Bleed out before November

Scott Adams calls the Trump landslide we'll be talking about in six months.

Trump's America

Want to know how well Donald Trump has done this primary season?
The Democrats provide this graphic.
I guess it's supposed to scare their donors into giving money.
East of the Mississippi River looks pretty solid for Trump.

Big ideas

The Weekly Standard prints an analysis of how Donald Trump got the better of Ted Cruz.
Because Trump saw the bigger picture.
Cruz's operation was oriented around microtargeting various types of voters using big data. This involved reaching individual voters with unique messages designed to appeal to their researched opinions. It was executed using everything from Facebook ads to canvassing via phone banking and door knocking through a large network of volunteers.
Trump's operation essentially consisted of the candidate doing news interviews, flying around to speak at rallies, and issuing direct public statements on channels like Twitter. Only shortly before the actual voting did he deploy paid advertising and use volunteers. Unlike Cruz, he appears to have done no polling or other type of opinion research. Rather than microtargeting, Trump aimed for mass appeal among the GOP electorate.

Knight moves

Donald Trump needs to appear kinder and nicer.
So he'll appear with Bobby Knight in Indiana.
Job done.

Join the party

Roger L. Simon is ready to call the contest - for Trump.
I agree with Tucker Carlson, who said on The Kelly File Monday night that Trump was the only candidate with a chance of defeating Hillary Clinton in the general election. It is only Trump, of all the Republicans, if indeed he is a Republican, who is enough of a wild card to overcome the new American demographics that so favor Democratic candidates in presidential elections. They were bad enough when Obama ran against Romney. They are worse now.
#NeverHillary, people.

How Cruz can win Maryland

Tuesday is primary day in Maryland.
How can Ted Cruz peel away some of Donald Trump's support?
Remind Ravens fans that Trump is friends with Tom Brady.
That ought to sink his support.

Funny money

Shopping today, one of my dollar bills came back with a stamp for Bernie Sanders.

I haven't seen any stamps for Trump yet.
But I haven't seen many $50s or $100s either.

Believe it or not

The Washington Capitals won a playoff series.
A rare event, even for a team that has made the postseason most years since 1982.
Too bad they have to face the Pittsburgh Penguins next.
One series win in franchise history.
Keep the golf clubs close.

Here's the pitch

Steven Crowder has the thoughts of Curt Schilling.
Because ESPN punished those thoughts.

Facebook quote of the week

how do you start out with no plans for this weekend, then have to many things come up. What to do?

Saturday song

How about this jacket that Burton Cummings is wearing?
He stood tall.

Moe good food

Two years ago, the owner of the Waynesboro movie theater announced plans for his own restaurant next to the theater.
He had tried to attract a franchise, but couldn't.
His own restraurant didn't do well, open just over a year before closing in November.
Now the site has a Moe's Southwest Grill.
It was packed Friday evening, the second night of operation.
Hopefully this dinner and a movie combo will work.

Weekend watchdog

The Sprint Cup series visits Richmond twice - this week and early September.
Win in April and life is less nerve-racking the rest of the summer before the return trip.
Fox has the Sprint Cup race Sunday at 1 p.m., after the Xfinity field goes Saturday at 12:30 p.m. on FoxSports1.
Six different racers have posted victories in the first eight races of the season, earning their spots in the final 10-race playoff. When the circuit returns to Richmond, the field of 16 for the Chase for the Cup will be set after the checkered flag.
Likely bringing some "win or in" anxiety for drivers seeking the final spot.
There's four games Friday in the NHL playoffs, with three teams having the chance to finish their series. The Capitals host the Flyers on Comcast at 7 p.m., while the Panthers and Islanders are knotted 2-2 going back to Florida at 8 p.m. on CNBC. The Stars take on the Wild at 9:30 p.m. on NBC Sports network, and the Sharks battle the Kings at 10:30 p.m. on NBC Sports network.
NBC has two games Saturday - Rangers against Penguins at 3 p.m. and Chicago hosting St. Louis at 8 p.m. - while the Ducks and Predators battle Saturday at 6 p.m. on NBC Sports network.
Sunday's schedule will be determined as games progress.
The NBA postseason enters its second weekend, continuing Friday as Cleveland heads to Detroit on ESPN at 7 p.m., with Spurs-Grizzlies in the nightcap. ESPN2 offers Hawks against the Celtics at 8 p.m.
TNT has a pair of games Saturday, starting with Raptors-Pacers at 3 p.m. followed by the Heat heading to Charlotte at 5:30 p.m. ESPN brings the Thunder's trip to Dallas at 8 p.m. and it's Clippers-TrailBlazers at 10:30 p.m.
There's two games on ABC Sunday afternoon, as the Grizzlies host the Spurs at 1 p.m. and Warriors meet the Rockets at 3:30 p.m. TNT takes over at 6 p.m. when the Hawks battle the Celtics, followed by Cavaliers-Pistons.
The Nationals take on the Twins for the weekend on MASN. The Orioles head to Kansas City, with games Friday and Sunday on MASN2 and Saturday's game on MASN.
The Royals meet the Tigers on FoxSports1 Thursday at 7 p.m. It's Red Sox-Astros on FoxSports1 Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
On the college diamond, Florida faces Georgia Saturday at 2 p.m. on ESPN2 and it's Mississippi State-LSU Sunday at 1 p.m. on ESPN2.
CBS has the Texas Open Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m.
Manchester City meets Stoke City Saturday at 7:40 a.m. on NBC Sports network, followed by Liverpool-Newcastle United. Sunderland battles Arsenal Sunday at 9 a.m. and it's Leicester City-Swansea City at 11 a.m.
San Jose faces Kansas City in MLS play Sunday at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN and Orlando City goes against the Red Bulls on FoxSports1 Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
NBC Sports network has the IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama Sunday at 3:30 p.m. There's qualifying Saturday at 4 p.m. after practice Friday at noon.
Oklahoma takes on Tennessee in college softball Saturday at 2 p.m. on ESPN and UCLA plays Arizona on ESPN2 Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m.

Here to save the day

Another Trump supporter tells the reason why.
He's thinking about how to save the country.
Ask yourself this: why did Donald Trump run for president in the first place? I believe that the real reason is that he, like you, is deeply concerned about the current state of the United States of America, and he, like you, fears for its future.

Come with me if you want to live

Some conservatives are enjoying the idea of a gun-toting Republican woman being put on our money.
No keeping this meme underground.

No fat zombies allowed

Would you like to be a zombie on The Walking Dead?
Gotta be thin.
One thing you don't think about? Now that all of the walkers are looking more emaciated and decayed, the casting call says that all applicants "must be slim." Who knew?!
Unfair to fat zombies.
Guess they got eaten first.

I'm just whoever I want to be

Louder with Crowder catches up with a Bill who wants to be considered a Jill.
I like the woman who identifies as a gun-toter to scare Bill.

How do you like me now?

What did you say Donald Trump's ceiling was?
I don't remember anybody saying 60 percent.
All the bad news after Wisconsin seems to have disappeared.

Happy Trump Day

It's New York primary day.
Will Donald Trump win?
Likely.
What's the margin going to be?
Likely yuuge.
Trump talks about the United States winning so much, we'll be tired of winning.
#NeverTrump folks have been tired of Trump's winning for a long time.

Trying to find hope

McDowell County, West Virginia had a booming economy after World War II.
Then the coal economy began to change.
Now one of the poorest counties in the nation, people are trying to bring hope to the children remaining.
Hoping for some good news from the Patch.

A line of Comrades

Don Surber likes that Bernie Sanders doesn't like the "Comrade Bernie" t-shirt.
A company called Liberty Fanatics is mocking Comrade Bernie Sanders with Red and White T-shirts.
Bernie is angry.
How dare the proletariat mock a member of the Politburo!

Proud of where they came from

A former co-worker of mine shares her thoughts on growing up in Appalachia.
In addition to these little things we also strive to live by the values instilled in us, and pass them on to others in younger generations. Values such as honesty and integrity.
Another favorite phrase I heard often when growing up: “They’re good people.”
That didn’t mean rich people, or people judged important by society’s standards. Nope, they could be poor as dirt without two nickels to rub together. That saying referred to a person or a family’s character — the type of people who would help neighbors after a tragedy, or mow the church lawn just because it needed to be done.
The good people that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton want to put out of work.

Food for thought

Megan McArdle looks at the competition between locally sourced food and how much the customer will pay.
And Americans expect cheap. Cheap, after all, is what makes it possible for us to spend so much money at restaurants; if we had to pay all the workers $20 an hour and ensure that all our meat and produce had been farmed in the latest and most approved 19th-century methods, few of us could afford to have weekly dining out in our budget. Restaurants might be more authentic, delicious, moral places. They would also be much emptier ones.

Saturday song

Blame the songwriters for not knowing the East Side of Chicago is too wet for gangsters.

Hillary on line one

Dustbury has the story of the man who deleted his company with one line of code.
Wonder if Hillary saw the story.
Wonder if she asked if her people working on her server heard about it.

Facebook quote of the week

MASN just displayed Ubaldo's pitch arsenal tonight:
FASTBALL 25%
BREAKING BALL 20%
BAD NEWS BEARS TYPE PITCH 55%

Grumpy old Democrats

John Podhoretz needed a break after watching the Democrats debate Thursday.
Bernie Sanders has won eight of the last nine Democratic contests, which gives him momentum and makes Hillary Clinton look bad. On the other hand, she’s all but got the nomination in the bag, and in the overall aggregate Democratic vote nationwide, she’s ahead of him 56 percent to 41 percent. New York polls have her ahead by about 10 points.
Still, she probably won because she’s ahead and didn’t make any big mistakes, and he said nothing that would expand his audience outward from the wildly enthusiastic leftists and kids who have kept his campaign chugging along.

Weekend watchdog

The Golden State Warriors won 73 games in the regular season.
Can they win 16 more?
The NBA postseason gets going Saturday, as action tips off at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN with Pacers-Raptors. The Warriors, who claimed one more win than the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls in the regular season, hosts Houston on ABC at 3:30 p.m., then it's back to ESPN for Hawks-Celtics and the Thunder meeting the Mavericks.
The Cavaliers face the Pistons on ABC Sunday at 3 p.m. TNT has three more games Sunday, starting with Hornets against Heat at 5:30 p.m. The Spurs battle the Grizzlies at 8 p.m. and it's Clippers-TrailBlazers at 10:30 p.m.
Games continue throughout the week.
The quest for the Stanley Cup continues Friday at 7 p.m. on CNBC with the Red Wings facing the Lightning. NBC Sports network has the Blues battling the Blackhawks at 8 p.m., followed by the first game between the Predators and Ducks.
NBC has the Penguins and Rangers Saturday at 3 p.m. It's game two between the Capitals and Flyers at 7 p.m. on Comcast and CNBC, while NBC Sports network brings Wild-Stars at 8 p.m. and Sharks against Kings at 10:30 p.m.
The Blackhawks host the Blues Sunday at 3 p.m. on NBC, and CNBC brings the third game between Tampa Bay and Detroit at 7 p.m. The Islanders meet the Panthers on NBC Sports network at 8 p.m. with Predators-Ducks in the nightcap.
The Nationals head to Philadelphia for the weekend on MASN, while the Orioles visit Texas on MASN2.
There's a doubleheader on FoxSports1 Saturday, with the Blue Jays visiting the Red Sox at 4 p.m. followed by Braves-Marlins. ESPN has the Giants and Dodgers Sunday at 8 p.m.
On the college diamond, Oklahoma faces TCU Friday at 8 p.m. on FoxSports1.
NBC Sports network offers the Notre Dame Blue-Gold game Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and ESPN has the Alabama spring game Saturday at 3 p.m.
ESPN2 has Arena Football between Portland and Philadelphia Sunday at 4 p.m.
Virginia hosts Duke in college lacrosse on ESPN2 Sunday at noon.
NASCAR visits Bristol for the weekend, with the Sprint Cup race Sunday at 1 p.m. on Fox. The Xfinity Series takes the track Saturday at 12:30 p.m. on FoxSports1.
NBC Sports network has the Chinese Grand Prix Sunday at 1:30 a.m. There's qualifying Saturday at 3 a.m.
The IndyCar series has its Grand Prix of Long Beach Sunday at 4:30 p.m. on NBC Sports network.
The PGA tour heads to Hilton Head for the Heritage Classic Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. on CBS.
Orlando City takes on New England Sunday at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN and Kansas City faces Dallas on FoxSports1 at 7 p.m.
Norwich City faces Sunderland on NBC Sports network Saturday at 7:40 a.m., followed by Manchester United-Aston Villa. Leicester City takes on West Ham United Sunday at 8:25 a.m. and it's Arsenal against Crystal Palace at 10:55 a.m.
NBC brings Manchester City-Chelsea Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
Georgia tangles with Tennessee in college softball Saturday at 1 p.m. on ESPN2, then it's Texas-Oklahoma.
ESPN2 has the NCAA women's bowling tournament final Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

Trump on ice

Being in New York, Donald Trump got to tell the story of Wollman Rink in Central Park.
You can tell why his friends and followers want him in the White House.

Keep it simple

Ted Cruz puts the North Carolina bathroom controversy into a simple, easy to understand sentence.
“Men should not be going to the bathroom with little girls."
No bigotry there.