Roundup: Hurricane Sandy, Bristol Palin’s Baby Daddy Got Married, David Letterman Taped With No Audience

All, College Basketball, College Football, Halloween, Natural Disasters, NBA, NFL, Roundup, Video Jason Lisk October 30th. 2012, 8:19am

Stephanie Abrams of the Weather Channel … Bristol Palin’s ex-boyfriend/baby daddy got married … Hurricane Sandy caused major damage to Nags Head … Emma Roberts dressed up as Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman for Halloween … David Letterman taped without an audience due to Sandy . . . PETA wants City of Irvine to put up memorial to fish who died in a car accident . . . What a neighborhood in Manhattan looks like after power is out . . . Old photos from the 1941 Disney Artists strike . . . Images from Hurricane Sandy . . . Drunk man mistakenly breaks into female karate champion’s apartment, oops . . . NYC subway system has seven flooded tunnels . . .

Norman Chad. It’s funny. As usual. [Wash Post]

David Stern’s legacy. [New Yorker]

Someone doesn’t like Nate Silver. Good to know we live in an age, which apparently began yesterday, where if you predict something wrong you no longer can make predictions in politics [Politico]

Cody Vaz named Oregon State starter at quarterback for this week’s game [Oregon Live]

Amar’e Stoudemire to miss first six weeks with knee problems [ESPN NY]

Great story about female high school golfer [Fox Sports]

Harrison Barnes named starting small forward for Golden State [Mercury News]

Jake Knott, leading tackler in the Big XII for Iowa State, will miss rest of regular season with a shoulder injury [Cedar Rapids Gazette]

Doyel is not happy with Geno Auriemma’s suggestion to lower the rims in women’s basketball. [CBS Sports]

Sam Montgomery of LSU to honor Marcus Lattimore by wearing number on his arm [@LSUBillMartin]

Demaryius Thomas in Replacement Referee Outfit for Halloween [@PeterBurnsRadio]

Two Girls Punching Each Other in the Face (NSFW language after being hit)

Con Ed Power Plant Explosion during Sandy

What does Ashleigh Banfield have on her microphone during Sandy coverage?

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397 Responses to “Roundup: Hurricane Sandy, Bristol Palin’s Baby Daddy Got Married, David Letterman Taped With No Audience”

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reggie_dunlap Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:28 AM
Two Girls Punching Each Other in the Face (NSFW language after being hit)
Better known as “This is your brain on drugs commercials” from 15 years ago…..
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heldover Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:28 AM
Steph Abrams CAN GET IT.
/team thick girls
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Stephanie Abrams is a whole lotta meteorologist. I’ve been on team Jen Carfagno for a long, long time. this storm was so bad, they had to trot out the ugly, behind the scenes, bald (real) meteorologists.
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The Wayne Fontes Safari Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:35 AM
Cody Vaz named Oregon State starter at quarterback for this week’s game
Does Mike Riley really think it will make a deferens?
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heldover Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Is the crane still dangling? Or did the winds snap it loose and it fell from the high rise?
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phillymantis915 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:43 AM
So I think I might be one of the few people from my work team who hasn’t lost power…
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Jimmy Chitwood Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:45 AM
Did you guys see that the McDonald’s in Virginia Beach flooded???
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:45 AM
Is the crane still dangling?
i dunno…lemme get a closeup.
/walks eight blocks away
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:45 AM
David Letterman taped without an audience due to Sandy .
it was very entertaining, although in the years since I’ve watched it, I haven’t missed Paul Schaeffer one bit.
Letterman would pause for applause after his monologue jokes, and the empty theater wouldn’t like them. He let a couple of bad jokes die an awesome death.
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mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Two Girls Punching Each Other in the Face (NSFW language after being hit)
We are getting dumber
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HawkEye Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:48 AM
So I think I might be one of the few people from my work team who hasn’t lost power…
Shhh…Don’t admit it to them
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Did you guys see that the McDonald’s in Virginia Beach flooded???
OH NO!!!
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Two Girls Punching Each Other in the Face
that was far more entertaining than i expected and that last punch? woof.
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mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:49 AM
Norman Chad. It’s funny. As usual.
MAN, THAT GUY SHOULD BE A COMEDIAN….
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arkbadger Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:49 AM
Stephanie Abrams of the Weather Channel
Lisk you sly dog you.
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ohheelyeah Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Nags Head is ALWAYS getting pounded. It’s aight’, we’re used to this sorta thing.
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:51 AM
Stephanie Abrams of the Weather Channel
She’s creating a high pressure system… in my pants.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:51 AM
this is awesome re: bill snyder…
Snyder has worn the same style of coaching shoes for two decades. When Nike stopped making the model in the 1980s, he hoarded as many pairs as he could find, and now on the sideline he looks like a character from That ’70s Show.
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reggie_dunlap Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Stephanie Abrams of the Weather Channel
Lisk you sly dog you.
You motorbotin’ son of a bitch.
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mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:53 AM
Doyel is not happy with Geno Auriemma’s suggestion to lower the rims in women’s basketball.
Shoulda sais “Gregg Doyel blows something Geno said out of proportion even though Geno is right.”
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arkbadger Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:53 AM
Lisk, a little disappointed you didn’t include THIS in the roundup today.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:53 AM
Two Girls Punching Each Other in the Face (NSFW language after being hit)
later they scissored, and that other one, with the ugly blond poof, had to go home.
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:55 AM
Sam Montgomery of LSU to honor Marcus Lattimore by wearing number on his arm
He is also winning the game for Chubbs.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:56 AM
shoulda gone with the weathergirl from always sunny instead of that frumpy hausfrau above.
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njensen79 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:57 AM
I think we are in the minority in that we still have power. I think we must be on some hospital grid or something because we don’t ever seem to lose power or are one of the first to get it back.
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HawkEye Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:58 AM
I think we are in the minority in that we still have power. I think we must be on some hospital grid or something because we don’t ever seem to lose power or are one of the first to get it back.
Time to start renting out freezer & refrigerator space!
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:59 AM
Norman Chad. It’s funny. As usual.
it’s funny how he’s on Mayock for bloviating, because Mayock usually gets a pass for all the stupid stuff he says, since there has to be one analyst who is currently above reproach.
I get so many tweets during thursday games about how great Mayock is, and then he says a bunch of time filling junk, just like they all do. In defense of Mayock, I’m pretty sure he’s on his own, where a lot of analysts have spotters in their ears, telling them stuff. Except Dierdorf. That guy needs no help in making a game enjoyable.
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cleet Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:59 AM
Emma Roberts dressed up as Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman for Halloween …
Or in other words, dressed up as a whore.
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Emma Roberts dressed up as Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman for Halloween
Julia Roberts then dressed up as Ingrid Bergman from Casablanca. You see, because both she and the movie are very, very old.
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arkbadger Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:01 AM
PETA wants City of Irvine to put up memorial to fish who died in a car accident
go fuck yourselves PETA
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:01 AM
im an unabashed mayock stooge, not gonna deny it. it’s not easy to do that shit on the fly during a game, and he’s by far the best draft guy.
i still hate his lisp, but it speaks to how he doesn’t suck that a dude with a speech impediment can be a broadcaster.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:02 AM
Or in other words, dressed up as a whore.
she dressed up as Julia Roberts from Pretty Woman. Therefore, she was dressed as a hooker with a heart of gold. Instead of asking for candy, she just kept telling people, ” you take care of you.”
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:02 AM
julia roberts dressed up as one of the walking dead.
…oh, nevermind. that was just julia roberts.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:02 AM
Two Girls Punching Each Other in the Face (NSFW language after being hit)
Fucking dumb hipsters.
Stephanie Abrams of the Weather Channel
I haven’t watched TWC in years. Did she have a kid? Because she used to look like this.
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s1rweeze Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:04 AM
it’s funny how he’s on Mayock for bloviating, because Mayock usually gets a pass for all the stupid stuff he says, since there has to be one analyst who is currently above reproach.
I thought that was Collinsworth?
The most annoying thing about Mayock is that he comes across like the annoying kid in your class who did one thing all summer and keeps talking about it every single day. “I remember him from the combine.” “He ran a 4.3 at the combine.” “He really impressed me at the combine.” Dude, remember that time you were at the combine?
Except Dierdorf. That guy needs no help in making a game enjoyable.
+1 offensive lineman catching a touchdown
/Hah hah hah!
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MP III Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:05 AM
shoulda gone with the weathergirl from always sunny instead of that frumpy hausfrau above.
that’s pants tightening material.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:06 AM
I haven’t watched TWC in years. Did she have a kid? Because she used to look like this.
she’s kinda like a flounder now, in that she keeps her mouth on only one side of her head.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:06 AM
Dude, remember that time you were at the combine?
it’s much better to have randy cross or dan dierdorf waltz into the booth without even taking a glance at the roster.
YES IM INSULTING DAN DIERDORF HE’S HORRIBLE.
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s1rweeze Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:07 AM
it’s much better to have randy cross or dan dierdorf waltz into the booth without even taking a glance at the roster.
I’m glad we agree
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:08 AM
I thought that was Collinsworth?
since he got the premiere job, he turns out to have been a hack who doesn’t deserve it, and is arrogant, and was a bad player who doesn’t know anything.
At least according to all the bitchpigs who comment on my twitter feed.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:08 AM
randy cross looks like a guy youd want to hit in the face with a shovel if only you didnt want to do that to your shovel.
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s1rweeze Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:08 AM
Emma Roberts dressed up as Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman for Halloween …
I read that as Eric Roberts, and now my day is ruined.
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mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:09 AM
Dierdorf is terrible, so is Gruden, Siragusa can die in a fire….
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:09 AM
YES IM INSULTING DAN DIERDORF HE’S HORRIBLE.
Dierdorf is a less horrible version of Paul Magurie. All he brings to the broadcast is screaming “WHAT A BIG TIME HIT!!!!!!!!!!!!”
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s1rweeze Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Nags Head is ALWAYS getting pounded. It’s aight’, we’re used to this sorta thing.
I was out there several years back. Or I should say, I tried to get out there but the road was under a sand dune.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Dierdorf is a less horrible version of Paul Magurie. All he brings to the broadcast is screaming “WHAT A BIG TIME HIT!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“hah hah hah. did you see number 91 on that play? i dont know who that guy is, but he made one helluva football play with that…STEPHEN TULLOCH.”
-dierdorf
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Caribou Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:11 AM
I’m with heldover, Stephanie can get it and I’m on Team Thick Girls as well
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s1rweeze Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:11 AM
Dierdorf is a less horrible version of Paul Magurie. All he brings to the broadcast is screaming “WHAT A BIG TIME HIT!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Paul Maguire was 9023483943 times worse than Dierdorf. “I want you to WATCH this right here WATCH this WATCH this WATCH THIS WAAAAATCH… BAM! DID YOU SEE THAT?? RIGHT THERE BAM!!!”
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:12 AM
“That guy, number 69, is a football player.”
-Matt Millen
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mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Paul Maguire was the worst…guy would run for 3 yards, and he would go on about how the guy was a gift to humanity. Gruden and Dierdorf do the same thing
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:13 AM
Paul Maguire was 9023483943 times worse than Dierdorf.
agreed.
brad nessler: so where’s paul now?
[cut to paul maguire parasailing over kinnick stadium with the ashes of hayden fry for a reason.]
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chocolatedunker Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:13 AM
Missed the baseball post yesterday, but I enjoy the fact that TBL left out that the LCS ratings WERE UP 11% from 2011.
Eat that TBL
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:14 AM
For the playoffs, they should let every broadcast partner-teram do the game, then let the viewers select who they want to listen to. That would be fascinating.
It would be shocking to see all the geritrics fight over the Dierdorf team and the Paul McGuire team.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:14 AM
i actually like millen. all color announcers say inane things…the only difference between millen and dierdorf is that millen tries.
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s1rweeze Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:14 AM
“hah hah hah. did you see number 91 on that play? i dont know who that guy is, but he made one helluva football play with that…STEPHEN TULLOCH.”
I always get a kick out of that, especially when it’s the play by play guy. “OHH WHAT A TACKLE BY…. (long pause)…. MARCUS SHERELS!” Wayyy past the point of caring about accuracy or professionalism or whatever the hell. 75% of all announcers by rule will be terrible, til the end of time. Half the fun is making fun of the announcers anyway.
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:15 AM
What does Ashleigh Banfield have on her microphone during Sandy coverage?
There is a wireless transmitter attached to the bottom of the microphone. The camera crew put a plastic bag over it to keep it dry.
/former tv news cameraman
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:15 AM
“I don’t want to tell you that was a bad play there, but the right side should have blocked better. That’s why it was a bad play.”
- Dierdorf
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:15 AM
I always get a kick out of that, especially when it’s the play by play guy. “OHH WHAT A TACKLE BY…. (long pause)…. MARCUS SHERELS!” Wayyy past the point of caring about accuracy or professionalism or whatever the hell. 75% of all announcers by rule will be terrible, til the end of time. Half the fun is making fun of the announcers anyway.
you know, we’ve had kevin harlan do the browns the past few weeks and that dude is as professional as it gets. ive noticed things where he doesn’t recognize a browns player immediately (he’s excused from that) but never misses a beat…something like “AND WHAT A PLAY BY THE BIG MAN. WHAT A PLAY BY BILLY WYNN!!!”
he’s a pro’s pro, that harlan.
WITH NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE!
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:17 AM
The old ESPN Sunday Night team of Maguire, Joe Theismann, and Mike Patrick. Sweet. Merciful. Crap. Even my old man would bitch every game about those three.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Lisk, a little disappointed you didn’t include THIS in the roundup today. Ark
Discussed yesterday. No was MU alum Lisk puts that up. He is a rare self-aware Mizzou fan. He knows that is horrible.
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mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:18 AM
Browns players make big plays? I thought they stopped doing that when the 80s ended.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:18 AM
There is a wireless transmitter attached to the bottom of the microphone. The camera crew put a plastic bag over it to keep it dry.
i think he was talking about the receptacle tipped rubber on the “talking into” portion of the microphone.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Browns players make big plays? I thought they stopped doing that when the 80s ended.
the 80′s never ended here in the cleve.
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Caribou Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Can we get a list of NFL commentators that sucked all-time??
Dierdork and Paul MacGuire rank up there. How about when OJ was on team NBC? I remember when he called the Denver/Houston in 1991 I believe and he asked Elway about the comeback and how he felt about playing the bills in AFC championship next Sunday. Too bad the bills hadn’t won yet to advance to the championship, which was the following day.
/bills still won though
//OJ stilled killed those people too
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HawkEye Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Harlan was the only thing that made Timberwolves broadcasts enjoyable
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:20 AM
i think he was talking about the receptacle tipped rubber on the “talking into” portion of the microphone.
Also used to help keep the mic dry.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:20 AM
Can we get a list of NFL commentators that sucked all-time??
my number one with a bullet is phil SEEEEEEEEEEEEEMS.
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s1rweeze Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:20 AM
you know, we’ve had kevin harlan do the browns the past few weeks and that dude is as professional as it gets.
Yeah, Harlan does football and basketball on radio and is seriously unreal to listen to. A pro’s pro is right. Timberwolves fans were spoiled rotten when he and Trent Tucker did TV for them in the mid-late 90s. Oh how I miss Trent Tucker… “The Timbo-wooooves have goooot to get the baaaasketbaaaall to thaaaa BIG TICKET KEVINNN GAHHH-NET”
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:21 AM
Can we get a list of NFL commentators that sucked all-time??
Frank Gifford was the worst of the worst.
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:21 AM
Can we get a list of NFL commentators that sucked all-time??
Ahmad Rashad
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:22 AM
i like solomon wilcots too. and rich gannon needs a lil broadcasting polish, but he brings some good stuff to the booth, esp when talking QB’s in a west coast.
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HawkEye Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:22 AM
Oh how I miss Trent Tucker…
Someone has to
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:22 AM
Also used to help keep the mic dry.
but see, the joke is that the microphone has a phallic shape, and that she’s holding it close to her mouth. So it looks like a weenie.
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Caribou Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:23 AM
Ah, good call cargill. He was insufferable. He was clueless behind the mic.
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:23 AM
So it looks like a weenie.
Yes. I can see that.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:23 AM
Can we get a list of NFL commentators that sucked all-time??
Dennis Miller. And that was before he went crazy.
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Kevin Harlan is in the top of my favorite announcers
RIDE EM COWBOY
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Those pictures from The Atlantic are stellar.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:26 AM
i watched this the other day, but listen to Merlin Olsen (and watch Tim Krumrie get a ruined leg during the early stages of a superbowl)
Merlin Olsen was not bad at the job. And Dick Enberg didn’t used to be senile.
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Liquor Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Its all NY Hurricane this and NY Hurricane that. Why isn’t anyone talking about New Orleans?
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s1rweeze Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Can we get a list of NFL commentators that sucked all-time??
Thiesmann was really, really bad. The very definition of a windbag. Steve Beuerlein is bad. Sam Wyche was horrendous. Tony Boselli. Thom Brennaman.
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Jason Lisk Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:26 AM
but see, the joke is that the microphone has a phallic shape, and that she’s holding it close to her mouth. So it looks like a weenie.
Whatever is protecting the microphone also has a reservoir tip.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
This hurricane is pretty weak. Quite the disappointment.
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s1rweeze Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
The absolute worst was when CBS got the AFC in the late 90s, and they had that laughably bad studio show with Jim Nantz, Brent Jones, George Seifert and someone I can’t remember, maybe Deion. Total car wreck. Jerry Glanville was there for a while too.
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Jimmy Chitwood Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Didn’t particularly care for Madden, but hearing him and Summerall let you know it was a big game.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Whatever is protecting the microphone also has a reservoir tip.
NinoBrown cares not for your dick jokes. He used to be a cameraman.
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Der Kaiser Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Awful Announcing made his whole career on backs of analysts making the most minor of mistakes. So yes, there’s a whole cottage industry built around bumbling announcers. If the bar for being a good announcer is not saying anything stupid ever, no one will clear it. They have to fill so much air time, it’s impossible to not say something obvious or slightly dumb.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Someone doesn’t like Nate Silver. Good to know we live in an age, which apparently began yesterday, where if you predict something wrong you no longer can make predictions in politics
What did he predict wrong?
And fair or not, that’s the world statheads inhabit. All their credibility is tied to the accuracy of their predictions, which is why I laugh when certain people suggest guys like Silver are in the bag for Obama. His entire brand is dependent on accuracy.
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Whatever is protecting the microphone also has a reservoir tip.
…and ribbed…for her pleasure
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:30 AM
but listen to Merlin Olsen
And then Father Murphy would come on after the game.
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Browns players make big plays? I thought they stopped doing that when the 80s ended.
You stole this from Dierdorf.
/full circle’d
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s1rweeze Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:31 AM
Merlin Olsen was not bad at the job. And Dick Enberg didn’t used to be senile.
Enberg was Al Michaels-level good then
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phillymantis915 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:31 AM
This hurricane is pretty weak. Quite the disappointment.
Uhhh…say that to the 3 million homes w/o power in NJ
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:31 AM
What did he predict wrong?
did you not read the article? He has incorrectly predicted the upcoming election, because he says there is a 70% chance of Barry O winning. When there isn’t. Duh. Gawd.
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:32 AM
Beasley Reece
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:33 AM
Uhhh…say that to the 3 million homes w/o power in NJ
Was just about to say this. It was tremendously overhyped in PA — its not even raining or windy here right now, and damage was far below the estimates — but some of the areas were hit HARD.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:33 AM
This hurricane is pretty weak. Quite the disappointment. Vlad
Gawker is still down. I can’t say horrible things about Hamilton Nolan this morning. Well, I can, just not anything new.
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Jimmy Chitwood Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:33 AM
His entire brand is dependent on accuracy.
That’s theoretically true of all the prognosticators. Truth is that people have short memories and often remember those who were right most recently. I’ve read and heard so many viewpoints about what the polls are saying and who has the edge, I honestly have no idea what to expect. I’m bracing for an Obama victory though.
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:33 AM
That Liberation of Kuwait was pretty week. Supposed to be the Mother of all Battles. Quite the disapoointment.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:34 AM
did you not read the article? He has incorrectly predicted the upcoming election, because he says there is a 70% chance of Barry O winning.
Oh. My bad.
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Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:34 AM
Can we get a list of NFL commentators that sucked all-time??
Theisman, Paul McGuire, Mike Patrick. The all time shittiest broadcasting group in the history of western civilization.
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:34 AM
Truth is that people have short memories and often remember those who were right most recently.
tell that to Dan Rather.
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:35 AM
His entire brand is dependent on accuracy.
Accuracy hasnt seemed to hurt Mel Kiper or the “bracketologists”
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:35 AM
the storm isn’t exactly over yet, because it still has to turn around and go back out onto the water.
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Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Gawker is still down. I can’t say horrible things about Hamilton Nolan this morning. Well, I can, just not anything new.
I love Deadspin, Gawker, io9, but Hamilton Nolan is just the fucking worst
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ButtersBC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:36 AM
and rich gannon needs a lil broadcasting polish, but he brings some good stuff to the booth, esp when talking QB’s in a west coast
They split him and Harlan up, right? If so that’s too bad, they did good work together…the Packers have them for the preseason games which adds an air of professionalism to bums playing football
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:36 AM
the storm isn’t exactly over yet, because it still has to turn around and go back out onto the water.
Best I can tell this storm started the rain here in Rochester Noon yesterday that isn’t going to stop until Thursday.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:37 AM
That’s theoretically true of all the prognosticators. Truth is that people have short memories and often remember those who were right most recently.
I guess. People still consider Rassmussen a respected polling institution, though, despite their horrific job over the last four years.
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cleet Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:38 AM
And Dick Enberg didn’t used to be senile.
Neither was Dick Stockton.
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ButtersBC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:38 AM
Mike Patrick’s still terrible, seemed like he was watching the Wisconsin-MSU game on tape delay since a play would end and he’d still be describing it like live action three seconds later
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:38 AM
I’m bracing for an Obama victory though.
opposite over here. I’m bracing for a president of the 1%, and half of the half of the people who voted for him slowly realizing that they were actually part of the 47% that he gives no shits about.
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arkbadger Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:39 AM
Can we get a list of NFL commentators that sucked all-time??
listening to Jon Gruden last night made me miss baseball already. THAT GUY is the fucking worst. ruins MNF for me, and I normally don’t give a shit about commentators.
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:39 AM
Was just about to say this. It was tremendously overhyped in PA — its not even raining or windy here right now, and damage was far below the estimates — but some of the areas were hit HARD.
Yeah they totally over predicted shit here in the burgh’, but I think they did this because of the major flooding that occurred when Ivan hit in 04. The damage that storm produced kind of came out of nowhere.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:39 AM
Accuracy hasnt seemed to hurt Mel Kiper or the “bracketologists”
Because no one takes them seriously. Its sports. Slightly more at stake during election cycles than who’s on the bubble.
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:39 AM
People still consider Rassmussen a respected polling institution, though,
People, for example, like Nate Silver.
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HtownHacker Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:40 AM
Neither was Dick Stockton.
Dick Stockton used to do Red Sox games way back when, maybe in the seventies. He was bad even back then.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:40 AM
Best I can tell this storm started the rain here in Rochester Noon yesterday that isn’t going to stop until Thursday.
if this was a radio broadcast, I’d tell you that weather generally goes left to right across your screen, and this storm was headed right to left. It’s going to come right back through most of what it hit, and hold a bunch of shit up.
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cleet Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:41 AM
“bracketologists”
Joe Lenardi may look like David Stern’s bastard child but he is pretty accurate on predicting the brackets and only misses on one or two broderline teams a year.
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ButtersBC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Dick Stockton and Leslie Visser used to have sex on the reg and now you’re picturing it
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Yeah they totally over predicted shit here in the burgh’
I’m going to pittsburgh next week. I’ve heard it’s lovely.
/i haven’t heard it’s lovely
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phillymantis915 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Was just about to say this. It was tremendously overhyped in PA — its not even raining or windy here right now, and damage was far below the estimates — but some of the areas were hit HARD.
You know where did get hit hard…all of the Jersey shore points.
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
if this was a radio broadcast, I’d tell you that weather generally goes left to right across your screen, and this storm was headed right to left. It’s going to come right back through most of what it hit, and hold a bunch of shit up.
I have no idea what you’re talking about.
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cleet Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
Dick Stockton used to do Red Sox games way back when, maybe in the seventies. He was bad even back then.
Then maybe baseball wasn’t his sport. I enjoyed him on the old NBA broadcasts. Antoher guy I used to like was Tim McCarver, I can’t stand him as much as anyone now, but back in the day he did Mets games with Ralph Kiner on WWOR and it was great.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
Joe Lenardi may look like David Stern’s bastard child but he is pretty accurate on predicting the brackets and only misses on one or two broderline teams a year.
as my main man jason lisk points out repeatedly, he’s not picking 68 out of 68, since 64 of them (or so) are gimmes. He’s picking something like 4 out of 7 where three are reasonably obvious.
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Jimmy Chitwood Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
I guess. People still consider Rassmussen a respected polling institution, though, despite their horrific job over the last four years.
How close was Rassmussen in ’08? I have no idea.
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ohheelyeah Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:43 AM
Man, I hope all of my favorite northern craft brewers made it out okay
also, check out this satellite imagery. looks pretty epic.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:43 AM
Yeah they totally over predicted shit here in the burgh’, but I think they did this because of the major flooding that occurred when Ivan hit in 04. The damage that storm produced kind of came out of nowhere.
Interestingly enough, one Nate Silver did an interesting analysis of weather predictions, both on a national and local level. Turns out that the federal forecasts (Weather.gov) are the most accurate, with national private firms (Weather.com) a pretty close second.
Local news, however, is terrible. They often overhype the hell out of storms because it drives ratings, and frequently predict much more rain — and a higher chance of rain — than what eventually drops.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:44 AM
The NWS out of Charleston, WVa has issued a blizzard warning and is predicting 18 – 24 inches of snow. I think Sandy still has a ways to go.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:45 AM
How close was Rassmussen in ’08? I have no idea.
Pretty deep dive here.
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ohheelyeah Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:45 AM
I guess. People still consider Rassmussen a respected polling institution, though, despite their horrific job over the last four years.
What’s their lifetime track record? Whats their track record over the last 5 election cycles? I don’t have the answers to either of those questions, but I assume the answer to “why do people believe Rassmussen?” is within.
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HawkEye Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:46 AM
Can we get a list of NFL commentators that sucked all-time??
Pretty much everyone from Monday Night Football from 1995 on (excepting Al Michaels)
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cleet Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:46 AM
He’s picking something like 4 out of 7 where three are reasonably obvious
Lisk is mostly on the money, but he also is picking which region they will be ehading to which affects match-ups. It’s not rocket science, but then again neither are most of these prediction careers either.
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HtownHacker Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:46 AM
Interestingly enough, one Nate Silver did an interesting analysis of weather predictions
That was one of the more interesting chapters in the book.
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:46 AM
also, check out this satellite imagery. looks pretty epic.
whoa. that’s awesome. it’s like a fluid dynamics problem but as big as the earth!
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Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:47 AM
I can’t believe people don’t like Dick Stockton, I’m in shock. Stockton and Tommy Heinsohn calling NBA playoff games was just the greatest.
/Also fuck Musburger up his stupid ass
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:47 AM
Joe Lenardi may look like David Stern’s bastard child but he is pretty accurate on predicting the brackets and only misses on one or two broderline teams a year.
He has dozens of predictions throughout the season starting before the season even starts. He uses his last prediction the day of selection of the field. And he doesn’t even have to pick that many teams. Hell, even McIntyre gets it mostly correct.
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:47 AM
I’m going to pittsburgh next week. I’ve heard it’s lovely.
Been there once, went to Primanti Bros. Good sandwiches.
Because no one takes them seriously. Its sports. Slightly more at stake during election cycles than who’s on the bubble.
Really? Thanks for clearing that up…on a sports website.
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:47 AM
I’m going to pittsburgh next week. I’ve heard it’s lovely.
/i haven’t heard it’s lovely
Comments from 1975
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ButtersBC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:47 AM
Pretty much everyone from Monday Night Football from 1995 on (excepting Al Michaels)
I liked the Tirico, Jaws, Kornheiser booth since Jaworski would openly mock Kornheiser in the wake of bullshit…a Tirico-Jaworski booth now would be ideal
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:48 AM
i like pittsburgh…it’s not a bad town.
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golfercraig Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Doyel, who I actually think is OK most of the time, is dead wrong here. Geno is right. There is nothing on Earth worse than womens hoops. The college in my town had 2 Final Four teams, and the coach at the time had some of us scrimmage them 3 or 4 days a week. It was a bloodbath. There were NUMEROUS 70 point blowouts. And this is just a bunch of guys that played small college or big school HS varsity ball (well, a couple were VERY good, one was going to K-State before he wrecked his knee, but I digress.) A good HS team would destroy the NCAA champs. I was a 6’1″ guard who could dunk. Which made me the best post player in womens hoops in the country. The tall girls are unathletic, the athletic ones are 5’8″ and useless. The rim is too high, they aren’t strong or quick enough. It’s just basketball under water. Impossible to sit through.
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Jimmy Chitwood Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:48 AM
I asked yesterday but received no response – any idea how Silver’s projections would change if Romney were to win Ohio?
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:48 AM
where did all the transients in NYC go during this storm? it could really clog up some of the sump pumps if they were hiding out in the subways and tunnels.
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ButtersBC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:48 AM
I can’t believe people don’t like Dick Stockton, I’m in shock. Stockton and Tommy Heinsohn calling NBA playoff games was just the greatest.
The problem here is that you can only cite games called before 2000, dude’s a legend but he needs to stop doing this
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:49 AM
That was one of the more interesting chapters in the book.
I had no idea that Weather.com and AccuWeather.com essentially rely solely on government data to power their business.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:49 AM
It’s just basketball under water.
never heard it stated like that…damn good description.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:50 AM
I asked yesterday but received no response – any idea how Silver’s projections would change if Romney were to win Ohio? Jimmy
Someone is going to yell at you for not knowing how to use Google.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:50 AM
What’s their lifetime track record? Whats their track record over the last 5 election cycles? I don’t have the answers to either of those questions, but I assume the answer to “why do people believe Rassmussen?” is within.
their results this cycle always land right of everybody elses. They’ve got Romney winning Ohio (50%-48%), as of today, when most other polls have it 48-47 for Barry. So they skew right in poll results right now.
But that doesn’t make them wrong until next week, if they are wrong.
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Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:50 AM
I asked yesterday but received no response – any idea how Silver’s projections would change if Romney were to win Ohio?
I responded and I’ll give you the same answer: they would fucking blow up
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:51 AM
I asked yesterday but received no response – any idea how Silver’s projections would change if Romney were to win Ohio?
No idea. He gives Ohio a 50/50 chance of deciding the election. So if Romney were to pull it out I think it would be major.
If Obama wins Virginia, Colorado and NV but Romney takes Ohio, does Obama still win?
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s1rweeze Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:51 AM
Pretty much everyone from Monday Night Football from 1995 on (excepting Al Michaels)
It’s kind of astounding the difference between Boomer Esiason on TV and radio. It’s night and day. He was the worst on MNF but he was always on top of shit on Westwood One with Marv Albert.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:51 AM
I asked yesterday but received no response – any idea how Silver’s projections would change if Romney were to win Ohio?
then virginia is all that matters, and it’s super close there, too. But I’m sure it would drop right down to 50/50 on his prediction model, or worse for Barry.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
I had no idea that Weather.com and AccuWeather.com essentially rely solely on government data to power their business.
I was friendly with a couple people that used to work at the NWS here. And by extension met several people that work at the NWS here. There is a reason the NWS doesn’t have a tv channel.
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cleet Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
I was a 6’1″ guard who could dunk
Pics or GTFO
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s1rweeze Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:53 AM
The problem here is that you can only cite games called before 2000, dude’s a legend but he needs to stop doing this
“And that’s Peterson for 4 yards, and it’s Willis with the tackle, and Sullivan is slow getting up, and it’s 3rd and 1, and the Vikings are looking to run here, and…”
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sousedbergin Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Got home to no power yesterday and immediately ate all whole perishable meat in the fridge while trying to steal a wifi signal. Not well thought out.
/Worst part is peeing sitting down in the dark
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:54 AM
then virginia is all that matters, and it’s super close there, too. But I’m sure it would drop right down to 50/50 on his prediction model, or worse for Barry.
Obama could lose Virginia and Ohio. If he wins Colorado and the rest of the others he still wins, but half the country is likely going completely apeshit.
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HtownHacker Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:55 AM
It’s kind of astounding the difference between Boomer Esiason on TV and radio.
I can’t remember if Orel Hershiser was bad on TV, but I heard him on the radio a couple of times during the LCS and enjoyed listening to him. Maybe it’s common that they’re “better” on radio.
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ButtersBC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:55 AM
“And that’s Peterson for 4 yards, and it’s Willis with the tackle, and Sullivan is slow getting up, and it’s 3rd and 1, and the Vikings are looking to run here, and…”
He was doing a Sox game for FOX a couple years back, Orioles have the bases loaded and a 3-2 count in a one-run game in the 8th: “Here’s the pitch…BALL FOUR! STRIKE THREE!” as the inning ends
Still not as bad as Chip Carey’s fuckup though
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:55 AM
Stay out of this city, Cargill. You and your kid.
Also fuck that Coca Cola ad on the mobile version of the site that popups up when you try to click on the comment box. Real user friendly experience, Lessa. You ass.
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:56 AM
Local weather guys in Phoenix nine months out of the year “Its going to be very hot”. The other three months, “Its going to be warm”
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Der Kaiser Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:56 AM
The rim is too high, they aren’t strong or quick enough. It’s just basketball under water. Impossible to sit through.
YOU JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND FUNDAMENTAL BASKETBALL!!!!!!!!
It’s the same argument used by SEC fans to paint fans from other conference as simpletons. Yeah, because I don’t like it when teams can’t move the ball past the 50 yard line on a semi-consistent basis, it means I’m a neanderthal unable to grasp the complexity and beauty of a 6-3 football game.
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:56 AM
Calling all the major sports are different. Basketball requires guys to speak fastly but eloquently. Hockey as well. Baseball is more nuance and history and evoking imagery. Football calls for a ability to digeest a wide range of action/information and report the most vital, weaving a narrative and allowing some downtime. Also, football provides its broadcasters the worst vantage and a good support system of spotters and statisticans can elevate a delivery.
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:56 AM
Obama could lose Florida, Ohio, and Virginia and still win. It’s actually not that unlikely of a scenario. He just needs to hold onto all the midwest and get Colorado. I think that’s 272-266. Which, again, would be bananas.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:56 AM
Obama could lose Virginia and Ohio. If he wins Colorado and the rest of the others he still wins, but half the country is likely going completely apeshit.
Really? He can get to 270 without Ohio, VA and Florida? I thought he needed one of those three + CO and NH to lock it up.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:58 AM
Obama could lose Florida, Ohio, and Virginia and still win. It’s actually not that unlikely of a scenario. He just needs to hold onto all the midwest and get Colorado. I think that’s 272-266. Which, again, would be bananas.
instead of black riots and food riots, there’d be runs on banks and gun stores. But nobody has any money in the banks, so the gun store runs would just be walmart for bullets and beer.
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HawkEye Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 9:59 AM
Basketball requires guys to speak fastly but eloquently
Maybe. Still doesn’t explain Gus Johnson
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Really? He can get to 270 without Ohio, VA and Florida? I thought he needed one of those three + CO and NH to lock it up.
If he wins Iowa, Colorado, Nevad, and NH, Ohio, Virginia, and Florida are irrelevant.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Also if he wins Yahoo! Finance.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:01 AM
If he wins Iowa, Colorado, Nevad, and NH,
Iowa is going to be tough. Same with NH, actually. And I still disagree with you that Obama takes VA.
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HtownHacker Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Looking at the election projection map, NH sticks out like a sore thumb. Demographically, I doubt it’s much different than Vermont or the rest of New England. Obama has something like a 37 point lead in neighboring Vermont.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:02 AM
My favorite are the local newscasts that say “who gives a fuck if she’s not actually a meteorologist and majored in marketing, she looks hot on camera… we’ll put her on the 6 & 10PM newscasts and call her ‘certified!’”
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squawkbox Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:03 AM
PETA:
“Hundreds of fish perished in this accident, suffocating slowly on the roadway,” she said.
In her letter, Kourda said that research shows that fish “use tools, tell time, sing and have impressive long-term memories and complex social structures …”
Great use of local government resources this wack job engaging the city and county managers.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:04 AM
Looking at the election projection map, NH sticks out like a sore thumb. Demographically, I doubt it’s much different than Vermont or the rest of New England. Obama has something like a 37 point lead in neighboring Vermont.
Yeah, I keep thinking the same damn thing but the state is notoriously fickle with a huge independent voting bloc. I tend to agree with your thought process but pundits in the know keep stressing that it could go either way.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:05 AM
CNN anchor: “I’m just trying to make sense of all of this”
Pretty sure God’s just getting back at YOU for being a dumb WHORE all of these years, sweetie.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:05 AM
So I presume the reason this site’s server didn’t die like Gawker’s is that TBL has it based in a Montana Freeman Militia shack as to align with his societal views?
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HtownHacker Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:06 AM
My favorite are the local newscasts that say “who gives a fuck if she’s not actually a meteorologist and majored in marketing, she looks hot on camera
In Houston they do that with the “traffic girls”. They ALWAYS have Jennifer Reyna in tight sweaters.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:07 AM
“They are literally plucking people who didn’t evacuate off the roof”
Can’t wait for all the New Yorkers giving the residents of New Orleans shit for not leaving town to chime in… ohhhh.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:07 AM
Demographically, I doubt it’s much different than Vermont or the rest of New England.
Isn’t NH a libertarian hotbed? I always heard it is an out of place New England state.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Great use of local government resources this wack job engaging the city and county managers.
PETA is their own worst enemy. A lot of people support the idea of an organization that protects animals. But the actions of wackjobs like the fish lady just result in PETA being branded as kooks. Focus on the real problems, PETA.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
So I presume the reason this site’s server didn’t die like Gawker’s is that TBL has it based in a Montana Freeman Militia shack as to align with his societal views?
There are a few times when I’m still convinced her servers are still in Romania.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Atlanta used to have this lady doing the weather.
Zero meteorology credentials. She did once appear in a WB show though.
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:09 AM
I was thinking if the election was today in the storm it would have helped Mitt.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:10 AM
PETA is their own worst enemy. A lot of people support the idea of an organization that protects animals.
yea…just not at the behest of humans. some of what PETA does is as ridiculous as laws about it being cool to beat your wife but not your horse.
same thing with anything, i suppose…militant atheists are every bit as bad if not worse than jihadis or gay/black-hatin’ evangelicals.
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AllWhoYonder Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
Isn’t NH a libertarian hotbed? I always heard it is an out of place New England state.
the state motto is “Live Free or Die” so, um, yeah, you could say that…
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
Agreed the servers have been outsourced to China and Burma.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
I was thinking if the election was today in the storm it would have helped Mitt.
low turnout + cities underwater? No question about it.
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:12 AM
It will be so much fun on here next Wednesday morning. Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!!
Silver gives O a 70% chance to win NH and 73% to win OH.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Looking at the election projection map, NH sticks out like a sore thumb. Demographically, I doubt it’s much different than Vermont or the rest of New England. Obama has something like a 37 point lead in neighboring Vermont.
I think New Hampshire might have 3 times as many people as Vermont. Vermont’s got nearly nothing. No cities of any size at all.
The bottom half of New Hampshire is a suburb of boston. There’s lots of people.
But the top of NH is all Live Free or Die. Very “red.” New Hampshire is working a hustle on being a state that doesn’t have to provide social services, because people just move to Mass or Vermont when they need help. They don’t even have a nickel deposit on returnables. Bastards.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Agreed the servers have been outsourced to China and Burma
/it will always be Myanmar to me
//obligatory
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
I was thinking if the election was today in the storm it would have helped Mitt.
Don’t know about that, Ohio early voting that’s already taken place is heavily Democrat I believe.
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sousedbergin Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
I was thinking if the election was today in the storm it would have helped Mitt.
People who vote Mitt are old, rural and have land lines, I don’t think there going to Mad Max 20 miles to the polls on their motorized scooters.
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Nada Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Jesus H. Christ.
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Der Kaiser Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Atlanta used to have this lady doing the weather.
Zero meteorology credentials. She did once appear in a WB show though.
Her boyfriend killed himself and she went through really hard times. She moved out of town, actually.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:15 AM
Obama has something like a 37 point lead in neighboring Vermont.
this is the liberalest state in the union. I live in the most conservative area, by far, and still here democrats run unopposed in local races.
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illformula Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:15 AM
can’t imagine the amount of trash/sewage/random objects that will make their way out to sea from the storm. this shit will probably make the bp oil spill look like a leaky radiator.
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sousedbergin Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:15 AM
/it will always be Myanmar to me
I differ to Mac Mcclelland and call it Burma.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
So Clay what are you doing in Pittsburgh.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
can’t imagine the amount of trash/sewage/random objects that will make their way out to sea from the storm. this shit will probably make the bp oil spill look like a leaky radiator.
I thought the same as I saw all those people/reporters wading through knee deep water in what was essentially the East River. Yuck. Also, subway tunnels were flooded, so those rats had to go somewhere.
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Zero meteorology credentials. She did once appear in a WB show though.
Ahh, Dagmar Midcap. Heard she left ATL because her boyfriend killed himself. Somewhere in Cali now.
I watch Univision for all my weather.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:17 AM
I really hate my bosses. One of them sent out an email last night saying he couldn’t come in because he had lost power (he lives in an area that the storm hadn’t even hit yet at that point) but dumb fuck doesn’t even think to send the email from his mobile, he sends it from his desktop at home. Shockingly the same one who takes an extra day after every Jewish holiday. Lawyers are the worst, Jerry, the worst.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:17 AM
So Clay what are you doing in Pittsburgh.
same shit I do here. My wife has a medical conference, and I’ll be camped out in the Westin with the kiddies. And at night, I get to visit my wife’s yinzer cousins, and I guess talk about the Steelers.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Heard she left ATL because her boyfriend killed himself. Somewhere in Cali now.
Whoa. Bummer.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:18 AM
Don’t know about that, Ohio early voting that’s already taken place is heavily Democrat I believe.
Still, though, low turnout benefits Mittens. And Sandy would have absolutely hindered turnout on the east coast in places like Virginia, PA and NJ…states that Obama has to win.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:19 AM
same shit I do here. My wife has a medical conference, and I’ll be camped out in the Westin with the kiddies. And at night, I get to visit my wife’s yinzer cousins, and I guess talk about the Steelers.
Fun times. That convention center is startlingly large. Horrible restaurant/bar selection around there though.
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AllWhoYonder Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Vermont’s got nearly nothing. No cities of any size at all.
VT is the most rural state of any in that more people live outside of the “population centers” than in any other state in the US. Coincidentally, more than 50% of the roads in VT are unpaved.
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Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Isn’t NH a libertarian hotbed? I always heard it is an out of place New England state.
New Hampshire is just the fucking worst
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sousedbergin Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Also, subway tunnels were flooded, so those rats had to go somewhere.
Ha just reading that, not a fun article.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:22 AM
New Hampshire is just the fucking worst
no argument here. All along the border, Vermont’s biggest problem is New Hampshire stealing all the businesses and tax revenue.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:23 AM
Chris Culliver played pretty well last nite…
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:23 AM
One of them sent out an email last night saying he couldn’t come in because he had lost power
Setting aside that he’s sending emails without power, wouldn’t having no power at home necessitate working from a fully electrified office building? I’m at work today because my power was on and off and I wouldn’t work without an internet connection.
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Der Kaiser Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Fun times. That convention center is startlingly large. Horrible restaurant/bar selection around there though.
Aren’t all convention center concrete monstrosity? Georgia World Congress Center goes on forever.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Vermont is the one that looks like a V, right?
/4th grade me
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jim Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
So I presume the reason this site’s server didn’t die like Gawker’s is that TBL has it based in a Montana Freeman Militia shack as to align with his societal views?
Close, western Romania.
/old time TBL joke nobody will get
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:25 AM
/old time TBL joke nobody will get Jim
Ahem.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Setting aside that he’s sending emails without power, wouldn’t having no power at home necessitate working from a fully electrified office building?
Yes. Yes it would.
Aren’t all convention center concrete monstrosity? Georgia World Congress Center goes on forever.
Yeah they’re all pretty much horrible eyesores.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Aren’t all convention center concrete monstrosity? Georgia World Congress Center goes on forever.
The one in Indy is huge but it’s very well laid out. Skywalks connect it to almost every hotel, parking garage and restaurant in the city. They really do a good job there.
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Vermont is the one that looks like a V, right
Yes, and Oklahoma looks like a frying pan.
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sousedbergin Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:27 AM
I really hate my bosses. One of them sent out an email last night saying he couldn’t come in because he had lost power (he lives in an area that the storm hadn’t even hit yet at that point) but dumb fuck doesn’t even think to send the email from his mobile, he sends it from his desktop at home.
Even if he sent from his mobile it does not make sense, I was pretty happy to get work to use the internet, heat up a meal and bask the luminous glory that is electricity.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Setting aside that he’s sending emails without power, wouldn’t having no power at home necessitate working from a fully electrified office building?
Yes. Yes it would.
i lolled.
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s1rweeze Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Chris Culliver played pretty well last nite…
Not a starter so he’s irrelevant.
/you know who’d
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Even if he sent from his mobile it does not make sense, I was pretty happy to get work to use the internet, heat up a meal and bask the luminous glory that is electricity.
agreed…i was considering staying at home, but realized i didnt wanna smoke all the stuff i had left and be dry this evening. PLANNING.
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Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
no argument here. All along the border, Vermont’s biggest problem is New Hampshire stealing all the businesses and tax revenue.
I’ve never met people with more fucking state pride than people from New Hampshire, like its a inferiority complex or something.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:30 AM
I’ve never met people with more fucking state pride than people from New Hampshire, like its a inferiority complex or something.
Jesus, you’ve never been to Texas, have you?
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heldover Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:30 AM
To answer the polling question: if Obama wins EITHER Ohio or Virginia, he’s winning the election. Silver has Obama projected around 295 EVs, so if he loses Ohio, that’s -18, taking him to about 277.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
This Nate Silver v. Rasmussen deal is a showdown for the nerd ages. In one corner, you have Queefer and his ilk, who insist that Silver can do no wrong. In the other corner, you have Rasmussen, whose supporters likewise cling to his polling as signs of optimisim.
What’s going to be great is that one of them will be proven wrong, and the losing side will no doubt come around and admit to the fact that they were wrong. Or the losing side will make some excuses. Geez, I wonder which it will be?
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Nada Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Missed the baseball post yesterday, but I enjoy the fact that TBL left out that the LCS ratings WERE UP 11% from 2011
Doesn’t fit the narrative, sorry.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Isn’t New Hampshire the only state without seatbelt and car insurance laws? Those fuckers are idiots.
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illformula Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
im having a hell of a time getting a tee time today.
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Nada Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:32 AM
the only difference between millen and dierdorf is that millen tries.
Well, he had all those years of resting up in Detroit.
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Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:32 AM
Jesus, you’ve never been to Texas, have you?
Not yet…forgot to mention that in well with an /
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Der Kaiser Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
This Nate Silver v. Rasmussen deal is a showdown for the nerd ages. In one corner, you have Queefer and his ilk, who insist that Silver can do no wrong. In the other corner, you have Rasmussen, whose supporters likewise cling to his polling as signs of optimisim.
What’s going to be great is that one of them will be proven wrong, and the losing side will no doubt come around and admit to the fact that they were wrong. Or the losing side will make some excuses. Geez, I wonder which it will be?
Quit being such a sensitive pussy
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Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:34 AM
To answer the polling question: if Obama wins EITHER Ohio or Virginia, he’s winning the election. Silver has Obama projected around 295 EVs, so if he loses Ohio, that’s -18, taking him to about 277.
Obama at -250 now to win the election, thinking of throwing another $1000 on him after getting in at -150 and -200 during the spring.
/degenerate gambler
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Nada Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Prime Gruden moment last night: Chucky spouts off something about how a Kendall Hunter carry “never results in negative yards!” And on Hunter’s next carry, he’s stopped for a one-yard loss. Silence from the booth.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
“Don’t know about that, Ohio early voting that’s already taken place is heavily Democrat I believe.”
Ah, the enlightened one with the definitively unverifiable full of shit statement about early voting. I like you as a commenter about 98% of the time (especially since you are the only one around here who watches old Beasties videos), but you’re so full of shit when it comes to politics it’s laughable. You’d rip someone a new asshole for trotting out something as baseless as that statement if it ran against your worldview.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Quit being such a sensitive pussy
lolling
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:37 AM
The one in Indy is huge but it’s very well laid out. Skywalks connect it to almost every hotel, parking garage and restaurant in the city. They really do a good job there.
Duffy thinks Indianapolis is a horrible place for major sporting events.
/Speaking of the old TBL days.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:37 AM
“Quit being such a sensitive pussy”
Rehashing a line from the previous day is only funny in a certain context – namely, it must have some context. Good try, though, nazi.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Rodney -
Do you have any friends?
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Ah, the enlightened one with the definitively unverifiable full of shit statement about early voting.
How’s this?
Why dont you place your face in a car door and have a fat person kick it shut?
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ButtersBC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
I’d like to be Rodney’s friend
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HtownHacker Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Obama at -250 now to win the election, thinking of throwing another $1000 on him after getting in at -150 and -200 during the spring.
I got in at -165. I also have some bets on some of the individual states. Betting on elections is fun, and seems easier than betting on sports. Unless Rasmussen is right, of course.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
Duffy thinks Indianapolis is a horrible place for major sporting events.
There are only like four worthwhile bars in the entire town, but in terms of layout and logistics I can’t think of a better city to host a major sporting event (SB or FF).
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
Queefer – if Silver is show to be wrong, will you come in here and take your medicine or will you fall back on some “polling is inherently unscientific” excuse? Because you have on several occassions implied quite strongly that Silver’s methodology is what makes his polling more reliable than Rasmussen’s.
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heldover Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
but you’re so full of shit when it comes to politics it’s laughable.
Has anybody else heard this too about the early voting returns being positive for Obama? Cause I’ve heard that shit too.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:41 AM
“Don’t know about that, Ohio early voting that’s already taken place is heavily Democrat I believe.”

Nearly one-in-three Ohio voters (32%) have already cast their ballots. Obama leads 62% to 36% among these voters. Romney has a large lead among those who still plan to vote.
that’s from Rasmussen
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:41 AM
I’ve heard the Indy one is nice also. Here’s a link to the Cleveland medical mart and convention center that opens next year.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:41 AM
I got Obama at -200 a few months back as a happiness hedge. Thinking about putting more down.
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Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Duffy thinks Indianapolis is a horrible place for major sporting events.
Indianapolis seems like a horrible place in general
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Nada Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
I had no idea that Weather.com and AccuWeather.com essentially rely solely on government data to power their business
How can that be? Everyone knows the gubmint hates business!
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heldover Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
if Silver is show to be wrong, will you come in here and take your medicine or will you fall back on some “polling is inherently unscientific” excuse? Because you have on several occassions implied quite strongly that Silver’s methodology is what makes his polling more reliable than Rasmussen’s.
that shit’s a two-way street, sir.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
“Do you have any friends?”
Your wife, sister, and grandmother’s mother can’t keep my dick out of their mouths. So, I’ve got a coule of fuk buddies, I guess.
And, yes, I implied some necrophilia. Kansas chicks never quit sucking dick.
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Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:44 AM
I got in at -165. I also have some bets on some of the individual states. Betting on elections is fun, and seems easier than betting on sports. Unless Rasmussen is right, of course.
Oh shit, you can bet on States too? I have three books and haven’t seen that on any sites. Also I would have bet early on Scott Brown here in MA if that was available….and would be looking at a loss now
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heldover Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Nearly one-in-three Ohio voters (32%) have already cast their ballots. Obama leads 62% to 36% among these voters. Romney has a large lead among those who still plan to vote.
that’s from Rasmussen
BOOM.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Ah, the enlightened one with the definitively unverifiable full of shit statement about early voting. I like you as a commenter about 98% of the time (especially since you are the only one around here who watches old Beasties videos), but you’re so full of shit when it comes to politics it’s laughable. You’d rip someone a new asshole for trotting out something as baseless as that statement if it ran against your worldview.
It’s not unverifiable. More Democrats than Republicans have voted early in Ohio. I said I believe because the last time I saw it a couple of days ago it was around an eight percent lead in terms of party registration. In 2008 it was a twenty percent gap between Democrats and Republicans voting early.
So fuck you, cochese.
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Nada Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:44 AM
I was a 6’1″ guard who could dunk
So was Skip Bayless, only he was 5-foot-5.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Your wife, sister, and grandmother’s mother can’t keep my dick out of their mouths. So, I’ve got a coule of fuk buddies, I guess.
“Rehashing a line from the previous day is only funny in a certain context – namely, it must have some context. Good try, though, nazi.” From a source
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Queefer – if Silver is show to be wrong, will you come in here and take your medicine or will you fall back on some “polling is inherently unscientific” excuse?
Again, Silver himself takes great points to point out that post people interpret probabilities incorrectly. We think a 75 percent chance of winning is a lock. It’s not. Its just statistically probable. No one is saying Obama has this wrapped up. But with the evidence currently available it looks like he has an advantage. That’s Silver’s point. There’s no “medicine” to take either way.
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heldover Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Your wife, sister, and grandmother’s mother can’t keep my dick out of their mouths. So, I’ve got a coule of fuk buddies, I guess.
And, yes, I implied some necrophilia. Kansas chicks never quit sucking dick.
Is TBL out of pocket? If so, who’s armed with the banhammer? We got us a fine candidate for a reckoning here…
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
I really think OH is going to be 50.5-49.5 . A 51-49 margin would suprise me.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
“that shit’s a two-way street, sir.”
Someone has been in here obnoxiously touting Rasmussen as infalliable? I certainly haven’t. Who has? If that’s happened, then, yes, by all means, the Rasmussen knob slobbers should face the music too.
My point really is that I doubt either side will own up to the fact that their preferred pollster was ultimately wrong. Instead, there will be some “inherent problem with polling itself” or “some unexpected demographic change” in the electorate. I think polling is largely bullshit, and it’s becoming more bullshit over the years as it’s used more as a source for opinion making than some scientific study.
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ms621 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
So this is still going on I see.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Kansas chicks never quit sucking dick.
So why is Fetch stalking for ass halfway across the country?
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PeerLessPrices Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Rehashing a line from the previous day is only funny
Its not funny, you’re not funny
/farts
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Indianapolis seems like a horrible place in general
I like the airport there.
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ms621 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
I really think OH is going to be 50.5-49.5 . A 51-49 margin would suprise me.
Agreed. This is going to be a very, very close election even if the Electoral College doesn’t quite reflect it.
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ButtersBC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
“Well folks, when you’re right 52% of the time you’re wrong 48% of the time”
“Why didn’t you say that before?!?!”
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:48 AM
My point really is that I doubt either side will own up to the fact that their preferred pollster was ultimately wrong.
Nate Silver is not a pollster, not sure why you can’t grasp this.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:48 AM
think polling is largely bullshit, and it’s becoming more bullshit over the years as it’s used more as a source for opinion making than some scientific study.
It’s actually becoming more accurate as improved models and more diverse data sets are available. But keep going. You’ve been wrong about literally everything you posted so far today. Why stop now?
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:48 AM
“So fuck you, cochese.”
That’s fair. Light a match to my ass because I’m blown up.
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Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:48 AM
I got Obama at -200 a few months back as a happiness hedge. Thinking about putting more down.
Romney at +400 a few weeks ago would have been a good hedge for me, but fuck it. Next Tuesdays could go down as my greatest gambling loss of all time if Silver is wrong.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:49 AM
“Well folks, when you’re right 52% of the time you’re wrong 48% of the time”
“Why didn’t you say that before?!?!”
Ooooh, that’s a big lock!
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:49 AM
This is going to be a very, very close election even if the Electoral College doesn’t quite reflect it.
Yup. I think it’s going to shake out similar to 2004. Whole lotta parallels to that election.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
think polling is largely bullshit, and it’s becoming more bullshit over the years as it’s used more as a source for opinion making than some scientific study.
Polling is definitely not bullshit but there are people who use it poorly.
See: CNN and their laughable polling.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:51 AM
People fail to understand that Silver can’t really be shown to be wrong. His very methodology states that Romney wins this election 1 out of 4 times. He’s not making “plant the flag in the ground” predictions, he’s providing percentage chances. Will he look bad if Romney wins? Sure. But unless he completely effs up a number of states, he shouldn’t. If he goes 49/50, and misses on Ohio, fact is that he did a damn good job.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Next Tuesdays could go down as my greatest gambling loss of all time if Silver is wrong.
The best thing Obama has going for him is that he has a lot of outs. Romney has to be perfect in every tossup state and still win a few he’s not projected to. His margin of error is essentially zero. From a stat perspective alone that explains the Obama odds.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
“It’s actually becoming more accurate as improved models and more diverse data sets are available. But keep going. You’ve been wrong about literally everything you posted so far today. Why stop now?:”
The ultimate in Queefer posting. Unverifiable assertion with a large side helping of smug. I can’t imagine having to deal with you in person on a daily basis. Your mom and dad must literally spend two hours a day wondering why they hooked up 28 or so years ago on a daily basis, wondering if you’ll ever move out.
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ms621 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
Polling is definitely not bullshit but there are people who use it poorly.
See: CNN and their laughable polling.
Thisety this. There are polls with poor methodology (like Rasmussen who over-relies on automated polling) and then there are good polls which provide information that is horribly misused by people. The problem with numbers is that they require people to give them context. When the people doing so have the mental processes of cro magnons then it’s a problem.
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Nada Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:53 AM
LIberal-conservative elite East Coast pussies.
“My, what a storm!”
“Yes, it left a crane in New York City dangling!”
“Oh, my!”
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Gov. Chris Christie said the President has been “outstanding” with helping them out during the storm. Election over.
/not really
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scripty Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:54 AM
~~Stubbornly Uncorrupted and Unbeholden~~
“Well folks, when you’re right 52% of the time you’re wrong 48% of the time”
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Hahaha Nada, that’s so funny. They had to evacuate the NICU at NYU Hospital last night HAHAHAHAHHA.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
“People fail to understand that Silver can’t really be shown to be wrong. His very methodology states that Romney wins this election 1 out of 4 times. He’s not making “plant the flag in the ground” predictions, he’s providing percentage chances. Will he look bad if Romney wins? Sure. But unless he completely effs up a number of states, he shouldn’t. If he goes 49/50, and misses on Ohio, fact is that he did a damn good job.”
I see some aren’t waiting to trot out the bullshit excuses for a Silver defeat. The guy is saying that Obama has a 75% chance to win the electoral vote, and he makes predicitions on a number of states individually. If he’s wrong, he’s wrong, end of story. Saying Obama has a 75% chance of winning isn’t the same as saying this will be 2000/2004 level close, which is what I think is going to happen. I think Obama wins about 51% of the vote and the electoral math will be a little higher for him because he’ll sneak Ohio and Virginia and North Carolina into his camp at the end.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
The ultimate in Queefer posting. Unverifiable assertion with a large side helping of smug
Sorry but he’s right about it getting better.
There are definitely problems with methodology keeping up with technology (see: landlines/cellphone skewing) but polling has come a long way from the UNIVAC I in 1952.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Polling is definitely not bullshit but there are people who use it poorly.
Absolutely. Poll results can be twisted and misread to support almost any narrative. There aren’t enough pure poll analysts out there, which is a shame because there’s a huge market for some.
I can’t imagine having to deal with you in person on a daily basis.
You don’t have to. I don’t like Big Macs.
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sousedbergin Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Rodney you want my advice, I think you should contact this woman (nsfw)
/She sounds classy
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:57 AM
“My, what a storm!”
“Yes, it left a crane in New York City dangling!”
“Oh, my!”
I’ve seen several deep south people mocking NYC on twitter.
Same people who complained that we sent aid to Japan.
The deep south is fucking useless and we should have let you all drown.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Obama is not winning NC. No chance.
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ButtersBC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
I remain skeptical that 4 out of 5 dentists choose Trident, what’s Rasmussen say?
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arkbadger Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Oklahoma looks like a frying pan.
I believe you meant nuclear waste dump.
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Your mom and dad must literally spend two hours a day wondering why they hooked up 28 or so years ago on a daily basis, wondering if you’ll ever move out.
I’m just trying to understand the insults a little more clearly…are you saying his parents hooked up on a daily basis 28 or so years ago or are you saying they spend two hours a day on a daily basis wondering if he’ll ever move out? I need to know. thanks.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
I’ve seen several deep south people mocking NYC on twitter.
To be fair, I mocked the SHIT out of them on myspace during Sherman’s march to the sea.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 10:59 AM
Is Rodney Paolo X?
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:00 AM
I see some aren’t waiting to trot out the bullshit excuses for a Silver defeat. The guy is saying that Obama has a 75% chance to win the electoral vote, and he makes predicitions on a number of states individually.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t Silver also include Rasmussen polls amongst his numbers?
And his probability seems exactly in line with the lines the bookies have set as well. I tend to think they wouldn’t be setting themselves up to lose big money regardless of party affiliation.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Your mom and dad must literally spend two hours a day wondering why they hooked up 28 or so years ago on a daily basis, wondering if you’ll ever move out.
/shudders
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Wally's World Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Nate Silver is not a pollster, not sure why you can’t grasp this.
The people making the noise are on the low end of the projections. The Republicans HAVE to say bad things about it because they are the underdog.
I dislike all of this polling stuff, because I do think it has an effect on whether people vote. What’s that? Only stupid people would not vote because a pollster or a statistician said that their candidate has no chance… Well, I give you ‘Murica, the land of the free, the home of the brave… and stupid.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t Silver also include Rasmussen polls amongst his numbers?
Rassmussen is included, along with many others. His models also incorporate historical trends and economic numbers that are typically a precursor to a certain result.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:01 AM
I see some aren’t waiting to trot out the bullshit excuses for a Silver defeat.
At least you’re consistent in showing your stupidity. I couldn’t care less about Nate Silver. I don’t need to make excuses for him. If you can’t understand that he is saying that Romney wins 1 out of 4 times, I can’t help you. He goes out of his way everyday to say that a Romney win wouldn’t surprise him. Most of the folks who rag on Silver read articles and blog posts ABOUT Silver, rather than bothering to read his own material.
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HtownHacker Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
I remain skeptical that 4 out of 5 dentists choose Trident, what’s Rasmussen say?
You know, if you listened really closely to that ad, it actually said “4 out of 5 dentists surveyed recommend sugarless gum for their patients who chew gum”.
I always wondered what those other 20 percent recommended.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
“I’m just trying to understand the insults a little more clearly…are you saying his parents hooked up on a daily basis 28 or so years ago or are you saying they spend two hours a day on a daily basis wondering if he’ll ever move out? I need to know. thanks.”
Whatever works for you. Essentially, I’m saying that Queefer is possibly the most annoying type of person there is and that his parents regret his birth on a daily basis, something they do in large part because he’s still living at home. Queefer will die lonely and alone, of that I’m quite certain.
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
This election will be over right after the Virginia and Ohio Obama victory results are announced.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
I dislike all of this polling stuff, because I do think it has an effect on whether people vote.
I dont. The mainstream media has done a fantastic job of saying that this race is too close to call (and in some ways they’re right). Your average person has no idea who Nate Silver is. I’m guessing there will be record turnout.
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ms621 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t Silver also include Rasmussen polls amongst his numbers?
I do believe he does because they are able to consistently poll large samples and put out new data. He aggregates polling data in part to wash out the inconsistencies in their methods. I don’t know enough about math and statistics to tell you whether not he does a good job, but he seems to (though others clearly disagree).
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:03 AM
the electoral math will be a little higher for him because he’ll sneak Ohio and Virginia and North Carolina into his camp at the end.
Ohio and Virginia yes probably, North Carolina, no. NC is about to elect a republican Gov. for the first time since 1988, this will also help Mitt
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ButtersBC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:03 AM
I always wondered what those other 20 percent recommended.
Too high on the nitrous oxide to fill out the survey correctly
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:05 AM
“At least you’re consistent in showing your stupidity. I couldn’t care less about Nate Silver. I don’t need to make excuses for him. If you can’t understand that he is saying that Romney wins 1 out of 4 times, I can’t help you.”
Wow, name calling. South Carolina intellectual, I take it?
Alshon is still fat, and getting fatter now that he’s injured. Deal with it.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Queefer will die lonely and alone, of that I’m quite certain.
I’m waiting for you to trot out the bullshit excuses if this doesn’t happen. What’s your projection on him dying alone? 1 in 4 chance?
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:05 AM
I always wondered what those other 20 percent recommended.
red man.
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sousedbergin Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:06 AM
I just can’t understand how people are voting for the outsourcing jobs profiteering, flip flopping, anti-women, tee-totaling, tax plan hiding, magic underpants wearing, ayn rand acolyte vp selecting, obstructionist scumbag with the newer and therefore stupider religion.
/Vote Commie Muslim you cunts
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:06 AM
Queefer will die lonely and alone, of that I’m quite certain.
I guess I need to call my wife. Excuse me for a minute.
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HtownHacker Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:06 AM
Rodney definitely livens up this place.
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:07 AM
When I run for office I’m making soused my press secretary.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:07 AM
“I guess I need to call my wife. Excuse me for a minute.:”
I’m obviously implying a suicide on her part. I think that’s what follows such poor life choices.
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Well, if he’s not already running Ontario.
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Watsonian Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Wow, name calling.
Irony.
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ButtersBC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Rodney definitely livens up this place
Gimmick commenters have their place, at some point though the act will become stale and someone else will have to take his place…based on the uptick in commenting the last two days I’m fairly certain it’s a middle school kid out east who hasn’t had to go to school
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:09 AM
Wow, name calling. Rodney
That’s rich.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:09 AM
Wow, name calling. South Carolina intellectual, I take it?
I take that as a compliment, buddy.
And your Alshon insult isn’t very timely. If you weren’t as stupid as everyone knows that you are, you would have chosen to insult Lattimore.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:09 AM
red man.
speaking of, a student just pulled out a tin of Grizzly and a tin of Redman right before class started. I wasn’t sure whether I should yell at him or ask him for some.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Gimmick commenters have their place, at some point though the act will become stale and someone else will have to take his place…
Yeah, it was fun for awhile, but it appears he has run out of material.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
I just can’t understand how people are voting for the outsourcing jobs profiteering, flip flopping, anti-women, tee-totaling, tax plan hiding, magic underpants wearing, ayn rand acolyte vp selecting, obstructionist scumbag with the newer and therefore stupider religion.
what’s a non-gay way to ask you if you wanna go camping?
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Watsonian Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Gimmick commenters have their place, at some point though the act will become stale and someone else will have to take his place
I’m guessing he’ll be gone after next tuesday.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
based on the uptick in commenting the last two days I’m fairly certain it’s a middle school kid out east who hasn’t had to go to school
I was thinking more “flooded strip club janitor” but you could be right. silver puts it at 1-in-4.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
“Gimmick commenters have their place, at some point though the act will become stale and someone else will have to take his place…based on the uptick in commenting the last two days I’m fairly certain it’s a middle school kid out east who hasn’t had to go to school”
Ah, the “middle school kid” insult from a guy who literally has to look up to 90% of middle schoolers. Your state is going Romney, btw. That has to be a disappointment for a libtard like yourself.
Thanks for JJ Watt, btw. White Reggie White is loved down here.
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
what’s a non-gay way to ask you if you wanna go camping?
“You want to pitch a tent with me?”
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Watsonian Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:11 AM
I just can’t understand how people are voting for the outsourcing jobs profiteering, flip flopping, anti-women, tee-totaling, tax plan hiding, magic underpants wearing, ayn rand acolyte vp selecting, obstructionist scumbag with the newer and therefore stupider religion.
I’d buy you a drink.
/no coop
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:11 AM
I’m obviously implying a suicide on her part. I think that’s what follows such poor life choices.
That was outstanding.
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sousedbergin Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:12 AM
what’s a non-gay way to ask you if you wanna go camping?
Not sure there is? Technically without power I’m presently camping, if by camping you mean peeing in the dark, drinking a fucton of beers and sharping sticks to kill mammals with.
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Watsonian Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Thanks for JJ Watt, btw. White Reggie White is loved down here.
Ahhh, he’s from Texas. That explaisn a lot.
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48yearslump Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:12 AM
It’s not unverifiable. More Democrats than Republicans have voted early in Ohio. I said I believe because the last time I saw it a couple of days ago it was around an eight percent lead in terms of party registration. In 2008 it was a twenty percent gap between Democrats and Republicans voting early.
I can’t speak for all of Ohio, but here in beautiful Youngstown the local Democratic chairman (biggest slime ball ambulance chaser attorney in town) has been riding through the inner city in a van for weeks registering people to vote. I’m quite certain BO is leading that vote.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Not sure there is?
well…we should go camping, talk about how right that comment was and not have gay sex. there…non-gay way.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:15 AM
what’s a non-gay way to ask you if you wanna go camping?
Wanna watch Brokeback Mountain?
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Democratic chairman (biggest slime ball ambulance chaser attorney in town) has been riding through the inner city in a van for weeks registering people to vote.
Oh man. This is perfect.
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Someone is registering poor black people to vote?!? This is the worst!!
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:16 AM
Man, what are we going to do about these poor black people voting? This has to stop, right?
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PeerLessPrices Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:17 AM
I wasn’t sure whether I should yell at him or ask him for some.
Ha! If I wasn’t worried principal walks in I’d put one in during planning
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:18 AM
“And your Alshon insult isn’t very timely. If you weren’t as stupid as everyone knows that you are, you would have chosen to insult Lattimore.”
Lattimore is a good kid who caught a bad break. I stick with the Alshon stuff because you have, since I first noticed you on this site, had an unrealistic view of his abilities, especially at the NFL level. And despite being linked to a picture that clearly showed the guy was fat, you’d deny it. I see a similar thread in a lot of your posts, where you stake out some claim, are shown irrefutable contrary facts, but still insist you are right.
(For an example of what you should do, see above, where I admitted to being shown to be wrong about Mole’s statement).
You pretend to be some intellectual with insider-y access, when in fact you’re nothing more than some low rent footbawl fan who builds himself up on the internet to cover over your many shortcomings in life.
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48yearslump Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Someone is registering poor black people to vote?!? This is the worst!!
Nothing wrong with it, just thought it could help explain early Obama leads in Ohio. Nothing more.
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Caribou Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Clayton, btw, you don’t refer to them as Steelers, it’s Stillers. And you have to do it in a Myron cope accent as well.
/awful fockin uniforms on Sunday, damn
//if they do it for merchandise sales, they’re losin $$$
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Man, what are we going to do about these poor black people voting?
Make them show ID at the polls?
/Pennsylvania’d
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Watsonian Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Man, what are we going to do about these poor black people voting? This has to stop, right?
Just want to repost this for emphasis.
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ButtersBC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Nothing wrong with it, just thought it could help explain early Obama leads in Ohio. Nothing more
You can’t say “nothing more” when you chose to include your personal negative opinion on the man doing it…do you take people for idiots?
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Nothing wrong with it, just thought it could help explain early Obama leads in Ohio. Nothing more.
Not really. You had to be registered to vote by October 9th.
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yorwifesahor Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:23 AM
go fuck yourselves PETA
That’s would be an Oxymoron….
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Nada Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Hahaha Nada, that’s so funny. They had to evacuate the NICU at NYU Hospital last night HAHAHAHAHHA
Yep, karma’s a motherfucker.
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golfercraig Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Ok. It’s now clear. RodneyKing is the greatest troll/parody account ever. Miz, if it’s you–long, NOT LAME ,and certainly funny.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
You pretend to be some intellectual with insider-y access, when in fact you’re nothing more than some low rent footbawl fan who builds himself up on the internet to cover over your many shortcomings in life.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahha. There are plenty of people who know me from this site in real life who can attest to how far, far off base you are. But whatever. I’ve wasted enough time engaging your comical ass as it is.
As for Alshon being fat, sure, whatever. I really don’t care. He made an impact in the 5 games he played, I’m pretty confident about his ability at the NFL level.
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Yep, karma’s a motherfucker.
Jesus, dude.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Ok. It’s now clear. RodneyKing is the greatest troll/parody account ever. Miz, if it’s you–long, NOT LAME ,and certainly funny.
If it’s Miz, it is definitely the greatest trolling ever.
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golfercraig Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:28 AM
There are plenty of people who know me from this site in real life
What is this “real life?”
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NinoBrown Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Is there another state other than f*ckin’ Ohio?
-John Stewart
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MP Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Yep, karma’s a motherfucker.
Fuck you.
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Ok. It’s now clear. RodneyKing is the greatest troll/parody account ever. Miz, if it’s you–long, NOT LAME ,and certainly funny.
it’s not me. I’d like to claim it, because it would be a spot-on mock of a stereotypical loon, but I’d slip up every now and then and post something sensible on accident and the gig would be up.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Is there another state other than f*ckin’ Ohio?
-John Stewart
/sadface
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Its gotta be someone who comments here semi-frequently.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
What is this “real life?”
Some weird alternate dimension.
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#pettycowards Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
i’ll vouch for jayv’s 2012 preakness picks. cha-ching
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
Miz…Jersey & I missed you in Columbia this weekend. Would you have worn some Dooley orange pants for us?
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
If it’s Miz, it is definitely the greatest trolling ever.
by the way, thanks for the invite to the Tennessee-Sakerlina game. I was taking my licensing exam last Friday and Saturday so I missed the entire game. I’d love to have gone though.
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#pettycowards Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:32 AM
but I’d slip up every now and then and post something sensible
does internet double take
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Nada Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:34 AM
RodneyKing is the greatest troll/parody account ever
Rodney’s been here off and on for a while now.
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:35 AM
Miz…Jersey & I missed you in Columbia this weekend. Would you have worn some Dooley orange pants for us?
I dropped hints to my wife last year that I’d like a pair for my birthday, but she was pregnant and not paying attention to anything I said. so, no, I wouldn’t have worn Orange pants. I do wear jorts upon request though…so maybe next year?
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KC Resident Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:35 AM
Its gotta be someone who comments here semi-frequently.
Yeah. There are too many Paolo similarities. Mostly only posting in the AM round-up. And after it has been up for awhile. Personal attacks that fall on their face. And being completely unaware. It is probably a TSH/CRM deal to increase non-unique pageviews.
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:35 AM
You can’t say “nothing more” when you chose to include your personal negative opinion on the man doing it…do you take people for idiots?
A high Black turnout in Ohio kills Romney which is why registration and early voter drives frighten Republicans so much. Bush won Ohio in 04 in large part because he was able to attract just enough of the black vote on the gay marriage issue. Without that issue, and including an Obama Ohio victory next Tuesday, it is very possible we could have been talking about 3 Presidential Ohio victories in a row for the Democrats.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:36 AM
“Rodney’s been here off and on for a while now.”
Yeah, work’s slow these past 4 or so days. I’ll be busy again soon for those that let me get under their skin, so don’t worry. It’s all good fun to me.
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Nada Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Yep, karma’s a motherfucker.
Jesus, dude.
Fuck you.
When Katrina submerged New Orleans and stranded/invalid seniors were dying in nursing homes and in attics and on sidewalks, and fucktards on both the East and West coasts were glibly spouting, “Well, they get what they deserve, they shouldn’t be living there,” where was your outrage?
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Yeah, work’s slow these past 4 or so days. I’ll be busy again soon for those that let me get under their skin, so don’t worry. It’s all good fun to me.
ah, NYC subway janitor. your anger makes sense now that I know you’re a union guy.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:39 AM
Yeah, work’s slow these past 4 or so days. I’ll be busy again soon for those that let me get under their skin, so don’t worry. It’s all good fun to me.
So that’s your early excuse for why you won’t be here next Wednesday morning?
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:40 AM
“ah, NYC subway janitor. your anger makes sense now that I know you’re a union guy.”
Actually, I’m a psychiatrist. Pushing buttons on the internet for shits and grins.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:40 AM
Yeah. There are too many Paolo similarities
Nah, my distaste for Rodney aside, he does seem to be literate and sane. Paolo was neither.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:41 AM
“So that’s your early excuse for why you won’t be here next Wednesday morning?”
Oh, I’ll definitely be by next Wednesday. I need to read up on where to get my guns and gold for the inevitable hyper inflation that follows Obama’s re-election.
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ButtersBC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:42 AM
It’s all good fun to me
I don’t think anyone thought otherwise here, such is the life of the internet troll…just be glad your folks don’t frequent the site lest they feel worse about their offspring than Queefer’s
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Riggs Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:43 AM
Make them show ID at the polls?
/Pennsylvania’d
It amazes me that you can vote in our country without ID.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:43 AM
ah, NYC subway janitor. your anger makes sense now that I know you’re a union guy.
Lutz
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:46 AM
It amazes me that you can vote in our country without ID.
Me too. But it amazes me more than GOP controlled states tried to pass Voter ID laws a month before a presidential election and didn’t think anyone would care.
2016? Sure, you better have ID.
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48yearslump Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:47 AM
You can’t say “nothing more” when you chose to include your personal negative opinion on the man doing it…do you take people for idiots?
Lol, I didn’t know that hating attorneys was a democrat/republican thing. You may be reading too much into that one.
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Nada Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:48 AM
It amazes me that you can vote in our country without IQ
Also true.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:49 AM
BTW, Rodney, all insults aside, I do respect the fact that you seem realistic about the possibility of an Obama victory. Many of the conservatrolls on here seemed legitimately convinced that a Romney win is in the nag.
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48yearslump Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:52 AM
It amazes me that you can vote in our country without ID.
More than getting free healthcare and a drivers license without being an actual citizen?
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:52 AM
is in the nag.
Or the bag, even.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:53 AM
“BTW, Rodney, all insults aside, I do respect the fact that you seem realistic about the possibility of an Obama victory. Many of the conservatrolls on here seemed legitimately convinced that a Romney win is in the nag.”
Oh, I hear all the conservative talking points (and read the related emails) most days from my friends. I keep telling them that they are in for a rude awakening when they realize that National Review, Rasmussen, and Fox News aren’t infalliable. Both on the left and right, people seem to lose sight of the fact that National Review, Fox, HuffPo, CNN, etc. are in the business of attracting an audience. And it’s human nature to turn to an outlet that says things you want to hear, thus those folks write/report to their audience.
In truth, the Obama v. Romney deal is an echo, not a choice. I don’t get too worked up about it either way because I don’t think it will be all that different in the end.
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arkbadger Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 11:55 AM
I need to read up on where to get my guns and gold for the inevitable hyper inflation that follows Obama’s re-election.
which is so stupid and baseless, yet it happened in 2008 as well.
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bourbonboy Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 12:02 PM
I think people like Joe Scarborough are just too intellectually challenged to understand what Nate Silver is predicting. First, his percentages are a “now cast” — meaning that if the election were held TODAY, he believes that Obama would have approximately 73% chance of winning. Conversely, Romney would have a 27% chance of winning. Silver is not predicting that Obama will win in a week. Hell, he is not even predicting that Obama would win if the election were held TODAY (only that 3 out of 4 times, Obama would win; while Romney would win 1 out of every 4 times, given where we are at this moment in time).
Think of it this way, putting partisinship aside, would you rather be where Romney is at this point; or would you rather be where Obama is at this point in time? I think that most impartial observers (and most partial observers) think that Obama has more paths to 270 than Romeny does at this moment in time. In other words, most political observers would rather have Obama’s electoral map than Romney’s electoral map at this given point in time.
This does not mean that Romney has no chance. It just means that he will have to win the great majority of the toss-up states at this point. Could he do it? Absolutely. Unlikely, but certainly not impossible. And it may become more likely in the next week or so. And I think if you think of Mr Silver’s projections in those terms, his 27% change of pulling it off seems, at least to me, pretty reasonable.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Wayyyyy too much reason in that above post. Please include more personal insults and repost. Thanks.
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ms621 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Stinks of sex and silly putty in here.
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 12:40 PM
“Stinks of sex and silly putty in here.”
Tell your mom I’m sorry I missed her, the SMU slut.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 12:44 PM
i think we can do better than SMU slut. “mustang sally” comes to mind…perhaps “the boner express?”
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 12:44 PM
ooo! ooo! mrs. craig james!
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 12:45 PM
craig james says that when ms621′s mom is dead, she’s just a hooker.
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ms621 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 12:47 PM
craig james says that when ms621′s mom is dead, she’s just a hooker.
Nice. I think the Craig James thread is dead. Long live the Craig James thread.
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ms621 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 12:48 PM
And Rodney I’ve got no dog in this fight but you honestly come off like you’re missing a chromosome and have grave insecurities because of it.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 12:49 PM
Craig James calls whores “hookers” when they’re alive and “call girls” when they’re dead. And he pronounces it “Hu-wahs”
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QueeferSutherland Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 12:49 PM
And Rodney I’ve got no dog in this fight but you honestly come off like you’re missing a chromosome and have grave insecurities because of it.
My wife wasn’t thrilled when I told her that I’d die alone. This Rodney character is really causing trouble at home.
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spencer096 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 12:49 PM
Nice. I think the Craig James thread is dead. Long live the Craig James thread.
so i went there to post something, and saw that not only had an SAS n-word joke been made, it was made all the way back on nov 30th of 2011.
what the fuck? how many times does a BROADCASTER have to drop the n-word on TV to get fucking fired for a lack of professionalism? jesus tapdancing christ.
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PeerLessPrices Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 12:52 PM
I posted in the Craig James thread a few weeks ago
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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 1:22 PM
“And Rodney I’ve got no dog in this fight but you honestly come off like you’re missing a chromosome and have grave insecurities because of it.”
Yeah, in my professional opinion, it might be best to save the dimestore psychiatry for the pros who generally deal with actual people and not internet based characters. But, that’s just me. Carry on with your diagnosis.
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danimal Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 2:14 PM
I’m only posting because I like big round numbers and I want to help hit 400 comments.
Speaking of big and round the weather chick can get it.
Finally, does anyone else not understand why the girls punching each other video ended when it did? I wanted to see if the nose bled, I wanted to see them turn the camera on again in an hour to see if their faces swelled. Is anyone else extremely disappointed???