• You can’t win them all

    Auburn played a heck of a ball game. It’s just a shame they had to play it late at night, on a day when I was having a pretty good day. I’d like to say that Florida had some kind of moral victory… outplaying the Tigers, or being the better team… but it wouldn’t be true.

    You get greedy when your team wins a lot of ball games. You want them to win them all. There’s always a night like this sometime, when you find out you can’t. I’ll tell you who I feel good for: Tommy Tuberville. He’s had a tough season so far, going 2-2, and loosing a tough game to South Florida at home. He coached up his guys pretty good this week. His quarterback looked like a different person; throwing with confidence and intelligence. Until the fourth quarter, his offensive and defensive lines owned the trenches. If it wasn’t for a heroic effort by Florida’s Tebow, it may not have been close.

    I really wish I hadn’t been so invested in the outcome, otherwise it would have been a great game. Sadly, I’m not one of those people who can enjoy a good game when my team loses.

    Now, somehow I’ve got to find a way to get some sleep. The kids will be up in seven hours, and I’m not terribly sleepy. It’s like I’m losing twice tonight.

  • Newsvine – White House: No Cover-Up of Bush’s Flub

    Newsvine – White House: No Cover-Up of Bush’s Flub:

    Anyone reading the official transcript of Bush’s statement on education Wednesday would see that he said “children do learn.”

    Except that’s not what he said.

    Bush flubbed the line and said “childrens do learn” — a particularly embarrassing gaffe given that he was surrounded by young students and talking about the importance of education. It also harkened back to another infamous misstatement, when Bush rhetorically asked “Is our children learning?”

    I heard this on the radio (NPR I think). I almost had a bad experience with my coffee when I heard it.

    Think of those poor transcribers. Presumably, they’re pretty good with their words. I wonder how hard it is to write with bad English on purpose. I this case, I wonder if they didn’t just key in the sentence correctly by mistake. I wonder if it’s something they’re warned about when they take this particular job.

    “Forget everything you learned about English in elementary school, and just type what you hear. I know you already know this. I know you’re used to people saying strange things, but the boss takes it to another level, so look sharp people!”

  • Giuliani Party Seeks $9.11 Per Person

    Newsvine – Giuliani Party Seeks $9.11 Per Person

    The International Association of Fire Fighters accused Republican Rudy Giuliani of exploiting the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because a supporter is holding a $9.11-per-person fundraiser for the presidential candidate.

    I was listening to the Real Time with Bill Maher podcast this afternoon, and during his monologue he brought up the flap over the Iranian president’s visit, and his stated desire to place a wreath at Ground Zero.

    I’m really bad at retelling jokes, but the gist of it was that we weren’t going to let him exploit 9/11 for political reasons, because that was Rudy’s job.

    I laughed, but it was one of those laughs where I felt a little guilty. On one hand, Rudy’s campaign makes me a little sick, but on the other, I’d pick him for president over the Iranian guy.

    The thing about this story is it chips away at that guilt.

    When the backlash started, Rudy’s spokesperson said it wasn’t the campaign’s idea. Apparently it was the brain-child of two rogue volunteers who printed up the invitations. The thing is, it’s too damn easy to imagine Rudy’s campaign was involved. It’s essentially the basis of his entire campaign.

    I like to think I’m pretty good at staying away from petty name calling (most of the time), but the more I hear him speak, the more I think he’s nothing but an opportunistic prick… more so than usual for a politician.