3.14.2017

Not Mother Of The Year


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Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts



  • On Sunday, Mark Cuban called Trump a "Zoolander President" and that he hadn't read a book in 30 years. 
  • I wouldn't mind being in the blizzard in the Northeast right now. 
  • When they show shots of airport flight boards at airports, you'll see both "canceled" and "cancelled."
  • NBC's Al Roker has already been a beating to me. 
  • The Eighth Grader in the House is having foot surgery today, and I may be the only one in te house who is nervous. 
  • And the Best Sign goes to . . . (and it was at a high school game):

  • Zeke Elliott pulled down a girl's top at the St. Patrick Day's parade on Saturday. There are reports that she really wasn't mad and might have even exposed herself earlier. Still, you can't be that stupid. But he is that stupid. 
  • I can't get over the Decatur Hospital (I'll always call it that) sponsoring the NASCAR race. How much does that system make? Our healthcare system is a disaster.
  • I watched the documentary Weiner on Anthony Weiner. If you like politics, you will be glued to the TV. The behind the scenes looks (which is basically 99% of the film) are incredible. 
  • Thanks to Kellyanne Conway, I'm scared to microwave anything. 
  • The AG Paxton prosecution in Collin County is weird because the county commissioners are basically trying to kill it by not paying the special prosecutors their (excessive) fee demands. That being said, Paxton's lawyers are getting cocky: 
  • Baylor has fired a new assistant football coach for "inappropriate" texts with a teen. Yes, I just slapped myself in the forehead. 
  • Don't forget to sign up for the Liberally Lean 2017 Pick 'Em Tourney.

at 8:34 AM

3.13.2017

Wow




Isn't that Decatur based? Or am I wrong?

How much does that sponsorship cost?
at 1:02 PM

Dr. Robert Jeffress - First Baptist Dallas

He hit another new low yesterday. Right before his service (and I expect he is preaching a sermon someone else has written for him since he spends all his time on Fox News), he tweeted this:


After the sermon, he tweeted this:
So he hawks a product on Sunday afternoon? That wouldn't have anything to do with collecting money, right? That wouldn't have anything to do with greed, right? Here's the link and here's a screenshot:

And, note, that site is called Pathway to Victory - a technically different entity that FBC Dallas. I want to know where the money goes. He's becoming a modern day Robert Tilton.

at 12:53 PM

Get Me This Dog!

at 8:59 AM

Random Monday Morning Thoughts




  • Is there something going on with one of the Decatur High athletic squads? I heard something but I'm not even close to confirming it.
  • Kind of funny: The Decatur HS Golf Booster Club will have a fundraiser at the Bridgeport Country Club.
  • RG3 got cut while Vince Young attempts to make a comeback in the Canadian Football League. Both started off with a bang and then withered quickly. 
  • Friday breaking news: Trump demanding resignations of all US attorneys appointed by Obama. That's not news. That happens every time there is a change in administrations. I think the bigger news is that it took Trump's group this long to figure it out.
  • Some say Jerry Jones wouldn't trade Romo to Washington because of playing Redskins twice a year. You kidding me? That league is about making money and that would be money.
  • OU quarterback Baker Mayfield was arrested after being told to stay because he was a witness. He attempted to flee. That was one violent tackle by the cops. Side note: I've been doing criminal law a long time and off the top of my head I have no idea if that is a crime if that were to occur in Texas. (And before some goofball says, "Obstruction of Justice!", there is no such crime in Texas.)
  • This "jumping forward and hour" is a beating but having it happen during Spring Break is a genius idea 
  • Let's check in on Trump this morning and his understanding of a Free Press:
  • What's the name of the tree that has those vivid purple leaves? 
  • One Texas legislator is doing a bit in order to retaliate against a male dominated legislature constantly trying to impose abortion restrictions: 
  • They found the body of the guy who went missing in the creek near Grapevine lake. (His two year old was found on land.) They say he was hit by the propeller. Best guess. He fell out. Boat started going in a circle, and he tried to get back in. 
  • A couple of weeks ago, Henryetta, OK repealed its "no dancing" ordinance. After everyone gets past the Footloose references, you should realize there is no way a government ban on dancing is constitutional. It's free speech. 


at 8:33 AM

3.12.2017

It's Liberally Lean March Madness Tourney Time



Link will be here. Make Wise County Great Again and sign up.
at 3:46 PM

3.11.2017

Above The Fold


at 6:21 AM

3.10.2017

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

 I want to hate the guy for his cockiness, but I can't.
 Last week it was a goat. This week it is a sheep with the perfect form tackle. 
 Get me this . . . uh . . . whatever it is!
 My boyhood summed up in one second.
 What normally happens when you get mad at someone.
Equally dumb and impressive.
at 2:00 PM

Remember That Japanese Nuclear Meltdown A Few Years Back?




It has created the craziest creature I've ever heard of. What if Japan decides to put them on a boat and let them float to the West Coast in retaliation for WWII? (You know they are still pissed off no matter what they say.) Maybe those boys over at the HuntingGame blog out of Wise County can get hired to wipe them out.
at 12:31 PM

That Was One Mad Scramble


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Random Friday Morning Thoughts


  • I thought that Tony Romo video, with Bob Dylan playing in the background, was cheesy. George Dunham of The Ticket this morning thought it was nothing more than an Under Armour product placement ad. 
  • Trump is going to have to release a proposed budget next week. This will be fascinating. 
  • I saw what I thought was going to be a fight behind Sweetie Pie's at lunch the other day in the parking lot behind it. It was a bunch of grown men who looked like they worked together and two to three of them were not happy with one another. 
  • Since  hospitals and insurance companies are against the GOP TrumpCare proposal, I think it might actually have merit.
  • I hate Girl Scout cookies, and I hate being bugged by Girl Scouts. #StayOffMyLawn #OldMan #DontCare
  • Mrs. LL is fascinated with any true crime murder stories. Documentaries. 20/20. That sort of thing. Makes me nervous. 
  • Hey, Wordkyle, it was announced this morning the unemployment has dropped to 4.7%. Still a fake number?
  • The Eighth Grader in The House and I have a routine: We leave the house at exactly 6:47 a.m. every morning. And we are never late, and I never have to tell her she's running late. Her discipline will pay off for her in the future. 
  • No one has greater retirement plans or health plans than government workers. And in Wise County, those are the most conservative people that exist. The smart ones realize the irony. 






at 8:31 AM

3.09.2017

Oh, my




(Despite it being the Fox 4 Twitter account, this happened in Arizona and not Texas.)
at 2:01 PM

I Don't Care About Cutler Being Cut




But that's a funny GIF to go with the story.

We've all been there.
at 12:47 PM

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts




  • Bridgeport's High School basketball coach, the one who led them to a controversial state championship, has resigned as coach. There's a lot going on over there.
  • "School principals and superintendents who fail to report teachers involved in inappropriate relationships with students could face criminal charges under a bill passed unanimously Wednesday in the Texas Senate." Hey, goofballs, there's been a law in place for years that says the same thing. 
  • I'll rank Tony Romo behind Danny White.
  • Repeal and Replace of Obamacare is going horribly. Who would have guessed? "The bill, as written, will not pass the Senate." - Ted Cruz
  • The suicide guy who was part of a post yesterday was such a danger that the cops found him asleep shortly after noon. 
  • A Wise County story. And, I'm not making this up, the guy's name is "Buck Wheat": 
  • Someone asked yesterday why the Secret Service was involved in the examination of the missing boater's cell phone found near Grapevine Lake. It's weird yet common. State authorities always rely upon them for computer diagnostics. And another area they have jurisdiction of: Counterfeiting. 
  • Channel 8 let Pete Delkus do sports last night and even go "Unplugged." That guy is such a beating and they promote him like a rock star.
  • I think I'm getting Tired Head over all this Dirk love and Romo love. All they do is play sports. 
  • The University of Michigan's basketball team had a scare yesterday: 
  • So did a lawyer (that's a funny headline.)
  • A group which has trained cops across the nation says it will abandon teaching an interrogation technique used for decades because it leads to false confessions. You've seen the technique in many a documentary: "The claustrophobic room, the repeated accusations of guilt, the presentation of evidence — real or invented — and the slow build-up of pressure that makes admitting a crime seem like the easiest way out." The key should not be to get a confession. The key should be to get to the truth. 





at 8:40 AM

3.08.2017

I Don't Think This Would Be Very Comforting


And those are just the cars we can see. I'm guessing that white truck is law enforcement too, but I'm not sure.

Uh, too many cops?

I was talking to Mrs. LL yesterday about how my job, her job, and prosecutors' jobs (if they aren't idiots) is to oftentimes "talk people down." They are upset. They aren't rational. Showing up with an army is not the way to solve a problem.
at 11:58 AM

As We Run Towards Idiocracy





A Texas Sheriff, an elected Texas Sheriff, doesn't have the common sense to not get in a fight in Whataburger like a 20 year old.
at 11:04 AM

I've Never Worked In A Day Care . . .



. . . but I think she is doing it wrong.

Story.
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