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A Modesto man is recovering in the hospital after being accidentally shot.  In a firearms-safety class. By the instructor.  #Cantfixstupid #ifonlyhewerearmed  #youcannotmakethisstuffup

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Browns coach Mike Pettine says he doesn’t c-onsider Russell Wilson one of the “two, three, four, elite” QBs in the NFL. And Cleveland is heading to Seattle for a game Sunday. Two thoughts: 1. This should be fun. 2. How would Pettine know what an elite QB is?

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The NE Patriots cut short a Tom Brady press conference today because reporters were asking too many questions about Donald Trump. Really, why couldn’t they stick to the important stuff like “Deflategate?”

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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is now facing criticism for a $7 million holiday party last week. The party which had a Gatsby theme, was titled “The Roaring 20th Year End Party 2015.” And Mayer sat on a white throne-like chair during the party to pose for pictures with employees.
Give Marissa credit, she is proving that women CEO’s can be equally as clueless as men.

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A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Ethan Couch, the “affluenza” teen who killed 4 people while driving drunk in 2013 at the age of 16, and got a judge to let him off with probation. This after Couch was seen on video playing beer pong and missed a meeting with his probation officer. Texas Police believe he and his mother have skipped town.

So congrats to all those who had December 2015 in the pool.

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So a thought about Ted Cruz and his seeming passion to return to the days of our founding fathers with the Constitution: So when is Cruz going to do something truly in keeping with the spirit of the times and challenge an opponent to a Hamilton-Burr type duel?

The Fed has raised interest rates 1/4 percent. So everyone getting pennies a month right now on your savings account, you’ll now be getting MORE pennies. (Although no doubt credit card companies will jack up rates a few percent.)

The morning after the CNN GOP debate, all the candidates are claiming that “THEY” won the evening. Just once it would be fun to hear someone say “Hey, I really sucked last night.”

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Wheaton College, a Christian school, suspended tenured political science professor Larycia Hawkins after she wore a hijab to show support for Muslims and posted on FB “”I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a Christian, are people of the book,”
Now if she had only done something truly American in response to recent shootings, like carrying a gun to class.

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Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr is asking to review the GOP debate transcript because Ted Cruz commented about the % of phone numbers under surveillance – that information is classified.
Meanwhile, no doubt Cruz will be back today to ranting about Hillary’s email server.

At a town hall today, Hillary Clinton was asked if she would “rather be President or Beyonce?” Waiting for one of the GOP candidates to say “Taylor Swift is better.”