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How dat?

October 7, 2024

Derek Carr has an oblique injury and may or may not be able to play next Sunday.

Think I speak for most Saints fans when i say, can’t decide if that’s good or bad news.

One thing about being a sports fan. Most days have some good with the bad.

As in bummed to see the Saints lose to Kansas City. but fun to watch the Yankees lose to Kansas City

And again about payroll

For 2024.

Yankees: $309,434,607

Royals: $122,546,954 (20th)

Guardians: $106,774,581 (23rd)

Tigers: $98,511,614 (26th)

Toal: $327,833,149 – yes, that’s $18 million more total for the other three teams left as for the Yankees themselves.

GOP: we have no problem taking women’s rights away based on state where they live. Also GOP, we have no problem running for open US Senate seats no matter where we live. WI GOP candidate Hovde lives in CA, MI candidate Rogers per Maddow lives in FL along w/ AL Sen. Tuberville…

I wish this were a joke. Trump is now attacking immigrants by claiming they have “bad genes.” Has he forgotten? Four of his five children have immigrant mothers.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he won’t call Congress back into session early for emergency funding for hurricane victims, saying there’s no rush since “it takes a while to calculate the actual damages.” Wonder if Milton was heading for Shreveport instead of Florida?

Ron DeSantis won’t extend the voter registration deadline due to Hurricane Milton. And yes, the city of Tampa votes blue. He probably won’t extend voting hours etc either.

But wanna lay odds if the Florida Governor allows exceptions for voters in wealthy Republican areas -like Lee County – if the storm hits them?

I think I like Tampa’s mayor Jane Castor On with Kaitlin Collins today “I can say without any dramatization whatsoever: If you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you’re gonna die.”

When we’re getting “Once in a Lifetime Storms” about once a week, maybe it is time to quit pretending there’s no climate change. #Milton

Finally this old story that feels particulary apt.

Police knock on woman’s door telling her to evacuate before hurricane

She refuses: “God will save me.’

Then as water rises, people come by in a boat in flooded street, “get in the boat please.”

She refuses: “God will save me” Water continues to rise.

She’s on roof, helicopter flies overhead w/ ladder. “Grab the ladder please.” She refuses: “God will save me.”

Then she drowns. At pearly gates “God, why didn’t you save me.”

God: “I sent police, a boat & a helicopter, what did you want?”

And the first shall be last…

September 23, 2024

As a Saints fan in the San Francisco Bay area it was tough to watch New Orleans snatch defeat from the jaws of victory Sunday.

49ers. “Hold our beer.”


Meanwhile the SF Giants have won six of seven and are making a late season push towards .500…. (damaging playoff hopes of other teams in the process.)

As a New Orleans Saints fan still bitter about that NFC Championship loss to the Rams, nonetheless remember, Saints were up 17-0 in the first half before LA coach Sean McVay called for a successful fake punt… Did SF 49ers staff not remember it?

Republicans saying “let the states decide” on Roe v Wade, are really saying “We are perfectly fine taking rights away from AMERICAN women and girls simply based on where they are born.”

Rachel Maddow has clip of Ohio Senate candidate Moreno saying it’s “a little crazy” for women over 50 to care about abortion. I’m 65. I care VERY much about reproductive rights. Bernie Moreno can go perform a sexual act upon himself that will not result in pregnancy.

Donald Trump, who used to be friends with Oprah Winfrey decades ago, ranted yesterday “I couldn’t help but think this isn’t the real Oprah.” Trump used to be a Democrat. She could say the same about him.

As neither Trump nor Vance will condemn Mark Robinson now, your reminder he’s PUBLICLY said some pretty awful things before now.

“Once a woman is pregnant it’s not her body anymore.” Homosexuality is “filth,” “It’s is time for us to get back and start reading some of those quotes” (from Hitler, Stalin etc..)

Ana Navarro nails it. “Melania Trump being paid $237,500 for Mar-A-Lago speech, Donald selling selling cheap Christmas ornaments for $90… I find it incredibly tacky… preying on poor people to fund their luxury…turning Mar-A-Lago & campaign into the Home Shopping Network”

Trump today said that California has blackouts and brownouts every single day.

California voter here. Can’t remember the last time we lost power.

So no Donald, you’re confused, that would be Texas.

.D Vance asked about Mark Robinson ” “I don’t not believe him, I don’t believe him—I just think that you have to let these things sometimes play out in the court of public opinion.” – So what kind of dressing goes with this word salad?

As Mark Robinson continues to insist the credible allegations against him are false…

Wouldn’t we all want to know how many IT professionals who work for Republicans are getting the question today “How do you delete your browser history?

On Sept 18, Trump said that he planned to visit Springfield, Ohio in the next two weeks. Now he says he’s not going. So this was a “big beautiful healthcare plan” or “policy on mifepristone” kind of two weeks. He should have said he had the “concept” of a visit.

Can we STOP this narrative that Americans know what a Donald Trump presidency would be like? We know what Trump’s FIRST term was like. When he had guardrails, staff around him who reined in his worst impulses. None of those people will be there to save us in a second term.

Seriously GOP? They agreed to fund govt through Dec 20 in exchange for additional Secret Service funding. Also GOP; called on Secretary Mayorkas, since DHS oversees Secret Service, to shift resources to ease strain. So GOP can claim Dems don’t have enough agents on the border?

JD Vance fundraising email:

“I’m going to ask you to make a small sacrifice for President Trump, one that I know he would absolutely make for you too.” “One that I know he would absolutely make for you too.?!

” How many comedy writers dream of writing a line as funny as that?

From UK Times Magazine, quoting JD Vance in 2022. “I think what Trump should do, if i was giving him 1 piece of advice: fire every single mid-level bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our people.” Saying the project 2025 part out loud.

Think you don’t care about politics? I

f you or someone in your family works for the federal goverment, even in a nonpolitical roll, and Trump gets back in the White House, you will probably have to sign a loyalty oath to him or be fired. And yes, he’s saying this out loud.

Just a number…

June 12, 2024

RIP Jerry West, 86.

He was one of my first favorite NBA players when I was a little kid and used to spend a couple weeks at Christmas with grandparents in Ridgecrest, CA. Lakers games were regularly on TV. But how could have he have possibly been 86 years old. ?

Something having nothing to do with Caitlin Clark nor Angel Reese that may help the WNBA: We appear to be one game, at most two, away from the end of the league’s major professional spring competition – the NBA playoffs.

From Marc Ragovin -“A recent study casts doubt on the longstanding theory that repeated failures are learning experiences that ultimately lead to success. The study participants?: The Toronto Maple Leafs.”

Waiting for the first Republican who has been celebrating Hunter Biden’s conviction to introduce legislation for drug testing at point of sale for all gun buyers.


‘Life-threatening’ flooding in South Florida as severe rains continue to fall

Meanwhile, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just signed legislation he pushed to delete Climate Change from Florida policy. Science doesn’t care if you believe in it or not.

As hundreds of flights have been canceled and much of south Florida is under water, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared an emergency for Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade, and Sarasota counties.

Isn’t it nice at least to know that if things get worse, President Biden will step in offering federal aid without recriminations?


In North Dakota voters said 81 is too old to serve in Congress. Have they talked to nearby Iowa, who just re-elected Senator Chuck Grassley, now 90?

So is Sen.Grassley, 90, suffering from dementia or is he just a shill? “In our constitutional system, you gotta rely on what judges & juries decide. Sorry for Biden family but people decide what justice is” Asked if that applies to Trump “it’s an entirely different situation,”

If President Biden seemed as disconnected from his son Hunter as Donald Trump seems from all his children not named Ivanka pretty sure Hunter would never have been prosecuted.

So Trump is terrified of sharks. How much do I want some Democrats to show up outside his rallies playing the theme from Jaws?

Trump fundraising email of day has video message full of angry lies calling his trial a “rigged case,” with Donald saying “we’re going to do something about it. Very big.”

Uh, gag order aside, that sounds like a threat. DOJ, if you’re listening.

Of all issues GOP think Americans care about, would someone in do-nothing House like to explain how “holding Merrick Garland in contempt for not releasing audio tapes of interviews with Pres. Biden even GOP special counsel said showed no crime?” is high on that list? I’ll wait.

The biggest problem with Republican Larry Hogan, who was a semi-moderate Governor, running for U.S. Senate from Maryland.

Republican party leadership now demands absolute loyalty for anyone who wants committee assignments etc. Hogan would be a reliable GOP vote for whatever Mitch’s successor tells him to do. If you want a voice for Maryland, vote Angela Alsobrooks.

Senator Chris Coons “The highest court in the land should not have the lowest ethical standards.” How is this controversial?

Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham is blocking effort by Senate Democrats to unanimously pass a Supreme Court ethics. When John McCain died he took Lindsey’s soul with him.

Some hate-filled right-wingers claim Jill Biden isn’t Hunter’s mom because she isn’t his biological mother? Has anyone pointed out that one of many anti-choice lies about abortion is all fetuses could be adopted if brought to term? But now adopters aren’t parents?

Some Republicans, including Speaker Johnson,want to make America all about the Bible

So has a single Republican attacking President Biden over Hunter read Luke 15:11-32? (the story of the prodigal son)

Stretched out…

June 7, 2024

After Game one of NBA finals, there’s a break for 48 hours until game two. Game seven, if necessary, is June 23.

If Major League Baseball spread out their playoffs like the NBA did, World Series Game 7 could be Christmas Eve

One reason to be careful demoting MLB players to minors: Cubs’ IF Nick Madrigal had hand broken by pitch in 1st game in AAA.

Yes, talent level is lower… But pitchers’ control is not as good in minors.

In 2015 SF Giants Hunter Pence had forearm fractured in Spring Training by prospect Corey Black who never pitched in MLB


For some reason while Fox News is headlining the Hunter Biden trial and has space on their website front page for “Matrix star leaving Hollywood,” they have NOTHING on Steve Bannon being ordered to report to prison on July 1. I am sure it’s just a coincidence.

Fox also has nothing on President Biden’s D-Day speech. So we know it was good.

And wasn’t it nice that the weather forecast didn’t matter at Normandy Beach? Isn’t it nice that it doesn’t matter. We now have a President we knew would show up for the D-Day ceremony rain or shine.


Would be very interesting to know how many wealthy Republican women – including wives, daughters and girlfriends of GOP politicians – in deep red states have flown to a blue state for an abortion since Roe was overturned.

New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: “After Trump felony conviction, Biden leads for 1st time in month”

Okay, which newspaper or cable news site is first going to ask “Did Biden peak too soon?”


AP:US hiring & wage growth picked up last month in sign of sustained economic health

CNN: US economy added whopping 272,000 jobs in May

NY Times: The pace of hiring was unexpectedly robust in May, showing gain of 272,000 jobs, but it wasn’t all good news..

Are we surprised?

FL GOP Sen: “My youngest daughter has been undergoing IVF treatments to grow her family. I’m Rick Scott & this grandpa will always protect IVF. You can count on it.”

So Scott means he will support abortion- ie selective reduction when successful IVF results in too many fetuses? (And it happens pretty frequently.)

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention says 162 people have reported illness & 54 people have been hospitalized with salmonella following a cucumber recall by a Florida producer. So waiting for Trump & DeSantis to say – “Eat Florida cucumbers. Own the libs!”

Even when NY Times grudgingly acknowledges President Biden being a strong leader… And so much better than the Former Guy.

This is the headline. “Forty Years Later, Biden Seeks to Echo Reagan’s Legacy of American Leadership.”

Many GOP and right wing pundits making big deal out of Hunter Biden allegedly deliberately purchasing a gun while using drugs. So would Republicans like to work with Democrats on a federal law to drug test anyone who buys a firearm

Bad endings

April 11, 2024

Tom Brady says he’s ‘not opposed’ to a late-season NFL return.

What about as a captain for the Pro Bowl?

Hey media, You’re devoting countless hours to the life of a man credibly accused of 2 murders (& convicted in civil court of those murders.)

How about focusing some time & attention on the lives of Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman?

And about seriousness of domestic violence.

What next? Will Trump ask for a delay in his trial by claiming he was planning to ask O.J. Simpson to be his running mate?

At the Masters’ Club dinner last night, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson talked about “wonderful experience” with everyone together, and lamented the state of golf amid PGA-LIV rift.

You know who was unavailable to give an opinion on the problems caused by Saudi tour? Jamal Khashoggi.

Add Chris Sinunu to arrogant white male GOP idiot list, saying “let’s leave abortion to states” “I don’t think this is going to be a driver, as big an issue as in 2022. There’s been problems here & there… “

Problems here & there?” Is Sinunu that stupid, or does he think we are?

USA Today “Mike Johnson and Donald Trump to promote bill to prevent non-citizens from voting.”

Better headline – Non-citizens cannot vote in federal elections. Johnson & Trump to promote dishonest bill to rile up their base.”

Today Trump called Michael Cohen &r Stormy Daniels “two sleaze bags who have, with their lies and misrepresentations, cost our Country dearly!” Uh, Velveeta Voldemort,

Michael has receipts. And as for Stormy – suggest you not f*ck with someone who has f*cked for a living.

ESPN analyst Bomani Jones on O.J. Simpson “If 1994 doesn’t happen we’re having a much different discussion obviously…” Yep, and if April 15, 1865 doesn’t happen John Wilkes Booth might have been remembered as a good actor.

Mike Johnson warned that an effort to oust him from his Speakership post “would be chaos in the House.” So different from the House present state how exactly?


Trying to wrap my head around mens’ reaction if Democrats said that the legality of Viagra was a state’s rights issue.

Win some lose more.

March 19, 2024

Giants got Snell. I’d rather have Renel

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.”

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.”

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.


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?

Not all starry

February 18, 2024

Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu’s three point shooting contest was a lot of fun.

Can anyone name anything else at NBA All-Star weekend worth watching.

And from the NBA’s MEN’s three -point line Sabrina beats or ties any NBA male player not named Steph. Just saying.

Apparently Lebron James, not completely happy in with the Lakers, does still want to play with his son Bronny. But it would be tough for King James, if traded, to play with another established star. So maybe Lebron can get himself traded to San Antonio.. Wemby is too young still to challenge his authority, the Spurs should have high draft picks, and James can finish his career with GOAT coach Popovich.

While Greg Abbott and his MAGA followers slash funding for public education… the University of Texas will approve a contract extension for Longhorns football coach Steve Sarkisian that will nearly double his annual compensation to more than $10 million per season through 2030.

Texas, where the state bird is the football and the state tree is the goalpost.

Alexei Navalny gave his life to fight against Vladimir Putin’s tyranny. House GOP won’t even give up a day of their two-week vacation.

WTF? Nikki Haley. “Congress is failing because they’re making it sound like you have to choose between Ukraine & Israel or securing the border They’re lying to American people. That’s false premise. We can do both.” Who wants to tell her WHO scuttled bipartisan bill doing both?

OTOH “I don’t want to be on pages of history we’ll regret if we walk away. You’ll see alliance supporting Ukraine crumble. You’ll ultimately see China become emboldened. I am not going to be on that page of history.” Another liberal angry at House GOP?

Nope. NC GOP Senator Thom Tillis

So I guess it’s consistent that a guy who massively overstates the value of his properties would also massively overstate the value of his gaudy cheap looking gold sneakers.

So is Donald Trump selling golden sneakers to wear for golden showers? Or has anyone told him they’re gaudy enough the most likely buyers are drag queens.

Another Washington post nominee for Pulitzer Prize in “both sides” journalism.

This headline “White House medical unit under Trump & Obama flouted rules, improperly dispensed drugs, reports find.”

Except the doctor noted is Ronny Jackson, Donald’s buddy & now GOP Representative from Texas.

Tim Scott called Putin a murderous dictator & “we need strong leadership coming from America that actually pushes back against Russia & other dictators.” Then added that the one man for that job was Donald Trump. Time to give Tim Scott the “person, woman, man, camera, TV test”?

I could do a post a day by quoting Trump with the caption “Imagine if President Biden said this…”

Donald yesterday “Michigan, get out and vote on November 27th

(The Michigan primary is in February, not November)

This should get more coverage. “Both Japan & United Kingdom just said their economies weakened during last 3 months of 2023, 2nd straight quarter this happened – ie a recession.. But in US, economy motored ahead in last 3 months -6th straight quarter of growth.” #ThankYouBiden

On Meet the Press Sunday, Amy Klobuchar strongly defended President Biden while Kristen Welker kept badgering her with nonstop questions about alleged polls and attacks on Joe’s age.

Senator Klobuchar is a baseball fan, so she knows Bryce Harper. And while she’s too professional to have quoted him this am, would not have faulted Amy Klobuchar at all had she responded to Kristen Welker at some point “That’s a clown question, bro.”

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.


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?

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?

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.

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?

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

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.

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.”

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!

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!

Great unknowns

December 19, 2023

So the SF Giants signed another free agent – catcher Tom Murphy with an $8 million 2 year contract.

All together now – who?-

Wait, there have already been 8 NCAA bowl games? Wonder how many fans can name more than 1?

White House said Joe Biden plans one more Ukraine military aid package this month, but further assistance to Kyiv will require agreement in Congress.

Since GOP rallying behind man who both says he’ll be dictator AND Presidents have immunity, why not just do it by executive order?

GOP’s John Cornyn on bill for Ukraine aid & immigration reform “Not just Senate & president agreeing to something, we need something that can actually pass House & be signed into law.” W/ all due respect, Sen. Cornyn, today’s GOP led house couldn’t pass a bipartisan kidney stone

Remember, Russia has term limits, similar to USA, two terms for a President.

Vladimir Putin has been in power since 1999 & just signed law he convived to say his previous terms do not count. So he basically has appointed himself President for Life..

Velveeta Voldemort plans to get back to White House & never leave.

Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into last Christmas’s canceled flights debacle. So how long until the airline adds a “fine” surcharge?

As we approach Christmas, remember, today’s MAGA would absolutely try to deport Mary and Joseph and their “anchor baby” Jesus.

At this point Trump could say he wanted to do a daily real life version of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and feels like many of his cult members would start filling their pockets with stones.

Apparently a lot of Republican Senators didn’t bother to show up Monday.

Majority leader Chuck Schumer put a number of nominations and procedures through by voice vote. Didn’t see any Senators on the floor besides Schumer and Minnesota’s Tina Smith. This was fun.

Stephen Colbert on the former Senate staffer who was fired for posting a video of himself having sex with another man in a Senate hearing room- which turns out to be the room where Senators grill nominees to the Supreme Court:

“They were doing in the room where they pick the Supreme Court. So in a ways, we’ve all been screwed there.

Jen Psaki reminds us Biden was first sworn into Senate at the hospital bedsides of his 3 & 4 yr old sons, Beau & Hunter, after they were critically injured in the accident killed his wife & daughter.

On top of everything else Joe Biden is a great dad. And GOP should be HONORING him for that.