The Roundup: 9 Year-Old Girl Arrested and Pepper Sprayed, Shaq’s Opinionated Interview and Tim Tebow
Candice Swanepoel and Erin Heatherton… a 3rd woman is accusing Herman Cain of sexually suggestive remarks … there would be less accidents if you moved the deer crossing somewhere with less traffic #science … Drew Brees went trick-or-treating as a centurion … sex in front of the courthouse on Florida-Georgia weekend … Michael Bay explosion infographic … Stallone designed a ridiculous pen … a DVD player caused a house fire … In Living Color is coming back … If Kate Hudson breaks up MUSE, we’ll have problems … Oregon Ducks cheerleaders … this is the girl who claims she had sex with Justin Bieber for 30 seconds in a bathroom …
Bubba Smith died of drug intoxication. [LA Times]
9-year-old girl arrested and pepper sprayed. Yes, obviously this happened there. [ABC News]
Lindsay Lohan is going back to jail. [E!]
Former LSU recruit Akiem Hicks is playing college football in Canada. [The Daily]
Could the Florida Gators not qualify for a bowl game for the first time since 1979? [Sentinel]
Nickelback is set to play halftime at the Lions’ Thanksgiving game. Here’s a petition to stop that. [change.org]
Jack The Ripper’s knife? [The Sun]
The Bills sacked John Beck yesterday. [Washington Post]
An interview with Shaq. [Chicago Tribune]
Some baseball free agency predictions. [CBS Sports]
Just so you’re aware: This comment thread turned into #occupytebow. [ESPN]
Ohio State’s Jamaal Berry suspended until his charges have been resolved. [Columbus Dispatch]
Police help Batman with a flat tire on Halloween. [My FOX DC]
One of Scott Raab’s friends reviewed his book. [Cavs: The Blog]
Sam Bradford hopes to play this weekend. The Rams just don’t lose the same without him. [SI]
This is already my favorite game show of all time.
A Year in New York from Andrew Clancy on Vimeo.
So New York looks nice too.
In Spain, a guy tried to pull money out of the ATM and a snake came out.
- Roy Hibbert Blocked Carmelo Anthony And It Was Epic [GIF]
- Oxbow Upsets Orb To Win Preakness, No Triple Crown For 2013
- Charmin “Stop Skidmarks” Billboard Won At Charlotte Motor Speedway
- Mets Resort To Groupon To Sell Tickets, Including Yankees Games
- Oklahoma State Blocks Wes Lunt Transfer Options, Lest Mike Gundy Look Bad Indirectly
- resolutedefense on Charmin "Stop Skidmarks" Billboard Won At Charlotte Motor Speedway
- orly57 on Oklahoma State Blocks Wes Lunt Transfer Options, Lest Mike Gundy Look Bad Indirectly
- orly57 on Charmin "Stop Skidmarks" Billboard Won At Charlotte Motor Speedway
- orly57 on Charmin "Stop Skidmarks" Billboard Won At Charlotte Motor Speedway
- orly57 on Bradley Beal Seems to Have Lost a Little Respect for Derrick Rose Because He Didn't Try and Play
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November 3rd, 2011 at 8:08 AM
I’d just as soon keep it. If we stop it, they’ll probably replace them with Kid Rock or Bon Jovi.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:09 AM
Or maybe we can just create a ” > Nickelback” meme on NFL.com until they get the point.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:17 AM
/fistpump
I designed the courthouse’s foundation, vestibule, and the roof pediment. I always knew it would be a visual pheromone.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:19 AM
Nickelback is Tits McGhee.
/spencerohninetysix
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:21 AM
Are you Ted Mosby?
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:23 AM
PSE&G can eat a big fat dick.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:26 AM
I saw Third Eye Blind play at halftime of the Lions Thanksgiving Day game in 1999.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:26 AM
ahhhh man, people just to let it go. Nickelback just plays testosterone-fueled anthem music for the masses, nothing more than that. They’re not out to change the world like Bob Dylan.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:28 AM
never heard of him.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:32 AM
I designed the bathroom stall where Bieber nailed that chick for 30 seconds. I knew the tp dispenser was giving off a visual pheromone not seen since the courthouse design in Jacksonville.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:32 AM
They’re not out to change the world like Bob Dylan.
More Typhoid Mary than Bob Dylan.
Canadian football is only played in the universities, they play 3 down football and the quality is shockingly bad.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:32 AM
Damn, I thought ‘their’ blacks were supposed to be better?
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:33 AM
When did the Lions re-hire Matt Millen?
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:33 AM
Well, she does sort of look like a man, so maybe this is true after all..
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:35 AM
hats off to you for your amorous foresight.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:36 AM
Totally read this as foreskin
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:39 AM
balencing the budget, or ranking these cheerleaders in order of hotness, which one is easier?
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:40 AM
Michael J. Fox performing your circumcision > Listening to Nickelback.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:40 AM
one of my best night sleeps in awhile. refreshed!
too bad it’s a slow morning in the sports world.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:41 AM
bwwwwwaaaaahahahahahahahahahaha. please be true.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:43 AM
21 Jump Street movie coming soon-looks sort of funny. http://t.co/BWB3thkH
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:43 AM
And this is when I realized it’s Thursday and CRM did the Roundup.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:44 AM
Soused,
If you’re comparing CIS football to NCAA then clearly the quality is much lower, but I wouldn’t call it “shockingly bad”.
/season ticket holder
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:44 AM
Oh noes, don’t break up Muse!
/wanking motion
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:45 AM
Damn, I thought ‘their’ blacks were supposed to be better?
Everyone’s everyone sucks
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:45 AM
In fairness, she was probably a little slimmer before she had the kid. Well, it’s not fairness. I mean, if she wanted to she could lose that wait. I guess I was being fair to Beiber, which makes no sense because he is a tool.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:46 AM
awesome roundup ladies selection.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:46 AM
I was expecting more of a trailer-park methy look to them. the chick isn’t actually half bad looking.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:46 AM
Ha. Me too.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:47 AM
/stigs
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:48 AM
If Kate Hudson breaks up MUSE, we’ll have problems
Apparently “Hysteria” by the Muse was voted the #1 Bassline in rock history by Music Radar. Dont know how “Another One Bites The Dust” isn’t #1.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:49 AM
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:49 AM
Wow, all kinds of fails this AM. Here is the top 10:
1. Muse – ‘Hysteria’
2. Rush – ‘YYZ’
3. Queen – ‘Another One Bites The Dust’
4. Queen and David Bowie – ‘Under Pressure’
5. Pink Floyd – ‘Money’
6. Metallica – ‘Orion’
7. Michael Jackson – ‘Billie Jean’
8. Yes – ‘Roundabout’
9. The Who – ‘My Generation’
10. Tool – ‘Schism’
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:49 AM
My Name is Mud?
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:50 AM
chicks with their minds in the gutter this morning.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:50 AM
wtf? money by pink floyd…cmon.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:52 AM
meh…could be worse. id have megadeth’s “peace sells but who’s buying” on there too. probably some maiden somewhere, maybe powerslave or clairvoyant.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:53 AM
just read that article. I’m not going to say she deserved it, but maybe her parents did for raising such an angry 9 year old kid.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:53 AM
Needs Spacehog – In the Meantime
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:53 AM
Does being thinner make the ugly go away? I dont think so
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:53 AM
This story summarizes what I’ve been saying about the backlash against Tebowmania.
/It blames ESPN
//what a shock
///I’ve given them a break recently
////but they really are wrong this time
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:53 AM
In Spain, a guy tried to pull money out of the ATM and a snake came out.
Bank of America ATM?
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:54 AM
hypocrisy of Deadspin with the Tebow commenters thing at ESPN is ridiculous.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:54 AM
I love me some Candice
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:55 AM
uh oh, can’t resist opening up spotify now.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:55 AM
NIB ~ Black Sabbath
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:55 AM
Needs more SuperFreak from Rick James
/racist’d
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:55 AM
you’re right, include all of those bands and it would be much, much worse.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:56 AM
Higher Ground by RHCP is pretty good. Flea gets it going on that song.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:56 AM
I just listened to that yesterday…was listening to Sponge’s Plowed and In The Meantime was recommended on the sidebar.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:57 AM
taking that shit out of her face would probably be a good place to start.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:57 AM
oh shut it…peace sells but who’s buying was the old MTV news bassline. that thing’s iconic.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:58 AM
they are so desperate to not seem racist, they can’t help but be racist.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:59 AM
Higher Ground by RHCP is pretty good. Flea gets it going on that song.
isn’t that originally a stevie wonder song?
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:59 AM
ME-OW!
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:59 AM
Best drum solo…that’s a no brainer — The Opening of “Dr. Feelgood.”
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:00 AM
I don’t know what this is in reference to, but I endorse the sentiment.
/hates paying electric bill
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:00 AM
isn’t that originally a stevie wonder song?
It is, I didn’t know if it qualified for this discussion, still a cool bassline.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:01 AM
iconic? that probably came out 30 years ago, how can it be iconic?
/TBL
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:02 AM
i couldn’t tell you what the greatest bass line is in the history of rock music, but there’s a lot out there i think is pretty cool and like.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:05 AM
i do rank anesthesia (pulling teeth) higher than orion
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:05 AM
The ugly stays, but a hot body goes a long way for a quick 30-second bathroom fuck session.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:06 AM
i got my power back monday after the storm. then lost it again on tuesday. still don’t have it.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:06 AM
Charlie has a sweet ass bassline, especially at the end. Flea: legend.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:07 AM
Sorry America.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:08 AM
That’s a good one, but I’d like to nominate the drum solo from Edgar Winter’s “Frankenstein”.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:08 AM
Flea: legend.
Also has a fantastic movie resume. The Big Lebowski, Back To The Future 2\3, The Chase, Fear And Loathing.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:08 AM
they are so desperate to not seem racist, they can’t help but be racist.
That’s just Ann Coulter trying to stir you lefty’s up. She is a bomb thrower. My side does plenty of stupid things but don’t pin THAT statement on all conservatives. It’s intellectually lazy really.
As far as Cain. Read Weagel on Slate. The Republican Primary is two elections right now. The real one in which Romney will be the nominee and the game show one in which the others get voted off the island. Cain’s getting voted off now.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:08 AM
Never knew Billie Jean was considered rock, but if it is the song I’d nominate for coolest bassline is Brick House
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:09 AM
Veruca Salt had the bess bassist evar.
/spencer
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:11 AM
Oh that does blow. Especially if you have kids. Hopefully you get it back soon.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:11 AM
Love that song.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:11 AM
No one plays a better bass than Sir Paul McCartney.
/spence
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:11 AM
/spencer
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:12 AM
You have made a spelling/grammatical mistake. You mean ‘lefties’.
/Hernia’d?
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:12 AM
low rider’s got a pretty legit bassline.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:12 AM
Justin Chancellor from Tool has some pretty sick bass lines.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:12 AM
The way they’ve gone after Obama, they don’t care about appearing racist. This is more of a sign that they’re more concerned about beating a supposed liberal with a supposed real conservative. They wouldn’t care if the conservative was the Son of Sam.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:14 AM
Shouldn’t that be in Warehouse 13? Has to be an artifact
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:14 AM
best bassline ever.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:14 AM
Best? Yikes.
I like Hysteria and Orion, but some of the others, no thanks.
I’d take 46 & 2 over Schism, definitely needs some Sabbath, RHCP, or Primus.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:15 AM
Also the dude from RATM\Audioslave, I think his name is Tom Commerford has some cool basslines. Also has one of the coolest tattoos ever, just a big black bar that goes across his wingspan to his shoulderblades.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:15 AM
pssh…that’s not queen and bowie, that’s vanilla ice.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:17 AM
New James Bond movie info released today!
Javier Bardem confirmed as villain.
Title of the film…Skyfall
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:17 AM
greatest bassline talk has to include so what.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:17 AM
Partial to this one
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Is it bad that I automatically assume the chick who said she fucked Beiber is trying to pull of a money grab?
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Jaco!
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Bullet in the Head FTW.
I also nominate any live version of “Why Go” by Pearl Jam. That intro is awesome.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:19 AM
The way they’ve gone after Obama, they don’t care about appearing racist.
I can’t believe people actually believe this. Did the way libs went after Bush make them reverse racist? Did the way righties went after Clinton make them reverse racist. It is unfortunately how the game is played today. Whether the Prez is white, black, green, whatever. I find this argument so idiotic it is hard to believe.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:20 AM
That’s soooooooo mainstream.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:20 AM
it’s just funny b/c these are the candidates they put out there?
christie is smart not running until the next cycle, he’d be wasting his appeal this year.
the repubs are essentially lining up their candidates for the slaughter, whoever loses in the general won’t be there again (Romney – they can finally be rid of him) and all the other candidates are going to cannibalize themselves into obscurity.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:21 AM
The Top Comment is the best.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:22 AM
From the article about the former LSU recruit, I see they have a college playoff in Canada. Follow the Canadian format! They probably pay their players too! How long before elite recruits start matriculating at Canadian universities for the improved college football schedule and format?
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:23 AM
He could be the one to beat in 2016. He made a very wise choice not running this cycle.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:24 AM
Lou Reed – Take a walk on the wild side.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:24 AM
(Romney – they can finally be rid of him)
Actually think it’s a pretty safe bet Romney wins. A Prez can’t survive this economy.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:25 AM
How long before elite recruits start matriculating at Canadian universities for the improved college football schedule and format?
Need higher than a 2.0 to get in.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:25 AM
5 syllables!? show off.
/yesterday
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:26 AM
The Wings go for 6 in a row tonight!
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:26 AM
yeah, if the country is still stagnant it will likely be his for the taking, unless you see hillary clinton get in there (unlikely) or elizabeth warren.
if there’s still a lot of anti wall street sentiment, Warren will be pulled into the mix and rightly so.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:28 AM
It’s not a safe bet to ever bet against a sitting president. That doesn’t mean Obama is getting re-elected, but if you put a gun to my head and made me choose I’ll always take the sitting president…especially if his opponent is devoid of charisma, like Romney/Newt.*
*Perry and Cain are done, so it seems Newt may be the last one to make a stand against Romney
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:28 AM
I always loved when the bass kicked in at 0:12 in this song.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:29 AM
It might be the imposing of Obama’s face with a family of chimps released by high level Tea Party activists or various statements made throughout the year that has people thinking this. Just because it hasn’t been played heavily on the 6 PM news or more importantly, just because he has chosen to ignore them,doesn’t mean they don’t exist in a pretty good number.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:29 AM
the election will be about jobs, and the media is finally waking up to the fact it’s the GOP that’s blocking initiatives that will add to the economic growth.
Romney also saying that “Corporations are people, too” won’t play very well if the OWS movement still has traction or the protests and sentiments spread.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:29 AM
going on four days now. this is fun
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:29 AM
/OT
THis just in: FBI classifies Juggalos as a gang.
/OT
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:30 AM
The most ridiculous thing I’ve seen the past week wasn’t involving Cain, but rather Perry’s speech in New Hampshire. But since Cain’s news broke right before Perry’s speech, it’s getting no play whatsoever. That was the strangest speech I’ve ever seen a politician give.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:32 AM
yes
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:32 AM
This is a bizarre story. Some weirdo GA mountain people wanted to engage in acts of terror against the ATF&E and the DEA.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:33 AM
A President can survive this economy as long as the Capital Hill Republicans continue to play the game they’re playing ham handedly. Not only that, but there is no way a nominee can win a general election if your own party despises you such as the predicament Romney finds himself in. The Republican Convention is going to be pure dramedy.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:34 AM
yeah, i think we’re finally past the whole “excelling in academics is for elitist snobs, mediocrity is the best” in terms of politics.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:34 AM
He probably read this.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:34 AM
It’s not a safe bet to ever bet against a sitting president.
And as a conservative I find the left’s apparent overconfidence comforting. Being a sitting president is not an advantage when unemployment is over 9 precent.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:35 AM
LOL
Those cats are senior citizens, too. One is 73!
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:36 AM
precent = percent
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:37 AM
and you are really underestimating how poorly the actions of the GOP killing job bills and fighting tooth and nail against solutions, rather than providing their own, will play out in the election.
anyone who wraps their arms around corporations and tax cuts for the top 1% will lose the election.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:38 AM
Dude…I’m not overconfident. I was simply saying that the line, “it’s a safe bet that Obama will lose” is actually retarded. Not because he’s a liberal, but because sitting president’s have a pretty good track record of getting re-elected, and the one’s that don’t need more than just a bad economy, but rather they usually lose to very charismatic opponents (see Reagan over Carter, Clinton over H.W. Bush).
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:38 AM
surprise, surprise… a link for buying gold coins at the top of that page.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:39 AM
This is why I empathize with Occupy Wall Street: I, as an inidividual, paid more in taxes last year than 30 Fortune 500 companies combined.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:41 AM
i haven’t met anyone that disagrees with OWS.
it’s not about a redistribution of wealth, it’s about economic justicice and fairness for the entire country, not the ones wealthy enough to finance an election.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:42 AM
Lots of nutty links and ads on that site. But it’s fun to read that Big Brother stuff. 1984 is my favorite book and Orwell probably my favorite author.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:42 AM
Why don’t they go Occupy DC? It’s the unfair tax code and legislation. I watched a great video Reason put out with Peter Schiff where he talks to a bunch of protesters. Quite a few nuts, but there were a lot of highly educated cats out there.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:42 AM
and everyone else classifies them as losers.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:42 AM
and you are really underestimating how poorly the actions of the GOP killing job bills and fighting tooth and nail against solutions, rather than providing their own, will play out in the election.
Last post on this. Do you really think when people go vote for Prez this will have ANY effect. Aside from it being completely false. Carter didn’t lose to Reagan becasue of charisma. This is libs lying to themselves. Carter lost because he failed. And that was the preception. A Prez OWNS the economy in people’s perceptions. Not the congress. To quote Daniel Caffey, Obama “is going to lose and he’s going to lose huge”.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:43 AM
This one of the reasons why I hate politicians. Usually republicans
Pass a bill requiring abstinence only education.. then ban abortions, so all those kids that were a result of unprotected sex that was bound to happen will come into the world poor and without a good parental structure… then bitch about them using welfare. Perfect circle.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:44 AM
Geez my typing stinks.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:45 AM
“ImJustSayin” should quit sayin.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:45 AM
was that the one where he pulled out the postcard and said that’s what you could file your taxes on? cause that one was definitely strange. the content and his delivery were just odd in every way.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Where did I say this? I said it takes more than just a bad economy. You also need good candidates, and right now Romney isn’t all that great as many on the (far) right just flat out don’t like him. He’s also very easy to run against as he’s taken so many competing positions on so many issues. Obama getting re-elected is probably a 50-50 shot, maybe 55-45. That’s pretty crappy for the average re-election bid I would think, but to say that’s a “safe bet” just doesn’t add up to me.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:46 AM
I’ve been looking at buying some land out of town lately and whenever I find some that I like and can think about affording it seems like the neighbors are along these same lines. there are a lot of people like that, unfortunately.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Suh/Delmas 2012.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:46 AM
was that the one where he pulled out the postcard and said that’s what you could file your taxes on? cause that one was definitely strange. the content and his delivery were just odd in every way.
If anyone has a chance, watch Jon Stewart’s take on this. I believe it was from Tuesday night’s show from this week. It’s very funny.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Well Caffey lost, but he didn’t lose big. They just got dishonorably discharged.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:47 AM
Wasn’t Romney pro abortion like 2 years ago. Now he’s anti abortion. They’re all liars.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:48 AM
Yes, but the post card thing wasn’t even the weirdest part of the speech. As you said, his delivery was so odd. If he told everyone he was drunk/high I would have believed it.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:48 AM
We’re fucked. All the possible candidates for 2012 suck donkey dick. Bring back FDR.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:49 AM
South Park did a nice job with the occupy people yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed that one. Let out an audible “OH SNAP!” when they said the 99%ers were occupying because they elected a black president and now they can’t say anything bad about him. South Park continues to push the envelope. And that envelope makes me laugh.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:49 AM
I’m of the mind that Romney is a liberal Republican or a conservative Democrat at heart, but he knows to get elected he has to say things that go more to the far right.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:50 AM
Here’s what I dont get, Virginia Republicans sent out that email picture of Obama as a zombie with a bullet hole in his head.. dont they know that a bullet to the brain is what kills zombies? I mean everyone knows that if you want to off yourself and not come back as a zombie, that you shoot yourself in the head, well everyone except that dumbass on the Walking Dead who was hanging from that tree.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:50 AM
Getting it, digging like that, like Dale Jr.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:50 AM
I have about $200 so far on Obama getting reelected, I cannot see the evangelical community getting fired up about Romney and it wasn’t like Obama would take Utah anyways.
Last election I won $250 as many Canadians did not think America could elect a black president.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:51 AM
We’re fucked. All the possible candidates for 2012 suck donkey dick. Bring back FDR.
I agree, Obama will get my vote though, because while he hasn’t done much, he’s the only guy that I can look at and not see a bumbling idiot. Dude needs to close down Guantanomo and pick a side on the gay marriage issue though.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:51 AM
There is some truth to this, but I feel this election will be more like 2004.
There was an undercurrent of people who would have voted GWB out of office in 2004, but the alternative (Kerry) was worse than what they had in office. Even if you don’t want to vote Obama, the Republicans aren’t putting up anyone who is any better (IMO).
Getting back to Carter……Globally, the world was a different place in 1980. Carter was seen as soft during the Cold War and Iran was holding US hostages. That killed him every bit as much as the economy.
If you are an incumbent legislator, however, I hope you have your resume up to date and your rolodex handy.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:52 AM
if you haven’t yet watched SyFy’s Zombie Apocalypse, i strongly recommend it for being one of the worst, yet enjoyable, zombie moves ever made.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:52 AM
So what songs will Nickelback play a halftime?
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:53 AM
Had my DVR set to tape it Saturday night, but lost power, so… will it be on again? Or is it on OnDemand?
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:53 AM
yes, good way to put it. it was just so odd. I felt like he’d stroked out just before the speech or something.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:53 AM
I’m of the mind that Romney is a liberal Republican or a conservative Democrat at heart, but he knows to get elected he has to say things that go more to the far right.
Which is disappointing… I could really see myself voting for a liberal republican… especially a social liberal one. These evangelical nut jobs are taking over the right though.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:53 AM
Nice.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:54 AM
So what songs will Nickelback play a halftime?
“Crap”, “Poop”, “Poop” (acoustic)
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:54 AM
That strategy worked out well for John McCain.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:54 AM
Agree. He was too naive to think he could close Gitmo, though. He took that one on the chin. The gay marriage thing is something only a second term president would dare handle as our country is still full of homophobic nutjobs who think those who are gay are less than human. There is no reason to take a stand on that issue in your first term if you want to have a second one (sadly).
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:54 AM
Every poll taken at this point says it is having and will have an effect. The Iranian Hostage crisis had as big if not a bigger effect on the election than the economy, so no, it wasn’t just the economy.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:54 AM
well everyone except that dumbass on the Walking Dead who was hanging from that tree.
I don’t understand… they said his legs were eaten by zombies, yes? So 1. Why don’t the packs of zombies eat each other? 2. They obviously can’t climb trees… seems like it would be pretty safe to chill out there.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:56 AM
should be on again, i think i saw at least 6 different showing between the premiere and monday when i looked for different recording times.
you’ll get pissed at it though, if you think walking dead people are stupid, the survivors here make them look like Survivor Man. but damn, is it entertaining.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:56 AM
I think it will be Romney’s undoing as well, though I suppose he’ll tab Rubio as his running mate, thus locking up Florida. The election will come down to Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, NC and Virginia…as all modern Presidential elections do.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:57 AM
I believe his official policy is abortions for some, miniature American flags for others.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:57 AM
Agree. He was too naive to think he could close Gitmo, though.
He’s the president though. I don’t care if its hard or a red-taped nightmare. Shut that fucker down. That place is such a fucking hypocrisy.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:57 AM
What’s the deal with the conjoined twins at the top? Prettay preeeettaay messed up TBL.
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:58 AM
I don’t know whats more shocking that Bieber makes $4.5 million a month or that he just got me somehow pregnant.
/He can buy my silence for a barrel of 40 Creek Whiskey
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:58 AM
So how would you feel if they paid more in taxes, but less in wages? Or hired fewer people? Would you feel justified, or pissed that they aren’t doing enough to help the little people?
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:59 AM
I believe his official policy is abortions for some, miniature American flags for others.
What about abortions by way of miniature American flags? Would that be cool?
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Why don’t we put an educated motherfucker in the White House? Only 1 President has ever had a PhD. A great speaker does not make you a great leader.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Can’t wait to watch Top Chef recorded from last night.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:01 AM
I don’t know whats more shocking that Bieber makes $4.5 million a month or that he just got me somehow pregnant.
There’s no way that guy has a penis. And if he does have one his balls certainly haven’t dropped yet. Smart play by that girl if she wanted to get famous quick though.
‘MERICA!
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Because nobody with half a brain would want the job of being President.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Any list of best basslines should include “Cannonball” by the Breeders. Also “Good Times” by Chic should get some extra credit for also being the bassline for Rappers Delight.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:01 AM
thats. what. they’ve. been. doing.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:01 AM
that one song?
/doesn’t know the name of a nickleback song.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Why don’t we put an educated motherfucker in the White House? Only 1 President has ever had a PhD.
Obama was editor of the Harvard Law Review wasn’t he? That’s pretty fucking educated.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Duffy hasn’t smugly typed a condemning OSU post in quite some time. Here ya go Ty
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:02 AM
New York video was pretty neat. Need to get back there sometime next year. Maybe a TBL East coast rendezvous that includes a Yankee game. Sadly, the Cubs are going to Citi Field next year, not The Stadium.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:02 AM
Well I figured they ate his legs while he was dead but before he reanimated. But yeah, it seems clear enough that zombies cant climb, when Shane was on top of the bleachers in the gym.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:03 AM
So how would you feel if they paid more in taxes, but less in wages? Or hired fewer people? Would you feel justified, or pissed that they aren’t doing enough to help the little people?
Wages have been stagnant since the 1960′s while corporate taxes have come down. There has been no correlation to tax breaks and wage increases the last 50 years. Companies take the tax break and outsource to another country or hire old people with pensions who will ask for less in wages.
St. Bear, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may Zeus have mercy on your soul.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:04 AM
the greatest bass line in the history of rock music
Whatever it is, it has to involve one of the following: Larry Graham, Paul McCartney or James Jamerson.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:04 AM
He failed Econ 1000 though.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:04 AM
So would he be referred to as Mr. President Doctor or Doctor President?
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:05 AM
Then vote for Newt.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:05 AM
I thought they said that animals were coming by and eating him?
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:06 AM
Duffy hasn’t smugly typed a condemning OSU post in quite some time. Here ya go Ty
I’m guessing Jamaal had a couple too many cherry bombs at Gaswerks then went to the parking garage and jumped some guy.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Are. You. Sure?
The classic recovery cycle is companies lay off a bunch of people, become more productive with few employees, improve their tech and infrastructure, then hire more people. This is taking a hell of a lot longer than expected, but we’re still on that path.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Warren Ball and Brionte Dunn, step on up!
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:08 AM
Zombies eat living flesh. That guy hung himself and they ate him before he zombiefied, which, according to Jenner, has been documented to take up to at least eight hours in some cases. It’s a good idea to climb trees, but if you want to be Swiss Family Robinson, go ahead and risk it while the walkers bear down.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:08 AM
I believe Norman Reedus said the Walkers had come and eaten the legs.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:08 AM
I love it when some random internet blog commenter says things like, “we should just hire someone smart. all of these guys/gals are idiots.” Clinton was a Rhodes’ Scholar and Obama was the President of the Harvard Law review. Hell, even Bush graduated from Yale. It’s not like Earl from the gas station is running the White House for crying out loud. Right now the biggest issue in DC is not what the White House does, but rather what the Congress does. It’s amazing to see how compromise has become a dirty word in DC. No longer is it okay to work across the aisle with a liberal or conservative counterpart. Now, do I think one side is worse at this than the other one? I most certainly do. However each side has taken to a bunker mentality that needs to be broken up or this shit will never end.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:08 AM
The way they’ve gone after Obama, they don’t care about appearing racist.
/ I can’t believe people actually believe this. Did the way libs went after Bush make them reverse racist? Did the way righties went after Clinton make them reverse racist.
How many attacks on CLinton or Bush referred to their race? I never saw one.
Now, how many of those attacking Obama refer to his race? Based on what I read on commenter boards, I’d wager at least half.
That’s the difference.
If you do not see the racial element in the attacks on Obama, you are blind.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:09 AM
And neither do educational credentials.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:09 AM
That was awesome!
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Just ask him, he’ll tell you he’s a genius.
/then he’ll fuck the first wet hole he can find and leave his third wife for it
//rinse and repeat
///dude is pure slime
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Both way hotter than Kate Upton.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:10 AM
I prefer Allah, but Zeus works well.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:10 AM
The problem with politicians isn’t that they’re not smart so much as they’re mostly lawyers being asked to solve economic matters
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:10 AM
He both sides still agree ‘Fuck independents’
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:10 AM
I’ll pass. His PhD in European History wouldn’t do much for us. I was more thinking of someone with an education in finances/economics.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:11 AM
hey*
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:11 AM
DING DING DING! We have a winner!
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:11 AM
And neither do educational credentials.
Agree.. the whole argument is dumb. Steve Jobs was an asshole who dropped out of college.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:11 AM
GWB was the first President with an MBA. That didn’t turn out so well, economically.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:11 AM
wilhem gets it. I say we elect him Kaiser.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:12 AM
This is why I empathize with Occupy Wall Street
/ Why don’t they go Occupy DC? It’s the unfair tax code and legislation
The tax code is written by Wall Street, through its lobbyists. That’s how the rich game the system in their favor.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:12 AM
Bill Gates never finished his undergrad either, as I recall.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:12 AM
There’s a pretty cool story in “World War Z” about trees and zombies. It involves a character named Colonel Christina Eliopolis and her friend “Mets.”
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Twas enjoyable, but I needed more hot chicks.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:13 AM
I thought the zombie hanging from the tree was bit when he was human and tried to kill himself by hanging but didn’t realize he’d reanimate as a zombie.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:13 AM
The problem with politicians isn’t that they’re not smart so much as they’re mostly lawyers being asked to solve economic matters
There’s some truth to that… although, it’s not like Obama doesn’t have the brightest economists in the country available to him. President’s job is to make rational, informed decisions using the best information available.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:15 AM
my first act of business will be to ensure all tax payer funded stadiums provide free parking to residents of the state
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:15 AM
What the fuck do Steve Jobs and Bill Gates have to do with being President?
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:15 AM
You all need to be watching Colbert to really see how fucked up the entire political process is (especially elections and campaign finance).
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Exactly. As if the first President elected with a background in Econ will be his own economics adviser.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:16 AM
I was speaking moreso about Congress…would be amusing to see what the founding fathers thought of how Americans view the presidency these days, the office isn’t supposed to have full control and yet it seems the assumption from many is that it does
High school civics courses have failed this nation
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:16 AM
/raps knuckles on desk in uproarious approval
//I think that’s how the Prussians would do it?
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:16 AM
What the fuck do Steve Jobs and Bill Gates have to do with being President?
They were great leaders without educational credentials. Just because you have a PhD doesn’t necessarily mean you’d make a great president.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Earl does have some great idears though.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Her imaginary friend, right?
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Yes, spot on.
It’s like no one understands “checks and balances.”
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Most economic education comes from the failed Friedmen/Rand philosophy which is exactly the opposite of what’s needed.
The problem is wage stagnation and unemployment not regulation, taxes and inflation.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Yeah, that’s exactly what happened.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:18 AM
All of this.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:18 AM
yes. i. am.
/will.i.am’d
//boom.boom.pow.’d
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:18 AM
SPOILER ALERT!
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:19 AM
I hear you…
When you posted that, it just made me think back to some friends who had said, while Clinton was in office that it would probably benefit the country, economically, to have someone with more of a business background (like an MBA) in office.
I should call that guy, remind of that story, and do the Nelson Muntz laugh into the phone afterwards.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:19 AM
Colonel Christina Eliopolis and her friend “Mets.”
Her imaginary friend, right?
Is that what she called her pocket rocket?
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:19 AM
I’ll pass. His PhD in European History wouldn’t do much for us. I was more thinking of someone with an education in finances/economics.
Listen, Obama has surrounded himself with a plethora of highly-educated Harvardy people. Hasn’t worked out too well. And last I checked Dems controlled Prez and both houses of Congress for two years and look what we got for it. Kind of hard to pin it on the Republicans in one house now I think.
No, we don’t have to have a highly educated person in the Presidency. We need a leader who surrounds him/herself with enough variety of educated and experienced business people to see ALL sides of each issue. Keynsian overload is what has occurred in this White House. The sad part is I’m really not sure we have a candidate in either party who fits this bill. And Europe is on the brink. Kind of scary really…
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:20 AM
Exactly. Congress as a cohesive unit has way more power than the President. That’s why when one side gets in power and that side isn’t cohesive (as was the case when Obama was first elected due to the conservative bloc of Blue Dog Dems) very little shit gets passed. Normally, though, the two sides would come together to get a jobs bill passed, but in today’s climate, coming together to help the country is worse than saying, “fuck it” and watching us further creep into dispair.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:20 AM
Here’s what happens if Obama selects guys for high level economic positions that aren’t already government “established” guys with ties to Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley or JP Morgan Chase: The stock market crashes and everyone panics.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:21 AM
And last I checked Dems controlled Prez and both houses of Congress for two years and look what we got for it.
2 years. I love it when Republicans COMPLETELY ignore the 8 year shit show that got us into this mess.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:22 AM
Have you headed Lord Beck’s advice and bought your gold and guns? Don’t forget to pray to your white God.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:22 AM
That funny or die gameshow guy kinda sounds like the Honeybadger dude.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:23 AM
Newt: then he’ll fuck the first wet hole he can find and leave his third cancer-ridden wife for it
/Fixed
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:23 AM
prepare for the food riots
/tbl 2009′d
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:24 AM
The occupy DC thing isn’t really working out because about 99% of us either work for the government or are associated with the government in some way.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Perry: his delivery was so odd
When Howard Dean did this, he got stomped on with both feet by the righties.
SyFy’s Zombie Apocalypse
Terrible, terrible, terrible. Not even entertainingly bad, just bad. A complete waste of Ving Rhames.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:24 AM
for as much as I hate all the political talk on here, this is the smartest thing I have heard in quite a while.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:25 AM
I fucking hate the stock market. Wall Street panics like a bunch of little bitches after every fucking report…and then a positive report comes out the next day and they’re euphoric like they just saw a fucking unicorn. That shit pisses me off to no end. They wait for a bailout and then go nuts, but if they don’t get it they freak out and tank the market, essentially holding the country hostage for free money.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Keynsian overload is what has occurred in this White House.
Link?
/Congratulations on being the first person to ever call Larry Summers Keynsian.
//Struggling not to swear
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:26 AM
an MBA doesn’t give you a business background. it gives you a credential to work in business administration. the repetition and work after the MBA what gives the business background to a person with an MBA.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:26 AM
How messed up is Oakland Occupy? City employees vs. city employees. The mayor supports the movement, ok cool, but she gave city employees, except cops, the day off to picket. So you’ve got city employees going nuts in the streets while cops bombard them with smoke and flash. Crazy stuff. Tough situation.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Canadian football is only played in the universities, they play 3 down football and the quality is shockingly bad.
well if he’s playing just so scouts can see him play, it doesn;t matter. don beebe was told to go play at NAIA Chadron State after he ran out of D1 eligibility, just so scouts could judge him
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:27 AM
I want extreme lobbyist and campaign funding reform and I want someone running the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission, not Southeaster Conference) that hasn’t had a high level position with Goldman fucking Sachs or any other Too Big to Fail corporation.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:27 AM
Give this guy a medal or something.
This issue is that everyone fell back to Friedman and the UofChicago style economists instead of listening to Krugman and Stiglitz who said we’re in a liquidity trap and we should be stiumlating the hell out of the economy through large gov’t spending along with temporary tax cuts and the main issue is lack of demand.
No demand = no incentive for creation of jobs
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:28 AM
How messed up is Oakland Occupy?
from my headline-reading only, seems like Oakland occupiers have done the most damage, shutting down a hugely busy port
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:28 AM
I’d fucking panic if I saw a unicorn.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:28 AM
Fear is control.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:29 AM
The influence of the President> The influence of Congressman directly elected by you (probably under 1% of total Congress)
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:29 AM
liquidity trap and we should be stiumlating the hell out of the economy through large gov’t spending along with temporary tax cuts and the main issue is lack of demand.
No demand = no incentive for creation of jobs
I’m no economist.. but I can tell you first hand that I’ve been spending most of my money on paying off student loans, etc. rather than pumping it back into the economy.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:29 AM
I have a theory that after someone gets elected president, they get “the file” that tells them how things really work and why.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:30 AM
I want extreme lobbyist and campaign funding reform and I want someone running the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission, not Southeaster Conference) that hasn’t had a high level position with Goldman fucking Sachs or any other Too Big to Fail corporation.
so change the way our politics have been run for oh 150 years? politics/business wear the same pair of pants
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:30 AM
John Krolik is one of the best writers in the ESPN True Hoop network. His review of Raab’s book is excellent.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Not that I disagree (or agree), but it’s difficult to wrap my head around Krugman’s idea to actually spend MORE, much more, than our government did for ARRA.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:31 AM
I’d fucking panic if I saw a unicorn.
you can practice by looking at pictures of narwhals
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:31 AM
I had this exact feeling after Obama was elected. Like someone sat him down and told him how his presidency was really going to be.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:31 AM
I have a theory that after someone gets elected president, they get “the file” that tells them how things really work and why.
Stewart had a good bit on this in Rolling Stone… he said something like Obama probably walked into a room in the white house shortly after he was elected with a bunch of guys he’d never met, and they told him what was REALLY going on.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Standing Ovation.
I’d panic if I saw Unicron.
/Transformers nerd comment
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Buddy, that’s beyond a theory. That’s the truth. Believing in “change” made us feel empowered, that we could actually influence the way our country operates. And Baracka Flocka Flame was ambitious, but DC is fucking brutal.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Oh for sure. I think Obama got in there all happy and ready to make a difference, then got the sit down talk about the reality of the things. He started getting more gray hair the day he set foot in the oval office.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Have you headed Lord Beck’s advice and bought your gold and guns? Don’t forget to pray to your white God.
Ah yes. I knew it was coming. Took a little longer this time.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:34 AM
My hope is that the remnants of Otis reanimate and the gang runs into him.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:34 AM
I must say, I’m all about sportsgal’s campaign and lobbyist reform.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:34 AM
GDP fell by roughly 8% at the height of the credit crisis which in a $13tn economy is roughly $1.04 trillion of lost capacity. In order to stimulate the economy enough to return to normal inflationary amounts of 2-3% you need total monetary + fiscal stiumlation of close to $2.5 trillion. The ARRA was $780bn and QE1 was roughly $500 bn. That’s still a trillion of lost demand and capacity. The ARRA should have been closer to $1.5tn if it really wanted to have a major impact.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:35 AM
I dunno, guinessgirl. They friggin devoured him. I doubt there’s much left beyond a skeleton.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:36 AM
that’s what happens when you find out the zombie plague virus is unaccounted for.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:36 AM
dude, I have the EXACT same theory. I’m not kidding either.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:37 AM
/votes for phillymantis
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:37 AM
I want extreme lobbyist and campaign funding reform and I want someone running the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission, not Southeaster Conference) that hasn’t had a high level position with Goldman fucking Sachs or any other Too Big to Fail corporation.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:37 AM
I was small enough to fail in comment 264.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:38 AM
I have a theory that after someone gets elected president, they get “the file” that tells them how things really work and why.
Is it possible this “file” is just simply reality. They ALL govern more to the center than they want. Bush hooked up with Kennedy for a hideous Education bill. You guys want them to close Gitmo. They can’t. It won’t work. Righties want them to close Dept of Education. They can’t. It won’t work. Idealism rarely works in the real world.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:38 AM
and allow information to spread faster than be controlled? not going to happen.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:39 AM
Thanks! Now if only I could find someone with the balls to actually make it happen…
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:41 AM
You are probably right NDub.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:43 AM
One of the bigger issues with every aspect of government. You want somebody talented that has experience dealing with their particular field. These people you seek are more often than not at the head of major corporations or at least on that company’s board. Doesn’t matter if it’s education, economics, forestry, whatever…
Talent goes where the money is, but the relationships you made don’t really change and almost invariably will lead to favorable policies for your buddies and whatnot.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:44 AM
the only way things change quickly is through dictatorship backed by a military. our govt. and the rest of the democracies, multi-house legislatures, are at the mercy of the markets. a free country married to capitalism = folks taking liberties (mortgage mess, madoff)
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:45 AM
I thought Julian Assange had all this damaging info on the big banks that he planned to release via WikiLeaks?
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:48 AM
I thought Julian Assange had all this damaging info on the big banks that he planned to release via WikiLeaks?
As soon as he clears up this whole rape thing, I am sure he will get around to it.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Oh come on. There has to be someone somewhere that has a strong enough moral compass to do their job rather than help out their former co-workers.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:53 AM
Oh come on. There has to be someone somewhere that has a strong enough moral compass to do their job rather than help out their former co-workers.
he’s hanging out wth the woman who has invented the speed-of-light engine, the fella who has built a working time machine and the lady who knows how to silence chris berman
they’re just waiting for the right time
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:55 AM
I thought Julian Assange had all this damaging info on the big banks that he planned to release via WikiLeaks?
This came out not sure if it was from Wikileaks though.
November 3rd, 2011 at 10:59 AM
This shit comes out and I feel like no one even notices or cares. Where the fuck are all the watchdogs? I know they’re out there!! Do your jobs, mother fuckers!
November 3rd, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Where the fuck are all the watchdogs?
They’re on the Goldman Sachs bankroll too.
November 3rd, 2011 at 1:21 PM
OK, I know I am too easily amused, especially by TBL but #occupytebow had me laughing for the last 20 minutes.