Its been awhile and a TON has happened so let's get to it

I have neglected this for about a week and a half so there's many topics to hit on and we're going to do this lightening round fashion.


AFC SOUTH PREDICTIONS

Colts (11-5)--Until they jump the shark and Manning is still Manning they're the tops of the division but they need to get younger within the next 2-3 years or else.

Texans (9-7)  They'll make the wild card this year I think but they're not overtaking the Colts unless they have severe injuries to key guys (ie, Manning).  A young team, when Peyton's gone this may be their division.

Titans (9-7)  If Vince Young can keep his head on straight and Chris Johnson keeps getting better they could give the Texans a run for their money for heir apparent or maybe even the wildcard but most of this depends on their defense.

Jaguars (4-12)  I don't have much hope for his team and I think within 5 years they'll be in LA but they have a chance to prove me wrong if Jones-Drew has a superb year, enough to carry them on his shoulders.  I don't think he can do it, and if he's hurt in the process, this could quickly get to be a 2-14 year.  Del Rio's been a good coach for them over the years but he'll be moving on to greener pastures..maybe Carolina if Fox leaves and Cowher says no.

MOVIE REVIEWS

2012----Great special effects, a decently believable disaster premise, not so bad acting, and did I mention the special effects? A little cliche at the end but its worth 2 hours and if I can find a blu ray version on the cheap end, it'll end up in the collection.  **** out of *****

Untraceable---Very good crime/suspense/thriller.  Reminded me of a cross between Seven and Saw.  Good casting and plot.  I doubt I'll buy it, but I'd watch it again.  **** out of *****


BP CAPS OIL WELL, OBAMA CELEBRATES AGAIN...AND AGAIN

So we finally have a cap on the well and life will go back to normal and the media and the administration will go back to their vacations, and dinners, and events.  I hope the people along the gulf remember come November 2010 and 2012 that they were a part of the largest presidential "I'm mad and this is my angry face" photo op" in history.


CELEBRITIES IN TROUBLE

Mel Gibson is in trouble for yelling at..or beating up...or something his girlfriend and baby mama.  New reports are he'll be moving to Austrailia to get back with his wife and 7 kids.  He's getting too old for this shit.  Oh wait, that was Danny Glover's line.

Lindsay Lohan is going to the Y...if you know what I mean.  The coked up scarlet will spend 90 days (before she's released 88 days early) in County jail for probation violations where I'm sure she'll be the walking fantasy of every crew cut butch in flannel prison jumpsuits.  My worry?  That if they do get their hands, etc on her, her recidivism rate will go through the roof.

And finally

LEBRON CHOOSES MIAMI

Actually I'm in a Dr. Strangelove mood so we'll change that title.

LEBRON CHOOSES MIAMI  

or


HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB   FUCK YOU CLEVELAND!!

I prefer the second title.  Yes, Lebron James, the chosen on, the home town boy, the apple of Ohio's eye took a look around, saw he wasn't under contract and didn't have to play in that shit hole called Cleveland and bolted like Katie Holmes if the power went out at Tom Cruise's mansion and the explosive collar which keeps her inside deactivated long enough for her to slip out of it and run for freedom.  Okay maybe that's a little over the top but the facts are there are now a new Big-3, and unlike Boston's trio, they're not collecting Medicare.  Add Amare to the Knicks and Boozer to the Bulls and what do you have?  The Lakers in the finals every single year.  This could bring me back to the NBA.

The not so wild wild AFC West

In my NFL Division predictions second edition I'm going to look at the AFC West which very well may be the most boring division in the NFL.

San Diego Superchargers....San Diego...Chargers!  Still the class of the division with the best QB and best skill position people.  San Diego will cruise again and then crash and burn in the playoffs..again.   (9-7)

Denver traded away everybody who was a pain in the ass to their new coach.  The bad news is they were your stud QB and stud WR.  Who's here to save the day?  Why its Messiah in training Tim Tebow!  Knowshon Moreon knows how to run the ball and I expect another 1000 yard denver backfield.  Not good enough to overcome the Chargers though.  (8-8)

This is the shocker.  The once proud Raiders, unbelievably, might be on the right track.  Their schedule isn't the easiest but they might be able to surprise some people and get back from being horrible to being..eh.  And in the last 10 years, 'eh' is a step up.  (7-9)

Where do I begin.....the Chiefs suck. I think that sums it up.  (4-12, assuming they split with the Raiders. If not, I think they better thank God they have Cleveland, Buffalo, and St Louis on their schedule).  Enjoy that #1 pick next year!



Good movies on the way with the Wolfman remake and the Crazies and this weekend marks my 32nd birthday.  Ugh.  Good things on the horizon though  ;)

Enough politics, lets talk some N...fucking....L.

I neglected to mention in the past few posts how I absolutely nailed the final margin for the Lakers victory.  So on the heels of my new sports psychic ability we're going to review the NFL divisions one at a time, followed then by playoff predictions.

Top team is predicted Division winner, bottom team sucks ass in most cases.

AFC East

The Jets are the sexy pick this year but you know who else is a sexy pick?  Marisa Miller and nobody ever says, forget Marisa Miller, I don't think she's good looking because a bunch of other people say so.  She is good looking and the Jets are a very very good team who added more weapons this year on both sides of the ball.  AFC Championship or major choke job this year.   (12-4)

 The Patriots were the shit 10 years ago, even 5 years ago, even 3 years ago.  Unfortunately Bill Billichick hasn't been washing his hoodie in the hot tub time machine.  Time waits for no man, even Tom Brady.  The Pats, if Wes Welker is healthy are still dangerous, but they're not scary anymore.  However, should the Jets choke on applesauce New England is ready to reclaim the division for this season.   (10-6)

Miami is sitting in 3rd place here for one reason.  Buffalo is fucking horrible.  They're young and maybe they could surprise some people, especially adding a talent like Brandon Marshall but I'm not buying them.  Next year they may supplant New England as #2 but not this year.  Henne needs more time and more weapons.   (8-8)

Buffalo is dreg of the NFL.  An owner more interested in the early bird special than building a good team they have holes everywhere, and their solution is CJ Spiller.  He'll be good, and he'll be flashy but he won't make a difference with the bottom line.  Buffalo is the worst team in the NFL and Jim Kelly isn't walking through the door anytime soon.  (3-13*)

*They play Jacksonville, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and Kansas City, all of them horrible teams.  They'll be lucky to win the 3/5 of them. 



Quick movies reviews.

4th Kind---freaky alien abduction movie supposedly based on real life situation, with supposed real life footage.  The footage makes the movie which is an enjoyable flick with a good cast and a lot of questions once the credits hit.  PS.  Watch the credits at the end.     **** 1/2 out of *****

Funny People---Adam Sandler, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogan, what couldn't be funny.  It is funny, it has alot of moments, but it also has about 90 mins out of a 2 and a 1/2 hour movie about leukemia and trying to work in a love story  The only reaction I could have is this.   ** out of *****.  I will avoid this on HBO.





Next time it's the NFC East!

Crazy Joe at it again

Biden Claims a GOP 'Blitzkrieg' (Updated) »

By Michael McAuliff

Vice President Biden is out with an alarmed e-mail cash appeal warning that the GOP will mount a “blitzkrieg” against Democrats in the fall.

Comparing GOP tactics to the fast-striking forces of Nazi Germany, Biden warns in a message sent by the DCCC today: “As things heat up, you can expect House Democrats will be hit with a GOP blitzkrieg of vicious Swift-Boat-style attack ads, Karl Rove-inspired knockout tactics, thinly veiled attempts at character assassination and tea party disruptions.”

And while the GOP is mounting a blitzkrieg, Democrats are the allies.

“Our Democratic allies in the House need your help, and the President and I hope we can count on you to come to their defense so we can hold onto our Democratic Majority and continue moving American forward in a new direction,” Biden writes in the appeal.

Subtle? Not so much.

Update: Republicans were not amused by the implications of the e-mail.

Kevin Smith, spokesman for Minority Leader John Boehner, e-mailed a comment that seems sure to get under Democrats’ skins: “When will Democrats learn that invoking the Nazis’ crimes against humanity in a political debate is simply inappropriate?”http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7543560592656560734

Now let's try and forget this is the asshole who told a man in a wheelchair to stand and wave to the crowd.  Let's also forget this is the guy who asked for a blessing for the late mother of the Irish Prime Minister---she's alive.  But now he's trotting out the old Republicans = Nazis? 

Luckily as someone who spent way too much money on a history degree I'll never use I can say one thing catagorically:

Republican "Nazis" aren't the ones who support doing this....

In other news the new Supreme Court nominee who looks like, as a good friend put it, Jon Lovitz in a dress, sat through such grilling questions as are you with team vampire or team werewolf.  I'm not kidding..on either end.

So we all know she's getting approved, the dems will vote together and some traitor like Collins or Snowe will vote with them, but in the long run this doesn't really matter.  She's replacing the biggest lib on the court so it doesn't tilt the balance.

Yea....that's the ticket.