The oldsters continue to lose at Survivor. I hope they send Jimmy T. home, he's such a loser. Looks like it might be Danny instead.

Also on: America's Next Top Model and the Defenders.

In other news, the iPhone is coming to Verizon next year.

Big companies are getting waivers from the new health care law.

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After going all wonky depressing on you this morning, I was looking for something fun. Nothing caught my eye. This post from Balloon Juice did however. Setting aside the upside down premise that it is Latino voters who should be concerned about voting Dem, as opposed to Dems being concerned about getting Latinos to vote for them, this part bothered me:

[N]o political party is going to take a minority with a one-election attention span seriously. [. . .] It’s hard work and it’s going to take more than an election or two. [. . .] I have no doubt that we’ll find a home in the Democratic party, but Latinos need to make a home there on their terms, so their influence will go beyond a one-election marriage of convenience.

And here I thought Latinos were a solid part of the Dem base. One election? In case anyone is wondering, Latinos voted for Clinton by 61-24 in 92, by 72-21 in 96, and for Gore by 62-38. John Kerry, terrible candidate, even won Latinos by 53-44 (oh BTW, W and Rove really did a lot of Latino outreach in case anyone noticed.) One election? Really? Maybe we need pols who at least pretend to care about Latinos. See Clinton, Bill.

Open Thread.

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I don't want to talk about it.

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In case you missed it, Kanye West's performing "Power" on SNL last night was pretty stunning with the ballet dancers, visually. Tonight there's Boardwalk Empire, and a new season begins for the Iron Chef. Also: Brothers and Sisters. (And yes, for some, Sunday Night Football.)

What are you watching tonight?

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It's another beautiful day in Colorado.

For those of you online, here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

We're finally getting some fall weather.

I'm watching "The Blind Side." It's not as cheesy as I thought it would be. What are you doing or thinking about tonight?

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After a 7-6 week, my season record now stands at 29-24-1 (.547). Here are this weeks picks:

Vandy (+7.5) over UConn; Northwestern (-6) over Minn [3 units]; Army (+7) over Temple; Ohio State (-17) over Illini; UVA (+7) over FSU; Clemson (+3.5) over The U; Kentucky (+3) over Ole Miss; Navy (+10) over Air Force; Okla (-4) over Texas [5 units]; Wisconsin (-2) over Mich State; NC State (+3.5) over Va Tech; Georgia (-4) over Colorado; BC (+3) over Notre Dame; Iowa (-7) over Penn St.; USC (-10) over Washington; Oregon (-7) over Stanford; and Nevada (-21) over UNLV.

In EPL action, I'm riding Chelsea again, this time over Arsenal. 5 units.

Go Gators!

At the airport. Talk to y'all tomorrow morning with my college picks.

Go Gators!

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I was busy in Gainesville helping Urban Meyer scheme for the Alabama game . . .

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There's a lot of TV tonight. Project Runway, Gray's Anatomy, the Apprentice and a new Jersey Shore.

What's on your agenda tonight?

In the news, the Tyler Clementi suicide continues to draw outrage. Invasion of privacy charges have been filed:

Mr. Clementi’s roommate, Dharun Ravi, 18, of Plainsboro, N.J., and another classmate, Molly Wei, 18, of Princeton Junction, N.J., had each been charged with two counts of invasion of privacy for using “the camera to view and transmit a live image” of Mr. Clementi. The most serious charges carry a maximum sentence of five years.

Here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

Looks like BTD and I are both busy today. Here's an open thread until we get back. All topics welcome.