Layng quietly in fields

Layng quietly in fields
Glstening lights

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Icabod Crane: Chairman of the Republican Party.



Today's Tids Issue 3,454
Opening Stuff:

The Repubs, all of them looked very good last night, and they also to have their heads on straight. They certainly gave their hungry constituents lots of good GOP raw meat. For instance, I could easily vote for Chris Christie. And, Ben Carson looked like the Sage on the Stage. While not in the spotlight, he made good use of his time. He displayed a level head filled with a good brain. Rubio also looked good, but I’m not sure about him yet. Huck had a good night and I loved his Government runaway blimp analogy. Carley was accurate and thorough and pretty tough, but she doesn’t ignite the love needed for a November victory. Bush was Bush again, and while it doesn’t bother me, it turns off Repubs looking for something special. Ted Cruz was outstanding one more time. He is one smart guy, and has pretty good story (Like Rubio) about what  America can do for people who start with little. He just has to get beyond Democrat demagoguery. Kasich has a great story of success in a very important electoral state. I’m not sure he connects well enough to run in the top spot. I generally look to Rand to say something cool and thoughtful, but he didn’t have much last night. Oh, did I forget Donald Trump. Actually Trump being a little less noisy looked a lot better to me. He had some pretty good moments and din’t hurt himself. All in all, I saw 10 people who would be a better president for “All” Americans than you know who.

I hear college kids talking about their music, citing pretty cool bands not on the Pop charts. I like investigating music in general looking for new sounds. So going to the college scene often turns up some pretty good new sounds. For the most part, I have never heard of any of them. College kids like it that way, having their own, by passed by the masses.

But then, I bet that none of the erudite children of the current campii ever heard of Stan Rubin and the “Tigertown Five”.

Now that I have been properly repatriated to the Republican party I’m ready to promote Cheeto’s a symbol of freedom; the essence of real choice. It’s far more than a tasty snack ... it is the essence of the US principle of independence. Where your orange fingers with pride. Leave your imprint on government food pyramids, and WHO food reports. America is all about less government intrusion and self determination. Stick by your Cheetos. Be a leader. 

The Question:
Double “Q+” Day: 1. What do you think are the top 10 top selling Halloween costumes for small children? 2. What are the Top Halloween costumes in general according to Google trends? Bonus: An Obama mask did not make the Scariest costume list this year. Name five of the scariest, and guess at the most inappropriate.

The Headlines:
--Repubs Blast Media Devotion To Clintons; Rubio Says That Media Bias Looks Like A Super Pac For The Hill; RNC Chief Rips Moderators.
--GDP Report Sucks; Q3 Only 1.5% Versus 3.9 In Q2; New Unemployment Claims Still Around All Time Lows; Pending Homes Sales Fall For Second Month; Factory Production Eased To Prevent Inventory Build-up..
--China To Abolish One Child Policy; Two Now The Limit.
--Austria Building Border Fence As Refugees Continue To Stream Through Croatia.
--Ryan Secures 218th Vote Giving Him Majority And Speaker Position; Boehner Delivers Farewell Speech..
--LAPD Police Union Joins NYC In Boycott Of Tarantino Films.
--KC Goes Up 2-0.

Joe Biden Ponders the question: “Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii? Thanks to a helpful reader for that

This looks like a potentially dreadful week for Pickin’. Last week was fair bringing The TSD YTD to 67-39, moving our percentage up a notch to 63.6%.  Miami is on fire, but they are coming up into the stadium at Patriot’s Place. The Pats are still hurting, but not in their hearts. Pats. There are really no simple picks this week, especially when you consider the possibility of upsets at any given moment. London England didn’t get a winner with the Lions and Chiefs. KC has to win this one. St. Louis “D” will bottle up San Fran. Drew Brees looks comfortable again and the Giants look confused. Saints.  I’ve been on the Minn train, but I’m going Chi at home. Houston looks dreadful and Tenn has shown sparks of life. Titans. Atlanta should beat TB. I love Cleveland but Arizona is pretty good although not away. Close one to the Cards. Baltimore will finally win another. Oakland has been a big surprise and the Jets are pretty good. Carr won’t do so well against Jets D and Revis. Jets. Is Roethlisberger playing, that is the question. Cinn-Pitt is always a war, but I’m thinking the Bennies are for real. Dallas has Become America’s underdog. Seattle needs to put 2 in a row together. I’m going Seahawks. Indy at Carolina would have been a headliner until Indy, and Luck, forgot how to play good football. The Panthers to Continue. The marquis game has to be GB at Denver; mobile Rogers against increasingly sluggish Manning. But this is still a tossup to me. Denver is tough at home and I’m picking Orange to match my Cheeto stained fingers.

Scoring the Debate Department:
Here’s some info that may help quantify the results of the debate. –New Twitter signups: Ben Carson was tops at 6,500, Rubio next at 4,200 and Trump third with 3,700. Last was Huck at 400 just ahead of Bush with 700. –Rubio, Cruz and Christie made the biggest leaps last night according to several and varied debate reviewers.

A company called “Eat this, not that” has issued a list of killer diet sodas. Do you get the feeling that a company with that kind of nanny state name might have an agenda in mind? The big problem, claims the company that doesn’t like what people eat and drink, is weight gain. The company tested 38 Diet sodas and the worst soda in the world title went to Diet Mountain Dew. The five best to drink they say are the #1 “Fruity” Bai5 Bubbles, another fruity drink “Hint Kick”, Zevia Ginger Root beer, Sprite Zero and Diet 7-Up. The two leading sellers, Diet Pepsi and Diet Coke  are 9 and 11. The caffeine free versions of those are considered slightly better for you. Am I paying attention to this? I don’t think so.

Commenting on my Toyota ad observation yesterday, a reader says he has trouble telling the difference between a news report on ISIS activity and a Toyota truck ad.

Paul Ryan is closer to the Presidency now than he was 4 years ago when on the Romney ticket

Maybe it’s time to invest in baby related products as China ok’s doubling the production of humans.

The Answer:
Here’s an idea of what kids at a young age and their parents are thinking about. #10 is Spiderman for boys. Next is Baby Lion, then Cinderella, Wonder Woman, Lil Mermaid, Harry Potter, Superheroes, NASA Jr. Astronaut, Batman and Ninja. 2. Harley Quinn tops the list followed by Star Wars, Superhero, Pirate, Batman, Minnie Mouse, Witch, Minions, Joker, Wonder Woman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Princess, Mermaid, Vampire, Maleficent, Dinosaur, Clown, Doll and Princess Leia. Bonus: Shirtless Putin, Hillary, Boehner, Joe Biden, Mother-in-Law “Likes” on Facebook, Trump, ISIS Swordsman and Overworked ObamaCare workers are frightening the masses this year. There is also a category of “Most inappropriate costumes” like Free Mammogram, Suicide Bomber, Tampax Man. Rabbi Costume for Dogs, Sperm Man, Hitler, Trans Barbie Doll, Catholic Priest And Alter Boy, Blind Referee, Nudist Family, Sexy Little Black Dress For Kids, Chastity Belt (Woman) and Key (Man), and a host of men’s package costumes in several sizes, and various sexual act costumes.

The favorite musical genre of college students according to “Likes” on FaceBook are Hip-Hop (14,540), Country (299,700), Rock & Roll (244,840), Pop (224,140), Jazz (106,000) and Classical 65,380).

Here is one of the favorite music tracks at Cornell University, just to give you a feel for what may be coming to your ears. Personally, I’ll stick with Stan Rubin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-M1AtrxztU








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