It’s the day after Super Bowl Sunday, so the media is busy wringing every last drop of hype out of its annual High Holy Day, dissecting ads, gasping at MIA‘s middle finger and Madonna‘s near-faceplant, and this: Gisele Bundchen, wife of losing Patriots QB Tom Brady, was caught on tape saying, through a barrage of Giants fans’ heckling, that “My husband cannot f**king throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time!”

President Obama’s traditional Super Bowl interview has come and gone, leaving barely two hours before the nation takes a forced respite from politics to watch the New York Giants take on the New England Patriots in what is growing to be a rivalry of several chapters. The President sat down with Matt Lauer this year in the White House and chatted about the likelihood of a good game tonight, but also answered questions about tension between Israel and Iran and made a pitch for why he deserves a second term.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?! Well, get out the chips and buffalo wings, find the most comfortable chair in your house, get relaxed, and enjoy watching the (Giants/Patriots) totally destroy the (Patriots/Giants)! And make sure you watch all the ads, because believe it or not, it cost a lot of money to get those [...]

Catherine Crier is an Emmy Award-winning former District Attorney who became, at age 30, the youngest elected state judge in Texas history. She parlayed her legal knowledge into a successful television career, working at CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and Court TV over the course of three decades, serving as host, anchor, reporter, and pundit. On Nov. 1, her fourth book (two previous books had become New York Times Bestsellers), Patriot Acts: What Americans Must Do to Save the Republic, was released. It explores the terrible state our government is in today, and forcefully goes after dirty politicians, operatives, and those who would like to use our constitutional system for short-term partisan gains.

After serving a suspension from Twitter by ESPN, Bill Simmons returned yesterday to the social media site and tweeted up a storm.

Interestingly, much of it coincided with ESPN’s Monday Night Football game between Simmmons’ New England Patriots and the New Orleans Saints – the seemingly perfect venue for both sides.