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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Hey hey, we're the migrants
Mexico made a big mistake by letting them in.
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The migrants are coming. They apparently walked into Mexico without a visa and are now walking to "el norte" as they call the U.S.-Mexico border. Let's get the story:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a strong warning to a major migrant caravan that crossed into Mexico and was moving north with hopes of reaching the U.S.-Mexico border.
"USBP is closely engaged with its international partners to monitor their movement and any additional developments," DHS told Fox News in a statement. "[United States Border Patrol] USBP reminds migrants that under the leadership of President Trump and Homeland Secretary Mullin, the border has remained closed and secured for the last 16 months."
The caravan, numbering in the hundreds as of Monday, is predominantly made up of Hondurans, Guatemalans, Salvadorans, Ecuadoreans and Haitians.
As a Mexican friend told me last night, let's hope that the Mexican government understands that these "caravanistas" are not entering the U.S. So, he added, I hope that the people in North Mexico understand that they have new neighbors.
The question is simple: Who is behind this? Am I the only person who believes that someone planned and financed a multinational caravan like this? Are we supposed to believe that people from these countries casually decided to meet up wherever and walk north? Who is paying for “los sandwiches y refrescos” (the sandwiches and refreshments) as my late Cuban parents used to say?
Mexico made a big mistake by letting them in. The "caravanistas" probably think that they will enter the U.S. Mexico should have told them to go home and brought this to a peaceful resolution.
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1958: "The Rifleman" made its US TV debut
Chuck Connors used to play baseball. In fact, he played with the Dodgers and Cubs in 1949-51. Connors, who was 6'5 and 190 pounds, never hit much: .238 in 67 major league games!
On this day in 1958, "The Rifleman" made its debut on US TV and an entire generation of boys like me grew up watching it. Even now, I catch episodes on Saturday mornings over at AMC.
The show's message was simple: right and wrong, a widowed father who was a good role model and a cast of characters that we enjoyed every week.
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Happy # 83 to Marilyn McCoo
Happy birthday Marilyn McCoo, a neat lady who was born in New Jersey on this day in 1943.
Do you remember 'One less bell to answer", "Last night I didn't get to sleep at all" and other great songs by The Fifth Dimension?
It was Marilyn McCoo as the lead female vocal in some many of the group's hits!
In the 1970's, Marilyn and her husband Billy Davis Jr had several hits. In the 1980s, she hosted "Solid Gold" on TV.
Beautiful lady with a beautiful voice!
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1972: Clemente and # 3,000
The great Roberto Clemente got # 3,000 on this day in 1972. It turned out to be his last major league hit and at-bat because he died in a plane crash 3 months later.
I recall reading about # 3,000 the next day in the sports pages.
Sadly, I recall hearing about that plane crash too. It was a shock!
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September 30, 1927: Babe Ruth hit # 60!
Ruth was arguably the greatest professional athlete of the 20th century. He saved baseball in the 1920's after the White Sox World Series scandal. It was Ruth and his majestic home runs that put people back in the seats.
Ruth set the all time record home run record, a mark that stood until Aaron passed him in 1974. We remember # 60 in 1927!
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
From ‘ObamaCare’ to ‘JesusCare’?
Paxton will win, and he can thank Talarico for saying a bunch of weird things.
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They tell us that State Rep. James Talarico and AG Ken Paxton are in a tough fight here in Texas, within the margin of error, as the pollsters say. Paxton will win this, and he can thank Talarico for saying a bunch of weird things. Let's check this from Nick Arama:
We've seen a lot of wild statements from Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico.
But Talarico posted a screed on Sunday about how his healthcare positions were based on "biblical grounds," then misused Jesus to justify his takes.
When Jesus healed the sick, he didn’t ask for a deductible.
When he fed the hungry, he didn’t price gouge for a profit.
When the Hebrew prophets saw corruption, they spoke truth to power.
When I take on this corrupt system, I’m doing it on biblical grounds.
On Biblical grounds? Well, that's just crazy. Where does this guy come up with this stuff?
What Talarico doesn't say is that millions of Americans are subsidized and receive health care. We are already taking care of our fellow Americans with public services, food stamps, and free this or that. And don't forget all the work of charities across Texas. For example, our church has a pantry where people can come and get free food.
In fact, I think that Jesus would look at our federal government and say that we destroyed families by creating dependency, and God only knows what he'd say about abortion. I don't think that Jesus would say that there are six genders or refer to some as our "neighbors with a uterus."
Talarico is a phony and a fraud. I don't have a problem with his church, but I would love to hear more about the real issues that a U.S. senator will have to work on.
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We remember Gene Autry (1907-1998)
Gene Autry was born in Tioga, Texas and grew up here and Oklahoma. Where else?
We remember him for songs and movies. "Rudolph the red nosed reindeer" is the second all-time best selling Christmas single, i.e. 30 million copies. He is the only entertainer to have all five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one each for Radio, Recording, Motion Pictures, Television, and Live Theater performances.
And he owned the Angels, the AL baseball team in Los Angeles. Sadly, he never saw his Angels win the 2002 World Series.
Autry was one of the most famous people of the 20th century.
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"My Three Sons" made its debut in 1960
What can I say? I used to love this show not realizing that I would have 3 sons someday.
The original series was about widower Steve Douglas raising three sons with the help of the one and only Uncle Charlie.
The show ran until 1972. The family expanded when Douglas remarried and new characters came into the story.
By the way, McMurray died in 1991. He had a long film career before this show. Don Grady, who played Robbie, died in 2012. William Demarest, who played Uncle Charlie and served in World War I, died in 1983. The other two sons are still living.
A great show now available for sale..........
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