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Fool’s gold?

December 8, 2023

For those who thought the NIT championship was the least relevant in sports… wonder what the IST trophy looks like?

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Someday there will be a trivia question for those who love irrelevance in sports.

Who will be the first NBA player to play in both championships?

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So after Arson Judge are the #SFGiants now the frontrunners for Showy Ohtani?

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Utah Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill yesterday calling for the complete withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations. Putin must be so proud.

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So now Hunter Biden is being charged with tax evasion over alleged “4-year scheme to not pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes.” )Which he did pay back, with penalties.)

But well. by Trump & thus GOP standards – “not paying taxes? that makes me smart” it sounds like Hunter is now more Presidential than his father.

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Asked if he had more anti-abortion plans, ex-coach Tuberville “We’re working on something. It’s hard when you just get kicked in the teeth.”

Give me a bleeping break. Tubby got nothing but attention and who know who might have been paying him.. People kicked in teeth were military who had promotions held up for month.

Trump saying now he will no longer participate in the DC federal criminal case and instead will act as if a stay has been granted based on his own understanding.

I wonder how it would go for most of us if we told a police officer who pulled us over that we decided based on our own understanding that we will no longer participate with traffic laws.

Elon not happy w/ CEO Bob Iger after Disney pulled ads from Twitter. “He should be fired immediately. Walt Disney turning in his grave over what Bob has done to his company.” Do you really want to pick fight with a company whose animators can turn you into a movie villain?

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James Comer & Jim Jordan sent letter to White House “expressing concern about subpoena oversight committee previously issued to former WH counsel Dana Remus.” Of course, Gym Jordan ignored HIS subpoena from January 6 committee. Again, funeral services for satire are pending.

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Ashton is 3 weeks shy of being 17 years old.

Chuck is 90.

Grumpy old men of a feather, or in Ashton’s case, a fur?

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The prize is right?

December 7, 2023

Thursday night will be the NBA in-tournament semi-finals in Las Vegas, followed by the finals on Saturday.

So will whoever ends up winning this thing, will they hoist some sort of championship banner?

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Good news for Zach Wilson – he’s starting this weekend.

Bad new for Zach Wilson, he’s still going to be QB1 on the NY Jets.

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The real winner of tonight’s GOP debate? President Joe Biden To quote my late great stepmother: “We’re not perfect but they’re nuts.”

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Two things can be equally true: 1. Nikki Haley dealt with misogyny in Wednesday night’s GOP Debate.

2. Just because the other Republicans (men) piled on her doesn’t mean she’s wouldn’t be an awful President.

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So will someone explain to me how the same GOP who worries about our young people being traumatized by books in schools, doesn’t worry about young people being traumatized by the thought of being shot at schools?

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Polls consistently show that a large majority of Americans and even about half of Republicans want assault rifles banned. (And most Americans believe in things like expanding background checks and closing gun show loopholes.)

And yet GOP in Congress still resists even more controls on such weapons. Why? GOP has become wholly owned arm of NRA.

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Dana Bash on CNN, claiming that despite good economic signs “Biden administration is trying to tell voters how to feel and it isn’t working.” Meanwhile no matter what the news is CNN will tell voters why it’s bad news for Biden

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Hawaii Senator. Brian Schatz on GOP insanity on Ukraine.”The idea if we don’t concede on wholly unrelated matter then Putin wins in land war in Europe… To my friends in media “STOP pretending this is normal.” “I could hold up foreign aid over climate change. But I don’t, I’m not bananas.”

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Senator Patty Murray- calling out GOP for going back on their word for the budget deal they made earlier this year which House Republicans negotiated with President Biden. “When you negotiate a deal you don’t then bargain on how much of your word you’re going to keep.

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Trying to imagine Ronald Reagan saying “Mr. Gorbachev, unless Democrats approve my tax cuts, don’t do anything to that wall.”

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Today’s GOP, sadly, would have probably demanded after December 7, 1941 that FDR rescind Social Security Act to get approval and funding to declare war

. #PearlHarbor

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Tags: biden, daily-search-trends, klobuchar, New York Jets, NFL

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Are the games the thing?

December 6, 2023

Does anyone actually understand, or care, about this NBA in-season tournament?

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Can’t be the only SF Giants fan on social media who KNOWS there are more important things in the world right now but can’t resist clicking on links that might be news about a contract for a certain Japanese baseball player.

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As VP Harris cast tie breaking vote for Loren L. AliKhan to be confirmed as first female South Asian federal judge to serve on DC District Court, it was 50-50 only because of Joe Manchin. Suppose it’s just coincidence that Manchin’s nay vote, again, came for a woman of color.

When Joe Biden first announced in 2019 he decided to enter race for President, Biden said he decided to run because of Donald Trump’s actions in the White House. So why is it a big deal that Joe says Trump running again may have factored in his decision to run for re-election?

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A new study in Japan says wasabi linked to “substantial” memory boost. Maybe because when you take a mouthful of wasabi with sushi thinking it’s avocado you never forget it?

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Last night we had Rachel Maddow and Liz Cheney agreeing on the need to stop Trump to save democracy.

Today on a smaller scale we have Senator Ed Markey (D. Mass) & Ted Cruz together as lead sponsors of a bill to require carmakers to keep AM radio in cars. Not sure which is the oddest couple.

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So bill passed by Senate Rules Committee w/ bipartisan support apparently scared ex-coach Tuberville enough to drop his holds on military appointments. What small petty little man he is & ultimately a coward. No wonder Auburn paid him $5.6 million to go away & not coach anymore.

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On top of cruel stunt that hurt our military & families. Tuberville should know better than to use not-so-cute metaphor w/ daughter of a sportswriter & a fan herself. Tommy; “I’d have loved to have 5 downs in football.” Amy Klobuchar; “It was more like a 10 month long fumble.”

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And right on cue, despite a bipartisan bill by Ted Cruz and Ed Markey to support AM radio, with about 26 bipartisan co-sponsors, Rand Paul objects because he is…angry about electric cars??? We are all Rand Paul’s neighbor.

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Tags: donald-trump, election-2024, Joe Biden, joe-manchin

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Oh Canada?

December 5, 2023

Has it occurred to anyone that Shohei Ohtani might be considering signing with the Toronto Blue Jays because it would guarantee him, as an immigrant, to be able to live and work in a country where Donald Trump absolutely will not be President?

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Georgia coach Kirby Smart whining too, saying as 1-loss team, Bulldogs should be in playoffs too. CFB committee should have both put FSU in playoffs, and told Georgia & Alabama to go play a game in Florida. Call it Mar-A-Lago Sore Loser Bowl, (Where actual results don’t matter.)

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If Georgia had beaten Alabama and gotten into CFB playoff, would committee have still ranked Texas over FSU? Since then the SEC would have had their unwritten automatic bid…

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Jacksonville Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence suffered an ankle injury and is out for an undeterminate amount of time.

So by CFB committee standards might that put the Jags out of the playoffs?

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Vladimir Putin became President of Russia in 2000. By Russian law he was limited to 2 terms. Vlad was Prime Minister 2008-2012, got himself re-elected Pres in 2012 & now has changed law so he can stay until 2036. Follow the puppet master to see what his puppet Donald has planned.

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Christian Ziegler admitted police he & his wife did have sex w/ woman who accused him of rape, but threesome was consensual. He also admited he filmed the encounter. Couple has 3 children, can’t imagine books mom bans from schools will be any more traumatizing than this story.

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North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum suspended his 2024 presidential campaign. Shocking. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum HAD a 2024 Presidential campaign?

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NY Times headline “Why a Second Trump Presidency May Be More Radical Than His First.” “MAY?!!” Like Donald MAY be lying about being 6’3″ and 215 pounds.

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Hell Freezes Over Alert -Washington Post headline saying a Republican is lying about the Bidens “Comer mischaracterizes Hunter Biden car payment reimbursement to his dad.” It’s a start.

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Rachel Maddow has Liz Cheney on show. First several minutes are devoted to how much she & Liz are from different planets: “Opposing the Cheney family is a touchstone for me.” BUT: “In civic terms, our differences show how important it is to put us on same side of something.”

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How can Democrats support Maddow having Liz Cheney on? Same as we supported Ted Kennedy making deals w/ Orrin Hatch on ADA, & should support Amy Klobuchar who has journalism bill w/ John Kennedy & AI bill w/ Josh Hawley. Etc. USA can’t survive with us all in our own corners.

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Tags: college, college football, football, Trump

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Play-OFFS

December 4, 2023

Not FSU fan, even though they’re one team who has permission – from actual Seminole tribe – to use the chop. But how can you claim to pick best TEAM? And say 1 player being injured, out of 22 men on field offense/defense, plus special teams, negates wins & losses? #CFBPlayoff

So if the CFB ran the NFL and Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy or Dak Prescott got injured, they’d say the Eagles, Chiefs, 49ers or Cowboys should be out of the playoffs?

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And look, I get it, but if it’s about marquee players and big name schools, why play the games at all?

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Wonder if TCU, who BEAT Michigan, affected the committee’s decision today. The lowest rated and least-watched national championship of the BCS/CFP era was 2023, when Georgia beated TCU by 58 points.

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Meanwhile, MLB watching the CFB playoff picture has probably got their lawyers looking into seeing if there is any way they can guarantee either the Dodgers, Cubs, Red Sox or Yankees make the World Series every year?

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Sorry Moms for Liberty, thinking it’s a lot healthier for kids to see a musical like “Kinky Boots” featuring drag queens, than to read in the newspaper about their parents being involved in threesomes and alleged sexual assault.-

Meanwhile, Oregon will play Liberty in Fiesta Bowl.

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ICYMI Liberty, conservative anti-LBGTQ university, was founded by Jerry Falwell, son resigned as President over sexual scandals including alleged threesome and a social media post of Jr. posted BY Jr. with his pants unzipped and his arm around a scantily clad young woman.

If the Ducks want, maybe Stanford’s LSJUMB band would help with halftime show?

For those too young to have learned the concept of “E ticket ride” at Disneyland, Jameis Winston on the New Orleans Saints pretty much defines it.

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Washington Post: headline “Trump attempts to spin anti-democracy, authoritarian criticism against Biden “Former president declared his 2024 campaign ‘righteous crusade’ against ‘tyrants & villains’

Nothing in headline says simple truth: man who tried to overturn 2020 election is LYING.

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Susan Sarandon apologizes for ‘terrible mistake’ of making anti-Jewish comments at Pro-Palestinian rally ‘I deeply regret diminishing this reality and hurting people with this comment.’ More like she deeply regrets having her agent drop her and being out of work.

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Anyone see this headline Saturday morning in national media? “Stocks Hit New High for the Year” Of course not, it goes against the negativity towards President Biden narrative. #DoBetterMedia

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The scariest thing about Liz Cheney being the voice of reason in today’s GOP. Liz Cheney hasn’t changed that much over the years. But the Republican party has.

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Pac 12 going dark

December 2, 2023

If you didn’t really care who wins last Pac-12 championship but are tired of SEC & Alabama coach Nick Saban’s whining, I suggest you be glad Washington won.

The Huskies are undefeated, so they’re in the CFB Playoff.

If Oregon Ducks had won, SEC would have insisted THEIR one-loss teams were better.

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I’m all about underdogs and feel good stories.

And normally I’d be rooting for a small conference team getting to a New Year’s Bowl.

But if you’ve forgetten about Liberty University..

https://www.propublica.org/article/the-liberty-way-how-liberty-university-discourages-and-dismisses-students-reports-of-sexual-assaults

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In a leaked memo to employees Thursday, X CEO Linda Yaccarino called Elon Musk’s “f*ck yourself tirade against former advertisers “candid” and “profound.” Maybe the first. Definitely not the latter.-

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So if a newspaper simply covered the story that Moms for Liberty co-founder and her husband, chair of Florida’s GOP, were involved in a longstanding consensual three-way sexual relationship, not to mention the allegations of rape against the husband when the other woman backed out of a scheduled menage a trois, I guess the paper would be banned from school libraries?

Although seriously, while the hypocrisy burns, sexual assault is not funny. And these people want to be the morality police for Florida schools?

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Not only has George Santos been expelled, he’s getting enough headlines it’s just a matter of time until Donald Trump turns on George for stealing too much of his attention.

No secret I’m a fan of Senator Amy Klobuchar, she’s smart and at times wickedly funny.

But this tweet was fire even by her standards,

@amyklobuchar

George Santos has been expelled. If they can do this to a college volleyball star, world famous Brazilian journalist, successful NYC financier and noted producer of the Spider Man musical, what hope is there for we mere mortals?

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Tags: college football, ethics, greed, liberty-flames, ncaa

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The real show

December 1, 2023

Thursday night football between Cowboys and Seahawks set a record for the NFL football season – 257 in penalty yards. Because don’t all NFL fans pay the big bucks to watch refs?

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University of Arkansas has rehired former football coach Bobby Petrino to be their offensive coordinator.

They fired Petrino in 2012 over his lying about a motorcycle crash where he (a married father of 4) was with his 25 year old girlfriend, a former Razorback volleyball player who he had hired for the athletic department.And this wasn’t Bobby’s first scandal.

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Sounds like more advertisers may abandon Twitter after Elon Musk said “If someone is going to blackmail me with advertising money, go f— yourself.” –

So will this episode go down in a new category. Not FAFYO – but SGFYAFO?

“Say Go F**k Yourself And Find Out.

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Too soon to start a pool on what George Santos might do after his expulsion vote? Work for Fox or Newsmax? Dancing with the Stars? Become Donald Trump’s Press Secretary?

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Rand Paul used Heimlich maneuver today to save his Senate colleague Joni Ernst from choking during lunch. I can’t be the only one who wonders, what would have happened if the Senator choking was Ted Cruz?

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Gavin Newsom to Ron DeSantis. “We have one thing in common. Neither of us is going to be our party’s nominee in 2024.”

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Open note to all young voters: Yeah, President Biden isn’t perfect. (Nor are your parents for that matter.)

But have you noticed the GOP alternative? The latest from Trump, to do away with Obamacare. That means all of you under 26 get kicked off your parents’ healthcare.

This George Santos expulsion hearing really should be getting more coverage.

Opening statement. “Dear Gawd, Mr. Speaker, my future former colleague is divorced from reality….” Marc Molinaro, REPUBLICAN from N.Y.

Roasting a turkey breast tonight I bought on sale before Thanksgiving. On the cooking instructions. 1. Preheat oven to 325F. 2. Remove outer yellow plastic netting and wrapper…. Some days I really worry for our planet.

CNN actually interviewed a professed liberal who says he’s supporting RFK Jr, because “the Kennedys are really royalty in this country because they do the right thing.” Beam me up Scotty…

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Washington Post reporting that Kevin McCarthy told Donald Trump “F*ck You” in a phone call after McCarthy was ousted as speaker. If only Kevin had the guts to say “F*ck you” to Velveeta Voldemort after January 6, he might still be speaker.

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Jamie Dimon says liberal Democrats should donate to Nikki Haley as a better alternative to Trump. Haley is no moderate. Better idea, besides supporting President Biden, liberal Democrats should donate to Democrats in state/local races so Dems can keep Senate & take back House.