hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 28, 2024 20:03:43 GMT -5
I'm just surprised that this wasn't Harold J. Trump's (that's a reference to The Music Man, for you youngsters out there) pitch: Hey, everyone! Get your Bibles, personally autographed by Jesus, for only $2,000 each! Order now, as supplies are limited! This is a one time offer, so hurry! HURRY!
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 28, 2024 19:51:47 GMT -5
The last bipartisan politician? "His transition from Al Gore’s running mate in 2000 on the Democratic ticket to high-profile cheerleader for Republican presidential candidate John McCain eight years later was a turnaround unmatched in recent American politics...McCain seriously considered making Mr. Lieberman his running mate, but his advisers warned that Mr. Lieberman’s Democratic history and voting record, particularly his stand in favor of abortion rights, would anger convention delegates and split the party. McCain instead chose the right-wing populist governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, a decision he later said he regretted." www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-senator-vice-president-dead/Can't imagine why he might have regretted that decision. It's of course impossible to say what McCain, if still alive, might have had to say about Trump this year, but I strongly suspect he would be found in the Liz Cheney faction of the Republican Party.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 28, 2024 19:37:09 GMT -5
Probably because the coach left. Great story with this kid, overcoming cancer.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 28, 2024 19:22:29 GMT -5
He was right, though. As happy as I was to see the Clippers win, the refs blew that call bigtime, and I guess they admitted as much.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 28, 2024 19:20:22 GMT -5
Not sure I understand why The Coach Who Georgetown Made would leave USC for SMU, but I don't particularly care.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 26, 2024 18:56:23 GMT -5
Ronna, we hardly knew ye! Bye bye !! She lasted 1/2 of a Scaramucci! Now NBC should fire whoever hired the lying POS. NBC reverses decision to hire Ronna McDaniel after on-air backlash Amid a chorus of on-air protest from some of the network’s biggest stars, NBC announced Tuesday night that former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel will no longer be joining the network as a paid contributor. In a memo, NBCUniversal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde told staff he had listened to “the legitimate concerns” of many network employees. “No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned,” he wrote. “Over the last few days, it has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal.” www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/03/26/nbc-drops-ronna-mcdaniel-backlash/Just another witch hunt against poor Ronna.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 26, 2024 18:48:56 GMT -5
Election interference, just another witch hunt. WITCH HUNT!
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 26, 2024 18:48:05 GMT -5
There's a sucker born every minute and it is most likely a MAGA GOP cultist. Go ahead morons. Buy your "Bible" from the Grifter. “Happy Holy Week!” Trump’s post said. “Let’s Make America Pray Again. As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless The USA Bible.” He tagged musician Lee Greenwood in the post because the “God Bless the USA” singer is also touted as an endorser on the product’s webpage. The promoted Bible has not only the standard books, but also a few additions including the Constitution (“which I’m fighting for every single day very hard,” Trump says in a video attached to the post), the Pledge of Allegiance and, as the webpage touts, the “[h]andwritten chorus to ‘God Bless The USA’ by Lee Greenwood.” It was originally slated for release in 2021, but an outcry from a number of prominent Christians derailed the rollout. That was then. The current website for the book includes an FAQ that addresses the question of how the former president benefits from the partnership. It assures visitors that no money from the sale of the Bibles will go to Trump’s political campaign. Instead, “GodBlessTheUSABible.com uses Donald J. Trump’s name, likeness and image under paid license from CIC Ventures LLC, which license may be terminated or revoked according to its terms.” CIC Ventures, though, is a conduit to Trump — personally, if not politically. In his financial disclosure released last year, he's identified as the company's “manager, president, secretary and treasurer” and the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust is identified as a 100 percent owner of the business. The same entity also receives royalties from his book “A MAGA Journey” and speaking engagements. The Associated Press asked how much Trump was making on the deal without receiving a response. In retrospect, we might have predicted this particular business venture. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/26/trump-bible-sales-money/Yep, just another con job. They're endless.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 26, 2024 18:45:01 GMT -5
Texas! Yee Haw! This passes for "leadership" in MAGAland Texas. The MAGA GOP is not exactly the rule ofl law party now, is it? HOUSTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), a conservative firebrand acquitted last year in a historic impeachment trial, has reached an agreement with prosecutors to avoid trial on long-standing state felony securities fraud charges. Paxton was charged nearly a decade ago, accused of defrauding investors at a Dallas-area tech company by not disclosing that he was paid by the company to recruit them. The case has been delayed for years by pretrial disputes over the trial’s location and special prosecutors’ fees. Under the agreement reached in Harris County district court on Tuesday, prosecutors would dismiss felony charges against Paxton if he successfully completes community service and advanced legal education classes and pays restitution of about $300,000. He had previously pleaded not guilty. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/26/ken-paxton-deal-texas-securities-charges/"Delayed for years." Sounds like a Trump game plan.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 26, 2024 18:40:07 GMT -5
I guess someone failed to realize that 18 comes before 19.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 25, 2024 19:48:53 GMT -5
Normalizing and validating stupidity is awful for all of us. "Republicans" calling such things "freedom" is worse. My immediate reaction upon reading Dan's post was WTF? I hope Republicans aren't actually supporting this as freedom. This is outrageous.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 25, 2024 19:46:37 GMT -5
NJ Democratic machine fails in backing erstwhile Republican. Tammy Murphy, wife of New Jersey governor, drops out of U.S. Senate race Murphy grew up a Republican and had made large donations to George W. Bush’s presidential campaigns, but had earned the support of many establishment Democrats in the state. Kim had been consolidating support from grass-roots Democrats. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/24/murphy-senate-new-jersey-dropout/Haven't really been following this, but if she and Menendez are both out, who is left?
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 25, 2024 19:44:31 GMT -5
Sort of similar until one realizes that Smith was 350 pounds and DJ Burns is 275 pounds. Interestingly, Smith got his weight down to 290 with the Nagoya Diamond Dragons and is still playing as of 2023! It's like saying Zach Edey reminds me of Roy Hibbert except that Edey is 7' 4" tall. Is the NBA in the cards for Edey? With all this greatness, defense remains the swing skill for the NBA. The league has gone away (ran away would be more accurate) from players in his mold. It’s sometimes hard to remember how recently and abruptly this has happened. Less than 8 years ago, 7’2 Pacers center Roy Hibbert (here’s a blast from the past for you) was an all-star and finished second in the defensive player of the year vote. Two years later, Hibbert became unplayable and was washed out of the NBA. And this was not (primarily) because of his offense, which was always limited, but because of how swiftly the league has altered, transforming players like Hibbert from defensive assets to defensive liabilities in the span of just two seasons (Cavs 7’1 center Timofey Mozgov can tell a similar story at about the same time). www.onpointbasketball.com/the-future-of-canadian-basketball-in-the-paint-part-3-zach-edey/Except that Timofey Mosgov wasn't near the player that Roy was. Still the worst free agent signing ever by the Lakers. When I heard that the Lakers had signed him, I thought it was as a backup, but when I saw what they were paying him, I about puked. And I was right, Mitch was wrong.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 24, 2024 3:26:21 GMT -5
The more I think about this hire, the worse it seems, not only from an ethical and journalistic integrity standpoint, but from a business standpoint. Who is this hire for? Democrats hate her because she is a lying insurrectionist who can’t be trusted, establishment republicans hate her because she is too MAGA and has enabled the MAGA cult and can’t be trusted, and (to a lesser extent, because they love to be outright lied to by Fox, OAN, and Newsmax) the MAGA cult hate her because they don’t think she’s drunk enough of the MAGA cult brand kool-aid and can’t be trusted. Just like the CNN town hall, someone should get fired for making a terrible business decision. NBC has alienated the first two groups (you know, the only people who watch their networks) and won’t make converts out of the third group. Just pure business stupidity icing on an ethically fraught cake. Perhaps they figure if everyone hates her, she must be a great hire. News flash: NBC hires Alex Jones.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 24, 2024 3:22:13 GMT -5
How much of a sucker do you have to be to purchase the Truth Social stock? That thing is an absolutely worthless flaming turd. Of course, it’s what Trump does best: scam people and leave them holding the bag. I can’t think of a single stock that’s price is more fundamentally divorced from its underlying value. Truth Social has 860,000 (860,000!?!) daily active users and is losing active users by 39% year over year. There is going to be no revenue, and, aside from hemorrhaging users already, there is a built in cap on the number of users who would ever consider signing up. It’s not even in the top 100 most downloaded apps in any store. His followers are gonna end up riding the value all the way to zero and lose all their money on the way. And they will absolutely deserve it for continuing to believe in this low rent con artist. The only money to made on this thing in retail is in the immediate future by dumping the inflated shares off on MAGA troglodytes. It's a matter of pride. They'll be able to take their stock certificates and hang them over the toilet.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 24, 2024 3:20:30 GMT -5
This obviously can't be true, since every immigrant is a criminal rapist murderer who is poisoning the blood of our country.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 24, 2024 3:19:04 GMT -5
Just another factoid for the anti-vaxers to reject.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 24, 2024 3:15:15 GMT -5
Kolek and RB. What do I win? They are different people. Nice job! Kolek developed into a pretty nice player the next couple of seasons. I believe Rowan will as well, it's a shame it won't be at Georgetown. Maybe. But let's face it, there aren't many players that develop from Kolek year one to first team All American. It's not impossible, but it's not real likely.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 24, 2024 3:10:45 GMT -5
Hats off to Seton Hall Student. This is hilarious.
|
|
hoyarooter
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 10,197
|
Post by hoyarooter on Mar 24, 2024 3:04:51 GMT -5
DJ Burns reminded me of Josh Smith. No one reminds me of Josh Smith. Maybe Butterbean.
|
|