Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• Yesterday Trump said Bill O'Reilly a "good person" and didn't do "anything wrong." This after a few days naming April "Sex Assault Awareness Month."
• When I said O'Reilly won't survive, it's not because of his audience because they don't care. It's about the $$ that Fox News is losing. (I think the loss of sponsors is now up to 35).
• Re: Pepsi ad controversy. I don't get it. And I really don't get why anyone would want to watch an "Internet only" ad and especially and ad that is 2.5 minutes long. 
• After three games, the Rangers are three games behind the Astros, and the Ranger's closer has an ERA of 72.00.
• And after that closer gave up a grand slam last night in the 9th, this lady became an Internet sensation. It looked like she was actually crying:
  
• Boeing is coming to Plano. With all the developments and increase in population, I bet living in the Frisco and Plano area is like living in a can of sardines. 
• I watched John Oliver's show last night. I need to start watching it every week. That guy is funny. 
• If you listen to any sports talk radio or TV, you'll hear a million times this week that pimento cheese sandwiches at The Masters cost $1.50. 
• Trump gave an interview to the New York Times (with six advisers hovering in the background) and he was all over the place. The following may be my favorite exchange. I'm sure Cummings said that: 
  
• So what is Trump's policy on Syria? Blaming Obama is not a policy. It's your problem now. The time of tweeting about Celebrity Apprentice is over. 

What?!

BREAKING: Rick Perry added to National Security Council https://t.co/a0JL9cUTFD pic.twitter.com/VdVwEhS4W4

— Austin Statesman (@statesman) April 5, 2017

Craziest Girl You Will Ever Meet -- But Wait! There's More!

The guy claims he just kissed his girlfriend on the back of the head when the madness started.

And then, as the Internet will do, someone made a crazy discovery. Crazy Girl is a "cam girl". Yep, that kind of "cam girl."

From Last Night

STEPHEN PISCOTTY + SCOTT STERLING

THIS MAY BE THE BEST VIDEO EVER 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/XgWIHhO6g1

— Baseball King™ (@BasebaIlKing) April 5, 2017

After the hit at home, I thought he was dead.

Above The Fold

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

• With all the advertisers fleeing Bill O'Reilly's show (up to 20 so far), he may have to write a new book: Killing O'Reilly. (Admittedly, I stole that.) I don't see how he survives this. 
• Stellar day for Team Trump yesterday. First, Trump sends out a press release blaming the horrific gassing of civilians in Syria on inaction by Obama. Flashback to 2013:
  
• Note: We will never take any action against the Syrian regime because it is supported by Russia. And Trump will never cross Russia. 
• Then his son praises the guy behind "Pizzagate" and says he needs a Pulitzer for his recent reporting. Let's check out some of the guy's past comments:
  
• The guy who defeated Sheriff Joe will shut down that goofy Sheriff's "jail tent city" after 23 years. 
• I watched Disgraced last night on the Baylor basketball scandal. Good lord. It was a heck of a lot worse than I remember.  It is a fantastic documentary. 
• North Korea fired another missile landing near Japan. 
• Fox 4 reported on Monday that a teenager in his home along Bonds Ranch Road had a e-cig explode in his face causing "life threatening injuries." Nope. It caused a small fire in his bedroom, he inhaled some of the fumes, went to the hospital for observation, and was released the next day. 
• Michael Irvin has been accused on sexual assault and the "victim" has hired Gloria Allred to sue for money. Case closed. It didn't happen. 
• A Fort Worth officer and his wife were killed over the weekend after a motorcycle wreck. They had been at a bar in downtown Fort Worth. 
• I was trying to find the amount of money Tony Romo has made over his career which netted just two playoff wins. I couldn't find it. Edit: Through 2015 is was $118.9 million. In 2016, he was paid $8.5 million more. 

Final Liberally Lean Pick 'Em Results

Full list.

The Top 15 all picked North Carolina to win it all. No one outside the Top 15 picked North Carolina. These brackets pretty much boil down to: Pick the winner and another final four team and you are in the mix.

That Must Have Escalated Quickly

Door-to-door roofing solicitor shot ouside Frisco home https://t.co/v7V4Sw9xk0 pic.twitter.com/EmpNLllv2h

— WFAA-TV (@wfaachannel8) April 4, 2017

The brief story said there was a "No Solicitation" sign on the shooter's home. He certainly meant it.

Let's Check In On Oakland A's Tailgaiting

Tailgaters accidentally set fire before @athletics opening day pic.twitter.com/0EkAqXbXXN

— Joe Vazquez (@joenewsman) April 4, 2017

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• News this morning is that Tony Romo will go into the broadcast booth. I think its weird that some network would pay him a  bunch of money to do a job he's never proven he could do. Then again, considering all the football talking heads out there, the bar for TV is very low. Edit: How do people read that and think I'm criticizing Romo's football career?
• Texas is rolling out some of the worst looking statues in the history of statues: 
  
• You want to know why there were weird lines on the Ranger's outfield grass last night? During the off season they had a golf course out there.  Here you go: 
  
• The Washington Post reported late yesterday that the founder of the corrupt Blackwater held a secret meeting in the Seychelles with Russian spies in January. He also contributed $250,000 to Trump after the Republican Convention. His sister  is Betsy DeVos who now serves as Trump's Education Secretary. And he was seen in the Trump transition team offices in New York in December. 
• I never text while driving and no one should. But any law to make it a crime is unenforceable. 
  
• I've got Showtime's Disgraced, a documentary on the Baylor basketball scandal, but it's amazing that just three days after it airs Baylor's coach at the time, Dave Bliss, quits his job at a small school in Oklahoma. Why he agreed to be interviewed for that documentary is beyond me. 
• Oh, my:
  
• Let's check in on opening day in Washington: 
  
• Parker County "constable was charged with abuse of his ex-girlfriend after he was 'caught putting a tracking device on her car'" There's a lot going on in that story. 

Celebrating Opening Day With Trump and Bill O'Reilly

On #OpeningDay, @politico takes a look at how politicians celebrate America's pastime https://t.co/tkAwcC6X1m pic.twitter.com/Ia7nsJibGy

— POLITICO (@politico) April 3, 2017

aTm Chilifest Fight

Make chilifest great again @OldRowOfficial pic.twitter.com/jONXr4aoOK

— Cory Janak (@cory_janak) April 1, 2017

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• It looks like we have a terrorist attack in Russia this morning after explosions at two subways stations. Early count has 10 dead and over 50 injured. 
• April Fool's Day is a beating. 
• Five women have claimed harassment at the hands of Bill O'Reilly at Fox and Fox has paid out $13 million. 
• This guy at the run looks like the guy from House of Cards.: 
  
  
  
  
• It's amazing how what you think is a crisis in your life doesn't seem that big when a larger crisis comes around. 
• I've never been to Edgefest but, after looking at the rules, it doesn't exactly sound like Woodstock. And they charged $20 for parking: 
  
• Jerry Jones wants the NFL to stop testing for marijuana. 
• Trump meets with the leader of China this week. What could go wrong? 
• Funny Bit: Some guys were at home and somehow had the number to the Aggie bullpen. They called out there during a game, told the bullpen coach to get a particular player warmed up, and it happened.
• I had no idea so many people were interested in Wrestlemania that happened last night. It's so weird. They know it's fake but get just as fired as if it were real. They truly just get detached from reality. 
• The best game of the weekend was the Women's Semis where UConn had its 111 game win streak snapped on a last second jumper. 

Above The Fold

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

 "Our love is as strong as this dock."

Cue Dueling Banjos.

 Never gets old. 

 Doggie, I'm as confused as you are.

Hot level. Stupid level. Which one you got?

I Missed This Yesterday

Crowd is cheering for Chico the escaped cow, Chico charging his would be captors pic.twitter.com/9WJaxdDyVk

— David Carson (@PDPJ) March 30, 2017

Chico seeks Jesus. And got a GoFundMe page. 

Chico the cow made a run for it. Cops try to capture it. Crowd supports Chico.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• This seems wrong:
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• The "hey, now" from Trophy Club is pregnant. 
• Our under indictment Texas AG Ken Paxton's criminal trial will be moved out of Collin County on a change of venue at the request of the prosecutors. Honestly, I can't remember that ever happening before. 
• paxton change of venue
• Our Ag Commissioner called reporters "peckerwoods."
• The noose is tightening on Trump and the Russian connection. This will not end well.
• Best I can tell, this is the equivalent of a portion of Stemmons Freeway in Dallas being destroyed. 
  
• There were four guys with leaf blowers on the Decatur square this morning blowing dirt. Uh, what's the point? 
• Man, NBC5 is tricking up their weather. First the Thunder Truck. Then S Band Radar. And now this. What do you say, Delkus? 
  
• I have many friends who now have a parent(s) with memory loss. I think we are entering an epidemic stage. It correspondence perfectly with the Baby Boom. 

"Don't Eat Your Weed"

I've never started off wanting to hate a video and do a quicker 180 than watching this thing.

That's greatness. That's funny.

Well done, gentleman. Well done.

(Shout out to the third floor of the courthouse - south side - for tipping me off.)

Edit: The guy on the left is very Ricky Gervais. Why? Check this out from the British The Office. (The bald guy was trying to hold a training session.)