Comments on: Teletubbies & Sublime

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:44:34 +0000

Great weekend, especially if you are a Boston fan. I keep pinching myself everytime Brady/Moss hookup on these plays.

The Denver pick was just a hunch, they had lost to some good teams (Jags/Indy/Chargers team that was due for a breakout game), whereas aside from trouncing Seattle the Steelers schedule had been pretty weak. So basically if you erased last week this was a really good matchup, which it proved to be. I didn’t really catch any of this game due to game 7 of the ALCS, but it look like it played out pretty well. As Al pointed out, being a Patriots fan, you have to have a level of respect for Denver since we’ve really had trouble figuring them out in years past.

On the ALCS, Cleveland cracked, true they are a great ‘young’ team but ultimately I think that’s what got to them. Both teams came into game 6 with a lot of confidence, but it was clear as the pressure kept mounting going into game 7 the youth of the Indians showed its face. They kept it close though, if Lofton get’s home in the 6th was it? it’s a different game entirely. It was a real pleasure though watching our young guys tear it up. Can’t wait to play the Rockies! This should be an awesome series.

By: Al Swearengen

Al Swearengen — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:51:21 +0000

bernie kosar says:

I had a terrible feeling that there was going to be an act of terror directed towards Bhutto. I just didn’t think it would happen on her very first day back. I still have fears for her life. Even though she is corrupt as a US Senator, I think she can do more for Pakistan than Musharraf, Sharif, or any Islamo-extremist. She reminds of Hillary. She is tough and she has balls (Could Hillary stand up to an assassination attempt?). I think the western media often label the Pakistani people as extremists. They always show the demonstrations that seemingly paralyze normal civic functions. Sort of similar to the Soviet era TV news when they would only show African Americans during drug busts or Mike Tyson highlights (or lowlights). For the most part the Pakistani people appeal to reason. I think that they would support Bhutto in an election. She is articulate and compassionate.

I like Musharraf;he is a good dictator. He is OUR dictator, but the time has come for a change. He has to step down and let the democratic way run its course.

Islam is just the rallying cry as I see it. Things are as shitty as they were in the last generation for most people in that region who live out where the buses don’t run. The only attention or charity they recieve from anyone is when a madrassa gets built. The equivalent of evangelicals donating money so assholes can hand out bibles in a jungle somewhere, only in the places that get the madrassas, they get arms shipments also.

The ISI and Pakistani military are stocked full of enough Islamic radicals to turn any attempt at a crackdown into suicide for the leader behind it. It’d be like drug gangs occupying positions of power in the DEA.

I’m with you though. It’s hard not to care about what’s going on over there right now. These deep seeded points of pessimism I circle around most times, are just the kinds of issues that an historic leader is remembered forever about if he/she can mitigate them.

By: napoleon15

napoleon15 — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:40:29 +0000

I wish Tom Brady played for the Broncos, though.

By: napoleon15

napoleon15 — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:14:12 +0000

Jay Cutler wasn’t bad either.

By: John Rove

John Rove — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:37:48 +0000

I wish Jason Elam played for the Cards.

By: napoleon15

napoleon15 — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:29:34 +0000

Hey Nick, you were right! The Broncos did win!!! I love it!!

By: napoleon15

napoleon15 — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:21:20 +0000

At least you were almost right. I had quite a few games like that last year, where I was really close but still wrong. The now-infamous Cardinals-Bears game, where the Cardinals blew a huge lead late in the game was one of those. I was so disgusted, after picking Arizona to win that game.

By: bernie kosar

bernie kosar — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:20:43 +0000

I had a terrible feeling that there was going to be an act of terror directed towards Bhutto. I just didn’t think it would happen on her very first day back. I still have fears for her life. Even though she is corrupt as a US Senator, I think she can do more for Pakistan than Musharraf, Sharif, or any Islamo-extremist. She reminds of Hillary. She is tough and she has balls (Could Hillary stand up to an assassination attempt?). I think the western media often label the Pakistani people as extremists. They always show the demonstrations that seemingly paralyze normal civic functions. Sort of similar to the Soviet era TV news when they would only show African Americans during drug busts or Mike Tyson highlights (or lowlights). For the most part the Pakistani people appeal to reason. I think that they would support Bhutto in an election. She is articulate and compassionate.

I like Musharraf;he is a good dictator. He is OUR dictator, but the time has come for a change. He has to step down and let the democratic way run its course.

By: napoleon15

napoleon15 — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:16:52 +0000

Hey John, you said the Cards would win??? I believe I was right. Washington’s not a bad team this year. Pardon my whining, but I wish I could say the same about Denver.

By: bernie kosar

bernie kosar — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:54:55 +0000

It sad that all TV is anymore is just attention grabbing entertainment: Tune-in this week because Brad Pitt is making an appearance. Storytelling is a lost art. With some shows, viewers don’t even get a chance to watch because the network executives pull the plug only after a few shows. Many shows get the sacked after the first season.
Did you get a chance to check out Deadwood’s last episode with the David Milch commentary? He has a mini-rant against HBO’s decision to short-circuit the show. It was so bad that HBO put a “warning: the views expressed aren’t that of HBO” at the beginning of the episode (on the DVD).
How does this season’s “Curb Your…” compare to the last season?