They Might Be Giants...

...but they sure like their ursine talisman.

The New York Giants' offensive line are taking their good-luck teddy bear to Lambeau Field for the NFC wild card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. link

The bear projects an image of rugged masculinity for several players, including Elisha Manning. First given to the team in 2007, the bear is credited with the Giants' victories over Green Bay in 2007 and 2011 at Lambeau Field.

"As the late Howard Zinn once said,

"There is not a flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people." "

He was doing so well too in his pedantry and his tautology until he mentioned Howard Zinn and gave it all away.

Bradley Maning's Letter To President

AP, which president? Come now, why so coy? The president of Germany? Ex-president Bush, no doubt.

Manning is actually more wearisome than I had imagined. I wasn't expecting much, but this is less than that.  It is obvious he had no business, no business, being where he was. And I thought I was misplaced at the FRB, this guy is really in the entirely wrong element. One look at him among others tells you that.

Bleh. Reading the letter, whatever sympathy I had evaporated.