11.23.2016

Speaking Of Idiocracy




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Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts


  • Man, that Medal of Freedom ceremony at the White House yesterday was like the Golden Globes for old guys like me: Tom Hanks, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Vin Scully,  Ellen DeGeneres, Lorne Michaels, Bill and Melinda Gates, Diana Ross and Bruce Springsteen were honored. 
  • Tom Hanks being in the background at the ceremony looked like a scene out of Forrest Gump.
  • My head is still spinning about Trump's day yesterday after his fight and make up session with the New York Times. I don't know if his election is like "Dog catches car" or "Cat finally gets outside and doesn't know what to do."
  • I get sucked into Urban Cowboy every time. It is so Texas. And one scene I had never noticed is Uncle Bob talking to Bud, played by John Travolta, about pride. Years later, Pulp Fiction would revive Travolta's career and he would be in the background in a bar in one scene when Marsellus Wallace talks to Butch (Bruce Willis) about pride.
  • I love those who tell me to "get over it" when it comes to this election. And my friends have checked on me wondering if I'm OK. Uh, no. After the Idiocracy of yesterday, I'm far from OK.
    Nice segue, no?
  • Wow: Fort Worth's Shannon, Gracey law firm is shutting down. I interviewed with them in 1985. They didn't hire me. (Love this sentence from the story: "Shannon Gracey, which lists offices in Fort Worth, Dallas, Arlington, Austin, Houston and Rhome . . . ."
  • Trump may end up being the most moderate President ever. Heck, he might be a liberal. He conned Bubba into thinking he was a right winger. He conned me into thinking he was a right winger. His goal might be simply to make money. And if that's true, I hope the authors of Game Change and Double Down name their book about this election The Big Con? (It a nice name play off of the title The Big Short about how we were all conned during the mortgage crisis.)
  • The Eighth Grader in the House got a Polaroid camera for her birthday.  She and her friends thought is was the craziest technology they had ever seen. Reaction: You can take a picture and it gets printed out? Right away? On paper? You kidding me?
  • Dalai Lama news:


  • Right wing talk radio shows were in an absolute disarray yesterday trying to defend Trump. "We weren't lied to when he said he would prosecute Hillary," they said. "He's just being Presidential." How's that "drain the swamp" workin' out for you? 
  • That leader of the alt-right meeting where the Nazi salute was made after Trump's election (that I posted yesterday) will speak at Aggieland. (The guy's also a graduate of Dallas' high tone St. Mark's.) And to think the Dennis Pragers of the world thought public institutions of higher learning were nothing but a bastion of liberalism.
  • I'm about to go in Thanksgiving mode, and will abandon politic talks for a while. (A promise to myself which I will break in no time flat.)
  • There's is no bigger fake news than local reporters going to DFW or Love Field to report on today being "the busiest traffic day of the year." 
  • Another long time prosecutor in the Tarrant County DA's office was either fired or left. Who was it? 



at 8:41 AM

Oh, My


"Brad Collins, 32, told WFAA.com that he was helping neighbors with a 25-year-old tradition of passing out Bible verses to children on Halloween night in Boyd, a city about 30 miles northwest of Fort Worth, when he wanted to do something more."

at 7:47 AM

11.22.2016

Is This The Most Unfunny Woman Of All Time?



(And that sounds like a horrible sandwich.)
at 10:50 AM

What Happened To The Good Old Days When We All Hated Nazis*




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*Especially Illinois Nazis.
at 10:17 AM

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts




  • What a horrible bus accident in Tennessee. But the bus driver has been arrested? For what? And does anyone want to wait for an investigation to figure out what happened? There has been a mindset develop over the last twenty years that every traffic accident involving a death must be a crime.
  • I think I heard this morning that every school bus in Dallas ISD is equipped with seat belts. Is that right?
  • College Football: (1) Amongst all the Charlie Strong talk and the loss to Kansas, everyone is overlooking that UT's star running back carried the ball fifty-one times on Saturday. Talk about what should be a crime. (2) Things that don't make sense: SMU beating Houston, Baylor beating Oklahoma State, and Iowa State destroying Tech. (3) TCU still needs to win one more game to be bowl eligible. (4) Told ya there was a chance OU could get into the Final Four. 
  • This has to be fake news, right? "In a statement released later Monday, the Trump transition team said the president-elect and [Rick] Perry 'had an in-depth discussion on homeland security, border control, and illegal immigration."
  • I did not know that Rick Perry posted on Instagram after the election: "Just got a call to #makeamericagreatagain Saddle up & ride, bro!! #godblessamerica". Good grief. And he threw in a confusing photo. 
  • And the soon to be leader of the free world was at it again this morning. This is right out of Idiocracy:
  • The press is "not nice." I'm dumbfounded.  I wonder if that was ever considered as an alternative title to All The President's Men.
  • The Eighth Grader in the House is painting her room today. What could go wrong?
  • Those are screenshots of the opening of the old Wide World Of Sports. I never new a guy by the ramp ducked.
  • An Azle teen is making news by coming up with the "Trump Challenge" game: You run when someone says "Trump is coming!"  (I wonder if she has seen The Wire?)
  •  Wait. What?
  • This morning: "Trump administration will not pursue further investigations of Hillary Clinton, according to aide Kellyanne Conway." So much for that "lock her up" promise. (And since when is the President making the decisions of the Attorney General?)
  • You've got to see the "video showing an alt-right crowd celebrating Trump’s win with Nazi salutes." The leader of the group was heard referring 'to the mainstream media as 'Lügenpresse,' a term he said he was borrowing from 'the original German'”; the Nazis used the word to attack their critics in the press." Not nice. 
  • The holidays can't get here soon enough.


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11.21.2016

Brutal


at 1:53 PM

Which One Is Meeting With Trump Today?


at 12:46 PM

Above The Fold And More


The Messenger finally changed the way online subscribers view the paper.  Nice, nice change.
at 12:25 PM

Get Me This Dog!

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Incredible

The audio isn't good but you'll get the gist.

I was channel surfing between the Big 12 and SEC on Saturday and came across this. That's Jimmy Swaggart's son. That Jimmy Swaggart. He is mocking Muslims in, I suppose, Christian love.

Edit: I will revise this. He isn't necessarily making fun of just Muslims. He's making fun of any religion which is different.

at 8:59 AM

Random Monday Morning Thoughts


  • My new mantra for Trump may be: "If you voted for him you own him." No more "What about Hillary" justifications. You own him.
  • Charlie Strong will be fired as the head coach at Texas. Hot Sports Opinion: He would be perfect for Baylor. He's a "character first" guy, and it would be two redemption projects. 
  • I'm officially old when during the great (justifiable) Cowboy hysteria I really perk up when I see an old clip of Tony Dorsett. 
  • Have the Cowboy cheerleader shorts gotten shorten? They look like bikini bottoms.
  • Here's an advertising twist: We have a Geico commercial with the lizard who references Helzberg Diamonds. 
  • I hate restaurants. But with the College Freshman In The House home for the holidays, we went to one last night. I basically recreated a scene from Pulp Fiction when I looked at the menu and, using my best  John Travolta voice, said, "$10 for a hamburger? $10? Let me get this straight. It's meat between two pieces of bread, right? And it's $10. Ok."
  • Talking to the College Freshman about "where do you get your news?" was horrifying. She's a smart and wonderful kid, but it was horrifying. 
  • The clip of Dak Prescott missing the trash can while throwing away a water bottle and picking it up is golden. I think that means a lot. It is very similar to my belief that you should always make your bed every morning.
  • Someone alerted to me on Friday to a show which was basically Cops but was "live." It was like the Red Zone channel for cops. From a Fourth Amendment standpoint, it needs to be shown in law schools.
  • The killing of the San Antonio officer during a traffic stop is sickening. And make no mistake about it: It had to have been captured on video. 
  • "Pope Francis says abortion can be forgiven by ordinary priests instead of requiring the intervention of a bishop." If I started writing a bullet point about this, I would never stop. 
  • Trump will spend more time at Trump Tower than the White House? Practically, it makes no difference. But how in the world would you not want to live in the White House?  
  • Trump settled the lawsuit against Trump University for $25 million. The President of the United States - Elect has just paid $25 million for conning dumb people who trusted him. 
  • I watched another episode (an old one) of Black Mirror last night. Man, I love that stuff. Mrs. LL and I would hit pause and discuss what we thought was going on. 





at 8:38 AM

11.20.2016

The President Elect Is Thin Skinned




And he will have the nuclear codes.

(Side note: Him saying he  has heard that the cast of Hamilton "is highly overrated" sounds like something that Alec Baldwin would say in a Saturday Night Live skit.)
at 7:51 AM

11.19.2016

If You Voted For Him, You Own Him

What was said at Hamilton. Good, lord, what is wrong with this?:

at 9:12 AM

The Most Epic Game In Decatur High School History

Decatur loses 82-73.  (Even made the Ticket's Ticker this morning.)

Sidenote: "Along with the win, Gerber [Levelland's quarterback] broke the Texas High School single-season passing touchdown record of 71 previously held by Shelton Eppler of Navasota, which he set in the state title game in 2014. It took Eppler 16 games to set his record, while Gerber — now at 73 total — surpassed the mark in 12 games.



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11.18.2016

It's Friday. Let's Get Out Of Here.




 I didn't mean get out of here that fast.
 "Dear Barry, You are so funny on Liberally Lean"
Sorry, Scarlett, the feeling isn't universally shared.
 Wise County Hillary supporters this week.
 It's the roof. The roof. It's the roof that's on fire.
 Democrats hearing about the Jeff Sessions appointment.
Closing time.
at 2:30 PM

From Bridgeport

Story.

Edit later in the day: On the issue of tolerance for someone different than you, whether it be on race or religion, we all got what we expected in the comments. sheesh. Remind me to do a poll asking whether the Comment Section actually reflects the views held by Wise Countians.


at 8:57 AM

Random Friday Morning Thoughts



  • There has been a problem with the comments since for the first time in a long time some have been going to my Spam folder.  Lately I've needed a "Dumber Than Dirt" folder.
  • One of the clubs in question is Dakota's Dixie Rose Cabaret in Abilene which, if I were to take a wild guess, no reasonable guy would believe the girls worked there:
  • Some sent me a link to an article on the tweeting Texas Supreme Court judge who I've dogged before and called it "Barry bait." That's funny. And I took it. My gripe with him is not about his intellect, it's that I think he runs a constant political campaign when he should be working. And does the government pay for his phone and/or his phone bill?
  • And that article was fantastic as it analyzed his judicial philosophy. He might really be an activist judge but a right wing activist judge hiding behind a series of dad jokes and an "aw shucks" persona.
  • I was right about the general location of the most conservative Trump county in Texas by percentage. But Wise County was right on its heels: 
  • And the video has some great interviews but none greater than the guy pictured. He thought Trump had been "talking out of his ass" but still voted for him.  Once again, his voters didn't take him literally, they took him seriously. 
  • Right now, UT's Charlie Strong has the worst winning percentage in Longhorn history (22nd out of 22 coaches). And if he splits the last two games, which is said will save his job, he will still be in last place. 
  • Rev. Robert Jeffress is in the headlines again. This time for calling someone else, in Christian love no doubt, "nothing but a thug." 
  • Trump having Mitt Romney up to the Trump Tower is really confusing. If I were Romney, who berated Trump to no end during the election, I would be fearful that I'm being called in to to get ambushed with a  chewing out and then told to see the door.
  • A legal bomb that only appellate lawyers will appreciate happened yesterday at the Supreme Court. The Court had agreed to hear an antitrust case brought to the court by Visa. Briefs had been submitted and it was set for oral arguments in a couple of weeks. The court yesterday summarily dismissed it without warning for what amounted to a "bait and switch" trick by the lawyers and the court didn't seem too happy about it. I'd hate to make that phone call to Visa. (And the lawyer ultimately responsible has one heck of a resume -- even appearing on The Colbert Report and in House of Cards playing himself.)
  • The subject of my post a couple of days ago about the accidental invitation by a grandma to a guy for Thanksgiving dinner made  NBC Nightly News last night. They are actually getting together for Thanksgiving. 
  • The radio station The Edge is no more. It had become nothing but a shadow of what it used to be when it hit the scene in the late 1980s  playing alternative rock that none of us had ever heard. And it was fantastic. Here's a playlist from 1992. 
  • The punch of the woman by the cop in Flagstaff is beyond shocking. He, as he should be, will be gone. It was a perfect example that force needed to be used but only reasonable force. Slugging a gal who is being restrained ain't it.  
  • Did Halloween somehow bring to an end all of the clown sightings?
  • There were at least two commentators on here yesterday who believe Trump won the popular vote. Think about that.

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