Cheers & Jeers is NOT shutting down!

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Tuesday October 01, 2013 · 5:02 PM PDT

2013/10/01 · 17:02

Despite the best work of the Tea Party & a filibuster by Sen. Ted Cruz, Cheers & Jeers is still up & running! In a surprising twist, none of the Republicans seemed to have the proper Voter ID to cast their ballots here!

Efforts to shut down Cheers & Jeers, also known as Bill in Portland Maine-care, have continued. The latest Republican ~~plan~~ ~~offer~~ hostage scenario would provide funding for the National Park Service & the District of Columbia if Cheers & Jeers is permanently defunded!

That offer was met with strong DKos resistance. Cheers & Jeers spokesman Common Sense Mainer rejected the offer, stating that the GOP proposal, "shows the utter lack of seriousness that we're seeing from Republicans."

DKos founder Markos Moulitsas was quoted this morning saying that, "One of the eye-opening hallmarks of this latest Bill in Portland Maine-care shutdown battle has been the steely resolve of the Cheers & Jeers fans. It threatens to bring tears to my eyes."

Danno11

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Tuesday August 06, 2013 · 4:19 PM PDT

2013/08/06 · 16:19

Hello Kossacks!

DK Fantasy Football is back again. We've got a decade under our belts now! How about that? We have 54 players already and we're looking for a few new teams to add to the mix.

Details on the leagues are below the fold. Feel free to make this an NFL Open Thread. Lots to talk about...Dolphins or Pats in the AFC East? Seahawks, Niners or perhaps the Rams in the NFC West? Is this the year the Falcons break through? Will there be another butt-fumble in the Jets' future? Will Kirk Cousins start 4-6 games for Washington until RG III returns? Who are this year's surprise teams? The Chargers? The Chiefs? The Lions? The Titans?

Poll

6 votes Show Results

Super Bowl Champs??

6 votes Vote Now!

Super Bowl Champs??

New England Patriots

1 vote

Seattle Seahawks

1 vote

Baltimore Ravens

0 votes

San Francisco 49ers

1 vote

Denver Broncos

0 votes

Washington

0 votes

Houston Texans

0 votes

Green Bay Packers

2 votes

Indianapolis Colts

0 votes

Chicago Bears

1 vote

Cincinnati Bengals

0 votes

New Orleans Saints

0 votes

Miami Dolphins

0 votes

Atlanta Falcons

0 votes

New York Giants

0 votes

DK Fantasy Football

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Sunday July 28, 2013 · 5:32 PM PDT

2013/07/28 · 17:32

Hey everybody!

DK Fantasy Football is back again. We've got a decade under our belts now! How about that? We have about 50 players already and we're looking for a few new teams to add to the mix.

Poll

12 votes Show Results

This year's Super Bowl Champs?

12 votes Vote Now!

This year's Super Bowl Champs?

Atlanta Falcons

3 votes

New England Patriots

0 votes

Seattle Seahawks

4 votes

Houston Texans

0 votes

San Francisco 49ers

2 votes

Cincinnati Bengals

0 votes

NY Giants

0 votes

Denver Broncos

0 votes

Chicago Bears

0 votes

Indianapolis Colts

0 votes

Green Bay Packers

2 votes

Baltimore Ravens

1 vote

Washington

0 votes

New Orleans Saints

0 votes

Miami Dolphins

0 votes

Join our DK March Madness pool!

Danno11

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Sunday March 17, 2013 · 3:42 PM PDT

2013/03/17 · 15:42

March Madness is here! We'd love to have more community members join the annual pool over at Yahoo! We've got 24 in the group already from the DK Fantasy Leagues and would love to grow the group. The more, the merrier...all you need to play is a Yahoo! ID. If you've got a friend or two you'd like to invite, we're all for it.

Details are below the jump. Tourney discussion is always welcome in the comments and don't forget to take the poll!

UPDATE: I love the bracket. The right 68 teams are in. Gonzaga with a #1 seed. Great games abound. The potential New Mexico-Arizona third round game is phenomenal. Pitt vs. Wichita State, Notre Dame v. Iowa State, NC State v. Temple, Marquette vs. Davidson. Boise State vs. LaSalle & St. Mary's vs. Middle Tennessee are excellent leadoff games Tuesday!

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34 votes Show Results

2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Champion is...??

34 votes Vote Now!

2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Champion is...??

Gonzaga

2 votes

Louisville

3 votes

Miami (FL)

0 votes

Kansas

3 votes

Syracuse

1 vote

Indiana

3 votes

Michigan

4 votes

Michigan State

1 vote

Georgetown

0 votes

New Mexico

1 vote

Ohio State

5 votes

Duke

2 votes

Florida

1 vote

St. Louis

2 votes

An upset special with a side of pie!

6 votes

DKos Fantasy Baseball - Year #10

Danno11

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Tuesday February 19, 2013 · 12:57 PM PST

2013/02/19 · 12:57

Baseball is back! Players are getting back after it in Florida & Arizona. Also, the DKos Fantasy Baseball Leagues are open for business. I can't believe it's been a decade-long endeavor!

Details on joining the leagues are below the fold. Feel free to make this a baseball open thread. Lots to talk about including a Dodger spending spree, a crowded American League race and there's always time to make fun of the Marlins!!

Poll

12 votes Show Results

2013 World Series Champion?

12 votes Vote Now!

2013 World Series Champion?

San Francisco Giants

1 vote

Detroit Tigers

0 votes

Los Angeles Dodgers

1 vote

Toronto Blue Jays

1 vote

Washington Nationals

2 votes

Oakland Athletics

0 votes

Atlanta Braves

0 votes

New York Yankees

0 votes

Cincinnati Reds

1 vote

Anaheim Angels

0 votes

Texas Rangers

0 votes

Baltimore Orioles

0 votes

Tampa Bay Rays

1 vote

St. Louis Cardinals

1 vote

3.14159265359

4 votes

DK Fantasy Hockey - Full! & NHL Open Thread

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Monday January 14, 2013 · 2:48 PM PST

2013/01/14 · 14:48

Hockey's back and so is fantasy hockey. I open my leagues up to interested Kossacks. As always, this is free and all you need is a Yahoo ID to play!

Thanks to the lockout, we've got a quick turnaround with NHL games starting Saturday night! Hence, we're drafting Wednesday night at 9 p.m. Eastern. It usually takes 45-60 minutes.

For details on the league and hockey discussion, head below the jump! Feel free to make this an NHL Open Thread.

Poll

21 votes Show Results

Who wins the Stanley Cup in 2013?

21 votes Vote Now!

Who wins the Stanley Cup in 2013?

Los Angeles Kings

3 votes

Boston Bruins

1 vote

Vancouver Canucks

1 vote

New York Rangers

1 vote

St. Louis Blues

1 vote

Pittsburgh Penguins

1 vote

Chicago Blackhawks

1 vote

Philadelphia Flyers

3 votes

Edmonton Oilers

0 votes

New Jersey Devils

0 votes

Detroit Red Wings

4 votes

Washington Capitals

0 votes

Minnesota Wild

1 vote

Florida Panthers

0 votes

3.14159265359

4 votes

College Bowl Pick Em Group

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Thursday December 13, 2012 · 3:23 PM PST

2012/12/13 · 15:23

If there are any college football fans interested in having a little fun, we've got a Bowl Pick Em Group set up on Yahoo! It's free to play, all you need is a Yahoo ID. We run fantasy leagues for football and baseball. We also run a March Madness group as well. All the leagues are well supported and allow community members to compete with each other and have some fun!

This group has 16 players already...would love to have another 10-15 to fill things out.

For details on signing up and on the rules, follow me after the jump!

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56 votes Show Results

Who would you favor in my mythical 8 team NCAA Football Playoff?

56 votes Vote Now!

Who would you favor in my mythical 8 team NCAA Football Playoff?

Notre Dame

13 votes

Alabama

18 votes

Stanford

4 votes

Kansas State

2 votes

Florida State

2 votes

Ohio State

4 votes

Oregon

10 votes

Georgia

3 votes

Ripples of Hope - Cheers&Jeers Blog-a-thon

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Wednesday September 12, 2012 · 10:08 AM PDT

2012/09/12 · 10:08

Exactly twenty-two years removed from the day where soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force "marched with the hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere," a man named Robert F. Kennedy exercised his liberty and spoke in apartheid South Africa.

This speech at the University of Cape Town has been remembered through history for this section, which reminds me so much of what so many people here have done for myself and for others around the world:

"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."

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21 votes Show Results

Pie fight...which is your favorite??

21 votes Vote Now!

Pie fight...which is your favorite??

Blueberry

3 votes

Lemon Merengue

2 votes

Apple

2 votes

Chocolate Cream

2 votes

Cherry

2 votes

Rhubarb

1 vote

Banana Cream

1 vote

Pecan

1 vote

Key Lime

3 votes

Custard

0 votes

Coconut Cream

0 votes

Strawberry

1 vote

Peach

1 vote

Sweet Potato

0 votes

SPLAT!!!! Pie Fight!!

2 votes

DKos Fantasy Football - One spot left!

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Sunday August 19, 2012 · 2:34 PM PDT

2012/08/19 · 14:34

All the Yahoo leagues are now full! Thanks to everyone for making this such a success.

Feel free to make this an NFL Open Thread. Take the poll and let's talk football in the comments!!

If you're late to the diary, I do have one ESPN slot free as well. Kos message me for info on that! I've never turned anyone away...if you're game to play, I'll find space.

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8 votes Show Results

Best NFL team that missed the playoffs last year??

8 votes Vote Now!

Best NFL team that missed the playoffs last year??

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

0 votes

Buffalo Bills

1 vote

Dallas Cowboys

1 vote

San Diego Chargers

0 votes

Philadelphia Eagles

2 votes

Oakland Raiders

0 votes

Carolina Panthers

0 votes

NY Jets

1 vote

Chicago Bears

2 votes

Tennessee Titans

0 votes

Arizona Cardinals

0 votes

Kansas City Chiefs

0 votes

Washington Redskins

0 votes

Seattle Seahawks

0 votes

PIE!! What's a DKos poll without it?

1 vote

DKos Fantasy Football - Year #9

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Monday July 09, 2012 · 4:41 PM PDT

2012/07/09 · 16:41

Hey everybody. Hopefully, you're staying cool today! We're approaching football season again and I thought today is as good a day as any to open the leagues up.

So, if you'd like to play some free fantasy football with fellow community members, follow me below the jump to sign up! All you'll need is a Yahoo ID. The games are free of charge to play!

Feel free to treat this as an NFL open thread. The Buffalo Bills look like the champs of the off-season netting star defensive end Mario Williams. The Seahawks got a legit QB in Matt Flynn and a new TE in Kellen Winslow Jr. The Pats paid Rob Gronkowski and perhaps Wes Welker as well?!? Washington paid the price to the Rams for RG III and St. Louis has started their rebuilding with Jeff Fisher. And the Giants won that little thing called the Super Bowl. So, there's lots to talk about.

There's some video below as well...you WILL want to see this!!

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13 votes Show Results

Super Bowl XLVII Champions?

13 votes Vote Now!

Super Bowl XLVII Champions?

New England Patriots

2 votes

Denver Broncos

0 votes

Baltimore Ravens

0 votes

Pittsburgh Steelers

1 vote

Houston Texans

1 vote

Buffalo Bills

1 vote

Chicago Bears

1 vote

New York Giants

0 votes

Green Bay Packers

4 votes

San Francisco 49ers

1 vote

Dallas Cowboys

0 votes

New Orleans Saints

1 vote

Atlanta Falcons

0 votes

Detroit Lions

0 votes

Pie!!

1 vote

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