I'm on the mailing list of some left wing sites, just to keep tabs. Here's what the Daily Kos is sending around to their minions this morning in a hapless attempt to inspire them: 40 inspirational speeches in two minutes.
They must know things are loooking bad right now - for them.
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Once again, Al Gore proves that he can't possibly believe what he says about global warming. The only other explanation is that he's an abject moron.
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Roy Halladay's game last night inspires this little rantlet on annoying phrases associated with baseball:
No-no (as a reference to a no-hitter). First of all, it sounds goofy. Unmanly. Can you imagine a manager like, say, Ralph Houk, the World War Two hero who died this year, saying, "Hey, my pitcher just threw a no-no!" Yuck. Furthermore, it makes no sense. What function is the second "no" serving? Are the two no's supposed to represent no runs and no hits? Bullfeathers. A pitcher is credited with a no hitter even if he gives up a run: for example Darryl Kile, Joe Cowley, George Culver, and Dean Chance. One guy , Ken Johnson, actually lost a game despite throwing a no-hitter!
"Die hard" (as in "die hard Yankee fan") What is that supposed to mean? Lesser fans than the speaker would be more likely to die when their team doesn't win? C'mon. Nobody has the right to claim to be "die hard" fan, except maybe Cubs fans. Almost as annoying is "big," as in "big Mets fan." How big? 6'5"? 260?
"Ground rule double" This phrase is annoying in that it is almost always used incorrectly. A ball that lands deep in the outfield and then hops over the fence or wall is a double in every professional baseball park in the world. It's not an inside-the-park double, but it's just a double. It has nothing to do with the ground rules of the park where it is hit. You might as well call a fair ball hit over the wall a "ground rule" home run. Now, there are true "ground rule" doubles. For example, if a ball gets lost in the ivy that covers the fence at Wrigley Field, that qualifies. That's a ground rule!
No-no (as a reference to a no-hitter). First of all, it sounds goofy. Unmanly. Can you imagine a manager like, say, Ralph Houk, the World War Two hero who died this year, saying, "Hey, my pitcher just threw a no-no!" Yuck. Furthermore, it makes no sense. What function is the second "no" serving? Are the two no's supposed to represent no runs and no hits? Bullfeathers. A pitcher is credited with a no hitter even if he gives up a run: for example Darryl Kile, Joe Cowley, George Culver, and Dean Chance. One guy , Ken Johnson, actually lost a game despite throwing a no-hitter!
"Die hard" (as in "die hard Yankee fan") What is that supposed to mean? Lesser fans than the speaker would be more likely to die when their team doesn't win? C'mon. Nobody has the right to claim to be "die hard" fan, except maybe Cubs fans. Almost as annoying is "big," as in "big Mets fan." How big? 6'5"? 260?
"Ground rule double" This phrase is annoying in that it is almost always used incorrectly. A ball that lands deep in the outfield and then hops over the fence or wall is a double in every professional baseball park in the world. It's not an inside-the-park double, but it's just a double. It has nothing to do with the ground rules of the park where it is hit. You might as well call a fair ball hit over the wall a "ground rule" home run. Now, there are true "ground rule" doubles. For example, if a ball gets lost in the ivy that covers the fence at Wrigley Field, that qualifies. That's a ground rule!
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