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Changes in attitudes..

April 18, 2024

You know one person has made a difference when you see this headline on ESPN.com “Olsen, nation’s No. 3 scorer, transferring to Iowa.”

And you assume, correctly, that it’s a women’s college basketball story

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And Caitlin Clark is apparently about to sign an eight figure shoe contract with Nike.

While she has an under $80,000 a year rookie contract in the WNBA.

Most people really making under $80,000 a year probably couldn’t afford to buy the shoes.

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Los Angeles Dodgers – 2024 payroll – even with Ohtani and other deferred salaries – $227,309,737.

Record 12-9

Milwaukee Brewers – 2024 payroll – $107,606,690

Record 11-6

No punchline, I just like writing it.

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NBA announced Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA for life over a gambling scandal. Stay tuned for in-depth reports on the story sponsored by Fanduel and ESPN Bet.

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United said Boeing’s problems this year have cost the airline $200 million. How long until they institute a “Boeing fee?”

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Alaska Airlines had a ground stop for ALL their planes this morning for an hour due to an IT issue. Again, this travel agent PSA. If you really have to be somewhere this spring summer, from a cruise to a wedding to a critical meeting… allow extra time.

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Despite Trump’s claims, Judge Merchan hasn’t said he can’t attend his son’s high school graduation, saying it will depend how the trial is going.

How mad will Donald be if judge does adjourn for the day and he actually has to go to Barron’s graduation?

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If President Biden fell asleep two days in a row in public it would be national headlines and CNN breaking news.

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Some of GOP seems completely focused on the idea of prosecuting anyone who lies to Congress. Okay, then, can we start with going after Senators and House members who claim Donald Trump is not influencing their votes?

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Kansas GOP Sen. Roger Marshall waneds to adjourn Mayorkas proceedings until Nov 6; day after election so “American people can have a vote on this impeachment trial. Where was this concern for Americans having a vote when GOP rushed through Amy Coney Barrett SCOTUS nomination?

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Hey, GOP, when you are done throwing tantrums over this failed impeachment, maybe you could talk to your own Senator Lankford about resurrecting his BIPARTISAN bill to fix some border issues?

Ted Cruz, upset that the Senate dismissed impeachment charges against Secretary Mayorkas: “I don’t know that there has been a more shameful day in the US Senate than today…” Well, this one for starters.

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Dollars and sense

April 16, 2024

LA Dodgers have 1/2 billion dollar payroll & will spend more before trade deadline to win.

But for non-Dodgers fans isn’t it fun right now their record is worse than both Milwaukee Brewers & Pittsburgh Pirates? Whose combined payroll is less even without Ohtani deferral. #BeatLA

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Meanwhile, in the most watched WNBA draft ever. (okay, until this year who knew WNBA televised their draft, Caitlin Clark went of course to the Indiana Pacers.

But then the Chicago Sky took both South Carolina center Kamilla Cardose and LSU’s Angel Reece.

Wonder how much Sky-Fever tickets will go for in 2024?

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CNN Breaking News headline “President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have released a joint tax return that shows they made almost $620,000 in 2023.”

Fixed it for them

Wrong headline CNN. Fixed it for you.

“President Joe Biden & Dr. Jill Biden released their 2023 tax return. While former President Trump still refuses to release any tax returns..”

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And yes, your serious reminder at the end of April 15, tax day, that Donald Trump has still never released ANY of his tax returns.

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As Donald Trump whines about his hush money trial meaning he is not able to go to his son’s graduation can some reporter ask him in real time on camera what school Barron attends?

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Has anyone asked Barron Trump if he WANTS his father at his high school graduation?

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We shouldn’t repeat this but sounds like Donald Trump’s nap today lasted longer than what he paid Stormy Daniels for..

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. now says that Donald Trump asked him to be his running mate, and he declined. Clearly RFK Jr. has decided to challenge Trump for the votes of those who admire the biggest liars.

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Meanwhile, though it didn’t get the headlines. Few issues are more bipartisan than fairness in pricing and availability for concert/event tickets.

Senator Amy Klobuchar even has Mike Lee on her side against Ticketmaster’s monopoly. And now Biden’s DOJ has clearly beens listening as Ticketmaster will face federal antitrust lawsuit:…

Competence isn’t clickbait.

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A day late…

April 4, 2024

Iowa’s Elite Eight women basketball win over LSU averaged 12.3 million viewers and peaked at 16 million viewers. Only NC State – Duke in the men’s tournament was higher.

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Even potentially more impressive, tickets to the Final Four in Cleveland are considerably more expensive to the men’s Final Four in Glendale, AZ

The Oakland As are reportedly talking to Sacramento about relocating there for at least three years. But wait, doesnt Sacramento already have a minor league team?

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Terrifying quote from Washington Post “More than 80,000 women get an abortion in Florida in a typical year — about 1 in 12 abortions in USA. Now, most of those women will need to find somewhere else to go.” Not a FL resident? What if you have a medical emergency while visiting?

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In Wisconsin, President Biden won 88.5% of votes in Presidential Primary, despite some protest votes for “uninstructed” & Dean Phillips. Donald Trump only got 79.1%. With 13.8% for Nikki Haley plus scattered others.

Let’s see if ANY major media reports this as positive for Biden

Lauren Boebert doing well after emergency surgery for blood clot. As member of Congress, Boebert has great healthcare insurance. But she won GOP primary in 2020 by attacking Rep. Scott Tipton for failing to kill Obamacare. Think she’ll be more empathetic now? Me neither.

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Donald Trump says Nov. 5, Election Day in the United States this year, will be “Christian Visibility Day.”

Uh, in England Nov 5 is already on calendat, closest thing they’ve had to Jan. 6. In 1605 on Nov 5, Catholic Christians attempted to blow up Parliament & assassinate Protestant Christian King James

#GuyFawkesDay

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Alex Wagner points out that Trump lackey Judge Aileen Cannon has still not set a trial date in the Classified Documents case.

Pretty sure Cannon has a trial date in mind – as in the day after never..

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Reminder. In Trump/MAGA world, having a family member with political views is enough to demand a judge be recused from a case. What about this deal? NY judge recuses from the hush money deal at the same time Clarence Thomas recuses from all cases involving the 2020 election.

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Just heard a Republican strategist on CNN say “Abortion is not high on the list of where voters are.” Has this woman actually talked to any other women about reproductive rights. We vote. And we’re pissed.

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Different strokes..

March 31, 2024

Thinking only four games into the MLB season and Houston Astros fans are missing Dusty Baker already.

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SF Giants gave Joey Bart plenty of chances. Having said that Bart might have been forgiven for smiling just a bit at the result from the man who took his roster spot today. Ugh.

“Joey Bart designated for assignment, RHP Daulton Jefferies added to 40-man roster.”

Jeffries was the SF Giants starting pitcher today. Gave up 9 runs, 6 earned, in 2 innings….

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The NCAA has announced 3-point lines in Portland for the regional women’s basketball tournament were “not the same distance.” They declined to say how far off.. And four games were played before it was announced.

SF Chronicle, however, reported that one was the correct distance of 22 feet, 1¾ inches that was adopted for the 2021-22 season, and the other was the old 3-point distance of 20 feet, 9½ inches. Over 16 inches difference.

If only the NCAA were an organization that could afford to hire people to get details right. #sarcasm

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Trump violates gag order in hush money case by REPEATED attacking judge’s daughter, with pictures which make her a MAGA target: Fox News headline is all about Nicole Wallace: “MSNBC host angrily throws her script during show in reaction to Trump calling out judge’s daughter.”

Republican Mark Esper, Trump’s former Sec of Defense told Bill Maher “There’s no way I’ll vote for Trump, but every day that Trump does something crazy, the door to voting for Biden opens a little bit more, and that’s where I’m at.” It’s a start.

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House and Senate on vacation for Easter. But has a single GOP member of Congress condemned Trump posting a picture of a kidnapped and bound President Biden. Getting tired of using the line – “I’ll wait.”

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CNN actually gets a headline right. This shouldn’t be that much of a shock. “Republicans slam Biden for proclaiming Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter, though it’s yearly observed on March 31.”

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So next year Easter, April 20, is on Hitler’s birthday. Waiting to see how GOP will blame President Biden for that too.

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Different standards

March 30, 2024

Not fan of LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey. She’s a Trump fan, has had issues with gay players, and defended Baylor back in the days they covered up women students being raped.

But after a much hyped-Washington Post story basically just rehashed the same stuff we’ve known for years.


America Ferrera’s Barbie speech applies especially for politics & sports. LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey subjected to harsh lens no male coach is.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2024/03/30/kim-mulkey-personality-brings-criticism-no-male-coach-gets/73154743007/?tbref=hp

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Meawhile, Iowa has played a couple games in March Madness that had Caitlin Clark fans, ESPN, and advertisers seriously worried about the team advancing. Today was one of those games.

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And if Caitlin Clark and some very talenting women’s teams including players like Angel Reese and JuJu Watkins weren’t compelling enough, UConn marching through the men’s brackets looks increasingly like lions vs. christians.

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Hoped for great Pac 12 final year in college basketball, so sorry to see Arizona out.

But this story on disappointed Arizona star Caleb Love “I love these guys, been through so much, sad we couldn’t finish it… Die-hard Wildcat? No. not exactly. Love transferred from University of North Caroline to Arizona last spring.

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RIP Louis Gossett Jr.

Loved Officer and a Gentleman, though some of best lines are so un-PC they probably can’t be quoted today.

But this one to Richard Gere still works “In every class, there’s always 1 joker who thinks that he’s smarter than me. In this class, that happens to be you. Isn’t it, Mayonnaise?”

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Republicans lost their collection sh*t over peaceful protests outside SCOTUS homes & comedian holding rubber Trump head with paint. But their nominee incites violence against judges AND their families, then posts picture of Pres. Biden trussed up in the back of a truck.. .

Collective shrug

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Could NYTimes be more in love w/ Trump?

Three top political headlines Saturday

“Why It’s So Expensive to Live in Phoenix” (and how this could affect Arizona for Democrats.)

“Trump appealed ruling that allowed Fani Willis to keep GA case”

“Did Biden, Obama & Clinton look casual or “little disheveled” wearing open-neck shirts at fund-raiser?”

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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters chanted outside President Biden’s NY fundraiser last night.

Not claiming that Biden has been perfect. But he’s trying and as some who hates Netanyahu and Hamas, don’t know the solution.

But why do they never protest GOP/Trump events? Donald has promised to deport protestors plus a Muslim ban.

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When two Minnesota police officers and a first responder were murdered responding to a domestic violence call Donald Trump said nothing.

Ditto when women and girls are murdered by their husbands and boyfriends.

He doesn’t care about anyone unless it’s a photo op.

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Opening daze

March 28, 2024

So Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland pitches 2.1 innings on Opening Day, gives up 10 runs and exists with a 38.50 ERA.

Followed by Anthony Molina, who gives up 6 runs in .1 inning and exits with a 162 ERA

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Then there’s SF Giants pitcher Luke Jackson who gives up 3 runs, doesn’t get anyone out, and leaves with a infinite ERA.

Fortunately it’s a long season.

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MLB commissioner on baseball’s Ohtani investigation “I hope [it’s] short, but I just don’t know.” Translation, as soon as we can figure out a way to accept enough of Shohei’s most recent story to keep him playing.

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Monday night’s women’s basketball game with Iowa vs West Virginia, with 4.9 million viewers was the most-watched NCAA tournament game — men’s or women’s — on cable this year.

No punchline, I just like sharing that.

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Has a single Republican blaming Biden and Buttigieg for the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse suggested we spend more money on infrastructure? I’ll wait.

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And also

Has a single Republican who attacks immigrants regularly said anything nice at all about the six men who lost their lives on the Francis Scott Key bridge? I’ll wait.

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Expensive structures known as “dolphins” might have helped Francis Scott Key Bridge survive cargo ship disaster. Or not. But leaving aside how unexpected AND catalysmic the accident was, does anyone doubt if Democrats asked for funding GOP would have blocked it as excessive regulation?

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Newest University of Michigan survey shows that consumers are feeling increasingly confident that inflation will continue falling. Waiting for CNN to tell us how this is bad news for President Biden.

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This Politico headline – like it’s a bad thing: “Biden opens the door to revisiting early days of the pandemic.” More like “President Biden talking about how Trump’s lying & trying to minimize COVID cost lives. Donald knew it was deadly, he knew it was airborne. And he lied.

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Meanwhile CNN’s MJ Lee, on NY fundraiser w/ Bill Clinton, Barack Obama & Joe Biden, which apparently raised over $25 million

“3 presidents together going is to highlight deep anxiety so many Democrats are feeling about prospect of Trump returning to White House.”

How about it’s highlighting how unified Dems are? Do better media.

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Some conservatives and right-wing media are upset with NBC letting go Ronna Romney McDaniel less than a week after she was hired.

If Ronna’s so fantastic, why haven’t Fox or Newsmax or some other network hired her yet?

Sam Bankman-Fried today was sentenced to 25 years in prison. When he gets out will NBC try to hire him as a contributor?

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Joe Lieberman, 82, most recently of No Labels, has passed away. I wish the best for his family and friends.. But if you can’t say anything nice. Well, enough said.

CNN in eulogizing Joe Lieberman says there are no Senators left with an independent streak now. Because Sinema. Manchin and Murkowski are always party line voters? For starters. (Yes, I know, 2 of those 3 three are leaving… but there are other Senators who work across aisle.

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Would hope Americans see through RFK Jr’s act and his absolutely being unqualified to be President. But have to wonder if some enterprising Democrat might do ad “Trump claims to be anti-vaccine but he got behind the COVID vaccine in 2020. Your only TRUE anti-vaxxer is RFK Jr.”

Why would anyone be surprised that Nicole Shanahan says and believes some crazy things. Isn’t accepting the offer to be RFK’s running mate proof of crazy?

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Sweet sixteens

March 26, 2024

Who breathed a bigger sigh of relief when Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes came back to win tonight’s game and advance to the women’s Sweet Sixteen. Iowa fans? Or ESPN?

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Another reason to cheer for Caitlin Clark, she’s proved if your heart takes you somewhere in college basketball, doesn’t have to be of 1 biggest name schools. If you’re good enough, you & school will be big names. More know Caitlin’s name than any man in college basketball.

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Actually, the stars in men’s basketball have become the coaches. At least the names most of us remember.

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Why in the world would NBC think they need to give MORE airtime to an election denier? Like most of cable news they already give too much airline to the #1 election denier – Donald Trump

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If President Biden announced he had cured cancer increasingly convinced that “Breaking News” on cable TV would be coverage of Donald Trump’s (dishonest) reaction to that news.

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Donald Trump whines that you can’t have a trial in the middle of an election – “not fair.” So why hasn’t he told his House GOP cult members to knock off their election year impeachment efforts against President Biden?

Sen. Raphael Warnock was on Face the Nation talking voting rights & defending Joe Biden’s accomplishments -including “Black wealth is up 60%… black unemployment is at all time low…” He got zero headlines. Whereas NBC platforming an election denier…..Competence isn’t clickbait.

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WTF? Marco Rubio tried to defend Trump on immunity for conduct while in office, but conceded “Donald couldn’t “go out & basically kill staff overnight inside White House” which Rubio called “absurd” hypothetical.

Right, Donald wouldn’t hang Mike Pence himself, he’d outsource it.

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Donald Trump claims that dealing with a trial in court will keep him from campaigning. But President Biden is capable of running the country while also campaigning. Joe is up to the job, but clearly Donald is too old to be President.

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You know how brilliant Joe Biden’s response to Donald Trump’s dishonest bragging about golf- “Congratulations Donald, quite an accomplishment,” was by the number of MAGAs today who say President Biden doesn’t run his own Twitter account.

President Biden’s tweet congratulating Trump continues to go viral & clearly got under Donald’s skin. Joe needs more snarky nice surrogates.

Fortunately Amy Klobuchar supports Joe & is up to task. Remember this from Trump’s illege RNC speech on White House South Lawn?

“@amyklobuchar

·Aug 27, 2020

Get off our lawn.”

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Did not have Chuck Todd as one of the first voices of reason attacking NBC News on my 2024 Batsh*t Bingo card.

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Rachel Maddow tonight talks about how radical people have wanted to take over American democracy before. “What has always been fringe project before now” has support of major party-GOP. And it could win. Because people in so-called normal politics have laundered it. Nailed it.

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“Want to associate myself with my NBC-MSNBC colleagues who’ve have voiced loud & principled objection to company putting someone on payroll who’s part of ongoing project to get rid of our system of govt. She’s still trying to convince us elections are fraudulent.” Rachel Maddow

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Win some lose more.

March 19, 2024

Giants got Snell. I’d rather have Renel

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Seriously, has there ever been a franchise that managed to screw up PR on a day they signed a star free agent as much as the SF Giants, in also parting with one of the most popular faces- and voices -of the franchise?

As SF GIants fan who’s hated As since 1972 when they beat my childhood team the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS, been guilty of schadenfreude watching Oakland ownership.

Not today, not sure who to blame, but getting rid of beloved PA announcer Renel Brooks-Moon seems like a decision even John Fisher wouldn’t have made.

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South Carolina freshman basketball forward Sahnya Jah entered transfer portal. Coach Dawn Staley suspended her in Feb for “conduct detrimental to team.” But Jah is good enough she’ll probably find another school to take chance on her. Not sort of equality women’s sports aspired to.

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These people who Donald Trump calls “unbelievable patriots” participated in an event that resulted in many police officers being injured, and in the death of Brian Sicknick. Hey GOP – Say HIS name.

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Saudis had no problem committing $1.89 billion in equity to help Musk purchase Twitter. But they didn’t see fit to help Trump post a bond. Are Saudis deciding the useful idiot is no longer useful?

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How can American voters even be thinking of trusting a man to lead our country when that man can’t even find a single lender willing to trust him with a $456 million bond?

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Really tired of headlines like this: “Congress scrambles to avert shutdown after weekend delay.” More accurate headline – “GOP House circus puts USA on verge of yet another unnecessary potential shutdown drama.”

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Not claiming Biden is handling situation perfectly w/ Israel & Gaza & not claiming there IS a good solution.

But to Gen Z & others saying they will stay home or vote 3rd party- this statement from Donald Trump: “Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion.”

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Can reporters start asking EVERY Republican member of Congress if they agree with Donald Trump’s statement now that those convicted and in prison over January 6 are “patriots” & “hostages?” So far only Louisiana GOP Senator Bill Cassidy has publlcly disagreed with Trump.

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Trump’s attorneys say they cannot make the $464 million bond in his civil fraud case. Too soon to start the pool as to when the RNC under Lara Trump will announce they are broke?

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Let the Madness begin…

March 18, 2024

It’s that time of year when millions of Americans are outraged over some teams not making March Madness, at the same time they can’t name a single player on those teams. #SelectionSunday

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Oklahoma, Indiana State, Seton Hall and Pittsburgh were the first four teams left out of March Madness. And Oklahoma, Pittsburgh plus St. John’s declined invitations to the NIT tournament.

Is NIT now officially the tournament of chopped liver?

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Know Scott Boras is supposed to be a super agent.

But it seems like only yesterday Blake Snell was asking for 9 years and $270 million

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Putin apparently has won the Russian “election” with 87.8% of the votes. The other 12.2% presumably will be dying soon of “natural causes.”

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So apparently RFK Jr is considering Nicole Shanahan, as his running mate. Nicole is the very rich 2nd ex-wife of Sergey Brin, who he divorced after she allegedly had an affair with Elon Musk.

Feel like I lost IQ points just writing this sentence.

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So if you found out a while back that your “English-Irish” heritage was really Ulster Protestant – orange – is it cultural appropriation or worse to wear green on St Patrick’s Day? Asking for a friend.

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NY Times ignores former VP Mike Pence saying he won’t endorse Trump. But they had no problem giving previously unknown congressman Dean Phillips headlines for criticizing Biden.

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I just wish the NY Times would give as much coverage to Mike Pence not endorsing Donald Trump as they give to random people in diners who claim to be disillusioned with President Biden.

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NY Times headline “How Trump Is Scrambling to Raise Cash – “Former president facing converging financial crunches as he & GOP confront shortfall against Pres. Biden & Dems. Way buried lede -part of cash crunch is over $500 million in bonds needed from the TWO court findings against Donald..

Speaker Mike Johnson on GOP bashing each other in primaries. “I told them to cool it. I’m vehemently opposed to member-on-member action in primaries. It’s not productive, it causes division & we should not be engaging in that.” Has he listened to Orange Jesus Trump lately?

Many MAGAs routinely say that Donald Trump didn’t really mean what he was saying, it was a joke, slip of the tongue, whatever. But if Joe Biden ever so much as stumbles on a word, or utters a gramatically imperfect sentence, it’s grounds for declaring him unfit.

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Can anyone imagine if President Biden was the one who said he had beaten Barack Obama?

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Nasty GOP primary for US Senate in Ohio gets nastier as Trump-Backed MAGA candidate Moreno is linked to gay hookup site., He says it was a prank.

Personally don’t care if he’s gay or not, except that he’s anti LGBTQ rights.

But Ohio has a better option than all 3 GOP running. Re-elect Sherrod Brown. Effective no drama Senator who cares about Ohio.

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Peak bloom for Cherry Blossoms in Washington DC – March 17 – was not only the 2nd earliest on record – it was three days before the over 3-week-long Cherry Blossom Festival even started. But sure,there’s no climate change. #sarcasm

Media headlines all Biden’s verbal stumbles, but not his Gridiron quotes.

But love these Dark Brandon lines. “Expectations were so low, I just had to show up & remember who the president is.” “One candidate’s too old & mentally unfit to be president, The other guy’s me.”

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Saw Jacksonville Beach trending and hoped it was just stupid spring break behavior. Nope, another active shooter. Not quite a mass shooting for now as only three were shot.

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It’s the guns, stupid.

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Made to be broken

March 4, 2024

Congratulations to Caitlin Clark, for breaking the all-time NCAA scoring record set by Pete Maravich today.

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And while as a late bloomer I might be in a minority of people who remember Pistol Pete, how cool is it that most sports fans, even if they don’t love women’s sports or basketball, know who Caitlin Clark is?

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And if fans of men’s basketball, college and NBA still complain women don’t score enough..

Iowa’s women’s basketball team with their 93-83 win today over Ohio State, outscored both the Clippers and Timberwolves in Los Angeles’s 89-88 win over Minnesota.

Yes, I know it’s not the same game….

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Warriors Celtics is today’s NBA showcase game. If your idea of a showcase was Christians Lions.

Halftime score 38-82. Not a typo

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Do NY Times and Washington Post actually interview people who are pleased with President Biden?
I’m sure they do, but it’s like Jaywalking used to be. If Jay Leno asked questions of smart people who gove smart answers, or even normal people who gave semi-smart answers then they didn’t get on air.

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NY Times headline “Republicans Nod to Trump’s Influence in Race to Succeed McConnell.”

Can’t stand McConnell, he broke SCOTUS & much of our democracy with it. But if he’d just voted to impeach Trump after Jan 6 Donald wouldn’t be able to run in 2024.

Mitch owns this too.

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One of most repulsive things about today’s media: If pretty white woman or girl is killed by a partner, a stalker, ex-boyfriend, pedophile, random sociopath, it’s a brief flash in news cycle.

If it’s a black or brown girl it might not even make the national news cycle.

But if a young woman’s allleged killer is undocumented, her photo is shown regularly for weeks at least.

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Yes, Fani Willis could have used better judgment. But if a pro-Trump while male judge was found to have had a sexual relationship with a staffer, MAGA GOP would either dismiss it or put it down to a mark of his virility

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Stock market at record highs, car prices finally falling, Biden helping Texas during horrific wildfire without attacking the red state, crime is down… And NY Times has headline -For Democrats Pining for an Alternative, Biden Team Has a Message: Get Over It. They miss Trump

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Trump says moderate Republicans are no longer welcome in the GOP “We’re getting rid of the Romneys…we are 100 percent MAGA.”

Dear Senator Lisa Murkowski.

Although we disagree on many things I will defend you if you become a conservative Democrat or Independent who caucuses with Democrats.

We have a big blue messy tent. But we’re not insane.

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NY Times headline “Republicans Nod to Trump’s Influence in Race to Succeed McConnell.”

Can’t stand McConnell, he broke SCOTUS & much of our democracy with it.

But if he’d just voted to impeach Trump after Jan 6 Donald wouldn’t be able to run in 2024

Mitch owns this too.

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Suppose it’s good to see GOP signs of sanity with Nikki Haley beating Trump with 62.% of votes in DC Primary.

But leaving aside small number of Republican voters in DC why does media report 80-90% of Democrats voting for President BIden as bad. As Joe actually WON an election.

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Match races

February 28, 2024

Some US media reporting on Biden’s 81% in Michigan vs Trump’s 68% reminds me of an old Soviet Union joke:

A USA car beat a Russia car in a match race. Pravda headline “In race today Russian car came in second. The American car came in next to last.”

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Wait, according to Stephen Colbert, Trump says he doesn’t have to post bond “because he’s too rich?” Uh, wasn’t Donald’s conviction for lying and overinflating his assets?

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Has any reporter asked a Democrat voting uncommitted in Michigan over Biden not magically getting a ceasefire in Gaza if they really want to return to a President who will reinstitute a Muslim band, plus arrest and even deport protesters?

I’m waiting,

WTF Washington Post headline:

“Biden wins MI primary but faces notable showing by ‘uncommitted. On GOP side, former president Donald Trump continued sweep of early primary contests.”

President Biden – 81.2%, “uncommitted” 13% Trump -68%, Haley 26.7%

Thinking Jeff Bezos really wants his tax cuts?

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“House Speaker Mike Johnson said he hoped Congress could avert government shutdown. “We have been working in good faith around-the-clock every single day for months and weeks.” Uh, two weeks ago MAGA Mike sent House home for two week vacation. Does he think we’re that stupid?

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Meanwhile in Hawaii, a tourist claiming he wanted to see the sunrise, drove his rental SUV off a cliff on the Big Island – in an area rental car companies tell you not to drive due to poor road conditions and lack of cell service.

He survived with minor injuries.

Thinking someone is lucky to be alive.

And someone is about to learn about those waivers with rental car insurance.

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Louisiana Senator John Kennedy talking today about how teenage children are not mature enough to make decisions on gender-affirming care. But he and most of GOP have no problem with saying children are mature enough to become parents if they get pregnant -even by rape or incest.

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Mitch McConnell & John Thune, two top-ranked GOP leaders, today yielded to conservatives to call for all Senate to conduct a full trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Maybe Majority Leader Chuck Schumer should schedule trial for nights and weekends.

Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

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Trump lawyer badgering Terrence Bradley over him saying Nathan Wade only told him once about dating Fani Willis.

Speaking as a woman who has often talked & joked with others about how little men talk to male friends about anything personal, why is that statement controversial?

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From Seth Meyers’ question on his age: “Other guy – he’s about as old as I am, but he can’t remember his wife’s name,” President Biden said, referring to appearance where Trump referred to Melania as “Mercedes.” Can anyone imagine if Joe stumbled over Jill’s name?

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Worth the price?

February 9, 2024

There are some tickets going for really high prices on Sunday.

Not just that game in Las Vegas. But when Iowa’s women’s basketball plays Nebraska on Sunday, Caitlin Clark is only 39 points away from the all-time women’s college basketball scoring record.

Ticket prices range from about $150 to over $1000…

No guarantees. Clark might not break the record until Iowa’s home game February 15 against Michigan. But unlike the Super Bowl, when she does, it won’t be an event repeated next year.

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We’re less than a week from “Pitchers and catchers report.” Here’s the question, however, for many big name free agents ”Report where?

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Maybe if we can make it a fantasy betting game more people will pay attention to this election. Thanks to Stephen Colbert and his team for the graphics.

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly “When you come back to my state to do TV interviews at the border , you better be ready to explain why you chose politics over addressing this crisis that’s staring you in the face. This a shameful week for the U.S. Senate” . He’s right.

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Lindsey Graham says, trying to justify “This has been a half-assed effort to deal with border security.”

What an insult to Senator James Lankford, Krysten Sinema & Chris Murphy, along w/ many others who spent months including nights & weekends working on bill. How much effort did Graham put in?

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Another WTF media moment. Have seen a few headlines about Trump’s “big win” in the GOP caucuses in the US VIrgin Islands

The vote total, 182 to 64.

Yes that is a big percentage win. But 250 total votes? More people vote for homecoming king-queen in small high schools.

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As national media goes after Biden on potential memory issues… moe GOP “I don’t recall” history

I can post these all night.

October 2021: Jim Jordan: “I ‘Don’t Recall’ Number of Times Trump and I Spoke on Jan. 6.

April 2022. Marge Three Names responded, “I don’t remember”—to every single question about who she talked to before during and after Jan. 6. Or if she made threatening statements and/or discussed possible violence.

2018: Amy Klobuchar questioning now SCOTUS Justice Kavanaugh if he ever “drank so much you didn’t remember what happened night before, or part of what happened?”

“You’re asking about a blackout? I don’t know, have you?”

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Forget theater:

The biggest political story of week SHOULD be: GOP, after claiming border is USA top priority crisis, tanked decent bipartisan solution co-written by conservative Senator James Lankford. Because Trump wants people to suffer to make Biden look bad. Period.

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Not that into them

February 7, 2024

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman says the currently Oakland A’s stadium plan “does not make sense” and that A’s ownership should go back to the drawing board and pitch a new plan in the Bay Area.

When even a town that loves its sports franchises, Golden Knights, Raiders, Aces, doesn’t want John Fisher’s team…

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Not that we need an excuse. But hey, sports fans, looking for an reason to skip yet another Super Bowl Pregame show? Caitlin Clark might break the women’s basketball all time scoring record Sunday against Nebraska.

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Chris Christie on why he won’t endorse Nikki Haley: “Because she’s not running against Donald Trump.” Nailed it. For all his crimes, the only thing Nikki criticizes Trump on is his age.

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Dean Phillips claims the primary is rigged. Nikki Haley is claiming the primary is rigged. At least Bernie Sanders has redeeming qualities along with his wine/whine.

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“None of these candidates” included mediocre millionaire from MN who continues his vanity campaign. President Biden got 89.6 to their 5.7%

So media, again, if you want to talk to someone from Minnesota, make it Amy Klobuchar. Or Tina Smith or Tim Walz. They all support Joe.

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As GOP in George Santos’s district run stealth candidate, an attractive Jewish woman of color, they don’t want voters to know: She is anti-choice She won’t criticize Trump. She would support MAGA Mike in whatever votes he wants. If you know anyone in #NY3, please tell them.

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Shout it from the rooftops Sen.Chris Murphy: “We worked 4 months on this bill… I guess it’s the negotiators’ fault. we reached a compromise that would actually fix the problem. But it turns out Republicans don’t want to fix the problem.”

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Bill Clinton got re-elected. Democrats in Congress didn’t genuflect before him.

Barack Obama got re-elected. Democrats in Congress didn’t genuflect before him.

Donald Trump LOST re-election & faces multiple indictments. GOP in Congress genuflects before him. Make it make sense.

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For the non-political junkies out there. Ken Buck is VERY conservative. Tom McClintock is VERY conservative. They just appear, like Liz Cheney, to have some scruples. Which in today’s GOP makes them unicorns.

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Feb. 2021, McConnell said Trump was “morally responsible” for Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol. If Mitch had only voted to convict Donald at his 2nd impeachment trial, USA, INCLUDING the GOP, would be so much better off now. And today we’d have Ukraine Aid/border bill. #Coward

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GOP – “Back the blue!” GOP after January 6, “Unless Trump gets Capitol police killed.

GOP “Pro-life” GOP – “Unless it’s migrant women & children, or pregnant women.

GOP – “Support the Border Patrol.” GOP now “Unless Trump doesn’t want the border fixed.”

See a pattern?

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Not that it will happen but have long wished Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother was tried as well as Jennifer Crumbley….

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And yes, the Oxford High School shooter’s mom’s name is making headlines, but let’s not forget THESE names: Madiyson Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Justin Shilling, 17; and Hana St. Juliana, 14. The victims should be remembered more than those responsible for their deaths.

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How many Senators spent how many hours on negotiating bill GOP said they wanted? 

And how many staffers gave up nights & weekends to get it done.

Only for GOP to turn around & say, “Just kidding.”

Why should ANY American trust anything any Republican politician says ever again.

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Bad odds.

February 6, 2024

Due to bad weather in the San Francisco Bay Area delaying and canceling flights it took some media folks longer to fly to Las Vegas, normally about 90 minutes, than it took others to drive (by car it takes about 8 hours)  Normally the only thing that wastes an entire day at a time this week involves a Super Bowl pre-game show.

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So now that the flag football is out of the way, what’s the NFL going to do to keep getting headlines the rest of the week?

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And for $7,000 and up a ticket do attendees at least get a download of all the commercials?

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How upset must Donald Trump be about King Charles III having cancer? All the speculation on the type of cancer will be taking attention away from HIM.

(Yes, I was being snarky. but Donald’s all-caps Truth Social post did talk about Charles, “who I got to know very well….”)

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So if Texas secedes how quickly can the rest of the country limit how many Texans cross our USA border?

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Has Trump called the Border Patrol Union RINOs yet?

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How many Senators, including GOP leaders, spent how many hours on negotiating a bill Republicans said they wanted? And how many of their staffers probably gave up nights and weekends to get it done. Only for GOP to turn around and say, “Just kidding.”

Our allies are already despairing of us with GOP controlling House and Trump controlling MAGA Mike Johnson?

But why should ANY American trust anything any Republican politician says ever again.

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Hey Senate GOP.

1. Trump lost last time, if he loses again he won’t have much power over you.

2. IF he wins, he will make your lives hell and eventually throw you under the bus anyway. So why not grow a spine and do the right thing?

Jim Jordan says “Let American people decide’ on border bill in Nov.

WIll someone ask Gym on camera if border is a crisis, why wait 9 months before trying to solve it?

And since GOP is saying “We’ll do nothing until election,” basically abdicating their jobs, can we cut off their pay until Nov?

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So if the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in December 1941 with today’s House GOP in charge would they have said, well, we’re going to have to wait until the next election to respond because we don’t want to make FDR look good?

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Stephen Colbert on Trump saying he thinks he can flip New York and New Jersey. “There is no way on earth Trump is flipping those states. Though I can think of one thing voters in New York and New Jersey would be willing to flip him.”

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Are you ready for some not football?

February 5, 2024

Top ESPN headline “NFC clinches back-to-back Pro Bowl Games wins with clutch fourth-and-goal stop.”

And if you seriously knew that or cared about the game, you might need a hobby.

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As we start a week of stories about suites at the Super Bowl costing over a million dollars, your reminder that Republicans think billionaires still need more tax cuts.

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The Big Ten and SEC conferences announced they have formed a joint advisory group of university presidents, chancellors and athletic directors to “address the significant challenges facing college athletics” and how to improve the student-athlete experience.

Translation: How can we make it all just about us and our “student-athletes” and make the other conference grovel for scraps?

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Believe that both Netanyahu & Hamas are evil. But as protesters demanding cease-fire disrupt & shut down many Dem events, why aren’t they going after GOP?

Mike Johnson “House won’t rush to pass Senate border-foreign aid deal but will take up stand-alone bill for aid to Israel.”

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Why does it matter Dean Phillips stays in race, since he has no chance? Because national media LOVES to put mic in front of this mediocre Minnesota rich man to bash Biden.

Whereas plenty of other good Democrats would gladly use that time to tell reporters about Biden’s accomplishments.

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Hey JD Vance. Remember this? “I do solemnly swear that I will support & defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign & domestic; that I will bear true faith & allegiance to the same.”

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How many younger people are watching the Grammys, hearing the category “Record of the Year,” and asking “what’s a record?”

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Don’t always watch the Grammys as there are so many acts I’ve never heard of and the show makes me feel old. Fortunately tonight was an exception. Trevor Noah AND that Tracy Chapman / Luke Combs duet right up front made it worth tuning in. Not to mention Joni Mitchell.

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Mike Johnson on Meet the Press attacked Biden administration for “projecting weakness on world stage.” What about weakness of no longer supporting Ukraine?

And weakness of taking back the promises to Afghans who helped Americans.

And weakness holding up military appointments for politics.

Clean up your own House, MAGA Mike

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We already knew Marianne Williamson’s a narcissist who loves attention.

Dean Phillips at least pretended to be serious politician, albeit not particularly effective. He’s under 2% in S. Carolina. What will it take for Phillips to learn – Dems are not at ALL into him?

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Scarlett O’Hara in the end on Ashley Wilkes “I loved something I made up, I made a pretty suit of clothes and fell in love with it.” This is what the national media is doing with Nikki Haley.

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Nikki Haley got a nice puff piece moment on SNL, but the Bear’s Ayo Edeberi won the cold open: “I was just curious, what would you say was the main cause of the Civil War, um, and do you think it starts with an ‘s’ and ends with a ‘lavery?’ ”

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Hey SNL, if you had to give Nikki Haley a spot, why not do same for Democratic politicians. Amy Klobuchar can be seriously funny. Pete Buttigieg has great comic timing as well. Heck, invite Amy & Pete on together. Enough people remember 2020 primaries it would be must-see TV.

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The odds are odd.

February 2, 2024

The Pro Bowl on Sunday has devolved into some skill events and flag football games.

And yes, you can bet on them.

But if you know what those events are, and/or have made betting plans, you just might have a gambling problem.

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As a number of big name free-agents remain unsigned, I’m so old I remember when we talked about pitchers and catchers reporting, we knew basically which team’s they’d be reporting to

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The Dow on Thursday added 369.54 points, or 0.97% to close at 38,519.84. A new record.

This wasn’t a headline with most major national media.

But they found time to cover polls, and GOP chaos, and why “fill-in-the-blank” is a problem for Biden

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Nikki Haley says “This is not personal for me. I don’t have issues with Donald Trump.” Uh she professes to care about democracy, leaving aside fact Nikki is a woman and daughter of immigrants. Can someone ask Haley why DOESN’T she have issues with Donald Trump?

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Calling Donald Trump a sick F*ck actually seems like a more accurate demonstration of mental competence than “person woman man camera tv.”

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While 150 Democrats is trending on social media and GOP is trying to stir up outrage, your reminder, President George W. Bush had a DUI, and VP Dick Cheney had two DUIs.

(Their proposed law makes any non-citizen deportable for a DUI conviction or even charge.)

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GOP House new proposed law makes someone convicted of even or charged with DUI not only deportable but inadmissable from USA. So if other countries say someone convicted or charged with crime is inadmissable, gonna make it real hard for Trump if re-elected to go to most summits.

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Tom Cotton went to Harvard and served in US Military. Pretty sure he knows that Singapore, one of the most capitalist countries in the world, is not China. But he’s hoping GOP voters don’t.

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Travel agents know weird trivia. For example, air distance between Singapore & Shanghai is 2359 miles, further than from Los Angeles to Washington DC.( Singapore Beijing is 400 miles further.) Practically right next door. In case Tom Cotton supporters needed a geography lesson.

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Interesting little sidebar on yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with the biggest social media companies. No executive from Trump’s Truth Social was included. Not because they behave better. But because they don’t matter. #Irrelevant

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Keeping score

February 1, 2024

 Now at 3,424 career points, Caitlin Clark will set her sights on the NCAA’s all-time scoring record of 3,527, held by Washington’s Kelsey Plum.

One of the coolest things. While Kelsey Plum may not be a household name (she now plays for the Las Vegas Aces) These days thinking most sports fans, men and women know who Caitlin Clark is.

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So how many Scaramucci’s did Alina Habba last?

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Two things we know.

1. Trump said GOP Senators who vote for the border deal would be making a ‘terrible mistake.”

2. Trump has no idea what’s in the BIPARTISAN border deal.

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Put this (accurate) Washington Post headline question on the things I did not have on my batsh*t bingo card. “Can Lankford overcome the right?” James Lankford is one of the most conservative members of Congress.

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Speaker Johnson today suggested that no immigration deal will be acceptable to him unless it completely eliminates illegal immigration — something that will never happen.

Want to end this madness? Vote Blue in November. As my late great stepmother said “We’re not perfect, but they’re nuts.

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QAnon had a fundraiser for former gubernatorial candidate and current US Senate candidate Kari Lark.

Sorry, you can’t be a little bit pregnant.

And you can’t be a little bit QAnon.

Arizona, remember this when Lake tries to pretend in November that she’s semi- moderate.

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As rightwing media attack what they call the idolization of Taylor Swift, Stephen Colbert responds “Yeah, stop worshipping false idols and buy yourself a piece of Donald Trump’s old suit.”

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It’s now all about pulling away the football all the time, Who else thinks that if President Biden did decide to deal with the border by executive action as GOP is now suggesting, that Republicans would immediately try to impeach him for overreach?

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Fascinating Senate Judiciary hearing today on protecting children online. Amazing number of GOP Senators (not all, Tom Cotton still being a jerk) actually talking reasonably w/out usual nonstop Biden bashing. We have bipartisan agreement on issue. Time to get some bills passed.

Amy Klobuchar: “When door blew off Boeing flight nobody questioned decision to ground 700 planes. Why aren’t we taking same sort of decisive action on social media? We know kids are getting hooked on fentanyl, seeing dangerous content on eating disorders, committing suicide over revenge porn.”

She’s right. and no one died as a result of the scary Boeing incident. A lot of kids have died from online fentanyl, from eating disorders, and as she said, suicide.

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Missed chances

January 31, 2024

Headline “Lions’ Dan Campbell under fire after gutsy fourth-down decisions fail. Detroit coach’s go-for-broke mentality cost his team in Sunday’s 34-31 loss to SF 49ers.” Uh, I don’t remember Campbell dropping easy catches and fumbling, and not downing great punt at the one.

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Buried lede on the story about the young Russian figure staker who helped her team win gold in 2022. but has now been disqualified, and served with four-year ban.

“Valieva will be ineligible to compete until December 2025, roughly two months BEFORE the 2026 Winter Olympics are scheduled to begin in Milan.”

We can do this all over again. As the US now gets the gold medal for 2022.. But isn’t it all Olympians dream to get their medals over 2 years after the games?

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Maybe President Biden should do a rally in Florida with both Taylor Swift and Mickey Mouse. GOP heads would explode.

Hey Velveeta Voldemort. Even your January 6 supporting buddy Senator MIKE LEE loves Taylor Swift. Back in Senate hearing into Ticketmaster’s monopoly practices he was quoting Swift songs, and saying how his daughter said if he didn’t do something she’d call Senator Klobuchar herself.

Donald, you’re gonna lose this battle worse than DeSantis lost and is losing to Disney.

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GOP Senator James Lankford is anti-choice, anti-voting rights, pro-Trump. But he said “GOP 4 months ago would not give funding for Ukraine, Israel, & the border bc we demanded changes in policy…now a few months later we’re like, “oh, just kidding.” So for that they censure him.

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Plenty of time to investigate how a drone was able to kill 3 American troops in Jordan. But some in GOP are already trying to blame Biden.

Has it occurred to them Tommy Tuberville’s nine month hold on military promotions sure didn’t help US readiness?

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Governor Tim Walz is doing a great job for Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar & Tina Smith are doing great job for Minnesota & Americans across country. Dean Phillips is missing votes for Minnesota & running a useless vanity campaign. Why is media giving HIM nonstop publicity?

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Although Taylor Swift is exactly Velveeta Voldemort’s type. Tall, slender, pretty, blonde. Like his first two wives, his daughter, E.Jean Carroll back in the day. Have to assume his hatred for her is partly personal, she’s made it very clear she finds him unattractive.

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were in SF and Oakland this weekend. As reported by Gabe Lehman of SFGate, this great line from Poelher about Donald’s $83 million judgment for defaming E. Jean Carroll

” We finally found something Trump won’t do for money: Shut the f—k up,”

Trump likes to brag of great relationships w/ Kim Jong Un, Putin, Orban, etc. If one of his dictator buddies let slip privately he knew of planned 2024 terrorist attack against USA what do we think Donald would do? Tell President Biden? Or let it happen so he could blame Joe?

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If Fire Chief were an elected office and today’s GOP were firefighters, they’d show up with your house ablaze and say “We’re going to let it burn until you vote for our guy.”

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At this point is there ANY good bipartisan deal that Congress could negotiate that Trump wouldn’t try to sabotage?

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Standing by her man

January 25, 2024

Approaching another NFL playoff weekend where Taylor Swift will get all sorts of hate for coverage media gives her supporting her boyfriend…

First, she’s not asking for coverage.

Second, imagine if she stayed home? Then haters would complain she didn’t really care about Kelce.

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So are some of these remaining star MLB free agents going to sign with a team by Spring Training? Or are they still hoping for an offer from the NL All-Star Dodgers?

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After winning the national championship with Michigan, Jim Harbaugh is leaving to be head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. Now the question, with their coach gone, will the Wolverines still end up on probation or face a bowl ban?

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Give me a break on claim he’ll blacklist Nikki Haley donors. Somehow Trump got hold of our company e-mail list & I get about half dozen fundraising emails from him a DAY on my work email. He’ll take money from anyone. Hell, Velveeta Voldemort will beg for money from anyone.

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Mitch McConnell saying GOP won’t make deals on immigration, or maybe ANYTHING important because Trump tells them not to. Democrats should be running this in ads nonstop. Americans deserve leaders who govern, not those who refuse to do their jobs for fear of their loser leader.

Trump pressuring Senate GOP to reject ANY immigration deal: “If someone’s running for Pres. & trying to undermine governance, that’s bad,” LA Sen.Bill Cassidy, who is hardly a liberal:

Cassidy adds “Trying to defeat legislation, all in name of running for office? That’s irresponsible.”

Why is Bill a lone voice in GOP?

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Two smaller Washington Post headlines Wednesday:

– “Obamacare enrollment hits record level as Trump vows repeal.”

“Biden endorsed by United Auto Workers, shoring up union vote in automaking swing states.” Both BFD.

And yet both are below stories about Trump & Haley. #DoBetterMedia

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Another Washington Post headline – “Republican primary is over. Get ready for long, grim rematch.” Uh, Biden won pretty easily as New Hampshire write-in candidate.

Even w/ some liberals voting for Haley against Trump. Seems like Dems aren’t grim about Joe running for re-election at all.

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Bridget Ziegler, whose husband resigned as GOP chair after revelations about their 3-way sexual encounter, returned to DeSantis’s Disney Oversight board Imagining her now: ”Don’t want movies my children watch while I’m having sex w/ another woman to indicate being LGTBQ is ok.”

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Jon Stewart is returning to the Daily Show on Mondays only through the 2024 elections. Between Jon and Rachel Maddow think it’s now time for #TGIM – Thank God It’s Monday!

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Nothing personal but at this point I don’t give a flying fig newton who Susan Collins endorses in 2024.

Dean Phillips tweeted.

“A little known Congressman from Minnesota built a scrappy campaign with a passionate team just 10 weeks ago, and tonight earned 21% against an incumbent President with a 50 year head-start and the full force of a party behind him.”

Spare me. Little known member of Congress from Minnesota who did something that MATTERED in New Hampshire was Amy Klobuchar in 2020. Amy became a top Biden surrogate on campaign trail & powerful accomplished ally in Senate Dean, for all recent media attention you’ve done nothing!

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Oh father…

January 22, 2024

As the California Senate debate happened tonight..

Tonight Steve Garvey wouldn’t say if he’d vote for Biden or Trump.

So is he lying?

Stupid?

Or hit on the head with two many foul balls?

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Quotes from Steve Garvey in 1989 when he got 2 women pregnant & marrried a 3rd.

“I’ll live up to my moral obligations, which I feel strongly about because I’m Christian…”

“In both cases, I was led to believe that I wasn’t responsible for birth control.”

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Maybe time to revive this 35 year old joke based in fact:

What are the 3 most common questions asked in a Lamaze classwaiting room.

1. Is this your first?

2.When are you due?

3.Aren’t you Steve Garvey?

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Here’s the link for those who may have forgotten or are too young…

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-02-24-sp-332-story.html


So is Taylor Swift’s next song gonna be “wide right?”

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In Florida, GOP has been caught using ghost candidates in state races – vaguely progressive description for those “tired of politics as usual.” In some close 2020 races a “ghost” not campaigning took enough votes to give GOP win. Third parties don’t win, they spoil.

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Meanwhile – Now ex Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis was polling at best near 5% in New Hampshire. To put that in perspective, in NH in 2020, Ron wouldn’t have beaten top 5 Democrats Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Liz Warren or Joe Biden. He’d have about tied Tom Steyer.

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NY Times headline “The Emasculation of Ron DeSantis by the Bully Donald Trump.” Uh, that implies that DeSantis was any sort of a real man before Trump started attacking him.

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Many Democrats dropped out of 2022 race and endorsed Joe Biden, but remained popular in their home states. A few improved their national profile. Deathsantis did neither. He’s term-limited out but appears to have squandered what good will he had even with many GOP in Florida.

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On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, can anyone imagine if somehow if SCOTUS now decided what state a man lived in affected his ability legally to procure Viagra?

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