UConn James

Preach it, Rich! Euhus and Nance are football players. Don't be surprised if they get signed by football teams. When GMs start signing guys for spite, that's the time for them to start looking for a new job.

In the Popular Mechanics piece, did you guys happen to notice it's written by one Benjamin Chertoff? That's right. His cousin is Michael Chertoff, secretary of Homeland Defense. He also wrote PM's 'Debunking 9/11' piece. I don't mean to say that Benjamin can't earn himself a living by writing. But you DON'T have him write a piece that purports to dissect the real problems of two of the biggest disasters in our history when his cousin is the one heading the department (Understood that HS was not around until after 9/11, and MC appointed later, it does reflect on the department). And that there's a lot of issues completely missing from the pieces... it begs the question. Was this piece bought and paid for by the govt too? When the media claims to be telling the Truth, do they smell the stench of their own bullsh-- as they prop up the establishment? When our leaders slam against other countries like pre-war Iraq, Russia, etc. for propaganda news that raises an eyebrow at best and is dubious at worst b/c of connections b/w the writer and said leaders.... don't they realize that when they do the SAME FUGGIN' THING, they come off as liars, hypoocrites and tyrants? Or do they (I guess correctly) assume that people are too tired from working their 60-hour a week jobs to really care that much? How are we different from every other country we view as bad b/c of the pervasiveness of their thought control over their people? We feel better than them b/c we have a piece of paper saying "Bill of Rights"? There's no such thing as credibility anymore. It is an alien concept.

It would be like Bledsoe still saying, "This is my team."

All the cool kids now wear Croc's Coastal Clogs.

I read a few years ago in a first-person account that at the same time Gingrich was chastizing Clinton for getting a BJ, a Republican staffer saw him at their kids' soccer game. As the guy walked by Newt's car, there was a blonde head of hair going up and down in Newt's lap (at the time, he was married to a brunette) and he waved, pointed at the bobbing head, smiled and winked. If Newt runs, his explanations are going to make a lot of people's brains hurt.

Nevermind that not having to "kill" the embryo implies that it is actually "alive." How can one say that you're killing something that will NEVER, NEVER, NEVER become an implanted embryo? When you need your fill of hypocracy, self-contradicting statements, false logic and utter buffonery all you need to do is listen to these morons in suits discuss it for 10 minutes. It just boggles the mind.

Not everyone. The Catholic Church said they would still have problems with scientists messing (I think "manipulation" was their word) with a blastocyst. They also have a problem with IVF. And until Clement VIII liked coffee, that was an 'instrument of the Devil.' And they also threatened to execute Galileo for saying the earth orbited the sun. They are, shall we say, slow to accept science and fast to proclaim things being the Devil's influence. I'm sure other groups will put their 2 cents in that they don't like the length of the syringe or that the researchers should wear white scrubs rather than blue. It's the age-old problem of people who know very little about the situation trying to tell other people and consenting parties what they can and cannot do. Over 70% of the U.S. public agrees that federal funding of ESC research shouldn't be restricted as it is. I resent that it has to be something like this to appease the 20% who equate using leftover cells from IVF that will be destroyed anyway as 'murder.' What is happening is tantamount to the president ordering a stop to animal research b/c the small group of PETA wackos want to 'end animal suffering.' And I'd just add as a disclaimer that there is reason to be a little dubious of this particular company's claims. They've made statements before that turned out to be.... how do you say.... not true.

Give him credit that he didn't take a pee on it.

By the time it makes it this far north its strength should be dissipated. My corner was proclaimed as the county "Most Protected from Natural Disaster" in the entire country by Slate, when they went through records dating to time out of mind. Hope it doesn't do too much damage on its way up.

May she slip with her blue mascara brush and give herself a full frontal lobotomy. Oh wait.... looks like it already happened.

My current favorite is Rep. Jim Cooper D-TN. Fiscally conservative Democrat. Saw an interview with him on, uhh.... I think it was a PBS show... He was discussing the "Financial Report of the United States." Pretty damn mundane title, yes, but lots to be concerned about in there. His statement. Cash-accounting vs. accrual/long-term accounting.

Shelton had numerous whiff-blocks last preseason as well. Apparently he was serviceable enough during the season to justify Marv not picking up serious (read: non-injury-lagged, nonrookie) competition.... either that or the pickings were that slim. By next season, we need an upgrade. And if there's anything last season should have showed the coaches, it is that Shelton should not be used as a receiver, especially at the goal line.

HFB, you old curmudgeon.

It's all the big bad, government's fault. Don't blame private businesses who are always knights in shining armor, looking out for their customers' interests. Insurance companies, particularly, are gleaming isles of righteousness. Linky Thing. With private companies, no money is ever wasted on administrative costs, corruption, 30% of pure profit (when a grocery store is really happy to clear 2%) from the $80B, etc. Blame the guy who puts his foot in his mouth. Blame the homeowners who should be expected to clean and rebuild their homes w/o the money to pay for it. Yes, this is productive.

Since it happened frequently last year, starting in Week 2 with the D making Cadillac Williams look like a seasoned pro.... I'd venture to say it is the players. And, more specifically, it's our DL not getting quick pressure (sorry, but many of Schobel's sacks have resulted from coverage) and not being able to rush the QB and tackle well --- it's one or the other. When the other guys have time to operate or initial holes to run through, bad things happen.

That's redundant.

Looks like I just supplied the kiss of death....

JP is having an "on" day. Good for him. Too bad it's in the preseason.

How many is that on Gandy tonight?

Lots of people here do just that, as if private construction never goes over-budget or past deadline, or have unforseen (often due to speed in planning process) problems after completion. I won't argue there isn't reems of red tape w/ govt, or outright stupidity, or corruption. In the end it tends to even out, main difference being a choice of what task is important to govt vs. private sector and at whose say-so. Methinks Nagin was simply trying to say Rome wasn't built in a f---ing day. There are houses in Florida that still aren't repaired from the hurricanes two years ago. NO is going to take time to rebuild under the best of circumstances and good cooperation among all the entities. A number of people who actually have come back to the most damaged sections put their arms in the air and said, "F--- it!" Nagin should strive to succeed and not run behind invalid excuses as he has before. But the phenomenon here is, it's the one-year anniversary and the press wants their hard-hitter 'I'm Woodward and Bernstein incarnate' stories. I'm not seeing how Nagin telling the press to STFU with the Hotpocket But-WHY-isn't-it-done-NOW!?!?! mentality is out of line.

Have they actually filmed this or is this simply an idea? I don't see how this airs for more than one episode, if it doesn't get pulled. Why do people always have to drag the muck up from the bottom? Glad I don't watch this crap.

Mel Brooks said that in order to really defeat someone, you need to laugh at them. SNL used to do some bin Laden skits. I haven't watched that show in a while but I don't hear about that. Letterman does some short bits with translations when a new tape comes out.... Other than that, OBL is pretty much off limits. And for a reason, I guess --- it's too fresh. Brooks' "The Producers" didn't come out or in the Broadway success, do well until over 50 years later. I'm not going to get all Pyrite Gal here, or use words like 'catharsis' but it is great to read stuff like this.

For me, it'll always be Jane Monheit in this picture. Her hair [was] what God intended when he said, "Let there be hair." Paul/BiB did agree on this point via PM, and if there was one thing he knew, it was women. ...

If so, he must have some some wild Overnight Continental Drift theories.

1) What OL? Agree it was TD's fault. Any talent there was gutted and replaced with inadequacy. Maybe MM could have been more vocal about the need, but would it have even mattered? 2) He agreed with dumping Bledsoe. And then he waffled on JP. 3) Every team has injuries. Not his fault (unless you count the dumping of Rusty Jones for his inexperienced guy), but you've gotta go with the 53 you have. 4) He let EM, SA, et al. throw temper tantrums that made for a bad whole-team mojo. I thought it was a chicken move by TD and Ralph to paint over the Moulds situation when MM wanted him suspended. That castrated MM in the eyes of the team, the fans, the media.... But, he allowed the locker room to get that toxic in the first place. When you're a HC you need to own responsibility for the whole team. If you don't like something or if it doesn't work, it's on you to change it. He didn't, and I hope he learned from it. He chose to start fresh somewhere else rather than stay in an awkward situation. Can't fault him for that. The blame can be dished out some, but a lot is left on MM's plate. Couldn't say it better myself. The new regime is a breath of fresh air after the toxicity. I've always been one to say Who cares what other people know about our personnel, our injuries, etc.? Good teams do what they do and run over the opposition even when they know what's coming. Time to get back to Buffalo Bills football after five years of the team trying to be someone else.