Left Coast Sports Babe

Well, Kawhi Leonard certainly has made Toronto impressive as Raptors dismantled Golden State tonight in Oakland. Oh, wait, he didn’t even play? Wow. Never mind.

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Shaq said his Lakers team could have beaten the Warriors.
“Oh, he’s dead wrong,” Curry said earlier today. “Of course we’d beat them.”
Los Angeles maybe, but what about the Raptors?

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Kentucky sophomore point guard Quade Green, who has had reduced playing time this year, has announced he will transfer “I just felt like it was best that I explore other opportunities for my athletic and academic future”
And he said “academic future” with a straight face.

Costco has stopped selling their “Kirkland Signature Light Beer” which customers apparently said tasted like “urine.”
So did Costco get caught stealing the recipe for Bud Light?

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Trump morning rant on twitter was about border security after attack in France. Except the alleged gunman is a Frenchman, radicalized in prison. So what are we going to do about prison reform?

Just wondering, how many Trump stories did the National Enquirer “catch and kill” that we don’t yet know about?

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But with all due respect, why would a man who was heard talking about grabbing women by the pussy AND said he could shoot someone in the middle of 5th Ave and get away with it CARE if it came out he had more affairs?

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Sarah Sanders says Mark Meadows will not be WH Chief of Staff. “The President told him we need him in Congress so he can continue the great work he is doing there.” Translation, either Jared or Ivanka don’t like him.

Melania tonight, said it “is hard to deal with ‘opportunists’ who use my name or my family name to advance themselves. Right, how dare any one try to muscle in on the Trump grift?

Ah, such a mature fundraising effort and suggested petition to sign from Trump today….
“FROM AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
TO: Chuck Schumer & Nancy Pelosi

YOU HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT YOU CARE MORE ABOUT PROTECTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND WIDE OPEN BORDERS THAN ME, AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO PUT AMERICA FIRST AND FULLY FUND THE WALL!”

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Newt Gingrich now apparently on short list for White House Chief of Staff. Apparently Trump was draining the swamp just to do a search for bottom feeders

Yankees GM Brian Cashman on Gary Sanchez as catcher “He’s certainly someone that we’ve invested in and believe in and expect to be a part of this place moving forward.”
Translation “We haven’t been able to work out a deal for anyone better.

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Pirates fans who are just getting over team trading their beloved OF Andrew McCutchen to SF Giants now have to watch him play for cross-state rival Phillies.

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So the halftime show, featuring “Imagine Dragons,” for the January  9 College Football Playoff National Championship won’t even be at Levi’s Stadium, but at Treasure Island between SF and Oakland.
Because not even a band can count on making it to Santa Clara in weekday rush hour traffic?

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Ouch, Pirates fans who are just getting over team trading their beloved OF Andrew McCutchen to SF Giants now have to watch him play for cross-state rival Phillies.

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You really know Donald Trump got schooled by Nancy Pelosi when Fox News headlines are about Stormy Daniels.

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Sad an awful story about  Christmas market shooting in Strasbourg, Frrnce, with at least 4 dead.  Don’t expect to hear from Donald Trump about it though. Per police “The suspect is a 29-year-old man who was born in Strasbourg,”

Chris Christie is now being mentioned as a possible WH Chief of Staff. Although Christie, who threw Kushner’s father in prison, has a frosty relationship with Jared and Ivanka.
Maybe Trump figures he’ll close down that bridge when he comes to it.

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Anyone who doesn’t understand why Nancy Pelosi should and will be our next Speaker of the House needs to watch her with Trump this morning.

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Seriously since most illegal immigrants fly in and overstay their visas, how about spending some of the money Trump wants for his stupid wall on a better computer system to track people who come in legally but allegedly short-term

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Truth be told, Trump doesn’t want a completely secure border & end to illegal immigration. He needs racism and fear as cover for fact his tax cuts and other pro-business policies are REAL reason things aren’t getting better for the working class.

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Report from Scott Dworkin from a GOP consultant ” Trump is “absolutely enraged” by news coverage of his meeting with Pelosi and Schumer today. Trump apparently blames Pence for not speaking up. He thinks Pence “lost it for him.” And he wishes he never held the meeting, calling it a “set up.”

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On the virtual Democratic advent calendar, the window for Dec 11 has a particularly pretty picture.

ESPN announced they are moving Sunday Night baseball up an hour to 7pm. What a disappointment for all those Yankee and Red Sox fans who love East Coast midnight baseball.

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Now it’s Stephen Curry who says the moon landing was faked?   Is it time to start checking NBA players regularly for concussions?

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Monday night’s Seahawks uniforms gave gave me 1970s Spencer’s Gift black light poster  flashbacks…

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Meanwhile the Vikings offense gave me World Cup flashbacks.

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But so  after watching Vikings get shut out until a meaningless late 4th quarter score thinking maybe all of the Redskins’ problems this year AREN’T the result of letting Kirk Cousins go…

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The finalist list for Time “Person of the Year” is out. Think the explosion from  “Individual #1”  would register on the Richter scale if it’s Robert Mueller.

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Smocking gun? Methinks Mueller has a smocking arsenal.

Former NRA operative and alleged Russian spy Maria Butina has apparently negotiated a plea deal. December is becoming an advent calendar of little gifts. Can’t wait to see what’s behind tomorrow’s window.

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Remember watching those old black-and-white movies featuring the “Keystone Cops?” Seems like it’s about time to dub Trump administration ‘The Keystone Criminals.”

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Today’s effort from Lara Trump and her Trump fundraising email team-“Now we’re getting ready to embark on the second chapter of the world’s greatest political movement in history.” Uh, more like Chapter 11.

Whether you are mildly worried or terrified about climate change, one thing stands out – in opposing a UN climate report this week, the US joined with only Kuwait, Russia, and Saudi Arabia.
#AreWeGreatYet?

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Maybe if she dyes her hair blonde to fit in better with women in his administration Donald Trump would consider Sarah Palin for Chief of Staff?

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How long until Donald Trump asks for an H-1B visa to hire a Chief of Staff because he can’t find any Americans to take the job?

Dolphins upset Patriots 34-33 on last play of game with a hook-and-ladder TD play featuring two laterals. And they did it without the New England band on the field.

Am a pretty hard core Saints fan, but having a one-night fling with da Bears.  #BeatLA

Rams tonight looked an awful lot like the Saints looked like last week.

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What, does NOBODY want NFL #1 draft pick this year?
Yes, talking to you 49ers, Raiders, Jets….

Colin Kaepernick reportedly would consider a tryout with the Washington Redskins. So the former Super Bowl QB is willing to compromise on his stated desire to play for an NFL team?.

If the NFL only had a “Utility player of the year” award. Per ESPN, Taysom Hill of the Saints has now in 2018 …
– Completed passes
– Run for a TD
– Caught a pass
– Returned kicks
– Recorded tackles on special teams
– Blocked a punt

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West Virginia QB Will Grier, NCAA’s active leader in career passing yds per game (305) and probable 1st-2nd round pick, is forgoing Mountaineers bowl game to prepare for draft. What, and give up every little boy’s dream of playing in the Camping World Bowl?

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A lawsuit in California seeks to stop Blue Diamond from selling “almond milk” and instead require them to sell it as “almond imitation milk.”
Just thinking, if you’re too dumb to know you don’t actually milk almonds, you are probably too dumb to read the label.

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So heck, if a “Fox and Friends” anchor who spent time traveling the world is a good UN Ambassador under Trump, assume it’s fine if next Democratic president chooses Rachel Maddow?

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So who are they telling Donald Trump that Individual #1 is?

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Trump flipped the coin before Saturday’s Army Navy game. And assume he pocketed it afterwards?

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Lyudmila Alexeyeva, 91, a prominent Russian human rights activist and critic of Vladimir Putin, has died. Shocking. A Putin critic lived to be 91?

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Trump has rolled back regulations championed by Michelle Obama to make U.S. school lunches healthier. Well, at least when all these kids grow up with diabetes and other health issues they’ll be able to get good insurance.
Oops, never mind.

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Nick Ayers, rumored to be Trump’s next chief-of-staff, and a favorite of Jared and Ivanka’s, has pulled himself out of contention for the role and will return to Georgia at the end of year, citing his young family with 6-year-old triplets.
Whatever else the kids do for their dad growing up, they sure helped him dodge a BIG bullet.

Florida AD Scott Stricklin indicated the school MIGHT play UCF if it was a 2 for 1 deal, two game in Gainesville, one game in Orlando.

Hmm, thought the UF mascot was a Gator not a Chicken.

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San Antonio Spurs won 133-120 after the Los Angeles Lakers took a 10 point lead into the 4th quarter.   So what happened, Lakers decided to emulate Dodgers fans and head home early?

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Uber is apparently rushing now to be Lyft, which has already filed papers, to an IPO. Talk about surge pricing.

I feel sorry for “Individual #1″s caddie this weekend.

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Okay then…. 2% milk at United Club breakfast bar has a “dairy sensitivity” sign. When did we all get so stupid? (Or litigious?)

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I’m so old that I remember when Friday used to be a slow news day.

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George Papadopoulos was released from federal prison this morning. He served 12 days. 12 days?!! What now, will he write a book about the experience?

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Thinking right about now that Michael Cohen may feel much safer in prison for a while.

Maybe it’s just me, but always thought if you only hire “the best people” they don’t all become stupid and weak as soon as they leave.

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Tweet today from POTUS “Mike Pompeo is doing a great job, I am very proud of him. His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, didn’t have the mental capacity needed. He was dumb as a rock and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell. Now it is a whole new ballgame, great spirit at State!”
Can’t imagine why ex-employees turn on Trump.

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Look Elizabeth Warren isn’t my first choice in 2020. But Boston Globe said she shouldn’t run because “she’s become a divisive figure.” Yes, because we all know divisive figures can never be elected President.

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So which former Trump staffer is going be the first to title their book “Orange is the new Republican?

Leaving aside many details, what does it say about “stable genius” Donald Trump that he hired so many of the “best people” like Tillerson, Manafort and Cohen that he now attacks?

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Woman who Reuben Foster allegedly hit before his most recent arrest says the SF 49ers intervened with police to undermine her. So when is this “winning with class” going to start.

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No injuries when plane skids off runway in heavy rain at Burbank Airport. Fortunately it was Southwest; other airlines might have charged an “excitement fee.”

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Who knew trade could be so complicated?

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When your whole political strategy is to have as few people vote as possible, you might not be the party of the people.

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Bomb threat to CNN about 30 minutes after Donald Trump tweeted they were “Fake News” and “enemy of the people”. Just guessing Trump will be less upset about the threat than the fact a bomb didn’t detonate.

Trump also tweeting tonight about “Boarder security?” WTF?   Is he planning on regulating Airbnb?

From Marc Ragovin  “Wisconsin GOP has just stripped Mike McCarthy’s successor of any coaching power”

Christmas has come early for SF Giants pitchers.  Arizona Diamondbacks have traded Paul Goldschmidt out of the division to the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Good for Derek Fisher being chosen as coach of the LA Sparks. But it will be better and bigger news when Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon gets chosen as head coach of an NBA team.

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Real shame Stanford won’t be playing in this year’s Rose Bowl with Ohio State. Not so much for the game…. but imagine LSJUMB (Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band) tribute to a retiring Urban Meyer

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USA Gymnastics is declaring bankruptcy. Womp womp.

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In Time’s reader poll for “Person of the Year,” the leader is currently “Planet Earth.”
Waiting for Trump tweet saying Earth is overrated.

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While we in the US are freaking out about Christmas song lyrics, has anyone reminded MAGAers about the line “Make the Yuletide Gay?”

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If your children and grandchildren love you as much as George H.W Bush’s clearly loved him then you’ve probably lived a pretty good life.

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You don’t have to think George H.W. Bush was a good President to know he was a good man.

49ers long snapper Kyle Nelson suspended 10 games for PEDs.
Shocking – You need PED’s to be a long snapper? And you need PED’s to play for this year’s 49ers?

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Now there’s a THIRD incident involving Kareem Hunt, this January at a Kansas City nightclub where he allegedly threw a punch.
Guessing now the Cowboys, Redskins and Patriots won’t rush to claim him, as doesn’t look like Hunt will be eligible this postseason.

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Urban Meyer will retire after the Rose Bowl. He wants to spend more time turning a blind eye to his family?

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Urban Meyer indicated his suspension contributed to his decision to retire and when asked “do you think that will have any impact on your coaching legacy as you walk away?”
“I’m sure it will. That was a disappointing time, obviously.”
Not as disappointing a time as it was for Zach Smith’s wife.

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Redskins’ coach Jay Gruden says the team will probably not sign Colin Kaepernick at this point “It’s been discussed for sure.  It’s just going to be a matter of which way you want to go.”

And at this point Washington wants to go in the direction of a better draft pick?

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Now the USDA is recalling more than 12 million pounds of ground beef, after 250 people in 26 states have apparently fallen ill with salmonella.
But okay, Trumpsters, it’s only science. Buy the ground beef and “own the libs”

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Apparently Donald Trump will paid a visit to the Bush family Tuesday in D.C. Haven’t they suffered enough this week?

How long until other countries start sending election observers to North Carolina?

So it’s late in 2018, but will the word of the year end up being “redacted”?

Here’s a bizarre fact for the night – had RFK lived, he’d have just turned 93 a couple weeks ago, Bobby was 18 months younger than George H.W. Bush.

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Waiting for Donald Trump to say that Michael Flynn was just the covfefe National Security Advisor.

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For those wanting special counsel to hurry up, remember how much Trump wants to make this go away -. IMHO Mueller has one shot and to paraphrase Macbeth -he needs to kill the snake, not “scotch” it.

Red Sox say they have accepted invitation to visit the White House. Of course, assume they reserve the right to cancel in what they deem exceptional circumstances…  like if it rains.

Not a big fan of Colin Kaepernick as a player. Still your reminder that Mark Sanchez has a 2018 PED suspension an arrest for sexual assault and he still played today. But Sanchez never knelt for the anthem.

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LA Chargers QB Philip Rivers and his wife Tiffany are expecting their ninth child. Is that some sort of marriage record for completed passes?

Eric Trump attacked George Conway, Kellyanne’s husband, for “the utter disrespect he shows towards” her. So Conway should do what Eric’s brother and father do and show respect to his wife by taking mistresses?

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As Dan Quayle resurfaces briefly into the news as George H.W’s VP, do love remembering the story when Quayle was accused of having an affair with a lobbyist while he was purportedly golfing.
And his wife Marilyn responded “Anyone who knows him, knows Dan would rather play golf than have sex any day.”’

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Remember when bar was so low for George W. Bush that if he didn’t fall off stage during debate it was considered a win. Now for Donald Trump, the funeral for George H. W. Bush will be considered a win if he doesn’t say or tweet something completely awful.

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Give the devil his due – this line from Ted Cruz at Gridiron Dinner “I’m a humbler man as I head into my second term. Lindsey Graham told me just the other day that if I was murdered on the Senate Floor, still no one would vote to convict the assailant, but at least Jeff Flake would tweet that he felt bad about it”

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Seriously, Trump can take credit for something: As George H.W. Bush is buried this week, millions of Americans are thinking how much they preferred him as President by comparison.

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As much as John McCain wanted to be President, like to think that he would take some consolation in fact that as a Senator, he didn’t have to invite Donald Trump to his funeral.

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All living ex-Presidents will attend George H. W. Bush funeral. Including Dick Cheney?

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Sometimes you just have to love the internet. Russell Okung, out of Oklahoma State, decided to have some fun during SNF introductions. And Wikipedia was on it ” Russell Okung is an American football offensive tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League. He played college football for Wakanda Tech University, and was twice recognized as an All-American.

How long until Nick Saban tries to set up a non-conference game with Wakanda Tech?

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Since Ohio State didn’t make the CFB Playoff and we probably aren’t done with the Zach Smith story, is it time for Urban Meyer to resign again for “health reasons?”

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Kareem Hunt says he was wrong, and the Chiefs were in the right. Translation “I want to get signed by another team as soon as my suspension is over.”
No worries, the Cowboys and Redskins and Patriots have already probably contacted his agent..

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Seriously, I’m glad Kareem Hunt is apologizing. But the incident was months ago, and he LIED to the Chiefs saying it didn’t happen.
So is he really just sorry he got caught?

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Lots of folks in the NFL talking about how difficult Kareem Hunt situation is, and hoping he gets help etc.. Props to QB Patrick Mahomes for his comment “I saw the stuff that happened. We don’t do those things.

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Third time’s the charm? THREE off sides by Steelers eventual game-winning field goal. Even Browns thinking “We never lost one like THAT.”

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In North Carolina, the “nine-member elections board — which includes four Democrats, four Republicans and one unaffiliated voter — agreed UNANIMOUSLY to delay certification of the results in the 9th District election amid allegations of an effort to fill in or discard the absentee ballots of Democratic voters.”
Hope this doesn’t give Florida ideas.

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On a book tour, Michelle Obama said “It’s not always enough to lean in, because that sh*t doesn’t work all the time.”
Fox News headline, “Michelle Obama curses, dismisses feminist advice.”

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Absolutely stuns me in many ways that Monica Lewinsky’s affair with Bill is still causing regular negative headlines for Clintons, while we barely hear these days about behavior with women of President “Grab them by the pussy.”

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Amazing amount of vitriol directed by some at Democrats who say anything nice about #Bush41 posthumously. Let’s not make this a Trump legacy that we HAVE to hate our political opponents. Seriously.

Stanford beat Cal today for their ninth straight Big Game victory.  But hey, besides an over 100 year old rivalry, the Cardinal and Golden Bears probably had a Red Box Bowl bid on the line.

If SEC really feels their conference is so superior that even the runner-up should be in playoffs, perhaps they could show it by not playing teams like UMass, Austin Peay, Arkansas State and The Citadel?

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UCF rallied from 17-point halftime deficit to beat Memphis and stay undefeated. Wonder how many Power Five conference teams REALLY had hoped to send the Tigers champagne? Womp womp

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Nate Taylor of The Athletic says Kareem Hunt will be suspended for 6 games. If so, expect a bidding war between Patriots, Cowboys, Redskins and Steelers who might hope to have him for a conference championship game.

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Wonder how many people were rooting for Oklahoma just to keep Urban Meyer out of the CFB playoff?

Your reminder that while George H.W. Bush is too gracious a man to exclude a sitting President from his funeral, Bush 41 did say he voted for Hillary Clinton.

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Trump says he is postponing a press conference about his G20 accomplishments out of respect for George H.W. Bush. Translation. He was a laughing stock, and this will give him an accuse never to have one.

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Trump is planning another meeting with Kim Jong Un in early January 2019. As soon as he can figure out a design for the next beautiful commemorative coins?

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No, liberals haven’t suddenly fallen in love with George H. W. Bush, think John McCain’s town hall quote about Barack Obama applies here – “He’s a decent family man [and] citizen that just I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues.”

Open note to anyone complaining that we shouldn’t say anything positive about George H.W. Bush because he did some bad things – litmus tests are a large part of how we got Donald Trump in the White House.

Well. If you’re going to have the whole team have a collective off night, better now than in the postseason.  On a brighter note for Saints fans the last time Cowboys broke their long winning streak it worked out okay – in 2009.

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But hey, IMHO, the Cowboys still suck.  And if that hit on Kamara wasn’t targeting, then maybe NFL should get rid of the rule.

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And didn’t we all have the Toronto Raptor and L.A. Clippers leading their respective conferences on November 30… Followed by the Milwaukee Bucks and  Denver Nuggets. #LiarsDice

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Look, Richard Sherman has had a great career. But now he says about his former QB Wilson “I don’t really have a relationship with Russell . We were teammates.”

Sherman also has no relationship with his former Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh. Not that we need an NFL “kumbaya”  but at some point, yeah, it’s not you it’s me.

Jim Acosta reported today that source close to White House called former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen a ‘rat’ adding, ‘inmates hate rats.”

On the other hand, rats multiply around garbage.

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Trump said this morning Michael Cohen is a “weak person.” Gosh, almost as the man who throws EVERYONE under the bus is shocked when people don’t stay loyal to him.

Not sure if Michael Cohen has ever been to Russia. But guessing it’s off his future travel list. Along possibly with having tea in London?

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Anyone think until today that Trump knew who Senator Tim Scott was?

Trump says that he misses New York. How long until they try to build a wall around Manhattan?

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Trump canceled meeting with Putin today. Maybe Donald doesn’t want to face his boss after leaving his former lawyer alive to testify against him?

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Russia news agency said “Kremlin regrets US Pres. Donald Trump’s decision to cancel a meeting with Russian Pres Vladimir Putin in Argentina and said Moscow is ready for contact with Trump.” In other words, your boss wants to see you in his office.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers are giving two additional free tickets for season ticket-holders for this weekend’s game against the Carolina Panthers.  What’s next, paying them to bring additional fans to games?

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Washington coach Jay Gruden, saying there is no guarantee Reuben Foster will play for Redskins “We hold our standards very high…”
And he said it with a straight face.

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Aldon Smith has agreed to a plea deal from his latest domestic violence arrest. The plea includes 90 days in jail and three years probation.  The SF Chronicle says Smith will be permitted to serve the sentence at an inpatient alcohol and drug treatment center.

So how long will it take before the Redskins sign him too?

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Ivanka Trump says “there no equivalency” between her use of personal email for government business and Hillary Clinton’s. Right, it’s the IOKIYT rule – “It’s OK If You’re Trump.:

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Apparently the Salvation Army, which for all its good works has been strongly anti-LGBT, and bans non-celibate gays from serving as officers, is warning members not to discuss their anti-LGBT rights views in public during the Christmas bell-ringing season.

Uh, has the Army considered instead possibly rethinking their views?

As Donald Trump continues off the rails with rant about “the Angry Mueller Gang of Dems.. “viciously telling witnesses to lie,” your reminder that Robert Mueller is a decorated veteran and a REPUBLICAN/

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Ann Coulter “Trump will be the last Republican president.” Because “Every day, more and more immigrants turn 18 and start voting, canceling out all of your votes.”
Uh, how about not blaming immigrants and blaming evolution?

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Apparently now NRA’s television division is laying off employees. So, disgruntled and angry people with guns… what could go wrong?

Margaret Atwood says she is writing a sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Meanwhile GOP is working on the nonfiction version.

Mike Krzyzewski after Duke’s first loss of the season. “Let’s not get spoiled.”
And fans of other college basketball teams thinking – uh, a few decades late for that.

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-Washington Redskins claimed Reuben Foster off waivers from the 49ers. Did they do it so the Patriots wouldn’t grab him first?

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Jameis Winston has settled with Uber driver who said he groped her in 2016. Maybe now the Tampa Bay QB can stick to grabbing crab legs

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United delay message ” We want you to know your flight is departing late because your crew arrived later than scheduled and has not had sufficient off-duty/rest time required by federal law. We value your time and we’re sorry for the inconvenience.”

Well, come on, pilots needed rest is science. When is Trump going to try to change THIS law.

So now Trump is taking on GM. What happens when Ford follows suit and closes plants? Will he take back those lovely tax cuts he gave them?

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Let’s be real. If there were a tape of Putin and Trump talking and Vlad saying “I will give you emails to help you defeat Clinton if you do everything I say to benefit Russia once you are elected” MAGAers would say it was a good thing because Putin saved us from Hillary.

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Can we all imagine what Trump supporters would do if an immigrant neighbor put red trees like Melania Trump’s on their lawn as holiday decorations?

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49ers GM John Lynch on Reuben Foster’s release – It “doesn’t mean we don’t love him. We all do. We care about the kid, care about his future.”
For some reason, crickets about the young woman he’s repeatedly been assaulting. And we wonder why young men get the idea domestic violence is okay.

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Good news bad news for Golden State fans.  Good news – Warriors came back from 18 down to win tonight. Bad news, they needed to do it against the Orlando Magic.

Wait, the Washington Wizards have won 2 in a row, and 3 of their last 4?    Hope this isn’t a sign of the apocalypse.

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Now Trump is ranting about CNN and their global coverage. “Something has to be done, including the possibility of the United States starting our own Worldwide Network to show the World the way we really are, GREAT!”
Maybe he should resign and start his own network with Sean Hannity?

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You know optics on teargassing children are bad when the Fox News headline is basically “Well, Obama used pepper spray on migrants…”

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Fortunately for Trump, who doesn’t care about bad things that happen in blue states, the pain from GM plant closures will mostly be felt in Ohio and Michigan….

Utah GOP rep Mia Love, in her concession speech on Trump’ post-election criticism of her “…this gave me a clear vision of his world as it is. No real relationships, just convenient transactions.”
Uh, what was Love’s first clue?

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Okay, after thousands of emails starting from “Pre-Black Friday” through “Black Friday” through “Black Friday Weekend” through “Cyber Monday,” how long until we start hearing about ‘Extended Cyber Monday?”

So now apparently Ted Cruz is trending because he has a beard.
Big deal. How many beards has Lindsey Graham had?

Federal prosecutors now allege Paul Manafort has “breached” his plea agreement with Justice Department by lying to the FBI and Mueller’s office.
And we thought Martha Stewart was stupid for lying to FBI over a little stock sale.

A slow Blue Wave can still be a Blue Tsunami ”

From AP – The AP is retracting its call in the race for California’s 21st Congressional District. The AP had declared Republican David Valadao the winner. However, Democrat T.J. Cox has taken the lead in the vote count. No new call will be made until the results are certified.”

If Cox wins it’s the 40th seat flipped.

MLB says they have asked for their $5,000 donation back to Mississippi Senate candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith, claiming “The contribution was made in connection with an event that M.L.B. lobbyists were asked to attend.”
Jeez, and MLB thinks some of players’ steroids excuses are bad.

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The Calgary Stampeders. who had the CFL’s best regular season record, won this year’s Grey Cup today over Ottawa, 27-16.
Yeah, I know people often joke about the college champion, but wonder how many NFL teams the Stampeders actually COULD beat.

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Just pointing out that the Cleveland Browns have as many wins- plus a tie – as the Raiders and 49ers put together.

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49ers release Reuben Foster after his latest DV arrest last night. Of course, considering that the LB was already on two years’ probation since June stemming from his last arrest, guessing he was going to be unavailable anyway.

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Phillip Rivers tied an NFL record set by Ryan Tannehill with 25 straight completed passes Sunday. But does Rivers’ share of the record have an asterisk because it was against the Arizona Cardinals?

So first it’s romaine lettuce, how long until we have a live-action sequel to Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle?”

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Michelle Obama’s book “Becoming” is now #1 on NY Times bestseller list.
I’m sure if he finds out Donald Trump will have an appropriately dignified and congratulatory response.

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Senator Joni Ernst, asked about Friday’s climate change report said that climate “ebbs and flows”. Right. Because she has so much experience with tides in Iowa?

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As Donald Trump is now referring to himself as “President T” can we almost cue Professor Harold Hill – “with a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for Pee.. (And where is that tape anyway?”)

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If it’s all a question of wages, and immigrants taking jobs that Americans really want to do, how come Donald Trump insisted he needed to hire over 70 temporary foreign workers, mostly from Haiti, at Mar-A-Lago?

Surely if ANYONE could have afforded to pay a living wage.

Since it is public record with the H2-B visa requests – ie hiring immigrants because you can’t find Americans, I’m sure Donald Trump doesn’t mind the world knowing at Mar-A-Lago for 2018, he was offering the princely wage of $13.31 per hour – down three cents from 2017. Can’t imagine why US citizens wouldn’t jump at that in pricey South Florida….

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If Trump had a golf course in San Diego and some of his employees were included in the 90,000 cross-border commuters from Mexico, does anyone think he wouldn’t find another way to deal with the migrants than closing the border.

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Seriously as a nation can we at least agree on a few things? Like “Teargassing children is wrong.”

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If you say you’d do ANYTHING for your children, but are condemning mothers who want to help their children escape horrors in Central and Latin America, you just might be a hypocrite.

Are there any two schools with more obnoxious fight songs than Notre Dame and USC?

Purdue coach Jeff Brohm, considered a leading candidate to coach at Louisville his alma-mater – “I’m the coach at Purdue. This is where I want to be and I like it here.”
Translation, nobody has offered me enough to leave, yet.

Canada’s Grey Cup between Ottawa and Calgary will be played tomorrow in Edmonton, with game time temperature starting in the high 20s Fahrenheit. Hope both teams can adjust to the balmy weather.

Drew Brees’s 4 TD passes Thursday included three to new targets Tommylee Lewis, Dan Arnold and Keith Kirkwood. – his 11th, 12th and 13th different TD receivers which tied an NFL record.
So mad scientist Payton clearly must be working on trying to draw up a TD pass play to a 14th player.

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I’m so old that I remember when #BlackFriday didn’t last a week.

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So on Black Friday could other countries buy off Donald Trump at a discount?

Trump administration just asked the Supreme Court to take up Trump’s proposed military transgender ban.    Because this is the most important challenge facing the armed services…. said no military leader ever.

Okay, in the grand scheme of things, sports may not be that significant. But feeling really thankful right now to be able to watch Drew Brees and the 2018 New Orleans Saints

From ESPN “The Saints winning streak continued as they stayed in contention for home field in the NFC.”

Uh, no slam dunk, as neither New Orleans or Los Angeles Rams guaranteed to win out  but “in contention”  translates more – Saints have home field unless they lose.

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Meanwhile NFL rules say SOMEONE has to win the NFC East, right?

Kyrie Irving apologized on Twitter for his comments when a reporter wished him a happy Thanksgiving after Celtics lost to the Knicks last night, and his response was “F*ck Thanksgiving.”

Let’s hope no one puts a mike in front of Irving if the Celtics lose to the 76ers on Christmas.

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So how long until Donald Trump gives himself a Purple Heart for being brave enough to address the troops on Thanksgiving via teleconference?

When asked what he was thankful for today, Donald Trump responded, “for having a great family and for having made a tremendous difference in this country. I’ve made a tremendous difference in the country. This country is so much stronger now than it was when I took office that you wouldn’t believe it.”

Once again, time to update the DSM to give the man his own page.

And a quick serious note at the end here. Thankful for all my friends and family this Thanksgiving.  And readers if I haven’t met you yet.  And that we still live in a free enough country to disagree!

Derek Carr – “I want to mess up the draft I don’t want the first pick. I want to win all these games. I want everybody to be mad at me for that. That’s what I want to accomplish.”
Let’s see, Oakland Raiders do still have a game against Broncos, but they also play the  Ravens, Bengals, Steelers, and Chiefs, Kansas City TWICE.  Is Carr trying to be drug-tested?

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Manny Machado is saying he didn’t really mean his “not going to be Johnny Hustle” comment “I was trying to talk about how I’m not the guy who is eye wash…” Translation, okay, I wasn’t thinking how much this might cost me in free agency.

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After a number of  “off-field issues”,  Miami Hurricanes have announced starting wide receiver Jeff Thomas is no longer part of the football program.  Too soon to start a pool on which SEC team will decide Thomas needs a second chance?

Happy Thanksgiving Eve. Otherwise known as “As God Is My Witness I’ll Never Go To The Grocery Store Again” Day.

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High winds may ground Macy’s Thanksgiving balloons tomorrow. Suppose it would be really tacky to make a joke about biggest bloated orange balloon having abandoned NY for Florida?

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After being criticized for not visiting the troops, Trump has decided to do a teleconference with the military on Thanksgiving.

Oh, I’m sure seeing POTUS on his golf course in the Florida sunshine before he eats a dinner at his gold-plated private club will do wonders for troop morale.

Uh, Donald Trump “The largest sources of U.S. imported oil: Canada (40%), Saudi Arabia (11%), Venezuela (9%), Mexico (8%), and Colombia (4%).”
So where’s the thanks to Justin Trudeau? And Canada doesn’t kill journalists.

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Because nothing says being Presidential like starting a feud with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court the day before Thanksgiving.
Are we great yet?

It is possible that the fate of Trump’s presidency may lie in the hands of the Supreme Court and Donald picks a fight with Chief Justice Roberts. Pretty safe to say impulse control is not Trump’s strong suit.

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Suggestion from George Takei on Twitter -“For those of you forced to sit with Trump-supporting relatives on Thursday, when they bring up migrant caravans or witch hunts or Brett Kavanaugh or anything else that Twitler spews, just smile and say, “Looks like Nancy Pelosi will be Speaker soon. Would you pass the gravy?””

So have the Rams and Chiefs stopped scoring yet?

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UCF is actually AHEAD of OhioState in the  CFP rankings. “I feel so sorry for Urban Meyer” said no one outside Columbus.

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Trump leaves town for first visit of year to Mar-A-Lago and woeful Washington Wizards rally for their biggest win of the season against LA Clippers.  Coincidence?

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Rolling Stones will play in Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium in May. Might be the first announced sell-out in years where fans will actually be in the seats.

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Over-under for Rams Chiefs game yesterday was 64. Can only imagine what it might be if the Saints play either or both those teams in the postseason.

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NBC is giving Megyn Kelly a $30 million severance package. Performers on SNL make from $7,500 to $25,000 an episode, with most of them at the lower range. Live from New York – Pass the Popcorn..

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Ivanka Trump’s use of personal emails brings to mind the old joke about ignorance and apathy. Did she not know or not care?

So if Osama Bin Laden had rented out a bunch of rooms in Trump hotels and bought a lot of condos would Donald Trump have said “maybe he did and maybe he didn’t order 9-11?”

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Now that Nancy Pelosi appears to have cemented her power and the Democrats seem on their way to calling off the circular firing squad, for now, too soon to start a poll on when Donald Trump will attack her again?

Wonder what Trump would do if someone told him the Saudis helped Hillary Clinton kill Vince Foster?

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Donald Trump wanted not only to prosecute his vanquished foe Hillary Clinton but also Comey. Seriously, James Comey? Is that any kind of gratitude for someone who gave Trump the White House?

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Trump tweet of the night “So-called comedian Michelle Wolf bombed so badly last year at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that this year, for the first time in decades, they will have an author instead of a comedian. Good first step in comeback of a dying evening and tradition! Maybe I will go?”
Okay, it’s a capitalist country. Who’s going to put a comedy show on with Michelle Wolf to compete with WHCA dinner and kill them in the ratings?