Stewart: "This has... shifted the burden of proof from the tin-foil behatted to the government".

No Jon, what has happened is that the "tin-foil behatted" have been shown to be CORRECT in their paranoia of government.

Might not be for everyone, but I'm very glad someone told me this one:

If your wife is upset or uncertain about something and she wants your advice she will ask for it.  She will ask in no uncertain terms.  She will say something along the lines of "I want your advice".  If she does not say that, she just wants you to listen.  Do not offer advice or opinions.  Do not speak other than to grunt or say "I see" occasionally, so that she knows (or thinks) that you are listening.  It might take a while, but when she is done venting, she will feel better.

Gulag Archipelago.  Ask me again in 2 months and I'll tell you the same.  Worth it though.

It is also important that the 49ers lose so they don't get that 6th ring and tie the Steelers.  To a Steelers fan this is like the Iran-Iraq war.  I didn't watch that either. 

I predict that the lines at the grocery store will be very short at 8 pm EST, making it the best time of the year to perform the usually unbearable task of grocery shopping.  I plan to stock up.

Nobody mentioned Citzen Kane?  Too obvious?

Schmaltzy, I know, but the ending to The Natural still chokes me up.

The award for great ending relative to the rest of the movie has to go to The Graduate.  I thought I had wasted two hours of my life until that last scene on the bus.  Almost made it all worth it.

And ditto to those who mentioned Rocky and Gran Torino.

Not so much the filmmaker's doing, but The Greatest Story Ever Told had a pretty good ending.

High Plains Drifter

"How old do you think the Earth is?"

Emo Phillips.  E=mo2.

1.  Sledgehammer

2.  Police Squad

3.  Rawhide

Not Wagner!  Too racist.

I think the thing that frustrated me most last night was that Ryan didn't challenge Biden when Biden said that Scalia would make abortion illegal.  He really could have made Joe look foolish(er) on that one, but he just let it go.  I just can't understand that.

This is very sad.  Dr. Fears was one of my favorite Teaching Company lecturers.  Matt, thank you for the news and for the touching tribute, although you have put a damper on an otherwise pleasant day.  I think I will begin re-listening to the Churchill lectures (highly recommended, fellow Ricocheters) tomrrow, for old times sake.

Iron City.  (Hey, the debate's not the only thing on TV tomorrow night).

I wonder who had to tell the President that he lost badly?  Who was the first person he went up to smiling and said "How did I do?"   I'm sure those of us on Ricochet would have had no problem responding, but assuming it was somebody who actually likes him, that had to be an uncomfortable moment.  I hope one day we get to find out how it went.

If this story is true and has legs, it could do as much damage to his campaign as Mr. Romney did.  Voters will be amazed at how out of touch with reality he can be.

If he must win at bowling I hope he has improved since 2008.