Thinking back to those days when the Notre Dame-Miami games were considered “Catholics vs Convicts.”

Not sure about the “Convicts” part these days but thinking the Hurricanes being shut out 14-0 in a college bowl game by Louisiana Tech is criminally bad football.

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Sixteen days between this year’s college football semifinals, and championship game. Wow. Players have so much time off they might even have to go to class.

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And seriously, 16 days…. given American attention spans will anyone remember who’s still playing?

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I think 16 days was longer than the James Wiseman era at Duke.

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Eastern Michigan QB Mike Glass III was ejected from the Quick Lane bowl for throwing punches at two Pitt players.  Is Glass  trying to get drafted by the Jaguars, or the Browns?

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Have to wonder, how many younger people see the movie “Little Women” and think “It would be a great book?”

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In an interview with Rolling Stone, Chuck Todd admits several times he has been naive about the Republicans’ commitment to disinformation. And he still has very high-paying jobs. Any more questions about White Male Privilege?

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Donald Trump is upset because he apparently just found out that Canadian Broadcasting  Corporation edited him out of a cameo role in  Home Alone 2, and he’s blaming “Justin T.”

CBC edited that Home Alone 2 cameo out in 2014, if Trudeau could have edited Trump out of anything, wouldn’t Justin have edited him out of video of say, G7 summits?

At this point have to wonder if Justin Trudeau is tempted to put a ban on episodes of “The Apprentice” in Canada just to troll Trump?

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Meanwhile, have to think maybe Donald is still just a little miffed about this picture.

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Seriously,  Rick Santorum lost his bid for re-election to the Senate in Pennsylvania by 18 points. So why does CNN, or anyone else, care what he thinks?

Have to imagine that NBA powers-that-be had better ratings in mind when they scheduled Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Rockets.

But then for NBA Christmas – Matthew 20-16 So the last shall be first, and the first last. 

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A lot of people took Christmas Day off. Apparently including the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets.

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Universal Studios, which produced “Cats,” has pulled their Oscar consideration push.  Just after the Cleveland Browns decided not to produce playoff tickets?

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, says she was “disturbed” to hear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell say there would be “total coordination” between White House & Senate over upcoming presidential impeachment trial.  “To me it means that we have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense, and so I heard what leader McConnell had said, I happened to think that that has further confused the process.”

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As Jimmy Carter, 95, enjoyed a quiet Christmas as home, let’s remember this Mondale quote at the Carter library – “We told the truth, we obeyed the law, we kept the peace.”

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Karl Rove says “Clinton’s Impeachment Was Dignified.” Uh, right about now the GOP’s reputation is stained more than Monica’s blue dress.

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So who besides me wonders when Trump will say he’s done more for Christmas than Jesus?

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Trump tweeted out a lie about retail sales. Who besides me is waiting for him to say he’s done more for Christmas than Jesus?

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And who had Nancy Pelosi, Gavin Newsom and the FBI on Trump’s “Christmas Insult Bingo” card?

Trump campaign sent out instructions for their supporters to deal with “snowflake” liberal relatives and impeachment at Christmas.

Uh, except liberals aren’t the snowflakes blocking Trump aides, and Trump himself, from testifying.

That moment when I wonder, why did it take so long to become a Klobuchar fan? One of her Christmas Eve tweets – “Ok that was a long, hard and frustrating @Vikings game. Note to @Packers fans wondering about my allegiance to the @Vikings despite Wisconsin primary: it will take a few days to get over that game but we will still see you in the playoffs…”

And yes, I am aware, Minnesota may be heading to New Orleans….   Sigh. #WhoDat

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Marshawn Lynch is back with the Seahawks for this weekend’s game against the 49ers.  Upon meeting reporters at Seattle’s team headquarters he said  “Happy holidays.  Merry New Year. Y’all have a great day. It’s a great feeling to be back. Thank you.”

Wow, by Lynch standards practically a sermon.

So on Christmas Eve does Trump watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” and consider it a tragedy because Potter doesn’t win?

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No grift too small. Ivanka and Jared made a “stop in Paris” on their way to Mar-A-Lago and visited “Station F, the world’s largest startup campus.”
Okay, I’m a travel agent. A few things: 1, With the transit strikes plus holiday, traffic congestion has effectively shut down Paris for normal people. 2. No one is going to work at a startup campus on Christmas Eve anyway. 3. Ivanka and Jared get a motorcade with police help for all the touring/shopping/dining they want. 4. US taxpayers are paying for all this. Joyeux Noel!

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Bus or sleigh to hell time.

But death, taxes, and Kirk Cousins s*cking on Monday night football.

Looks like you can take Kirk Cousins out of the Washington Redskins, but you can’t take the Washington Redskins out of Kirk Cousins.

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Though Minneapolis weather at game time tonight for Monday Night Football was 35 degrees. Both teams probably wished they could open the roof with that balmy weather.

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Okay, UCF kind of destroyed Marshall in the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl.
Not that I really care about the game, but the “Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl” is almost a good enough name to compete with the late lamented “Poulan Weed-Eater Bowl.”

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Marshawn Lynch has returned to the Seattle Seahawks for a one-game contract.  Wonder how many Skittles are involved?

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Could this be more apt? Ordered a “Long-suffering Mets fan” shirt for a long-suffering Mets fan for Christmas. And it got lost in the mail. #ThatsSoMets

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Kevin Costner is having a fun week. Not only is he endorsing Pete Buttigieg in Iowa, but also Waterworld probably dethroned as the most expensive flop ever by Cats.

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Our newly impeached POTUS is whining… “Pelosi gives us the most unfair trial in the history of the U.S. Congress.” Gosh, if only Trump could do something, like allow witnesses to testify, or even testify himself.

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Five people been sentenced to death for murder journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but “the two most senior officials implicated in the case, including an adviser to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, were cleared of wrongdoing.”
And I’m sure the trial was as fair as McConnell wants to make Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate.

A fight in a New Jersey mall, a smash-and-grab robbery in a California mall… in both cases shoppers assumed another mass shooting.
This holiday spirit brought to you by GOP Congress bought and paid for by the NRA.

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Lindsey Graham says that by refusing to send articles of impeachment to the Senate, Nancy Pelosi is “She’s trampling on separation of powers.” While Mitch McConnell says he is coordinating impeachment trial with White House? Irony, your usual table is ready.

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So for those big spenders at Mar-A-Lago, will Trump reward them with a Christmas dinner of hamberders?

Trump hasn’t been golfing since his sudden “routine physical.” Is there a chance he’s got stitches from seeing someone like Melania’s kidney surgeon?

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Trump claimed again last night windmills kill bald eagles. So is he upset they don’t leave enough for his sons to shoot?

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Trump seems increasingly obsessed with windmills. Maybe he overhead a bit of the “The Bachelorette” and thinks everyone but him is having sex in them?

Rams had 49ers twice third and 16 in final drive and couldn’t even force them to 4th down. LA richly deserves their January off.

(And if If Taylor Rapp had been on Rams in 2018, even refs couldn’t have kept Saints out of Super Bowl. But I’m not bitter.)

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There were two College Bowl football games Friday, with SEVEN scheduled tomorrow. And if you can name more than one  or two of them, and/or the teams involved, and you aren’t an alum of a school involved, you just might need a life.

The Golden State Warriors without Steph Curry beat the New Orleans Pelicans without Zion Williamson tonight 106-102.

I’ll take “games that sounded a lot more interesting when they drew up the schedule” for $400, Alex.”

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Steelers waived safety Kameron Kelly, 23, after he was arrested outside a bar after altercation that apparently started when Kelly “threatened to knock out a bar employee after his music choice was skipped on the jukebox.” Most 23 year-olds are going “jukebox?

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On a nonpolitical note seems like from reviews of #Cats movie that two hours would be better (and more cheaply) spent by watching actual cat videos.

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So as Trump has authorized $2 billion for “Space Force, ” did he consider asking Michael Jordan to head it?

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Kevin Costner will endorse Pete Buttigieg tomorrow at an Iowa Town Hall. Not in Dyersville at the Field of Dreams site??? Well, at least the event won’t be held in a wine cave.

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How much does it drive Trump crazy that Melania’s 13 year-old son is taller than he is?

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Ivanka says her father is “energized” by impeachment. Right. Any of us who drink diet sodas probably have a memory of guzzling too many of them and ending up on a major jittery caffeine buzz.

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Are we shocked that Trump attacked Christianity Today? Amazed Donald hasn’t attacked Jesus as a radical leftist Socialist.

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Trump today called Christianity Today a “far-left magazine.” Oh please oh please can someone read him some passages about love and humility and poor people so Donald can make a similar statement about the Bible?

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Trump in his rant about Christianity Today says “I won’t be reading ET again!” “ET?” Uh, Donnie, Eric, and Ivanka, phone home. Your dad is sundowning early.

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“This is a global Watergate. In the case of Watergate, a paranoid president facing election looked for dirt on a political opponent. He did it by getting people to break in. This president did it by calling a foreign leader to look for dirt on a political opponent.”   Amy Klobuchar

So yeah, I was obsessively following Democratic Debate all night. But also have noticed Spurs making a great late game comeback to beat Nets. Women can multitask. Elect more of us.

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Projected top NBA pick James Wiseman, currently suspended 12 games over an NCAA investigation, has withdrawn from Memphis and declared for the draft.  Well, the Tigers were only 2-1 in the Wiseman era.

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Wonder how long  it will take for Wiseman to declare his time at Memphis some of the best weeks of his life.

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So did USDA add then remove Wakanda as a trade partner because Trump preferred better relations with Gilead?

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Yeah, I’m biased at this point but Amy Klobuchar’s answer on impeachment should be a campaign commercial. One of the best cases for impeachment I have heard from a Democrat. #GlobalWatergate

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All these talk of how tonight’s Democratic Debate is the least diverse…. Uh, at this point we’ve had more Presidents of color than we’ve had Presidents who are women.
And there are two women on the stage tonight.

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Tom Steyer wants to take credit for impeachment. While at the same time, once House actually started impeachment proceedings Steyer stopped spending money on impeachment ads in favor of ads for himself.

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Not a Tom Steyer fan, but he is right on this one. Trump is not against immigration. He is against immigration by non-white people.

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Elizabeth Warren when told she’d be the oldest person ever inaugurated. She responded “But I’d be the youngest woman.” Well played.

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So mentioning Trump’s youngest son in a sentence causes GOP to clutch their pearls, but implying a beloved ex-Congressman is in Hell is just “riffing?” Are we great yet?

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Trump latest fundraising email praises Jeff Van Drew, “I’m PROUD to announce that he is officially the newest member of the Republican Party.”
Since Van Drew is all about saving his own a**, and is in a purple district, too soon to start a pool on when he will do something Donald doesn’t like thus prompting a twitter attack?

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Well, of course Jeff Van Drew told Trump he has his “undying support.” We all know how much Donald values loyalty and reciprocates it.

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Trump says tonight “I want an immediate trial!” Fine, then show up with witnesses. And take the stand. #impeachment

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How desperate was Trump today? He’s retweeting a picture of him inappropriately hugging a flag, and a MAGA tweet complimenting him from September 2018. #Sad

USC’s recruiting class is ranked last in Pac 12 and from 74th to 85th in all of college football. Did Clay Hilton use as a consultant Lori Loughlin?

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Ouch, Washington Wizards led 93-75 with 8:21 left in the fourth and lost 110-109 in OT to the Chicago Bulls.  Or as Trump calls it, a great win. Anything else is Fake News.

As we head into NFL week 16, this from the very funny Hartley Miller  “A new survey says the average American wakes up grumpy 300 days of the year. Make that 365 days if your name is Bill Belichick”

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Thought I have to ask  – is  “waking up Grumpy, the job that Melania delegates to the Secret Service when Donald oversleeps?”

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Bed Bath & Beyond just announced the departure of six members of its executive team. Assume the company will at least will give all six a 20% store discount for life?

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Anybody but me getting to the point when you see wines advertised as “age until at least 2030-40” and thinking “as if my tastebuds will be able to tell the difference in 20-30 years?”

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Trump quoting Ken Starr on impeachment. “The evidence has to be overwhelming, and it is not. It’s not even close.” Is it too late for the Democrats to call as a witness Stormy Daniels?

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Trump’s actions toward Biden resulted in impeachable offenses. But does anyone think Donald hasn’t committed crimes trying to get dirt on any of his other potential 2020 rivals?

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Donald Trump at his cult rally tonight “I could have Barron Trump go into Central Park and he’d get a crowd. He’d get a bigger crowd,” than Elizabeth Warren. Uh, Melania,  think we have a exploitation of a “13 year old who wants and deserves privacy” alert. #BeBest

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GOP comparing Trump’s impeachment to the crucifixion of Jesus and Pearl Harbor. What’s next, they’ll say it’s as bad as someone saying “Happy Holidays?”

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Wonder if someone in GOP was going to compare impeaching Trump to clubbing baby seals until they remembered that Don Jr, probably thinks that’s sport?

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Drew Dat!

 

RIP legendary College Football coach Hayden Fry, 90.
After he was fired from SMU in 1972 he had one of my all-time favorite lines .
“I won’t say goodbye because it sounds so final, I won’t say farewell because it sounds so trite. But I’ve pinned a sprig of mistletoe to my coat tails, and as I leave, you’ll get the message.”

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With all the games already this season where the outcome was changed by bad calls, does anyone really think we’ll get through NFL playoffs without another major referee game-changing mistake?

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NFL suspended Josh Gordon “indefinitely” for violating league’s policies on PED’s and substances of abuse. So, sadly, congratulations to all those who had Dec 16 in the pool.

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In Northern England, a man sprayed the inside of his car with apparently a  lot of air freshener, then lit a cigarette. The car exploded.   (He received only minor injuries)

Your move, Florida.

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After today’s letter from Trump to Pelosi will they change “Hail to the Chief” to “poor poor pitiful me?”

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As unfair as the Salem Witch Trials were to the women accused, if McConnell gets his way the Senate impeachment trial will be more unfair to democracy.

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As Trump takes his number of tweet rants up over 100 a day, has he forgotten that he and GOP have been doing their best to discourage actual reading?

WTAF? Trump calls himself a “very successful (Economy Plus) President of the United States.” As a travel agent can tell you almost no one really loves Economy Plus, it’s same lousy coach seats on United a few inches further apart for up to $250 more per flight.

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More on  “Economy Plus”. Does the stable genius realize United was losing so much business to other airlines w/ actual upgraded mid-class seats that they came out w/ “Premium Plus”, a separate mid-class cabin. Can’t wait until USA can upgrade to at least a Premium Plus President!

So as the Raiders prepare to leave Oakland again, too soon to lay odds on how long until Las Vegas doesn’t want them either?

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Unhappiest people who aren’t 49er fans after Atlanta Falcons not only came back to take a 23-22 lead with two seconds to go, but scored another touchdown and won 29-22 when San Francisco fumbled during a  series of laterals during the ensuing kickoff -anyone who bet the under. (Which closed at 49.)

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Three interceptions for Bengals QB Andy Dalton today. Almost like the Patriots knew what was coming. Oh wait, maybe they did. #Spygate2

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Seriously, Hallmark, in an era when so many people just do online cards or send wishes on social media, you really want to antagonize all LGBTQ folks and most of the American card-buying public by caving to a few homophobes? 

(and after I wrote this, Hallmark apparently figured this out too and apologized and put the ads back.)

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Diamondbacks at least better than the Dodgers. #MadisonBumgarner #ForeverGiant

Just thinking Farhan Zaidi is not going to be the most popular person if he decides to show up in the stands at SF Giants games in 2020.

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At this time Ted Cruz has become such a #Cult45 member that he’d probably make excuses if Donald’s threatened Canada unless Trudeau produced evidence that Rafael Cruz did help kill JFK.

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Whatever is preventing Donald Trump from golfing these days, it sure is making him cranky.

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Trump tweeted about  Nancy Pelosi saying she was crazy and had teeth falling out.  Since with Donald everything is projection, I have to assume he’s having serious trouble with his dentures.

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Donnie Jr. tweeting on Jeff van Drew “So great to see someone willing to put party politics aside and call balls and strikes when they see them.” (Like Mitt Romney earlier this year?) This quote will age well…

Anthony Rendon, after signing with the Angels, said he liked the Dodgers organizationally but that “the Hollywood lifestyle” of L.A. “didn’t seem like it would be a fit for us as a family.”
Well, good thing Rendon isn’t going to be anywhere near the theme park associated with the biggest movie studio in America.

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Last four Spurs games.
W135-133 2OT over Houston
W105-104 OT over Sacramento
L117-109 OT to Cleveland
W121-119 OT over Phoenix
Can Pop maybe tell San Antonio that basketball games are supposed to end after 4 quarters.

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All these “last chance” online sales with shipping to get gifts by Christmas, on December 14. When we know that merchants will keep doing these ads for a week, or more. It’s like a parent saying “If you do this again next time you’ll be punished, really.”

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Hallmark Channel pulled ads from wedding planner website Zola, after “One Million Moms”, a conservative group, complained after one of Zola’s ads featured a lesbian couple, with mostly heterosexual wedding guests, who actually kissed during their ceremony.

Uh, isn’t outrage over two women kissing on TV so 1990s?

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Would love to hear one member of the so-called One Million Moms explain how they think it’s worse for their children to see two women kiss than to hear POTUS talk about grabbing women by the p*ssy.

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If rumors are true that NJ Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who might lose his Democratic primary challenge, is switching parties to become a Republican, there’s just one question. What did Trump offer him?

From end of SNL cold open spoofing family Christmas political discussions – “all three families had one important thing in common… none of them live in the three states that will decide our election. They’ll debate the issues all year long but then it all comes down to 1,000 people in Wisconsin who won’t even think about the election until the morning of. And that’s the magic of the Electoral College.”
This would be funnier if it weren’t possibly true.

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Who says there’s no diversity in the Democratic party. Why, over on Twitter today alone I’ve followed back people who identify as Dodgers, Yankees, Buckeyes and even Patriots fans. Not to mention one resister who says he only “tolerates” cats.
#BigTent

Julie Ertz named U.S. Soccer’s Female Athlete of the year. Julie is married to former Stanford star and current Eagles TE Zach Ertz.
So when they do get around to having children assume the kids will be getting scholarship offers at birth.

NFL doesn’t play on Saturday until December 21. Shame. Because the Cincinnati Bengals, who face New England Patriots this Sunday, probably would do the best impression of an NCAA college team.

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Seriously? NESN (New England Sports Network) headline – “Why History Is On Slumping Patriots’ Side In Matchup With Bengals”
Uh maybe because most 10-3 teams beat most 1-12 teams?

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The New York Giants waived CB Janoris Jenkins on Friday, after on Wednesday he made an inappropriate remark to a fan on Twitter.
Let’s see, how long until Jenkins gets picked up by the Patriots? (Or Niners.)

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USC officials acknowledged today that they received a notice of allegations from the NCAA regarding alleged violations in its men’s basketball program.
Gosh, this is serious. Could keep the Trojans out of the 2020 NIT tournament.

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Just picked up some Ukrainian vodka. Supposed to be good stuff. But assume now it gets blamed for hangovers from drinking bad Russian Vodka.

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Trump welcomed Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez for a visit to the White House this morning.
Serious question, anyone think Donald could find Paraguay on a map?

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is trying to block Amendment4 which restored voting rights for 1.4 million Floridians with criminal convictions.
DeSantis does realize that without the amendment he’ll eventually be disenfranchising Donald Trump?

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Donald Trump Jr. Tweeted “Today is Friday the 13th and the first day of Christmas. No partridges in pear trees this year–light your true love’s fire with Triggered.”
Uh, 2 things -First, “The Twelve Days of Christmas is a festive Christian season celebrating the Nativity of Jesus. “Christmas Day” is considered the “First Day of Christmas” and the Twelve Days are 25 December – 5 January, inclusive.” (not like Don pretends to be a Christian or anyway.)
Second. I’m sure what most women really want for Christmas is a copy of Triggered. That and a vacuum cleaner?

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Mitch McConnell says the Senate impeachment trial will have “total coordination” with Trump.
Right, because doesn’t the defendant in a trial ALWAYS coordinate with the jury?

SNY Jets have lost their 4th game of 2019 by at least 20 points. Anyone know what the record is? It’s good to have goals.

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Was about to post about San Antonio Spurs needing to make their damn free throws to help keep Gregg Popovich’s playoff streak alive… and then saw David Stern brain hemorrhage news. Ouch. It IS just a game.

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Gym Jordan is trying so hard to protect Trump wonder if he thinks Donald used to be a college sports doctor?

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Mike Huckabee is talking about Trump running again in 2024. Well, if SCOTUS does somehow overturn 22nd amendment, it might well be a landslide third term victory, for Barack Obama.

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A Minnesota woman is suing after a pharmacist refused to fill her prescription for a morning after pill, citing religious beliefs. Well, I hope that pharmacist also refuses to fill ED prescriptions unless men show up with women they can prove are their wives.

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Greta Thunberg’s views are more extreme than mine. But she has mad social media skills. After @realdonaldTrump tweeted “So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!”
@GretaThunberg changed her Twitter bio.
“A teenager working on her anger management problem. Currently chilling and watching a good old fashioned movie with a friend.”

Billionaire TV ad of the night “Mike Bloomberg’s never been afraid of tough fights.” Well, except the tough fight that would have required daily slog retail campaigning for most of the last year.

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Leaving aside Matt Gaetz’s own DUI as he attacks Hunter Biden for cocaine use, would can we ask members of Congress, under oath, if THEY have ever used any illegal drugs?

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Not a Jeremy Corbyn fan, but results tonight indicate Boris Johnson has probably won as Prime Minister, & will likely lose Wales, Scotland AND Northern Ireland from UK. Most of us Democrats in US may have to vote for 2nd or 3rd choice. But #VoteBlueNoMatterWho2020 It matters.

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Trump says this is “impeachment light.” Uh, this is “impeachment light,” like Donald is 239 pounds.

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House Judiciary Committee postponed a vote late Thursday on articles of impeachment against Trump. Well, and shouldn’t this of all votes happen on Friday the 13th?

Who’d a thunk the Knicks and Warriors would be playing in December 2019 in a battle for both teams with lottery seeding implications?

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University of Phoenix has agreed to a $191 million settlement, including $141 million in loan forgiveness, with FTC over deceptive advertising,
Gosh, to make up all that $$$ University of Phoenix will have to schedule a lot of football games against SEC teams.

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Hey SF Giants, I  know it’s a rebuilding time, But, hey ,the stadium is paid off, and you could recapture a lot of goodwill from skeptical and disappointed fans JUST by keeping Madison Bumgarner. Signed, the Lunatic and not-so-Lunatic fringe. #ForeverGiant

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WTF NY Times? “If the President continues his latest line of attack, Wray will have to decide how to lead the agency while his boss promulgates the inaccurate conclusion that the FBI plotted to sabotage Trump’s Presidential campaign in 2016.”
Uh, “promulgates the inaccurate conclusion?” How about simply “lies about the FBI?

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The Oakland City Council President has floated the idea to use a cruise ship to house up to 1,000 of the city’s homeless population.     Many hurdles remain, including, would people prefer the streets to a Carnival Cruise ship?

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From Cory Booker fundraising email. All other (non-billionaire) Democratic candidates so far in the Presidential primaries have spent less than $30 million on ads.
Tom Steyer has spent over $79 million on ads so far.
Michael Bloomberg has spent almost $100 million.

Yet another reason Democrats need to win Congress. Election finance reform.

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So what price did Lindsey Graham get for his soul?

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As upset as Trump was to lose “Person of the Year” to Greta Thunberg, imagine if he had lost to one of the other finalists… Nancy Pelosi.

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DIANNE FEINSTEIN: Your investigation also uncovered text messages between FBI employees expressing support for Trump, correct?
HOROWITZ: Yes
FEINSTEIN: So FBI employees held personal political views that were both favorable & unfavorable toward the candidate at that time?
HOROWITZ. Correct

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Rudy Giuliani has reached a divorce settlement with third wife, Judith Nathan. So guess what, ladies? He’s single.

Gerrit Cole will be 39 by the end of his $324 million 9 year contract. But if he doesn’t live up to it I’m sure Yankees fans and the New York media will be warm and understanding.

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Not that Brandon Crawford is doing badly but guessing his brother-in-law Gerrit Cole will be picking up dinner checks for a while.

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Though have to wonder, was it worth that last $40-50 million the Yankees gave Cole to live through East Coast summers, and to shave?

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Jets RB Le’Veon Bell, suffering from flu, was ruled too contagious to play last weekend, so he went…. bowling? Apparently the team will not discipline Bell as he didn’t actually break any rules. Maybe they should, however, check him for concussions? #cantfixstupid

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Marc Ragovin  “With the firing of David Fizdale, the Central Park carousel is now completely populated with former NY Knicks coaches.”

Patriots acknowledged their production crew inappropriately filmed the field and sideline during Sunday’s game between the Bengals and Browns which they called “an unintended oversight.”
New England plays 1-12 Cincinnati next weekend.
When you need to cheat to beat the BENGALS? #Sad

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Uh, yeah, I know football doesn’t appeal to our better angels in many ways. But to all those who have given me crap about the Saints because of bounty-gate. I give you 49ers announcer Greg Papa this morning on KNBR about Witherspoon’s personal foul on Jared Cook. “Turned out to be a great play for 49ers” because the Saints missed the 2 point conversion and it “knocked Cook out of the game.” Papa added, if Cook stayed in, he thought New Orleans would have won.
Thinking if they’re being honest a whole lot of teams/fans root for injuries.

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Russia has been banned from 2020 Olympics over doping scandal.
Will Trump have the US pull out in solidarity?

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Actually Russian athletes can compete, but under a neutral flag.  So they can win medals but won’t get to/have to listen to their national anthem if they win.  Which means maybe Trump can offer the winners dual citizenship?

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Stephen Strasburg stays with Nats on $245M seven-year deal. $245 million? That’s almost enough for a month of Trump golf weekends.

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One of the many problems with social media advertising is that the algorithms and/or AI don’t seem to have a “not NOW” filter.
Was reading up on the horrific volcano explosion in New Zealand and got an ad for White Island Tours “Experience NZ’s most active volcano with us.”  Ouch.

The latest parent charged with paying Rick Singer to cheat is pleading guilty to paying $9,000 to have someone take online classes for her son so he could graduate from Georgetown University.
Enough to make you long for the days when parents just built their kids’ elementary school science projects.

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James Comey tweeted “FYI: I offered to go on Fox & Friends to answer all questions. I can’t change their viewers on Donald Trump but hoped to give them some actual facts about the FBI. They booked me for tomorrow at 8 am. They just cancelled. Must have read the report.”

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The Democratic establishment is NOT perfect folks, I get it. But if you have any question about the alternative, watch GOP members of Congress in action during these impeachment hearings.
#Cult

Well, at least Drew Brees is now back ahead of Tom Brady for career TD passes. But he and Saints would have traded that for a win today.

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Seen this before but from a guy named Matt on Twitter. “When I die I want the Saints defense to lower me into my grave, so they can let me down one last time.”

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Patriots lost today to Chiefs after two controversial calls went against New England. Reaction from 29 other teams in NFL “Thoughts and Prayers.”

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As CFB playoffs are set, have to wonder, could any team from NFC East qualify?

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Let’s see, Miss Universe 2019 is a black woman from South
Africa. And runners up were Puerto Rico and Mexico. Who restrained Trump from rant tweeting over the top three?

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The alleged Pensacola shooter was one of 852 Saudi nationals in the U.S. for military training provided under a security cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. He was also apparently tweeting anti-America statements in the days before the shooting.
Uh, is anyone checking social media posts of the other 851, those who weren’t also detained now in Florida after the shooting?-

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Apparently Saudi Pensacola gunman visited New York City, including Rockefeller Center just days before the shooting. I’m sure he was just going for Christmas shopping….

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Trump and White House have announced they will not “participate in that sham hearing of impeachment.   Wonder what GOP would have done if instead of testifying for 11 hours Hillary Clinton refused “to participate in that sham hearing” on Benghazi?

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If Hunter Biden being on the board of a Ukrainian gas company was so egregious and part of a larger security threat to the US, why didn’t GOP investigate him when they  controlled both the House and Senate. For that matter, why didn’t they pass all the great legislation Trump and Republicans are now promising us when they controlled both the House and Senate?

Whole lot of fans of two-loss teams right now thinking Badgers had them stay up late and got there College Football Playoff hopes up for nothing. 

(21-7 Wisconsin over Ohio State at halftime,   34-21 Ohio State win.)

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Congrats to Oregon for winning the Pac 12 Championship. Wonder how many bouquets  the Ducks will get from Oklahoma, Georgia, Alabama, Baylor and any other team with fantasies of making CFB Playoffs.

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Lane Kiffin reportedly about to become Old Miss football coach.  This would be Lane’s fifth head coaching job.  He is 44.

So what’s the record number of head coaching jobs?  Asking for a cynical friend.

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Jerry Jones to radio hosts this morning who asked if the organization was embarrassed over Cowboys’ loss to the Bears. “Hey, get your damn act together.” Uh, maybe in Dallas it’s not radio guys who need to get their act together.

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Just how bad is NFC East? The 3-9 Redskins could still win the division.

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Adam Vinatieri may not kick for Colts again due to a knee injury. On a brighter note for Indy at least Adam’s medical bills should be covered by Medicare.

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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich on Knicks firing coach Fizdale “It’s ridiculous to think you’re gonna bring a young guy in and after being there a minute and a half, you expect him to fix everything that’s been wrong there for a long time. That’s pretty unfair. .. So, it’s the old analogy: he got thrown under the bus.”

To be fair, NY Knicks are really rivaling Trump for clogging the road under their buses.

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WTAF? Nikki Haley just said that the Charleston mass shooter “hijacked” the Confederate flag,, what people in South Carolina viewed as a symbol of “service, and sacrifice and heritage.” Uh, Nikki, maybe for starters not the 27% of people in South Carolina who are black?

My mother had dementia the last years of her life. I heard regularly from people at her assisted living home that she was flushing toilet a lot. Mostly because she tried to flush her adult diapers. “People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times.” #toiletgate

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Southwest flight attendant told woman wearing a hijab who switched seats to sit with her family, that she was making passengers “uncomfortable” and threatened to have her escorted off plane Presidential hate speech has consequences. #shameonSouthwest #ShameonTrump

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Per CNN “A member of the Saudi military training at US Naval Air Station in Pensacola is the suspected shooter in today’s incident.” How long until Jared says his good pal MBS assures us it was a rogue operator and not a terrorist?

6-6 Cowboys, atop the NFC East tonight play the 6-6 Bears, who still have a chance for the playoffs. Can we call this the Mediocrity Bowl? 

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Johnny Manziel’s model wife Bre Tiesi has filed for divorce and is demanding spousal support after just 379 days of marriage.

Is she alleging she did give him the best year of her life?

First Trump and Kim Jong Un “fell in love.” Now they’re calling each other Rocket Man and Dotard again. It’s almost like one of Donald’s marriages. 

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Republican witness, Prof. Jonathan Turley, testifies: “A crime hasn’t occurred if the criminal doesn’t admit it.”

How many defense attorneys are going “why didn’t I think of that?”

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Trump made comments about his daughter being fat, but sure let’s have GOP outrage because a law Professor used Barron’s name in a sentence.

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Melania tweeted “A minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics. Pamela Karlan, you should be ashamed of your very angry and obviously biased public pandering, and using a child to do it.” Did she tell Donald he should be ashamed of attacking Greta Thunberg?

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I suppose I get it that a teenager might be embarrassed to have his name spoken in public for any reason. But on a 1-10 scale compared to knowing his father cheated on three wives and his mom did soft-core porn?

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So when will John Barron weigh in on the Barron Trump fake outrage?

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And must be getting old. I’ve forgotten all that GOP outrage over jokes about a young Chelsea Clinton.

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Trump says in Senate, GOP “will have Schiff, the Bidens, Pelosi and many more testify, and will reveal, for the first time, how corrupt our system really is.” Uh, Donald, why won’t you let any of YOUR people testify.

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Breaking news. Old white man endorses other old white man. #JohnKerry #JoeBiden

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From #WSJ “Trump considering a significant expansion of U.S. military footprint in Middle East to counter Iran, including dozens more ships, other military hardware & as many as 14,000 additional troops, U.S. officials said.” Wait, you mean Donald lied about bringing troops home?