Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. I have to admit that Thanksgiving is my favourite holiday. You have this great spread with comparatively few family visits. Sure, there’s still family visits but not as many as Christmas.

Even better, The Walking Dead is back today. Wait, I’m not sure that’s a good thing after last season’s finale. Oh well. At least the show still has Lauren Cohen on it.

A poll says that 40% of Americans say that the rollout of the Affordable Care Act’s health care marketplace hasn’t gone well. That same poll says that 7% of respondents attempted to use the marketplace. In other words, the media is creating the message. (Washington Post)

And while Obamacare is suffering a shaky rollout, the GOP have lost any opportunity to capitalize by continuing the lost cause that is the government shut down. (The Guardian)

An examination by The Economist shows that while politicians said that becoming protectionist would harm the global economy following the Great Recession, many went protectionist with their economies. (The Economist)

The Rob Ford story just keeps going. Now, the press is examining his high school coaching hires and was shocked a man with a history of violent crime was hired. Of course a violent man was hired to be a football coach. It’s football. (The Globe and Mail)

An aide to GOP New Jersey Senate candidate Steve Lonegan thinks that his candidate is surging against Cory Booker because Booker wasn’t dirtier with his sexting to a stripper. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. That and he called Booker gay which is completely out of line. (Talking Points Memo)

Nobody expected Azerbaijan’s election to be fair but nobody expected them to release the results of their Presidential vote a day early. (Washington Post)

Banksy is back and doing his thing but has he lost his touch? (Business Insider)

The NFL has gone pink for breast cancer awareness but how much money are they making from this promotion. (Slate)

The Minnesota Vikings are getting half-a-billion dollars in public money to build a new stadium. However, they say that’s not enough and are threatening to cut features as a result. (Deadspin)

Cinemax is shedding their historical identity by dialing back on their softcore porn offerings. (Variety)

One of the bears in Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance talked about her experience working on that act and the state of the portrayal of little people in the media. (A Bunch of Dumb Show) (/r/IAmA)

Chris Hardwick has another new show coming out soon. Mind you, I’m glad that I’m not the only one who thinks he’s worn out his welcome. (Pajiba) For every time he seems like he’s a legit nerd, there’s at least a couple dozen more times where he seems to be more interested in putting himself over rather than nerd culture or his guests. Hence why I created my own geek site, et geekera.

What happens when Pokemon meets King of the Hill?