Left Coast Sports Babe

SF Giants have still not come up with a credible reason why they essentially fired their great PA Announcer Renel Brooks-Moon.

Meanhwhile, the 5-9 Giants have 3 extra base hits in last 3 games, and no home runs since April 3. SF also went 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position against Tampa Bay.

So maybe they should have kept Renel and let go some of their hitting coaches?

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Angel Hernandez is to umpiring what Donald Trump is to election integrity.

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New Orleans Pelicans were 20 of 38 from three point range tonight in their 114-109 win against the Golden State Warriors.

Who did the Pelicans think they were? Caitlin Clark?

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Meanwhile as a San Antonio Spurs fan who knows the team has a lottery pick and is just playing for pride at this point, I confess that I wasn’t paying attention after they got down 18 points at halftime to Denver Nuggets, who were leading the NBA Western Conference.

Big mistake.

Kentucky GOP lawmakers removed Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear from ANY role filling future U.S. Senate vacancies. Republicans said it was unrelated to health of Mitch McConnell. If you believe that I have a bridge across Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington to sell you.

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Will keep saying this: If asked to name member of Congress not their own, thinking most Americans will name one of the crazies. We HAVE to amplify the good ones. Good politicians who get things done exist. But without coverage voters tend to think all government is useless.

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Mike Johnson has to know Trump and Marge will eventually throw him under the bus. Why not stand up for Ukraine now, go down in history as a defender of democracy, and write a book about it?

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Casey Anthony is trending on social media.. Is she now on the short list to be Trump’s running mate?

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When asked if he was “pro-life or pro-choice” Trump said “You know exactly which one it is.” Yes, we do. The only life Trump is “pro” is his own.

Non-citizens already do not vote. Babies are not aborted at 9th months. Trump indictments are not a political witch hunt. Time to start calling it the Gaslighting Old Party.

NBA regular season ends this weekend, April 14.

Which means we’re only about 2 1/2 MONTHS from the NBA finals.

Game 7 would be June 23.

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Meanwhile

April 15 is the WNBA draft.

June 27 is the NBA draft.

Wonder if women will beat the men on ratings there too.

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If you’re already missing women’s basketball, we’re only about three weeks away from the start of the WNBA preseason. And curiously enough, Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark’s next team, will be playing the league’s first preseason game on May 3 against Dallas.

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SF Giants offense has been anemic to say the least in 2024. But a 7-1 win brought them to 5-8 and a -15 run differential. The Colorado Rockies, 3-10 already have a -35 run differential. Ouch.

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Ohtani’s former interpreter is reportedly in negotiations to plead guilty on federal charges involving both betting and stealing money from Shohei. He originally told ESPN Ohtani had helped him with the gambling debt. Wonder how much he really stole, and how much he might be being paid for changing his story again.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson will deliver remarks with Trump on ‘election integrity’ This is worse than if Dan Quayle and George W. Bush teamed up to host a spelling bee.

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“I’ll release my taxes as soon as I’m done with a routine audit.” “I have a big beautiful healthcare plan.” “Nancy Pelosi is responsible for January 6.” So many Trump lies. And Donald expects us to believe he wouldn’t sign a national abortion ban…

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GOP today “States rights! States rights! States rights!” So does this mean GOP is also dropping their opposition to California’s plan to have all new cars, pickup trucks and SUVs be electric or hydrogen by 2035?

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Donald Trump is touting his endorsement from Yankees legend Mariano Rivera. Does he hope his base won’t notice that Rivera is an immigrant?

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Some of these anti-choice folks are all over Twitter today claiming that “abortion stops a beating heart.” None of them are concerned that AR-15s and other guns also stop beating hearts. Pro life my a**.

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CNN has the headline “Trump says he wouldn’t sign federal abortion ban.” Does anyone other than Susan Collins believe him?

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Hey CNN, wrong headline. “Conservatives deal another blow to Speaker Johnson.”

Marge Three Names and her cronies aren’t “conservatives.” They’re radical anarchists who don’t believe in governing.

Before Caitlin Clark

There was Tara, (and there was Pat Summitt, RIP).

But

Stanford coach Tara Vanderveer coached Jennifer Azzi, Kate Starbird, Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike, Candice Wiggins….. So many superstars who paved the way for the glory that is women’s college basketball now.

Can’t remember not seeing her on the Stanford sideline. But wishing her happiness in a well-earned retirement.

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As we look ahead to next year and watching college basketball

JuJu Watkins, USC

Paige Bueckers, UConn

Kiki Iriafen, Stanford.

Hannah Stuelke, Iowa.

Tessa Johnson, S. Carolina.

and others will be returning.

Can anyone name a returning men’s college player?

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And UConn’s win over Purdue in the men’s final averaged 14.82 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

“That was not enough to surpass the 18.87 million who watched South Carolina defeat Caitlin Clark and Iowa in Sunday afternoon’s women’s final on ABC and ESPN.”

(and the men were in prime time.)

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Meanwhile SF Giants, 1-27 recently with RISP went 1-6 with RISP tonight. Including a 9th inning where down two with bases loaded and no outs they scored ZERO.

Two of the right outs would have tied the game.

Too soon to start talking abut the curse of Renel?

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I don’t think it’s asked enough. What has Trump promised RFK Jr?

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Anyone who works with feral cats knows the cheapest way to prevent unwanted pregnancies is not spaying female cats but neutering males. Seems to me if we really want to reduce abortions men should get vasectomies at puberty, reversible only on proof of marriage & responsibility.

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GOP pollster Frank Luntz says that “abortion is a hard core issue for younger women, a little bit less so for younger men. And older you get, it’s still important but it’s not a voter driven issue…” Wanna bet? No longer a ‘younger woman’ & I’m furious. I am not alone.

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Kari Lake pretends now she doesn’t want abortion ban.

When she supported a ban in 2022.

Who knows what she’ll say next?

But you know who absolutely wants to protect womens’ right to choose? Ruben Gallego. No need for Arizona voters to take chances on their rights. #VoteBlue

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Something that didn’t get enough coverage last night. Recently retired GOP Rep Ken Buck is a very conservative man, first elected in 2014 as part of the Tea Party. And he referred to Marge Three Names, as “Moscow Marjorie.”

President Biden did have both South Carolina (women) and UConn (men) winning March Madness. Has Velveeta Voldemort come out and said HIS secret ballot was perfect yet?

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Wonder what the ratings were for the men’s basketball national championship were tonight or more especially, how much lower they were than the women’s final.

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72 pitches through 3 innings and three earned runs from the Giants biggest free agent. Along with a completely forgettable male voice announcing the game at Oracle Park tonight.

So far initial reviews – SF Giants could have saved money on Blake Snell and spent a fraction of it on rehiring Renel Brooks-Moon.

So who had April 8, 2024 as the day Trump would start attacking Lindsey Graham? And is it time to start the next pool, when Lindsey goes down to Mar-A-Lago to genuflect before Donald again?

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President Biden announces major student debt relief and media – other than the eclipse – is focused on Velveeta Voldemort’s hush money trial. And later in the week I presume there will be more stories how Joe Biden isn’t connecting with young voters?

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Dear Wisconsin. Didn’t think it was possible to be worse than Ron Johnson.

But here’s California multi-millionaire Eric Hovde, who is running for Senate in 2024 in Wisconsin.

“We had nursing homes with 100% voting…. If you’re in a nursing home, you only have a 5-6 month life expectancy. Almost nobody in a nursing home is in a point to vote.”

Please re-elect Tammy Baldwin.

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Let’s make this very clear: Trump claims to be pro-life.

But as he’s shown with DACA kids & now with reproductive rights, Donald believes your life as a woman is only important if you are lucky enough to be born in the right place to the right parents – or just have rich white parents.

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So how long until some Trump supporters who looked at the eclipse without dark glasses start blaming President Biden because Obamacare doesn’t cover vision care?

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Trump claims he never had sex with Stormy Daniels. Maybe the real reason he’s fighting so hard against this hush money trial is that the woman has receipts, as in she can accurately describe his small… hands?!

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Marge Three Names is a do-nothing Congresswoman from a deep red district in Georgia. Can we stop giving her more attention than members of Congress who actually get stuff done. Sincerely, Americans tired of nonstop coverage of noisy narcissists.

You know women’s college basketball has really hit the big time when folks on social media are just as incensed and screaming “rigged” about a controversial call in a women’s game as in any men’s game.

(For what it’s worth, my serious basketball friends say it was a moving screen and it may be possible UConn just figured refs wouldn’t call it.)

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Meanwhlle the men’s semi-finals hope for half the ratings.

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Rashee Rice’s lawyer admits KC Chiefs’ wide receiver was driving & racing the Lamborghini that caused chain-reaction collision in Texas. Rice then ran away from accident, without seeing if anyone was hurt.

Fortunately there were only minor injuries to 4 people. Lawyer’s words “He’s a young man that made a mistake.” Uh, more like SEVERAL mistakes.

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Meanwhile, out in California, millions of residents who East Coast folks regularly deride as soft and wimpy are giggling over those East Coast reactions to this morning’s 4.8 quake.

Marge Three Names “Gods sending America strong signs to tell us to repent. Earthquakes and eclipses and many more things to come. I pray that our country listens.” This is the worst spoof of “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” ever.

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Kari Lake was photographed yet again at Mar-A-Lago in Florida with Donald Trump this week

Dear Arizona. Florida already has two Senators. You have a fine Senator with Mark Kelly. And can add a second in Ruben Gallego in November.

Consign Kari Lake permanently to the sore losers club at Mar A Lago.@patriottakes

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President Biden is a good and decent man who appeals to Americans’ better angels. Donald Trump is a narcissistic would-be dictator who appeals to some Americans’ worst demons. Yes, it is that simple.

Rumor has it the Oakland As are finalizing an agreement to play temporarily in Sacramento starting in 2025. The RiverCats stadium in Sacramento, while lovely, only holds about 14,000 maximum. To be fair, that’s bigger than an average A’s crowd now.

But last July the high temperature in Sacramento was 109. Even St. Louis and Kansas City fans are going… that’s hot.

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First ever Shohei Ohtani home run as a Dodger was against the SF Giants. What were the odds?

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EVERY media outlet reporting Trump continuing to double down on phrase “border bloodbath” should start story by reminding viewers GOP Senator Lankford was lead negotiator on bipartisan border bill Velveeta Voldemort sabotaged – just because he didn’t want Biden to get a win.

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So CNN all over Wisconsin 47,000protest votes for “uninstructed,” saying it’s bad news for President Biden.

Uh, what about GOP in Wisconsin?

Trump – 475,375 votes Haley – ⁦76,603 votes⁩ DeSantis⁦ – 20,074 votes⁩ Uninstructed -⁦12,903 vote Almost 100,000 GOP voters don’t want Donald!

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Stephen Colbert points out that in NY GOP Primary 4% of voters went for…. Chris Christie? “You’ve got to really piss off New Yorkers to get them to vote for a guy from New Jersey… Who shut down the George Washington Bridge.”

Final Fours are set for the men’s and women’s Madness Tournament.

Tickets for the semi finals for the men’s tournament, at the Phoenix Suns’ Arena in Arizona now start at $322.

Tickets for the women’s games at the Cavaliers arena Cleveland start at $420.

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Well, the Houston Astros finally figured out one way to avoid another bullpen collapse: Against the Blue Jays, starting pitcher Ronel Blanco threw not just a complete game but also no-hitter.

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Have to wonder – and expect – that this LSU vs Iowa women’s Elite Eight game will end up with higher ratings than any men’s game short of the final. Maybe even the final. #MarchMadness

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Thinking a number of people tuned in tonight who didn’t regularly watch women’s basketball. Always think it’s a shame when a really high-profile sporting event turns out to be boring, or even worse, a really sloppily played game. Tonight was not one of those nights. Caitlin Clark and Angel Reece (who played some of the game on a bad ankle) were amazing

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Am in absolute awe of everything Angel Reese does on basketball court. But ESPN announcers were shocked she managed to put her contact lens back in without saline solution. Ok, as someone who has worn hard lenses since I was a teenager I can actually do that too!

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Dear Dark Brandon.

If MAGAs are going to attack you for correctly recognizing a day, why not double down and declare April 1 “National Trump Day?

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CNN was talking Monday morning about Donald Trump’s posts and language. And that Joe Biden’s campaign is NOT stooping to the same insults and violent rhetoric… The point being that “both sides are not the same.”

Almost expected CNN to follow that statement with “April Fools.”

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Florida Supreme Court has ruled 6 week abortion ban can go into effect in 30 days! Pregnancy is dated from 1st day of last menstrual period, meaning 6 weeks is really 4 weeks from conception, or less. Before anyone with even slightly irregular periods may now they are pregnant.

Once again, really want to stop abortions? Start regulating Viagra.

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As some in media talk about $20 minimum wage for CA fast-food workers being problem for franchise owners & consumers.

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski made $17.7 million in 2022.

Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol made $17.2 million.

Am sure that doesn’t affect costs at all. #sarcasm

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Truth Social stock started crashing Monday. Who will Trump blame?

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Those gold sneakers are now 75% off.

Truth Social stock is plummeting.

What’s next? Trump Beanie Babies?

Hey SF Giants.

NBA admitted they made a mistake in hiring Ronna Romney McDaniel. Now time for you to admit you made a mistake in firing Renel Brooks-Moon.

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Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes last Saturday averaged 3.23 million viewers, the most-viewed first-found game in women’s NCAA tournament history.

And round two against West Virginia had 4.9 million viewers, the most watched cable tv college tournament game in history period.

Meanwhile, can anyone name a men’s player?

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When Dianne Feinstein was SF Mayor, she learned parapet encircling Candlestick Park was in danger of collapse so spent millions on repairing & reinforcing it- BEFORE 1989 World Series Had it collapsed in quake many fans probably died. We never credit infrastructure when it works.

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So which members of Congress will refuse to authorize federal funds to repair the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore? Well besides Marge Three Names.

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Some conservatives on SCOTUS seem skeptical of arguments to ban mifespristone or even just to ban it being sent by mail. Maybe it’s occurred to them that such a ban could also be used for Viagra?

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RFK Jr’s running mate Nicole Shanahan is so unqualified you almost expect that she would have been hired by NBC News.

We’ll never know. But wonder if Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell threatened to quit MSNBC. Ditto for that matter the cast of NBC SNL and Jimmy Fallon. For whatever reason, NBC did the right thing after doing the wrong thing. It’s a start.

So as Donald Trump is selling Bibles as part of his latest grift, for an extra fee will he autograph the page with all the commandments he breaks?

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“We used to have protections for women under Roe. Whether it’s IVF, medication abortion, emergency care, we’re going to continue to see attacks because Trump ended Roe.”

Tis statement from Amy Klobuchar sums up November in one Sentence. “We could codify Roe into law if we elect Democrats who stand on the side of women.”

Just love the fact that if you ask average American sports fans to name a college basketball player most of them right now will name a woman. #CaitlinClark

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Oregon came so close to an upset, with 2 point lead and a chance for two free throws with 27 sections left in regulation. Instead the Ducks became a trivia answer. Has anyone scored less than 3 points in an 2nd overtime period. (And Oregon had zero points until 30 seconds were left in 2 OT.)

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This week’s Meet the Press will feature both Kristen Welker AND Ronna Romney McDaniel.

If you needed another reason to sleep in on Sunday.

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NBC now says Ronna Romney McDaniell will only appear on NBC not MSNBC.

Uh, sorry, NBC News. This horrible idea is past conception. By GOP standards you can’t just abort it.

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Apparently Tulsi Gabbard has gotten consideration from both Donald Trump and RFK Jr. as a potential running mate. And can I say again, what is it about a pretty woman who’s nice to them that makes men think she’s honest and smart.

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Carrie Budoff Brown, senior VP of politics at NBC News. “It couldn’t be a more important moment to have a voice like Ronna’s on the team. So if she could, would Carrie hire the Charleston mass murderer to hear his voice on race relations?

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Kim Mulkey has never been bothered by bad press. When the LSU coach threatens to sue before a Washington Post article even is released, it’s pretty sure that article is bad indeed.

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NY Times latest headline fail: “Kari Lake, a Trump Acolyte, Struggles to Find Her Path.”

Uh, fixed it for the #NYTimes: “Kari Lake, election denier and right-wing conspiracy theorist struggles to find a way to make Arizona voters forget her recent past.”

ESPN headline “Oakland embracing newfound attention” (after their upset of #3 Kentucky.)

Wonder how many of the team’s newfound fans have figured out they’re not in California

Apparently the school has sold thousands of dollars worth of t-shirts to fans in… LOUISVILLE?!

(for the uninitiated the University of Louisville is the arch-rival of Kentucky, which is located in Lexington.)

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Still mad about the SF Giants not being able to work out a deal to keep public address announcer Renel Brooks-Moon.

Not so disappointed however that SF didn’t land Shohei Ohtani.

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Honestly sounds like Ohtani paid his old friend’s debts knowingly, and then someone pointed out to him or the Dodgers that such a wire transfer was a crime. Didn’t we learn that lesson about cover-ups and crimes with Nixon?

From my funny friend Paul Lander “Ohtani is looking like it’s Japanese for Pete Rose.”

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So is there any political criminal NBC won’t stoop to hire for ratings? Let’s be honest: If they could get Donald Trump as an on-air contributor to boost their ratings, they would.

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Kristen Welker will have new MSNBC/NBC commentator Ronna Romney McDaniel on Meet the Press.

If you didn’t already have enough reasons to sleep late this Sunday.

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Now it’s GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher who will step down from Congress on April 19. Which will cut the GOP majority to 217-213 since Ken Buck is also leaving early.

Maybe one of those “moderate” Republicans in swing districts could cut a deal with future Speaker Jeffries?

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Won’t get much media coverage but with Senate 74-24 vote to avoid government shutdown, only Senators who tried to derail bill w/ amendments were GOP.

Imagine if McConnell or another Republican had the gavel. Trump would have ordered a shutdown to make Biden look bad.

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Patty Murray, Amy Klobuchar, Mark Warner & other Senators I probably missed posted after 2am Eastern time about averting a government shutdown. All of them worked hard on bill.

None of them will get a fraction of the media attention as Marge from Georgia who did nothing, attacked GOP Speaker, then went on vacation.

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And ICYMI -Marge Three Names filed a motion to vacate Speaker Johnson over passing the Spending Bill She said “I do not want to throw the House in Chaos.” Funeral services for satire are pending.

Bracket, that is

In fact, my favorite St. Patrick’s Day toast…

“May your troubles last as long as your perfect brackets.” #MarchMadness

How many people had Oakland over Kentucky? How many people know that Oakland is not in California but Michigan?

Story keeps changing with Shohei Ohtani and his friend/interpreter. No one at this point is accusing the star of betting himself. But if Ohtani paid Mizuhara’s debts, it would violate multiple federal criminal statutes & violate MLB Rule 21(f).- association with illegal gamblers. Remember this? When Mantle & Mays were banned from baseball. They just had “meet & greet” casino jobs..

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https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/today-in-baseball-history-when-mantle-and-mays-were-banned-from-baseball

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So much of GOP sham Investigation into President Biden is false allegations that he used his political position to enrich himself.

Yet Republicans have no problem with their leader fundraising for his own benefit and turning RNC into his own personal piggy bank.

Make it make sense.

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Thursday Jim Jordan actually chaired a congressional hearing right now on locker room safety.

That moment when reality is an SNL cold open

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As Trump and GOP politicians push an anti-vaccine narrative, could reporters start asking them on camera if THEY and their families are vaccinated.

Guessing they won’t risk their own children’s lives even if it’s a good anti-government narrative to spew for their base.

The University of Virginia men’s basketball team, into March Madness as a play-in 10 seed, lost to Colorado State 67-42.

Most embarrassing night for sports in Virginia? Well, until the Wizards or Commanders move to the state.

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Supreme Court said Texas can immediately begin enforcing immigration law allowing state officials to arrest & detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. So when do police start questioning white fans outside of hockey games to find undocumented Canadians?

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“KateGate” seems to be top story in England these days, But in USA, watching former President & current candidate talk about jailing opponents, saying some immigrants are not people & throwing around word ‘bloodbath,” uproar over doctored royal family photos seems so quaint.

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On top of everything else how much taxpayer paid time are we wasting with Senate continually having to bail out House & renegotiate spending bills to avoid government shutdowns? We didn’t have this circus with Nancy Pelosi in charge & we won’t with Speaker Jeffries. #VoteBlue

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Hey CNN and MSNBC, can you just stop with these clown exit poll questions – “Do you think Biden legitimately won in 2020?” It’s an illegitimate dishonest question and keeps the lie front and center on Trump’s behalf.

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Trump could do to the RNC what he did to all his Atlantic City casinos. What a shame.

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And a fundraising email I got today:

“Dems flipped seat in NY Special Election. GOP razor-thin House Majority cut down even further Joe Biden opened up 100 field offices in key battleground states, hired 300 campaign staff & shattered fundraising record.”

Who knew fundraising for RNC, Lara Trump would be more positive about Democrats than MSM!