Seriously, Ben Carson?


Dr. Ben Carson's recent comments are far less shocking then the reaction of his Republican constituency in Iowa. 73% agree with him that he would automatically disqualify someone for president based on religion, in this case Muslim. 77% agree with him when he said that Hitler would not have been successful if the Jews in Germany were armed. We should note that the armies of France, Poland, Czechoslovakia and so forth were armed with guns, tanks and planes. And finally he said Obamacare is the worst thing since slavery, 81% agree. Wonder what they think the second worst thing is, Social Security? On balance, it appears that  the one great misfortune of Mr. Carson's career as a brain surgeon is that he couldn't do a selfie.

Happy Birthday Johnny Carson

Today would have marked the 90th birthday of the best late night host ever, Johnny Carson. When asked what he wanted on his tombstone, he said on 60 minutes "Ill be right back". And in fact, kinda sorta he is. Because as I watch Stephen Colbert on "The Late Night Show", I see so much of Johnny's physical energy, amiability, and comedic spirit. I still miss Johnny Carson, but thank to Stephen Colbert not as much.

The Curse of the Goat

As the Cubs move deeper into October baseball than they have for some time many in Chicago are wary of a “curse” they believe hangs over them. Supposedly, in 1945 a farmer was denied entrance into a game with his billy goat and put some sort of hex on the team which came to be known as the curse of the billy goat. I agree there may be a curse, but I strongly disagree as to its nature. The true curse of the Cubs has to do with the most odious chapter in the history of baseball; segregation.

       Until the late 1880’s black players were allowed to play professionally. That ended, in large part due to the resistance of one Cap Anson, the greatest of the early Cub players, a 3000 hit Hall of Famer. In the barnstorming games prevalent in that time, Anson refused to take the field against black players, and this type of exclusion became a very regretful custom. Any Cub or baseball historian worth his salt is aware of this, and the Chicago team has never apologized or even acknowledged it to this day, and they should. Because if you believe in curses you have to believe in the need for relief, and here's the one I propose. If the Cubs (hopefully) make it to the World Series, at game three in Wrigley Park they should invite every living member of the Negro baseball leagues. That would be an exorcism for the baseball ages and for tolerance. And as to the Curse of the Goat: baaaah 

Fauxlosophy

 Stubbornness is the greatest inhibitor of IQ known to humans

If I only had a brain


It has occurred to us at Real Fox News that the reason Ben Carson is doing so well in straw polls is because people think he's the scarecrow, and we predict he would sweep Kansas.

Are we too harsh?


So it seems that the search for a Speaker of the House must go on as representative Kevin McCarthy has quit the race. In the words of the legendary political analyst Michael Kinsley he made a gaffe; he accidentally told the truth about how they were going after Hillary. And besides the tea party considered both Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Boehner  too "accommodating" to the idea of compromise to represent them. That's like saying you're the least racist Confederate sympathizer. Think that's harsh? These folks want to risk debt default, and a lot of them including one of their leading candidates Ben Carson doesn't even know what that means. 

James Dean


60 years ago today actor James Dean died in an auto accident in Northern California. He starred in three movies; East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, and Giant, and he was superb in every one. He was an adolescent/young talent about to blossom but sadly never got the chance.

Happy Birthday Johnny Carson

This month on October 23rd, would have marked the 90th birthday of the best late night host ever, Johnny Carson. When asked what he wanted on his tombstone, he said on 60 minutes "Ill be right back". And in fact, kinda sorta he is. Because as I watch Stephen Colbert on "The Late Night Show", I see so much of Johnny's physical energy, amiability, and comedic spirit.

Inhibitions?


Wine and familiar circumstance have this in common; they loosen the inhibitions

New Word Nomination


Nomination for a  free brand-new word: DECISE (A precise decision under pressure)

We're asking Jeb!

While we will always miss Brian Williams, give Lester Holt kudos for asking Jeb Bush one of the key questions that seems to never get asked. That is, if W had not invaded Iraq, and knocked out the main nemesis of Iran, would there be an ISIS? A lot of real knowledgeable people on the subject say no, but  we are not asking real knowledgeable people, we're asking JEB!

All Al Gore's Fault


Today's non-climate change non-global warming temperatures: Fresno 104°, Las Vegas 109°, Phoenix 108°. And he gets "better", as in it will be a hot time in the old town tonight. In Palm Springs where it's 112° in Death Valley where it's 119°. All Al Gore's fault.

There is no global warming

We had one of the warmest December and beginning of January's on record, and then a very cold second half of January and a good chunk of February. Which made the yahoos say global warming is a hoax, the science was not settled, and after all almost 1/2 of 1% of the sciences disagree. Well, that many. So here are some of the temperatures today in our non-globally warmed country: Dallas 105°, Houston 104°, Mobile 100, Birmingham 102°. And it gets "better" (as in hotter), New Orleans 106 degrees, Jackson 108°, and our "winner" Alexandria, Louisiana 109°. Fine, there's no global warming, but i'll bet if it happens it will get really hot.

Politics are complex

Every now and then, like just about always, world events and politics gets complex. Let's start with "Saint" Ronald Reagan, maybe the only person or entity this current group of Republicans "loves" more than Israel. You know, that's the same Ronald Reagan who was the only president in our history (and we hope the only present ever) to actually honor the German SS by visiting their main cemetery in Bitburg. Quick historical recap, they were not soldiers in any honorable sense; their total goal was to degrade murder and torture Jews. And of course it was  under the administration of Mr. Ronald Reagan that Jonathan Pollard was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. 

And of course there's Barack Obama, who according to Mike Huckabee would "march all of Israel to the ovens". Interesting, since the Iron Dome which obviously saved thousands of Israeli lives received over $1 billion above and beyond the normal aid to Israel, from Mr. Obama as to the opposed to the amount George W. Bush gave Israel, which was ZERO. AND, Mr. Obama is now ramrodding the pardon and release of John Pollard. Only the simple think things are simple.

Just one voice

A number of Republican presidential candidates including Rick Perry are "admitting" that the Republicans in their own states have been very unfair to black citizens. Now can just one of them, please Lord one of them, say to remedy that at least in part, we're going to take away voter suppression laws. And actually increase or at least reinstate some of the early voting days so essential to the working poor.