Great Book

I heartily recommend a new book that came out this year, called The Score Takes Care of Itself, by Bill Walsh, with Steve Jamison and Craig Welsh. It's a book about leadership and teaching and getting organizations to improve. For anyone who wants to be a better leader or teacher or executive, this is the book for you.

sad month for Seattle's Jewish community

This month, the Seattle Jewish community lost four people. One was a gentleman who is one of the primary families in Seward Park. I actually was at his house on the Friday night before he passed away as there was a Mincha/Maariv Minyan held at his house on Friday nights as it would be difficult for him to go up the hill coming back from synagogue.

Then my contemporary and friend from high school lost his son to brain cancer last week. That was very very sad. We said a lot of Tehillim (Psalms) for him and someone sold purple wristbands with his Hebrew name on it to raise money for Children's Hospital of Seattle.

On Monday my second cousin's father passed away. She married someone from the community who is a Jewish Studies professor at the University of Minnesota and they have a two year old daughter who is a doll. Her father was sick for quite some time, it's still sad, even if he was much older than my friend's son.

Then the Baal Tefillah of one of the synagogues for many years passed away on Monday afternoon. So it has been a rough month.

One bit of good news, my cousin's wife had a boy two weeks ago.

couple of things

1) Great event last night in Shoreline, Washington at the Shoreline Senior Center. The Shoreline Political Caucus had two guest speakers, Elizabeth Scott, who's running for 21st District State Representative as a Republican, and then they had Susan Hutchison, who I strongly support, for King County Executive. Both ladies spoke well and laid out a new vision for our state and county, which we so desperately need. Go to www.susanhutchison.com and www.elizabeth4state.com for more information on these fine candidates.

2) Congratulations to Megyn and Doug Kelly on the birth of a baby boy this morning. Are they Jewish? No. So who are they? Megyn Kelly is a Fox News Channel Anchor who is attractive, smart and tenacious. She will be on maternity leave for a couple of months. Here's a suggestion: Put S.E. Cupp or Ainsley Earheardt in that time slot.

3) Check out, Fat Guys Shouldn't Be Dancin' At Halftime, by my buddy Chet Coppock. What a funny read and great history of Chicago Sports. It's available on www.Amazon.com and most bookstores.

tom boys and affirmative action

For some strange reason, the sports television world is enamored with hiring sideline reporters who are tom boys or to put gently, women who wouldn't make the cut for homecoming queen. I understand that there are the Erin Andrews' of the world, but it seems like the tom boys rule the day. This is affirmative action in my humble opinion and should be discontinued.

People think that affirmative action is about giving blacks and Spanish speaking people an opportunity. Yes that is true, but we also see that women take advantage of it as well.

What is wrong with a tom boy such as Jenny working the Fox Sports Northwest Mariner game? Well, she put together a whole bunch of puff pieces like on the players' wives, the Mercer Island Little League team that made the Little League World Series throwing out the first pitch at the Mariner game, etc. Why someone who's more attractive such as Lisa Gangel of KING 5 or Nicole Zaloumis, who seems to have disappeared from Fox Sports Northwest, can't do these stories is beyond my conservative, male chauvinistic pig point of view. I must be re-oriented to think like a more sensitive male, even a metrosexual.

Stressful cities

Well, maybe it was a good thing that I left Chicago last year.

Read this story
http://http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/20/stress-unemployment-homes-lifestyle-real-estate-home-values-stressful-cities_slide_29.html
Top cities on the list, Chicago, LA, New York Cleveland and someone else. Seattle was 11th. Portland 14th. Miami 20th.

What is wrong with national sports media

I have a theory as to what's wrong with the National sports media. They are all Northeast people who want to see their favorite four or five teams win. For example, last September, how many people picked the Arizona Cardinals to go to the Super Bowl? Maybe a handful of people picked them to win the NFC West, but outside of the Valley of the Sun, I doubt that any "expert" picked the Cards to go to the Super Bowl. This week the Sports Illustrated annual NFL Preview issue came out and the geniuses there picked the Patriots to beat the Bears in the Super Bowl in Miami this February. Here are their picks
AFC East: New England, unholy/slavish devotion to Belichick and Brady
AFC North: Pittsburgh, defending champion get benefit of the doubt
AFC South: Houston, a surprise, for once, SI picks someone different. A safe pick would have been the Colts or the Titans.
AFC West: San Diego
Wild Card: Baltimore and Indy

NFC East: New York, what Northeast-centric writers pick, their default.
NFC North: Chicago, believe in Smith and Cutler
NFC South: Atlanta, decent pick
NFC West: Seattle, a surprise, for sure, only thought is a healthy Hasslebeck and the fact that Seattle made the playoffs for five straight years made them a safe pick. I would pick the 49ers. Singletary and a decent quarterback do it for me. I don't trust the Cardinals. Besides the 49ers have the biggest attraction or draw among teams in the NFC West because of their success in the 1980's and 1990's.

Wild Card: Minnesota and Green Bay, Minnesota is Favre worship. Can't explain the Packers pick as a wild card, except that they must hate Dallas.

These guys who work for SI are out of touch with the average sports fan. Fortunately, there are sites like www.fieldgulls.com, part of www.sbnation.com and www.bleacherreport.com to give one a different perspective. I won't even mention the Four letter word that starts with an E.

Good luck to all teams.

update

1) My sister-in-law in Teaneck had a boy last week. Congratulations to her, my brother and their family.

2) Seahawks are playing well in the preseason, going 3-0 after yesterday's win in Kansas City.

3) Jeff Clement will be called up to the Majors by the Pirates on Tuesday. Yeah for them.

Random sports thoughts

Things in the sports world that I have thought about, but haven't had time to dissect.

1) While the Mariners are an improved team from last year, I feel that they are too much of a "nice guy" team. They don't throw inside, argue with umpires or spike second basemen on double plays. We're in the major leagues, not in Little League. Act like Major Leaguers who actually want to win a title this century. Unfortunately, Don Wakamatsu, our manager, doesn't have the Ozzie or Lou mentality of fighting every so often for his guys. This isn't good.

2) If I were running the team, I would have cut Rob Johnson, traded Johjima and made Clement the catcher or DH and hit him fifth. I also would have cut Sweeney and Batista, two veterans, who need a new career.

3) The Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox are dirty scummy teams who need to be disciplined after their reprehensible brawl of two weeks ago. Rick Porcello, may be the most arrogant young schmuck in the game, he threw at Kevin Youkilis, after Youkilis was hit the game before. Who in the HOLY HELL is Rick Porcello to throw at anyone??? Go to the minors, Ricky. Jim Leyland is a phony and I never want to hear about how great of a manager he is and how he plays the game the right way, etc. A load of rubbish.

4) Can Fox Sports mount an effective challenge to the four letter entity that controls sports today. I can't tolerate their eastern-centric view of the world. That entity starts with an E and ends with an N. Go Fox and knock these people out.

Good news out of Seattle

For all of the wailing about the Obama administration and town-hall universal health care meetings, we have some good news out of Seattle, the Emerald City, and environs. First of all, we (Seattle) defeated the bag tax by a count of 58 percent to 42 percent (tree-huggers). So even in GREEN SEATTLE, there are enough sensible people to defeat a plastic bag tax. Secondly, we will have a new mayor, as the incumbent mayor, Greg Nickles, finished in third place in the primary on Tuesday. He officially conceded on Friday morning. Nickles is a WHITE Ray Nagin, ineffective mayor of New Orleans, who gained fame in the Hurricane Katrina debacle 4 years ago.

Lastly, Susan Hutchison, former KIRO TV anchor, got the most votes in the Primary for King County Executive. She will face off against KC Board member Dow Constantine, the most left-wing member of the KC Board. If Hutchison wins, Washington may be able to move from blue to purple in 2010 and 2012. For more information on the news in Seattle and King County, from a conservative perspective, go to www.kvi.com, www.susanhutchison.com and my blog, http://sewardparkinsights.blogspot.com as well as http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com

Seattle Times love affair with Gregoire continues

I hope that my friends at KVI and KTTH have commented on this.

http://nowewont.ning.com/profiles/blogs/pathetic-governor-angling-for

How come Christine Gregoire comes under such little scrutiny and maybe since she's too busy meeting with Obama's Cabinet members, she should be recalled.

Mallahan and Hutch

Although King County and Seattle are bastions of liberalism and nanny-statism, I feel compelled to vote for the following individuals for Mayor and County Executive. Joe Mallahan, former T-Mobile executive is my choice for Mayor and Susan Hutchison is my choice for County Executive. Additionally all FRUM PEOPLE and people with LARGE FAMILIES should vote no on the bag fee at the supermarket. It is unconscionable to be charged 20 cents for a plastic bag. What business is it of Seattle people if I have an "green bag" or not? What if a large family shops on Thursday night and Friday afternoon for Shabat? This green bag fee will really impact them.

Enough with misguided eco-Marxism!!!! No on Referendum 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go to www.stoptheseattlebagtax.com for more information.

For a more balanced view of the state politically, go to http://www.kvi.com/ or http://www.kingcountyyr.com .

Race for King County Executive

While the Seattle Mayoral Race next month would not interest King County/Pierce County Conservatives, because of a lack of a proven Conservative, or even a Rudy Giuliani type Law and Order, the King County Executive race is more interesting to me, because of Susan Hutchison, who seems fairly conservative on fiscal policy, which is EXACTLY what this County needs. After seeing the Democrats in control of the state since 1984, when Booth Gardner beat John Spellman to be governor, the Democrats have controlled all of the major offices of this state, Governor, Attorney General, Mayor, etc. It's time to give the GOP a chance to run the show, in my humble opinion. Curious to see if King County conservatives, liberals and libertarians agree or disagree and why.

Lack of clout, need change in WA state

The main reason why the three ladies who run this state of Washington need to go can be illustrated by the Ferry Fiasco. On Tuesday, it was announced that the State of Washington was 18th on the list of states receiving money from the Stimulus package for improving the ferry system. As anyone who lives here knows, we have a large ferry system. Naturally, Governor Gregoire and Senator Murray were annoyed at the lack of funds. The funds were given to our state, but the point is, that no one nationally thinks very highly of Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell and Christine Gregoire. For all of the Sarah Palin bashing and her being a hockey mom with lipstick and the teenage daughter business, Sarah Palin is a tough woman, unlike Murray, Cantwell and Gregoire. I'd take Palin any day. Heck, I might even take Maddow or Madcow of MSNBC or DNCTV over Gregoire.

Cupp of Knowledge

I recently read a great book, co-authored by young conservatives S.E. Cupp and Brett Joshpe, Why You're Wrong About the Right, Behind The Myths- The Surprising Truth About Conservatives. This book explodes a lot of myths about conservatives, particularly about the myth that Republicans are humorless and racist. For example, the smartest funny show in television is South Park which is NOT liberal. A show like South Park regularly rips both the Left and Right. Most of the comedy on Comedy Central is decidedly anti-PC. Conservatism believes in the power of the individual and for every social conservative, there are two or three libertarians who are part of the "Right". Cupp and Joshpe interviewed people as diverse as Newt Gingrich and Al Leiter, K.T. McFarland and Lisa "Kennedy" Montgomery, MTV DJ. The main point of the book is that the Right isn't monolithic. I heartily recommend this book and give it four stars.

Mercer Island

This past weekend, I spent a shabat in Mercer Island. It was very nice. The hosts were good and Shevet Achim is a nice synagogue. It would be nice to go there again, but given my schedule, that may take a while to get there, as I have other commitments in Seward Park and First Hill.

Yesterday, I spent an hour and a half in Mercer Island at the Summer Celebration handing out brochures for Susan Hutchison, former KIRO TV anchor, who's running for King County Executive. I hope that she wins because she seems to have a grasp on the issues and is the most qualified candidate. While we can't get Sarah Palin, Susan Hutchinson may be the woman with the most gravitas in this state. It was great to have met Reverend Wayne Perryman, an African-American pastor in the Seattle area who is friends with Pastor Ken Hutcherson, former NFL player. I purchased Rev. Perryman's CD on the historical legacy of both political parties on race. Very powerful and worth listening to, in my humble opinion. For more information on the Washington State Republican Party, go to www.wsrp.org and for information on Susan Hutchison's candidacy, go to www.SusanHutchison.com .

light rail a boondoggle

In two weeks, the Seattle area will get a look at light rail when the Sound Transit runs trains from SeaTac Airport to downtown Seattle. A number of the stations are located on Martin Luther King Way, which is in the neighborhood, about a mile west of Rainier Avenue in Rainier Valley. I hope that these city and county planners hope to get a lot of other people to ride, because I don't think that too many Seward Park residents will be using the light rail. Let's take someone who works downtown and lives near Seward Park Avenue as an example, he or she has to get to MLK Way and Othello or Beacon Hill, which would be a short car ride or a really long walk. For my new job, I walk to Rainier Avenue and take the #9 bus to Broadway and Denny Way, which takes about 40 minutes. Maybe there are a lot of people in the Rainier Valley and elsewhere who will ride the train. Bus service is standard to sub-standard at best, adding light rail will detract from the quality of service given to Rainier Valley/Seward Park.

If other Seattle people have thoughts on this matter, feel free to let me know.

Thank you and have a great July Fourth.

Letter to Seattle Times

In light of the fact that the Times routinely puts out progressive columnists such as Jerry Large and Nicole Brodeur, I wrote this letter to the Seattle Times editors

Dear Mr. Blethen:

As a conservative, I think that the Times is missing a great opportunity by not having a conservative or Libertarian on its staff on a consistent basis.

off court behavior reason Heytvelt excluded

I have a theory as to why Josh Heytvelt wasn't drafted in the NBA draft on Thursday night. Although he is a good player and a big man with some decent offensive skills, in the back of the GM's minds, his arrest in February of 2007, gave them pause and wondered if he was worth the risk. If he had the image and persona of Tyler Hansborough, the All-American guy from North Carolina who was taken by the Pacers, then he would have got drafted in the second round.

DeLay on last year's election

Tom DeLay, former House Majority Leader, wrote about why the Republicans lost last November. Hopefully, the Republicans will heed his message and apply winning principles.

http://http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/05/the-democrats-shadow-party/

We also need some strength in handling this Iranian genocidal situation. I don't see how the US can't get involved in some way. That doesn't mean troops, but some tough sanctions would help.

From Mark Levin's website on Lech Walesa's eulogy of President Reagan 5 years ago. The World Needs a Cowboy. Very relevant to the Iranian situation.

http://marklevinfan.com/?p=5005

Places to be for jobs in next couple of years

Look at this map of where the jobs will be after we recover from this recession. Thanks to Rush Limbaugh and McClatchy Newspapers.

http://http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_061609/content/01125116.guest.html

Check out the Map, The Upper Midwest is in horrible shape, job-wise. The West looks pretty good.

TV and Movies

This is an excerpt of an email concerning TV and Movies and the recent switch to digital TV.


Regarding the TV issue and converting from an analog reception to a digital reception, I am "spoiled" or lucky in that my parents have Comcast, where it's a non-issue. If I was living on my own, I probably wouldn't have a television, because unless I were to get cable, it wouldn't be worth it to me to own a television, as most of the programs that I watch are on cable television, such as TBS, ESPN, FNC and Fox Sports Northwest (FSNW).

The world is much different today than it was a generation ago, where the access to "shmutz" or dirt was limited to adult newsstands and certain adult channels on cable on late night television.

Interleague play

I am not a fan of Interleague play in Baseball anymore. The reason is that it only benefits three or four cities, LA, Chicago, NY & DC/MD. Who else gets excited about Interleague play. Do Texans get excited when the Astros and Rangers play, or when the Royals and Cardinals play? I as a Seattle fan, am supposed to get jacked up for the Padres? I think not.

Also, I don't like the fact that the NL stubbornly and foolishly doesn't use the DH. They're a league of small-ball, old fashioned dead ball era tactics like bunting and running and team pitching.

open letter re: closing of LWB and construction on Rainier Ave

Here is my letter to Jan Drago of the Seattle City Council regarding the poor state of transportation for motorists from Seward Park into downtown Seattle. Incidentally, Miss Drago is running for Mayor this fall.

June 12, 2009

Hon. Jan Drago
Council Person
Transportation Committee
Seattle City Council
PO Box 34025Seattle, WA 98124-4025

Re: Transportation from Seward Park/Rainier Valley into center of city substandard

Dear Ms. Drago:

It is my understanding that you are on the Transportation Committee of the Seattle City Council. The reason that I am writing to you is because the transportation from Seward Park/Rainier Valley into the center of the city (i.e. Downtown, Capitol Hill, etc.) is substandard. First, for some unfathomable reason, Lake Washington Boulevard is closed every Sunday and Thursday during the summer, to accommodate the bicyclists. Secondly, on Rainier Avenue, between Martin Luther King Blvd. and McClellan, the city is doing a lot of construction and repaving of the road. I feel that the citizens of the Seward Park/Rainier Valley Neighborhood are being ill served.

In my humble opinion, Lake Washington Boulevard should be open to motorists on every other Sunday. There is no reason why the motorists should have to accommodate the bicyclists like this and deprive themselves of access to the center of the city.

Thank you kindly for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely yours,
Joshua Normand

good program

Today I attended Mitzvah Day, as part of MenschWorks, a division of the Jewish Federation of Seattle's YLD (Young Leadership Division). We met at the JCC at 10:30 am, and at 11 am headed down to Camp Solomon Schechter. We spent a couple of hours cleaning up the camp, whether weeding the lawn or cleaning the boating/water equipment, as camp is scheduled to start this week. This is a good program and good organization and I was glad to be a part of it.

Shooting at Holocaust Museum

Obviously, I was horrified to hear about the shooting at the Holocaust Museum in DC. I hope that the gunman will be brought to justice. I hope that we as a people are on guard against terror and more specifically anti-Semitism.

A couple of months ago, the Department of Homeland Security put out a list of profiles of people who might be prone to terror attacks. Some conservatives were upset, because it slandered veterans. I don't think that all veterans would fall into this category. This guy had a history of anti-Semitism and racially bigoted behavior, if we are to believe reports.

Crime doesn't pay, at least for Baltimore

Yesterday, I came across an article that I saw on Rush Limbaugh's website, how a big East Coast city lost a Venture Capital firm to the suburbs. Here is the link.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.mountvernon06jun06,0,6437748.story

This story is very sad, but illustrative of what happens when a city is run by people who don't make law and order a priority. It drives away capital from the city and into the suburbs, where the investors feel safer and more secure, physically and emotionally. By the way, this can happen in other cities as well, so I am NOT picking on Baltimore. I like Baltimore, actually.

Let's start a discussion about quality of life and civil society with this article.

Interesting mentality

Well, I notice that a lot of the sports fans here are just thrilled to have a team in whatever league we're in. I don't think that winning a title is the primary motivation. It's almost like the league puts a team in Seattle for marketing purposes and to advertise its product to people in the Northwest and that's good enough for 85-90% of the fans here. In my former cities, that wouldn't be good enough.

Anyway, after seeing Game 2 of the NBA Finals, I came to the conclusion that while the Lakers will win, they won't sweep the Magic simply because they're not as dominant as they used to be. I fully expect Orlando to win tomorrow and even on Thursday. Expect to see a game 5 and probably game 6, but a Lakers win.

While I dislike Yuniesky and Adrian Beltre, I think that Cedeno isn't the answer. He's hitting about .150 and got caught stealing yesterday by Joe Mauer.

Tomorrow is the MLB Draft. The Mariners are supposed to take this kid from North Carolina who's a power-hitting first baseman. We need sticks, not pitchers, if we're to improve on our 29th rank in runs scored.

300 Wins

Well, a former Mariner reached 300 wins this afternoon in Washington, DC.
http://http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/04/SPQK181507.DTL&tsp=1

Better than hearing about the Yankees and Red Sox and Mets travails or Zambrano's latest temper tantrum.

Safeco and Softball

Last night, I had the good fortune of attending my first Mariner game of the 2009 season with my family. We had a good time and the Mariners won 8-2 over the Baltimore Orioles.

Some thoughts: Neither the Mariners nor the Orioles are going to be playing in October. Baltimore didn't look like a good offensive team. Adam Jones is having a nice year for them, Aubrey Huff and Nick Markakis can produce runs, maybe 20-80-25-100 (HR-RBI) but that's it.
Melvin Mora, their third baseman, needs to be freed from the captivity of playing for a perennial loser. I think he needs an ACLU Lawyer to make the case that playing for Peter Angelos and the Baltimore Orioles is cruel and unusual punishment. Maybe the Libs and civil rights advocates can take up his case after they're done with the Water boarding business.

Anyway, sorry for my political aside. Erik Bedard, who doesn't remind one of Jack Morris or Steve Carlton, pitched 6.1 quality innings. He struck out seven and walked three, two of which were in the seventh inning, when it was obvious to me, a non-baseball professional, that he was laboring and his time was up. Adrian Beltre got a couple of hits and Russell Branyan and Ken Griffey Jr. homered in the eighth inning off of Jamie Walker, who belongs in Norfolk, the Orioles AAA affiliate.

Some of the fans at the game were nice, but clearly Northwest natives. I feel funny saying this, but my approach to sports is more Northeastern, because of all of my time spent in New York and Chicago. Northwest Natives aren't the type to call and yell and scream about an overpaid infielder hitting .230 like Adrian Beltre is. If we were in NYC or Washington, DC or Boston, there would be a Jerome from Manhattan type demanding that the manager bench Adrian Beltre and or trade him for a better alternative.

A shout-out to the Washington Huskies Women's Softball team for winning the 2009 Softball title last night 3-2 over Florida in Oklahoma City. For all of the Steve Kelleys and Ian Furnesses who hate OKC because of the Sonics move there, I hope that last night provided a little redemption of Oklahoma City. Besides, it's not too far from where Carrie Underwood, the second prettiest Carrie, grew up.

Washington State college sports

While the Mariners stumble and bumble and the Seahawks have no one at the skill positions, that anyone east of Boise would know or care about, the Huskies women's softball team has reached the NCAA Women's Softball title game. Good luck to these ladies.

Also Gonzaga and Washington State's baseball teams reached the first round of the Baseball playoffs. While they both lost, they gave their schools something other than hoops to cheer about.

Same old Song, different town

Shavuot was nice in Seward Park. I didn't make it through the night, but was able to study and get the essence of the holiday.

One thing that I have to harp on is the fact that very few Synagogues and Temples cater to single people, particularly working ones. What I saw recently on Facebook is a credit to one community and a black eye to another one. There is a synagogue on the West Coast that had a program designed for recent college grads and working professionals. This is the kind of thing that a lot more communities need. Single religious people don't necessarily feel comfortable at the larger synagogues with lots of families. There's only so much one has in common with the married guy with three kids, no matter how tight you were in high school or yeshiva.
I am deliberately withholding the name of the synagogue and the city because I feel it would reflect poorly on some other places that I have lived in , and don't wish to burn bridges. Just want to be constructive, not destructive, unless it's hardened criminals at Guantanamo Bay, where as my buddy Curtis Sliwa says, we should stick the juice in their caboose.

Lousy Governor

Can people in Seattle and the rest of Washington State tell me why Christine Gregoire is the governor? What has she done to merit this position? Support gay marriage? She signed some bill giving rights to same-sex couples. I don't get why this state is air headed enough to elect her. For all of the crap that George Bush took for 7-8 years, the governors of blue states get a free pass, unless they patronize hookers.

Let's find a new governor and leader of the Washington State GOP. Someone who's a Washington version of Sarah Palin or Bobby Jindal.

Why the Miss California Controversy matters

Why is this Miss California thing such a big deal? Because the Political Left and the Democratic Party Establishment want to deny conservatives or traditionalists a platform to reach the public. They have ruined Miss Prejean but when they remove her crown, they will be sending a message to future contestants, toe the line on Homosexuality and other cultural issues or else you will be punished and not permitted to enter. This is very sad and we traditionalists need to wake the hell up (pardon my language) and stop this from happening. The Miss California committee is interested in setting a precedent and message to all traditionalists, you have no place in popular culture. We have to resist this. Not everyone is fortunate enough to be locked away in a religious or traditional setting. Television, movies and music are accessed by more than 85% of the American population and for us to ignore this is foolish.

Sports Thoughts

1) It's very interesting that the no-name teams in the NHL win, but not in the NBA. How much of a chance to the Atlanta Hawks, LA Clippers or Golden State Warriors have to win the title? Do their fans kvetch to Stern? They should. Look at the NFL, even the Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals can make the Super Bowl. Not in Stern's league.

2) Read an interesting story on Puck Daddy, Yahoo sports blog on hockey, someone wants to buy the Phoenix Coyotes and move them to Southern Ontario (aka Hamilton/Toronto) area. Proves my point. In the Sun Belt, hockey isn't a big deal. Yes that includes Raleigh and Anaheim.

3) Clemens and Alex Rodriguez should sue Pearlman and Selena Roberts for defamation of character. What is the point of including stuff on steroids in a book? Please explain to me.

heaven on earth

Heaven on earth, IMHO is watching Megyn Kelly interview Miss California.

Here's the video link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZFg1C0eNj8

If you are FRUM and or married, I strongly suggest that you NOT watch this video.

Proper way to commemorate Earth Day

In addition to the heterophobes ruining our culture, we have the Enviro-marxists or as Rush Limbaugh refers to them as the Watermelons, green on the outside, red (angry) on the inside. Earth Day is another excuse for GWL's (Guilty White Liberals) to show how much they care about the environment, hybrid cars, they do things ABC to reduce their carbon footprint, etc. Here's the Master's opening monolgue on Earth Day and how we should have hakaras hatov to Thomas Edison and Ludwig and Robert Nobel, who founded the first oil company. I know that it's a shock to you libs out there who thought that it was Cheney and Halliburton.

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_042209/content/01125107.guest.html

Paegeant Controversy

I don't pay attention to beauty pageants, but this Miss USA one caught my attention. To summarize, the contestant from California was asked a gotcha question about gay marriage which she answered in the "unacceptable" fashion today and lost to Miss North Carolina. The creep who asked her the gotcha question has a history of outing celebrities and he has involvement with the gay movement. He graduated from NYU and worked for Instinct Magazine a gay men's magazine and also worked for GLAAD, a LGBT group. All of this comes from his wikipedia page. While Wikipedia isn't Halacha L'Moshe Misinai (law of Moses from Sinai) it does give a window into the soul of the guy who asked the gotcha question.

Here's the link on Perez Hilton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perez_Hilton

Let's see him ask Ozzie Guillen that question about gay marriage and see what the Blizzard of Oz would say.

First weekend of NCAA tournament

Well, the first round of the NCAA tournament is over.

Here are the Sweet Sixteen Match ups:

West, UConn v. Purdue and Missouri v. Memphis

Midwest, Louisville v. Arizona and Kansas v. Michigan State

South, North Carolina v. Gonzaga and Syracuse v. Oklahoma

East, Pitt v. Xavier and Villanova v. Duke

Other than Purdue and Arizona, not many surprises this year. Disappointed in the Huskies' loss to Purdue, but they had a good year. The West has two teams, Gonzaga and Arizona. I don't care for Arizona, because they are nouveau riche and don't act with a lot of class, such as North Carolina, Kentucky and UCLA.

The NCAA tournament is becoming like the NBA or NFL. More chalk and fewer upsets. Yes a Siena and Cleveland State can win a game, but two or three is nearly impossible. I do believe that one of the top seeds will fall this weekend, possibly Pitt, because they don't score enough in the last few minutes of a game.

First day of tournament thoughts

Well, I saw a good part of the Husky and Bulldog (Zags) wins today. Here are my impressions:

1) Pondexter is a very good player and if he does well, the Huskies will go far. From what I saw (and have seen) of Purdue, I think that the Huskies should beat the Boilermakers. Most of these Big 10 teams don't have a big-time scorer, and rely on their defense and tempo to win games.

2) Gonzaga is good, but perhaps their sluggish first half is a wake-up call to the team to not assume that they can coast to wins, even over lesser teams. Heytvelt is playing well as is Pargo, which is great for the Zags.

3) Akron would beat Mississippi State if they met on a neutral court. Akron doesn't have a great player, but a lot of depth and they take care of the basketball, unlike Mississippi State. Mississippi State was essentially a one or two man team in Varnado and Johnson.

4) Upsets will occur in the second round. The bigger schools can counteract a lack of experience with talent, unlike a few years ago, when guys went straight to the NBA from High School.

PC Picks, Southern Region, Memphis

Last Region is the South

North Carolina and Radford, Tar Heels and Highlanders. Highlanders are some sort of warrior, North Carolina.

LSU & Butler. Tigers and Bulldogs. Butler is a small school from a small conference (Horizon). Butler is the pick.

Illinois and Western Kentucky. Illini and Hilltoppers. Illinois is the choice because Obama is from there. However, Illinois would not be the choice against Gonzaga or Akron because Chief Illiniwek is insensitive to Native Americans.

Gonzaga and Akron. Bulldogs or Zags and Zips. Gonzaga is the choice. Blue State.

Arizona State and Temple. Sun Devils and Owls. Temple is the choice. McCain is from Arizona.

Syracuse and Stephen F. Austin. Orange and Lumberjacks. Syracuse. SFA is from Texas, home of Bush and big oil.

Clemson and Michigan. Tigers and Wolverines. Michigan is the choice.

Oklahoma and Morgan State. Morgan State, small school from Baltimore and part of the MEAC. Oklahoma is a big oil state.

NCAA PC Picks, Eastern Region (Boston)

Here comes the picks for the Eastern Region, PC Style

Pittburgh v. E. Tenn St., Panthers v. Buccaneers, Buccaneers take advantage of people, just like AIG and Wall Street corporate executives did in the financial meltdown of the past year. Pitt.

Oklahoma State and Tennessee. Cowboys and Volunteers. Take Tennessee. Oklahoma State's big donor is T. Boone Pickens, a multi-billionaire who made his money in oil. He's almost as bad as Dick Cheney and Halliburton.

Florida State and Wisconsin. Seminoles and Badgers. Wisconsin.
1) Wisconsin is a blue state, Florida is purple, yes Obama won Florida, but Florida is where all of the trouble in 2000 started.
2) Badgers are nice animals.
3) Florida State's nickname is insensitive to Native Americans and they do the Tomahawk Chop.

Xavier and Portland State. Musketeers and Vikings.
Vikings exploited the indigenous people of North America but Musketeers are Warriors. Take Portland State because Oregon is a blue state.

UCLA and Virginia Commonwealth. Bruins and Rams. UCLA is the choice.
a)Virginia Commonwealth sounds old-fashioned and b) they're from the CAA (Colonial Athletic Association) which is trying to impose their theocratic views on the poor UCLA Student-Athletes.

Villanova and American U. Wildcats and Eagles. Villanova. American University?? How jingoistic of a name for a school is that? Why not call the school Great American University while you're at it? A better name would be International University or Global Village U. Maybe the North American Union College would be more inclusive to the Canadians and Mexicans who come here.

Texas and Minnesota. Longhorns and Golden Gophers. Minny is the choice for two reasons. 1) Golden Gophers are animals who are part of nature and Texas is where Jenna Bush went to school.

Duke and Binghamton. Blue Devils and Bearcats. Binghamton because a) they're the underdog and b) we still haven't forgiven Duke for the Lacrosse sex scandal of three years ago.

PC NCAA Picks, Western Region (Phoenix)

Now it's time for the Western Region
UConn (Connecticut) vs. Chattanooga. Huskies versus Moccasins. Moccasins were shoes worn by Native Americans and hunters and settlers in the frontier regions of North America, according to Wikipedia. While Native Americans wore these shoes, also the rotten white settlers wore these shoes, therefore Mocs are politically incorrect and we pick UConn. Moreover Connecticut is a blue state.

BYU v. Texas A&M . Cougars v. Aggies. Both animals, so that doesn't work. BYU is a Mormon school, Mormons can be like Romney or Harry Reid, however, Texas A&M got a lot of money from Halliburton, so pick the Cougars.

Purdue v. Northern Iowa. Boilermakers v. Panthers. Panthers are an animal and Boilermakers are trained craftsmen who ruin the environment. UNI.

Washington v. Miss St. Huskies v. Bulldogs. Mississippi State once wouldn't play in a tournament game because their school refused to play against integrated schools. Therefore, pick Washington.

Marquette v. Utah State. Warriors v. Aggies. Marquette was named for a French explorer. Utah State.

Missouri v. Cornell. Tigers v. Big Red. Cornell is an Ivy League school, so we pick them because they're on the cutting edge of what is politically correct.

California v. Maryland. Bears v. Terrapins. Terrapins are turtles, nice animals. Maryland, even though you'd think Cal because of Berkeley's reputation for peace and anti-war activism.

Memphis v. Cal-State Northridge, Tigers v. Matadors. Matadors are main performers in bullfighting, which is cruel to the bulls in Spain. Memphis is the pick.

4th annual NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament PC Picks

Yes, it's time for my Fourth annual NCAA Men's Tournament PC Picks, where we take a school's nickname and state into consideration on who should win, not if the players are good.

To my chagrin, none of the Military academies are in, Army, Navy and Air Force. VMI (Virginia Military Institute) lost in their conference final, or they'd be in and an easy team to make fun of.

Can we petition a school in Oklahoma or Texas to call themselves the Hallies (short for Halliburton)?

First the Midwest or Indy region
Louisville versus Morehead State or Alabama State. Alabama State comes from the SWAC, a conference of historically black schools. Morehead State is in Kentucky, a red state and they're the eagles, which represents America, which we don't like because it isn't global enough. If Alabama State wins the playin game, take them, otherwise take the Cardinals, because Cardinals are nice birds.

Ohio State versus Siena, Buckeyes versus Saints. Saints are too intolerant. Ohio State.

Utah versus Arizona. Utes versus Wildcats. Utah is a more conservative state than Arizona, Arizona.

Wake Forest versus Cleveland State. Demon Deacons versus Vikings. Vikings were exploiting the Native American population in the Midwest. Wake Forest.

West Virginia versus Dayton. Mountaineers versus Flyers. Both are harmful to the environment. But the Mountaineers didn't clean up the environment and were like the 49ers and other greedy people who came to California for the Gold Rush. Dayton

Kansas versus North Dakota State. Jayhawks versus Bison. People like to eat Bison, so take ND State.

Boston College v. USC. Golden Eagles v. Trojans. Yes BC are Eagles, but Trojans are worse because they're Dead White Males, BC.

Michigan State v. Robert Morris. Spartans v. Colonials. Colonials were trying to impose their values on others and engage in homophobia and other intolerant behavior that the extreme right and Christian Coalition believes in, these people took over the GOP. Look at Rush Limbaugh. Take Michigan State.

Tomorrow I will do the West and Southern Regions.

My projected NCAA field

Here is my projected NCAA Field

Big 10 (6): Michigan State, Michigan, Illinois, Purdue, Ohio State, Minnesota
Big East (7): Louisville, Pitt, UConn, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia and Marquette
ACC (6): North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Wake Forest, Florida State, Maryland
Pac-10 (5): Washington, California, USC, UCLA, Arizona State
Big 12 (6): Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Texas, Kansas, Missouri
A-10 (3) Temple, Xavier, Dayton
Mountain West (3): San Diego State, Utah, BYU
Horizon (2): Cleveland State, Butler
Missouri Valley (2): Northern Iowa, Creighton
SEC (2): LSU, Tennessee
WCC (2): Gonzaga, St. Mary's

Teams who might make it
Penn State, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, Tulsa, Kentucky, Providence, VT

NCAA faves

Well, Gonzaga finished a very good season 26-5 and 16-0 including the WCC tournament in Las Vegas. They have won their last three games by 50, 35 and 25. According to Joe Lunardi, Gonzaga is projected to be a 4 seed in Boise, Idaho.

Washington is 24-7 and the Pac-10 regular season champion. Tomorrow at 2:30 in LA, they get the Stanford Cardinal. If they win that game, they get the winner of Arizona-Arizona State. UCLA will win it's side of the bracket.

Lunardi projects 8 Big Ten Teams in the tournament. Having seen both the Big 10 and Big East, I feel that this is an error that should be corrected. Wisconsin and Penn State and Ohio State don't deserve at large bids.

Principles of PC picks

1) Dead White Males are inferior to animals.
2) Blue States are superior to Red States.
3) Teams with Native American nicknames and mascots are anti-PC.
4) Teams from Oklahoma and Texas who are oil-rich are in the pocket of Halliburton.

King County YR's

Last Thursday night, I attended the March meeting of the King County Young Republicans. It was a good meeting and we had about 30 people at the meeting.
It was interesting to note that all but two of the attendees were from the Eastside (Bellevue, Kirkland, etc.)

My hope is to be more involved in this organization, as Seattle and the State of Washington needs to remove these leftists. For five years, I heard about how awful and evil George Bush was and how the Republicans messed up everything. Well, how about cleaning up your own mess and taking responsibility for the fact that a lot of these blue cities and states are run exclusively by Democrats with high taxes and cost of living indices.

One other thing, here's a link from my friend Mark Levin about the "split" in the conservative movement.

http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2009/03/i-daresay-it-is-time-we-deal-with-the-mutineers-aboard-the-ss-conservatism.html