What I'm reading:

• Federal Judge orders release of most of Dick Cheney's Valerie Plame interview

• David Letterman reveals extortion plot over his intimate relationships with employees -- plotter who worked for CBS' 48 Hours is arrested and suspended. The Manhattan DA's office used a sting to get the suspect, identified as producer Robert "Joe" Halderman.

• McCain Aide says Palin would be disasterous for GOP in 2012; There are few takers for her talks on the lecture circuit.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

BTD is watching Fringe. For me, it's Survivor and Grey's Anatomy.

I'm signing off for the night, here's an open thread for you, all topics welcome.

I'm watching Fringe tonight. What are you doing?

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Also, Jon has nixed any more "Plus 8" shows. Thanks to the Gawds.

Lambert needs some help. Even though he rips me all the time, he's got a great blog. If you agree with me, give him a hand. (Speaking for me only)

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KDog is going to see Bruce on Friday. They are doing the Darkness album, one of the great albums of all time. So, in the hopes that I get to go too, here is a performance of "Streets of Fire," circa 1978:

Does anyone have more to say? If so, here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

Why don't I discuss the Polanski case? Mostly because I do not know enough about it. Second, because even if I did, I doubt I would have much worth saying. Third, it does not strike me as an important public issue. It's not like however Polanski is treated here is going to affect public policy. He is sui generis. Fourth, I love Polanski's films and I would rather not think about how I feel about how his art may affect my views on this issue. Lastly, celebrity justice stories have never interested me.

Now if you want to discuss an actual important issue, like whether Tim Tebow should play against LSU on October 10 (he suffered a serious concussion last Saturday), I am game. Let me surprise you all and say I think he should probably sit out that game at least, if not more games. Better safe than sorry.

This is an Open Thread, and of course, the views expressed above are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the NFL, the NCAA or TalkLeft.

We didn't have any of these today. In case you folks are wondering, I am 3-0 in my fantasy football league (my "look over there" moment after the thrashing (1-4) I took on the NFL games Sunday. My usual 3-2 with the colleges (now 12-8 for the season.)

Oh, and ROMAN POLANSKI!

Hold it there kitty cat! This is an Open Thread.

Najibullah Zazi has his first court appearance in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, NY tomorrow.

Free Roman.

I'll be out tonight, it's my birthday and the TL kid and I have a great dinner planned. Here's a picture of the flowers he just brought me.

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Roman Polanski is one of my favorite directors. And that's all I am going to say about that.

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Here's an open thread for those of you online, all topics welcome.

If you're watching TV, there's the season premiere of Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters. For movies, the IFC channel is replaying the depressing but good film Drugstore Cowboy with Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch. There's also a new Food Network Challenge.

A Roman Polanski update:

Poland and France intend to make a joint appeal to Switzerland and the United States to have Polanski released from his detention, Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski told the Polish news agency PAP. Sikorski said he and French counterpart Bernard Kouchner also plan to ask Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to offer Polanski clemency.

There are new security camera tapes of the minutes before the OKC bombing -- at surrounding buildings. The man who obtained them thinks they were edited.

What's on your mind tonight?

My NFL picks today (I am 6-4 on the season (.600 winning percentage):

The J-E-T-Ss host Tennessee (+2.5). The spell is broken and the Titans, holders of the original New York AFL franchise's name, win outright.

The Brett Favres host the up and coming Niners in the Metrodome. I like the Favres (-6.5), because their defense is too good for the Niners.

In my other selections, I like the Seahawks (-2.5), Denver (-2), and Arizona (-2.5).

This is an Open Thread dedicated to the speedy recovery of Tim Tebow (snark).

Not a great slate of games this college football weekend, but college football has a way of making every slate of games interesting. For the season, my record is 9-6 (.600, I count the record aainst the spread). Here are my 5 for this week.

In Happy Valley, Iowa visits Penn State (-10). I have been going back and forth on this game. If Stanzi was playing better, I would take a flyer on Iowa winning the game outright (Iowa has beaten PSU 6 of the last 8), but he's not. I'm taking the Nittany Lions (-10).

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