
    But Brewers and Packers?  Can't go there!!!! ;-)

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    Forget it. (none / 0) (#38)
    by Cream City on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 01:34:39 PM EST
    5-0 Phillies in the 4th.  Brewers blew it.  Go Pack!

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    Gina could take Kimbo easily... (none / 0) (#2)
    by Addison on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 10:44:01 AM EST
    ...go Redskins.

    My thought: GO JOE TORRE and stick it to (none / 0) (#3)
    by steviez314 on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 10:54:39 AM EST
    Steinbrenner.

    So, the Yankees ARE in (none / 0) (#14)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 11:57:14 AM EST
    the playoffs?  

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    If that was snark , that hurt! (none / 0) (#26)
    by steviez314 on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:50:21 PM EST
    Torre is managing the Los Angeles Dodgers now

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    It was snark. (none / 0) (#29)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:54:28 PM EST
    I think George has already been shown the error of his ways in dissing Joe.

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    I didn't see Kimbo get his behind kicked (none / 0) (#4)
    by scribe on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 10:55:38 AM EST
    live, and had to wait for the replay on SportsCenter.

    I don't know if it was Pay-per-view, but if it was, I'm glad I didn't fall for it.

    The fun-nest part of MMA is, when you leave saying someone got their butt kicked, it's pretty certain to have been literally true.

    As to the Cubbies - the other day I reminded everyone that the Merkel curse would have its way.  Sadly, looks like I was right.

    Here, FWIW, is where (none / 0) (#9)
    by scribe on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 11:07:16 AM EST
    I put the word out to Cubbies fans.  Sorry.

    But, hey, there's hockey on Live From Prague!

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    Janoris Jenkins (none / 0) (#7)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 11:03:31 AM EST
    from my high school alma mater, Pahokee High School.

    Today (none / 0) (#11)
    by Steve M on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 11:11:31 AM EST
    is the first day of the Post-Millen Era in Detroit.

    I predict a big win over the Bears just on general principles.

    Why not? (5.00 / 2) (#12)
    by ruffian on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 11:19:16 AM EST
    No joy in Chicago today anyway. Go ahead, pile on ;-)

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    Spring training... (5.00 / 0) (#18)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:05:51 PM EST
    ...is just around the corner and the hopes and dreams of Cub fans everywhere will once again bloom with the greening of the ivy at Wrigley.

    /also applies to Rockies fans, except for the ivy

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    Rockies fans are dreaming only of relief pitchers (none / 0) (#21)
    by rdandrea on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:27:35 PM EST
    Without them, next season doesn't matter.

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    I know what you mean. (none / 0) (#24)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:38:23 PM EST
    Local radio guys on post-game show couldn't offer a bit of hope anything would be different for the Pads next season.  But, I'll still trek to Peoria for spring training to see for myself.

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    Do they still sing the blues in Chicago (none / 0) (#30)
    by ruffian on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:57:12 PM EST
    When baseball season rolls around
    When the snow melts away,
    Do the Cubbies still play
    In their ivy-covered burial ground
    When I was a boy they were my pride and joy
    But now they only bring fatigue
    To the home of the brave
    The land of the free
    And the doormat of the National League

    - Steve Goodman



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    Let the record reflect (5.00 / 0) (#40)
    by Steve M on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 02:09:52 PM EST
    that the current score is Chicago 31, Detroit 0.

    Well, I think we need to just keep firing more people until morale improves.

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    Was that a wink? (none / 0) (#15)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:00:17 PM EST
    Cubbies fans do have my sympathy.  They are a patient bunch.

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    So... (none / 0) (#17)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:01:55 PM EST
    ...was that game yesterday another memorable one for you Spartan fans?  

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    They are all memorable (none / 0) (#19)
    by Steve M on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:12:19 PM EST
    Surely you've noticed that every single MSU-Iowa game seems to be an instant classic!  This was a tough one, for sure.  So many drives seemed to come up completely empty.

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    Depends on your POV. (none / 0) (#22)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 12:29:06 PM EST
    The two early red-zone turnovers didn't exactly put me in a good mood to start the day.  

    I was so PO'd after the first failed 4th down try that I turned the game off and went to REI to do some retail therapy.  

    I was surprised to see the highlights and find we actually had a chance late.  I'll say this for Kirk, he's not afraid to roll the dice.  

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    Go Gators (none / 0) (#35)
    by GGINPB on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 01:28:26 PM EST
    They didn't play nearly as well as the score would indicate. As a long-time Gator fan I'm sure you share my experience of the moment every season when we realize they're just not as good as we thought/ hoped or were told (by their position in the early rankings). As a long-gone friend of mine used to say (he died shortly before the '96 championship season) "Florida always finds a way to break your heart". That happened last week with the excruciating Ole Miss loss, but if they beat LSU and look a lot better doing it I could be happy about them again.  

    American Carol (none / 0) (#36)
    by TomStewart on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 01:33:40 PM EST
    Anyone see it? The reviews are coming out now (no previews for the press) and they're pretty terrible, but that's no surprise. Watching the trailer, I found myself thinking 'this is what they chose to sell the picture?'. It's finishing at the low end of this weekends movies.

    Conservatives can be funny, but satire of strawmen is not satire, that's just frat boy bullying. I might rent it or catch it on TV just to see a real life train wreck recorded on film.

    You went to Pahokee HS? (none / 0) (#37)
    by GGINPB on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 01:34:20 PM EST


    Yep (none / 0) (#43)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 03:53:34 PM EST


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    search and prosecution based on computer error (none / 0) (#41)
    by boredmpa on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 02:25:34 PM EST
    link

    just an fyi on the technical crime side...not sure if you've covered it.

    Descendant of Original Maverick ... (none / 0) (#44)
    by Robot Porter on Sun Oct 05, 2008 at 04:36:16 PM EST
    speaks out.

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