Political Hot Topic #1: Abortion Talk

Interesting article concerning how McCain/Palin would eliminate the abortion option if they could thereby leaving women with no "choice" at all. Excerpts: (1) In announcing that her 17-year-old daughter was pregnant this week, GOP vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin used this puzzling locution: "We're proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby." (2) John McCain led us through this same hall of mirrors in 2000 when asked what he would do if his then-15-year-old daughter, Meghan, were pregnant. "The final decision would be made by Meghan with our advice and counsel," he said at the time. The point being that a constitutional amendment banning abortion would have left their daughters with no choice at all. Edit: I cannot begin to tell you how this clip from the Daily Show (beginning at about the 1:00 minute mark) completely makes this point. Watch it. Now. Watch it hard. (Thanks emailer Keith). And a backup link in case youtube takes it down.

$375

Retail price for the eyeglass frames. (Prescription lenses not included.)

Tuesday Afternoon Pick Me Up

Man, this girl is coming on strong the last couple of days.

Spaghetti Cat Explained

Two thoughts: (1) Man, those hosts are a huge Power Down, and (2) I had no idea Spaghetti Cat was real.

And Another

Story.

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• Man, watching Dale Hansen and former Cowboys special teams coach Joe Avezzano on Sunday night is painful. It's two old guys who think their clever trying to one up each other.
• I'm through most of the second season of The Wire. Still a huge thumbs up. And I'm convinced the only way to watch a television series is on DVD.
• Is trot line fishing really fishing?
• Football quick hit: Trying to draw the defense offside on third and short with a long count is a dumb idea.
• Football quick hit #2: The Ticket's Norm Hitzges went an incredible 30-9 against the spread this weekend. But, remember kids, the government says gambling is illegal in Texas.
• I sometimes get César Chávez and Che Guevara confused
• I got a flyer saying they had opened a Rosa's Mexican Restuaruant on Western Center Boulevard west of I-35. Me loves me some Rosa's.
• I hate it when someone is in the passing lane, right beside you, who has the cruise control set to the exact same speed.
• I think most people hold strangers in contempt.
• I remember when my pee wee football team lost the championship game (our only loss of the season.) Our old school coach simply told us, "This leaves a different taste in your mouth, doesn't it?" No "great job." No "you're all winners."
• After I said I've got Sarah Palin overload yesterday, I had the new Time magazine plopped down on my desk with, uh, Sarah Palin on the cover. (And on page 26 she just happens to be feeding her baby with a bottle as she talks to John McCain on the campaign bus. How in the world could such a candid picture be taken? [insert sarcasm])
• Isn't it amazing that President Bush didn't make a personal appearance at the convention last week? He got nine minutes by satellite.
• Female bicyclist face plant.
• There's talk of moving the North Texas/LSU game to Texas Stadium this weekend due to the incoming hurricane. If so, there will more carnage in Irving than in New Orleans.
• I think it would difficult for a high school football star to adjust once high school graduation comes and goes.
• I'm still stuck with a passage from Pat Buchanan's State of Emergency when he discusses just exactly, "What is a nation?" We were a "nation", he argues, because our Founding Fathers "were loyal to a particular nation and to kinfolk with whom they shared ties of blood, soil, and memory."
• "Photos that changed the world." Here. [Edit: fixed] I spent quite a bit of time on that this weekend.
• Obama stopped smiling around six weeks ago. Seriously.
• Attending a criminal docket continues to fascinate me. Some people are scared to death. Others look like they want it to be over because they've got a beer waiting for them in the truck.
• I'll take a rainy week in September over a hot week in September

Never Ignore The Long Snapper

In the movie Idiocracy, which is set in the future, the #1 television show is about guys getting hit in the crotch. That's all there is to it. Nothing else. And the country loves it. America's Funniest Home Videos is pretty well close to that already. But I'm too good for that humor. Really. Although this one is pretty funny. Edit: Ugh!!! Video removed. (It was of a punter who was taking practice snaps on the sideline during the UTEP/UT game last weekend. The punter looked away, the center did what long snappers do, and hilarity ensued.) There should be a "Comedy Exception" in the copyright laws.

Now This Is What The Messenger Should Do

I'm not sure what the criteria is to get on the list (I think you have to be, like, a "good person" in addition to being mildly attractive), but if I've got to vote I'm going with Neely Holland. Link to the girls.

When Britney Makes An Appearance . . .

. . . the world is a better place.

On The Home Page Of The Star Telegram

Uh, the priest died in 1983 and the alleged abuse took place in 1978. Not developing . . . Story.

John McCain Gets BarackRoll'd

Somebody spent a lot of time on this. (And if you are confused by the concept or Rick Rolled, here's an explanation.)

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• The Ticket said this morning that there was a guy in the end zone during Cleveland's field goal that read "Dime Negro." No one knows what it means.
• I'll never understand how our government can bail out entities like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac when it doesn't have any money to do so
• I watched some of the Video Music Awards last night, but nothing really exciting happen (except for the English accented host imploring the crowd to vote for Obama during the monologue.)
• In the last two weeks, I've had to replace three of the six lights that make up my tail/brake/signal lights. Something ain't right.
• Cowboys looked great. T.O.'s touchdown celebration was odd (mimicking a sprinter getting into the blocks.)
• Every Big 12 football team won this weekend. That's the first time that's ever happened.
• We've got a report of a Fox 4 Lari Barager sighting at the High Sheriff's wedding
• I guess it's the cross country team in Decatur that I see jogging before dawn around town. They now have (wisely) little red lights that they can clips to their clothing.
• Fertilizing lawns in Wise County causes Eagle Mountain Lake to smell?
• Some how this blog got mentioned by a speaker at the 2008 Advanced Criminal Law Seminar.
• My new secretary starts today. I've been three weeks without.
• I bought an entry level GPS device (manufactured by Tom Tom). Holy cow, that thing is great. But it's a little creepy.
• Smeared lipstick is always interesting.
• Craziest news story of the morning: "A 19-year-old man dies after crashing his pickup truck through a fence and into a home's swimming pool in Coppell. The truck came to rest upside down in the pool making it difficult for rescuers to pull the teen from the cab."
• For some reason I always have to raise the blade on my mower this time of year in order for the lawn to look green.
• I just downloaded Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto
• New England's Tom Brady is expected to be gone for the year due to a knee injury. Here's the cover of the Boston Globe today. And here is a very short and very funny youtube clip of the guy that hit him him (from Hard Knocks a couple of years ago.)
• It's good that we have a change of seasons. Just the slight coolness in the air in the morning this time of year is a welcomed change.
• I've got Sarah Palin overload. (But a funny campaign sign here.)
• My fantasy football teams (two of them) are absolutely awful.

The Wedding Of The High Sheriff

I'm working on getting photos. But this emailer tells me: "Their wedding limo was actually a pretty nice Bell 407 helicopter that the bride did not know about until after the wedding." Edit:

That Liberal Media

I always get Tired Head over the claim of the "Liberal Media." Not only do we have Fox News, but conservative talks shows dominate the radio dial. But, to get to the point, her's Obama making a gaffe when speaking about his faith. If the media is so liberal, why wouldn't they just have left this clip on the cutting room floor? (Thanks emailer.)

Friday Night Academic Results

Decatur 56 Gainesville 20

Mineral Wells 28 Bridgeport 56

Alvord 44 Petrolia 0

Boyd 11 Gunter 36

Chico 14 Valley View 7

Henrietta	14
Paradise	21

Sarah Palin In College

"I may be broke, but I'm not flat busted." Girl's got a sense of humor.

And Another X 2

Man, I'm getting inundated with emails about this story. Edit: "Both teens were riding high-performance motorcycles — Mr. Smith a blue and white 2008 Suzuki GSX-R 600, and Mr. Wright a black 2006 Kawasaki Ninja 636." (From DMN story.) Edit: An from emailer Keith comes this story.

A Buddy Of Mine . . .

. . . sent out this pic yesterday of his newborn son being introduced to his sister. I think the nurse's job, at least for that moment, would be the greatest job in the world.