Friday, September 13, 2024
Hey! Mr. ABC Man, sing you’re sorry for me
Hey! Mr. ABC Man, sing you’re sorry for me - American Thinker https://t.co/Dc7cWySqXF
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) September 13, 2024
The ball is in ABC's court, as they say. Wonder if management understands just what this travesty of ambushing Trump turned out to be?
For the record, I've watched every one of these debates going back to 1976. I never spent any time talking about the moderators except for that Candy Crowley moment in 2012. As I recall, many journalists were critical of Miss Crowley because she stepped over the line.
Enter ABC and the ambush of Trump. It was not fun, but Trump will have the last laugh. The loser here was ABC, as Emily Jashinsky writes:
There were two losers last night: Trump and ABC News. Because the former president avoided an outright disaster, it’s likely ABC will suffer much more in the long run.
Well, I don't agree about Trump losing, although he could have been better or seized on the opportunities rather than talk about crowd size or Haitians eating dogs. He pitched a quality start but I expected better. Nevertheless, he ended the night well, especially in contrast to VP Harris not answering any issue in detail.
As for ABC, the loss was complete. I don't know why any Republican except Chris Christie wants to spend Sunday mornings talking on their shows. The bias was so obvious that a backlash is due and necessary.
Force ABC to admit that it was an ambush, not a debate and make a few personnel changes. Otherwise, don’t look for a job at ABC if you want to work on a future presidential debate. It ain’t happening unless Mr. ABC apologizes to the public.
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September 1968: "Those were the days" by Mary Hopkin
What were you doing in September 1968? You were probably listening to "Those were the days", a song by Mary Hopkin.
The song was in the charts for a long time. It made it to #2. It would have probably made it to #1 but "Hey Jude" by The Beatles was the song of the year.
Mary Hopkin had a few other hits but this was her signature song. You always think of Mary Hopkin when you hear this song in the radio.
Click here for "Those were the days", a truly nice song!
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Happy # 75 Rick Dempsey
Rick came up with the Twins in 1969 and was traded to the Yankees in 1971 where he played behind Thurman Munson for a few years.
In 1976, the Orioles and Yankees made a huge deal. New York needed some veterans and Baltimore needed some young talent.
Rick became the O's starting catcher and one of the most popular men ever to play with the franchise. He played for the O's in the 1979 and 1983 World Series. Dempsey was super in the 1983 World Series and earned the MVP.
His numbers don't tell the whole story. Rick was superb behind the plate and a great clutch hitter. He was also a team leader and the clubhouse comedian.
Dempsey is one of my all time favorite players.
1965: Willie Mays hit # 500 in Houston
The amazing Willie Mays hit # 500 in the Houston Astrodome on this day in 1965. It was # 47 for the season. He eventually hit 52 and won the NL MVP.
1971: Frank Robinson hit # 500
On this day in 1971, the late Frank Robinson hit # 500.
Robinson retired in 1976 as a player-manager with Cleveland. His numbers put him in the Hall of Fame in 1982: .294 batting average, 2,943 hits, 1,812 RBI and 586 HRs.
We remember Milton S. Hershey (1857-1945) and his town in Cuba
We remember Milton S. Hershey who was born in Derry Township, Pennsylvania on this day in 1857. Over time, he built the world’s largest chocolate manufacturing plant. Hershey died in 1945.
In 1916, Hershey built a large sugar refinery in Cuba as well an adjoining village to house his workers and their families.