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Athletic Athletes...
Posted by dougvantyle on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 11:54:03 PM

 

 

So...

 

I’m watching this fairly clever Subway commercial...

 

“It’s Avocado Season at Subway!!!”

 

“To be the best, you’ve got to eat the best...”

 

(A ripoff of the classic Ric Flair line...)

 

“It goes great with Trout...”

 

Cute...

 

And then IT hits me...

 

“Subway, the official training restaurant of Ryan Howard...”

 

“Of Mike Trout...”

 

“Carl Edwards, and athletes everywhere...”

 

Athletes everywhere???

 

Even NASCAR drivers???

 

Athletes???

 

NASCAR drivers???

 

Hmmmmm...

 

I can hear fellow blogger Qwaz getting ready to yell at me...

 

She is The Gab's resident NASCAR expert...

 

Yes, I know... 

 

This isn’t a new debate...

 

But it’s time to resurrect it...

 

Especially since Subway has Edwards in an “athlete” commercial...

 

Ryan Howard is an athlete...

 

Mike Trout is an athlete...

 

Carl Edwards???

 

He’s ath-LET-ic...

 

Does that make him an athlete???

 

Me thinks not...

 

Maneuvering around an oval endlessly is a skill...

 

And it does take the endurance of an athlete...

 

But drivers are not athletes...

 

And if they are...

 

Does that make ME an athlete if I write a six hour blog???

 

Racing is a sport with skilled professionals...

 

I promise you, I won’t try this at home...

 

But that does not make you an athlete, Carl...

Just because you’re really good at something...

 

And if you ARE an athlete...

 

Then chess whiz Bobby Fischer was an athlete...

 

That took a lot of endurance...

 

Mental endurance... 

 

I know you won’t change my opinion...

 

And I probably won’t change yours...

 

Which means we’re at a stalemate on this issue... 

 

Curling is a sport...

 

(A fancy name for ice shuffleboard...)

 

But hey shouldn’t even be allowed to WALK with the Olympic athletes...

 

Both opening AND closing ceremonies...

 

Because they’re “curlers”...

 

Hey, those are what a woman puts on her head, aren’t they???

 

I mean...

 

How athletic do you have to be to sweep ice???

 

I’d rather watch the LA Kings’ Ice Crew girls sweep the ice...

 

Now those honeys are athletes, aren’t they???

 

Should I even mention cheerleaders and drill teamers???

 

“Ready, okay...”

 

I’m not even going to touch that one...

 

I’ll leave that to you in the peanut gallery...

 

Afraid I might offend some of my colleagues at the high school...

 

Back to you, Carl Edwards...

 

I know...

 

You could probably beat me in a game of H-O-R-S-E...

 

I’m sure you’re a better Double-Dutch jump roper, too...

 

And I can tell...

 

Behind that NASCAR jumpsuit...

 

You’ve got a pretty good physique...

 

But sorry...

 

You’re still not an athlere...

 

 

 

dvt

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OdhAbmnxb0

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As a Public Service to the Players on My Favorite Teams...
Posted by dougvantyle on Friday, June 07, 2013 at 5:23:04 AM






Monday and Tuesday were really, really bad for me...

Had to stay home from work...

Not a cold...

Not the flu...

The pain was excruciating...

I’ve had it from time to time for about 15 years...

And it hit me again...

Real hard this time...

Right smack dab in the knee...

The left knee to be exact...

Ouchie...

Nine to ten on the pain scale...

No kidding...

And it was my own fault...

Not an injury...

But I brought it on myself...

You guess it...

Gout...


AKA, The Rich Man’s Disease...

Poor, poor pitiful me...

It really hurt...

Here’s a quick science lesson in case you don’t know...

Gout is a form of arthritis...

Uric acid crystalizes...

Builds up in the joints...

Mostly the big toe or ankle...

And it is incredibly painful...

Touch the skin where it’s inflamed...

You can tell...

Warm and reddish...

Not fun...

Out of work two days...

So the doc gives me this little purple pill...

Colchicine...

Take a half dozen the first day...

Inflammation starts to subside by the second day...

And the side effect???

Makes me ride the porcelain bus along the way...

Fun times...

And why is this happening...

Only myself to blame...

Eating high purine foods that increase the uric acid...

Which crystallize...

Then comes the pain...

So I did some research...

And found some pretty interesting stuff... 

The general low down on gout is...

Stay away from beef, shellfish, and alcohol...

But in my research, I found more...

I mean, some really exotic stuff...

So...

As a public service to the players on my favorite teams...

(Take notes Angels, Clippers, Kings, and Chargers...)

And because I don’t want you to go through...

What I went through...

Here are a few high purine foods...

Compliments of http://www.acumedico.com/purine.htm and http://daughterson.hubpages.com/hub/Gout-Diet-Made-Easy

With a few photos for impact...


 

For all you Spleen eaters out there...

You need to cut back on the Ox Spleen right away...

But Pig Spleen and Sheep Spleen are bad, too...

And while you are at it...

Lay of the Ox Liver, Pig Liver and...
 



Pig Lungs...

No wonder why Josh Hamilton is in a season long slump...

Chompin’ on those Pig Lungs...

Yummy...

Whetting your appetite, am I???

Now this one doesn’t sound nearly as enticing...

Sweetbread...



 

But this isn’t your regular every day sweetbread...

And it’s not from wheat...

We’re talkin’ Calf’s Neck Sweetbread...

Slice me up a loaf, will ya???

No wonder more and more people are getting gout...

And it’s mostly guys...

My dad had it, too...

And boy did he love to stink up the house with...
 


Canned Sardines in Oil...

Served best on Saltines...

No bueno...

But you can always substitute  those sardines...

For less than half the purines with some delicious...

Horse meat...

“Willll-burrrr...”

However...

If you want to smell up the place, Phillip Rivers...

But not get gout...

Try the low purine...



Limburger Cheese...



Great on a first date, Blake Griffin...

(I can’t believe I found that photo.)

But what ever you do, Blake...




Back away from the gravy...

High in purines...

Mashed potatoes without gravy???

How un-Midwestern can you get???

And I have good news for you...


 

Jonathan Quick...




Carrots are very low in purines...

And they’ll help you block more shots with your eyesight...

And for those of us who get gout attacks regularly...



We know that life...

(And gout relief...)

Is a bowl of cherries...




dvt

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SNORTING BLOG: MLB RELEASES ASTROS SCHEDULE FOR 2014...
Posted by dougvantyle on Monday, June 03, 2013 at 10:34:08 AM

MONDAY, MARCH 31 TO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, @ANGELS...

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, TRAVEL DAY TO HOUSTON AND MUCH NEEDED BREAK FOR THE ANGELS AFTER A THREE GAME LOSING STREAK...

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, ANGELS TO SUNDAY, APRIL 6, VS. ANGELS...  

MONDAY, APRIL 7, TRAVEL DAY TO LOS ANGELHEIM AND ANOTHER MUCH NEEDED BREAK FOR THE ANGELS AFTER A SIX GAME LOSING STREAK...

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 TO THURSDAY, APRIL 10, @ANGELS...

TOUGH TOASTIES. NO DAY OFF FOR ANGELS. RED EYE FLIGHT BACK TO HOUSTON... (NINE GAME LOSING STREAK NOW...)

FRIDAY, APRIL 11 TO SUNDAY, APRIL 13, VS. YOU-KNOW-HOW...

ET-CETERAAAAH... 

ET-CETERAAAAH...

ET-CETERAAAAH...

SNORT, SNORT...

 

 

SINCERELY,

 

THE SNORTING BLOG

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Keep Your Grunting to Yourself, Please...
Posted by dougvantyle on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 11:49:06 PM

 

 

Okay...

 

They don’t play tennis any more do they...

 

Me thinks it ended a few years ago...

 

Oh, they DO play tennis???

 

But nobody watches it, right???

 

The popularity is deader than a door nail if you ask me...

 

You did ask me, didn’t you???

 

I mean, take the French Open...

 

 

Playing tennis on Play-Doh???

 

 

Might as well play it on quicksand...

 

No wonder why tennis has lost its luster...

 

They don't even tell us who won the tournaments any more...

 

And you can blame it on women grunting...

 

That’s the reason, right???

 

Women aren’t born to grunt. are they???

 

Well, I guess in “certain” circumstances...

 

And that will be left to your imagination...

 

Sorry, ladies...

 

When you are playing, it’s mute time...

 

 

I don’t want to hear a “Seles-esque” grunt while I am on the couch...

 

She’s the one who started it, didn’t she???

 

Billie Jean King never grunted...

 

Martina wasn't a grunter, was she???

 

 

I always liked Evonne Goolagong Cawley...

 

I mean, how can you resist someone named “Goolagong”....

 

Goolagongs don’t grunt, do they???

 

 

And then there was the classy Margaret Court...

 

A tennis player named "Court"...

 

I like that...

 

 

Almost as good as a golf player named "Player"...

 

I don’t mind men grunting...

 

We are supposed to grunt, aren’t we???

 

That’s the way God made us, isn’t it???

 

 

Tim Allen made grunting famous, didn't he???

 

But I’m not sure if Tim has ever played tennis...

 

But, you know...

 

There are some times when grunting IS appropriate...

 

But you want to make sure no one hears you...

 

On the other side of the restroom door...

 

Yes, that’s a bad visual...

 

But don’t blame me...

 

Blame women tennis players...

 

They started it...

 

 

 

 

dvt

 

 

 

 

 

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The Trickle Affect...
Posted by dougvantyle on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 1:36:19 AM

 

Warning: This blog contains some middle school style humor.

If you are easily offended, see you next week...

 

 

I am not a racing fan. Sorry, but I just can’t get into it. I guess the only time I’ve ever made a point to watch racing is on Memorial Day weekend when they cart our Granny, the 144 year old wrinkle-ladened woman named Mary Almond Joy (or something like that), and she proclaims, “(Lady and) Gentlemen, start your engines.” That’s pretty cool to watch.

 

 

Come to think of it, there’s one more ditty worth watching. Does Jim Nabors still sing, Back Home Again in Indiana? Gahhhh-leeee, Sargeant Carter. Actually, Gomer will be singing at the Speedway this year after missing 2012’s event due to heart surgery.

 

 

 

So, that’s about it for me and racing. I get dizzy watching people drive in circles. However, those who are into it are REALLY into it. But not me. I liked King Richard Petty when he was winning all those races. (Me thinks it’s the aura of the cowboy hat.) And I like Jeff Gordon... but I never watch the races. I mean, they travel 500 miles and they still end up in the same place. 

 

 

I went to a tractor pull once in Burley, Idaho. That was pretty fun. And talk about fun, during my days at KCR, our San Diego State campus radio station, I was invited to be a “celebrity” go-kart racer. That was a blast.

 

 

But when I think of racing, only one name comes to mind. And with a name like that, how could I resist? Dick Trickle... a name made for racing. That’s right. I mean, come on... “Slam dunk by Dick Trickle???” “Swung on and missed, Dick Trickle tosses a perfect game???” It just doesn’t sound right. Maybe as a hockey player... Maybe...

 

Wanna get a smile or a laugh??? Just say, “Dick Trickle” and it’s guaranteed. I actually did that two weeks ago in front of my all-boys Algebra class. One of my students couldn’t stop laughing. And then, I added that Dick was a short track legend. “Dick” and “short” go together perfectly, don’t they??? (Well, for some of you guys they do.) The kids loved it.

 

So when word came last week that Trickle took his life, I was truly sad. Apparently he couldn’t bear the pain and decided to end it. Trickle’s brother Chuck told Mark Anderson of the Las Vegas Review-Journal that Dick was suffering from unbearable pain under his left breast. It was so bad, he was seeing the doctor twice a day.

 

Most suicides seem to be from mental pain... kinda like Junior Seau. He just couldn’t cope with his internal demons. The pain must have been excruciating for Trickle. Former NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine called Trickle, “Fun... just plain fun.” Bodine also noted that Trickle kept a cigarette lighter in his car. He even cut a hole in his racing helmet to he could smoke that thing... the cigarette, not the lighter. Brother Chuck added that Dick “...could’ve run for president and won.” (http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/motor-sports/dick-trickle-was-constant-pain-apparent-suicide-brother-says)

 

The greatest name in the history of sports...

 

The greatest short track racer in the history of short track racing...

 

More than 1,200 documented short track wins...

 

And a big time personality who was...

 

More than just a funny name...

 

 

 

 

dvt

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Now You See It, Now You Don't...
Posted by dougvantyle on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 11:55:42 PM

 

 

 

Just a day dreamin’ the other day...

 

Wonderin’ what it would be like for the rest of my life...

 

Don’t think I could take it...

 

So I decided to reduce it to the next five years...

 

Then I had to make the big decision...

 

Who do I pick???

 

And who can I stand to live without...

 

Amongst my many favorite teams...

 

Clippers, Lakers, Chargers, Kings, Aztec football...

 

Once I pick I can’t go back...

 

For five looooooong year...

 

You are cordially invited to join me...

 

And select only one team...

 

Just one team you can watch and follow for the next five years...

 

And you have no access to the other ones...

 

No access whatsoever...

 

Read the paper, it ain’t in there...

 

Watch TV...

 

 

Just a snowy picture...

 

Same for that radio station...

 

It ain’t there either...

 

Who do you love the most???

 

Who can’t you live without...

 

And the others just don’t exist...

 

For five years...

 

You won’t even know when they’re playing...

 

Or not playing...

 

So...

 

Imagine the off-season...

 

The loooooooong off-season...

 

If you pick a basketball team

 

You can’t watch the other sports...

 

Not just your team...

 

But the entire sport...

 

Well...

 

Maybe we could let you watch the other sports...

 

Or maybe not...

 

But not your team in that sport...

 

Is your absolute favorite team in your absolute favorite sport???

 

Tough choice???

 

Will it be based on how well that team is playing at the time???

 

Or will you pick a crummy team in your favorite sport???

 

I must say...

 

This is a tough one for me...

 

Baseball is my favorite sport...

 

That’s my generation...

 

But there’s nothing like going to a hockey game...

 

Or sitting in the stands with my season tickets...

 

Watching SDSU...

 

My college football alma mater...

 

If I don’t pick a college basketball team...

 

I miss March Madness...

 

Do I mind missing the Super Bowl???

 

Or the World Series???

 

The Stanley Cup...

 

Could I bear not getting to watch???

 

 

The dreaded Pro Bowl???

 

And...

 

As with any challenge like this...

 

There must be an *asterisk...

 

A disclaimer...

 

*Your actual mileage may vary...

 

*Member FDIC...

 

*If it lasts for more than four hours, call a doctor...

 

Okay...

 

One more thing...

 

 

Soccer doesn’t count...

 

You can’t pick a soccer team...

 

Because most soccer fans are one-sporters...

 

The wouldn’t miss the other sports any ways...

 

And that’s not fair to the rest of us...

 

Does that hurt you soccer fans???

 

Then fall down and fake an injury...

 

So...

 

Who’s your pick???

 

Are you going for quantity???

 

162 baseball games???

 

Or quality???

 

A four month college football season...

 

As for me...

 

I will pass on the Clippers and the Chargers...

 

I will miss the Clips...

 

But I can definitely live without the Bolts...

 

Especially after being Norved to death the last few years...

 

It’s between the Angels and the Kings...

 

And if I don’t take the Halos...

 

What do I do during the summer months???

 

Hmmm...

 

I could go to a minor league park???

 

Does that count???

 

I’ll count it...

 

I’m the boss here...

 

I’ll pass on the Angels...

 

So the only one left is...

 

 

GO! KINGS! GO!

 

 

 

dvt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sitting There for Eternity...
Posted by dougvantyle on Thursday, May 09, 2013 at 11:11:25 PM

 

 

I’m so used to not expecting it...

 

Figure I’m gonna get out of there at a certain time...

 

Maybe I’ll even leave a bit early if the score is lopsided...

 

And even if it IS a barn burner...

 

In baseball, it’s usually over by the tenth or eleventh at best...

 

Basketball usually just has one “Oh-Tee”...

 

A kickoff return or short drive can end in football...

 

And because there’s more scoring in those three...

 

Chances of extra time are less likely...

 

But you go to an NHL playoff game...

 

And you could be there for another hour or two...

 

 

That was my feeling precisely Saturday night...

 

Kings hosting the Blues...

 

Seats on the glass with my friend and fellow blogger, ArK Razor...

 

Even though the Kings won 1-0 in regulation...

 

As the Blues were pressing LA in the third...

 

I got to thinking...

 

Hey, we might be here a while...

 

And with hockey...

 

Sudden death happens so quickly...

 

Literally blink and you may literally miss it...

 

Hold that bladder...

 

The munchies can wait for the break...

 

Or the break after that...

 

Yes, baseball has a few marathons each year...

 

The Los Angeles StrAngels lost (blew) a 19 inning tilt...

 

One of many defeats this year...

 

But as you know, baseball isn’t sudden death...

 

Even the term "sudden death" is scary...

 

Football is...

 

But the intensity doesn’t match hockey...

 

Speaking of intensity...

 

Who can forget the Easter Epic???

 

 

 

Kelly Hrudey was stellar for the Isles...

 

LaFontaine’s goal was fabulous...

 

Exhausted after ending it...

 

But the intermission after the 2nd OT??? 

 

A classic in its own right...

 

Mike Emrick and Bill Clement...

 

 

 

Some called it unprofessional on Clement’s part...

 

Give me a break...

 

That was flat out entertaining...

 

A nice contrast to a tense game...

 

Loosen up and enjoy life, Bucko...

 

(BTW, I miss ESPN’s Tom Mees. He passed way too early...)

 

So... 

 

Keep the game close...

 

I’ll sit back in my recliner...

 

 

With toothpicks in my eyelids...

 

Just waiting for that special moment...

 

He shoots...

 

He scores...

 

Game over...

 

 

 

 

 

dvt

 

 

 

 

 

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Yes, I'm in Favor of Gun Control...
Posted by dougvantyle on Thursday, May 02, 2013 at 11:35:25 PM

 

 

 

Make sure you control that gun real well when aiming it at the bad guy...

 

The question isn’t “if the trigger will be pulled”...

 

Rather...

 

“When the trigger will be pulled”...

 

As MLB begins...

 

And NHL/NBA ends...

 

You have the eternal speculation as to who is on the firing line...

 

More often than not...

 

A coach/manager get fired too soon...

 

Someone has to be the scapegoat...

 

Occasionally...

 

A team waits too long to fire its head man...

 

(Cough...Chargers...Cough...Choke...Chargers...Cough-Cough...)

 

You can just sense it as it builds...

 

Does a coach’s ability to coach deteriorate in time???

 

Not usually...

 

A good coach is a good coach is a good coach...

 

But some excellent coaches do have short shelf lives...

 

Basketball’s Larry Brown...

 

Hockey’s Mike Keenan...

 

Just to name a couple...

 

So...

 

Why and when do they decide to pull the trigger...

 

To appease the fans???

 

To change things up???

 

Midseason???

 

Wait until the end???

 

Sometimes the players need a different voice...

 

They shouldn’t, but they do...

 

I mean...

 

With all that money, what does it matter who’s at the helm???

 

And with some guys...

 

You just know it’s a bad fit from the beginning...

 

(Choke...Valentine...Cough, Cough...Valentine...Choke, Cough)

 

And it’s just a matter of time...

 

 

So now we come to the Angels’ skipper Mike Scioscia...

 

One of MLB’s best...

 

But suffering through a few lean years...

 

And off to another bad start...

 

In spite of high priced free agents...

 

C. J.  Wilson, Albert Pujols, and Josh Hamilton...

 

The trigger...

 

To pull or not to pull...

 

Angels' fans have done a lot of second guessing recently...

 

Did pulling Zach Greinke early a few games last year chase him away???

 

That wouldn’t surprise me if it did...

 

Granted...

 

Injuries have not been the Halos’ friend this year...

 

And the pitching was suspect from the very beginning...

 

That’s not Scioscia’s fault...

 

But he does seem to be getting more stubborn in his old age...

 

And when firing any manager, it must be considered...

 

Is there anybody out there who can right the ship???

 

Probably not...

 

But if you ask me...

 

(And nine times out of ten I usually say “no”...)

 

The time has probably come...

 

Need a new face...

 

Need a new voice...

 

And Scioscia could use a change of scenery...

 

Sorry, Mike...

 

Love you...

 

Not really your fault...

 

But like they say...

 

It’s a business...

 

 

 

dvt

 

 

 

 

 

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When to Yay and When to Boo...
Posted by dougvantyle on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 1:47:37 AM

 

 

So...

 

Josh Hamilton goes to Texas...

 

And he gets booed...

 

And...

 

 

The former Angel Torii Hunter goes to Anaheim...

 

And he gets yayed...

 

Wait a sec here...

 

The got it wrong...

 

Texas should be yaying...

 

Cus Hamilton is stinking...

 

And...

 

Anaheim should be booing...

 

Cus Torii is playing lights out...

 

So...

 

What makes a crowd decide to boo...

 

And another crowd decide to yay...

 

Did the booing crowd wake up on the wrong side of the bed???

 

Was it a bunch of women PMS-ing???

 

And the yaying crowd...

 

They are so happy their “hero” came back to town...

 

What are those people smoking???

 

Aren’t you supposed to boo the guy on the other team???

 

He’s the bad guy, you know...

 

Who borrowed the handbook on when to booo and when to yay???

 

And then sometimes a boo isn’t a boo...

 

 

It’s a Cruuuuuuzzzz...

 

Or in hockey...

 

 

It’s a Luuuuuuuuuuc...

 

Does this bug the “uuuuuuu” people???

 

Or do they know their fans are really happy to see them???

 

They have no one to blame but themselves...

 

And their parents...

 

Mommy and Daddy shouldn’t have given them an “uuuuuuuu” name...

 

I don’t boo much...

 

I prefer cute little clever lines...

 

 

Like when the announcer announces Chase Headley...

 

I say...

 

"Hedd-lehhhhh"...

 

 

Just like Harvey Korman did in Blazing Saddles...

 

 

Or when Junior Felix came to bat...

 

I’d yell “Hoon-yur”...

 

And always embarrass my brothers...

 

And then not too long after “Hoon-yur” retired...

 

My brother Scott told me Junior Felix and his wife had a baby boy...

 

And named him Junior Felix, Junior...

 

Can’t wait until he gets to the majors...

 

“Hoon-yur, Hoon-yur”...

 

 

And there was always Greg Gagne...

 

I would always respond...

 

 

“With a spoon!!!”

 

 

=====

 

 

So...

 

Whatever you do...

 

If you yay...

 

Or you boo...

 

Have fun at the game...

 

Then toodle-uuuuu...

 

 

 

dvt

 

 

 

 

 

 

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http://www.realclearsports.com/blognetwork/Luc%20Robitaille%202.jpg

 

http://www.friarhood.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Headley-HR.jpg

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoM-ZC7uNnc

 

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaimages/3948/15477687/91ToppsTradedJuniorFelix.jpg

 

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Jumping the Bomb...
Posted by dougvantyle on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 10:53:13 PM

 

 

A little girl prayed...

 

“Lord give me patience”...

 

“And give it to me right now”...

 

 

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How do you make something bad even worse???

 

Just put it in the hands of the media...

 

And the political commentators...

 

That’s an easy blame, isn’t it???

 

It’s as if they are waiting...

 

Even worse...

 

It’s as if they even WANT something like this to happen...

 

 

 

Opportunists they are...

 

With zero evidence they make their claims...

 

How sick can you be???

 

You have those with zero IQ blaming right wing extremists...

 

It had to be one of those pro gun guys, didn't it???

 

The media tripping over each other...

 

Just to be the one to break a story...

 

 

 

“You heard it here FIRST!!!"

 

“Exclusive videos exclusively as we bring it to you FIRST!!!”

 

“Before everybody else does”...

 

 

 

Listen to me now...

 

The Boston Marathon is the race, NOT the news coverage...

 

I don’t give a rat’s rear end who breaks the story...

 

No need to "jump the gun"...

 

Okay, yeah...

 

That’s great...

 

You broke the story 15 seconds before they did...

 

That and three dollars gets you coffee at Starbucks...

 

Enough with the self=aggrandizing...

 

It ain't about you...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just get it right, please...

 

Keep your trap shut, Michael Moore...

 

Double-check your sources, CNN...

 

Before you look even more buffoonish...

 

Quit wetting your media diaper in order to beat everybody else... 

 

Have some consideration for the victims...

 

Let the families grieve...

 

 

 

It’s life...

 

And death...

 

 

 

All we want is the truth...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dvt

 

 

 

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