Left Coast Sports Babe

Okay who had Tulane finishing the College Football regular season ranked higher than LSU? Now all of you liars put your hands down.

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Colorado hired Deion Sanders as football coach. The outspoken former 2-sport star (and one time SF Giant) has no big time coaching experience, but 3 years success at FCS’s Jackson State.

Wish Deion best. But if Sanders is over his head, better for this to happen in NCAA football than as member of Congress.

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GOP tweeted today “we need strong leadership in Georgia, and that includes a Senator who supports our values. Vote for Republican Herschel Walker for Senate!

Saying Herschel Walker supports Republican values is actually probably accurate, and more revealing than they thought.

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As flu cases skyrocket this fall, have to wonder, since vaccines have suddenly become so political, how many people also decided not to get a flu shot?

Before COVID there were these nine MANDATORY vaccinations that all service members are required to get before initial entry/basic training:

Adenovirus

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Influenza

Measles,

mumps,

rubella

Meningococcal Poliovirus

Tetanus

Diphtheria Varicella.

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Kenan Thompson’s impersonation of Herschel Walker is spectacular, as was Cecily Strong’s impersonation of Kari Lake. But hope they can both be retired after this week.

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One thing I will never understand is all these apologists saying Velveeta Voldemort doesn’t really mean the awful things he says he wants to do. He often can’t accomplish them but doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to try.

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Maybe it’s just me but seems like a former President and 2024 candidate saying we should terminate the Constitution is more concerning than a President’s son who admits being a former addict having dick pics on his laptop.

USA loses 3-1 to Netherlands and is out of the tournament. So now Americans can stop pretending to overlook what a corrupt organization FIFA is, how awful Qatar’s human rights’ abuses are, and how many workers actually died to put on this World Cup?

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Colorado just hired Deion Sanders as their next football coach. The outspoken former baseball and football star has little big time coaching experience, but three years as a successful coach at FCS’s Jackson State. Wish him the best. But if he’s over his head, so much better for this to happen in college football than as a member of Congress.

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From NY Times obit on Gaylord Perry “His daughter Allison Perry said in confirming death that Perry contracted the coronavirus last year and never fully recovered.”

We may be done with COVID. But it’s not necessarily done with us. Be careful out there.

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Nick Saban says 2-loss Alabama earned consideration for College Football Playoff with the question “how are they playing at present?

Leaving aside Crimson Tide didn’t even make SEC championship, by that token why not pick 2-loss Tulane Green Wave. who just solidly avenged their loss to UCF?

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Lindsey Graham claims “It’s just a matter of time’ before a terrorist gets through border and kills Americans.” Uh, these days we’re far more likely to be killed by terrorists grown right here in the USA.

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New poll in Georgia find white women with college degrees support Warnock 53% to 44% for Walker As a white woman with a college degree am somewhere between pleased that the Reverend has a 9 point lead with our demographic… and appalled that it’s ONLY a 9 point lead.

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Dear Georgia Voters; On December 6 you have a choice. You can return a good man to the Senate. Or you can be the butt of jokes for six years. Vote to re-elect Reverend Warnock.

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Has a single Republican condemned Velveeta Voldemort’s call to terminate the Constitution?

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Give me a break. Fox News headline: “‘TURNED HIS BACK’; “Rail workers unleash fury on Biden after he forces unions to accept terms or else.” GOP refused to pass legislation w/ sick leave. If Biden tried illegal step of overriding Congress, Fox would call him socialist dictator.

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One of many ways to illustrate media problem these days… After the most consequential Speaker of many of our lifetimes stepped down, Democrats quickly elected Hakeem Jeffries as House leader. And that story will get a fraction of the attention GOP’s in-House fight gets..

Susan Collins voted against paid sick leave for rail workers. But I am sure if they do get sick and are unable to pay bills Senator Collins would be very concerned.

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When Velveeta Voldemort had a state dinner for French President Macron he did not invite a single Democratic member of Congress. Whereas Joe Biden invited GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, along with Senators Susan Collins & John Thune. It’s so nice having a President.

Tampa police have issued domestic battery arrest warrant from Nov 28 incident with a woman for now former NFL WR Antonio Brown. Of course if Tom Brady hadn’t wanted Brown to help him win another ring in 2021 Antonio would have been out of football & maybe in jail, a lot sooner.

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Has Aaron Judge made up his mind yet and he’s just messing with us.

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RIP Gaylord Perry. My favorite story about Perry has nothing to do with the spitter.

Former SF Giants manager Alvin Dark once said ‘There’ll be a man on the moon before Gaylord Perry hits a home run.’”

On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first and only home run.

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Hey media… you’ve given us nonstop coverage of Velveeta Voldemort’s dinner at Mar-A-Lago last week. Why not more coverage of tonight’s state dinner?. Would be kind of fun & positive to see everyone dressed up at White House. Maybe there’s even some bipartisan good will there?

So 43 Senators, who only had 10 days in session in November and who NEVER get docked pay for not showing up just voted to deny railway workers paid sick leave. And the 52 who voted yes weren’t enough to pass it. It’s past time to change the filibuster.

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36 GOP Senators claimed “religious freedom” more important than right of people who love each other to marry. Really want to see test case if pharmacist says their religious views do not allow them to dispense Viagra unless a man can prove he is married & his wife agrees.

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As Chuck Grassley & other Republicans obsess about Hunter Biden, would take them just a bit more seriously if they showed one iota the outrage over Velveeta Voldemort’s spawn benefiting nonstop during his Presidency.

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Prince William’s Godmother & Queen Elizabeth’s longtime Lady in Waiting Susan Hussey resigned from Buckingham Palace after she repeatedly quizzed a British black charity founder ‘what part of Africa are you from?” What’s next? Will Lady Hussey be invited to Mar-A-Lago?

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The French Baguette has been given UNESCO World Heritage status. Excellent, but maybe some Heritage designation should be done for the US Twinkie? Baguettes last a day or two. Twinkies can last several lifetimes.

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Senator Reverend Warnock has been fighting for the people of Georgia on voting rights, prescription drugs, including insulin. He deserves re-election even if he were running against a “normal” republican. But against Walker? It shouldn’t even be close.

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GOP love to attack Democrats if any of their donors/friends do anything controversial. Meanwhile Joel Greenberg, former Matt Gaetz confidant who said “he witnessed Mr. Gaetz have sex w/ 17-year-old girl & she was paid” was just sentenced today to 11 yrs for for sex trafficking,

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RIP Christine McVie, She was 79. Can’t be the only one who knew all their music in high school to wonder – how could anyone from Fleetwood Mac be almost 80 years old?

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Stephen Colbert nails an important detail with the Marriage Equality act: “If you get married in Massachusetts and then move to Florida, no one can question the validity of your marriage. But they can question why you moved to Florida.”

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If an alien landed on this planet and somehow started watching Fox News they’d be forgiven for thinking all USA’s problems could be solved by investigating Hunter Biden’s laptop.

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At Dealbook summit, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg Says Apple’s app store’s dominance is not ‘sustainable or good.” While he’s right, this is rich coming from the man who bought competitor Instagram and Whatsapp, and basically shut down Vine.