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They had him on the broadcast at the Memorial. Yes, he seems in good shape

Billsburg gathering is later today, just in time for the weather to roll in. We were out running errands today, I wore my Madison Federalist 51 quote shirt...my own version of protest.

I keep asking this, yet MAGA seem too chicken to come to the forum with an answer

BTW a reminder that Sleepy Don is now older than Biden when he was sworn into office

June 14 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/june-14 June 14, 1777: During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolutionstating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white” and that “the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.” The national flag, which became known as the “Stars and Stripes,” was based on the “Grand Union” flag, a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that also consisted of 13 red and white stripes. Henry Ossian Flipper, born into slavery in Thomasville, Georgia, in 1856, becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York on June 14, 1877. On June 14, 1917, as the soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) travel to join the Allies on the battlefields of World War I in France, United States President Woodrow Wilsonaddresses the nation’s public on the annual celebration of Flag Day. On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congressauthorizes the enlistment of expert riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year. This launches the U.S. Army as America's first national institution, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence is published on July 4, 1776.

If we were to wander out today I would need to wear my Madison T-Shirt “ ”If men were angels…” It really needs to add the second part of the quote… ”If angels were men….”

From the Bullwerk The final risk to the military is that it won’t be taken seriously because service members are not viewed as public servants. At the lowest levels, this can look like the experience of Vietnam veterans, who weren’t given the support they needed to reintegrate back into civilian life. All of society benefits when veterans bring their strengths back home with them—and all of society sufferswhen they’re left to deal with their problems on their own. At the highest levels, senior military leaders have to be confident that their civilian bosses will consider their best professional advice. If those civilian bosses have reason to believe that advice has a partisan bias, the result could be bloody disaster. If Trump really supported the troops, he’d help them do their jobs and reintegrate back into civilian life when their service is over. But as his parade so obviously demonstrates, he’s really only interested in the troops supporting him. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-real-costs-of-trump-parade?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

BTW I see that Gov Trumpkin-Lite has put the Va National Guard on standby just in case hooligans get out of hand and decide to hold a sing along or something nefarious

Hawk was OK, He was teamed with Tom Paciorek I preferred their radio team. (John Rooney and Ed Farmer)But then I was usually commuting around game time for the Sox. The Cubs were mostly during the day back then, night games were still a bit of a novelty (and a drunk fest if you were commuting in the evening and post game)

I guess it's what your used to hearing/watching as well. 40 some years ago when cable had Super Stations those of us in non MLB markets were treated to the likes of Harry Carey, Ralph Kiner, Milo Hamilton or Ernie Johnson Sr. Was never a big fan of the first two I could handle the Braves broadcasts on occasion. Growing up in the Pittsburgh market, mostly radio, we were treated to Bob Prince and Jim Woods. Occasionally during the Prince PBP you could discern what was happening on the field, but the fans loved him (mostly). I won't even get into Hawk when we lived in Chicago... Detroit is blessed with their PBP teams. It could be much worse

More of a peeve than a comment, but the mortgage folks are out in full force. Fortunately nobody gets thru unless they actually leave a voice mail. Several texts as well. If I'm feeling ornery, I'll respond asking if they can beat my current rate from May 2020, otherwise what's in it for me. I don't think it would be worth to trade equity for a rate that's nearly 2 points higher especially when I look at the payback cost.

Oakmont Country Club is truly a sadistic course. They need to add a couple of windmills...

Wouldn't it be nice if they thru a party on a dreary Saturday and nobody showed (unless they were paid to)

May need to keep an eye on this dude

Two very ambitious men. It's interesting to learn about the Founders squabbles. Jefferson was a real jerk.

I'm a Benetti fan. Every PBP announcer has their own style, it takes some getting used to. Benetti is very good, it takes skill to be able to work effectively with different partners and adapt their differing styles and personalities effectively. Not to mention all the extra curricular stuff the modern day broadcast has to contend with. But then I view the TV broadcast as a supplement to the game. The game is on the screen, I don't need anyone to explain every detail to me even though I'm usually multitasking during the game. The commentary is just background noise. It's a bit like overhearing a couple guys around you discussing the game and other stuff. That's what most people do when they go to the park. If you want straight PBP, get a radio.

What's been interesting to me lately after studying the "founders" a bit more is that quite a few of them (Hamilton, Jefferson, Burr, Adams, etc) were all jerks to some extent. Look at all the feuds..

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