Mark Steyn wraps up the year in news.
A year of song, climate change censorship and just Feline Groovy.
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Trump's Rey of hope
Now that everybody has seen Star Wars The Force Awakens, we can talk how it tracks with our political life.
Donald Trump is Rey.
Rey has been called a "Mary Sue" since she picks up the Force so easily. No studying with Jedi for years. No Jedi consultants. No Jedi bureaucracy.
She just does stuff with her mind and masters tools it was supposed to take years to understand.
Just like Trump.
He didn't study at the feet of consultants, and learn the political force.
He's a natural.
And we don't have to wait until 2017 to find out how Trump's story turns out.
Donald Trump is Rey.
Rey has been called a "Mary Sue" since she picks up the Force so easily. No studying with Jedi for years. No Jedi consultants. No Jedi bureaucracy.
She just does stuff with her mind and masters tools it was supposed to take years to understand.
Just like Trump.
He didn't study at the feet of consultants, and learn the political force.
He's a natural.
And we don't have to wait until 2017 to find out how Trump's story turns out.
Weekend watchdog
For two months, ESPN has been running the commercials - please plan on watching the College Football playoffs on Dec. 31.
Today's the day.
The four teams battling for the national championship take the field today, with top-seeded Clemson against Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl at 4 p.m. on ESPN and the Cotton Bowl hosting Alabama-Michigan State at 8 p.m.
The winners advance to the title contest in Arizona Jan. 11.
Thursday begins in Atlanta, with Houston facing Florida State at noon. Eat more chikin while you watch.
New Year's Day action starts at noon, with the Outback Bowl matching Northwestern and Tennessee on ESPN2. ABC offers the Citrus Bowl between Michigan and Florida at 1 p.m.
The Fiesta Bowl brings together Notre Dame and Ohio State on ESPN 1 p.m., followed by Iowa-Stanford in the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl between Oklahoma State and Mississippi at 8:30 p.m.
There's four more bowl games on ESPN Saturday. Penn State and Jacksonville battle in Jacksonville at noon, followed by the Liberty Bowl matchup of Kansas State-Arkansas. Oregon and TCU meet in the Alamo Bowl at 6:45 p.m., with West Virginia against Arizona State at 10:15 p.m.
The NFL closes its regular season Sunday, and the Packers and Vikings battle for the NFC North crown on NBC at 8:30 p.m. The loser still advances to the playoffs as a wild-card.
Fox has NFC East winners Washington at Dallas Sunday at 1 p.m., followed by Panthers-Buccaneers. The Steelers try to survive and advance against the Browns on CBS, then the Broncos battle the Chargers in hopes of claiming the AFC West.
New Year's Day means the NHL's Winter Classic, with the Bruins meeting the Canadiens from the Patriots' stadium on NBC at 1 p.m. NBC Sports network has the alumni game Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
Comcast has the Capitals against the Hurricanes Thursday at 6 p.m. and visiting Columbus Saturday at 7 p.m.
The Wizards host Orlando Friday at 7 p.m. and the Heat Sunday at 6 p.m. on Comcast.
Virginia opens ACC play Saturday at 5 p.m. against Notre Dame on ESPN2.
Top-ranked Michigan State meets Minnesota Saturday at 3 p.m. on ESPN2. It's Iowa State-Oklahoma at 7 p.m., then LSU takes on Vanderbilt before the nightcap matching Gonzaga and San Francisco.
Tennessee tangles with Auburn Saturday at 2 p.m. on CBS, followed by Baylor-Kansas.
James Madison takes on Delaware on Comcast Saturday at noon, followed by North Carolina State against Virginia Tech at 2 p.m. and Duke-Boston College at 4:30 p.m.
FoxSports1 has a Big East doubleheader Thursday, with Xavier-Villanova at noon followed by St. John's against Creighton. Washington hosts UCLA Friday at 11 p.m.
There's five Big East games on Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. with DePaul-Seton Hall. Butler battles Xavier at 1 p.m., then it's St John's against Providence at 3:30 p.m. and Marquette-Georgetown. The night closes at 10 p.m. with Creighton against Villanova.
The Pac-12 takes the stage on Sunday, with Arizona-Arizona State at 2 p.m. and Oregon playing Oregon State at 7 p.m.
Conference USA takes the court Friday on MASN, as North Texas takes on Texas-San Antonio at 7 p.m. before Rice faces UTEP. Liberty hosts UNC-Asheville on MASN Saturday at 2 p.m. while MASN2 brings UIC-Valparaiso.
Sunday offers five games from Conference USA. Marshall meets Western Kentucky at 1 p.m. on MASN, followed by Middle Tennessee against Alabama-Birmingham and North Texas tangling with UTEP at 5 p.m. MASN2 has Old Dominion clashing with Charlotte at 1 p.m.
NBC Sports network offers three games from the Atlantic 10 on Saturday. Saint Joseph's travels to Richmond at 12:30 p.m., then it's Dayton-Duquesne and St. Louis taking on Rhode Island at 4:30 p.m. There's two more Sunday, with Massachusetts against LaSalle at 5 p.m. and Fordham facing George Washington at 7 p.m.
On the women's court, Virginia hosts Miami on Comcast Sunday at 1 p.m. while CBS has the Big Ten battle between Ohio State and Maryland Saturday at noon.
FoxSports1 has Oklahoma-Baylor Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
West Ham United faces Liverpool on NBC Sports network Saturday at 7:40 a.m., followed by Manchester United against Swansea City. Sunday opens with Crystal Palace clashing with Chelsea at 8:25 a.m. before Everton meets Tottenham Hotspur.
Today's the day.
The four teams battling for the national championship take the field today, with top-seeded Clemson against Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl at 4 p.m. on ESPN and the Cotton Bowl hosting Alabama-Michigan State at 8 p.m.
The winners advance to the title contest in Arizona Jan. 11.
Thursday begins in Atlanta, with Houston facing Florida State at noon. Eat more chikin while you watch.
New Year's Day action starts at noon, with the Outback Bowl matching Northwestern and Tennessee on ESPN2. ABC offers the Citrus Bowl between Michigan and Florida at 1 p.m.
The Fiesta Bowl brings together Notre Dame and Ohio State on ESPN 1 p.m., followed by Iowa-Stanford in the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl between Oklahoma State and Mississippi at 8:30 p.m.
There's four more bowl games on ESPN Saturday. Penn State and Jacksonville battle in Jacksonville at noon, followed by the Liberty Bowl matchup of Kansas State-Arkansas. Oregon and TCU meet in the Alamo Bowl at 6:45 p.m., with West Virginia against Arizona State at 10:15 p.m.
The NFL closes its regular season Sunday, and the Packers and Vikings battle for the NFC North crown on NBC at 8:30 p.m. The loser still advances to the playoffs as a wild-card.
Fox has NFC East winners Washington at Dallas Sunday at 1 p.m., followed by Panthers-Buccaneers. The Steelers try to survive and advance against the Browns on CBS, then the Broncos battle the Chargers in hopes of claiming the AFC West.
New Year's Day means the NHL's Winter Classic, with the Bruins meeting the Canadiens from the Patriots' stadium on NBC at 1 p.m. NBC Sports network has the alumni game Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
Comcast has the Capitals against the Hurricanes Thursday at 6 p.m. and visiting Columbus Saturday at 7 p.m.
The Wizards host Orlando Friday at 7 p.m. and the Heat Sunday at 6 p.m. on Comcast.
Virginia opens ACC play Saturday at 5 p.m. against Notre Dame on ESPN2.
Top-ranked Michigan State meets Minnesota Saturday at 3 p.m. on ESPN2. It's Iowa State-Oklahoma at 7 p.m., then LSU takes on Vanderbilt before the nightcap matching Gonzaga and San Francisco.
Tennessee tangles with Auburn Saturday at 2 p.m. on CBS, followed by Baylor-Kansas.
James Madison takes on Delaware on Comcast Saturday at noon, followed by North Carolina State against Virginia Tech at 2 p.m. and Duke-Boston College at 4:30 p.m.
FoxSports1 has a Big East doubleheader Thursday, with Xavier-Villanova at noon followed by St. John's against Creighton. Washington hosts UCLA Friday at 11 p.m.
There's five Big East games on Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. with DePaul-Seton Hall. Butler battles Xavier at 1 p.m., then it's St John's against Providence at 3:30 p.m. and Marquette-Georgetown. The night closes at 10 p.m. with Creighton against Villanova.
The Pac-12 takes the stage on Sunday, with Arizona-Arizona State at 2 p.m. and Oregon playing Oregon State at 7 p.m.
Conference USA takes the court Friday on MASN, as North Texas takes on Texas-San Antonio at 7 p.m. before Rice faces UTEP. Liberty hosts UNC-Asheville on MASN Saturday at 2 p.m. while MASN2 brings UIC-Valparaiso.
Sunday offers five games from Conference USA. Marshall meets Western Kentucky at 1 p.m. on MASN, followed by Middle Tennessee against Alabama-Birmingham and North Texas tangling with UTEP at 5 p.m. MASN2 has Old Dominion clashing with Charlotte at 1 p.m.
NBC Sports network offers three games from the Atlantic 10 on Saturday. Saint Joseph's travels to Richmond at 12:30 p.m., then it's Dayton-Duquesne and St. Louis taking on Rhode Island at 4:30 p.m. There's two more Sunday, with Massachusetts against LaSalle at 5 p.m. and Fordham facing George Washington at 7 p.m.
On the women's court, Virginia hosts Miami on Comcast Sunday at 1 p.m. while CBS has the Big Ten battle between Ohio State and Maryland Saturday at noon.
FoxSports1 has Oklahoma-Baylor Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
West Ham United faces Liverpool on NBC Sports network Saturday at 7:40 a.m., followed by Manchester United against Swansea City. Sunday opens with Crystal Palace clashing with Chelsea at 8:25 a.m. before Everton meets Tottenham Hotspur.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Huzza! she spurns the Northern scum!
Powerline reports on the attempt to remove "Maryland my Maryland" as that state's song.
It has nine verses.
The last closes with
Huzza! she spurns the Northern scum!
Too bad Maryland doesn't spurn the liberal scum.
It has nine verses.
The last closes with
Huzza! she spurns the Northern scum!
Too bad Maryland doesn't spurn the liberal scum.
Get in the zone
New Year's means a marathon of The Twilight Zone episodes on Syfy.
Check out the lineup.
"It's a cookbook." (watch Friday at 5 p.m.)
Check out the lineup.
"It's a cookbook." (watch Friday at 5 p.m.)
Elect Trumpbert
Dilbert's Scott Adams continues his series on the persuasive ability of Donald Trump.
Don Surber is impressed.
Good enough for me.
Don Surber is impressed.
Good enough for me.
Good quote, wrong guy
At work, they are searching for inspiring quotes to keep spirit high.
This quote would work better if RG3 hadn't spent all season on the bench.
This quote would work better if RG3 hadn't spent all season on the bench.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
The old days weren't all bad
A Facebook friend posted something why you shouldn't vote for Donald Trump.
He thinks Trump is racist, sexist, hateful and ignorant.
And if you support Trump, you are those things too.
Okay.
Not persuaded.
His vision of Trump's world?
By supporting Trump do you think things will go back to the way they were? Back when gay people had to hide in fear, back when people of any other color than white had to worry about getting lynched, back when it was okay to openly hate? Do you think empowered women will suddenly quit their jobs and go back to the kitchen ? Because electing Trump won't make any of that come true. We're past that as a nation, or at least I thought we were.
Is that what Trump wants?
No.
There were good things in the past.
Some of those have faded away now, not due to the advances this guy likes.
Trump and his supporters remember the good things of the past.
They want those things for our future.
Don't Trump's opponents think the past had good things?
Or understand what his supporters want?
He thinks Trump is racist, sexist, hateful and ignorant.
And if you support Trump, you are those things too.
Okay.
Not persuaded.
His vision of Trump's world?
By supporting Trump do you think things will go back to the way they were? Back when gay people had to hide in fear, back when people of any other color than white had to worry about getting lynched, back when it was okay to openly hate? Do you think empowered women will suddenly quit their jobs and go back to the kitchen ? Because electing Trump won't make any of that come true. We're past that as a nation, or at least I thought we were.
Is that what Trump wants?
No.
There were good things in the past.
Some of those have faded away now, not due to the advances this guy likes.
Trump and his supporters remember the good things of the past.
They want those things for our future.
Don't Trump's opponents think the past had good things?
Or understand what his supporters want?
Cruz control
Ted Cruz has shown the coolness to fend off the media elites.
Cruz has a way of relaxing his media opponents to the point where they feel free to attack him personally; then he simply stands back as his supporters see who his opponents have revealed themselves to be. This only enhances Cruz’s reputation among his fans as the second coming of the great communicator and a cultural faith healer on the right. For those who are tired of Trump’s indiscriminate antics in the primaries, Cruz’s style offers a refreshing alternative, and it could carry him all the way to the nomination.
Cruz has a way of relaxing his media opponents to the point where they feel free to attack him personally; then he simply stands back as his supporters see who his opponents have revealed themselves to be. This only enhances Cruz’s reputation among his fans as the second coming of the great communicator and a cultural faith healer on the right. For those who are tired of Trump’s indiscriminate antics in the primaries, Cruz’s style offers a refreshing alternative, and it could carry him all the way to the nomination.
Because your work must be undone
President Obama thinks he has a great question for presidential candidates.
Why do you want to do this?
Because they think you've done it wrong the past seven years.
Domestically and internationally.
Why do you want to do this?
Because they think you've done it wrong the past seven years.
Domestically and internationally.
Monday, December 28, 2015
Don't you trust this youthful face?
The Washington Post uses an undated photo of Tamir Rice to illustrate how police overestimate the age of young minorities.
Is the picture from when he's 12?
Or maybe 10?
It's undated, so it doesn't answer the question of how he looked the day of the shooting.
If he was large enough to be considered a man, it's likely he didn't look as youthful as the Post's picture.
Is the picture from when he's 12?
Or maybe 10?
It's undated, so it doesn't answer the question of how he looked the day of the shooting.
If he was large enough to be considered a man, it's likely he didn't look as youthful as the Post's picture.
Pointy-haired candidate
Dilbert's Scott Adams continues to have interesting insights into the looming presidential campaign.
Don Surber picks up on one from Adams.
Prediction: I’ll put the odds at 75% that we learn of an important Clinton health issue before the general election. That estimate is based on my own track record of guessing things about people without the benefit of knowing why. I think Trump is picking up the same vibe. He has already questioned Clinton’s “stamina.”
We're sick of Hillary. It makes sense she'd be sick too.
Don Surber picks up on one from Adams.
Prediction: I’ll put the odds at 75% that we learn of an important Clinton health issue before the general election. That estimate is based on my own track record of guessing things about people without the benefit of knowing why. I think Trump is picking up the same vibe. He has already questioned Clinton’s “stamina.”
We're sick of Hillary. It makes sense she'd be sick too.
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Undefeated team watch
It took until after Christmas, but the 1972 Miami Dolphins got to enjoy their annual rite - the loss of the final undefeated team of the season.
The Carolina Panthers stand 14-1.
Perfection must wait at least another year.
The Carolina Panthers stand 14-1.
Perfection must wait at least another year.
Don't be divided; join us
Bearing Drift laments the state of Republican politics - why don't you trust your leaders?
What are our options for the coming year?
No one today can say for sure what 2016 will bring. It could be the start of a new era for the GOP, or it could see the party finally fall apart. We could win in November and end the Clinton dynasty, or we could perpetuate it. We could nominate the first populist since Theodore Roosevelt and watch as we lose the House and Senate at the same time. Or we could nominate a compromise candidate and come up short, as we did in 2008 and 2012.
Or we could nominate Trump and win in a landslide.
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz may not be your ideal candidates, but they appear to be hitting the right notes as 2015.
Instead of the establishment fussing that this is not how things should be, working with the wave.
Maybe the wave is doing more damage to your assumptions than Trump.
It's going to be a wild year.
More likely to end with a Trump as president-elect than Clinton.
What are our options for the coming year?
No one today can say for sure what 2016 will bring. It could be the start of a new era for the GOP, or it could see the party finally fall apart. We could win in November and end the Clinton dynasty, or we could perpetuate it. We could nominate the first populist since Theodore Roosevelt and watch as we lose the House and Senate at the same time. Or we could nominate a compromise candidate and come up short, as we did in 2008 and 2012.
Or we could nominate Trump and win in a landslide.
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz may not be your ideal candidates, but they appear to be hitting the right notes as 2015.
Instead of the establishment fussing that this is not how things should be, working with the wave.
Maybe the wave is doing more damage to your assumptions than Trump.
It's going to be a wild year.
More likely to end with a Trump as president-elect than Clinton.
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Facebook quote of the week
Note to self; next year don't watch "An inconvenient Truth" while wrapping Christmas gifts, it zaps my holiday cheer...
Friday, December 25, 2015
Are you persuaded?
Dilbert's Scott Adams continue to look at the presidential race through his persuasion matrix.
His analysis matches the polls - Trump still on top - instead of the hopes and fears of all the pundits.
You may not be persuaded.
But if people are persuaded to stay with Trump, it's worth looking into.
His analysis matches the polls - Trump still on top - instead of the hopes and fears of all the pundits.
You may not be persuaded.
But if people are persuaded to stay with Trump, it's worth looking into.
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Winning the war on Christmas
Jonah Goldberg examines the "war on Christmas" and provides a winning strategy.
I’m not normally in the habit of giving advice to Christians about how to observe their faith. But as a tactical matter, if you want to put the Christ back in Christmas, my advice would be to follow Jesus’s exhortation to turn the other cheek. The best offense against humorless prigs isn’t counterveiling humorless priggery. It’s good cheer. If someone gets angry when you say, “Merry Christmas!” chuckle and tell them, “For your sake, I won’t tell Santa about this.”
I’m not normally in the habit of giving advice to Christians about how to observe their faith. But as a tactical matter, if you want to put the Christ back in Christmas, my advice would be to follow Jesus’s exhortation to turn the other cheek. The best offense against humorless prigs isn’t counterveiling humorless priggery. It’s good cheer. If someone gets angry when you say, “Merry Christmas!” chuckle and tell them, “For your sake, I won’t tell Santa about this.”
And take comfort in the knowledge that the Christmas haters are not merely losers, they are losing. Most Americans — who spend almost a trillion dollars a year at Christmastime by the way — understand those people are idiots. If anything, Christmas keeps winning in the war on Christmas because Christmas is so much Odin-damn fun! So enjoy the holiday on Dickensian grounds — faith, family, fun all mixed into one. Say “Merry Christmas” with joy in your heart and have a good time — if for no other reason than the fact that nothing pisses off the people who hate Christmas more than people actually enjoying Christmas.
Trump speaks and everybody jumps
Next Christmas, we will have a new President-elect.
This year, we have a President in the White House and a candidate running the narrative.
Conventional wisdom held that the political storms generated by Trump — most recently from his call to temporarily ban most Muslims from entering the United States — would be fatal to his candidacy.
Yet six months after his entry in the race, Trump sits atop national polls with 35.1 percent support, according to the latest RealClearPolitics average.
Establishment Republicans worry he'll hurt the party.
They are the same people who said he'd fade.
This year, we have a President in the White House and a candidate running the narrative.
Conventional wisdom held that the political storms generated by Trump — most recently from his call to temporarily ban most Muslims from entering the United States — would be fatal to his candidacy.
Yet six months after his entry in the race, Trump sits atop national polls with 35.1 percent support, according to the latest RealClearPolitics average.
Establishment Republicans worry he'll hurt the party.
They are the same people who said he'd fade.
Baby it's warm outside
I got up and took the dog out to walk.
I put on my shorts, since it's in the 60s.
Not your typical Christmas Eve weather for the eastern United States.
But the Christmas message is the same, no matter the weather.
I put on my shorts, since it's in the 60s.
Not your typical Christmas Eve weather for the eastern United States.
But the Christmas message is the same, no matter the weather.
Weekend watchdog
On Christmas Eve, Oakland Raider fans will hope for victory in the final home game of the 2015 season.
And wonder if it's the last home game ever.
The Raiders and Chargers battle on NFL network Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Next month, their owners may be battling for the right to move to Los Angeles.
The Redskins and Eagles meet on NFL network Saturday, while the Giants face the Vikings on NBC Sunday night. ESPN offers the Broncos and Bengals Monday night.
The Sunday slate starts on CBS at 1 p.m. with Ravens-Steelers. Fox brings Panthers-Falcons at 1 p.m. before the Packers face the Cardinals in the late afternoon slot.
The college bowl season continues Thursday at noon on ESPN, with Middle Tennessee at Western Michigan in the Bahamas. San Diego State tangles with Cincinnati at 8 p.m. in Hawai'i.
ESPN has four bowl games Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. with Marshall-Connecticut from the Tampa Bay Rays' stadium. Washington meets Southern Mississippi in Dallas at 2:20 p.m. and Frank Beamer closes his Virginia Tech career at the Independence Bowl against Tulsa at 5:45 p.m. In the nightcap, Nebraska faces UCLA at 9:15 p.m. from Santa Clara.
CBS offers the Sun Bowl matchup between Miami and Washington State at 2 p.m. Duke faces Indiana at Yankee Stadium on ABC at 3:30 p.m.
There's five NBA games on Christmas Day, starting at noon with the Pelicans and Heat. The action goes to ABC at 2:30 p.m. when the Bulls battle the Thunder, then Cleveland heads to Golden State at 5 p.m The Spurs face the Rockets at 8 p.m. back on ESPN, with Clippers-Lakers in the nightcap.
The Wizards visit the Nets on Comcast Saturday at 4 p.m.
Kentucky meets Louisville on CBS Saturday at noon. Marquette hosts Presbyterian Sunday at 2 p.m. on FoxSports1.
ESPN2 has the third place game at the Diamond Head Classic Friday at 6:30 p.m., with the final at 9 p.m.
The Capitals host Montreal Saturday at 7 p.m. on Comcast.
Boxing Day brings Premier League action to NBC Sports network, with Stoke City against Manchester United Saturday at 7:40 a.m. followed by Liverpool-Leicester City at 10 a.m. NBC has a pair of contests, as Newcastle United meets Everton at 12:30 p.m. and Southampton tangles with Arsenal at 2:30 p.m.
And wonder if it's the last home game ever.
The Raiders and Chargers battle on NFL network Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Next month, their owners may be battling for the right to move to Los Angeles.
The Redskins and Eagles meet on NFL network Saturday, while the Giants face the Vikings on NBC Sunday night. ESPN offers the Broncos and Bengals Monday night.
The Sunday slate starts on CBS at 1 p.m. with Ravens-Steelers. Fox brings Panthers-Falcons at 1 p.m. before the Packers face the Cardinals in the late afternoon slot.
The college bowl season continues Thursday at noon on ESPN, with Middle Tennessee at Western Michigan in the Bahamas. San Diego State tangles with Cincinnati at 8 p.m. in Hawai'i.
ESPN has four bowl games Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. with Marshall-Connecticut from the Tampa Bay Rays' stadium. Washington meets Southern Mississippi in Dallas at 2:20 p.m. and Frank Beamer closes his Virginia Tech career at the Independence Bowl against Tulsa at 5:45 p.m. In the nightcap, Nebraska faces UCLA at 9:15 p.m. from Santa Clara.
CBS offers the Sun Bowl matchup between Miami and Washington State at 2 p.m. Duke faces Indiana at Yankee Stadium on ABC at 3:30 p.m.
There's five NBA games on Christmas Day, starting at noon with the Pelicans and Heat. The action goes to ABC at 2:30 p.m. when the Bulls battle the Thunder, then Cleveland heads to Golden State at 5 p.m The Spurs face the Rockets at 8 p.m. back on ESPN, with Clippers-Lakers in the nightcap.
The Wizards visit the Nets on Comcast Saturday at 4 p.m.
Kentucky meets Louisville on CBS Saturday at noon. Marquette hosts Presbyterian Sunday at 2 p.m. on FoxSports1.
ESPN2 has the third place game at the Diamond Head Classic Friday at 6:30 p.m., with the final at 9 p.m.
The Capitals host Montreal Saturday at 7 p.m. on Comcast.
Boxing Day brings Premier League action to NBC Sports network, with Stoke City against Manchester United Saturday at 7:40 a.m. followed by Liverpool-Leicester City at 10 a.m. NBC has a pair of contests, as Newcastle United meets Everton at 12:30 p.m. and Southampton tangles with Arsenal at 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Guess I'm getting old
Come January, the Baseball Hall of Fame will announce its newest members.
The list of first-time players on the ballot includes reliever Billy Wagner.
A guy I covered as a sports writer while he was in high school in southwest Virginia.
He went to college, had a lengthy major league career with 422 saves and has been retired from baseball for five years.
He was special at Tazewell, and it would be great to see him in Cooperstown.
The list of first-time players on the ballot includes reliever Billy Wagner.
A guy I covered as a sports writer while he was in high school in southwest Virginia.
He went to college, had a lengthy major league career with 422 saves and has been retired from baseball for five years.
He was special at Tazewell, and it would be great to see him in Cooperstown.
Celebrate the day
Still a few hours to celebrate Festivus properly.
Don't celebrate Festivus?
Add it to the list of grieveances.
Don't celebrate Festivus?
Add it to the list of grieveances.
Don't mess with Texas
With the big news that Virginia will no longer respect concealed carry permits from 25 states, there are still six states Virginia will work with.
Texas among them.
Guess the attorney general didn't want to mess with Texas.
Texas among them.
Guess the attorney general didn't want to mess with Texas.
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Embarrassed by Hillary
Ace had a lengthy post based on a poll showing 50 percent of respondents would be embarrassed by a Donald Trump presidency.
The article highlights Trump's numbers.
Did they ask if any other politician would embarrass them?
If 50 percent is a bad number for Trump, what about 35 percent for Hillary?
If 50 percent is a bad number for Trump, what about 35 percent for Hillary?
Why didn't they ask how many people are embarrassed by President Obama?
The article highlights Trump's numbers.
Did they ask if any other politician would embarrass them?
If 50 percent is a bad number for Trump, what about 35 percent for Hillary?
| 49. Would you feel proud to have Hillary Clinton as President, embarrassed to have Hillary Clinton as President, or wouldn't you feel either of these ways? | |
COLLEGE DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Proud 33% 5% 72% 22% 23% 42% 39% 30%
Embarrassed 35 72 5 32 44 28 31 38
Neither 29 21 23 41 31 27 29 29
DK/NA 3 2 1 5 2 3 1 3
AGE IN YRS..............
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+
Proud 32% 34% 32% 39%
Embarrassed 26 36 41 35
Neither 42 30 24 19
DK/NA - 1 4 7
|
If 50 percent is a bad number for Trump, what about 35 percent for Hillary?
Why didn't they ask how many people are embarrassed by President Obama?
Star Wars VIII: Who loses a hand?
Spoiler Alert: I haven't seen Episode VII.
But I've caught up on the spoilers around the internet.
If you haven't seen the movie by now, like me you probably don't mind reading a bit to catch up with everyone else.
Or maybe Festivus is the perfect day to watch this movie.
On to the next movie.
Like Episode V, it has hit the right notes.
No pressure, everyone.
But I've caught up on the spoilers around the internet.
If you haven't seen the movie by now, like me you probably don't mind reading a bit to catch up with everyone else.
Or maybe Festivus is the perfect day to watch this movie.
On to the next movie.
Like Episode V, it has hit the right notes.
No pressure, everyone.
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