Thanksgiving 2021 with Frank Burke author and businessman 11/23 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics:
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." - President Ronald Reagan
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Thanksgiving 2021 with Frank Burke author and businessman
Thanksgiving 2021 with Frank Burke author and businessman 11/23 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics:
Tuesday's video: Can Beto stay away from Biden?
Does Beto O'Rourke think distance from Biden will help his campaign in Texas?
(My new American Thinker post)
It did not take long for Mr. O'Rourke to distance himself from President Biden — less than a week, to be exact. This is from MSN News:
"This campaign in Texas is not going to be about Joe Biden, it's not going to be about Donald Trump, it's not going to be about anyone outside of our state," O'Rourke said. "This is going to be about the people of Texas and what the people of Texas want."
Anchor Dana Bash followed up, asking if O'Rourke would prefer that Biden did not campaign for him amid poll numbers that show just 35% of Texans support the president.
"I'm focused on Texas and on my fellow Texans," O'Rourke said. "Those are the people most important to me. There is no politician, there is no other person from outside of this state who can help change the course of this election for better or for worse."
Well, that's too cute. Beto O'Rourke also took a shot at President Biden on the border problem — an easy shot, given how unpopular the whole thing is. The latest poll is Abbott plus 6 over O'Rourke.
Can Beto distance himself from Beto? I don't think so, because there is too much video, and Governor Abbott will remind us of that.
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Happy # 81 to the great Luis Tiant
We say happy birthday to the great Tiant.
Luis Tiant was born in Marianao, Cuba on this day in 1940. His father was Luis Eleuterio Tiant, who pitched professionally in the old Negro Leagues in the US as well as in Mexico.
Tiant made his debut in 1964 with Cleveland: 10-4, 9 complete games, 3 shutouts and a 2.83 ERA. A few years later, Luis led the AL in 1968 with a 1.60 ERA! By the late 1960’s, El Tiante was one of the best pitchers in baseball. Suddenly, he suffered a series of arm injuries in 1970-71, was released and passed up by several teams who thought that he was finished.
Everything changed when the Red Sox gave him a chance in 1972: 15 wins and a AL leading 1.91 ERA. Tiant won 81 games over the next 4 seasons and became the darling of Fenway Park
We remember Tiant and the 1975 post-season. He shut down the A’s in game 1 of the ALCS, beat the Reds in games 1 and 4 of the World Series. And his aforementioned father had a chance to watch him pitch. It was a wonderful post season for father and son.
Luis Tiant retired with 229 wins, a 3.30 ERA and 189 complete games. In my opinion, he should be in The Hall of Fame. Let’s hope that he goes in the next time around.