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Winners and losers

January 21, 2024

Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer earns 1,202nd victory to tie Mike Krzyzewski’s record

This should be a bigger story. Hoping it will be when Tara breaks the record.

WTF ESPN? This headline “Iowa’s Clark- fan collide after Ohio States upset win.”

Uh, Ohio State fans stormed the court after their upset win and one of them crashed into Caitlin Clark, knocking her to the ground in pain. Fortunately she says she’s not injured but it was “kind of scary.”

I know women’s college basketball gets short shift to the men’s game on many things, but security shouldn’t be one of them.

(and hey, I get storming the court in excitement, but players should have been able to leave the court first.)

Ron Deathsantis has suspended his campaign and endorsed Donald Trump

” Uh, the primaries aren’t close to over. Shouldn’t Ron be forced to take his campaign to term?

Asked if she would vow not to be Trump’s VP, Nikki Haley said yesterday being vice president is “off the table.” “Off the table” isn’t “Yes.”

And “I don’t want to be anyone’s vice president.” Of course if he asks she’ll say she didn’t want it but will do for good of country.

Tim Scott and Nikki Haley still want to take all our rights away. They just would do it with a nice smile.

Ron DeSantis now saying that Trump voters in Iowa had told him they would support him in four years. ‘They were coming up to me saying, “We want you in 2028, we love you, man,” Big strong men with tears in their eyes?

Give whoever runs Joe Biden’s twitter account a raise.

This Tweet today “I don’t agree with Nikki Haley on everything, but we agree on this much: She is not Nancy Pelosi.”

Wow while rambling about January 6th, a confused Trump repeatedly blamed Nikki Haley for January 6th and says Halely (not Nancy Pelosi) was in charge of security for the Capitol.

President Biden was a childhood stutterer and has made verbal gaffes since he was a young man. He usually, however, corrects himse. But imagine if Joe Biden had said something half as insane about January 6.·

Trump loves to praise January 6 insurrectionists as “peaceful protesters.

But Donald kicked a man who called him a dictator out of his rally last night & would have had him locked up if he could. Velveeta Voldemort might be thinnest skinned man US has ever had in White House

Apparently Vladimir Putin now is questioning whether Russia should take back Alaska? Lisa Murkowski has a backbone, Dan Sullivan maybe. Would like to see either of them asked about this. And if they endorse Putin’s puppet?

Three years ago this weekend, Inauguration morning. Ready for repeat in 2025. Except Deb Fischeras new ranking member of the Senate Rules committee, will be walking next to Amy Klobuchar up the Capitol steps.

(And another call out to retired Senator Roy Blunt. Many Republicans would not have been so gracious in helping Biden’s inauguration happen. There were serious doubts between COVID and after January 6 as to whether it could happen publicly.)

The Eagles are grounded?

January 16, 2024

Philadelpha slogan “Fly Eagles Fly.”

Tonight they flew about as well as a Boeing Max 737-9.

Meanwhile, after a locals dug out the field and the seats, Buffalo Bills won handily in their rescheduled game, and will play the Kansas City Chiefs next week with game time temperatures expected to be in the 20s. Hope the players don’t overheat in that balmy weather.


Despite all these MAGAs upset about media attention with Taylor Swift dating Travis Kelce, all these Swifties suddenly tuning into football fans reminds me a bit when Tiger Woods burst on the scene… a whole new group of fans starting watching golf.

Remembering 2020 Iowa caucuses. One time I was especially impressed with Amy Klobuchar was, on shoe-string budget, while national media waited all night for final counts that never came, she took advantage of their boredom & called in; got free airtime to talk about her campaign.

Shame none of the media called her tonight. Klobuchar could have made it far more interesting with memories of 2020, or talking about Biden accomplishments, than what was apparently just nonstop rehashing of Iowa GOP primary voters doing exactly what the polls said they would do. 

Nikki Haley says “if it’s Trump-Biden rematch, it’s going to be another toss-up election, could go either way, we could have more disputes over election inference…” It wasn’t a toss-up election. Biden won pretty handily. But Nikki can’t say that for fear of upsetting Donald.

Steve Kornacki reports only 10% of GOP Iowa caucus voters say “ability to beat Joe Biden” is top factor in them voting…. Maybe because Trump supporters know he’ll declare victory no matter what the vote total, and try again with new and improved coup attempt.

Buried in Washington Post story about Donald Trump’s victory party in Des Moines – it was a cash bar. Well, of course it was.

Trump attacks Ramawamy two days ago ” A vote for Vivek s a vote for the ‘other side’ — don’t get duped by this. Vote for ‘TRUMP,’ don’t waste your vote! Vivek is not MAGA.

Tonight Vivek Ramawamy suspends his 2024 bid and endorsed Trump. It’s. A. Cult.

WTAF? Trump tonight “We want to come together. whether it’s Republicans or Democrats or conservative, it would be so nice if we could come together & straighten out the world.”

(* Except of course for women, immigrants, LGTBQ & RINOS & media.)

If you’ve been there, or had parents go or friends go though it, you know, dementia is scary.

“I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits.”

Dr. MLK Jr.

Today’s GOP is against ALL of that. Yes, even meals for children  .

Number$ game

January 12, 2024

NFL Playoffs don’t start until this weekend and many fans who will be unable to watch the game are angry and wondering how the NFL could have possibly sold the Dolphins-Chiefs game to Peacock.

Uh, if the NFL thought they could get away with in they’d put all the playoffs on pay per view!

Of all three major football coaches who suddenly exited this week, Nick Saban, Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick, who’d have guessed without looking it up that Belichick, 71, was the youngest..

Politico headline “Dems rip Biden for launching Houthi strikes without congressional approval.

Uh, so far what I’ve seen is a few far-left Democrats ripping Biden. Not Democrats in general. Thinking most of them support our President.

But with Congress off for MLK weekend, media needs clickbait.

Almost all polls show Trump has huge lead & his GOP base/cult won’t vote for anyone else, even if he’s convicted & jailed. This doesn’t stop national media from nonstop GOP primary coverage while ignoring Joe Biden & Democrats’ real accomplishments.

Understand why Fox News etc don’t say it. But why aren’t CNN, ABC, CBS etc covering Hunter Biden story saying this simple sentence” “Hunter Biden is being held in contempt only because he wants to testify to the House not under cover of darkness but publicly on the record.”

(apparently MSNBC is saying it. Finally)

As a U.S. led coalition has struck Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, one thought: I am SO glad President Biden is our Commander in Chief now.

So Hunter Biden paid back all his back taxes, but he is facing felony charges. Republicans want him locked up. Donald Trump brags about avoiding taxes and the Trump Corp was found guilty on fraud charges. Republicans want him back in the White House.

There are so many people now, not just politicians, but election workers, judges, lawyers, etc who need security because Donald Trump has attacked them with vitriol and lies. How long until one of Velveeta Voldemort’s outbursts gets someone killed?

It’s not just that GOP has a razor thin majority in the House, it’s that they are letting a handful of right-wing crazies from deep red districts run the country.

Want change? Or just sanity? Vote Blue in every 2024 election!

(Not that Democrats don’t have crazies, but they aren’t running the party.)

Dropped passes

January 11, 2024

Aaron Rodgers was dropped from the Pat McAfee Show after his lies about Jimmy Kimmel and Jeffrey Epstein.

How long until Aaron is invited on with Sean Hannity on Fox, or Tucker Carlson’s Twitter/X show?

On the first day that Draymond Green returned to the Golden State sideline after his suspension, (though he did not play) the Warriors lost to the New Orleans Pelicans 141-105. 

Good thing Draymond wasn’t on the floor. For all his positive talk about making changes  This game was so bad could imagine a reasonable player commiting a flagrant 2 or swearing at a referee just to get himself out of there.

Meanwhile, in what might turn out of have been a battle for ping-pong balls, the now 6-30 San Antonio Spurs and Wemby dismantled the now 3-35 Detroit Pistons.

WTAF? Nancy Mace starts screaming “ARREST HIM” about white privilege with Hunter Biden because he showed up at their hearing & has responded to their subpoena by saying he only wants to testify publicly.

Uh. Hunter WANTS to testify. I missed Mace’s rant about arresting Gym Jordan

Nick Saban is a Democrat. He could take a couple years to recharge and then in 2026 run for Senate in Alabama. Better man and MUCH better coach than Tommy Tuberville.

Would love for Nick Saban to run for U.S. Senate. Does it mean I think he’s better than Doug Jones? No. But if celebrities get elected because of how much sports matters in some states, I’d rather have smart guy with good politics. Maybe Lebron James might run some day in Ohio?


Nothing Nikki Haley has said will upset Velveeta Voldemort as much as this phrase tonight “That election, Trump lost it. Biden won.”

CNN’s Manu Raku talking to GOP Freedom Caucus member who claims Biden is letting “illegals” in to get votes. No pushback. People who are not citizens, regardless of immigration status, cannot vote. Being objective journalist doesn’t mean letting complete lies go unchecked.

Chris Christie ias he suspended his campaign quoted Ben Franklin with the same line as Amy Klobuchar used in Senate speech on Jan 6 minutest before rioters broke in: “Our cause—despite our political differences—is to preserve our American democracy…because as someone once said ‘It’s a republic, if you can keep it.’”


Twelve Extreme MAGA Republicans including Marge Three Names tanked a procedural vote today to protest Mike Johnson’s spending deal with Chuck Schumer. You know who didn’t have these issues despite some extreme members and a razor thin majority? Nancy Pelosi.

If Chris Christie is serious about keeping Donald Trump out of White House here’s statement he could make. “I disagree with Joe Biden on many things, but he’s an honorable man who loves this country & democracy. If Trump is our nominee we should re-elect Biden & look ahead to 2028.”

Sore arm today after RSV shot. But also just heard about a client who had RSV turn into pneumonia and broke a rib from coughing.

I’ll happily continue to take every recommended vaccine in US. Including the next COVID booster when it shows up.

Served very cold.

January 10, 2024

So the Miami Dolphins were leading 14-7 after three quarters against the Buffalo Bills, and ended up losing 21-14.

Now the Dolphins will have to travel to Kansas City this weekend for a wild card game where the temperature will be about 0 at kickoff (plus wind) and may go lower.

Talk about going COLD for the fourth quarter.

A Pittsburgh restaurant chain sending Titans free sandwiches for helping Steelers make playoffs

-Dear Carolina Panthers.

Do you realize how many wonderful New Orleans King Cakes you’d have gotten if you had just beaten Buccaneers & helped Saints make playoffs?

Melania Trump’s mother, 78, has passed away. RIP But how much must it drive Donald crazy to read that she was only one year older than he is. So don’t share this.

Ron DeSantis in his “State of the State.” “Let’s keep doing what works. Let’s continue to make Florida the envy of the nation.”

Uh, if Florida was the envy of the nation Deathsantis wouldn’t be crashing and burning in the GOP primaries.

Convicted insurrectionist Rachel Powell interviewed today on CNN. She is going to prison for four years for violent January 6 behavior. But still believes the election lies. Says Trump won. Says maybe FBI instigated Jan 6. Says someone “gave” her an axe. And says Trump WILL pardon her. It. Is. A. Cult.

I was in high school during Watergate. Never thought a President could make Nixon look good by comparison.

Trump and his lawyers assert he the right to assassinate people unless he is impeached and convicted in the Senate. Jamie Raskin “So what’s to keep him from murdering members of the Senate so he won’t be convicted. He can’t be prosecuted for it.”

Trump’s lawyer says a President even has immunity from assassinating his political rivals if he is not impeached and convicted. Did Putin give them that idea? Sounds like Republicans running for President should stay away from windows.

Stephen Colbert sums it up “So to recap. Trump & his lawyers arguing President ought to be able to murder his political opponents & then cannot be prosecuted unless he is impeached. So he has God-like powers as long as his party controls Senate. I just want to say “Please vote.”

Over one billion to serve.

December 22, 2023

And yes, tell me again how billionaire sports owners need tax cuts.

Best thing about the Los Angeles Dodgers signing Yamamoto.

In 2024, fans of 28 other teams will join SF Giants fans in considering the Dodgers the most hated team in Major League Baseball.

And we all know, if some team like the Giants or the Astros or the Mariners had pulled off this deal for the deferred contracts etc, that MLB would try to invalidate the deal. Manfred wants a Dodgers-Yankees World Series.

On the other hand, It’s all going to be worth it when the Dodgers flame out in the NLDS or NLCS…

Is there a team in the NFL that has done a better or I should say worse, job week after week of “messing” with their fans’ emotions than the New Orleans Saints? Never count them as winners, never count them out.

(Bad game, got down over 20 points, and still came within 8 points with about 4 minutes to go…)

Fox News headline “Pete Buttigieg runs up tens of thousands of dollars on taxpayers’ tab flying on jets.”

Actual story says Buttigieg spent $59,000 on government planes from Aug 2021 to June 2023 per IG audit. And the DOT says these were times when schedule/security made that that less expensive option.

Fox had no issues when Elaine Chao spent over $93,000 in 2017 ALONE

Florida AG Ashley Moody claiming state’s public school libraries are “forum for government speech” & “not a forum for free expression.” State now “leads”with more than 40 percent of banned books in USA. Flori-DUH jokes are funny, but what’s happening to Florida education isn’t.

How do some of these would be Presidents in GOP primary expect us to think they’d stand up to our enemies? They can’t even stand up to loser Donald Trump.

Not that long ago Rudy Giuliani,despite his many flaws, was a wealthy man with a very comfortable life. Even if Joe Biden did say all Rudy’s sentences have a “noun, a verb and 9-11.” And he threw it all away. #ETTD

Remember if you have MAGA friends/family screaming about Colorado: “Six Republican & unaffiliated Colorado voters filed a lawsuit in Sept. alleging that Trump’s actions in relation to the Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol disqualify him from office under 14th Amendment.”

Know many people of various ages, genders, races, who are quite happy they voted for President Biden & will vote for Joe again. Some admit he’s exceeded expectations. Why can’t media ever interview people like that? Or more to the point, show or write about THOSE interviews?

Didn’t realize Barry Manilow is also 80 years old. Add him to the list of musicians – Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson etc, who should perform at President Biden’s second inauguation.

Here we go again CNN. President Biden gets a complicated foreign policy success with prisoner swap with Venezuela, bringing 10 Americans home. And part of CNN story is complaints Joe isn’t also making a deal to bring home someone from Russia.

GOP now saying “let the voters decide” about Trump on a ballot. But when the voters decide… for reproductive rights, for voting rights, for gun laws… GOP wants to take it to the courts. Make it make sense.

Got a fundraising request from California Democrats for the race for Kevin McCarthy’s seat. Uh, district is R+16!. My late Aunt who lived in Ridgecrest, part of that district, used to say “There are 50 Democrats in town, I know them all, how many friends do you need? Make your donations wisely.

Are the games the thing?

December 6, 2023

Does anyone actually understand, or care, about this NBA in-season tournament?

Can’t be the only SF Giants fan on social media who KNOWS there are more important things in the world right now but can’t resist clicking on links that might be news about a contract for a certain Japanese baseball player.

As VP Harris cast tie breaking vote for Loren L. AliKhan to be confirmed as first female South Asian federal judge to serve on DC District Court, it was 50-50 only because of Joe Manchin. Suppose it’s just coincidence that Manchin’s nay vote, again, came for a woman of color.

When Joe Biden first announced in 2019 he decided to enter race for President, Biden said he decided to run because of Donald Trump’s actions in the White House. So why is it a big deal that Joe says Trump running again may have factored in his decision to run for re-election?

A new study in Japan says wasabi linked to “substantial” memory boost. Maybe because when you take a mouthful of wasabi with sushi thinking it’s avocado you never forget it?

Last night we had Rachel Maddow and Liz Cheney agreeing on the need to stop Trump to save democracy.

Today on a smaller scale we have Senator Ed Markey (D. Mass) & Ted Cruz together as lead sponsors of a bill to require carmakers to keep AM radio in cars. Not sure which is the oddest couple.

So bill passed by Senate Rules Committee w/ bipartisan support apparently scared ex-coach Tuberville enough to drop his holds on military appointments. What small petty little man he is & ultimately a coward. No wonder Auburn paid him $5.6 million to go away & not coach anymore.

On top of cruel stunt that hurt our military & families. Tuberville should know better than to use not-so-cute metaphor w/ daughter of a sportswriter & a fan herself. Tommy; “I’d have loved to have 5 downs in football.” Amy Klobuchar; “It was more like a 10 month long fumble.”

And right on cue, despite a bipartisan bill by Ted Cruz and Ed Markey to support AM radio, with about 26 bipartisan co-sponsors, Rand Paul objects because he is…angry about electric cars??? We are all Rand Paul’s neighbor.