11.05.2024

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts





I don't think the fact that Republicans won in Wise County in 2014 deserved that large of a headline.

  • It's election day, so it's time to for my award winning prediction. But first, a flashback to my past accomplishments. (Yes, this is real and in my office.)

  • And so who do I follow-that up this time with my prediction to win the presidential election? With this: It will be Kamala Harris.
    • Why?
      • Lack of Motivation from Normal Republicans. For those which might have been inclined to vote for Trump four or eight years ago, they are now simply tired of him. He's the polar opposite of a shiny new object. And I think this will cause a lot of the normal Republicans to simply stay home. 
      • Motivation of the Haters: On the other end of the spectrum, if there were a vote for the most hated man in America, Trump would win. Those in that camp are motivated to crawl across broken glass to vote against him.
      • January 6th, and his current support of the Insurrectionists and how he called it a "day of love."

      • The overturning of Roe v. Wade. Don't underestimate the fury of women. 
      • He's never won the popular vote. And he's less popular now than then.
      • I have faith in the American people to banish that man to history and put this Bizarro World to bed. And I think the Normal Republicans wouldn't mind that at all. 
  • On a different note, Ted Cruz beats Collin Allred, and I don't think it will be all that close. 
    • Side note: Don't be fooled by the early voting number tonight which will show Allred ahead. Those numbers will primarily be from the metropolitan areas. Once the all the rural votes trickle in over the next two hours, Cruz will take back the lead. 
  • And I find this incredibly interesting. Early voting in red state Texas is actually down compared to four years ago. Is that a sign of lack of motivation of a red state?  Are the normal Republicans staying home? 


  • The day before the election, I never expected the Republicans to be focused on a squirrel. 

  • Marjorie sent a QAnon message this morning.  "Storm" is pure QAnon, and she was one of "17" Republicans to vote to not condemn QAnon in 2020.

  • Random news that I could find that wasn't election news: Two tourists crashed into each other on a jungle zipline in the U.S. Virgin islands. That's a pic from the company's website.


  • Oh, and an Amazon truck almost fell off an overpass in Dallas last night. 

  • Sports quick hits:
    • I'm not sure I even knew this was still going on. It sounds like it settled.

    • Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has a hot sports opinion about the fans who criticize him. Audio. 

    • Aggie carnage. 

  • I feel overly stressed on election day, and am thinking to much about Pennsylvania.

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11.04.2024

Random Monday Morning Thoughts




The Republicans in the Texas legislature did away with straight ticket voting, and I'm not sure why. 
  • Hot prediction for tomorrow night: Fairly early in the evening, before anyone can possibly be declared a winner because most of the votes still need to be counted, Trump will take the stage and, without reservation, proclaim that he has won. His MAGA base will blindly believe him. It will be the first step in an attempted coop in the event he eventually loses.  We may be entering very, very dangerous times.



    • It's all part of a plan.


  • If you want a fantastic explainer on what various combination of the swing states can lead to victory for either Harris or Trump, here's a gift link to a New York Times article with very cool graphics. (It's a strange headline. The article spends equal time showing how Harris can win.)


  • But Trump is doing everything he possibly can in the final days to lose this race
    • If someone takes a shot at him, he's fine with the press being hit instead. Video

    • He simulated what? Video.

  • A police chase on Friday ended with a brief foot chase with a tremendous flip over a fence. Video.

    • Based upon the helicopter which was following the chase, he was headed to Wise County before detouring in Haslet.

  • Continuing the areas string of horrible wrecks, the metroplex had one very late on Halloween night which resulted in a chain reaction. The details began to come out on Friday afternoon. 


  • They are basically following the game plan that Baylor did in its scandal a few years back. Hire a law firm, have that firm do a private internal investigation, roll some heads, and then hope you've done some damage control from the lawsuits that are incoming. 

  • Did I hear this wrong, or did Pat McAfee drop a hard F bomb on College Game Day?  Video.

  • Random NFL pic from yesterday,

  • Liberally Lean Weather Team Flash Forecast: It will rain this morning in Wise County but with an absolute deluge for only about 30 minutes in a window from around about noon to 1:00 p.m. It will then quickly taper off completely by 2:00 p.m. 
  • Big election prediction coming tomorrow.

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11.01.2024

It's Friday -- Let's Get Out of Here

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Random Friday Morning Thoughts




Ten years ago, I reprinted this old "Dear Abby" type of letter from an old Bridgeport High School newspaper which was printed by the Bridgeport Index. Pure gold. 

  • Even I'll admit that Drudge is a little over the top this morning in saying he "calls for" Liz Cheney's execution.  But if you think that is 100% not possible at some point, you are seriously underestimating Trump. The actual clip from last night's interview is here. 

     

    • This caught my eye from the same interview. Look, I've said that I don't understand how this election is even close. Or how anyone can vote for Trump after January 6th.  But I will go to my grave absolutely dumbfounded on how the Christian community can support him and this guy's role in it. 

  • ChatGPT, as of yesterday, now has up-to-date web search capabilities.  Let me offer this hot technology opinion: This is the biggest development since the advent of the Internet itself. It's amazing, and Google, whose search capabilities have fallen off a cliff in the last couple of years, is now in major trouble. 


    • No ads. No searching through a ton of meaningless links.  Here's a couple of just silly examples I tried out: 


  • Weird airport things this week. One local, one not.
     

  • Trump has sued 60 Minutes for "editing" its interview with Kamala Harris. And he wants $10 billion. Since every interview by every outlet is edited -- and he has to know this -- this is nothing more than just a stunt despite his explicit desire to control the free press.

    • But he filed it in federal court in Amarillo so that its guaranteed to land in the court of one of his sycophant appointees, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk .  It will get dismissed, and it may take a higher court to finally do it, but it will. 

  • They are all crazy.


  • This guy might single-handedly turn Tarrant County blue by the time he's done with his antics.



  • Texas Monthly is after Sen. Phil King for potential ethic violations. I was always suspicious of him.


  • Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick, 72, posed with his 24 year old girlfriend for their Halloween photo. 

  • The Religion Second™: The iconic Park Cities Baptist Church off of Preston Road in Dallas is leaving the Southern Baptist Convention.  This is a big deal in Baptist circles.

  • Elon Musk is one weird guy. He "purchased an Austin mansion for his 11 children along with adjoining properties for two of the three mothers of his children." (Gift link.)

  • Random tricked-up basketball tournament format for the Sun Belt next year which I'm on board with:

  • Re the Brandon Aubrey jury trial: Although the trial took last Monday off, it wasn't done to fit the schedule of the Cowboys' kicker. The 297th District Court in Tarrant County normally has a regular docket on Mondays and resumes all jury trials from the preceding week on Tuesdays.   (And one of the lawyers involved, Decatur's own Robert Keating, sends his regards. Nice guy.)
  • Time which has passed since the Wise County Sheriff's Office, despite having a full male DNA profile, has failed to solve the murder of Lauren Whitener in her home at Lake Bridgeport: 5 years and 119 days.

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