Tuesday, September 30, 2025

New Jersey election, Babe Ruth hit # 60 in 1927 and more stories


New Jersey election, Babe Ruth hit # 60 in 1927 and more stories


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New Jersey going red?

New Jersey going red?: A few weeks ago, the experts were predicting Democrat victories in New Jersey and Virginia, plus a shocker in New York City.  My guess is that Virginia will go Democrat and New York City will indeed elect a socialist.  It’s New Jersey...
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Monday, September 29, 2025

A chat with George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative


Guest: George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative....Church shooting in Michigan; Democrat US Senate primary; New Jersey turning red Plus other stories...

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Ask every Democrat about Joanne

Ask every Democrat about Joanne: Back in 2016, some of us asked a simple question: Why doesn't the Obama administration demand the return of police killer Joanne Chesimard, who was hiding in Cuba? No Joanne, no embassy! Well, as you may remember, President Obama and Raul Castro ...
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Sunday, September 28, 2025

New Jersey governor's race and Joanne Chesimard; Ted Williams 1941 and a...


New Jersey governor's race and Joanne Chesimard; Ted Williams 1941 and another church shooting.

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A real test of character in baseball

A real test of character in baseball: Nineteen forty-one was the year of DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak, the last summer before Pearl Harbor changed everything, and Ted Williams ended up with a .406 batting average. It is remarkable to go back and see Williams’s consistency….
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Saturday, September 27, 2025

The Kirk movement growing, Dems stumbling and more stories


The Kirk movement is growing, Dallas ICE attacks, Portland mess, Democrats stumbling, President Trump at UN, and Ted Williams 1941.


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The Dems keep stumbling

The Dems keep stumbling: Whatever the Democrats are doing, the latest numbers tell us that it’s not really working. Here is the story: Common wisdom holds that Democrats are likely to retake the House in next year’s midterms. Perhaps -- that’s what his...
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Friday, September 26, 2025

Violence in Sinaloa, Democrats weak on crime, Comey indicted and the 196...


Violence in Sinaloa, Democrats weak on crime, Comey indicted and the 1960 JFK-Nixon debates.

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Sinaloa: Not just pretty beaches anymore

Sinaloa: Not just pretty beaches anymore: Sinaloa is a state on the northwest coast of Mexico, on the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean. It offered visitors destinations such as Mazatlan and its nearby islands. Maybe it reminds you of Bo Derek and that beach comedy….
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Thursday, September 25, 2025

A chat with Frank Burke, businessman and author...


Guest:  ......Frank Burke, businessman and author....We will look at the killing of Charlie Kirk and the anti-ICE shooting in Dallas.

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Rachel didn't want to hear about the risky gay

Rachel didn't want to hear about the risky gay: VP Kamala Harris' book tour has run into a gay detour. Wonder if the former vice president thought that she'd be talking about Pete Buttigieg? Well, she is and here is where we are: In 107 Days, her memoir of the presidential….
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We remember Ian Tyson 1933-2022)











We remember  Ian Tyson of Ian & Sylvia, the wonderful Canadian country duo.   He was born on this day in 1933.  He died in 2022.

Ian Tyson wrote, and along with his wife Sylvia, recorded some great songs.  One of his songs was "Someday soon' recorded by Judy Collins.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2025

The week in review with Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda


Guest:  Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda.......An anti-ICE shooting in Dallas.  The Charlike Kirk Memorial and reactions.  Jimmy Kimmel and TV., VP Harris has a new book  plus other stories..

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The week in review with Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda


Guest:  Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda.......An anti-ICE shooting in Dallas.  The Charlike Kirk Memorial and reactions.  Jimmy Kimmel and TV., VP Harris has a new book  plus other stories.....






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It sounds like the restless natives won

It sounds like the restless natives won: Well, Jimmy is back but Sinclair is not. We are not sure what Nexstar will do but they may veto Kimmel as well. So Kimmel may be doing his next anti-Trump monologue in front of an even smaller audience. I'm sure that the advertisers….
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Trump at the UN, VP Harris book tour and Kimmel back


Trump at the UN, VP Harris book tour and Kimmel back


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Clinton's welfare bill

Clinton's welfare bill: Once upon a short time, a Democrat President Bill Clinton signed the welfare reform bill. He ran for reelection saying that he had forced people to work. The other part of that law was about illegal immigration. Let's check this out: 
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Monday, September 22, 2025

The Kirk service anhd beyond, AOC running and talk of licenses


The Kirk service anhd beyond, AOC running and talk of licenses

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Tim's Minnesota blues

Tim's Minnesota blues: We learned from Kamala Harris' upcoming book that Governor Tim Walz was not exactly the VP's first choice. She wanted Pete Buttigieg but settled on Tim. My friend Barry Casselman is reporting that the governor may face a few reelection…
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1964: "The man from UNCLE" debut on US TV




"The Man from UNCLE" made its debut on US TV on this day in 1964.    The show featured two secret agents played by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum.  It was great.

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Sunday, September 21, 2025

A quick word about The Charlie Kirk memorial service


The Charlie Kirk memorial service and more stories

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What do we do with a generation that refuses to marry?

What do we do with a generation that refuses to marry?: What will this country look like in twenty years?  Let’s take a look at a new poll of Gen Z explained by David Strom: Gen Z voters who went for Harris, regardless of sex, value a fulfilling career as the most important ...
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Saturday, September 20, 2025

Kimmel backlash, Kamala Harris book plus Happ # 91 Sophia Loren


Kimmel backlash, Kamala Harris book plus Happy # 91 Sophia Loren

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Look in the mirror, Jimmy

Look in the mirror, Jimmy: Many years ago, my father’s cousin in Cuba was arrested for expressing a public opinion against the Castro regime.  He spent 14 years in a political prison after the regime made up some excuses to find him guilty in a sham trial. 
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Friday, September 19, 2025

A chat with George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative


Guest: George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative......the Jimmy Kimmel conroversy and some Texas teachers.......Primary US Senate.......Lena Hidalgo......Plus other stories..

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Pete too gay

Pete too gay: What do you know? The party of diversity selected for a white male governor over a gay male cabinet member in the VP selection of 2024. Here is the story: Former Vice President Kamala Harris revealed that Pete Buttigieg was her...
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Thursday, September 18, 2025

Texas teachers and talking about Kirk's assassination, Jimmy Kimmel and rights and more stories


Texas teachers and talking about Kirk's assassination, Jimmy Kimmel and rights and who was VP Harris' favorite choice for VP?

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180 and counting

180 and counting: Over the last few days, many children in Texas told their parents what they heard or saw in the classrooms about Charlie Kirk's assassination. Unfortunately, some teachers decided to engage in political activism. They expressed opinions, ...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Brazil lawfare, Governor of Texas and teachers plus Happy # 238 US Const...


Lawfare in Brazil, Texas and teachers who reacted to Charlie Kirk's murder, NY City mayor, Kirk shooter motive and Happy # 238 US Constitution.


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They've got an awful lot of ‘lawfare’ in Brazil

They've got an awful lot of ‘lawfare’ in Brazil: 
How will Brazilians take this? The country is bitterly divided and a lot of people are not going to believe that justice was done. Up here, we had a more honest Supreme Court that was able to shut down similar lawfare against President Trump. Unfortunately, they don't have that in Brazil. So get ready for a lot of crowds on the streets, and it's not the famous carnival.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Immigration enforcement, FBI Director Patel before US Senate and more st...


Immigration enforcement, FBI Director Patel before US Senate, Happy Mexico Independence Day and more stories

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Now that we're enforcing our immigration laws...

Now that we're enforcing our immigration laws...: You've probably read all those messages from Trump critics who refer to ICE as the Gestapo or promote the idea that ICE is picking up…
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We remember Peter, Paul & Mary


The wonder Peter, Paul and Mary are still my favorite folk music trio.

 Mary Travers had a beautiful voice and it blended so well with Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey. They were the soft alternative to The Rolling Stones and Jimmi Hendrix. Their lyrics were thoughtful and easy to understand.

 PP&M recorded many albums and songs like Bob Dylan's "Blowing in the wind" or John Denver's "Leaving on a jet plane".

 I love their songs......

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Monday, September 15, 2025

The week in review with Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda..


Guest:  Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda...The Charlie Kirk murder and the reactions....NY Governor and the NY City elections......plus other stories....


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The week in review with Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda

 


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How many times can you say these awful things?

How many times can you say these awful things?: The Charlie Kirk murder reminds us that there is a lot of evil in this world. It also confirms that a lot of this evil is stirred up by people with political motives. These people often don't understand how their words provoke what just….
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Sunday, September 14, 2025

Remittances down to Mexico, Words matter and we remember Denny McLain 1968.


Remittances down to Mexico, Words matter and we remember Denny McLain 1968.

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Why “No mas dolares” going south?

Why “No mas dolares” going south?: I just spoke with my friend Allan Wall, a Mexico analyst, and we discussed the fact that dollars are not going south, i.e., remittances or “remesas” in Spanish. This is the report: According to the Banco de México….
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Where were you September 1977? "Star Wars" at the movies and a disco version on the radio

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Let me paraphrase Wolfman Jack:   Where were you in '77?

We remember this year another anniversary of "Star Wars".  

By the fall of 1977, people were dancing to a disco version of the theme song by Meco!  

By the way, Meco was Domenico Monardo, who once played in the Cadet Band at West Point.   

 Who would have believed any of this in 1977?  I certainly didn't and most of you probably didn't either.
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Cachao, legendary Cuban musician (1918-2008)



We remember Israel “Cachao” Lopez.  He was born on this day in Havana, Cuba in 1918.      For decades, he was in the middle of Cuban music.
In recent years, Cachao had a huge comeback.  Thanks to Andy Garcia, he was introduced to my generation, the kids who left Cuba and grew up in the US.  We did not realize how important Cachao had been to the music that we love so much. He was a big part of Cuban music, along with Ernesto Lecuona, the magic of Beny More, Trio Matamoros and Celia Cruz.



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Saturday, September 13, 2025

Erika Kirk's wonderful eulogy and a few other stories


Erika Kirk delivers an amazing and emotional eulogy plus a few other stories


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Mamas, don't let your kids grow up watching MSNBC

Mamas, don't let your kids grow up watching MSNBC: The story is the same. A middle-class kid raised in a loving home gets radicalized and kills someone. In this case, it's a young man from Utah who fired a deadly shot at Charlie Kirk. Where do we go from here? It feels different this time. 
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Friday, September 12, 2025

Our chat with George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative


Guest: George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative......We will talk about Charlie Kirk plus a look at the US Senate primaries.....Plus other stories....
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The devil is loose

The devil is loose : Over the years I've made appearances on Univision and Telemundo. It's usually on panels talking about politics. Take it from me, the people on their side have grown vicious recently. Let me give you a couple of recent examples. Click to read:
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Thursday, September 11, 2025

9-11 many years later, Charlie Kirk shot, Tom Landry (1924-2000) and mor...


9-11 many years later, Charlie Kirk shot, Tom Landry (1924-2000) and more stories


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Why didn't you go public, Madam VP?

Why didn't you go public, Madam VP?: ow much worse is it going to get for retired President Biden? I’m actually starting to feel sorry for the man. First, they dug him up in 2020 and stacked the primary in his favor. (Sorry, Bernie) Then they hid him in the basement and refused...
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1973: Remember Chile's 9-11




(My new American Thinker post)

Over in Chile, they remember another anniversary of the 1973 overthrow of President Allende.     


Back in 1970, Salvador Allende was elected in a very controversial three-way race that ended up in the Chilean supreme court.  The vote results were:   


Salvador Allende, socialist  1,075,616

Jorge Alessandri, independent  1,036,278

Radomiro Tomic, Christian Democrat  824,849

Allende won a plurality, or 36%.  It was challenged and ultimately upheld in the courts.  In retrospect, a runoff would have been better and Alessandri would have probably won.  It did not happen that way and Allende, whose socialist party was actually to the left of the Chilean communist party, made a massive turn to the left.

By the summer of 1973, Chile was in turmoil. Shortages abounded, political prisons were filled, workers were on strike, and Fidel Castro literally came down to give orders. President Allende had lost control of the situation.  I recall a business colleague of my father who returned from a trip to Santiago totally horrified with the situation.  He saw the panic in the streets, frustration and called it a perfect storm for a coup.

Allende embarked on what he called a "Chilean path to socialism" but he totally misread public opinion.  Chile did not vote for a bona fide communist revolution and President Allende was totally out of line.  

By the way, I see a connection to the current Biden presidency, or how the left totally misunderstood the election.  In Chile, that election result was comparable to the bitter fight between Trump and Biden but in no way a statement that the nation wanted a leftist transformation.

In early September, the Chilean legislature and the Chilean high court had ordered General Augusto Pinochet to take over. That was what the left calls the 'coup' although there are those in Chile who said it was not a coup given that Pinochet did not act on his own. He formed a military government and from there learned that it was not easy to turn around a country devastated by decades of extended socialism, culminating in the full blown communism of Allende.   He implemented market reforms, through his "Chicago Boys" free market economists, the first time such reforms had been tried -- privatization, free trade, private savings accounts for pensions (truly revolutionary) -- which was a radical shift. At times, the reforms were painful, and the adjustment was hard on the Chilean people.  Pinochet backtracked at least once, but in the end, went with the market reforms because it worked better than all other approaches. 

Is Chile better off today?  I say 'yes' but I respect those Chileans who lost loved ones during a very difficult period.  That included victims of the Marxists, of course, but also people on the left. According to reports, as many as 40,000 people were killed, tortured or disappeared at the hands of the regime, (the vast majority in guerrilla combat with the Chilean army in the first three years), yet there were many innocents and that's a black eye for the Pinochet years. 

Finally, Pinochet left power after losing big in a plebiscite in 1988, a notable thing given that actual dictators do not give up power.  Chile began its return to democracy the next year, and here we are.    

At the end of the day, Pinochet’s legacy is a prosperous and non-communist Chile, as Paul Weyrich wrote when Pinochet died in 2006.     

Pinochet saved Chile from turning into Cuba or Venezuela and most locals are very happy about that.   At the same time, Chile's left has flourished lately and let's hope that the new generation does not destroy the amazing progress of the last decades.



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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Charlie Kirk shot and a few other stories


Charlie Kirk shot, VP Harris talking, AG Bondi and the North Carolina shooting, Gunsmoke 1955 and more stories
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The Democrats Iryna problem

The Democrats Iryna problem: Like many of you, I can't stop thinking about the insanity of a young woman killed in a train. She is going home from work, checks her I-phone to catch messages, and then you know how the story ends. 
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We remember Cynthia Lennon (1939-2015)


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Tuesday, September 09, 2025

The North Carolina murder and bad judges, Supreme Court and immigration ...


The North Carolina murder and bad judges, Supreme Court and immigration raids and more stories

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Iryna’s murder and bad judges

Iryna’s murder and bad judges: What a horrible story, the murder of Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina.   Here is the question that no one wants to answer.  What was this vicious animal doing walking our streets?  Well, we can thank another judge for…..
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Monday, September 08, 2025

The week in review with Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda...


Guest:  Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda...NY City elections....Supreme Court on immigration....Young woman killed in North Carolina...Cities collapsing as well as public schools not serving the citizens' needs....Nixon pardon 1974..plus other stories......

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The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda

 

Guest:  Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda...NY City elections....Supreme Court on immigration....Young woman killed in North Carolina...Cities collapsing as well as public schools not serving the citizens' needs....Nixon pardon 1974..plus other stories.....


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Angry with Bobby for supporting Trump

Angry with Bobby for supporting Trump: Who remembers the day that Robert Kennedy Jr. declared his support for the Trump campaign? We were driving to Houston, and it made for amazing radio. Kennedy, the name that all of us associate with Democrats, was pointing out the corruption in his….
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Sunday, September 07, 2025

Immigration enforcement and Secretary Rubio in Mexico


Guests:  George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative. and Allan Wall, blogger......We will discuss border issues, ICE and other stories..
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The two times that Nelson Rockefeller almost became the 39th president

The two times that Nelson Rockefeller almost became the 39th president: It was September 1975, and Vietnam and Watergate were sort of behind us. There was talk of a recession. Gerald Ford was president, and Nelson Rockefeller was VP. They stepped into those roles after President Nixon and Vice President Agnew resigned. 
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Happy # 79 Joe Rudi




We say happy birthday to Joe Rudi who was born on this day in 1946.

The Oakland A's won 3 consecutive World Series titles in 1972, 1973 & 1974.   They also won AL West division titles in 1971 and 1975.

The A's had great players, from Reggie Jackson to Catfish Hunter to Rollie Fingers.    All 3 are in the Hall of Fame.

They also had the quiet but extremely reliable Joe Rudi in left field.   

Rudi broke with the A's in 1967 and became a regular in 1970 with a .305 average.    He played left field for the A's until free agency blew up the team after the 1976 season.   

Rudi retired with the Angels after 1982:  .264 career average, 179 HR, 810 RBI & 3 Gold Gloves for his amazing work in left field.

And he made a great catch in game 7 of the 1972 World Series to win the first title!

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Saturday, September 06, 2025

Rubio in Mexico & Ecuador plus Alligator Alcatraz & Cal Ripken 1995


Rubio in Mexico & Ecuador talking about narco-terrorism, Alligator Alcatraz plus we remember Cal Ripken 1995.


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Give me gators, not district judges

Give me gators, not district judges: It was bound to happen. Another district judge goes down sticking her nose into executive matters. This is the story: A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge’s order requiring Florida and the federal government to shut...
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Friday, September 05, 2025

Alligator Alcatraz is back. Georgia plant and 450 illegals and more


Alligator Alcatraz is back. VP Vance and Minneapolis protests, Georgia plant and 450 illegals and we remember President Ford 1975.
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Making a mockery of protests

Making a mockery of protests: Most people around the world don’t get to protest. It happens in democracies, and that’s not much of the planet. This is why yesterday’s protests in Minneapolis are an insult to common sense. Why would anyone show up to protest..
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Thursday, September 04, 2025

Protests against VP Vance in Minneapolis and Secretary Rubio in Mesico

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It’s all about Marco in Mexico

It’s all about Marco in Mexico: Early Wednesday morning, I caught some news podcasts from Mexico City to gauge the reaction to Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit. His plane landing was covered live. The ride from the airport was live, with newspeople pointing out that the….
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Wednesday, September 03, 2025

September 2010: Where would the Rangers be without David Murphy?


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A post from September 2010:

 Welcome to my version of the David Murphy fan club.

He reminds me so much of Rusty Greer, the very talented Rangers' outfielder from the divisional titles of the late 1990s.

Murphy is hitting .287 for the season but .391 in September when the club needed him most to fill Hamilton's shoes.

Last night, Murphy hit a 3-run homer and continued helping the Rangers on the road to an AL West title.

My question for 2011: When is Murphy going to play every day? He deserves it!

In the meantime, Murphy and the Rangers have reduced the magic number to 8.

They play Seattle, LAA and Oakland over the next week.

My bet is that they will clinch the AL West next weekend against the A's!

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Rubio in Mexico & Chicago craziness

 


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The week in review with Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda

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The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda

 


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