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Ted Turner’s Crazy

Wednesday, January 26th, 2005

Maybe you knew that already or something, but I haven’t had much experience with him.

Anyway:

Ted Turner called FOX an arm of the Bush administration and compared FOXNEWS’s popularity to Hitler’s popular election to run Germany before WWII.

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He followed up by pointing out that Adolf Hitler got the most votes when he was elected to run Germany prior to WWII. He said the network is the propaganda tool for the Bush Administration.

But, Bush got the most votes, too. So, what are you saying?

In 1996, Turner apologized to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for comments he made comparing FOX head Rupert Murdoch to Hitler.

Why didn’t he learn already? It is inappropriate to throw Hitler into it like that.

FOX’s response was great.

A FOXNEWS spokesperson responded: “Ted is understandably bitter having lost his ratings, his network and now his mind — we wish him well.”

LOL.

Via Lone Star Times.

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LIBS: The EXCUSED

Wednesday, January 26th, 2005

Funny and true.

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How did I ever do as much as I do now on dialup?

Tuesday, January 25th, 2005

It boggles the mind.

I love you, high speed. Truly and dearly.

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Moss on the Dolphins

Tuesday, January 25th, 2005

Dan Le Batard writes:

You know what I do if I’m Nick Saban?

I push my roster toward the Minnesota Vikings.

And I tell them to take any two Dolphins they want in exchange for Randy Moss.

Best offensive player (Chris Chambers) and best defensive player (Patrick Surtain)?

Sure, no problem.

Zach Thomas and Jason Taylor?

Here you go.

And if the Vikings want any one of those players and the No. 2 overall pick in the flimsy upcoming draft, I give them that, too.

I’m not all that convinced. Although, it is certainly interesting. I don’t care for Moss’ attutude. So, that’s the first thing. But, I might be able to get over that. However, I don’t want to give up Chambers and Surtain for him. I don’t want to give up Zach Thomas and Jason Taylor for him. I don’t want to give up the number 2 pick for him. But, if the opportunity was right… who knows.

Via Pro Sports Daily.

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Support for Larry Mahnken

Monday, January 24th, 2005

From Mr. Mahnken’s blog:

My apartment burned down at about 2am this morning. I’m currently homeless.

So, obviously, I’ll be out of comission for the forseeable future.

Very unfortunate. He has a PayPal button at the top left of his blog, so if you’re a reader/know of him, this would be a good time to do it. I will be (PayPal is being a bit funky for me right now, so if I don’t do it now, I’ll be doing it soon). Every little bit will mean something.

Thanks.

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Yeah, me too.

Sunday, January 23rd, 2005

Yeah, me too, Chris.

Article: “By our efforts, we have lit a fire,” said George W. Bush at the West Front of the Capitol, “a fire in the minds of men. It warms those who feel its power, it burns those who fight its progress, and one day this untamed fire of freedom will reach the darkest corner of the world.”

Via Blogs for Bush.

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Big Contract Could Mean Clemens Ends Up in New York or Boston?

Saturday, January 22nd, 2005

Just caught an interesting piece by Joel Sherman of the New York Post:

THERE are certain signs that you have been at one job too long. Here’s mine: Roger Clemens signs a pitchers’ record $18 million contract yesterday with the Astros and the first thought is not “Good for him,” or “Good for Houston,” or even “Wow.” The first thought is a contract like that means Roger Clemens is going to end the 2005 season as either a Yankee or a Red Sox.

A more serious consideration of a new job would have been necessary, except an AL executive said this yesterday: “If the Astros are a non-contender in July, I would put it at 80 percent that Clemens would be a Yankee or a Red Sox. The reality is those are the only two places he would consider going.”

Seems like just something fun to talk about, at this point, but I sure wouldn’t mind it, assuming the price was right.

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Kurkjian: Jeter’s the Best Baserunner

Wednesday, January 19th, 2005

Tim Kurkjian say’s he’s the best.

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-1 Degrees

Tuesday, January 18th, 2005

-1 degrees right now. Nice.

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EA Strikes Again!

Tuesday, January 18th, 2005

Updating EA’s previous brilliance, they have secured an exclusive 15 year agreement with ESPN that gives it the right to use the “network’s brand and to develop new games based on ESPN properties.”

Not as big as the NFL move, but still pretty nice - another great move.

Via Jared via Slashdot.

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