Left Coast Sports Babe

A woman at a Texas racetrack made a  $18 “Pick 5” bet on a series of Kentucky Derby Day races, and won $1.2 million. Let me guess, she picked the horses for their colors?

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Who says I never say anything nice about LA Dodgers. Want to seriously thank them on behalf of SF Giants  fans for letting reliever Tony Watson go.

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Thinking not even Pete Rose would have bet on an expansion NHL team reaching the Western Conference Finals. #GoldenKnights

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Las Vegas Golden Knights and Tampa Bay Lightning should both do well with playoff ticket sales.   As we get into mid May guessing people in both cities will pay well for a chance to spend 2 hours inside out of 90 plus degree weather.

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Understand why MLB stops beer sales after the 7th inning.  But when games head into 14th inning, shouldn’t the league allow stadiums to sell just one more?  Or at least an Irish coffee?

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Add A-Rod to the list of athletes who is far more engaging in the broadcast booth than he ever was on the field. #SundayNightBaseball#MondayMorningBaseball.

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Nikki Haley says Mueller probe should not be shut down. Is she auditioning to be Kasich’s running mate in 2020?

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Just a reminder to the media. “Self-contradictory,” “questionable” “backtracking”. “misstatements…” It’s shorter and more accurate to use the word “lies.”

Just wondering, when child of a Trump supporter lies to his or her parents, do they give him a pass too? Especially if child says it was “necessary.”

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Trump will never admit he is wrong. Bet the man doesn’t even say ‘Excuse me” when he sneezes.”

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Guiliani, asked if Cohen paid more women for Trump to keep them quiet – “I have no knowledge of that, but I would think if it was necessary, yes.”
Time to start a pool on how MANY women he paid?

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The real question now – will Rudy Giuliani break @Scaramucci’s 10-day record?

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So how long until Stormy Daniels runs for office? She’s smart, articulate, and unlike many politicians at least provides value when she screws people.

Happy Kentucky Derby Day! When we get to marvel at the accomplishments of three-year olds. Instead of leaders who act like three-year olds.

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Hell of a Kentucky Derby for Justify.  And at least we didn’t have to hear about his exit velocity.

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McCain doesn’t want Trump at his funeral. Waiting for Trump to say “I like people who don’t get cancer.”

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Give Trump credit – at least he’s MSNLGA – Made SNL Great Again.

Seriously, read down. It’s a good cause. Happy weekend all.

Trump at NRA convention jokes about John Kerry’s breaking his leg in 2015 bicycling accident. Of course Cadet Bone Spurs would have won Tour de France if not for his disability.

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Trump doesn’t have time to talk to Mueller, but he has time to fly to Dallas for an NRA convention.

Waiting for someone at NRA convention in Dallas to say “If only JFK had been armed.”

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Carolina Panthers say defensive backs coach Curtis Fuller has left over complaints of workplace misconduct. Is he going to Washington to oversee the Redskins’ cheerleaders?

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If Obama were recommending books by authors who were friends of his GOP would be screaming emoluments and calling for impeachment.

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Big Island of Hawaii, already dealing with volcano eruption, now hit with 5.4 and 6.9 magnitude earthquakes. Waiting for @realDonaldTrump to say, sorry, but they better not expect any foreign aid.

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Dodgers no-hit Padres in Mexico. Are we sure that under an assumed name Tim Lincecum wasn’t somehow involved?

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I would really hate for @BeckyHammon to leave @Spurs. But for a head-coaching job….. okay , I could figure out how to say “Go Bucks Go.”

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On a rare serious note. Gregg Popovich is a class act.  And he would never even go onto social media for anything.  But he knew he married above him.   And this is a nice way to pay respects for a good cause. (Yes, I donated myself before posting this.)

https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2018/04/30/heres-how-to-pay-your-respects-to-erin-popovich-wife-of-spurs-coach

Apparently NY Yankees & Boston Red Sox to play will play the first two MLB games in London, England next year.   Oh, good, if ever two teams needed the extra exposure….

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New reports that in police report of Johnny Manziel’s arrest, Dallas cops said Manziel’s ex-girlfriend “felt like she was going to die or get beaten really bad.” And Johnny will still probably have a job offer before Colin Kaepernick.

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David Fizdale signed four-year deal to coach NY Knicks. So what’s over-under on how many years he actually WILL coach Knicks? 2 1/2, 2, 1…?

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Can we retire basketball phrase “Two-possession game?” I know Americans are bad at math. But do we really need reminder that many of us can’t count past 3?

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So did the Raptors not rest players enough during the NBA regular season or have they just caught  Maple Leafs playoff disease?

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A Modesto, CA man received only minor injuries when he was crossing tracks in front of a slow moving train, and was hit and dragged.  He said he was talking to someone and didn’t hear  the train, also that it was the 2nd time he’d been hit and survived.

Is there such a thing as an honorary Darwin award?

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To be fair, when he mentioned coming up with Michelle Wolf jokes, Dennis Miller didn’t say WHICH Wednesday.

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At least one person shot at Opry Mills in Nashville. Police say shooting was result of a “dispute” at the mall. If only other shoppers were armed… #Murica

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Guiliani says Trump doesn’t have time to “prepare” for a Mueller interview.  Leaving aside the idea of briefing sessions on the golf course, how much time does it take to prepare to tell the truth?

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So there was no affair, and Stormy Daniels was making “false and extortionist accusations” and Cohen paid her anyway. Lordy, I hope there are tapes.

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Trump claiming people saying “Merry Christmas” & “one nation under God” a lot more thanks to him. Actually, to be fair, with Trump in White House, a lot more people probably ARE praying. #NationalDayOfPrayer

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As we read about raid on Dr. Bornstein’s office, might be good day to remember that OJ Simpson finally went to prison for stealing his own memorabilia back.

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So can we start the pool on what day Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenetti will release the tapes.

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Melania Trump’s parents are apparently trying to become US citizens. I missed the @realDonaldTrump tweet railing against chain migration.

Now it appears Scott Pruitt reimbursed himself $65,000 for unknown expenses from his Oklahoma attorney general campaign. He’s only 49 years old, are we SURE Pruitt isn’t Trump’s illegitimate son?

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How mad is Trump that Michael  Avenatti isn’t HIS lawyer?

Tried to turn on the Rockets Jazz playoff game on ESPN, and lo and behold, the Yankees game was on. Who’d a thunk it?

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The Rockies sent rookie outfielder Noel Cuevas, with a cart, in uniform, to walk to a Starbucks near Wrigley Field and pick up various coffee orders for 20 of  his teammates.

Cuevas appeared to have been a good sport about it. But how’d you like to be the person behind him in line?

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Washington Redskins cheerleaders apparently were required to pose topless for a photo shoot in 2013 in front of team sponsors and suiteholders, and some of them had to serve as escorts for the men. But hey,  not like the team did anything really bad like support players who knelt for the anthem.

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So in week after #NFLDraft does any team ever say “We didn’t really get any of the players we wanted, teams picking above us nabbed all our top choices?

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CNN headline “There’s a good chance you’ll soon see regular gas selling for $3 a gallon.”
And all of us in California are going? “Where, for how long, can you post maps please?”

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So who had Ty Cobb in Trump resignation bingo?

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18 GOP House members say “No one is more deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize than Donald Trump.”
They just have the punctuation wrong: “No one” would be a more deserving choice than @realDonaldTrump.

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I’m old enough to remember when idea that @HillaryClinton MIGHT be lying about her health was enough in many minds to disqualify her from the Presidency.

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Imagine if it came out that Hillary Clinton had dictated a statement to her doctor to release during the 2016 about HER health.

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Umpteenth tweet from @realDonaldTrump on #NoCollusion  Queen Gertrude was right – “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”

Has anyone considered that Dennis Miller might really be upset because no one ever told him he created a perfect smokey eye?

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How many facts is Sarah Huckabee Sanders going to have to burn tonight to get that perfect smokey eye tomorrow?

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So let me get this straight, Michael Cohen paid Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about an affair that didn’t happen. Then Trump out of the goodness of his heart reimbursed him. Dr. Jackson must have been dispensing some strong stuff…. #RudyGiuliani

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So in case of impeachment did Mike Pence promise Rudy Giuliani the vice-presidency?

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Social media & every major news site trumpeting how Guiliani admitted Trump reimbursed Michael Cohen for Stormy Daniels payment. Fox headline – “Trump attorney tells Fox News Comey must be prosecuted, Mueller probe must end.”

Trump administration loves to distract with bright shiny objects. If Rudy Giuliani’s admitting @POTUS repaying Cohen was a deliberate comment to distract,, what can we imagine that something else might be?

Toronto Raptors picked a bad time to do their playoff Maple Leafs imitation.

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Lebron gave credit after the game to “my teammates” who were “unbelievable.” Shouldn’t he have also given credit to the Raptors shooting down the stretch?

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As a @Spurs fan would be more worried about all this negative speculation about Kawhi if the man had said by way of a complaint himself. But hey, NY and LA media got to dream. #GoSpursGo

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Many women regularly complain about going to a sale and having the good stuff all picked over.   Has any NFL GM ever said a week after the draft “Yeah, none of the players we really wanted were left when we picked?

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A sorority at Fort Valley State in Georgia is implicated in a scandal where pledges allegedly participated in a sex ring to help pay their initiation fees. Doesn’t this sound like the plot of a bad porn movie?

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House rebuffed Trump and voted 393-13 to reauthorizes FAA & not privatize air traffic control. Guess even the most pro-corporate interest types don’t want big business doing to air traffic control what they’ve done with US airlines.

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White House now says a “clerical error” caused Sarah Huckabee Sanders to release statement “Iran has a robust, clandestine nuclear weapons program.” It should have been “HAD” not “has.”
And they’re whining about eyeliner jokes?

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Trump now “seriously thinking of the Space Force.” Who’d a thunk we’d miss Reagan’s Star Wars program?

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Texas filed lawsuit Tuesday seeking to end DACA program. The lawsuit no doubt championed by Ted Cruz, born in Canada to a Delaware mother and Cuban father….. #Whythereisnosatire

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Maybe we are going about this all wrong. Maybe the “liberal” media should report that Trump seduced his porn star and Playboy bunny mistresses while wearing a tan suit?

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Trump doesn’t believe scientists and the military about the environment and wars? Why should we expect him to believe doctors about his weight and health?

Good for Trump to bring the crew of Southwest flight to the White House to honor their heroism. Now about James Shaw, Jr….

Amazing how many people who think Michelle Wolf is the voice of all liberals somehow also think Kanye West is the voice of all blacks.

SF Giants looked a little hungover after four game series with Dodgers, blowing a 3-0 lead with 2 errors and lethargic play. Until the bottom of the 9th.  When they came up with a 3 run, 2-out rally.   TGFP –  Thank God For Padres.

But Corey Seager is out for the year. Wow. So Giants broke two Dodgers in one weekend? (Him and Puig.)

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Despite FIFA’s ethics warning, Trump today again asked African nations to back the US World Cup bid.   “We will be watching very closely and any help they can give us in that bid, we would appreciate.”

At least he didn’t say “Vote for our bid because your countries are shitholes.”#smallmercies

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Quite a photo op at the White House today.  Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian President and  Donald Trump, the wannabe Nigerian Prince.

Ersan Ilyasova said when the 76ers played the Heat “in Miami … the gym was half-empty.” “Half-empty” -or as the Marlins call that, an opening day crowd.

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Waiting for Kanye West to say he should host next year’s WHCD.

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If White House Correspondents Association wants a really polished speaker who can tell jokes in a classy manner maybe next year they should invite as their headliner Barack Obama

Just guessing there’s pretty high correlation between people who judge Michelle Wolf much more harshly than they would a man, & those who did the same with Hillary  Clinton.

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Would it have been better if Michelle Wolf just called Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway “nasty women?”

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Trump claiming his White House has “great Energy and unending Stamina…” That’s why he needs to spend every weekend golfing and/or at one of his resorts?

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So reportedly John Kelly has repeatedly called Donald Trump “an idiot.” But let’s get to the important stuff – did he talk about Trump’s makeup?

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John Kelly says he didn’t call Trump an idiot. Of course not. Everyone in the White House knows the correct term is “f*cking moron.”

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From Urban Decay Customer Service After suggesting a “burnt lies” eyeliner with proceeds to go to a women’s charity. “That is a great idea! … this will be passed on to our upper management.” Hey, I’d buy it. #PerfectSmokeyEye

Don’t look now after winning 3 of 4 from the Dodgers, SFGiants are back to .500. #BeatLA

And Bruce Bochy says Pablo Sandoval might pitch again. Who needs Ohtani?

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Apparently, since the spread was from 6.5 to 5, Las Vegas sports books lost a lot of money when the Pacers hit a last-second three pointer to cut the Cavs’ victory margin from 7 to 4.   On the other hand, think how much Vegas would lose because millions of fans would lose interest with Lebron not playing into Round 2.

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And now that we’re approaching the end of April, it’s only SIX WEEKS left until a possible game seven of the NBA finals.

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NRA is banning guns at their “Leadership Forum” because VP Mike Pence is speaking. Uh, wait a minute, wouldn’t he be safer with thousands of “good guys with guns?”

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Speaking as a woman who struggles to just get a nice straight line on occasions I try eyeliner, I’d take “perfect smokey eye” as a compliment. #WHCD

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Trump refers to Michelle Wolf as “the filthy ‘comedian’.” Because he’s too old and tired to think of an insult based on her name?

#WHCA groveling at @realDonaldTrump’s tiny feet because presumably they worry about losing access. What’s he going to do, stop having press conferences…. ? Uh, never mind.

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So it’s okay for Trump to say Gail Collins has the “face of a dog” and to say Mika Brzezinski was “bleeding badly from a facelift.” But not to joke about Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ eye makeup? #Snowflakes

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Seriously, does anyone doubt Trump wrote this tweet in his mind BEFORE #WHCD? “Everyone is talking about the fact that the White House Correspondents Dinner was a very big, boring bust…the so-called comedian really “bombed.” #FakeOutrage

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Maybe reason media is REALLY angry at @michelleisawolf is not attacks on Sarah Huckabee Sanders but this line – Trump “has helped you sell your papers and your books and your TV. You helped create this monster and now you are profiting from him.” #TheTruthHurts

So how had the only SF Giants pitcher who would have a 1-2-3 inning in game one of a double header against LA Dodgers Saturday would be Pablo Sandoval?

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At least the Giants scored enough that Bruce Bochy didn’t have to use Panda to close in the nightcap.

Carmelo Anthony on possibilities for next year with the OKC Thunder “Yeah, I’m not sacrificing no bench role.  That’s out of the question.”

Proving once again, maybe you can’t cure cancer. But you can sometimes trade it.

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And then who had the SF Giants scoring 13 runs in two games  – more than they scored in the first week and only managing to win one?

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Just wondering how many of these newly minted experts in NFL draft will remember where three-quarters of these players were drafted by opening week?

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That moment when you read on Twitter that Paul Ryan nominated rich televangelist Joel Osteen, who wouldn’t open his 16,000 person church to hurricane Harvey victims as House Chaplain. And you have no idea if it’s satire.

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Tonight Trump told supporters in Michigan “I’d rather be with you” than in DC. Of course, on any weekend that there isn’t #WHCD he’d rather be at Mar-A-Lago or another Trump resort.

The guy who said “I really believe I’d run in there” to face an armed killer has flown to Michigan tonight to avoid facing reporters and comedians. #WHCD

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So how soon will Sephora start selling a smoky eye liner titled “Burnt lies?

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In Nogales Arizona, officer Jesus Cordova was fatally shot, allegedly by carjacking suspect David Ernesto Murillo. Awful. But how deplorable have we become when Trump trolls mourn fallen Latino cop at same time they INSIST Latino killer must have been illegal?

FIFA called out Trump on ethics after he tweeted about not supporting countries who don’t support North American World Cup 2026 bid.
Give Donald Trump credit – who else could give FIFA the moral high road?

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SF Giants beat Dodgers tonight aided by a run-scoring balk when Los Angeles reliever Baez fell off the mound.  Somewhere the ghost of Candlestick is claiming credit for a phantom wind.

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Tonight’s NBA question “WWLF” Who Will Lebron Fire? #CavsVsPacers

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Former LSU star RB Derrius Guice was chosen by the Redskins as the 59th pick, late in the 2nd round.  His draft stock had fallen significantly with rumors that there was a serious off-field issue in his past.  On a brighter note for Guice, where else but Washington, D.C, has a history of serious bad behavior become so meaningless?

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Tomorrow begins round 4 of the NFL draft. And if you’re really paying attention, and aren’t related to a potential draftee… you just might need a life.

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House report indicates that they don’t believe Michael Flynn lied to FBI agents. Well, yes, because the only real definite confirmation of that allegation came from Flynn himself with his guilty plea.

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One of those phrases we thought we’d never see “Infield hit for Buster Posey.” SFGiants

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CDC now reports 98 people sick with E-Coli from eating romaine lettuce, including 10 with kidney failure.. But hey, let’s get rid of more pesky regulations

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Trump on North Korea and South Korea “Let’s see what happens.” Translation, if they work things out I will take all the credit, and if not, it’s Hillary or Obama’s fault.

Rep. Patrick Meehan, under investigation for allegedly sexual harassing a female staffer & paying her off with tax dollars, has resigned. Wonder what Cabinet position Trump will nominate him for

Spring in Canada, the time for falling Leafs.

Some say Cubs winning World Series hastened coming of the apocalypse. Well, at least MapleLeafs won’t do their part this year by winning Stanley Cup.

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So is Reuben Foster’s ex claiming she fought with Manti T’eo’s girlfriend? #49ers

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Who the heck knows truth in Reuben Foster case. But fact remains his accuser recanted BEFORE D.A. pressed charges. We all know she’s a liar; they think she wasn’t lying then, but she’s lying now.

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The Commission on College Basketball has recommended potential lifetime bans for coaches who cheat. Over-under on how many coaches suddenly retire or move to NBA?

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There are days when I really am sorry that #SFGiants play in afternoon so I can’t watch the game after work.  Wednesday was not one of those days.

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Uh oh – quote from Oct 2017 NFL owners’ meeting “we have a president who will use (kneeling) as fodder to do his mission that I don’t feel is in the best interests of America.” From that commie-pinko Robert Kraft.

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Ben Carson wants to increase rents for low-income Americans on housing assistance. Well, someone’s got to pay to help subsidize poor investors like Sean Hannity.

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All these stories coming out about Ronny Jackson Jr. make me wonder how long until GOP will demand hearings- as to why he wasn’t fired by Obama.

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239 pounds, 289 pounds. Hey, who among us hasn’t said 3 when we meant 8? I’m sure it’s just a coincidence. #RonnyJackson

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That moment that your coffee boy lawyer takes the Fifth Amendment….

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Dear Gawd, what cabinet post will Trump try to nominate Kanye West to now?

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Amazing how many who think Americans shouldn’t boycott Kanye West’s music because of his political views are thrilled no NFL team will sign Colin Kaepernick.

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Kanye West isn’t fit to hold James Shaw Jr’s jockstrap. That is all.

(James Shaw Jr. is the Waffle House hero.)

Not the ending they wanted or expected at the beginning of the season. But so proud to be a Spurs fan.  Gutsy way to go out.  And not that it matter, really but with all the best thoughts you can send without being a cliche to Popovich and his family.    See you next year @kawhileonard.

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So looks like 76ers tanked their way into a pretty darn good team. Sorry, this isn’t a given  – to Cleveland Browns fans…

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Okay, can SF Giants fans at least put the  “Trade Brandon Belt” movement on hold for a couple weeks?

At least 10 dead in Toronto, it’s been over 24  hours, and still, not even #ThoughtsAndPrayers from @realDonaldTrump. Of course, killer appears to be white anti-woman loner. If he were Muslim or immigrant Trump would have sent at least a dozen tweets by now.

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Ronny Jackson’s confirmation hearing has been delayed, reportedly over allegations including excessive drinking. Well, how much do you have to drink to say with a straight face that Trump weighs 239 pounds?

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Millions of Americans want to say “un grand merci” to #Macron for distracting @realDonaldTrump for one day from doing more damage than he might otherwise have done.

Stories emerging of profanity-filled tirades during Clinton Presidential debate preparation in 2016 –  have to think if Hillary had actually dropped some F-bombs at Trump during the debates she might have won the election.

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Not sure what’s worse – GOP senators marching in lockstep behind Trump, or the ones who call him out and then crawl into line when it’s time to vote.

Nothing against Sacramento but when someone hits a home run 464 feet to right center right handed, at AT&T Park in SF, guessing that someone has no intention of moving back there. #MacWilliamson #SFGiants

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Mac Williamson is a graduate of Wake Forest.  Actually turned down being drafted by Red Sox to return for senior year.  As a Spurs fan am predisposed to be fond of four-year Demon-Deacons.  (Tim Duncan.)

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SFGiants waited until April 23 to play their first game outside of the West.  Even interleague games were against Seattle and Anaheim.  Now I KNOW a computer does these early season schedules. But just maybe, especially after all these early season “snow outs”   someone should program a little climate change into the computer?

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That 21 pitch Brandon Belt AB Sunday lasted longer than some celebrity marriages.

Martha Karolyi doesn’t feel she should be held responsible for Nassar’s actions. This is a woman with her husband who taught little girls that the team and ranch were more important than your biological family?

Congrats to Will and Kate on the birth of their third child.  It’s a small good thing in the universe, but in the British line of succession, Princess Charlotte now gets to stay ahead of her new baby brother. #progress

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Waffle House hero James Shaw, Jr,  has also started a Go Fund Me campaign that has raised over $50,000 for victims’ families. He works for AT&T in Nashville. Not sure what Shaw does for them, but guessing he deservesld use a promotion, and a raise.

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Now that they have Waffle House shooting suspect in custody can they also arrest his father who admitted giving him back his guns?

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With the new Trump Giuliani “bromance” why should anyone doubt that two men with 6 marriages between them will stay loyal to each other?

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Rand Paul performs usual routine of “most-principled-man-alive” until he isn’t, do get some idea of why his neighbor felt need to jump him.

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So would Press Secretary Sanders like to explain how she thinks Democrats opposing Trump hate their country, but when GOP opposed Obama on EVERYTHING they were just being good patriots or something?

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US Senator Ted Cruz bringing up the incident in Toronto on Fox News now: “We obviously don’t know the details yet, but it underscores what a dangerous world we’re in…This is a perilous time… We need a strong, steady hand as secretary of state”
Pompeo is a “strong, steady hand” like Ted Cruz is Mr. Congeniality.

Man who ended up in White House in part because Americans considered Hillary’s private email server a security risk is now apparently calling friends & advisors on his personal cell phone. #WTF?

George H.W. Bush in intensive care.  And Barbara is looking down saying “Men! You can’t even take care of yourself for a few DAYS without me!”

Awful day in Toronto, one of the world’s best cities. Increasingly looking like the attack WASN’T terrorism though. Especially as Trump isn’t tweeting about it.

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When tragedies strike US, @JustinTrudeau always quick to respond with kindness on social media. Today after Toronto attack, crickets from @realDonaldTrump.
As an American, I apologize for our president.
Je suis Americain et je m’excuse pour notre président.

A’s lefty Sean Manaea pitched a no-hitter against Red Sox. Thank goodness for visiting Boston fans which meant more than 500 people saw it.

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Happy Earth Day. Waiting for the GOP rebuttal.

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So did Utah Republicans just basically tell Mitt Romney to stay home and knit?

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A reminder about Trump’s tweet rant Saturday, he was doing all of it while he was supposedly watching Barbara Bush’s funeral. #soPresidential

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The single best thing Trump ever did for Barbara Bush was improve her oldest son’s reputation by comparison.

Guess nobody told Trump that it was his own side that released Comey memos?

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Trump talking about Mar-A-Lago as the “Southern White House.” Uh, in the US there is no Southern White House.  Not since 1865.

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What’s next, Mar-A-Lago flying the Confederate flag?

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If Mar-A-Lago is the “Southern White House” how come we can’t all apply for the free public tours?

Waffle House killer  killer is apparently a white man. So he has to be mentally ill and not a terrorist.

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At time of posting, waiting for #thoughtsandprayers from Trump over Waffle House shooting..
GUARANTEE he’d have tweeted about if if shooter were Muslim or an immigrant.

Amazed #WaffleHouse shooter is still at large. Not that someone in Tennessee would stand out with an AR15. But you’d think they’d call cops fast on a man who was running around mostly naked.

(As Henry Schulman pointed out, they scored 10 % of their runs so far – for the YEAR – in one inning today.)

Until yesterday, figured Gregg Popovich should have serious consideration for @NBA coach of year for all he’d had to overcome this year with the team. Had no idea….

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And this, btw, is worth a read, seriously.

https://www.expressnews.com/sports/columnists/mike_finger/article/As-Pop-mourns-world-sees-what-it-missed-12849790.php

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So anyone else assume that when @Twitter goes down for a while that Trump must have broken it?

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On #NationalSchoolWalkoutDay would GOP care to state again how they feel students and teachers should be armed?

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Forget #IKEA robots, is there a robot that can help parents figure out the toys they buy for their kids? Asking for a country with 8 months notice until Christmas.

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Remember those innocent days when the worst we had to explain to our kids about President and sex was a blow job? #bookers#peetape#goldenshowers

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Well, you know, who could respect a woman who stayed with a cheating husband? #misogyny

 Trouble with hiring a lawyer who has absolutely no scruples about saving you your ass, is that he’s going to apply the same standards to saving his own. #MichaelCohen  

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If Mueller wants to confirm Trump spent a night at Moscow Ritz, just get travel writer to say how much more opulent & beautiful it is than any Trump hotel. Tweet saying ‘It is NOT. #FakeNews”  should take about 2 minutes.

“Special Council?” As much as Barbara Bush believed in literacy, maybe this @RealDonaldTrump Presidency really killed her?

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So is Wendy Wasserman Schultz related to Adele Dazeem?

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CDC has warned Americans to stop eating romaine lettuce over possible E-Coli fears. So shouldn’t Trump keep romaine on Mar-A-Lago menu to prove that the CDC is a job-killing regulator that needs spending cuts?

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich’s wife Erin passed away today. Nothing funny about this. So sad.

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We always knew Popovich sees the big picture beyond sports. Apparently his wife was ill for a long time. but no complaints, no excuses. Hope at least now Pop knows how much he is loved and admired in and beyond NBA.

Yeah, tell me we don’t need a stronger word than deplorable….. Happened to read the SF Chronicle online story on death of Erin Popovich. And the FIRST comment, “Gregg Popovich has yet to offer public comment.” “As expected Pop continues to be too busy to even acknowledge the death of his wife. More concerned about attacking our President..’.”
Maybe six words ‘Sad excuse for a human being.”

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As #SFGiants fan I’ve almost forgotten what a “save situation” was.  Giants apparently missed them so much they ended up having two of them.  And almost blowing both.

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So #SFGiants are keeping #macwilliamson in Sacramento because they aren’t sure he can hit major league pitching. Well, they are sure 2018 team these days can’t.

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Orrin Hatch asks what there were “10 babies on the floor of the Senate?”. Well if you leave out a little detail like chronological age there are a lot more than 10 babies on floor of Senate. Starting with Mitch McConnell.

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And we wonder how Senators get their spineless reputations.    After Senate deadlocked 49-49 for about an hour Wednesday on a vote to break a filibuster of James Bridenstine, who has no management experience and doesn’t believe in Climate Change,  to be next head of NASA,  Jeff Flake returned to Senate floor and switched to “yes..”  Thoughts and prayers?

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The entire island of Puerto Rico has just lost power. I missed the Trump tweet taking credit.

Trump is so proud of golfing with Japan PM Shinzo Abe but maybe he can ask Abe’s advice on Puerto Rico power situation. Since Japan is, you know, a country of islands.

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Trump does realize that tweeting a picture with Prime Minister of Japan at Trump International Golf Club and tagging it officially  with Department of State  and White House hash tags is a crime?  #Emoluments

Toronto Raptors might be the best NBA team most Americans have barely heard of…

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Police raided FSU QB Deondre Francois’s Tallahassee apartment on a tip he was selling pot, but they found less than an ounce of marijuana. Wonder how long until Francois transfers to Colorado or Washington?

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Anthony Rizzo says the baseball season is too long. Jeez, get a team in the postseason for a few years and they turn into snowflakes. @cubs

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Maybe if Mueller really wants to keep his job he can tell Trump that on the day he is fired an associate will release the pee tape.

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C’mon Nikki Haley, come over to anti-Trump dark side. We have cookies. And can’t wait to read your resignation letter ending “Bless your heart.”

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Starbucks is going to close its 8,000 US company-owned stores for one afternoon to education employees about racial bias. So now will an entirely new group #BoycottStarbucks?

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So I know #bustohell jokes are inappropriate now but if I die in a freak airline accident I hereby give all my friends & family permission to make #airplanetohell joke. #Southwest

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RIP Barbara Bush. After she stopped medical intervention she was still sipping bourbon. We all should go out with such style.

A fun Barbara Bush story back when Jenna Bush was getting into relatively mild but regular trouble.   Jenna in an interview “I’m known around the family as Grandma’s revenge on George.”

Trump started out this am ranting about Stormy Elliott.  At least @realDonaldTrump didn’t tweet this morning that #BarbaraBush“wouldn’t have been his first choice?

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Trump also tweeting about the advantages of online retailers not collecting sales tax.  The Trump Store only collects sales tax from buyers in two states.

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We are finally within two MONTHS of a NBA finals potential game seven, scheduled for Jun 17, 2018.  And they say the baseball season is too long.

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So will Cooperstown ask for the broken handle of Bryce Harper’s bat?

(for those who didn’t see, he hit a ball, broke his bat, and it went for a 400 plus foot home run.)

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Washington Post profiled some unhappy mostly rural Texas voters who are unhappy with Gregg Popovich’s political outspokenness and attacks on Trump. They say some of them can no longer be Spurs fans. Now, where’s the article on all the more liberal fans who have been listening to Pop and are BIGGER, or even first time Spurs fans.

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Bad enough that a Canadian team hasn’t won the Stanley Cup in forever.  But now one of the league’s best team’s is an expansion team in…. Las Vegas. #insulttoinjury

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A’s are giving away free tickets to Tuesday’s game. How bad will it get before they offer to PAY fans to show up?

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Manager of Philadelphia Starbucks who called cops on black men reported “no longer works” at location. Have they accepted a job at Fox News cafeteria?

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So now Sean Hannity turns out to be a Michael Cohen client…. We really are going to have a nationwide popcorn shortage.

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So yeah, don’t we all expect attorney client privilege from someone who isn’t our lawyer? #SeanHannity

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So now it’s Nikki Haley who’s been thrown under the Trump bus with @realDonaldTrump contradicting her sanctions announcement yesterday. Damn, I didn’t have her in Resignation Bingo.

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If you’re still supporting Trump and Hannity right now presume you’ll be okay if a Democratic President and Rachel @maddow behave the same way in future?

If someone came to a major studio with a movie script that paralleled events in @realDonaldTrump administration they’d have been told to come back with something more realistic.

Bartolo Colon, 44, took a perfect game into the 8th inning Sunday against the Houston Astros.   Like Tom Brady, it must be that hard-core fitness regime that keeps him ageless?

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Of course, many might think that watching Colon will dispel the rumor of baseball players being true athletes once and for all.

So the Spurs got blown out in game 1 because they are missing their superstar.  What was Cavs excuse?

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Wonder if Cavs coach  Tyronn Lue will have a recurrence of whatever illness caused him to step away from the team in March?

23 1/2 inches of snow in Green Bay, Wisconsin, 2nd-heaviest snowstorm of all time, 27 inches of rain in 24 hours in Kauai. But no, we don’t have climate change….

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Whatever you think of the Bush presidents, they both married up. Wishing the best for Barbara Bush.

It’s not an “either-or” question – America doesn’t have to respect Trump OR Comey.

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No response from yet @realDonaldTrump on #Comeyinterview So staff must have done a better job than usual of hiding his phone.

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So did Trump use #MissionAccomplished as a dig at W? Or is he really so clueless he has no idea what Americans now think that means?

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Since Trump may be at Mar-A-Lago all week is there any way someone can give America a break by cutting the TV cable?

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Trump’s campaign committee reportedly spent $3.9 million that Trump’s committee spent in the first quarter of 2018,  and more than $834,000  of that went to eight law firms and the Trump Corp. for legal fees,  according to the FEC.

Well, at least it’s “jobs! jobs! jobs!” for lawyers.

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Remember when weirdest story involving a former FBI director was J. Edgar Hoover’s rumored cross-dressing?