Left Coast Sports Babe

The Texas Rangers have decided to allow a full stadium at their home opener after Governor Greg Abbott basically lifted all restrictions, including mask mandates.

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Good thing opening day is APRIL 5. Because March Madness is already taken.

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Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, who just signed a $226 million contract including four years and a signing bonus, is rehabbing his right ankle, but thinking about next year’s Super Bowl “That’s my plan, get a parade in Dallas.”

Next year? Anyone checked Dak for concussions?

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The NCAA says March Madness Tournament basketball teams will need a minimum of FIVE healthy players on their roster.

Uh, so if does this mean if someone fouls out do teams play four on five like they did in youth leagues sometimes?

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RIP Lou Ottens, 94, inventor of the audio cassette tape. How many people get to invent something that became so ubiquitous, and still live long enough to see it become completely obsolete?

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Mitch McConnell says “we’re going to have a boom” but it will have nothing to do with COVID-19 relief bill. Translation, Mitch knows bill will hugely help our American recovery, but he’s going to pretend it would have happened anyway to avoid giving Democrats & Biden credit.

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I’m so old I remember Oct. 22, 2020, when the Former Guy during Presidential debate stated if Biden was elected “the stock market will crash.”

March 9, 2021 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up today 464 points to close at a new all-time high of 32,297.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert are making me remember that Peanuts comic strip with Lucy “If you can’t be right, be wrong at the top of your lungs.”

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The American Airlines CEO and President issued a joint memo praising COVID-19 relief bill. “If you see your local Congressional representative on a flight, be sure to thank her or him for their work this past year.”

Uh, what if you have a GOP rep who voted again it?

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Merrick Garland was confirmed 70-30 today (Yeah!)

The GOP Senators voting yes on Merrick Garland probably don’t think they have anything to worry about from his future investigations..

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This story has been making the news big time. Johnny Damon’s DUI arrest video has been released by police. But now the former Red Sox/Yankee says “I am being targeted for being Trump supporter.”

Better on “Rich white man who is lucky to be alive after driving with alleged .30 BAC has tantrum.”

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Meanwhile, listening to the Former Guy’s phone calls to Georgia on Maddow – They all start sounding like “Nice little state you have here, would be a shame if something happened to it.”

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Nancy Pelosi is the best cat herder of our time.

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Senate Minority Leader (I love writing that) McConnell complaining on current Capitol security – “It looks terrible to have beacon of our democracy surrounded by razor wire & National Guard troops.” Yeah, it does. You know what looked worse? The fatal insurrection on Jan. 6.

GOP hasn’t given a damn about women’s sports and has fought Title IX every step of the way. And NOW they claim to care about girls and women losing out to transgender girls and women? I call BS.

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Can we really call the NCAA men’s basketball tournament – “The Dance” this year? Since dancing is one of the things most of us haven’t been able to do in more than a year.

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Federal judge in California rules Vanessa Bryant, can obtain names of four Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who allegedly shared graphic photos of helicopter crash where Kobe, Gianna and their friends died.The deputies involved don’t want their names being public as part of Vanessa’s lawsuit. Because it could lead to painful consequences? Mean bitch karma high-fiving Kobe somewhere tonight.

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Increasingly some states are saying anyone with a BMI over 30 will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. So to use a long ago punchline I think I remember from Jay Leno – “Your fat ass is going to save your fat ass.”

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Fox News now says they will be “loyal opposition” to Biden. Per Merriam-Webster dictionary “loyal opposition” is “minority party especially in legislative body whose opposition to party in power is constructive, responsible, & bounded by loyalty to fundamental interests & principles.”

No punchline needed.

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Interesting side note on Jan 6 pipe bomb suspect. While the bomb turns out not to have been super sophisticated, the suspect, unlike most of those at the Capitol, took great pains to conceal their appearance. There’s a $100,000 reward now.

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Wow. Rachel Maddow tonight has a story where a former Georgia DA doesn’t just say Fulton County D.A. prosecutor is investigating the Former Guy, but based on her actions she is moving carefully towards an expectation of filing racketeering charges against him.

Pass. The. Popcorn.

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Despite $100,000 reward, no one has yet turned the Jan 6 D.C. pipe bomb suspect in yet. And yet one of Ted Cruz’s neighbors ratted him out about the Cancun trip for free.

Seriously? Twitter suggests that I follow Ted Cruz. Sorry, the only person who should follow Ted Cruz is Amy Klobuchar. In Senate hearings.

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The #FormerGuy requested a mail-in ballot ahead of a local municipal election in Florida, according to Palm Beach County records. Well, of course he did.

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Donald Jr. is attacking Andrew Cuomo because six women have now accused the NY Governor of sexual harassment. Which puts Cuomo over 20 women behind Jr’s dad.. Thinking Donnie should sit this one out.

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Now Press Secretary Jen Psaki says at press briefing that President Biden’s signature will not appear on the stimulus checks, because he wants to expedite the payments and not delay them – “it’s not about him, it’s about the American people.”

It’s so nice having a President.

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On Major Biden, who bit someone in the White House. Years ago in London at the Royal Mews, saw horses trained for Queen’s public appearances. It was fascinating. Trainers used lots of loud sound & commotion to get horses used to noise & people etc. It apparently was a long process.

Joe’s dogs were home during pandemic, with almost no visitors, then thrown into WH craziness. They won’t be the only pets who don’t deal well with change in 2021.

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Press briefing question of the day “We were promised a White House cat, where is the cat?

Jen Psaki acknowledges “I don’t have an update on the cat…”

But “we know the cat will break the internet.” As it should.

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Les Miles was fired as head football coach following allegations of improper behavior towards female students while at LSU.

Of course, Miles, 67, was 3-18 in 2 years at Kansas, including 0-9 record in 2020. Wonder if he’d have been fired if he was winning.

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So Miles hasn’t been a great coach, and he’s behaved badly with young women…. What’s his next act? Running for Senate in Alabama?

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I wish LeBron James had come out & said “Heck, yes, I’m getting a vaccine as soon as I can.” But just spitballing, James is not close to any priority groups for COVID vaccine, is it possible he has a chance to get one early, or already did get vaccinated, and doesn’t want to flaunt that he can jump the line?

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If you’re upset about Andrew Cuomo but don’t give a damn about Madison Cawthorn and Ronny Jackson you’re either a hypocrite or might need to get out of your TV/social media bubble.

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Imagine if the Former Guy were still in charge? Besides incompetence, he’d be withholding vaccines from blue states and limiting supplies anytime someone, even a Republican, annoyed him

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Again, if COVID-19 vaccine weren’t safe and effective, why do we all have stories of rich and/or well-connected people we know who have worked hard to cut the line or game the system to get THEIR vaccine?

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Some in media whining that Joe Biden hasn’t had a true solo Press Conference. But President Biden has made plenty of public appearance and taken questions. Wonder if the media going through withdrawal not being insulted by our President regularly?

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Some wonder why American right-wing media is now attacking Harry and Meghan after their interview with Oprah.

Well, it might be more than just racism against Meghan. Remember this adorableness?

https://www.glamour.com/story/obama-prince-harry-bbc-interview

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So all of those supporters of the #FormerGuy who were against Biden’s COVID relief plan aren’t going to cash their checks, right?

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So President Biden may have blanked on Secretary of Defense’s name today in speech? Uh, guessing if zoom calls didn’t have names in little squares pretty sure most of us would be forgetting coworker names on daily basis.

I’ve seen folks mess up just when someone on a call is using family members account.

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Missouri Senator Roy Blunt isn’t running in 2022 And it’s measure of how far we’ve fallen that with Blunt being 100% GOP vote on most things, but seemingly a reasonable human being, that him leaving Senate is teeniest bit disappointing. But ok, now let’s flip his seat blue!

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And NO, I am not saying I’d ever vote for Roy Blunt.

But for example, as GOP top member of the Rules committee, Blunt joined with Amy Klobuchar to certify Electoral College results at 4a after the insurrection January 6. And then he partnered with Klobuchar (okay, he probably let her do most of it) on the inaugural ceremony.

Just IMAGINE, if the ranking GOP member of the rules committee had been someone like Josh Hawley or Ted Cruz…

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Let’s make it simple: If you HONESTLY believe your policies are what a majority of Americans want, then you won’t try to stop a majority of Americans from voting.

Interrupt Harry & Meghan watch tonight to remind everyone that Stanford women’s basketball team is very very good. Also smart, they’re going to San Antonio for #MarchMadness tournament, & ALL wearing masks all time in public they aren’t actually playing.

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Carla Wallenda, member of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act and Karl Wallenda’s last surviving child, died at the age of 85 or natural causes. RIP, but impressive for ANY Wallenda to die of natural causes. #BustoHell #HighWireToHell

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NBA’s Joel Embiid & Ben Simmons were illegible for today’s All-Star game, because their “personal barber tested positive for COVID-19.” And women who haven’t had a haircut in a year might be forgiven for giggling.

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As frustrating as this vaccine rollout can be at times, we’ve still given almost 60 million Americans at least one dose. Can you imagine the numbers if the Former Guy were still in charge?

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In North Carolina, anyone who has ever smoked a total of 100 cigarettes will now be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. This isn’t happening in California, where the number one question would be “Does marijuana count?”

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Kevin McCarthy is warning HR 1 – the Voting Right’s bill, is a Democratic “power grab meant to erode election confidence.”

Which is rich coming from a man who did everything possible to support the Former Guy’s big lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

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Whatever happens with Andrew Cuomo I do remember early in the pandemic many Americans were wishing we could draft him as the Democratic Presidential nominee. There’s a reason we go through a long brutal primary process.

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Someone asked me “Name 5 things President Biden’s done that’s made you happy in his first 46 days.

1. Not be the former guy.

2. Not be the former guy.

3. Not be the former guy.

4. Not be the former guy.

5. Not be the former guy.

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Several officers suffered minor injuries breaking up an 800-person party on University Hill in Boulder on Saturday” No partiers were shot or even harmed. The University of Colorado is over 66% White.

I’m sure it’s just coincidence.

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We need to keep reminding Americans: Democrats stayed up all night to get them COVID 19 financial relief. Republicans stayed up all night trying to block it.

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Uh, oh, I actually agree with a point made by Joe Manchin about the filibuster: “If you want to make it a little bit more painful, make him stand there & talk.” All night if necessary. Then we’ll find out who really cares about an issue & who just wants to obstruct Democrats.

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Many now ranting about how horrible monarchy is. But to anyone who had no problem w/ Donald bringing entire family to Buckingham Palace, saying he wanted Queen & family to meet “next generation,” then trying to overturn US election…. well respectfully saying perhaps you should STFU.

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Wonder if the Former Guy was watching Harry and Meghan with Oprah and muttering to himself that Ivanka should married Harry instead?

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Not about “liking.” I respect Lisa Murkowski & I’d rather have coffee w/ her than Joe Manchin. But Lisa voted “no” on COVID-19 relief, as she does on many Dem bills. Joe when it counted voted “yes.” For Biden’s goals, better an imperfect Democrat than the best Republican.

Random sports thought: So are we going to get to see Stanford play Duke in the this year’s NIT?

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Okay, I still think they shouldn’t play NBA All-Star game, but this is the only good story I’ve heard about it. Joel Embiid is donating in the $100,000 he makes in ASG money to homeless shelters

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If you’re a Republican who’s mad that Democrats just passed the American Rescue Plan you COULD send your stimulus check back. Just saying.

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Stayed up late, got up early, in time to see the vote, and to see Chuck Schumer, after GOP scurried back to their lairs, invoke cloture on Merrick Garland’s Attorney General nomination while Republicans had left in exhaustion after their #votearama stunt?

Same sort of thing happened with Ron Johnson when he skipped out early and Dems shut off debate.

The anti-education party is slow learners.

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All the GOP Senators saying we couldn’t afford the COVID-19 bill giving $1.9 trillion to various needy Americans…. Anyone got video of a single one of them claiming we couldn’t afford an over $2 trillion tax cut for millionaires and billionaires?

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Not sure about watching Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah Sunday. But I love the idea of the interview getting better ratings than any interview done by the #FormerGuy

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Since Republicans all went home after the COVID-19 and let Schumer invoke cloture on Merrick Garland, now being greedy and thinking – gosh, what if Dems had waited until GOP left the chamber and quietly passed the John Lewis Voting rights act?

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What I really love about Schumer invoking cloture on Garland’s nomination: Dems had JUST done this to Sen. Johnson to stop his delays when Ron wasn’t there at 2am. You’d think one of these GOP a**holes would have stayed after vote just to guard against being played again.

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Was thinking about 3a last night this was a heckuva remake of “They Shoot Horses, Don’t they?”

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And wrote this in the wee hour “Now official sunrise time, 633a in DC. Even on the West Coast, it’s time to pass out for a few hours. In 2022, Americans should remember. Democrats stayed up all night to get you COVID-19 relief. Republicans stayed up all night trying to block it. Vote accordingly.’

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Garth Brooks sang Amazing Grace at the inaugural. Last night he should have sung this for Democrats. “Ain’t going down ’til the sun comes up Ain’t givin’ in ’til they get enough.” Hope all Democratic Senators are sleeping soundly tonight.

It’s Friday night while we’re still in the middle of a pandemic that is still costing over 10,000 American lives every week.

Still looking for a good reason why NBA is having a meaningless All-Star game this weekend.

Other than the obviou$$$$.

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Animal rights activists shut down Berkeley, California, Golden Gate Fields vaccine site Thursday resulting in the cancellation of 200 appointments

Protesting horse deaths by potentially causing human deaths…. Sigh. Proving that no party or political affiliation has a monopoly on stupid.

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Been a long time, but I do remember middle of the night feedings. And figure anyone up with a crying baby at 3a can appreciate this Voterama. Although babies at least are up in the middle of the night for a good reason. Unlike GOP senators.

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The Former Guy got a fence up around the White House during a peaceful BLM protest last June faster than he got the National Guard to the Capitol on January 6.

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Fox News CEO Lachian Murdoch at a Morgan Stanley conference says the network will now serve as the “loyal opposition” to Joe Biden. Because they can’t be State TV anymore?

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Noting the trending hashtag #RonJohnsonResign on Twitter. Uh, folks, he’s NEVER going to resign. Wisconsin voters can, however, vote him out in about 20 months. But who’s counting?

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Thursday’s GOP outrage is Joe Biden calling his old friend Nancy Pelosi, Nance?!! He should have been Presidential and called the Speaker by her by the Former Guy’s name “Crazy Nancy?”

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I’m hyper-sensitive to misogyny, but Krysten Sinema isn’t being attacked for flashy thumbs down gesture on minimum wage because she’s female. She’s being attacked because there was no cause for it. John McCain saved healthcare for millions of Americans. THAT was cause for a flashy gesture.

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The QAnon Shaman, the guy who refused non organic food in jail, is going to be on CBS News’ 60 Minutes this weekend. What’s next, an endorsement contract with Whole Foods?

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Tired of Manchin having so much power? Primarying him w/ more liberal Democrat will give Joe’s seat to the GOP. But if we elect more Democrats in places like Wisconsin or N. Carolina, Florida, or even Louisiana (paging @LouisianaGov?) then no one vote will matter so much.

Some GOP senators apparently nodding off during this latest edition of late night Voterama. Must be difficult. Don’t vampires usually sleep upside down hanging from the ceiling?

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Seriously, can we make a rule if a Senator requests any bill be read out loud as a delay tactic, that Senator must do the reading of the bill him or herself? Or at the least be required to remain in the chamber listening without a cellphone?

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Colin Kahl, Joe Biden’s nominee to become a top Pentagon policy official today apologized to Republican senators for using “sometimes disrespectful” language in tweets. Since Kahl’s a white guy he’ll probably survive and be confirmed.

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GOP now wants to pretend they love Dr. Seuss. But as proud Democrat, this line was so true in 2020 w/ the election. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” We cared. It got better. We need to keep caring, a whole awful lot.

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Finally, I LOVE this sign .

Better COVID-19 numbers in California might mean MLB teams could have limited attendance. Los Angeles, for example, could sell 11,200 seats to Dodger Stadium at 20% capacity.

So all Dodger game crowds will look like game crowds in the first or last three innings.

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Q-Anon grasping at straws and now claiming Trump will be re-inaugurated on March 4, which was inaugural day until 1933.

Please, no one tell them that this weekend is known as “March Madness Selection Sunday.”

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Does anyone think Republicans ever read Dr. Seuss to their children? Some days I wonder if Republicans ever read, period.

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On with Rachel Maddow, Amy Klobuchar tells how Maj. Gen Walker said he wanted to get National Guard on Jan 6 there as quickly as possible,” but Pentagon claimed they didn’t want to send them and rile up protesters.

Uh, because until then the insurrectionists were breaking into Capitol for a “festive picnic”?

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Rachel Maddow was also talking about how Elaine Chao was trying to bring family members running the family business with her on her official government business. Very “Former Presidential” of her.

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Meanwhile, Senator Klobuchar today also talked with CNN’s Dana Bash about weapons the insurrectionists had on January 6 , and went down the list of weapons – baseball bats, flag poles, bear spray, chemical irritants, stun guns…. Sounds “jovial, friendly and festive” to me. #Sarcasm

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CNN’s Brianna Keilar on the Republicans losing elections and trying to change the rules of the game. “I’m very familiar with this, because I have a four-year old. But that’s not how Candyland works, it’s not how Chutes and Ladders works, it’s not how democracy works.”

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Pretty sure new DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg won’t be using his position to benefit his family shipping business. First, Pete seems pretty honorable. Second, his family doesn’t HAVE a shipping business.

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Not one Democrat on Judiciary Committee took part in committee vote for Amy Coney Barrett, And after Graham sent nomination to full Senate, McConnell rammed lifetime #SCOTUS appointment through. So why can’t Schumer just ignore Tom Cotton & call for vote on Merrick Garland?

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Wait – heard Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Moscow.) was going to demand all 600 pages of COVID relief bill be read out loud to delay. But he’s going to make Senate CLERK do it? The a**hole can’t even be bothered to have Senate members of his own party do the 10 hours of dirty work.

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President Joe Biden calls out COVIDiot GOP Governors “the last thing we need is the Neanderthal thinking that everything’s fine, take off your masks…”

Although this might not be fair. Recent studies indicate Neanderthals were caring and compassionate.

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So Republicans are trying to stop most no-excuse absentee voting – the weekend after 13 GOP House members voted by proxy on COVID-19 relief bill using the critical excuse that they were at the CPAC hate conference?

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Target, Macy’s and other businesses are pushing back against Texas’s removal of a mask mandate, saying they will require them for all customers. Well, if COVIDiots boycott these businesses, it will at least make them safer and more pleasant environments for everyone else.

For those of us who miss when sports controversies dominated the headlines…. just wait. On Sunday Duke will be on the NCAA men’s tournament bubble.

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Regarding TX & MS Governors lifting mask mandates: Yes, vaccines mean we might be within sight of the COVID finish line. But your reminder, Dale Earnhardt died on the final turn of the Daytona 500’s last lap.

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TX Gov Greg Abbot just rescinded state mask mandate and says ALL businesses can open 100% And I thought I couldn’t miss Molly Ivins more than I did. But her quote so applies now. “I think of Texas as the laboratory for bad government.”

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If you believe in science and live in Texas, please continue to wear a mask. Let Greg Abbott’s insanity just cull his own herd.

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WTF? Texas has a positivity rate on COVID-19 testing of over 13%? In California, Santa Clara County just went to a less restrictive red tier with 2.4% positivity. But we’re keeping rules and our mask mandate.

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Just discovered the most charming fact: Newly confirmed WH Economic Council Chair Cecilia Rouse’s mother-in-law was Toni Morrison.

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As a Stanford grad, every time I see Josh Hawley I feel desperate need to recite in my head names like Cory Booker, Joaquin & Julian Castro, Ron Wyden, Tina Smith, Rachel Maddow, Ted Lieu, Adam Schiff etc… I.E. Fellow Stanford grads who make me proud instead of embarrassed.

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So Kayleigh McEnany is joining Fox as a contributor. Well, at least now she won’t have to pretend she’s not lying to the American people.

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Merck will assist rival Johnson & Johnson with vaccine production. So even corporate America gets that we need to work together to help our country in a crisis. Your turn, GOP.

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Josh Hawley actually voted to confirm Cecelia Rouse. Did someone bet him he couldn’t vote to confirm any one?

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Must have missed it. While Fox News and conservatives are whining about canceling Dr. Seuss, no one is quoting The Lorax. “I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees.”

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As a proud Democrat, watching Adam Kinzinger makes me nostalgic for the days when we could disagree with Republicans over policy…as opposed to the basic concept of voting and democracy.

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As a Stanford grad, every time I see Josh Hawley I feel desperate need to recite in my head names like Cory Booker, Joaquin & Julian Castro, Ron Wyden, Tina Smith, Rachel Maddow, Ted Lieu, Adam Schiff etc… I.E. Fellow Stanford grads who make me proud instead of embarrassed.

The NIT men’s basketball tournament is downsizing in 2021 from 32 to 16 teams. Okay, which school will be the first ever to complain about being on the wrong side of the bubble?

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Ex-football coach Tommy Tuberville didn’t know 3 branches of government, or that inauguration day must be Jan 20 because of 20th Amendment to Constitution. Today he gave his maiden speech in Senate & talked about need for better education. Funeral services for irony are pending.

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The University of Alabama is planning full capacity for home football games in 2021 – their stadium capacity is 100,077. Also Alabama per NY Times “has among lowest state vaccination rates in the country, with 13% of people receiving one shot.” What could possibly go wrong?

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Georgia’s new HB531, a voter suppression bill, would prohibit giving food/drink to voters waiting in line. So the “pro-life’ party is okay with people passing out from hunger or thirst? Got it.

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33 Republicans voted against Miguel Cardona as Biden’s education secretary. Were they somehow worried he wouldn’t do enough to protect children from grizzly bears?

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If your plan to “Make America Great Again” means keeping most Americans from voting, then your idea of “We the people” hasn’t really evolved from “We the white male landowners.”

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CNN online headline “Smartphone addiction ruins sleep, study says, but you can fight back.” Posted “12:17 AM ET, Tue March 2, 2021” Uh, fight back by not reading CNN at 12:17am?

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CNN showing pictures of UPS truck full of Johnson and Johnson vaccine arriving at Louisville Airport for shipment. Feels kind of like Christmas.

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to jail for corruption. Well, America inspired France for a revolution. Maybe they can inspire us for what to do with a former President.

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Mike Pompeo says it’s a “badge of honor” that New York Times called him “worst Secretary of State in history.” Got news for him. When NY Times, who would both sides a mobius strip, calls you worst “Secretary of State in history,” you ARE the worst Secretary of State in History.”

Could someone put a microphone in front of Josh Hawley and ask if there is a single Democrat or Independent he would vote to confirm if Joe Biden nominated her or him for anything?

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Josh Hawley defended opposition to every single Biden Cabinet nominee: ‘I take them one at a time’ Which is exactly how some alcoholics describe each single drink.

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If Democrats introduced a resolution praising kitten videos, Cruz and Hawley would vote against it.

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Fox News: “Third woman accuses Cuomo of unwanted sexual advances as scandal grows.” Also Fox News for last 4+ years “All 26 women who have accused Donald of sexual assault are lying.”

It’s now March 1.

A year ago today the March Madness we were all expected was going to involve college basketball.

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Now in the NBA it’s the Toronto Raptors with several players in COVID-19 protocols. And the Houston Rockets, who played them Sunday at risk. But sure, let’s play a meaningless NBA All-Star game next weekend.

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For Sunday’s final round of WGC-Workday Championship, several players showed up wearing red shirt & black pants in honor of Tiger Woods. To really honor Tiger they should talk about wearing seatbelts – a seatbelt saved his life. And also wearing masks -they save lives too.

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U.S. border agents seized 277 pounds of banned bologna at the Mexican border last week. Can we say they acted as a spam filter?

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SD Governor Kristi Noem “I don’t know if you agree but, Fauci is wrong a lot!’ 1,886 South Dakotans would disagree if they were still alive to do so. Also as of last week South Dakota ranked second in the US for cases per capita with 12,609 per 100,000.

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Am I the only one who feels somehow comforted to watch even Senators at hearings and award winners on the Golden Globes make mistakes using Zoom?

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Great line from Amy Poehler at Golden Globes – basically that we spend now five hours binge watching a TV show, but we complain if a movie lasts more than two hours.

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On Golden Globes night, aren’t we all glad that Presidential Apprentice was canceled after its first season?

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If you didn’t already love Sasha Baron Cohen, his callout of Rudy Giuliani tonight in accepting the Golden Globe for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is well worth finding on Youtube or wherever.

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Ted Cruz abandoning his state while Texans were dying and then making Cancun jokes is as if Ted Kennedy joked about offering to drive people home..

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Marco Rubio dropped out of CPAC and canceled his speech at the last minute, citing an “unexpected family issue.” Did someone in his family threaten not to speak to him again if he took part?

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You know how bad the #FormerGuy‘s speech must have been when Fox News is leading with allegations against Governor Cuomo.

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Whatever happens now, at least we don’t to hear all those people whining anymore that Andrew Cuomo should have run for President.

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The real reason GOP is against the American Rescue plan: It’s popular and will make Democrats look good.

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Democrats are trying to pass a COVID relief bill that 76% of Americans support. Republicans are trying to make sure the other 24% are the only Americans that can vote.