Barack didn't grow up with a silver spoon in his mouth, and Michelle really didn't.

That's hilarious! When I saw this episode and she said "I'm in agreeance," I immediately said, "agreeance isn't a word."

You say that "vitriol directed at childfree women looks so much like anti-abortion rhetoric" and I believe that 100%. But I also see the same sort of vitriol from the left towards women with large families. Let's quit pretending that only one side of the cultural war ever misbehaves.

From this review, Observe and Report basically sounds like the psychosexual mess that Family Guy has turned into.

Had instant replay been around at the time, The Play (Cal vs. Stanford) would have never counted. The sports world would have been robbed of what I still think is the most exciting football play I've ever seen.

I am hardly a fan of instant replay -- I think it diminishes the authority of the officials on the field and damages the flow of the game. But taking for granted that it's here to stay, the NFL really ought to institute something as similar to the college system of replay as possible.

Many times, I don't realize the previous play was even under review until the official turns on his mic and tells the crowd that the ruling on the field is confirmed. A review or challenge shouldn't be a production and the college game gets this.

In the NFL, the game grinds to a halt, complete with commentators taking on the roles of the prosecutor and defense attorney, analyzing and debating snippets of footage in super slow motion. Instead of watching steadily paced gridiron action, we're playing "what's wrong with this picture?" interspersed with commercials for Toyotas and dick pills. It's sucking the life out of the game, and for no good reason.

1) I see no reason why the Big Three can't turn things around. It wasn't too long ago that Hyundai was synonymous with "piece of shit" -- now they are much more respected for quality than, say, Ford. It takes executives with vision and guts. Oh, and about $25 billion.

2) I watched the very first episode of Pushing Daisies when it aired and felt like I was watching an hour-long version of one of those "This is Walgreens" commercials. In other words, I'm only surprised it lasted as long as it did.

I was debating an acquaintance over the on-again, off-again proposal to open a gay-friendly public high school in Chicago, when the difference between the two hit me like a ton of bricks:

While the two groups tend to have the same or similar beliefs, liberals have no concept of the future or the big picture. Progressives do.

I'm a progressive, I fully support same-sex marriage and I'm 100% against the plan in Chicago.

What a breath of fresh air she is! She's the antidote to obnoxious blowhards like Bill O'Reilly on the right and Keith Olbermann on the left. She handles herself with grace and civility.

Now if only they could ditch the dopey pop culture segment at the end, the show would be perfect.

I've never been a fan of Michael Eric Dyson, not since I once watched him ruthlessly lambaste Bill Cosby with personal attacks because Cosby had the temerity to call the black community out on their more fixable ills.

But he's exactly right about black skin tone. If Obama were "all black", Hillary Clinton would be up 20 points on John McCain right now.

For the life of me, I don't get Margaret Cho. I don't think I've ever laughed at a single thing she's ever said. And now she's doing a piss-poor imitation of Kathy Griffin's show? Ugh.

My favorite comedienne these days, besides Griffin, is Maria Bamford. So bizarre, yet so funny.

The Conners were Cubs fans. Dan often wore a Cubs hat.

I feel very sorry for you, having to spewing such hateful vitriol toward a complete stranger n order to prove your point. I won't stoop to your level, but I will tell you all that I know.

My cousin's son was diagnosed by multiple doctors as having autism. Chelation therapy, also administered through the help of doctors, has greatly improved his health. I'm not sure why you insinuate that my cousin didn't seek the help and insight of medical doctors, because she obviously did.

His health and behavior deteriorated almost instantaneously after he received his vaccines. I don't find it far-fetched to think that maybe it's more than a coincidence. Go into the hospital with a normal child -- something happens -- come out with an autistic child. Show me a parent on earth who wouldn't find that to be a bit of a red flag.

I don't support the notion that we should eradicate vaccines -- any reasonable person should understand that they do far more good than harm. All I ask is that we get to the bottom of all of this, because these stories aren't coming out of a vacuum.

This will be my last post on the topic, as this has quickly devolved into name-calling and taunts in lieu of a spirited discussion. Next time you feel like spewing such mean-spirited bile at other people, just remember that these are real people. Real parents who don't know why their child's behavior turned 180 degrees, and a real child who has trouble doing what we would consider simple.