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Today's Tids (#2,418)
Opening Stuff:



If he expects to hit a home run tonight, "Laser Beam" Obama will have to become "Floodlight" Obama.

In that GOP debate last night, the big argument was about job creation. Of course they were all lying through their teeth because not even Republican governors and politicians can create jobs. At the outset, they all could have rejected the notion that governments create jobs and provided a big service to the US citizenry by stating at we are arguing about which of us created the most efficient, positive framework that enabled bright and resourceful entrepreneurs to build and grow companies that provided jobs. And, of course, "Laser Beam" will perpetuate the same myth tonight.

You have to believe that the Obama Cable Network MSNBC which sponsored the debate, loved the Republicans eating their young. What could be better for their candiadte than to have a sullied Republican emerging from these preseason skirmishes.

This has always been that time of year when I look forward to the new TV shows knowing that the next step would then be the premier of the new year of "24". See, I'm still not over it. I don't think I ever will. I'm a hopeless case.

Daily Question: Bonus Day! 1. How about starting with a football question in honor of today's big event -- the NFL Season Kickoff. Forbes just named their "Most Valuable" NFL Sports franchises. Name the top five. 2. What do you call a fish with no eyes?

Today's Headlines:
--43 Of 45 memebrs Of Major Russian Hockey Team Killed In take-Off Plane Crash.
--100,000 Northeastern Told To Flee Latest Round Of Flooding.
--WS Choppy Ahead Of Speech; Currently On the Upside.
--Texas Wildfire Destroyed Home Total Up To 1,400.
--Cheney Talking Up Hillary 2012 Campaign.
--Team ILuminate, PopLyfe, Silhouettes and Murphy Move On At AGT.

So, who won the debate last night. An NBC Internet Poll with 123,725 votes has it Paul 49%, Romney 17%, Perry 14%, Huntsman 7, Newt 5, cain 3, bach 2 and Santorum 1. Opiners, mainly Liberal leaning, think that Perry was not good on his feet after the Jobs thing and that of them all Romney was the most presidential and Coolest. ABC News echoed the support for Romney for the same reasons.. However Forbes thinks Perry won mainly becasue he took chances and backed up his statements (Most noticeably SS is A "Ponzi Scheme" [I believe it is too]) while Romney annoyingly took the safe way of "Tweaking" instead of overhaul.

The Kennedy Center Honoree lineup just posted is making me feel older. I remember when as an adult I saw these kids trying to make it -- Neil Diamond, Meryl Streep, Yoyo Ma, Barbara Cook and Sonny Rollins. Well, maybe not Sonny Rollins. I'm hoping they'll do "Jonathon Livingston Seagull" for Diamond, "Marian the Librarian" for Cook and Bach's Cello Suite #1 for Yoyo. I'm really hoping they don't let Streep sing "Winner Takes it All" with Remington Steele (Or is it Pierce Brosnan?), recreating one of the most awkward movie scenes I have ever scene.

Several readers seemed to like yesterday's parlor game "Q" trying to guess the most common 0-Man cliches from tonight's speech. In addition to what I had delivered, they came up with "This is not acceptable", "Middle Class
Families", "Wall Street banks" and "Millionaires and Billionaires". How about..."Did somebody turn off the teleprompter?".

It's NFL  Pick-em' time, and I don't mean apples or noses. The NFL opens tonight with the Saints and the Champs, The Pack. Last year we won at a 67.5% clip, picking 172 and missing 83. So lets pick tonight first, and it it sets up on paper like a tough choice between the two previous SB winners. I'm going Green Bay. Then we got the stomach roilers with the Rolaids pick of the week being Pitt versus Balt at hime. Hmmmm. One Rolaids, two Rolaids, three Rolaids...I'm going Pitt. The other posers are TB-Det, Atlanta-Chi, Houst-Indy, Jints-Wash, SF-Seattle, Jets-Dal and Den-Oak. I'm picking Detroit, Atlanta, Houston (No Peyton), NYG, Seattle, NYJ and Oakland. The rest of my winners are New England, San Diego, Arizona, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Kansas City.

I can't leave this without a few words about my mighty Pats. Will they be mighty or will this be a close but no cigar year? I can actually see the potential for eight losses, especially when you look at that mid season sched of eight games, October 9 through December 4 -- Jets, Cowboys, Steelers, Giants, Jets, Chiefs, Eagles and historic arch rival Colts. They also play San Diego in the second game, this a team picked for the SB by many.Yikes!

BBC America's conspiracy thriller set in a 1950's BBC TV newsroom, "The Hour", could draw me in.

I find myself trying to save "ink" while typing on a computer. You know, reusing letters already typed. Skinflints are like that..

Whatever happened to Stephanie Zimbalist?

Let's see...All business people are greedy and evil except greedy business people who make movies. Is that about it?

Quiz Answer: 1. The Dallas Cowboys are the Most Valuable according to Forbes and just behind the Manchester United Soccer team among all sports businesses in the world. The rest of the top fv ie NFL teams are #2 Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, New York Giants and New York Jets (Which are actually both in NJ). 2. FSH. Shoot me.

Two gruff ole hillbillys were sittin' in front of their West Virginia Cabin in the hills. A truck hauling rolled up turf drives by, and Bubba turns to Jimmy Joe. "When I get rich, I'm gonna do that." "What's that, Bubba?" "Send my grass out for mowin'."

So, what did I learn about the GOP after the debate. That we are still in the fringes of the campaign. That Newt may have been the smartest on the stage. That to many, Romney may be too establishment. And that beleive it or not Sarah is still on the wish list for those who looking for more choices. And that Ron Paul could be hauled off the stage in a straight jacket and he'd still get the nod as being best.
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