Nov 25, 2008 | 1:24 AM
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Sports
... as long as things go the way he wants them to go. We've seen it from him before with the 49ers and Eagles and now we are seeing it with the Cowboys. I seriously doubt that Jason Garrett changed his game plan for the game this past Sunday. Romo took what the 49er defense gave him and it happened to pay off in a big way for Owens. It's an easy thing to be smiling and happy when you're winning the game and having the kind of day Owens was having, but a person's true nature comes out when they are faced with adversity. Grumbling players abound in this and every league. Just yesterday we hear about the Tennessee Titan's Lindale White whining about playing time. Never mind that his team is 10-1 and is having the best year in a long time. It's all about ME.
Owens would do well to take the example of a certain receiver on a bad team. This receiver's team is languishing at 4-7 and will miss the playoffs once again. He is double teamed every game and his team's back-up quarterback has been playing for half the season. Despite all these things, he makes plays, he blocks and plays hard on every down. He has every reason to whine and take plays off but he doesn't. Who is this receiver I'm talking about? He is the Houston Texans' Andre Johnson. Johnson year in and year out puts up monster seasons (barring injury) although most NFL fans barely take notice of him. He does all this playing for an incompetent franchise and ZERO stability at the QB position. He's a class act playing for a terrible team who doesn't dump all over his teammates and coaches. Owens could learn from this guy.
As we've seen many times, Owens has crazy talent. We've also seen that he's a cancer that makes his teammates and coaches into nervous wrecks. What has happened since TO began sounding off? In the Redskins game the Cowboys offense was at its worst when it was forcing the ball into Owens and both of Romo's interceptions in the second half were balls thrown to Owens. Romo is a great QB with great weapons but when he feels he has to force the ball to one guy it throws a wrench into everything. A win is a win but the 49ers and upcoming Seahawks aren't going to be instilling fear into anyone. The last four games of the season will tell whether the sun is still shining and the birds are still singing.
Nov 13, 2008 | 8:40 AM
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Political
Like this is news to anyone. Apparently the all Obama Network MSNBC retracted a story saying it was the victim of a hoax when it reported that an adviser to John McCain had identified himself as the source of an embarrassing story about former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081113/ap_en_tv/palin_hoax
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Why is Governor Palin still in the news? Her ticket lost yet she still gets more press coverage that President-elect Obama! Some networks continue running stories and some bloggers (like our own neverGOP) still seem infatuated with her to the point of embarrassment. The liberal press wants to destroy her mainly because of her pro-life belief. Governor Palin rallied the conservative base, drew enormous crowds at her campaign stops and lit a fire that is sure to turn into an inferno. The fact that we are still talking about Sarah Palin proves that this wonderful, pro-life, pro-gun, true conservative (AND beautiful!) woman is still a force in America and will be for years to come. Sorry to disappoint you, former.
Nov 12, 2008 | 4:28 AM
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Sports
Watching the Lakers/Mavs game last night showed once again that it wasn't Avery. Sure a certain star player wasn't happy with him (even though the star player received his MVP while playing for Avery) but Avery was not the problem with the Mavericks. I'm not a Mavs fan but I was cheering them on against the hated Lakers last night. Bottom line is this Mavs team has no inside presence. No inside game. No true post up player. Dampier, Diop, Bass: are you kidding me? This team relies on jump shots and when they aren't going in, you get 27% shooting like last night. Cuban went out and got shooters (Stackhouse and George to name a couple) but never addressed the area needed to win. The fact is that no team will win a championship with just shooters. Cuban could have brought in Phil Jackson as coach and it wouldn't make a difference as long as this team is made up of just jump shooters.
Jermaine O'Neal was on the block. Pau Gasol was on the block. Kevin Garnett was on the block. Heck, Shaq was even on the block. Instead a trade was made for an aging point guard that has seen his best days go by him. Miami went and got Shaq and got themselves a championship. Boston went and got Garnett and got themselves a championship. Josh Howard would have been pretty attractive as trade bait for any of those players (packaged with others, of course) but his stock has dropped and is nowhere near what it once was. People would definitely give up Howard and a pick (and maybe a secondary player) for any of the above now. Cuban needs to let basketball people handle this team and make the decisions. If he doesn't, you'll continue seeing bad trades and bad signings year after year.
Avery deserves an apology.
Nov 8, 2008 | 9:51 PM
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Political
Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have. - Thomas Jefferson
Oct 30, 2008 | 9:35 AM
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Political
The fear that our money isn't safe helped propel Obama in the polls, but now some voters are re-evaluating him because of this fear. Especially after his recent "spread the wealth" comments to Joe the Plumber and then in released audio tapes where he goes into more detail. People who were once sold on this "change" mantra are beginning to think differently and the polls every day are showing that. They wonder if Obama understands how fragile the economy is. The bottom line is this guy is still a mystery to many people. Even the liberal LA Times had a recent article by Peter Nicholas saying, "Those of us who were sent out to take [Obama's] measure in person can't offer much help in answering who he is, or if he is ready. The barriers set in place between us and him were just too great." The media has limited access to Obama. Now voters are growing uncertain about Obama and uncertainty generally leads to fear. This fear that people are feeling is causing people to reconsider their opinion about the once (according the the media) shoe-in candidate.
ABC and the Washington Post asked the question recently, "Do you think Obama is qualified to be President?" and the answer was 43% said "no". This is the second highest negative rating in modern presidential campaigns that is exceeded only by the rating given to Michael Dukakis given in late '88.
People are realizing now that this man, who had logged only 150 working days in the Senate before launching his Presidential campaign is just not ready to be Commander in Chief and leader of the free world. This man who voted "present" countless times to avoid leaving a voting trail he'd have to defend. This man with no foreign policy experience other than a visit overseas recently, is ready to lead our country? This man who said that Iran posed no threat to us? This man who chose Joe Biden, the so-called foreign policy expert who is anything but, as his VP nominee? This man who wants you to elect him so that he can have the government in charge of every aspect of your life?
Puliizer Prize winning Journalist Charles Krauthammer said it best when he asked who you would rather have answering the phone at 3 a.m.:
The case for McCain is straightforward. The financial crisis has made us forget, or just blindly deny, how dangerous the world out there is. We have a generations-long struggle with Islamic jihadism. An apocalyptic soon-to-be-nuclear Iran. A nuclear-armed Pakistan in danger of fragmentation. A rising Russia pushing the limits of revanchism. Plus the sure-to-come Falklands-like surprise popping out of nowhere.
Who do you want answering that phone at 3 a.m.? A man who's been cramming on these issues for the past year, who's never had to make an executive decision affecting so much as a city, let alone the world? A foreign policy novice instinctively inclined to the flabbiest, most vaporous multilateralism (e.g., the Berlin Wall came down because of "a world that stands as one"), and who refers to the most deliberate act of war since Pearl Harbor as "the tragedy of 9/11," a term more appropriate for a bus accident?
Or do you want a man who is the most prepared, most knowledgeable, most serious foreign policy thinker in the United States Senate? A man who not only has the best instincts but has the honor and the courage to, yes, put country first, as when he carried the lonely fight for the surge that turned Iraq from catastrophic defeat into achievable strategic victory?
There's just no comparison. Obama's own running mate warned this week that Obama's youth and inexperience will invite a crisis -- indeed a crisis "generated" precisely to test him. Can you be serious about national security and vote on Nov. 4 to invite that test?
And how will he pass it? Well, how has he fared on the only two significant foreign policy tests he has faced since he's been in the Senate? The first was the surge. Obama failed spectacularly. He not only opposed it. He tried to denigrate it, stop it and, finally, deny its success.
The second test was Georgia, to which Obama responded instinctively with evenhanded moral equivalence, urging restraint on both sides. McCain did not have to consult his advisers to instantly identify the aggressor.
Today's economic crisis, like every other in our history, will in time pass. But the barbarians will still be at the gates. Whom do you want on the parapet? I'm for the guy who can tell the lion from the lamb.
Oct 30, 2008 | 8:52 AM
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Sports
Seeing 49ers Head Coach Mike Singletary in his interview got me fired up and wishing that HE were running for President! He is from the old school of work hard, give everything you've got and leave nothing on the field. He wants players that want to win and want to give their all and be sold on a vision of winning. For far too long we've seen players that have that "me first" attitude in EVERY sport. They've put themselves and their interests ahead of the team. Winning or losing doesn't matter to them. What matters to them is the spotlight. We've all seen these clowns and yelled, "Shut up and play!"
Singletary is definitely a breath of fresh air. He basically wants 3 things from his players. Desire, dedication and discipline. As he stated, he'd rather have a team with less players than a full team with players that don't want to be there. I applaud his benching of his player. I wish other coaches and organizations would do the same. The Giants recently sat their star receiver for conduct detrimental to the team. More teams need to follow suit. It's time that players stopped being selfish and have that commitment to winning that Coach Singletary was talking about. Give me a coach like that any day.
Oct 24, 2008 | 9:19 AM
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Political
There are many reasons why I am voting against Senator Obama. Among them, his stances on abortion, taxation, increasing the size of government and that's just to name a few. America's safety is of the utmost importance and seeing Senator Obama's lack of foreign policy experience should give people pause before they cast their ballot for him. Contrary to the race-baiting by many, his race is not a factor in my decision and in the decisions of millions of others. But for those that need that crutch to justify your own racist views, then feel free to use it. They are sad people and will always have that "victicrat" mentality, as Larry Elder has said.
Over the last few months we've seen people make the case for Obama or McCain. Some on both sides have done a respectable job of it while others continue to wallow in the mud and show their lack of intelligence. We all know who they are. Regardless of which candidate you are backing it comes down to which person speaks to your values and which speaks to your way of life. Which candidate will do best for you and your family and also keep our country safe.
In his latest opinion piece, Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist Charles Krauthammer makes his case for Senator McCain and in doing so speaks to my concern of the safety of America. I encourage you all to read the entire article and you'll find yourself agreeing with Mr. Krauthammer. Here is part of his article:
The case for McCain is straightforward. The financial crisis has made us forget, or just blindly deny, how dangerous the world out there is. We have a generations-long struggle with Islamic jihadism. An apocalyptic soon-to-be-nuclear Iran. A nuclear-armed Pakistan in danger of fragmentation. A rising Russia pushing the limits of revanchism. Plus the sure-to-come Falklands-like surprise popping out of nowhere.
Who do you want answering that phone at 3 a.m.? A man who's been cramming on these issues for the past year, who's never had to make an executive decision affecting so much as a city, let alone the world? A foreign policy novice instinctively inclined to the flabbiest, most vaporous multilateralism (e.g., the Berlin Wall came down because of "a world that stands as one"), and who refers to the most deliberate act of war since Pearl Harbor as "the tragedy of 9/11," a term more appropriate for a bus accident?
Or do you want a man who is the most prepared, most knowledgeable, most serious foreign policy thinker in the United States Senate? A man who not only has the best instincts but has the honor and the courage to, yes, put country first, as when he carried the lonely fight for the surge that turned Iraq from catastrophic defeat into achievable strategic victory?
There's just no comparison. Obama's own running mate warned this week that Obama's youth and inexperience will invite a crisis -- indeed a crisis "generated" precisely to test him. Can you be serious about national security and vote on Nov. 4 to invite that test?
And how will he pass it? Well, how has he fared on the only two significant foreign policy tests he has faced since he's been in the Senate? The first was the surge. Obama failed spectacularly. He not only opposed it. He tried to denigrate it, stop it and, finally, deny its success.
The second test was Georgia, to which Obama responded instinctively with evenhanded moral equivalence, urging restraint on both sides. McCain did not have to consult his advisers to instantly identify the aggressor.
Today's economic crisis, like every other in our history, will in time pass. But the barbarians will still be at the gates. Whom do you want on the parapet? I'm for the guy who can tell the lion from the lamb.
The rest of his article can be seen here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20
08/10/23/AR2008102302867_pf.html
Oct 23, 2008 | 8:21 AM
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News
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An article written by Orson Scott Card, "Would the Last Honest Reporter Please Turn On The Lights?" hits a home run in regards to asking journalists to be truthful and honest in their reporting. Every day we see a news anchor or reporter put their opinion into a story when all we want are the facts. Tell us what happened. When it happened. The parties present when it occurred. Don't speculate. Don't guess. Just give us the facts. There are places for opinions for pundits and those are generally in the opinion section of our local papers. Or, if shown on television, an opinion piece is labeled as such with a scroll at the bottom of the screen stating that this person is giving his or her take on the subject.
Why is it so difficult to get just the plain old facts from todays journalists? My guess is that they desire to BE the story. Case in point: Jayson Blair formerly of the New York Times. Mr. Blair was found to have fabricated story upon story at first to achieve his quota, but then it became something for personal gain when he was given more assignments and and was promoted numerous times despite his glaring mistakes and sloppy work. When his mistakes became too glaring and bordering on the illegal, Mr. Blair resigned. Not long afterward he penned his memoirs in which he accused the New York Times of racism. Imagine that. As it turned out, Blair became the story.
I encourage everyone to read Orson Scott Card's brilliant article and you'll be nodding in agreement when he asks his fellow reporters, "Do you have any standards at all? Do you even know what honesty means?" He declares, "If you had any personal honor, each reporter and editor would be insisting on telling the truth - even if it hurts the election chances of your favorite candidate."
A great read. http://www.ldsmag.com/ideas/081017light.html
Oct 19, 2008 | 9:29 AM
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Political
Latest Zogby Poll: Obama 47.8%, McCain 45.1% (3% margin of error)
As we all know (but some will still refuse to acknowledge it despite the truth), Zogby was the only pollster to correctly call the outcome of the '04 Presidential Election despite other polling data (gallup, cnn, abc etc) suggesting otherwise. As of this morning the Zogby poll shows that Obama's lead over McCain has dropped to 3 points. Down 1 percentage point from yesterday. Zogby states that the numbers were good news for McCain and probably reflected a bump following his appearance in the final debate held this past Wednesday. "For the first time in the polling McCain is up above 45 percent. There is no question something has happened," Zogby said. McCain is gaining ground among the independents who may play a decisive role in the November 4th election. Obama's lead among independent voters dropped to 8 points on Sunday from 16 points a day earlier.
It's starting to hit home with Obama as we heard him tell his supporters not to be overconfident because they can still screw it up. His little conversation with Joe the Plumber has done more damage to Obama than first realized. And his minions attacking Joe the Plumber has shown people that you should be fearful for even questioning the great one.
We'll now hear people lauding the fact that Colin Powell has thrown his endorsement to Obama. I find it pretty hilarious that the same people that were calling Powell all sorts of names (Uncle Tom among them) at one time will now be praising him for his decision for endorsing Obama. But it's to be expected from these great and honest intellectuals.
Oct 15, 2008 | 6:18 PM
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Political
A recent blogger recently accused Senator McCain of inciting hatred and race into this year's presidential campaign. This blogger equated the terms "traitor, terrorist, treason, liar and off with his head" as being racist. These terms were yelled out during recent McCain rallies by a few in the attendance. I don't know about you but I would not consider these terms racist. Am I wrong? Why is there a need to bring race into this election? We are not blind. We see that Senator Obama is black. It is not his skin color that we are against. It is his policies and qualifications that we have the disagreement with. I am a conservative and seeing the fact that Obama is the most liberal member of congress says everything I need to know about him. Race has nothing to do with my decision.
What's more, McCain has not brought race into this election and he has never referred to Obama by his middle name, Hussein (contrary to some claims). If there is a candidate that has brought up race, it has been Obama himself. He has said that his run for the presidency was "historic" and that he looks different from all other presidents on our currency. As many of us know, racism is alive still in this country. But it is in the very minority that have little to no intelligence and subscribe to their beliefs thanks to their influences and people they admire. From people like David Duke to La Raza to Jeremiah Wright to CAIR, you name it. There are people or groups out there that teach hate and seperatism.
There is a racial component to this election. But it is being brought forth by the Democrats. We have Congressman Lewis comparing McCain to George Wallace inferring that "he too (Wallace) ran for president". We now have Congressman Murtha who claims that "There is no question that western Pennsylvania is a racist area". What this boils down to is that if Obama loses this election, the stage has been set that America is racist. The facts are that Senator Obama and his supporters have brought this element into this year's election and have done it with a zeal not seen before. The left-leaning bias media has made sure that each person knows how racist we are as we sit down to breakfast with our bowl of cereal. We are bombarded with this as if it is fact. But the truth is that there is only one side that has consistently brought up race during this election.
Oct 15, 2008 | 5:07 PM
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Political
Obama has chided FOXNEWS in a recent NYTimes interview saying that, "I am convinced that if there were no FOXNEWS I might be 2 or 3 points higher in the polls. If I were watching FOXnews I would not be voting for me, right? Because they way I'm portrayed 24/7 is as a freak. I am the latte sipping, New York Times reading, Volvo driving, no gun owning, politically correct arrogant liberal. Who want's something like that?"
Neil Cavuto's response was to say, "Just because we challenge some of your economic assumptions, Senator, we say nothing about whether you like lattes or not. It's just putting up with a little bit of the heat that maybe you're not getting in the political kitchen".
Bottom line is when Obama is challenged, he takes issue with that. His attitude is one of "How dare you!". If Obama had been under the same scrutiny and attacks that Governor Palin has had to endure since her nomination, he would have folded his tent and went home. He would also have cried racism, I've no doubt. Obama has gotten so used to dealing with the mainstream media fawning all over him and not asking tough questions that when he gets in an environment where people are trying to get to the bottom of real issues, he is uncomfortable. Is he worried? Why take shots at the media right now? He should be basking in the praise lavished upon him by the other media outlets and in his position as front-runner right now.
If Obama believes this about FOXNEWS, I'd have to come right back and say that if it weren't for MSNBC, NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, NYTimes, LATimes, Washington Post, Boston Globe, (place media outlet here_____), he would not be in the position he is in now. If Obama cannot take the political heat from people questioning his qualifications or economic policies or associations it is time for him to get out of the kitchen.
And hey, Obama, if the shoe fits, wear it.
Oct 12, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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Political
Strumpet posted a blog that said Governer Palin was "greeted with a chorus of boos" when she came out to drop the puck at the local Flyers game in Philly. She, of course, has her comment approval on so unless your reply agrees with her views, she most likely won't let it be seen. My reply was short and simple and to the point saying:
"This is news? Heck, at a Philadelphia Eagles game one season, they booed and pelted Santa with snowballs!"
I bet the Pope would get a smattering of boos if he set foot in an arena there! lol So yeah, this is news. Whoopdeefreakin'doo! lol
Oct 12, 2008 | 12:24 AM
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Political
Once again, we see that Senator McCain did provide leadership in calling for the investigation and reining in of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac calling for regulatory action of these two companies. In his 2006 letter, he said that it was "...vitally important that Congress take the necessary steps to ensure that [Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac]...operate in a safe and sound manner.[and]..More importantly, Congress must ensure that the American taxpayer is protected in the event that either...should fail."
Senator Obama did not sign the letter nor did any other Democrat.
So two more left wing smears/lies bite the dust . The Keating Five involvement was debunked (see earlier blog) and now the revelation that Senator McCain was looking out for Americans by urging action regarding Freddie and Fannie.
See the full text of the letter here: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=28973#contin
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Oct 11, 2008 | 8:02 AM
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Political
Since the Lost one won't allow people to rebut his blogs openly, I felt it necessary to answer his recent blog regarding his squeaky clean Daley connection. We have the angelic Mayor of Chicago warning McCain that "people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" and that he'll bring up McCain's involvement in the Keating Five scandal to show that he too can sling mud with the best of them. As for Senator McCain's involvement, he's admitted that it was wrong of him to meet with regulators on behalf of Keating. The Senate Ethics committee agreed but cleared him of any wrong doing in their statement that they released.
The Senate Ethics Committee ruled that the involvement of Senator McCain in the scheme was minimal and he was cleared of all charges against him. McCain was criticized by the Committee for exercising "poor judment" when he met with the federal regulators on Keating's behalf. The report also said that McCain's actions were not improper nor attended with gross negligence and did not reach the level of requiring institutional action against him... Senator McCain has violated no law of the United States or specific Rule of the United States Senate."
On his Keating Five experience, McCain has said, "The appearance of it was wrong. It's a wrong appearance when a group of senators appear in a meeting with a group of regulators, because it conveys the impression of undue and improper influence. And it was the wrong thing to do."
Excerpts of Statement By Senate Ethics Panel, The New York Times (1991-02-28)
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0C
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Oct 9, 2008 | 5:16 PM
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Political
I tried to pose this question to Strumpet on her blog regarding Rep. Westmoreland but Strumpet now has her comment approval on (like someone else we know). She'll most likely claim I cursed her or had some other hateful thing to say, but my simple question was regarding her statement in one of her replies.
Strumpet states: "Westmoreland's record of voting on racial issues speaks for itself in this case."
I'm not personally familiar with Rep. Westmoreland's record of voting. But you seem to be. Can you give me some specifics of his voting record on those other racial issues you speak of?
Thank you,
