Archive for January 29th, 2008
Mixing Football and Patriotism..It Works
January 29th, 2008
[Updated and bumped] Via the Jawa Report comes the following interview with Lt. Col. Gadson the gentleman mentioned in the article I cited below with reference to comments by Giants Coach, Tom Coughlin.
I can’t think of a better “good luck charm.”
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It remains to be seen if the New York Giants can spoil the perfect season of the New England Patriots.
When I don’t have a home town favorite in the big game, I tend to root for the underdog so I suppose that indicates where my heart will be on Sunday.
Think about it, if the Giants should pull an upset, football history would be made. Brothers who are both quarterbacks could then claim Super Bowl wins.
One of the things which often is a turn off prior to the big game (games) in professional sports is the trash talk which emanates from the players.
Coaches, however, when interviewed tend to say say very little or simply stress the strengths of their unit as opposed to their challenger.
Tom Coughlin in an interview with a NY Post reporter supplied this quote which sets him aside from many others:
“The experience of 9/11, right here in New York City, the personal aspect of 9/11 for me … I was in college through the whole Vietnam thing,” Coughlin said. “But seeing what’s taken place here in Iraq, and having an opportunity to meet Gen. [Ray] Odierno, to meet Greg Gadson, to really reach out and touch guys that are the real heroes – who represent us in this war on terrorism so that we can sleep under the blanket of freedom … the depth of that for me, and I keep coming back to the red, white and blue, because that’s what we are, that’s what our nation is, red, white and blue, that’s what the New Giants are. I take a lot of pride in that.”
Well said Coach Coughlin.
[Quote provided is located on page two of article]
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Well Deserved Praise for President Bush
January 29th, 2008
Mr. Strata praises the President.
I thank Mr. Strata for putting eloquently into words what so many of us feel:
America is blessed – very blessed. We have had an amazing leader who believes in the wisdom of ‘we the people’. Through 7 years of attack from within and without. from across the aisle and from those too obsessed with purity in his party, President Bush has been a stalwart gentleman who has maintained dignity and honor for his office as those around him have collapsed into angry rants. The nation is going to miss George W Bush.
His SOTU speech tonight was probably his best. And it rested upon 7 years of accomplishments only his enemies, in hopes of diminishing him, will never recognize. He has shown that being a lame duck with a veto pen is a might powerful position to be in. He has promised to veto tax increases and uncontrolled earmarks. He will direct no efforts be spent on earmarks that had no debate or public vote in Congress.
Read more.
Tuesday Tid-Bits
January 29th, 2008
Will the imposed penalty for this:
January 29, 2008 — ALBANY – A sharp-eyed Civil War buff from Virginia was credited yesterday with blowing the whistle on a New York State Library archivist who was busted for stealing hundreds of important historical documents – and selling them on eBay.
Joseph Romito spotted an original, four-page letter earlier this month from antebellum Vice President John Calhoun being offered on eBay by seller “Idd1863,” did a quick check in a specialty reference text, and discovered that it was supposed to be part of the official New York State Library collection.
follow suit with another who pilfered (and destroyed) historical documents?
Judge Deborah A. Robinson imposed a stiffer penalty in the case than the Justice Department sought, fining Berger a total of $56,905, canceling his security clearance, and requiring monthly reporting to a probation officer for two years.
Flattery will get you everywhere:
A joint Canadian-Chinese study indicates that children learn to tell social lies around age four:
They asked a group of preschool children ages 3 to 6 to rate drawings by children and adults they knew, as well as strangers. The preschoolers judged the artwork both when the artist was present, and when he or she was absent. The three-year-olds were completely honest, and remained consistent in their ratings; it didn’t matter who drew it, or whether the person was in the room. Five- and six-year-olds gave more flattering ratings when the artist was in front of them. They flattered both strangers and those they knew (although familiar people got a higher dose of praise). Among the four-year-olds, half the group displayed flattery while the other half did not. This supports the idea that age four is a key transitional period in children’s social understanding of the world.
Florida Primary Day has arrived. Link here to follow the results later this evening.
Global Warming? Tell China.
More than 67 million people have been affected by the weather and economic losses are expected to reach as much as $3 billion, Chinese officials say.
Blizzards have snapped power lines and destroyed houses and farmland, prompting fears of food and energy shortages. Twenty-four people have died and some 827,000 people have been evacuated in 14 different provinces, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Monday.
HT:Roger Simon
Medicine is an ever evolving science and for that we can all be grateful:
WASHINGTON — It’s a tiny vacuum cleaner for the brain: A new treatment for stroke victims promises to suction out clogged arteries in hopes of stopping the brain attack before it does permanent harm.
Called Penumbra, the newly approved device is the latest in a series of inside-the-artery attempts to boost recovery from stroke, the nation’s No. 3 killer.
HT:Lucianne
