I am hoping that before they left, the Obama’s installed in the White House three animatronic ghosts programmed to visit Trump on Christmas Eve.

But Jean Ralphio had brown friends. I would take Jean Ralphio over what we have.

Every word of that article is straight up amazing. Donald Trump is trapped in a Being There remake of his own making.

I actually think the fallout from the election of Trump will be a long-term benefit for our country. People have been reminded how active participation is required to buoy a democracy.

So it never occurred to anyone to ask the White House staff how to turn on the lights?

Nah, they won’t. The falcons will continue to falcon, only now they’ve lost the only offensive coordinator that could temporarily make us forget that Matt Ryan’s never gonna be that guy.

The Falcons are not a great team. They never were. They were a really good offense and a defense that played over its head for 10 out of 12 quarters in the playoffs.

Luck?!?! Are you guys kidding? It’s not like the ball landed right in his hands with nobody around. The amount of fast thinking required to calculate something as unpredictable as this specific play... with three defenders around you, no less... is unbelievable. Jones had some amazing catches, don’t get me wrong, but…

She sang “Born This Way.” She slyly stuck up for immigration rights while singing “stay” while hugging a Latina audience member. I mean, WTF do you want for someone who has to stay within the bounds of her contract for the most part? If she did more, she’d risk getting cut, and so she pushed it as far as she…

...she sang a gay anthem at the Super Bowl that affirmed the humanity of people who are LGBTQ, people of color, and people with disabilities. I thought she did pretty well.

they don’t get a paycheck, i hear, for the Super Bowl halftime show. and i disagree. she did all her songs that promote diversity and inclusion. it was tasteful and she didn’t yell from a pulpit she spoke through her art. go gaga.

Pay attention next time.

Nobody who was watching was unaware of her politics. Nobody who was watching was unaware of the significance of “This Land Is Your Land” or “Born This Way.” NFL lawyers surely had her locked up in ten thousand clauses of “Don’t Be Political,” which she had to sign or no deal.

Have you heard the lyrics to Born This Way? What else do you want her to say?

Because of the new rule of getting a touchback on the 25, Belichick doesn’t kick into the endzone anymore, he kicks it to the 2-3 yard line so the other team has to run it. If the coverage team doesn’t screw up, or the return team does, then the offense won’t have as good field position.

For a 25 point comeback to happen it basically has to be both. The Pats overcame a solid chunk of that on their own so you gotta give them credit, but that last little push was done in by the Falcons offense, who seem to believe that time of possession is apparently an overrated statistic.

She sure as hell knows how to put on a show. I also liked the sly subversiveness of “This Land Is Your Land.” Woody Guthrie was rather famously no fan of the Trumps.

Listen I know in your New England bubble this won’t resonate but I promise you no one is going to remember this Super Bowl for what the Patriots did.

Also, maybe when you’re up 16, don’t drop back and pass on 3rd and 1 when your running back is averaging 9 ypc.

Alternative take: Fuck Trump. Fuck the Pats. Fuck Boston. Fuck you. Fuck Atlanta and the Falcons, too. Fuck it all. Spring training starts soon. HERE WE GO, PHILS.