Poem of the Day

On Target - The Boston Globe: "Wal-Mart is red,
Target is blue,
One so downscale,
The other so cool."

Quote of the Day

The Daily Imus - Imus on MSNBC - MSNBC.com: 'NEWS QUOTE OF THE DAY

Donald Trump gives Imus his opinion on New York Times reporter Judith Miller and the war in Iraq.

Donald Trump: 'You know what, it's very interesting, the New York Times threw Judith Miller, who's a third rate reporter and according to everyone I know, she's like, forget it, she's not good. But the New York Times probably got us into the war in Iraq. And by the way, they're the first ones to criticize the war in Iraq. It's classic. They sit back everyday, they criticize. Now I criticize it too. It's a terrible war and we shouldn't have been there and I've been saying that as you know very consistently. But the New York Times does nothing but criticize the war in Iraq. Judith Miller, and their lack of leadership at the New York Times got us into the war in Iraq, because she was saying all about the weapons of mass destruction, which didn't exist. So everybody said we have to stop this maniac, this mad man and I guess perhaps that country needs a mad man to run it, but you have to stop this mad man. Wait until you see the next mad man that runs? About two days after we pull out, they'll have somebody else take over that country who's gonna make Saddam Hussein look like a boy scout. You know that?''"

Bernanke and the Bubble - New York Times

Bernanke and the Bubble - New York Times: "All of this raises a frightening prospect. Has President Bush been so damaged by scandals and public disapproval that he has no choice but to appoint qualified, principled people to important positions?"

Late Night Political Jokes - Late Night Jokes Updated Daily

Late Night Political Jokes - Late Night Jokes Updated Daily: "'Last night's game was the longest game in World Series history. It lasted 5 hours and 41 minutes. And as it dragged on and on and on, I began to think it was something George Bush had gotten us into.' --David Letterman"

ESPN.com: Page 2 : Houston, we have a problem

ESPN.com: Page 2 : Houston, we have a problem: "Yet another question: Is A.J. Pierzynski the most annoying professional athlete in recent memory? He's like the Rick Barry of this generation -- everything he does seems annoying for some reason, even his interviews. You can see why the Giants and Twins couldn't stand him. I don't even think he's a bad guy, he's just one of Those Guys. If you played at a $25 table in Vegas with him, he seems like the guy who would say stuff like 'Wow, you're way up right now, huh?' and scream 'Whammy!' every time he was dealt a blackjack. And he wouldn't even know he was being annoying, so his friends would think of convoluted ways to ditch him, stuff like, 'Hey, A.J., I'm gonna go walk around, get some air, I'll be back in 10 minutes' ... and then they would scurry to another casino. That's A.J., right?"

Quote of the Week

Far Beyond The Wild Blue Yonder: "Griffin recently explained to reporters and editors of The Post that if the humans who inevitably 'colonize the solar system and one day go beyond' do not carry 'Western values,' we could end up with 'a gulag on Mars.'

(I guess that means no seat on the bridge for Chekov, Sulu or Uhura. Scotty, all right, maybe. But the ultra-serious Spock, with his alien Vulcan values, is out of the question. He might even be a candidate for extraordinary rendition to the Klingons.) "

How bad is it that I want to say "but Sulu was born in San Francisco!"?

Late Night Political Jokes - Late Night Jokes Updated Daily

Late Night Political Jokes - Late Night Jokes Updated Daily: "'As you know, there's terrible flooding in New Hampshire. Give you an idea of how white New Hampshire is, FEMA got there in a minute and a half.' --Jay Leno"

This is so wrong

Drew Curtis' FARK.com: "Nutbag Cindy Sheehan and her hat now want to meet with Gov. Schwartzenegger, ask him to go back in time and rescue her son"

MMQB talks baseball

SI.com - Writers - Monday Morning QB (cont.) - Monday October 10, 2005 11:06AM: "And one thing about the White Sox: Give them their due. That's a team that plays defense, plays smallball exceedingly well, and hits well enough to win a series against any team in baseball. Oh, and El Duque. That was the best clutch relief appearance I've ever seen. Imagine entering a game up 4-3, no outs, bases loaded, in a park with the out-for-blood fans as close to you as in any other park in the big leagues, with a lost lead inevitable. Imagine going to three balls on three straight hitters. And imagine, in the midst of a tension-filled 13 minutes of some of the most gut-wrenching duels in any sport, coaxing, collectively, seven foul balls on those three-ball counts and never throwing ball four. Imagine retiring three straight -- Varitek, Graffanino and Johnny Damon -- on a foul pop, infield pop and swinging strike three? I mean, that's a man right there."

Umbrage, Always There for the Taking - New York Times

Umbrage, Always There for the Taking - New York Times: "Mr. Sharpton does not simply take umbrage; he holds it hostage."

--Clyde Haberman