First, there was fat Tony Romo. Now, his backup, Kellen Moore, has a broken ankle.
The Cowboys" backup QB situation just got more confusing. The Dallas Cowboys suffered bad news today when backup quarterback Kellen Moore suffered a broken ankle.
Enter Nick Foles. Dallas has rookie Dak Prescott, a fourth-round pick, but that"s not the kind of backup situation they can really afford to live through, not after last season and with so much riding on this year. There are a lot of people who think Foles could be their next option. There are a few other names out there too.
THE HIKING VIKING:Moritz Bhringer walks the walk. Literally. He walks an hour everyday to practice.
THE PATS WITHOUT BRADY:How will the Patriots offense change while Tom Brady is suspended? Can one of the leagues most prolific offenses carry on without him?
GREEN BAY COMICON:Nobody in the NFL has the kind of established nerd credentials that the Packers do.
CHEAP a*s CHARGERS:Calling bullsh*t on Joey Bosa"s holdout. The Chargers are being petty. What else is new.
STAY OFF THE PURPLE DRANK:Rolando McClain tests positive for purple drank. It also led to an extra 40 pounds on his frame. Good thing he"s got a 10-game suspension to work it off.
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MONEY BADGER:Cardinals make Tyrann Mathieu the highest-paid safety in the NFL. The Honey Badger signed a five-year, $62.5 million deal with $40 million guaranteed. It"s good to be the Honey Badger.
THE DREAM IS OVER:Baltimore Ravens waive Trent Richardson. An injury kept him from participating in the early part of camp.
THE KC MASTERPIECE: Stay humble, Kirk Cousins. Washington"s quarterback puts the aww in aww shucks.
CHARGERS REPLACE JOHNSON:James Jones signs with the Charger. With Stevie Johnson set to undergo surgery, the Chargers added some depth to their wideout corps.
ATLANTA ADDS A PASS RUSHER:What signing Dwight Freeney means to the Falcons. As a rotational pass rusher, its a great signing
BILLS SIGN BUSH:What will Reggie Bushs role be with the Buffalo Bills? The Bills are adding a punt returner first.
SEATTLE"S FRONT MORE FEARSOME? Seahawks training camp: Cliff Avril gushes over Seattles pass rush potential. Can Seattle improve from 18th in sacks?
CAN"T SPELL "ELITE" WITHOUT "ELI" Breaking down Eli Manning. What should we expect from the other Manning this season, at age 35?
BAD NEWS RAMS:Rams cancel "Rams Legends" game reportedly due to poor ticket sales. The Rams are off to a less-than-riotous start in their native Los Angeles. Just wait until they get a taste of Fisher Ball in the regular season.
FULL PURPLE HEART MOMENT: Donald Trump in Virginia
CHICAGO (WLS) --
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is getting more campaign flak. Following his recent controversy over his feud with the Muslim parents of a fallen U.S. serviceman, Trump was handed a Purple Heart by one of his supporters at a Tuesday rally.
"I"ve always wanted to get a Purple Heart. This was much easier," Trump told his supporters.
Double amputee Iraq War veteran and Democratic Illinois congresswoman Tammy Duckworth responded to his remarks, tweeting a photo of her own Purple Heart with the caption "There"s nothing easy about it."
Duckworth is running for U.S. Senate against GOP incumbent Sen. Mark Kirk who is not supporting Trump"s presidential campaign.
The Iraq veteran who gave Trump the Purple Heart said he supports him.
"One hundred percent, I"m behind him. I know other veterans that are behind him. I"m just glad that I could do my little part," he said.
The Purple Heart wasn"t the only headline to emerge from that rally, as Trump was interrupted by a crying baby.
"Don"t worry about that baby. I love babies, I love babies!" Trump said. But one minute later, he took it back.
"Actually I was only kidding. You can get the baby out of here. That"s alright. Don"t worry. I think she really believed me, that I loved having a baby crying while I"m speaking. That"s okay," Trump said.
President Obama also had strong words for Trump Tuesday, declaring publicly the candidate isn"t fit to hold the office of the presidency and calling out Republicans.
"If you are repeatedly having to say in very strong terms that what he has said is unacceptable, why are you still endorsing him?" President Obama asked.
The number "six" is so last yearSamsung has just announced the Galaxy Note7 to bring the numbering in-line with the flagship S phones. There were a myriad of leaks leading up to this moment, so nothing here istoo surprising. It"s a big Samsung phone with a stylus, a curved AMOLED, an iris scanner, and speedy internals.
Let"s get the specs out of the way.
SoC: Snapdragon 820 (North America, China, and Japan), Exynoseverywhere else
RAM: 4GB
Display: 5.7-inch 1440p curved AMOLED
Storage: 64GB plus microSD card
Cameras: 12MP rear sensor, OIS, f/1.7 5MP front sensor, f/1.7
Battery: 3,500mAh with fast charging and wireless charging
Measurements: 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9mm, 169g
The device certainly looks like a Note, but the design has been refined. The curved shape makes it more comfortable to hold, IP68, the pen doesn"t go in backward anymore, and Samsung has started using a harder type of aluminum in the frame. There"s also a USB type-C port on the bottoma first for Samsung. The iris scanning tech that has been rumored for years is included in the Note7. It works by flashing an IR pulse with the notification LED and watching for the reflection using a dedicated secondary camera.
Left: Note5, Right: Note7
The Note7 launches with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, so you"ll be waiting for a Nougat update. The TouchWiz UI has also gotten a light revamp, but that"s par for the Note series. The software includes a few new stylus-oriented features like the Smart Select GIF maker, as well asmagnifier and translate shortcuts in Air Command.
In the US, you"ll get your choice of a Gear Fit2 or a 256GB microSD card with purchase. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular, and Verizon Wireless will all have pre-orders on August 3rd (tomorrow) and the phone should be in stores on or around August 19th. Pricing is not confirmed yet, and will probably vary a bit by carrier. We will update with more information on that front as it"s available.
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz are about to test voters" anti-establishment mood, firsthand.
In an election year that"s seen both parties" supporters seethe against Washington, 15 states from Florida to Arizona still have House primaries. That includes challenges against Ryan, R-Wis., and Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., who abruptly resigned last week as chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Both seem likely to prevail, but surprises can happen in low-turnout summer primaries.
Here"s a look at noteworthy contests, a prelude to a November election in which Democrats will make a long-shot bid to capture House control:
Elections this year
Before this week, 31 states had held 2016 House primaries. Three incumbents lost, but none of their races supported the argument that voters want to throw the incumbents out of the House, anyway.
Rep. Renee Ellmers fell to fellow North Carolina GOP Rep. George Holding, and Virginia Republican Rep. Randy Forbes also lost, victims of court-ordered, redrawn district lines. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., was defeated in April after an indictment on federal corruption charges. He was later convicted and quit Congress.
This week
Four states held House primaries Tuesday.
In the most striking, Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., a tea partyer and persistent annoyance to GOP leaders, lost his attempt for a fourth term.
Huelskamp"s contest against Roger Marshall, an obstetrician, was unusual because GOP primary challengers usually accuse incumbents of being insufficiently conservative. Marshall argued that Huelskamp"s rebelliousness got him kicked off the House Agriculture Committee, which is vital for western Kansas.
Their contest became a proxy battle between GOP conservatives and pragmatists. The anti-tax Club for Growth spent $400,000 to help Huelskamp and members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus campaigned for him. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Ending Spending Action Fund, which wants to curb federal expenditures, spent big dollars against him.
Ryan"s race
Political novice Paul Nehlen wants to end Ryan"s House career after nine terms, and he"s getting help from Donald Trump. An unlikely defeat in the Aug. 9 primary would probably spell political doom for the GOP"s 2012 vice presidential candidate and potential future presidential contender.
A tattooed, motorcycle-riding businessman, Nehlen labeled the speaker "Lyin" Ryan" on Twitter. He"s attacked Ryan for favoring a Pacific trade deal and accuses him of being lax on immigration and beholden to the establishment.
Nehlen got a boost from Trump when the GOP presidential candidate said in a Tuesday interview with The Washington Post that he is "not quite there yet" in endorsing Ryan. That could be payback for Ryan saying in May that he was "just not ready" to back Trump. Ryan subsequently endorsed Trump but has criticized him frequently, and their relationship is cool.
Trump praised Nehlen this week for defending his criticism of the Muslim parents of an American soldier slain in Iraq.
Ryan campaign spokesman Zack Roday expressed confidence in a primary victory and said, "Neither Speaker Ryan nor anyone on his team has ever asked for Donald Trump"s endorsement."
Ryan has raised 12 times the $489,000 Nehlen has reported collecting. Not taking chances, Ryan is airing his third TV ad, with people waving flags and praying as Ryan tells the camera, "I am committed to securing our borders."
Wasserman Schultz"s travails
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders complained that Wasserman Schultz"s DNC, which historically has remained neutral in presidential primary season, backed his victorious Democratic presidential rival, Hillary Clinton. Wasserman Schultz abandoned her party post as last week"s Democratic convention began after leaked emails revealed party staffers doing just what Sanders suspected.
That"s turned Wasserman Schultz"s focus to her Aug. 30 primary, where she"s opposed by upstart law professor Tim Canova. He"s backed by Sanders and has mimicked Sanders" populist style by raising huge sums from small individual contributions. That"s let Canova stay surprisingly competitive financially, raising $2.3 million compared to Wasserman Schultz"s $3.1 million.
Yet the Miami-area district favored Clinton over Sanders by 2-1 in March"s presidential primary. And Wasserman Schultz, seeking a seventh House term, gets high marks for paying attention back home.
Florida frenzy
About half of Florida"s 27 districts feature competitive primaries, including seven where incumbents are stepping down or running for the Senate:
Republican Rep. Jeff Miller is leaving a Panhandle seat so conservative that one leading competitor, State Sen. Greg Evers, raffled off an AR-15 rifle among people who "liked" his Facebook page. Another, State Rep. Matt Gaetz, backed a local sheriff who called the Black Lives Matter group "a terrorist organization."
Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown, indicted on federal fraud charges, faces strong competition in north Florida.
GOP Rep. Dan Webster, who unsuccessfully challenged Rep. John Boehner for the House speakership in 2015, is seeking a different open seat after his district became too Democratic.
The rest
Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President d**k Cheney, is a favorite GOP contender for Wyoming"s open, lone House seat Aug. 16.
An Aug. 30 fight among Republicans for the northern Arizona seat of Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, who"s challenging GOP Sen. John McCain.
A Sept. 13 challenge to Rep. Frank Guinta, R-N.H., perhaps the most endangered House incumbent, whom the Federal Election Commission said accepted illegal 2010 campaign contributions from his parents.
In Dallas, five police officers were killed by a gunman angry with law enforcement for killing black men. In Missouri, a family mourns the loss of 18-year-oldMichael Brown, an unarmed black student killed in a fatal police shooting.
With tensions high between minorities and police departments across the nation, local leaderswill host National Night Out activities Tuesday to bolster ties between law enforcement leaders and the communities they serve. The annual event comes at a time when lawmakers and social justice activists are calling for police reforms amid high rates of police killingsand a growing trend of brutal death by policevideos being shared on social media.
In California, communities includingAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, San Francisco and Yucca Valley will hold celebrations to honor National Night out. In New York, there will be block parties and concertsin New York City,Rochester, White Plains and other cities.A full list of events can be found here.Roughly 38 million people in 16,000 communitiesare expected to participate.
"National Night Outs objectives include refining the nationwide crime prevention campaign, documenting successful crime prevention strategies, expanding Project 365, disseminating information about successful community-based strategies, providing technical assistance on crime prevention program development, and developing the National Night Out Web site," according to the site.
Law enforcement officials killed nearly 1,000 people last year, according to a Washington Post investigation.About34 U.S. law enforcement officers havedied from shootings in 2016, up79 percent from last year, according to theNational Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, which keeps data on officers killed on the job.
After a man opened fire on Dallas police in July, President Barack Obama urged law enforcement officials to build trust in the communities they served. He also celebrated police officers for keeping communities safe.
"Id ask all Americans to say a prayer for these officers and their families. Keep them in your thoughts. And as a nation, lets remember to express our profound gratitude to our men and women in blue -- not just today, but every day," he said at the time.
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Donald Trump is testing just how far he can push his unconventional campaign without wrecking it.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a press conference at Trump National Doral on July 27, 2016, in Doral, Florida. Trump spoke about the Democratic Convention and called on Russia to find Hillary Clinton"s deleted e-mails. (Credit: Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
The Republican nominee shattered traditional political boundaries Tuesday when he told The Washington Post he isn"t backing House Speaker Paul Ryan or Sen. John McCain as they face primary challenges. The two leading Republicans seemingly angered Trump with their denunciation of his criticism of the family of a slain Muslim US soldier.
Trump"s comments -- delivered to a newspaper he"s banned from attending his events since mid-June -- capped a bizarre day on the campaign trail that also included asking for a crying baby to be removed from a rally and causing a stir over Purple Hart recipients.
In his interview with the Post, Trump criticized Ryan, saying, "We need very strong leadership."
"We need very, very strong leadership," Ryan said. "And I"m just not quite there yet. I"m not quite there yet."
Trump"s phrasing -- "I"m not quite there yet" -- echoes comments Ryan made to CNN"s Jake Tapper in May when he said he wasn"t yet ready to back his party"s standard-bearer. Zach Roday, a Ryan campaign spokesman, said the speaker hasn"t asked for Trump"s endorsement and is "confident in a victory next week regardless."
Trump"s comments come as he is under the most severe bipartisan fire of his campaign following his criticism of Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son Humayun Khan, died in Iraq in 2004. The Khans delivered one of the most powerful appearances at last week"s Democratic National Convention, where Khizr said Trump has "sacrificed nothing and no one."
Trump"s response
Trump responded by criticizing Ghazala Khan"s silence, suggesting she wasn"t allowed to speak because of her religion and saying he made plenty of sacrifices for his business.
The Republican nominee has struggled to recover from the episode as easily as he has from previous controversies. A knowledgeable GOP source told CNN some of Trump"s campaign staff -- even campaign chairman Paul Manafort -- are incredibly frustrated with the candidate. Some staffers "feel like they are wasting their time" because Trump has veered off message so much since the Democratic convention.
Trump spokesman Jason Miller rejected suggestions that Manafort is "mailing it in" as "completely erroneous." The campaign "just finished up our strongest month of fundraising to date, we"re adding talented and experienced staffers on a daily basis and Mr. Trump"s turning out bigger, more enthusiastic crowds than Hillary Clinton ever could."
Still, Trump"s challenge became clear in a series of strange moments Tuesday.
At a rally in family-friendly suburban Northern Virginia, Trump reversed the stereotype of baby-kissing politicians when he called for a wailing infant to be ejected -- spurring laughter after initially saying how much he loved babies. He also caused a stir when a military veteran gave Trump a Purple Heart, prompting Trump to say he "always wanted a Purple Heart" and this was "much easier" than serving in combat.
As the rally unfolded, President Barack Obama spoke from the White House, calling Trump "unfit for the presidency."
"The notion that he would attack a Gold Star family that made such extraordinary sacrifices on behalf of our country, the fact that he doesn"t appear to have basic knowledge of critical issues in Europe, the Middle East, in Asia, means that he"s woefully unprepared to do this job," Obama said.
In an interview with Washington"s WJLA-TV, Trump said it"s Obama who is "unfit" for the Oval Office.
"He"s a terrible president," Trump said. "He"ll probably go down as the worst president in the history of our country. He"s been a total disaster."
And as much of the political world looks on in horror, Trump"s supporters remain loyal, cheering him on at Tuesday"s rally in Ashburn, Virginia.
Alienation from the party
But his alienation from the rest of the party establishment only seemed to grow.
Maria Comella, a longtime aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, told CNN"s Jamie Gangel Tuesday she plans to vote for Hillary Clinton, saying Republicans are "at a moment where silence isn"t an option."
"Donald Trump has been a demagogue this whole time, preying on people"s anxieties with loose information and salacious rhetoric, drumming up fear and hatred of the "other,"" Comella said.
"Instead of trying anything remotely like unifying the country, we have a nominee who would rather pick fights because he views it as positive news coverage," she said. "It may make him media savvy, but it doesn"t make him qualified or ready to be president."
Meg Whitman, the Hewlett Packard chief executive who ran in 2010 for governor of California as a Republican, also said Tuesday she would support Clinton.
In a statement, she blasted Trump"s "demagoguery" and said his positions on immigration, the economy and foreign policy "have made it abundantly clear that he lacks both the policy depth and sound judgment required as President."
"It is clear to me that Secretary Clinton"s temperament, global experience and commitment to America"s bedrock national values make her the far better choice in 2016 for President of the United States," she said. "I urge all Republicans to reject Donald Trump this November."
The New York Times first reported Whitman"s decision Tuesday.
The comments follow Sally Bradshaw, a senior Jeb Bush advisor, who told Gangel Monday she had quit the party and would vote for Clinton if Florida was close.
"This is a time when country has to take priority over political parties. Donald Trump cannot be elected president," Bradshaw said.
Meanwhile, New York Rep. Richard Hanna announced he will vote for Clinton in an editorial on Syracuse.com, saying Trump is "deeply flawed in endless ways."
Hanna is not running for re-election so he has less at stake than other Republicans. But he"s not the only Republican moving away from Trump.
Top party leaders including Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are feeling the pressure. Though they have criticized Trump"s feud with the soldier"s family, they have yet to walk back tepid endorsements of Trump.
McCain went further than virtually any of his colleagues in a statement on Monday.
"While our Party has bestowed upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us," McCain said. "I cannot emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump"s statement. I hope Americans understand that the remarks do not represent the views of our Republican Party, its officers, or candidates."
But even the Arizona senator, facing a re-election race in which he needs both pro-Trump and anti-Trump voters, did not explicitly call on Republicans to dump their nominee.
That point could yet come, should Clinton"s seven-point convention bounce solidify into a sustained polling lead.
During his news conference, Obama expanded on an emerging Democratic strategy to convince die-hard Republicans not to put a cross next to Trump"s name in November, even if they vote the rest of the GOP ticket.
"Why are you still endorsing him?"
"If you are repeatedly having to say in very strong terms that what he has said is unacceptable, why are you still endorsing him?" Obama asked. "This isn"t a situation where you have an episodic gaffe."
He went on: "There has to be a point in which you say this is not somebody I can support for president of the United States, even if he purports to be a member of my party. ...There has to come a point at which you say enough."
In another example of a scattershot campaign, Trump"s son, Eric, was drawn into a discussion about workplace behavior following the resignation of Fox News chief Roger Ailes over sexual harassment allegations.
He told CBS" Charlie Rose that said his sister Ivanka was "strong" and "powerful" and would never allow herself to be sexually harassed by her boss
The comment drew a one-word tweet from Fox News host Megyn Kelly: "Sigh."
Still despite the gathering chaos around Trump, lingering questions still surround his campaign and those who criticize him.
He is so unorthodox that it is sometimes tough for those caught up in the maelstrom to judge what is happening against a credible political scale. His antics often beg the question of whether Trump has so skewed campaign logic that he has tapped into a connection with voters that normal politicians don"t even recognize. That makes it far too early to write him off.
But equally, it"s possible America is currently watching the meltdown of the billionaire"s campaign. Perhaps the most unorthodox, unpredictable candidate ever has hit limits of political convention that even he can"t trump?
American political sages are not alone in trying to figure out the riotous election -- the world is watching too.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was cast in the role of puzzled foreigner as he stood alongside Obama in the White House.
Lee noted that often, after volatile election campaigns, a cooler atmosphere prevails and the ship of state "does not turn completely upside down" and putting his faith in the system of checks and balances.
"It is not so easy to do things, but it is not so easy to completely mess things up," he said.
Suicide Squad Rotten Tomatoes Trashes It! - IS IT RIGGED?
Overworked and unappreciated, Kirsten Bell, Mila Kunis, and Kathryn Hahn toss aside responsibility for some much-needed decadent R&R. But does that truly make themBad Moms? Because we know some real crappy movie moms out there. 24 to be exact.
Margaret White (Piper Laurie) in Carrie
Poor Carrie. Bullies and pig blood at school, knifey fundamentalist mom at home.
Helen Boucher (Kathy Bates) in The Waterboy
While many a mama on this list are deranged or downright evil, Helen Boucher simply wants the best for her boy, drowning the boy in Southern-fried life platitudes and overprotection to the point of brain damage.
Kate McCallister (Catherine OHara) in Home Alone
Kate, we know being a WASP in the 90s was complicated stuff, but forgetting your son twice while on vacation? Come on. Another sequel, Home Alone: Kevin Wanders Into An AOL Chatroom Unsupervised, was left on the shelf.
Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) in Mommie Dearest
A maniacally over-the-top performance by Dunaway as fading icon Joan Crawford. Responsible for bringing down Big Wire Hanger lobby in D.C.
Beverly Sutphin (Kathleen Turner) in Serial Mom
In her defense: She just wanted to keep order. Its crucial, after all, that fashion rules (no white after Labor Day!) are upheld, and pesky neighbors are dealt with accordingly (Mrs. Jensen deserved to be clubbed like a seal with that leg of lamb).
Pamela Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) in Friday the 13th
Hope were not spoiling a 36-year old classic for you, but Jason isnt even the killer in the first Friday: its his Cosby sweater-wearing momma who wants to exact revenge on all them h***y camp counselors.
The Wicked Stepmother (Cate Blanchett) in Cinderella
The iconic cruel stepmother of moviedom, most recently seen in Kenneth Branaghs live-action fairy tale adaptation.
Stiflers Mom (Jennifer Coolidge) in American Pie
Webcams, Blink-182, frosted hair tips navigating high school in the 90s was hard enough even without your class clowns mom attempting to vanquish your virginity.
Mama Fratelli (Anne Ramsey) in The Goonies
Early Steven Spielberg productions make much ado about lousy fathers, but heres one parental figure he suggests the kids would be better off if she just wasnt around at all.
Momma (Anne Ramsey) in Throw Momma From the Train
Ramsey was the monstrous mom in the 80s, and her role here guaranteed she would haunt and harangue kids long after they graduated from watching Goonies.
Mrs. Wormwood (Rhea Perlman) in Matilda
Carrie for the toddler set, this Roald Dahl adaptation features Perlman as a vapid, tacky mom more interested in game shows and nail polish than her daughters nascent ESP powers.
Lorraine Baines (Lea Thompson) in Back to the Future
On the next Sally: Fate may have resigned you to a life of heavy drinking married to a dweeb, but is creating a time paradox by hooking up with your teenage son really the answer?
Elaine Robinson (Anne Bancroft) in The Graduate
Mrs. Robinson didnt just personify the cringe-inducing ideal of the sexually aggressive mom, she was the original cougar, hunting for prey her daughters age. She was sultry, mature, had some righteous lingerie and then refused to share her lover with her daughter.
Eleanor Isein (Angela Lansbury) in The Manchurian Candidate
Its never a good thing when parents try to live out their ambitions through their children. Its especially uncool to use your kids as pawns in a plot to overthrow the government.
The Woman (Charlize Theron) in The Road
Therons character couldnt handle the post-apocalypse, disappearing into the night, leaving behind husband and son.
The Other Mother (Teri Hatcher) in Coraline
In Laikas stop-motion animated fantasy, neglected Coraline crawls into a parallel world where a new mother awaits, perfect except for insisting that she graft buttons in place of her eyes.
Mary (MoNique) in Precious
MoNique won an Oscar for her hellacious performance. We can only wonder how much more damage her Mary character wouldve done if that statue was lying around the house.
Monica (Frances OConnor) in A.I. Artificial Intelligence
When you leave your son in a dank wood to be picked up by a robot gigolo, youve failed as a parent.
Abbey (Nancy Hendrickson) in Mothers Day
Abbey raised her two sons to believe that they need to impress her constantly with acts of kidnapping, rape, and murder. Anything for a wanton mothers love.
Mother (Mae Questel) in New York Stories
Stereotypical Jewish mother? Nothing wrong with that. Sterotypical Jewish mother that haunts you from above the New York skyline? Nightmare fuel.
Charlotte (Kristen Wiig) in Diary of a Teenage Girl
Single mom in the 1970s got a boyfriend. Moms got a precocious 15-year old daughter on the verge of sexual awakening. Mom catches boyfriend and daughter in an affair, suggests the two should marry and make it official. How selfless. And who calls the 70s the me decade?
Debbie (Leslie Mann) in This Is 40
Leslie Mann starred in this semi-autobiographical movie in her house with her own kids but with husband Judd Apatow replaced by Paul Rudd. What does it say to your kids that their father can be replaced by a rakishly handsome funnyman? What does it say to all of us?
The Queen in Aliens
Okay, technically a good mom for trying to propagate the species, in her unique acid-spitting parasitic way.
Norma Bates in Psycho
Poor Norman Bates. All he wants to do is listen to Beethoven and devote time to taxidermy. And yet his mom nags him all the time into maintaining his failing motel. (Spoiler Alert!) No wonder business is slow; Mrs. Bates demands that Norman take a Ginsu to anyone foolish enough to stop by. (At least she taught him how to do housework, since the shower in room #1 is clean as a whistle.) A lot of moms are possessive of their children, but most are at least kind enough not to take up residence in their sons brains or badger them from beyond the grave.
