“He was just a wonderful kid,” Leopold said. “As Jim Duquette stated, they were building the team around him. He was a remarkable athlete. He was going to be a superstar. Jim and the Mets organization pegged him with Torii Hunter, [Jose] Reyes. They had him pegged with all those types of guys. His numbers were as good.” — Family of former Mets top prospect Brian Cole wins $131 million suit against Ford Motor Company - ESPN New York
Be sure to follow @ColbertRally for more on the “Restoring Truthiness” Rally at the Lincoln Memorial: - Karl Frisch
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“Liberal Source in Palin Vanity Fair Profile Blasts Reporter:
“Shame on you.You’re Not A Writer, You’re A Climber”
Mr. Michael Gross,
You just “Sarah Palined” people here.
I’m going through a list doing damage control and telling people I’m so sorry I gave you their contacts and vouched for your professionalism and credibility.
You have neither. - Email sent to Vanity Fair’s, Micheal Gross”
— David Weigel - continue reading… Slate
Didn’t find much that caught my eye. So for me it’s Jets vs Eagles preseason NFL at 7:30 plus I’ll flip to the Giants vs Pats on the NFL Network (7pm)
The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are repeats
Rachel Maddow visits Jimmy Fallon at 12:30
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“A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation the White House might soon nominate her to head the newly created U.S. consumer financial agency.” — Professor Elizabeth Warren won’t be teaching her fall class. Could this mean…?
These, yes these right here, will be the death of me.
hman:
Oh, just Ira Glass and Rachel Maddow at some benefit thing.
Did you know she once enjoyed listening to Glenn Beck?
And said Curbed can “die in a fire” for giving up the address of her new home? True!
Dear Craig Bierko:
This is kind of like that. Still, we have to admit that we feel a little responsible here, because honestly, we had no idea. Mainly because, well, you just haven’t spent enough time with us! And you’ve been so quiet, and not in that darkly mysterious manner that is intriguing because it’s slightly dangerous and even a little bit sexy, but more like a shy, quiet stare that is maybe making us a bit uncomfortable.
But it doesn’t have to be this way! We can totally be friends, even if we can’t promise we’ll ever be ready to take it to the next level. Maybe let’s just start with a few posts, and see how it goes from there, OK? Or even email, mark@tumblr.com
Love, T
If you follow us on Twitter, you know that Easy to Assemble co-star Craig Bierko is one of our absolute favorites:
He does celebrity tweetathons to raise money for Children’s Hospitals. He regularly shines the spotlight on the ridiculously talented Betty Buckley. He shouts us out every once in a while. In short, we love him.
And WE HAD NO IDEA he and Tumblr were not getting along. Obviously, we love Tumblr. We feel like that girl in junior high whose best friend from camp has suddenly moved to our town and our school best friend doesn’t like our camp best friend and it’s weird, guys. Look: You have so much in common! We could all go to the mall then you’d see how much fun it is to hang out together! You’re both so pretty!
Wait, so you agree you’re pretty?
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ESPN experts' NFL predictions for 2010
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