I found this interview, and I must admit that Thomas Sowell is probably one of the most intelligent men that I’ve ever seen.
I think we’ve found an articulate, clean black man. And this one is intelligent, too! Even though he was a Marxist for years (which I didn’t know and I found quite surprising), he said that a stint in Washington convinced him that government wasn’t the answer to the woes of the world.
He likes Rick Perry. That should set off a few Hamsters on the Couch! He likes Cain as candidate, thinks he may be the best candidate, but doesn’t know how Cain would do as president without political experience: “The office of President is not a place for on-the-job training, as our current President has illustrated.” He fears that Romney will win the nomination by process of elimination.
Another thought provoking statement was that he grew up without a few of whites. He came from poverty in Harlem, but managed to become very successful, and he credits his lack of white fear as part of his success. It makes me wonder how badly the poverty pimps, constantly stirring up the racial angst, have held their own people back. Could the minority community be more successful if they weren’t constantly made to feel victimized, weak, and unable to succeed?
His parting gift to the up and coming: Learn. Gather knowledge. Only when you gather knowledge and be able to form your own, well-thought out opinions will you be able to avoid being putty in the hands of those with political agendas. (Not quite verbatim.- ed) Wise words.
The interview is worth watching. The money quote is: “One of Barack Obama’s great gifts is the ability to say things that are absolutely absurd and make them sound not only plausible, but inspiring.”
Watch the interview.
Thursday Sowell Open Comments
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First I wait on the new post, then I wait for someone to break the ice and be first. I hate that when I’ve really got nothing to say.
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First I wait on the new post, then I wait for someone to break the ice and be first. I hate that when I’ve really got nothing to say.
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We were deferring to our betters. 🙂
Drudge headline is gross. 🙁
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We were deferring to our betters. 🙂
Drudge headline is gross. 🙁
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#1 EG
There is nothing wrong with saying FIRST!!! Loud and proud.
(Wait a minute… That sounds a little bit LGBT.)
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#1 EG
There is nothing wrong with saying FIRST!!! Loud and proud.
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#2 TC
I commented on that lip-lock stuff last night but it kilt the blog. -
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I commented on that lip-lock stuff last night but it kilt the blog. -
mharper: I hesitated to even link to it
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mharper: I hesitated to even link to it
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For those of you who know what EDC and BOB mean, this has been marked down $401.00
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For those of you who know what EDC and BOB mean, this has been marked down $401.00
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So cool! I can only imagine the applications for this stuff!
Like sidewalks around liberal protest sites, for one.
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So cool! I can only imagine the applications for this stuff!
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#6 – WOW – does it come with a gift certificate for the Chiropractor you’ll need after carrying the dern thing?
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#6 – WOW – does it come with a gift certificate for the Chiropractor you’ll need after carrying the dern thing?
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#7 part A: cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
part B: GEEZ whatta scumbucket………..(this view was actually quite typical when we lived in Libya)
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#7 part A: cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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So cool! I can only imagine the applications for this stuff!
At first I thought you could paint it on a boat to make it go faster, then I thought it might make the boat bounce out of the water.
But I’d buy a tent made with the stuff.
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So cool! I can only imagine the applications for this stuff!
At first I thought you could paint it on a boat to make it go faster, then I thought it might make the boat bounce out of the water.
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#10 Sarge: From the text of the article it appears to be a spray on product; that means you might be able to put it on wissin near anything.
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#10 Sarge: From the text of the article it appears to be a spray on product; that means you might be able to put it on wissin near anything.
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#11 Bone
They also make a paint.
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Best Line — so far — of 2011
Witnessing the Republicans and the Democrats bicker over the U.S. debt is like watching two drunks argue over a bar bill on the Titanic.
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Best Line — so far — of 2011
Witnessing the Republicans and the Democrats bicker over the U.S. debt is like watching two drunks argue over a bar bill on the Titanic.
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I was thinking about being in Buenos Aires this morning and missing that place.
This is from the La Boca neighborhood down near the docks of the port. It’s a fun place to go, but a little rough after dark. San Telmo is the place to be in the evening.
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I was thinking about being in Buenos Aires this morning and missing that place.
This is from the La Boca neighborhood down near the docks of the port. It’s a fun place to go, but a little rough after dark. San Telmo is the place to be in the evening.
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THIS is really uncool!
Boycott Benneton, make a lot of noise about it, place them in the same latrine as Abercrombie and Fitch.
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THIS is really uncool!
Boycott Benneton, make a lot of noise about it, place them in the same latrine as Abercrombie and Fitch.
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#15 – Can’t boycott what I’m completely unaware of (perhumps that is tantamount to boycott by default?)
completely irrelevant from this desk…………………..what are “they” selling?
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#15 – Can’t boycott what I’m completely unaware of (perhumps that is tantamount to boycott by default?)
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#14 – Well Sting-spinning-in-his-grave (so to speak) with the weak rendition of “Roxanne” notwithstanding – those 2 dance quite well together!
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#14 – Well Sting-spinning-in-his-grave (so to speak) with the weak rendition of “Roxanne” notwithstanding – those 2 dance quite well together!
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#16 Kat: Clothing, like Abercrombie and Fitch.
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#16 Kat: Clothing, like Abercrombie and Fitch.
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New Drudge Headliner: Biden attends transparency meeting – closed to the press.
Spot the irony in Vice President Biden’s schedule today, from the White House’s daily guidance:“At 1:00 PM, the Vice President will attend a meeting of the Government Accountability and Transparency Board in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. At 2:30 PM, the Vice President will meet with representatives of the National Sheriffs’ Association in the Roosevelt Room. These meetings are closed press.”
(It was only two months ago that State Department officials briefed reporters on transparency efforts but refused to have their names be printed; and in March, the White House postponed a pooled-press ceremony for President Obama to get an openness award — it was later rescheduled and carried out in an undisclosed meeting.)
UPDATE: Amy Dudley, a spokeswoman for Biden, contacted POLITICO to offer this on-the-record statement: “The Government Accountability and Transparency Board has been holding regular meetings since its establishment as part of the Administration’s Campaign to Cut Waste last June. The Vice President was invited to drop by today’s meeting in anticipation of their forthcoming report. As has been the case with every meeting of the board, the minutes of the meeting will be posted online.”
Ifn you tried to write a movie script with this it would be spiked as totally not believable. You just can’t make this stuff up!
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New Drudge Headliner: Biden attends transparency meeting – closed to the press.
Spot the irony in Vice President Biden’s schedule today, from the White House’s daily guidance:“At 1:00 PM, the Vice President will attend a meeting of the Government Accountability and Transparency Board in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. At 2:30 PM, the Vice President will meet with representatives of the National Sheriffs’ Association in the Roosevelt Room. These meetings are closed press.”
(It was only two months ago that State Department officials briefed reporters on transparency efforts but refused to have their names be printed; and in March, the White House postponed a pooled-press ceremony for President Obama to get an openness award — it was later rescheduled and carried out in an undisclosed meeting.)
UPDATE: Amy Dudley, a spokeswoman for Biden, contacted POLITICO to offer this on-the-record statement: “The Government Accountability and Transparency Board has been holding regular meetings since its establishment as part of the Administration’s Campaign to Cut Waste last June. The Vice President was invited to drop by today’s meeting in anticipation of their forthcoming report. As has been the case with every meeting of the board, the minutes of the meeting will be posted online.”Ifn you tried to write a movie script with this it would be spiked as totally not believable. You just can’t make this stuff up!
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Somehow, this reminds me of our current administration.
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Somehow, this reminds me of our current administration.
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Hydrophobic paint: does that mean it is rabid??
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Hydrophobic paint: does that mean it is rabid??
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#22 Bonecrusher
Hydrophobic paint: does that mean it is rabid??
Probably not, but I think it should protect us from drooling idiots. Well, their drool, anyway.
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#22 Bonecrusher
Hydrophobic paint: does that mean it is rabid??
Probably not, but I think it should protect us from drooling idiots. Well, their drool, anyway.
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If any of you people want to rob a bank, today’s the day in LA. I think just about every cop in the state is between NO and Houma with their radar guns out. Between them and the fine upstanding morons in the TSA I think I’ll glow in the dark.
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If any of you people want to rob a bank, today’s the day in LA. I think just about every cop in the state is between NO and Houma with their radar guns out. Between them and the fine upstanding morons in the TSA I think I’ll glow in the dark.
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Between them and the fine upstanding morons in the TSA I think I’ll CONTINUE glowing in the dark.
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#24 –
Between them and the fine upstanding morons in the TSA I think I’ll CONTINUE glowing in the dark.
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22 Bonecrusher says:
November 17, 2011 at 2:02 pm
Hydrophobic paint: does that mean it is rabid??Nah.
Its how hippies grow thier pot.
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22 Bonecrusher says:
November 17, 2011 at 2:02 pm
Hydrophobic paint: does that mean it is rabid??Nah.
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Singer/songwriter Norah Jones sang ‘America the Beautiful’ at today’s Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and John Glenn.
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Singer/songwriter Norah Jones sang ‘America the Beautiful’ at today’s Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and John Glenn.
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#28 – HOLEEGOOSEBUMPS Batman!!!!!!!!!
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#28 – HOLEEGOOSEBUMPS Batman!!!!!!!!!
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Roxanne.
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Roxanne.
Perhaps number one on my Most Hated Songs list. -
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#30 Shannon
If you listen carefully, there is an instrumental tango song playing, but it seems there is some jerk with a cd player playing Roxanne off-camera and the video camera is picking it up.
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#30 Shannon
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#28 It looked like Dingy Harry Reid’s ‘roids was really buggin him. He just could not keep still and did not have a look on his face that would indicate he enjoyed the song.
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#28 It looked like Dingy Harry Reid’s ‘roids was really buggin him. He just could not keep still and did not have a look on his face that would indicate he enjoyed the song.
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Good afternoon Hamsters. Or maybe it’s good evening if you go by where the Sun is now, 66 and dropping. Gonna be cold tonight.
Late checking in owing to our 10 am tickets to see the King Tut exhibit and the necesity of driving in to the musuem district starting at 8:45, so early morning time was devoted to other things. We got home about 1:30 and had to rest for a bit. Standing on marble floors for over 2 hours took a toll on feet and backs. It was worth it, folks. Bet that once home, many of the items shown will not leave Egypt again in our lifetimes. So fortunate that the exhibit was already touring in the US when the Egyptians toppled their government.
Later.
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Good afternoon Hamsters. Or maybe it’s good evening if you go by where the Sun is now, 66 and dropping. Gonna be cold tonight.
Late checking in owing to our 10 am tickets to see the King Tut exhibit and the necesity of driving in to the musuem district starting at 8:45, so early morning time was devoted to other things. We got home about 1:30 and had to rest for a bit. Standing on marble floors for over 2 hours took a toll on feet and backs. It was worth it, folks. Bet that once home, many of the items shown will not leave Egypt again in our lifetimes. So fortunate that the exhibit was already touring in the US when the Egyptians toppled their government.
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Fat, old guys now batting for pitchers in Houston…..and the lead story on the evening news is that La Nina will continue, no doubt leaving Texas in the throes of ongoing record drought.
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Fat, old guys now batting for pitchers in Houston…..and the lead story on the evening news is that La Nina will continue, no doubt leaving Texas in the throes of ongoing record drought.
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#35 Shannon: I guess that I am lucky that I don’t give a hoot about baseball, football or basketball. DH or not, I would have to struggle real hard to find something that I care less about and it just ain’t worth the effort.
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#35 Shannon: I guess that I am lucky that I don’t give a hoot about baseball, football or basketball. DH or not, I would have to struggle real hard to find something that I care less about and it just ain’t worth the effort.
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Crane can save money because any old MD2020 swilling derelict can be an American League manager. With a DH in place, it’s not like you have to be some kind of grand strategist.
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Crane can save money because any old MD2020 swilling derelict can be an American League manager. With a DH in place, it’s not like you have to be some kind of grand strategist.
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Hey, Katfish – ever seen anything like this on your rides?
Another living organ donor.
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Hey, Katfish – ever seen anything like this on your rides?
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#39 Shannon
BC always struck me as a badminton or ping-pong afficionado.
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#39 Shannon
BC always struck me as a badminton or ping-pong afficionado.
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I can hear him in booming voice, “Go fish, sucka!!!!!!!” -
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Who’da thunk someone code named BoneCrusher would be so into ballet?
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Who’da thunk someone code named BoneCrusher would be so into ballet?
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Curling & field hockey.
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Curling & field hockey.
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Archery, golf, shooting (animals or targets) pool, table style shuffle board, darts.
42 GJT says:
November 17, 2011 at 7:47 pm
Who’da thunk someone code named BoneCrusher would be so into ballet?Go pound sand.
39 Shannon says:
November 17, 2011 at 6:45 pm
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Yeah, I’ve had you pegged as a lacrosse and soccer man all along.not even close, never even seen lacrosse and only a little soccer.
40 Texpat says:
November 17, 2011 at 7:04 pm
#39 ShannonBC always struck me as a badminton or ping-pong afficionado.
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nope, don’t play tennis or racquet ball neither.
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Archery, golf, shooting (animals or targets) pool, table style shuffle board, darts.
42 GJT says:
November 17, 2011 at 7:47 pm
Who’da thunk someone code named BoneCrusher would be so into ballet?Go pound sand.
39 Shannon says:
November 17, 2011 at 6:45 pm
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Yeah, I’ve had you pegged as a lacrosse and soccer man all along.not even close, never even seen lacrosse and only a little soccer.
40 Texpat says:
November 17, 2011 at 7:04 pm
#39 Shannon
BC always struck me as a badminton or ping-pong afficionado.
(<;nope, don’t play tennis or racquet ball neither.
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Hmm, methinks the gentleman doth protest too much.
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Hmm, methinks the gentleman doth protest too much.
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43 wagonburner says:
November 17, 2011 at 7:52 pm
Curling & field hockey.Curling is what you do with a beer in your hand to bring it up to your mouth. Field hockey must be some weird game where you hunt Canadians or yankees when they are out milling around in a pasture or something.
Honestly, how can so many people be so way far off?!?
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43 wagonburner says:
November 17, 2011 at 7:52 pm
Curling & field hockey.Curling is what you do with a beer in your hand to bring it up to your mouth. Field hockey must be some weird game where you hunt Canadians or yankees when they are out milling around in a pasture or something.
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#45 Goat: My baby sister was into ballet and I was forced ( for a while ) to have to go to the wissin recitals. Finally at the age of 14 or so after protesting really loudly about being punished for having to sit though that ludicrous crap, I did not have to go anymore. I always thought the dancers would be much better off in the orchestra pit and the orchestra on the stage – that way I would not have to see them stooooooooooopidly jumping around like wissin fairies and “happy people”.
Once my wife took my 2 kids to the nutcracker ballet, and she did not even invite me. My daughter suggested that next year that I should go. My brilliant wife told her “Heartcrusher, your daddy would MUCH rather be gutting a deer than watching a ballet of any kind”. She was right, man o man do I love that woman! -
#45 Goat: My baby sister was into ballet and I was forced ( for a while ) to have to go to the wissin recitals. Finally at the age of 14 or so after protesting really loudly about being punished for having to sit though that ludicrous crap, I did not have to go anymore. I always thought the dancers would be much better off in the orchestra pit and the orchestra on the stage – that way I would not have to see them stooooooooooopidly jumping around like wissin fairies and “happy people”.
Once my wife took my 2 kids to the nutcracker ballet, and she did not even invite me. My daughter suggested that next year that I should go. My brilliant wife told her “Heartcrusher, your daddy would MUCH rather be gutting a deer than watching a ballet of any kind”. She was right, man o man do I love that woman! -
And needlework.
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And needlework.
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You boys stop picking on Bones. I’m pretty sure you don’t have to like football to be a real man.
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You boys stop picking on Bones. I’m pretty sure you don’t have to like football to be a real man.
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TT, I finally had the 47 minutes to watch the Sowell interview. Outstanding. And he is such a nice guy. So thoughtful, so knowledgeable, and yet so low key and just plain pleasant. Hope he has years left to work and write.
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TT, I finally had the 47 minutes to watch the Sowell interview. Outstanding. And he is such a nice guy. So thoughtful, so knowledgeable, and yet so low key and just plain pleasant. Hope he has years left to work and write.
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Speaking of sports, what is the mysterious “DH” that a buncha youse been mentioning? Google is my friend but all I turned up was, it might be Designated Hitter.
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Speaking of sports, what is the mysterious “DH” that a buncha youse been mentioning? Google is my friend but all I turned up was, it might be Designated Hitter.
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I also like to watch boxing and UFC, but absolutely no Professional “wrestling”.
48 Shannon says:
November 17, 2011 at 8:20 pm
And needlework.Actually, I have been known to stitch together a few leather pieces.
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I also like to watch boxing and UFC, but absolutely no Professional “wrestling”.
48 Shannon says:
November 17, 2011 at 8:20 pm
And needlework.Actually, I have been known to stitch together a few leather pieces.
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I used to stay up late and watch American Gladiators, does that count?
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I used to stay up late and watch American Gladiators, does that count?
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Go Tebow!
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Go Tebow!
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mharper
Yes, Designated Hitter. Someone on google prolly ‘spain it and the nuances better than me.
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Some pretty fascinating time lapse photography from the ISS. Watch full screen.
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Some pretty fascinating time lapse photography from the ISS. Watch full screen.
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Victoria Childress, a baker located in Des Moines, Iowa, may be facing legal action after she declined to create a wedding cake for a lesbian couple who were seeking her services. Her decision not to bake for the women, she says, was rooted in her Christian values.
And what’s the claim the lesbian couple Trina Vodraska and Janelle Sievers base their potential lawsuit upon?
But the dialogue between the two parties may end up landing Childress in the courtroom. LifeSiteNews.com has more about the legalities surrounding same-sex marriage in Iowa:
Same-sex “marriage” was legalized in Iowa in 2009 by the state Supreme Court, and a 2007 state civil rights act disallows discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in matters of employment, education, housing, and public accommodation.
Legalizing gay marriage by gay activists is not about equality. it’s about dominance. Use the power of the state to enforce their utopia.
Lesbian Couple May Sue Christian Baker Who Refused to Make Their Wedding Cake
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Victoria Childress, a baker located in Des Moines, Iowa, may be facing legal action after she declined to create a wedding cake for a lesbian couple who were seeking her services. Her decision not to bake for the women, she says, was rooted in her Christian values.
And what’s the claim the lesbian couple Trina Vodraska and Janelle Sievers base their potential lawsuit upon?
But the dialogue between the two parties may end up landing Childress in the courtroom. LifeSiteNews.com has more about the legalities surrounding same-sex marriage in Iowa:
Same-sex “marriage” was legalized in Iowa in 2009 by the state Supreme Court, and a 2007 state civil rights act disallows discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in matters of employment, education, housing, and public accommodation.
Legalizing gay marriage by gay activists is not about equality. it’s about dominance. Use the power of the state to enforce their utopia.
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#57 – I’ve always said that I’m for equal rights for everyone, regardless of……..What I’m not for is “special” rights, and that’s what all these groups are seeking. Once they granted special rights to one group of hyenas, now they all want special rights – and if you can qualify to be in more that one group, your special rights become cumulative. The more screwed up you are, the more special you become. Is that insane, or is it just me?
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#57 – I’ve always said that I’m for equal rights for everyone, regardless of……..What I’m not for is “special” rights, and that’s what all these groups are seeking. Once they granted special rights to one group of hyenas, now they all want special rights – and if you can qualify to be in more that one group, your special rights become cumulative. The more screwed up you are, the more special you become. Is that insane, or is it just me?
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Mharp
The Designated Hitter is the only guy on the team who gets to hit.
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Mharp
The Designated Hitter is the only guy on the team who gets to hit.
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The photo on Drudge (and all over other sites) with the screaming protestor with red dripping down his face – does anyone think that is blood? It’s too red, and if he were hurt that bad, he wouldn’t be up screaming in someone’s face. I think it’s paint.
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The photo on Drudge (and all over other sites) with the screaming protestor with red dripping down his face – does anyone think that is blood? It’s too red, and if he were hurt that bad, he wouldn’t be up screaming in someone’s face. I think it’s paint.
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It’s really bad when the DH gets on base.
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It’s really bad when the DH gets on base.
He just stands there because there’s no one else to bat.
Makes for a really long game.
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