Man...that vacation went by way to quickly. The good news is I survived a week at the Creek, no small accomplishment in and of itself. I was completely out of the loop and it was everything I thought it could be and more. 
"He's about to." And thus was answered Dan Patrick's question to former Tennessee Volunteer Quarterback Todd Helton, who had asked Helton: “Do you think Lane Kiffin understands SEC football?”
We have no real love for Democratic Senate Majority leader Harry Reid. To borrow a line from our favorite Tony Blair British Parliament video, Reid is "weak, weak, weak." So I'm never surprised when Reid comes across as having his head up his ass. But yesterday, I saw some video that really took the cake.QUESTION: On funding the closing of Guantanamo Bay.
REID: Well, the decision
to close Guantanamo was a right one.
I agree with President Bush. I agree
with John McCain . I agree with Barack Obama . Guantanamo makes us less
save…
QUESTION: If the United States — if the United States thinks that these
people should be held, why shouldn’t they be held in the United States? Why
shouldn’t the U.S. take those risks, the attendant risk of holding them, since
it’s the one that says they should be held?
REID: I think there’s a general
feeling, as I’ve already said, that the American people, and certainly the
Senate, overwhelmingly doesn’t want terrorists to be released in the United
States. And I think we’re going to stick with that.
REID: If people are — if terrorists are released in the United States, part
of what we don’t want is them be put in prisons in the United States. We don’t
want them around the United States…
QUESTION: No one’s talking about releasing them. We’re talking about
putting them in prison somewhere in the United States.
REID: Can’t put them in prison unless you release them.
QUESTION: Sir, are you going to clarify that a little bit? I mean
(OFF-MIKE).
REID: I can’t — I can’t — I can’t make it any more clear than the
statement I have given to you. We will never allow terrorists to be released in
the United States.
Seriously, we could put it between Florence and Dillon Counties and call it ADX-Florence East. Think of the potential savings to the government in embroidery for uniform patches and what not.
Ever since November, everyone has wondered what the Republican party was going to do to correct the course of their party. Well...they may have found it. What's the big monumental shift that they are considering? What's gonna make them appeal to more voters? What's going to capture the electorate and show them you are a party of ideas?
If you read the BTPC, you know we are no big fan of Henry "Have you heard I'm runnin' for guv'ner" McMaster. We've documented our issues with Henry before. He's got a history of wasting state resources through political grandstanding. See Henry and the license plate. See Henry and his policy of not allowing his assistants drop any CDV charges (which leads to BS charges going to trial, the AAGs being handicapped by not being able to drop said BS charges and then the public seeing the results of the sentences Judges hand down and thinking something underhanded happened). See Henry and the Sex Dungeon case (the first case he prosecuted after being elected in 2002, after which he blamed the jury for blowing his "airtight" case). 
GQ has released some of the "intelligence briefings" Donald Rumsfeld provided during the Iraq War for President Bush. As Ballon Juice notes:Draper’s biggest find is a collection of daily cover sheets that Rumsfeld
approved for the Secretary of Defense Worldwide Intelligence Update, a highly
classified digest prepared for a tiny audience, including the president, and
often delivered by hand to the White House by the defense secretary himself.
These cover sheets greeted Bush each day with triumphal color photos of the war
headlined by biblical quotations. GQ is posting 11 of them, and they are
seriously creepy.
The big news politically yesterday was Republican Governor of Utah Jon Hunstman accepting President Obama's offer to head the U.S. mission to Beijing. So it would appear that one of the GOP's strong candidates for a White House run in 2012 is already bowing out of that race. This move by Huntsman is important, if for no other reason than what it says about the current state of affairs with the Republican party.Remember, it was the base that rejected Mitt because of his switch on pro-life,
from pro-choice to pro-life. It was the base that rejected Mitt because it had
issues with Mormonism. It was the base that rejected Mitt because they thought
he was back and forth and waffling on those very economic issues you're talking
about.
"The voters want and expect us to stand on principle and return to our
roots," the local chairwoman of the GOP said. "Unfortunately, by holding an
event with Gov. Huntsman, we would be doing the exact opposite."
It was a ridiculous move, of course, but it also sent a signal to
Huntsman about the level of maturity in his party -- or in this case, the lack
thereof. It's certainly possible the response from this county and other GOP
activists made clear to Huntsman that it's not worth even trying to take the
lead in the party, at least not in the near future.
So, for now he's teaming up with Obama, perhaps wondering if
Republicans will have grown up by 2016.
No one wants to suffer a beat-down. No one wants to be humiliated or
embarrassed. I was shocked at [host Jon Stewart's] behavior. I wish he knew
about my background, and I wish he knew about a lot of things that I had done,
because I think he would've thanked me instead of attacked me...I think the
attack on CNBC and the attacks on me were gravely misplaced. It was rather
remarkable in that it was so clear that his goal was to just destroy me. One day
he'll answer for it.
For L-dawg and D-Rock, who both reminded me of one of the great scenes in '80s movie history. I give you the late Rodney Dangerfield and the late Sam Kinison. Good Stuff.
A truly awesome list of rules, dos and dont's, and other helpful hints on being awesome. Courtesy of the Bayside Tigers.
In what could be one of the shortest reigns since William Henry Harrison, it looks like Florence County Councilman Ken Ard could be stepping down from the chairmanship of the Florence County Republican Party after only holding it for just over a month. Why? Apparently...because he could be moving on.
Just a reminder, Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Vince Sheheen will be speaking tomorrow morning, Wednesday May 13th, at Horne's restaurant. The room will open at 7:15 am. I would expect Sheheen would speak around 8:00 am.
I love Jesse Ventura. I can't wait to see someone like Sean Hannity challenge the patriotism of a man who ain't got time to bleed over these types of remarks on torture:Jesse Ventura: I would prosecute every person who was involved in that
torture. I would prosecute the people that did it, I would prosecute the people
that ordered it, because torture is against the law."
Larry King: You were a Navy S.E.A.L.
Jesse Ventura: Yes, and I was waterboarded [in training] so I know...
It is torture...I'll put it to you this way: You give me a waterboard,
Dick Cheney and one hour, and I'll have him confess to the Sharon Tate
murders.
A movie that's good enough...for you, is good enough...for me. It's good enough...
Apparently, Dr. Phil had the parents of that teenage girl that went missing from Myrtle Beach at springbreak a few weeks ago on his show. Pictured here is the mom, Dawn Drexel along with Tony Manero-wannabe, Peter Brozowitz. Brozowitz is apparently one of the last people to see the Drexel's daughter alive.
According to Nicolle Wallace, a former advisor to W and Sen. McCain's campaign, he could be. Seriously. The man that whose destiny it was to die in battle is the man Nicolle Wallace thinks should be the GOP's savior. 
Check out these guys skills with the ping-pong ball and remember simpler times when you were in college with absolutely nothing to do. Hattip, Sullivan.
Enough, already. If your God is so powerful, he doesn't need to be state-sponsored. So stop whining and go enjoy your beliefs with like-minded people. It is not the end of the world that the President didn't open up the White House to the National Day of Prayer Task Force. Obama issued a proclamation, exactly as his predecessors did, but that ain't enough for the religious right. Why? Who knows? Maybe they just have a compulsion with persecution and aren't satisfied unless they are trying to convince themselves and others they are on a figurative cross like their savior.
I was out of pocket ealier this week, so I did not get to address a great loss we all suffered when Dom DeLuise, aka Captian Chaos, shuffled off this mortal coil. He was 75. DeLuise's greatest works were arguably with his buddy, Burt Reynolds. They worked together on movies such as "The End," "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," "Smokey and the Bandit II," "The Cannonball Run" and "Cannonball Run II."
Ahh...remember back when this picture was taken? Man, those were the salad days, no? McCain-Palin were riding high, enjoying their post-convention bounce and being energized daily by the racist, xenophobe mobs that turned out support their events and demand Obama show his birth certificate. There to lend a helping hand was Uncle Mitt. You want to know how American Mitt Romney is? Why look...he's actually slapping his knee at Palin's obviously witty remark in the picture. You don't get any more hokey and folksy than actual knee-slappin', people.Romney, appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union,” was replying to a question from
moderator John King on whether Time’s inclusion of Palin and talk show host Rush
Limbaugh on their list of “The World’s Most Influential People” was good or bad
for the Republican Party.Romney, who has not ruled out another White House bid,
said he wanted more influential Republicans on the list before adding pointedly:
“I think there are a lot more influential Republicans than that would
suggest.”“But was that the issue on the most beautiful people or the most
influential people?” he continued. “I'm not sure. If it's the most beautiful, I
understand. We're not real cute.”
They “hate” and “despise” the Alaska governor, Limbaugh said, and the “listening
tour” is nothing more than “an early campaign event” for the presidential
elections of 2012.
He went on to call Palin “the most prominent and
articulate voice” for American conservatism.
Limbaugh, then, presented himself as Palin’s bodyguard, and attacked her potential rivals for the GOP’s presidential nomination in 2012 (or after). Both Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney were blasted by the conservative talk radio hurricane. “They want you to forget about Reagan,” Limbaugh said in response to Bush’s remark that conservatives have to stop hoping for something that once was, and look towards the future instead.
with dope rhymes like this. Seriously, you better have a shamwow to wipe up the blood that be flowin' once Vince spits this kind of fire. Who knew?
It's an oldie but a goodie...the lipdub of Harvey Danger's Flagpole Sitta. What can I say, I'm a sucka for dipshit white kids acting talented. Probably because I have been all around the world and I do know that only stupid people are breeding...Lip Dub - Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger from amandalynferri on Vimeo.
When you take a few days to consider things other than football, it's
interesting the things you learn. Like this, about Kurt Vonnegut: He was an SI
man! This from his son Mark Vonnegut's introduction to "Armageddon in
Retrospect,'' a collection of unpublished pieces by his father: "He was not good
at being an employee. Back in the mid-1950s, he was employed by Sports
Illustrated, briefly. He reported to work, was asked to write a short piece on a
racehorse that had jumped over a fence and tried to run away. Kurt stared at the
blank piece of paper all morning and then typed, 'The horse jumped over the
f------ fence,'' and walked out, self-employed again.' ''
Former USC TE Jared Cook apparently made an impression on at least one member of the local media in Tennessee at his first NFL camp. But I got to see Cook up close on Friday during the Titans' rookie
orientation and I must say I was impressed. What
stood out to me most, however -- Cook looks like a receiver. He's 6-5, 246
pounds and runs especially well. The team's third round pick caught
everything in sight on Friday. Coach Jeff
Fisher said Cook could add 15-20 pounds to his frame, which would help one
of his weaknesses right now -- blocking. But they don't think it will slow him
down much. Cook is just as fast -- if not
faster - than receiver Kenny Britt, the team's first round pick. He's going
to create mismatches all over the field when he gets up to speed in the
offense.
