Entries Tagged as 'News/Politics'
The owners, players and coaches of the National Football League are a collection of greedy sociopaths, billionaires, multimillionaires wrapped in a cloak of phony morality. The super macho aesthetic of the (mostly) male world is old and easy to find. I just watched “North Dallas Forty” the other week and while the clothes and hairstyles […]
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The NFL has done an excellent job in sweeping the Deshaun Watson situation from the front pages. In case you’ve forgotten, Watson was accused by 22 massage parlor women of forcing them into sex and sexual acts. The NFL suspended Watson and he did not play one game for the Houston Texans last season. Two […]
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Long time readers know that have no interest in golf, so, I’ve not really commented on the apparent golf civil war between the established PGA and the LIV Tour which is backed by Saudi Arabian oil billions. in oil money. I did not have much to say when Phil Mickelson’s first joining LIV while admitting […]
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The very rich obviously believe themselves to be better than normal people. Whether they actually built the base of their riches, lucked onto them, or inherited them, they are, to themselves, obviously the chosen ones. Their opinions should be sought and followed as their needs are catered to beyond the wealthy of any other time […]
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There is more often no love between professional sports owners and the fans; and they already are disliked by the players who are often at odds with them over collective bargaining agreements. Owners try to conduct civic blackmail for new stadiums and tax cuts, charge huge amounts of money for tickets, parking, personal seat licenses, […]
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Sorry for not posting more frequently – lots of work and stuff happening. For the past few weeks, I have wanted to post something about Deshaun Watson. Officials in Houston announced that Watson would not be subject to criminal charges despite the 22 civil lawsuits filed against him by women who work in massage parlors […]
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Yes, there is war in Ukraine and inflation and the usual political divide in the country, and what would cheer everyone up? I always use the arrival of pitchers and catchers to spring training as evidence that we have made it through the winter and warmer days are ahead. Unfortunately, there is no baseball or […]
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