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TheMatts
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MENSA – The races are starting to really heat up in baseball and politics and the pressure is mounting on players like Joe Biden, Brian Schneider, Sarah Palin and Ramon Castro, to name a few (+1). Watching how they respond to the unrelenting stress can be fun because some really dumb things get said. Here’s a sampling:
JOE BIDEN, Senator and Democratic V.P. hopeful:
Joey is a walking MTM sound bite. J.B. had an awkward moment during a rally in Columbia, Mo., Tuesday. At the start of his remarks, he pointed out several state lawmakers in the audience for praise. When he got to Chuck Graham, a state senator from Green Meadows, Biden urged the lawmaker to:
“Stand up Chuck, let ‘em see ya.”
Say it ain’t so, Joe. Graham is in a wheelchair. To his credit, Biden quickly responded with a diving stop of his own line drive and started the ultra unusual 1-1 double play with this:
“God love ya, what am I talking about? You can tell I’m new.”
He then tried to pat Chuck on the fanny but that didn’t work, either.
BRIAN SCHNEIDER, Mets catcher:
Schneider was not on last night’s lineup card (game was rained out). He has some bursitis above the right knee cap. Please keep in mind that his team is but three games ahead of the Phillies and that they have a PHRAGILE psyche.
"I'll take a day, get some treatment and take anti-inflammatories and see but I don't think it's anything that would keep me out two or three days. It's not so bad that I had to have it drained. I've had this before, not as bad as this. ... [I] would have been in the lineup if it [the game] were critical."
Uh, Brian… Are these games not ALL critical??? B.S. are obviously not Schneider’s initials by coincidence.
SARAH PALIN, Governor of Alaska and Republican V.P. hopeful:
Speaking before voters in Colorado Springs about a range of topics, including the mortgage crisis, had this to say about two of the country's biggest lenders:
"{Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac] had gotten too big and too expensive to the taxpayers.”
Uh, Sar Pal, those companies aren’t taxpayer funded. They are private. We’ll let you slide on not knowing what the Bush Doctrine is but jeepers, the mortgage thing, especially in a place like Colorado where foreclosures are as abundant as Phillie homers in their little league ballpark, are a pretty big deal these days. In fact, we here at MTM are sweating our tootsies off wondering if our mortgage company goes kaput before the pending closing of our shoebox.
RAMON CASTRO, Mets catcher:
Keep in mind that fellow backstop, Schneider (who doubles as Ms. Ramano’s superintendent) doesn’t know if he can suck it up.
“I might play one of the games (of Saturday’s double header).”
Ramon… Hello? Are you listening? You ‘might’ play? Get your big fat head in a catcher’s helmet now or you’ll be known as Ramon Castrated. Comprende?!?! No, wait. You and Schneider rest and let ROBINSON CANCEL handle the staff during a Pennant Race!!! Now we know why catchers are affectionately known, partly, for donning ‘the hammerheads of ignorance.’
We were blessed with all of the above in just the past 3 days or so. Hold on to your hats, you ain’t seen/heard nuthin’ yet! That’s all for today, chime in below and look for Rex O’Rourke tomorrow.
P.s… Barrister Roland Berrill and Dr. Lancelot Ware are cringing someplace. |
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Janet
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| To be fair, who knows how to answer the doctrine question? Obama? Maybe. Biden? No way. I was more shocked by Brian Schneider. Billy Wagner tried to pitch with a broken elbow. These guys all need to realize WE NEED THESE GAMES! |
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jgclancy
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Wait a minute---you're the guys that gave them catchers a B- which I thought was a little bit generous. Having a gruff, no nonsense catcher is always a plus. If Yanks had a healthy Posada I think they would have made it or it at least had a shot at the end. ( A Yankee player I like so a little bias since there are few).
Palin is simply a little bit wacky for me.Biden always comes across as well--like a lawyer aka a shark. Prefer neither.
The Bush Doctrine....whatever it might be is thankfully coming to an end. Only real reason we need Obama to win is to flush out the elephant smell from the White House for international credibility. I have nothing against McCain overall but he is in thw wrong place at the wrong time.
G.W. just wants out so he can have the best job on earth----which is ex-president.....so lucrative and very little stress.
Today will be GRAND with all the doubleheaders...hope the catchers can last |
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Sam's-a-fan
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| Janet, To be fair there are probably thousands of ways of answering the question "Do you believe in the Bush doctrine?" but they all start with the same thing; understanding the doctrine so that you can say unhesitatingly "Yes" or "No" to a simple question. Whether you come from inside or outside of Washington we still want our elected officials to be able to play on the highest level (like we want from our bullpen) of the game when the game is world politics. I don't expect every voter to be able to give an essay-test sort of answer to the question "What is the Bush doctrine?" but I do expect people seeking the second highest office in the world to be able to provide one. |
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Cookie
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jg... the mets grading of BS came to mind too. i second your emotion.
SAF... I also second what you said about Palin and the 'Bush Doctrine.' If you're running to be 2nd in line to the presidency.. you should know what it is. (Especially if after you ask for more specifics.. charlie 'marshmallow reporter' gibson feeds it to you.
i've got a big problem with mccain wanting to overturn roe v. wade... and with the court makeup shifting (o'connor gone and ruthie probably out next)... it's no longer a remote possibility to happen. aside from that... creationism taught in school... being anti-gay... getting into wars first and asking later??? these are all not for me.
BS gets a close second on dopey for the week for not realizing the importance of all the Mutts games this late in the season. |
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Oregon Pete
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| Finally get to see the Mets on a weekend during the day and now Santana is out and the bullpen is blowing up.... |
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