Left Coast Sports Babe

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called a general election for October 14.  That means only a little more than five weeks of campaigning and commercials.  In related news, millions of Americans in swing states have filed petitions to immigrate to Canada.

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Prime Minister Harper’s government is not very popular, but apparently a big problem for his opponent Stephane Dion, is that the French-Canadian Dion speaks English very awkwardly.  Apparently for some reason Canadians don’t want to elect a leader who has anything in common with President Bush.

It’s only been one week, and for Tom Brady, the NFL season may be over.  Now he knows how it feels to be a 49ers fan.

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The New York Yankees are spending over $200 million dollars this year, and could finish in fourth place.  Who’s managing this team,  Mitt Romney?

Who says John McCain isn’t the “Change” candidate?

Why, in the past year alone he’s changed on taxes, torture and off-shore oil drilling.

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Say what you will about Sarah Palin.  She is the prettiest vice-presidential candidate since John Edwards.

Very bad pun…

The true story of how John McCain chose Sarah Palin?  McCain was talking to his aides about needing a strong woman on the ticket to attract Hillary Clinton voters, but said he wasn’t sure where he should be looking and didn’t feel confident about approaching any of them with the offer  –  A   Southern aide volunteered  “Ay’ll ask her?.”

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So a new study says thinking hard causes overeating?  No wonder George W. is one of our fittest presidents.

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And Barack Obama, in responding to Sarah Palin’s attacks, says he’s “heard worse on the basketball court.”  Which may not mean he is qualified to be president, but it does make him an honorary member of tne New York Knicks.

Another from my very funny friend Bill Littlejohn. 

The Republicans feel their convention was a  success.   The last time St. Paul was this friendly to John McCain was when Senator McCain was with him on the road to  Damascus”

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Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, 82, suspended three players for this weekend’s game after they were found with marijuana in their room.

Did he announce the suspension by yelling “You punks get off of my field?”

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You have to love the Republican party, making John McCain’s military service a major reason to vote for him in November.

After they’ve just elected a draft dodger twice over two different veterans.

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Leland Yee,  a state senator in California,  may introduce leglislation against a new LPGA  policy that will require  players to speak “effective English”  starting in 2009.    He feels that it is unfair that the tour will hold its players to higher standards than the US presidency.

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 And fans in Oakland cannot wait for the football season to start.  After enduring the woeful second half of the As, it will be a refreshing change to root for a team that only loses once a week.

Sarah Palin in her speech to the convention said that when she took office she sold the Governor’s private jet on Ebay.  What she didn’t say  – Cindy McCain bought it.

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If  this vice presidential thing doesnt work out Sarah Palin might be able to get a job as enforcer, for the New York Rangers.

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And the Republican National Convention is hardly a showplace of diversity.  In fact, the assembled delegates looked like a NASCAR crowd, only whiter.

John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin gives the Republicans a ticket where both of them will be up for that 3am phone call.   She will be up with her baby, and he will be up to go to the bathroom.

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A quick question – Was Sarah’s maiden name Eagleton?

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And did someone on the McCain team think, well, if we don’t pick Romney we won’t have to endure a campaign full of jokes about Mormon families?