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Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich started all of this. I don't see any common sense people taking control of the Republican party any time soon. I think John Kasich was trying a few years ago. The more pragmatic issue-oriented types have been pushed aside for these extremists and conspiracy theorists and yes RACISTS. The extremists on the left are kind of kept on the fringes. It's at the point where most Democrats just roll their eyes and let folks like Tlaib talk themselves tired. Yes, I believe in some conspiracies. I'll never buy the JFK assassination story. Most of my conspiracy beliefs are sports related (David Stern rigged the Patrick Ewing draft, the Refs were told to pick up the flag against the Cowboys, Game 6 of the 2002 WCF was rigged for the Lakers). But those sports are businesses, those are entertainment and they can run their show any way they want. I'm the sucker for believing it was legit.

Hard Knocks? What's Hard Knocks? Joking.............

So this will be over by the time I get home after 6. Good. And I agree with you about that restaurant. Overpriced. I didn't know about the homophobic crap.

When is that Cancer infecting our hometown, Oblong? I frequently shop at Westborn Market (the corn salad is great!). I want to avoid going anywhere near that walking bag of puss.

If Trump loses, there will be at least one state that refuses to certify. I am feeling more confident in the last few days.

after the way they botched that game in DC, coach is on thin ice..............and it wasn't the Hail Mary play, it was the one before it that gave Daniels an extra 15 yards..........totally undefended. Those 15 mattered, but after the game Eberflub said they didn't. If the Bears had an owner who was awake they might have thrown stuff at their TV after watching that presser.

It would be refreshing if you didn't post here anymore because all you do is post nonsense. The other team gets a first down and you attack Aaron Glenn. The Lions don't get a first down Ben Johnson (the best OC in the NFL) should be fired. It's a total joke. You are as silly as these people that destroy $800 TV because the Cowboys lost a game. I don't know why you watch. Can't be enjoyable for you. The only way you'd be happy is if the Lions scored a TD on every single drive and the Lions held the other team to 0 first downs. They lose one game and you actually think they're a 6-11 team. Your words, not mine. Welp, they didn't go 17-0. Coaches must be fired !!!! Can't wait for your freak outs every time Jordan Love completes a pass Sunday. And my God if they should lose to the 2nd best team in the NFC on the road, you'll probably burn all your Lions swag.

They should fire their coordinators.

most of these Thursday night games are. it takes these guys at least 2 days just to recover from the last game. To ask them to play in just 3 games is absolutely ridiculous. It isn't fair to the players and it's not good for the fans who want quality games. They can fix this without losing Thursday Night Football. When they add the 18th game (and they will), the players union needs to negotiate 3 things. #1 TWO preseason games #2 TWO bye weeks. #3 - Teams can only play Thursday night games when coming off a bye week. It can be done. These schedule-making nerds are great. If we can send people to the moon and bring them back alive we can certainly do that. Sure, the Super Bowl won't be until late February. Why would the NFL be against that. Stay top of mind for an extra 2-3 weeks. There should be a 5-day minimum between games. So play some games on Saturdays too (before the end of the season). Do you really think NFL owners care one bit about stepping on college football's toes? It's only a matter of time until ALL pro and top-division college games are on pay channels. You might get one or two FREE games a week.

Rodgers has 79 yards through 2 1/2 quarters. Who does he think he is, Jared Goff?

There is one quick things that might make Red Wings fans a little happier. Retire #91. This pettiness has gone on long enough.

People think of Socialism the same way they think about Cancer. Like they are one thing. They are far from it. Cancer is not a disease, it's a class of hundreds of diseases that behave in a similar way. There can't be a "cure for Cancer" because there are so many different Cancers. The "cure" for one cancer will do next to nothing for another one. Socialism is the same way. There are many different shades of it. A lot of people who are Anti-Socialist have gotten unemployment benefits, welfare, medicare, stimulus checks and have no idea that those are Socialism. If you want them to put their money (literally) where their mouth is - then send back those benefit checks. Of course they won't. You can even go to the length that passing any law is a form of Socialism because if we were absolutely not Socialism at all - it would be okay to steal from anyone or harm them. Sovereign Citizens like to think of themselves as some sort of purist - until someone tries to steal from them and then they call the cops. Frauds.

I adored Teri Garr. There is a Martin Scorsese comedy (yeah, I know), and it's a DARK comedy (it's Scorsese) from 1985 called After Hours. There are some serious laugh out loud moments in it and Teri has a very small but very memorable part in the movie as a Monkees-obsessed waitress. The part had to have been written for her. It's perfect. It's a slow-burn of a movie but it has plenty of little payoffs throughout. I highly recommend it. If you liked The King Of Comedy, you'll love this. Same kind of tone and New York is a character in the movie too. There's even a Cheech & Chong cameo. Cheech & Chong in a Scorsese pic, what's not to love?

We have a long way to go this season and the team can certainly rally, but there is no indication of a spark here. So how much longer should he be given? That's the drag when you hire a beloved superstar to come back and run the team - you may have to fire him, but if it's not working then the name of the GM shouldn't make a difference after a certain amount of time. HALF THE TEAMS MAKE THE PLAYOFFS in hockey and the Wings haven't been one of them in nearly a decade now. That's not all on Yzerman, but we're getting to a point where he needs to show something. No more of this "almost" or "just wait, we're getting there". I can't imagine Lalonde's job is all that secure at this point. Someone needs to light a fire under their arse. Is Gerry Gallant available?

Why isn't Ben Johnson game planning more for Jaymo to stay out of trouble. The Lions need to fire Ben Johnson. How does he even have a job at this point? And Jaymo was left with nobody out in the world to defend him. Fire Aaron Glenn as well.

Trading Maata shows the Yzerplan has failed. His version of the Verlander trade. We got robbed. It's over. The Wings need to fire Yzerman and convince the Lions to fire Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn.

Stuck in a Time Warp

All the polls. So burnt out. It has me worried and having trouble sleeping But I keep going back to a few things Do you think a lot of Biden voters have switched to Trump? I really really doubt it Do you think a decent amount of Trump voters are switching to Harris? Yes, I do. And the youth vote. There was a big ground swell of younger people getting into this game when Kamala became the nominee. Do you think they've suddenly abandoned her? I highly doubt that. The youth vote was alienated when it was two old men - now that it's a more youthful candidate (and female) I think those voters are more energized. I know Kamala isn't "young" by she feels young compared to the last 2 election cycles and that youthful appeal is what propelled Obama into office. Lee is right that America has disappointed us in the past, but I can't get past this youthquake that happened when Harris became the nominee. Younger voters are not polled well. They certainly weren't in 2022 when they led the way in preventing a red wave and turning it into a red trickle down your driveway when you wash your car. Biden's midterm when so many still contested his victory and when the economy hadn't recovered yet from Covid, it should have been a massive red wave - which is what many polls said. Oh, and Biden insulting Trump's racist supporters in that rally? That's not even a trickle, in fact, I think it's more likely people would appreciate the fact that someone on the Democratic side said it, because it was the right thing to say. Those people are the floating garbage. It just fits their pattern. Any city, place, island with a high population of darker skinned people is going to be referred to as bad. It's the racism, stupid.

I don't think they'll be all that active in Free Agency. I could see them singing a couple of pitchers. Guys like Nick Pivetta or Yusei Kikuchi on short-term deals, but I doubt it will be anyone big. I don't see JV coming back. There must be a reason they didn't try to bring Lorenzen back and Flaherty will want to get paid and I don't see this team coughing up they money for him. A shortstop would be nice, but Adames will want at least Javy money and we have McGonigle coming in a couple of years. He's not signing anywhere for 2 years. Maybe you get a band-aid option like Amed Rosario. A backup catcher is needed. I don't know about Dingler in that role. I could see them bringing Carson Kelly back. As far as Alex Bregman. He'll want at least 4-5 years and probably at least $25 million. His sharp OBP drop is concerning and as far as the power numbers, I don't trust power numbers from guys who play in Houston's little stadium. The big moves feel like they'll be from within. Trying to sign Skubal long term and keeping Fetter around. I still don't see this team increasing payroll by much next year.

Great gig for Will Venable - coming in as White Sox manager. He can go 61-101 and it's a 20 game improvement.

I was there at 10am. They told me I picked a good day because there were long lines Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Kid can't stay out of his own way. He could be costing himself millions. I don't think he's a bad kid at all, but I do think he's incredibly immature. Nothing new, but in this era everything can't be hidden from the public like in the past. But even if there is no arrest or anything major that comes out of this, the Lions will want to move forward with guys they can count on -- guys that put winning ahead of clowning around all the time. Don't need to be a Boy Scout but play your cards right and by the time you are 37 or 38 years old you'll have so much money you can do whatever you want. Dude could buy an island make his own laws. He needs a life coach. I have to understand what I might have been like at 23 with "**** you" money. I tell you what, based on what his dad said last year, he is not making any excuses for his son.

Well I did my part today.

Best - Paul McCartney, Comerica Park, 2011 - How many times do you get to see any of the Beatles. But it wasn't just the historic thing, he was absolutely terrific. Never left a concert in a better mood and I've seen Prince about 20 times and he always blew me away. 69 years old at the time, over 3 hour show and the energy kept building. Worst - Evan Dando (Lemonheads), Blind Pig Ann Arbor, 1995 or 96 -- Evan was a very very nice guy. I am sure he still is. But Evan was deep into drugs and he nodded off in mid song several times. Its not that I was disappointed, but I was actually worried about him. Never have seen an artist crash and burn like that live. I've seen clips of Gene Ween destroying his rep on stage - drugs again. Supposed to do the drugs AFTER the show.

Those who are questioning Anthony Richardson's commitment after coming out of the game from being tired need to read about J.R. Richard and then maybe back off a bit. Be careful. You don't know what could be happening.