How great was it to see the Prez in Ireland lifting a Guinness in a small village pub. And then paying for it. Those scenes of him squeezing flesh made it seem as if people "over there" like him more than some of us here. Hope that Icelandic ash does not prevent him from getting more hand shakes and hugs from some of his other newly found relatives.
So how can you figure Scotty, our Senator. He opposes Paul Ryan's budget because of it Medicare impact. This after some more of his serious deliberations. Anytime the guy veers off from his Republican brethren, he needs to deliberate. Its like a sign to them that he is about to go off on his own. On the other hand, finding someone to run against him will not be easy because some of these issues are near and dear to us. So he gives us a few crumbs. I did see a tidbit on line that Elizabeth Warren is being pushed to run. Now I almost don't believe she could win; but I seriously would love to see her run. She is just wonderful and if you have ever seen her on Jon Stewart's show, you know how serious, smart, and funny she is.
So, "Common", a rapper, performed at the White House. Won two Grammys and appears in Gap ads. But the right wing crazies went after Michelle and him like piranhas. Karl Rove and Sara led the pack just shooting at anything that moved in an effort to paint this guy as a misogynist and a cop hater and a threat to our very lives. Hate to repeat myself, but Jon Stewart really got on their asses hysterically.
To further repeat myself (to begin a sentence with a preposition would send all my high school teachers over the edge)Stewart gleefully wished the other night that both Huckabee and Trump stayed in the race because they would give him so much material--especially Huckabees rock and roll relationship with Ted Nugent who basically believes you should be able to keep cannons in your house since it is your right to bear arms. Any of you buying his albums?
What to make of Cornel West and his criticism of Obama ("my dear brother") for not being "black" enough. Ironically, I have heard this in a sports context but cannot place it though it involved one player criticizing another for the same thing. I think it is a puddle I should not step in though today's Globe (the same paper which hates Larry Summers) praised Larry for his decision to let West go to Princeton and not grant him tenure. It does seem very ugly. Kind of like some of the pejoratives hurled around when some of us don't support everything about Israel politics.
Speaking of which, couldn't Netanyahu waited more than a day or perhaps until he went home to criticize Obama's proposal. We knew he would not agree but come on give the guy a break. To his credit, Obama then went in front of AIPAC (these are the big Machers of pro Israel advocacy and financial support) and did not back down. Guys like Kraft, Sumner Redstone, and Sheldon Adelson are probably falling over themselves to give big bucks to the Republicans immediately. I am nearly at the point of saying the Issraelis, like us, got what they voted for and if they don't like his policies, they can un-elect Netanyahu next time around. Almost, I said.
Along semi-similar lines, I read in the NY Times (or somewhere) that there is worry among French Jews that this disgusting sexual assault in NYC will cause anti-semitism to rear its head in France--apparently it lies very close to the surface and Strauss Kahn is unfortunately a member of my tribe.
SPORTS TALK
So anyone doubting that Tiger is officially a "head case"? Sure he has physical injuries but his head is so addled, I am surprised he can even utter a coherent sentence. He may need to return to the woods of Mississippi for more "treatment of his sex addiction". I think I have said this before but--does it strike anyone as weird that this is the state with the worst Health Care in America, with a Governor who blasts Obamacare at any opportunity, and it is the only place where you go when you are a famous "sex addict".
No baseball chat but I will say Adrian Gonzalez is a big time player for the red flops. On the other hand, I would be worried about both Beckett and Lackey. The Yanks look no better than a .500 team though I will take Cano over Pedroia any day.
The Celtics got old and tired looking very fast. And I don't know what to make of Rondo. I hope his total inconsistency (good one night and bad the next) was due to injury and not to pouting over the loss of his best bud Kendrick--who by the way has just been benched by the Thunder. I do think Jeff Green is a keeper though I would get rid of everyone else they can.
Tim Thomas stole another one last night and also has been tres (my French is so good) inconsistent--last night he was brilliant but prior to that he stunk up the joint. Ditto for Lucic. But I like their odds to get past Tampa--and anyhow, one of the original six should be in the finals.
That's it. Sayonara and good luck to all those folks in Joplin.
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