Left Coast Sports Babe

If Tom Brady saw his shadow today does that mean he has six more weeks of retirement?

Patrick Mahomes “To be on the world stage & have 2 Black quarterbacks start in Super Bowl, it’s special. I’ve learned more & more about history of Black quarterback since I’ve been in league.” So how long until Ron DeSantis bans Super Bowl interviews being broadcast in Florida.

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So Kevin McCarthy thought the most important use of GOP’s time today was a resolution denouncing socialism? Wonder, for starters, what people on social security and farmers who receive subsidies from the government think?

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So GOP would be fine with Ilhan Omar on committees if she had just spoken about Jewish Space Lasers?

The College Board has bowed to Ron DeSantis and removed Ta-Nehisi Coates’ novels from AP African American studies courses. If you have a high school or college age son, daughter, relative or friend, and want to send them a book for a present, may I suggest Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “The Water Dancer?”

Tell them, truthfully, some people don’t believe students should be able to read it.

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Mitch McConnell lied today and said that Warnock winning in Georgia was proof that Republicans didn’t make it too hard to vote. No, it was proof that Georgians were willing to overcome as many obstacles as necessary to vote. Voting is a right. It shouldn’t be a challenge.

If Marjorie Three Names walked into the House chamber with a Nazi symbol on her jacket Kevin McCarthy wouldn’t remove her from any committees.

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Bill Clinton speaking today at White House on the Anniversary of Family and Medical Leave Act. Those who were too young to remember him as President should find a clip. He’s still got it.. “When you really know you’re not President any more…. They don’t play a song when you walk in the room, and you’re back on commercial aircraft.”

Of course Tom Brady could have retired (again) any time and announcing it now is just a coincidence instead of an attempt to grab the limelight during a time most American football fans are focused on the Super Bowl….

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So why does Tom Brady keep retiring on February 1. Does he want his own personal version of Groundhog Day?

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Too soon to start a pool on when Tom Brady will unretire again?

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Tom Brady is retiring, again. Not content with all the records he has, Tom is now trying to break Brett Favre’s number of retirements record?

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Former WNBA MVP & free agent Breanna Stewart says she is joining the New York Liberty – and chose New York because “I feel like, why not go to the biggest market in all of sport?” She’s more honest than a lot of male athletes.7

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Apparently if you’re facing a crisis in a red state the way to get GOP help is now to claim you’re a gas stove.

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Kevin McCarthy actually said “I’m not raising a clean debt ceiling, American public doesn’t want it.” So he’s saying American public believes in not paying bills? Mortgages, car payments, etc? & we’re fine w/ letting USA default over a political game? 2 words. Yeah. Right.

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GOP mocks Biden plans to end COVID public health emergency in May, saying it should be over already. GOP isn’t saying, when public health emergency ends, for starters Americans will need to start paying for COVID-19 tests & treatments such as Paxlovid . Just saying.

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Not getting much coverage in the US but huge national strike in Britain today largely over inflation, which is much worse than in America right now. Your reminder, the United Kingdom is governed by the Conservative party.

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So the former leader of the free world, who is running again, is casually and publicly referring to an attractive woman he had an affair with as “Horseface.” Will GOP say these comments should be added to list of those moments he became “Presidential?”

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Ron Deathsantis is against AP African-American history. in Florida. But he’s got no problem w/ AP European history. Why does Ron think Florida students shouldn’t learn about Black history in America, but it’s fine learning about White history in Europe? (Yeah, I know the answer.)

Cal women’s swimming coach Teri McKeever, who’d coached the Golden Bears since 1993 and won four national championship, was fired today Tuesday after an months-long investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive behavior.

One of those times you hate to see women be the equals of men. 

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Sean Payton to coach the Broncos? At least Payton won’t be coaching in the NFC…

And will be interesting to see what the mad scientist draws up for plays in the snow.

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George Santos said “I decided on my own” to step down from committees. Because George needs to focus his time now on preparing to play in the Super Bowl?

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Understand that Kevin McCarthy doesn’t like Ilhan Omar.

As a liberal who’s not as far left as “The Squad” don’t agree with all of her views myself.

But come on, if not liking or agreeing with someone’s view is grounds for removing them from a committee, Raul Paul and Ted Cruz wouldn’t be on ANY Senate committees.

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Jake Tapper actually called Chris Stewart out on GOP representative’s pretending to care about deficit.

Tapper pointed out that about 25% of national debt was run up during Trump years…& why not make an issue of debt ceiling then?

Wow, CNN is still allowed to call out GOP now?

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Again, George Santos’s lies are low-hanging fruit. Open note to ambitious journalists: Plenty of members of Congress. Look at some other politicians’ stories, especially those that sound almost too good to be true. Guessing George is an extreme liar but not the only one.

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George Santos tells OAN that “I’ve learned my lesson” about lying. Of course he has. It’s that if you’re a Republican your colleagues will just wink and let you get away with it,

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Understand that Kevin McCarthy doesn’t like Ilhan Omar.

Don’t agree with some of her views myself.

But come on, if not liking or agreeing with someone’s view is grounds for removing them from a committee, Raul Paul and Ted Cruz wouldn’t be on ANY Senate committees.

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Mitch McConnell is complaining about slow pace of the Senate in 2023. While personally I’d like to see Senate try to pass more legislation, perhaps Moscow Mitch might talk to his GOP leader counterpart in House about actually trying to govern instead of grandstanding?

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Fox News actually showed a bit of President Biden’s infrastructure speech today in New York today. But quickly cut away to complain “there are other issues he isn’t dealing with.” If Biden cured cancer Fox would complain he was ignoring heart disease.

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Today it’s mostly American and Southwest cancelling flights due to an ice storm that’s affecting Texas. How many “once in a lifetime” storms do we have to get before some politicians admit that climate change is real? (Yes, I’m talking to you, Cancun Cruz.)