There's a crisp feeling in the September air. Where you are that might be coolness. Where I am it's dead tree limbs falling from heat stressed trees.

Still. It's College Football time.

No ranked head to head action in the second week, but a few games that look good: Arkansas (12) and Georgia at noon (all times EDT), Gators (10) at Tennessee, OU (cocksuckers) against the Zoomies at 3:30, a classic Auburn (16) vs. Clemson at 7pm, and the Longhorns (6) at Texas Tech at 8pm.

Don't forget your moron NFL picks for Sunday. Enjoy your weekend. Stay out of jail.

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Miller says Murcowski's "lifeblood is power" and that GOP leaders have told him they are going to strip her of her seniority and committee positions. It's not quite clear if that will happen now or only if she wins.

Meanwhile Mitch McConnell says he's accepted her resignation from the GOP Senate leadership.

Sorry Mitch, not good enough. She should not be allowed to resign, she should be kicked to the curb. Kicked out of the leadership, Kicked out of her committee slots. Kicked out of the caucus.

I know they are friends but she's the one who stabbed him in the back.

As always....Joe Miller's website and the "Lisa Murcowwski Is A Sore Loser" facebook page.

Sarah Palin has some words for Murcowshit.

"My advice for Lisa is the same for anyone who sees a grizzly in the woods. DON'T RUN.".

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Alaska Night Part Deux.

Just getting started (9:40 eastern). Miller is supposed to have a competing presser shortly.

Palin took a veiled shot at Murkowski during her speech and then directly by name after it.

One challenge with any write-in campaign is what versions of a candidates name will be counted for them. At one point the Alaska Commissioner of Elections said "Lisa M." would suffice. Not so fast.

“After careful review of the statutes it is clear that the oval must be marked and either a candidate’s last name or their name as written on their declaration of candidacy must be present in order for the vote to be counted,” (Lieutenant Governor Craig) Campbell said. It is questionable whether simply listing the first name and initial of the last name of a write-in candidate meets the requirements of state statute, unless that is the declared name by the candidate on the written declaration of candidacy.

“If there is a write-in candidate and they have filed the proper paperwork, DOE will follow the letter of the law - nothing more, nothing less. If there are questions of interpretation of the statutes, the Department of Law will be consulted,” Campbell stated.

In the meantime, Campbell has discussed the issue with the Department of Law and has been informed that the Attorney General is reviewing the issue.

That makes this already unlikely effort, even more so. FTR-Only one person, Strom Thurmond in 1954, has won election to the Senate as a write-in candidate.

This isn't about winning an election, it's about Lisa "Daddy Said I Could Be Senator!" Murkowski's ego and her dislike of Sarah Palin.

We really need to hear from John Cornyn and Mitch McConnell in the next few minutes announcing Murkowski is out of the leadership, off the Senate Appropriations Committee (the key to bringing money home to Alaska, her only rationale for running) and in general dead to them and the Republican Party.

Don't know about you but I'm super excited to see how Murkowski behaves in the coming lame duck session.

Mad at Murky? Here's Joe Miller's website.

Murkowski started this dog and pony show off by talking about a facebook page urging her to do this. Here's one to let her know she's a sore loser who has to go.

Murkowski says she made a mistake by not attacking Miller's 'extremist views' and now 'the gloves are off'.

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Helmet-Cam.

Question: Is there some science reason why all they get to work with are insultingly tiny footpegs right at the end there? They were hurtful to behold. Little footpegs: don't like 'em, no Sir.

Thanks to scott.

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Impossibly Early Edition

Some random Fridayness. YouÂ’ve earned it! (or more likely stolen it) Stick with it to the end and you'll be rewarded. Keep in mind that "rewarded" is a neutral term.

HereÂ’s tonightÂ’s music-ness (Who knew Frodo had a band?):

Stay on target...stay on target...

What to do if one of your Body Parts Falls Off:

(And I don’t mean “gnawed off” by a cannibal zombie or similar…that’s different and requires other solutions altogether.)

In a rare moment of useful journalism, CNN provides a guide on how to get those erstwhile parts of yourself back where they belong, pulling together as part of the team, because there is no “I” in eyeball.

“Emergency room physicians say people often don't know what to do with a body part that's become derailed, whether it's a toe, finger, tooth or an eye that's popped out of its socket. Here's some advice:”

“You’re doing it wrong!” she said…

“A nurse at Swedish Medical Center admonished Beaty and his wife when she saw his finger lying in ice. "This is not how to do it," Beaty's wife, Linda Carlson, recalls the nurse saying. Then, a little more tactfully the nurse added, "You probably don't plan to do this again” The nurse informed the couple that although they were right to keep the finger cold, direct contact with ice could give the vessels freezer burn and make reattachment difficult.”

Ok then: finger freezer burn bad. We all know that it ruins steaks and stuff so itÂ’d obviously make our reattached fingers somewhat less than finger lickinÂ’ good. But whatÂ’s this odd piece of advice:

” Finally, notes Manthey, keep the body part with you. For example, don't give it to a spouse, who might end up getting separated from you on the way to the hospital.”

IÂ’m justÂ…uhÂ…trying to picture that scenario. So letÂ’s say you cut off your finger (or other appendage) in some particularly sub-moronic way. Your very concerned spouse then insists on driving it to the hospital while you follow along in a separate car and meet them there. Is it a ruse and theyÂ’re already on the way to Mexico to sell your finger (or other appendage) on the black market? Or are they planning on pulling a Lorena Bobbitt, dumping whatever it is youÂ’ve lost on the roadside? However improbable, it may be good advice to stick close to your body part.

Anyway, some other tidbits for missing bits:

” If you lose a tooth, say, at a ball game, and neither milk nor water is immediately available, "suck off the dirt," she advises. After rinsing, immediately put the tooth back in its socket. To make sure you've put it in correctly, bite down, and it should feel normal. "I've had patients put it in backward," Harms says.”

So remember that: “Insert pointy part of tooth into what remains of your gums.” And:

” If your eyeball becomes dislodged, don't try to put it back, Dankner warns. "You could push the wrong part of the eye and cause more problems," he says.”

I suppose, but IÂ’m assuming that Dr. Dankner hasnÂ’t seen the eyeball scene in Hostel. Sometimes itÂ’s just best to let these things go. One little snip and youÂ’re free from it. And then jump in front of a speeding train. Sadly, the article doesnÂ’t mention what to do if you should lose your junk, which is the most likely scenario facing the ONT crowd (by accident, revenge or other means).

You could always take preemptive measures though, as the not-quite-SFW video below the fold suggests, but that too appears to have its own set of risks: more...

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If, like me, you are living the life and watching CSPAN on a Friday night, Palin is about to speak at the Iowa Republican Reagan Dinner.

Let the 2012 GOP speculation games officially begin!

Coming soon...Murky's announcement.

It's Alaska night here at the HQ.

Drinking game?

Added: She's going after Murkowski. Not by name but addressing 'candidates who have lost their primaries', 'primary voters have spoken'.

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No, he doesn't say he's a Republican -- just all of his supporters announce "I'm a Republican, and I support Harry Mitchell."

Mitchell's party entirely unmentioned. I'm a Republican... I'm a Republican... I'm a Republican... Harry Mitchell.

Slick, huh?

That's how bad it is. And obviously we need people to know who the real Republicans are, and who the Democrats are, pretending to be Republicans, or hoping that voters just don't know either way.

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She's said this kind of thing before, though. I just mean, it's not like this is super-new-never-before-heard news.

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Confirmed: At HotLine.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) will run for re-election as a write-in candidate after losing her bid for renomination, according to sources briefed on Murkowski's decision.

Murkowski's decision will set up a 3-way battle between the incumbent, Miller and Sitka Mayor Scott McAdams (D), potentially turning the race on its head. Private 3-way polling has shown Miller leading, but by a narrow margin.

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"I'm not much of a poker player, but the analogy I've been using is that I'm sitting there and I've been dealt a six and an eight," Murkowski told the paper. "I'm not much of a poker player, but the analogy I've been using is that I'm sitting there and I've been dealt a six and an eight. But it is possible."

That actually sounds about right. It's a horrible hand. It's garbage. It doesn't even have the Beautiful Loser romance of the 7-2.

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Actually, this is a rumor, but rumors don't say funny things in headlines.

But that's what Lowry is hearing.

Maybe Not Just a Rumor: Murky Supporters Saying "Come To Campaign Kickoff" Tonight. Murky, your ego is writing checks your earmarks can't cover.

Corrected: I wrote her "staffers" are saying it. Not true. It's her supporters, and presumably they don't know for sure. They want her to run, but wouldn't know.

Apologies.

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I gotta post this before Maetenloch does.

It's not a Hump-Bot, but it must have some use. more...

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