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It’s a cold day in Washington…

January 17, 2009

With icy-cold temperatures expected, there are rumors that Obama’s inauguration might have to be moved indoors. Which would mean a lot of disappointed people standing out in the cold. A common occurrence in Washington, except usually involving Redskins fans.

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But it’s been a rough several months for New Yorkers. I mean, this inauguration was supposed to be either President Hillary Clinton or Rudy Guiliani, while this weekend the N.Y Giants (and maybe the Jets with Brett Favre) were supposed to be playing for a spot in the Super Bowl. And let’s not forget the expected World Series champion New York Yankees or Mets…
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Tiger Woods will be speaking at Barack Obama’s inaugural ceremonies. Many of his fellow pro golfers were disappointed to hear it. They felt Obama should have given Tiger a role more commensurate with his abilities, like an ambassadorship that would regularly take him out of the country on a full-time basis.

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It’s been eight years and President Bush doesn’t quite get it. When he was told at first he would need to give a farewell address, his first response was “Well, until Tuesday it’s still 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.”

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Lions and Bengals and Bears, oh my…

November 16, 2008

As the Lions continued their quest for a perfect season by losing a tenth game in the row….

The CIncinnati Bengals played a true stinker of a game, and still ended up tying the Philadelphia Eagles 13-13 after neither team could score in overtime.  

But really, tying the Cincinnati Bengals?  Isn’t that like french kissing your sister?

Or getting drunk, trying to kiss your sister, and kissing your brother-in-law?

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And Sunday on 60 Minutes, Barack Obama reiterated his call for a playoff system for the top college teams.  Was there a hometown bias?    Based on their earlier 37-3 loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Chicago Bears might just qualify.

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And as we start thinking about the inaugural:

In 1841, William Henry Harrison gave the longest inauguration speech in history, almost two hours, in bitter cold weather.  He caught pneumonia and died a month later.  Well, it’s a good thing that there is no inaugural speech for the Vice President. 

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Mike Huckabee is getting his own show on Fox News.  Not to be outdone, Sarah Palin will be getting her own show too: “Northern Overexposure.”

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Embarrassing?

November 16, 2008

A questionnaire for applicants for one of 8,000 jobs in the Obama administration asks about anything potentially embarrassing you may ever have said, done, or posted, including on blogs, MySpace, and Facebook. 

Forget 8,000 jobs, with those criteria they might be lucky enough to find that many people who could attend his inaugural.

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And those who do pass the criteria will certainly be over 50.

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A new benefit for the baby boomer generation: being lucky enough to grow up during a time where every stupid thing you did in college and high school was likely only witnessed by contemporaries who couldn’t remember it well either.
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Another sign you need to get a life post-election:  (And hey, I resemble this remark.)

You get dressed in the morning and feel naked without your Obama button.

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The University of Michigan paid a total over $4 million to get coach Rich Rodriguez away from West Virginia University.  Now,  with a 3-8 record, Michigan boosters wonder, how much do they have to pay for West Virginia to take him back?

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The New York Yankees are prepared to make a record offer to pitcher  C.C. Sabathia for 2009.   With the added inducement of no recent record to live up to in the playoffs.

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And kudos again to the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, who will move into the college football top 20 after knocking off Louisville Friday night and are almost certainly headed to post-season play.

To which Bengals fans ask – what’s post season play?

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