Quick Hits: Volume CCLIII

 - If there's a pile of dog feces, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is bound to step in it. 

Wow...

Ilhan Omar to @JakeTapper on her Jewish colleagues who criticized her comments:

"they haven't been partners in justice... they haven't been, you know, equally engaging in seeking justice around the world."pic.twitter.com/gqXArTpSj4

— Sia Kordestani (@SiaKordestani) June 29, 2021

Outside of her fellow "Squad" members, Omar likely has little support from Congressional Democrats, to say nothing of Republicans. 

I would have to believe there is ample opportunity to oust Omar in Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District via the 2022 Democrat primary. If you recall, a well-funded DFL challenger gave her a decent run in 2020 with Omar prevailing by "only" 20 points. For a high profile incumbent Dem in CD5 (with a substantial war chest of her own) to not have a more resounding victory in her party's primary has to set off alarm bells within her campaign headquarters. Also, Joe Biden won CD5 in the general election by 62.4% whereas Omar's margin was 38.4%. The 24-point difference in margin of victory is the largest gap between either party's 2020 presidential candidate and their U.S. House candidate. 

In short, if Omar were drowning, Dem leaders would likely throw her a cinder block at this point. 

- Bill Cosby is to be released from prison after his conviction on multiple sexual assault charges was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. 

I'm certainly no Cosby defender/apologist given I believe the 50+ women who have alleged that he drugged them and subsequently raped them. But that being said, if we're to use the prog rationale in how they defend Planned Parenthood's abortion actions, Bill Cosby spent a miniscule percentage of his life raping women. Just think of all the good he's done with the other 99.9%. 

Hey, I don't make the rules. 

- If former President Donald Trump is to be believed (far from a sure thing, I know), it appears a high profile name is vying to be the Republican candidate to oppose Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in 2022. 

Former President Donald Trump announced that retired football player Herschel Walker will challenge Sen. Raphael Warnock for his Georgia seat in the 2022 midterms.

Trump was asked about Walker’s Senate run on the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, a conservative talk radio program, on Tuesday.

“He told me he’s going to, and I think he will. I had dinner with him a week ago. He’s a great guy. He’s a patriot. And he’s a very loyal person, he’s a very strong person. They love him in Georgia, I’ll tell you,” Trump said.

Walker himself strongly hinted at this a couple of weeks ago. 

Georgia on my mind pic.twitter.com/JdKJ193Nkn

— Herschel Walker (@HerschelWalker) June 17, 2021

Walker's advantage, obviously, is the fact he was a sports legend in the state back in the 1980s. If you don't believe that plays a factor, lemme introduce you to former Auburn University head football coach (now U.S. Senator out of Alabama) Tommy Tuberville. However, the key distinction is that Georgia is not as ruby red as Alabama, especially given Trump's narrow victory in Georgia in 2016 and loss in 2020. 

Warnock is vulnerable, no doubt. And if the GOP can flip this seat it would go a long way to recapturing the Senate majority. Let's just say that Georgia Republicans should tread lightly before jumping all in on a Walker candidacy. 

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Box Score of the Week

Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners - April 15, 2008.

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The five sacrifice flies by the Mariners this game ties a MLB record for most SFs by one team. The six sacrifice flies by the two teams combined is itself a MLB record in a single game. 

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The Closer's NARN playlist - 6/27/2021

 

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I said to my reflection "Let's get out of this place"................

June is almost done but the summer's just getting started for the Northern Alliance Radio Network. Today's 2-hour edition of The Closer kicks off 1:00 PM Central Time. 

In the first hour I'll discuss some local items, including the latest in attempts to cobble together a MN State budget. I will also weigh in on the 22-1/2 year sentence handed down to former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd. 

At 2:30, newly crowned Miss Minnesota 2021 Elle Mark will join the broadcast to discuss her journey to the crown as well as what's in store for the next year. 

So please call (651) 289-4488 if you'd like to weigh in on any of the topics we plan on addressing.

 

You can listen live in the Twin Cities at AM 1280 or, if you're near downtown Minneapolis/West Metro area, 107.5 FM on your radio dial. In and out of the Minneapolis-St Paul area you can listen to the program on the Internet by clicking this link, or check us out via iheart radio as well as Amazon Alexa (just say "Alexa, play The Patriot Minneapolis"). If you're unable to tune in live, please check out my podcast page for the latest show post.

And if you're so inclined, follow along on Twitter at #NARNShow or "Like" our Facebook page, where we also conduct a "Live Stream" of the broadcast.

Until then.....

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Never go full Swalwell

Our own President of the United States, who once again is making a push for "gun control," went full Swalwell.

BIDEN: "Those who say the blood of Patriots, you know, and all the stuff about how we’re gonna have to move against the government.”

"If you think you need to have weapons to take on the government, you need F-15s and maybe some nuclear weapons."pic.twitter.com/WVHUffpphP

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 23, 2021

According to many progs, all that's required to take on the government is hundreds of MAGA-hat wearing people with Trump flags shouting "USA! USA!" I mean, the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 was, according to many proggies, an event more calamitous than the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001.

But seriously, Biden is such a doddering a old fool for many reasons here, not the least of which his talk of deploying nukes. Does he honestly believe military personnel, the folks who have sworn to uphold the U.S. Constitution against enemies both foreign and domestic, would carry through with an order to nuke American citizens? I'm guessing this is why Biden and his ilk are attempting to inject "wokeness" into the U.S. military so as to pack in enough SJW hamsters who believe the country they're supposed to defend is actually the scourge of the world. It's also rather telling that a sitting U.S. President would suggest employing mutually assured destruction in an effort thwart American citizens staunchly defending their Constitutional rights. 

One final thought: Does this mean the "defund the police" movement is dead among Biden et al? If not, then how exactly would you enforce the "gun control" laws you desire to pass?

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Quick Hits: Volume CCLII

 - You knew an announcement like this was bound to happen soon. 

Las Vegas Raiders DE Carl Nassib comes out as gay

He also announced a $100K donation to the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ youth. pic.twitter.com/5Xobd9s0pp

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 21, 2021

I concur with Nassib in that I hope that announcements like that are little more than a footnote in the future. Truth be told, I don't care if a pro athlete hooks up with dudes or goes all Wilt Chamberlain in his bawdiness. 

On a different note, Nassib's jersey has become a huge seller across Fanatics apparel sites in the 24 hours following his announcement. 

- MN House Majority Leader Tinky Winky is at it again. 

Yesterday @_RyanWinkler abused House rules to rudely interrupt GOP women speaking on the floor. To quote ML Winkler himself: “Men in politics can take it for granted that their voices will be heard. Women in politics can take it for granted that they will be shouted over.” #mnleg pic.twitter.com/Fc3ttxi8WZ

— Anne Neu (@anneneu) June 22, 2021

With all due respect Rep. Neu, it's futile to attempt to use Winkler's statements against him. After all, he's a huge beneficiary of that Urban Progress Privilege.  

- A huge ruling handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court. 

The Supreme Court of the United States unanimously affirmed a ruling Monday that provides for an incremental increase in how college athletes can be compensated and also opens the door for future legal challenges that could deal a much more significant blow to the NCAA's current business model.

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the court's opinion, which upheld a district court judge's decision that the NCAA was violating antitrust law by placing limits on the education-related benefits that schools can provide to athletes. The decision allows schools to provide their athletes with unlimited compensation as long as it is some way connected to their education.

Gorsuch wrote that the nation's highest court limited the scope of its decision on those education-related benefits rather than delving further into questions about the association's business model. Justice Brett Kavanaugh published a concurring opinion that takes a harder line, suggesting that the NCAA's rules that restrict any type of compensation -- including direct payment for athletic accomplishments -- might no longer hold up well in future antitrust challenges.

"The NCAA is not above the law," Kavanaugh wrote. "The NCAA couches its arguments for not paying student athletes in innocuous labels. But the labels cannot disguise the reality: The NCAA's business model would be flatly illegal in almost any other industry in America."

I can't help but recall an ESPN documentary on the early 1990s University of Michigan men's basketball squad. That team (specifically the "Fab Five" freshmen) revolutionized college basketball to the point where jerseys with their names on it became hot selling items at apparel shops. However, the kids didn't see a dime of the enormous revenue generated despite the fact sales were a direct result of fan enthusiasm over their play on the court. And how much did the University benefit from the full arenas and lucrative television contracts due to the success of that program? Yet if a booster purchased a hamburger for one of the kids, it was deemed an NCAA violation. 

I was bullish for years that these student athletes were already garnering tremendous value through a free college education, thus any extra benefits were unnecessary. But after watching that Fab Five documentary a decade ago, I firmly grasped how young adults not even in their 20s could be so easily exploited for financial gain. Kudos to SCOTUS for hammering that point home. 

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Box Score of the Week

Brooklyn Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies - September 29, 1951.

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Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe won his 20th game of 1951, becoming the first black pitcher in MLB history to compile 20 victories in a season. 

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The Closer's NARN Playlist - 6/20/2021

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Sometimes I feel I've got to run away......

 Happy Father's Day to those who are dads!! 

Today's 2-hour edition of my radio show The Closer will get started at 1:00 PM Central Time. 

Right at 1:00, MN State Senator Dave Osmek (R-Mound) will join the broadcast to fill us in on the latest in the special session of the MN Legislature. Specifically, will there be an agreement on a state budget before the June 30 deadline?

In the second hour I will weigh in on the secular progressives' obsession with baker Jack Phillips. This time Mr. Phillips is being sued for refusing to design a cake celebrating a "sex re-assignment." Some possible good news for Mr. Phillips though. This past week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a Catholic organization providing foster care assistance can indeed exercise their religious conscience when offering its services. 

So please call (651) 289-4488 if you'd like to weigh in on any of the topics we plan on addressing.

 

You can listen live in the Twin Cities at AM 1280 or, if you're near downtown Minneapolis/West Metro area, 107.5 FM on your radio dial. In and out of the Minneapolis-St Paul area you can listen to the program on the Internet by clicking this link, or check us out via iheart radio as well as Amazon Alexa (just say "Alexa, play The Patriot Minneapolis"). If you're unable to tune in live, please check out my podcast page for the latest show post.

And if you're so inclined, follow along on Twitter at #NARNShow or "Like" our Facebook page, where we also conduct a "Live Stream" of the broadcast.

Until then.....

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Long overdue resolution

This incident happened more than a year ago, so I'm not sure why it took so long to resolve. Regardless, the right decision was made. 

The Otsego truck driver who drove into a massive protest on the Interstate 35W bridge last summer in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder will see the two criminal charges against him dropped if he remains law-abiding for the next year.

Bogdan Vechirko, 36, entered into what is called a "continuance without prosecution" agreement with Hennepin County prosecutors before District Judge William Koch on Friday.

Vechirko appeared via an online court session that lasted about 20 minutes. The arrangement is not a plea bargain and he didn't speak beyond saying, "yes sir" to Koch's questions about the process. Vechirko wore a suitcoat and dress shirt as he sat behind attorney Kevin DeVore.

In what was something of a surprise last October months after the incident, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman charged Vechirko with threats of violence, a felony, and criminal vehicular operation, a gross misdemeanor. The prosecutor said Vechirko had admitted to investigators that he was "kind of in a hurry" and the investigation showed he sought to "scare" the protesters out of his path.

The incident was especially unsettling because it came amid days and nights of upheaval in the Twin Cities following Floyd's murder by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. Like Floyd's killing, the incident on the bridge was captured on surveillance cameras.

I've seen the surveillance footage and it appeared to me that Mr. Vechirko definitely slowed up as he approached the larger gathering. And while he admitted to attempts to scare the protestors in an effort to bypass them, it was obvious he wasn't looking to cause massive harm or injuries despite having ample opportunity to do so. 

The situation was inflamed in the immediate aftermath when the deplorable Ryan Winkler, who is also the MN House Majority Leader, took to Twitter to peddle unsubstantiated gossip.

Much like Tinky Winky's 2013 tweet referring to a Supreme Court Justice as an "Uncle Thomas," this one was attempted to be memory-holed within minutes. 

In the end, justice was not completely served. No, I'm not talking about the charges being dropped against Mr. Vechirko given I believe that was the right call. I'm referring to what happened to him once he came to a complete stop in his truck. He was attacked by a mob of protestors and had some personal items taken from the cab, yet it doesn't appear any suspects were sought in those crimes. Oh well, given what we've seen in Minneapolis over the past year, this instance of mob rule was merely a precedent-setting event.

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This aged about as well as week-old sushi

 An excerpt from Jeff Jacoby's Wednesday opinion piece in the Boston Globe.

But I vigorously applaud his determination to break with the pattern of recent presidents and not seek to dominate public life or drive the daily conversation. Unlike Barack Obama and especially unlike Donald Trump, Biden is content to stay out of public view and not make himself or his thoughts each day’s top story.

Literally less than 12 hours after that Jacoby piece was posted:

Here's Joe Biden SNAPPING on a CNN reporter for simply asking a question.

I'm old enough to remember when this would be an "attack on the free press." pic.twitter.com/MQTZiX96VT

— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) June 16, 2021

I'd be OK with a POTUS conducting a 2-hour reality TV show every single evening so long as he/she quits trying to undermine my religious my beliefs, take my guns, cripple my retirement savings, etc. 

You can stay in my face (or attempt to do so) all you want. Just stay the hell out of my life. 

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Quick Hits: Volume CCLI

 - Remember the days when Jon Stewart hosted The Daily Show (which, unlike Trevor Noah's version of present day, occasionally drew laughs) on Comedy Central? His scathing critiques of political figures (most often of the conservative ilk) often resulted in articles titled "Jon Stewart destroys (insert name here)." 

As a guest on Monday's edition of Stephen Colbert's CBS program The Late Show, the Destroyer returneth. 

Right now: Jon Stewart on the Covid Lab Leak “theory” is solid laughs pic.twitter.com/WlRX35p9WK

— siskin.eth (@mns) June 15, 2021

You can tell by Colbert's reaction that he's not used to (nor capable of refuting) guests which counteract he and his audience's preferred narratives. 

- Speaking of hot COVID takes.......

 

Biden’s Covid czar, @ASlavitt, says the pandemic wouldn’t have been as bad if Americans “had sacrificed a little bit” more.

Avoiding social interaction "requires a certain amount of sacrifice and change." pic.twitter.com/H6fGFv5hLi

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) June 14, 2021

It's never ceases to amaze (and infuriate) me that those who were never asked to make sacrifices themselves resort to lecturing those whose very livelihoods depended upon interacting with others. 

- The following tweet is from a guy who reports on politics for a living with ABC News: 

Is there any doubt that the GOP would end the filibuster for good--in a heartbeat--if it served their purposes? https://t.co/5dbnxs8LDF

— Terry Moran 🇺🇸 (@TerryMoran) June 14, 2021

In this era of "what-about-ism" and "GOTCHA!" discourse, basic facts and very recent history are shoved aside. The fact is that in the first two years of Donald Trump's presidency, his same political party held a majority in the U.S. Senate. Trump actually asked then Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to abolish the legislative filibuster. Not only did McConnell decline to do so, many Senate Dems signed on to a petition declaring its importance in safeguarding the rights of the minority. But now that ditching the filibuster would serve the Democrats' purposes, many Dems (but, thankfully, not all) are now declaring the procedure as some sort of racist relic. But I digress. 

So in short, Ter, yes, there actually is significant doubt. But solid projection nonetheless. 

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Box Score of the Week

 Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies - June 8, 1989.

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After the Pirates took a 10-0 lead in the first inning, their radio broadcaster, Jim Rooker, declared that if Pittsburgh blew this seemingly insurmountable advantage he would walk home from Philly. 

As you saw in the box score, the Phillies rallied to a 15-11 victory. 

Taking it all in stride, Rooker did participate in a journey from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, though it was done after the '89 season. 

Rather than brushing off his pledge to walk back to Pittsburgh as merely a throwaway line played for laughs, Rooker, 46 at the time, stayed true to his word, even making some public good out of it by turning the trek into a walk for charity.

The event was dubbed "Rook's Unintentional Walk," with a sporting goods company donating hiking gear and four corporate sponsors underwriting the trip. Rooker and a friend took their first steps from Philadelphia on Oct. 5 and walked through the center field gate at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh at 12:52 p.m. on Oct. 17 — a walk of 327 miles. The pair averaged more than 24 miles a day, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

"I'm OK from the ankles up, but from the ankles down I feel like I've been stabbed with ice picks," he told Sporting News after the walk.

There was good news, though: Rooker's many steps ultimately raised around $100,000 for charity by some estimates, with money going to Children's Hospitals of Pittsburgh and Bob Prince Charities. Still, it was an ordeal.

"It's something I would never do again," he told SN later, "but the response of the people was absolutely tremendous."

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The Closer's NARN playlist - 6/13/2021

 

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If we still have time, we might still get by.....

So much to get in to on this week's edition of my radio show The Closer. The 2-hour blitz gets started at 1:00 PM Central Time. 

In the first hour I'll weigh in on the local happenings, specifically the upcoming special session of the MN Legislature. Also, Rep. Ilhan Omar continues to be an embarrassment to Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District. 

Then in the second hour, I'll look back on VP Kamala Harris's bad week and how her position in politics is a cautionary tale in putting such a heavy emphasis on identity politics. 

So please call (651) 289-4488 if you'd like to weigh in on any of the topics we plan on addressing.

 

You can listen live in the Twin Cities at AM 1280 or, if you're near downtown Minneapolis/West Metro area, 107.5 FM on your radio dial. In and out of the Minneapolis-St Paul area you can listen to the program on the Internet by clicking this link, or check us out via iheart radio as well as Amazon Alexa (just say "Alexa, play The Patriot Minneapolis"). If you're unable to tune in live, please check out my podcast page for the latest show post.

And if you're so inclined, follow along on Twitter at #NARNShow or "Like" our Facebook page, where we also conduct a "Live Stream" of the broadcast.

Until then.....

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Not sure who thought this was a good idea

Just when you thought CNN couldn't sink any lower (technically they can't in Cable News ratings but they sure can when it comes to content), they welcome back legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin. If you recall, Toobin was the guy who....uh...."interrogated his little witness" on a Zoom call while thinking his camera was turned off (while he was turned on apparently). 

On his first day back on the job, Toobin was interviewed by CNN Newsroom host Alisyn Camerota. To say the beginning of Toobin's appearance was cringe inducing is the equivalent of saying Joseph Merrick had a slight acne problem. 

This Jeffrey Toobin “welcome back” clip, in its entirety, sets cringe records at levels I did not know existed pic.twitter.com/mTuTS15amo

— Ben Williamson (@_WilliamsonBen) June 10, 2021

Is there really such a dearth of quality legal analysts that CNN pined for Toobin to be back on their airwaves? Is this move supposed to help them emerge from the basement of TV ratings? Is Toobin privy to some incriminating tale about CNN President Jeff Zucker and thus is blackmailing him? Outside of all that, I'm at a loss why a network which practically makes its living questioning the morals of Fox News hosts would go this route. 

Oh, and why was Ms. Camerota forced to conduct this interview? For all the indignance the CNN ilk showed over the #MeToo movement, having one of their prominent female anchors put through that bizarre sequence was quite degrading. As such, former Fox News and NBC personality Megyn Kelly hit on a key observation. 

 

There is not a woman alive who could have done anything close to what Jeffrey Toobin did (not that one would) and kept her job. What a disgusting,
incestuous boys’ club. So damned tired of it.

— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) June 10, 2021

It has been reported that Zucker's rationale for bringing back Toobin was that he's a talented legal analyst and thus doesn't want to see his career ended over one horrible mistake. If only Zucker's network had used similar discretion when discussing a 16-year old kid smirking at a Native American man, they likely wouldn't have had to pay Nick Sandmann a boatload of money. 

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Not a fan

On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) posted a video of his signing into law the banning of vaccine passports in his state. 

Texas is open 100%.

Texans should have the freedom to go where they want without any limits, restrictions, or requirements.

Today, I signed a law that prohibits any TX business or gov’t entity from requiring vaccine passports or any vaccine information. pic.twitter.com/JQXOe4cHgY

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) June 7, 2021

I'd be curious to see a Venn diagram of those who adamantly oppose forcing a bakery to design cakes for a gay wedding and those who approve of this new legislation in Texas. If people were consistent, the two circles would be proverbial owl eyes. Seriously, can someone explain how the Texas government imposing its will on private businesses is dramatically different from the "Bake the cake, bigot!" philosophy? 

To me this is simple. If a business requires me to show proof of vaccination, I quietly state my objection by taking my business elsewhere (and I say this as someone who is fully vaccinated). I would imagine a lot of Americans share that sentiment, so the good ol' free market (remember that concept, conservatives?) would likely dictate that a majority of businesses would decline to require "vaccine passports."

As Allahpundit notes at Hot Gas Air, this particular legislation seems like overkill. 

 

Business owners won’t want to leave money on the table by turning unvaccinated customers away, especially if they’re vaccinated themselves and thus at little risk of infection. If they want to take precautions, they can always require something less intrusive like mask-wearing on the premises instead. Besides, as the summer wears on and more Texans slowly come around to getting vaccinated, the problem of unvaccinated customers will slowly decline as well. Abbott isn’t striking a meaningful blow for the unvaccinated here, in other words, he’s striking a symbolic blow at public-health experts and vaccinated Americans who’d rather not run any risk of being crowded into a small retail space with an unvaxxed person who might be infected. If you can’t do something useful to improve your voters’ lives, you can at least bring grief to their enemies. That’s the GOP’s motto in 2021 and that’s what Abbott did here.

Passing intrusive laws to own the libs, eh? I was really hoping that the GOP would abandon that concept upon Donald Trump's departure from the White House. Sad!

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Quick Hits: Volume CCL

 - Turns out the star of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is herself "breakable" (h/t David Rutz). 

After the social justice mob concluded that Ellie Kemper's participation in a debutante ball more than 20 years ago was "probelmatic," Woke-O Harem (h/t Erick Erickson) demanded her penance. And they got it (scroll through the Instagram post below to see all five parts): 

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Ellie Kemper (@elliekemper)

If the SJW mob is consistent in condemning a person for participation in/support of a cause which long ago had unsavory beliefs or associations, then anyone who supports the Democrat party needs to bend the proverbial knee.

It gets worse.

As recently as 2020, Ellie Kemper gave money to a political organization that was historically dedicated to the preservation segregation *and* slavery. pic.twitter.com/eaIbRcS3Cj

— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) June 7, 2021

It's your rules, SJWs. Here's a chance to show you're not above your own standard by calling out those who continue to support and enable Democrats. 

- Speaking of hypocritical "progressives," apparently some are using their favorite whipping boy as a reason to show how the right themselves are hypocrites in their support for Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) vowing to preserve the legislative filibuster. 

 

Trump repeatedly urged Mitch McConnell to do away with the filibuster. https://t.co/qYwz93GhjS

— Sam Stein (@samstein) June 7, 2021

Meaning what? That when Trump was President he was consumed with obtaining raw power, thus eliminating the legislative filibuster was a means to an end in achieving many more of his policy goals? But now that Trump's political opposites control all levers of power in D.C., he's changing his tune? While all that is true, it also serves as classic prog projection. 

- Vice President Kamala Harris may be a radical leftist but she makes up for it by being an awful politician. 

No wonder Joe Biden tried walking back his decision to put Kamala Harris in charge of the border crisis

She's laughing and comparing it to... Europe? pic.twitter.com/OLNVIsSNmD

— Chris Martin (@chrisjdmartin) June 8, 2021

You wanna know how I know the criticism of this appearance really hit home? Instead of addressing the substance of the Veep's comments, leftists accuse political righties of misogyny and racism for pointing out how inept Harris came off here. 

Perhaps if she had worn her trademark Converse kicks, her demeanor would have been strengthened. 

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Box Score of the Week

 Anaheim Angels at Montreal Expos - June 4, 2003.

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This was the third consecutive game in which the Angels' Jeff DaVanon hit multiple home runs. He also tied an American League record for most homers in a 3-game span with six. 

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The Closer's NARN playlist - 6/6/2021

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I'm on my way, I'm making it......

Hot enough for ya???? Probably best to stay inside your air conditioned domicile or poolside and listen to today's installment of my radio show The Closer. The 2-hour extravaganza gets started at 1:00 PM Central Time. 

A lot to get into it, including the founder of St Paul's Black Lives Matter chapter calling out the organization's poor approach to black children's education. I will also weigh in on Congresswoman Tide Pod Evita Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) refusing assistance for her grandmother's plight in order to score political points. 

At 2:00, Ricochet.com Editor-in-Chief Jon Gabriel will check in from his home state of Arizona. The state's two Dem U.S. Senators are at odds with President Joe Biden's position on the handling of the southern border. 

So please call (651) 289-4488 if you'd like to weigh in on any of the topics we plan on addressing.

 

You can listen live in the Twin Cities at AM 1280 or, if you're near downtown Minneapolis/West Metro area, 107.5 FM on your radio dial. In and out of the Minneapolis-St Paul area you can listen to the program on the Internet by clicking this link, or check us out via iheart radio as well as Amazon Alexa (just say "Alexa, play The Patriot Minneapolis"). If you're unable to tune in live, please check out my podcast page for the latest show post.

And if you're so inclined, follow along on Twitter at #NARNShow or "Like" our Facebook page, where we also conduct a "Live Stream" of the broadcast.

Until then.....

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The Chronicles of NARN

My friend and Northern Alliance Radio Network colleague Mitch Berg posted this tweet 10 years ago today: 

Kudos to @Brad_Carlson on a debut show well done! #narn

— Mitch "The Wałęsa Project" Berg, BA (@mitchpberg) June 5, 2011

Yes, it's true. I've had my own weekly radio show for ten years.

When I began this endeavor, I couldn't have possibly envisioned a scenario where I would still be chugging along after a full decade, but here I am. I've said often that I have received much more out of my weekly show than I have ever put into it. Honestly, it almost feels as if I'm stealing. 

I'll probably take the first segment of the show on Sunday to give thanks to those who have supported me in this little side hustle as well as express gratitude for those who ultimately opened the door. It's not hyperbole when I say that I could take multiple segments on the show to thank all those who've had an impact, big or small. 

Obviously all good things come to an end. So when the time comes for me to move on from this blessed opportunity of hosting a radio show, I'll be able to do so knowing that I never took a millisecond of air time for granted. To know how fortunate I am is in and of itself a tremendous blessing. 

Until then.................

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Quick Hits: Volume CCXLIX

 - A lotta outrage expressed on Twitter over the following tweet posted by Vice President Kamala Harris this past Saturday.

Enjoy the long weekend. pic.twitter.com/ilGOrod4AW

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) May 29, 2021

The source of many folks' anger was the fact that Memorial Day weekend is much more than a "long weekend" and that a sitting Veep oughta acknowledge those who paid the ultimate price for the liberties we in America enjoy. On the other side, staunch defenders of the Biden administration say the outrage is over the top and those who suggest VP Harris doesn't appreciate those who gave their life in defending the U.S. are woefully misguided. 

My take? I agree that the outrage directed at Harris was undue. However, I'm not really interested in listening to the moral indignance expressed by the Veep's apologists given how their ilk responded to innocuous tweets by then Vice President Mike Pence. If Pence so much as wished his wife a "happy birthday" or "happy anniversary," the responses by progs were downright unhinged. So to those who believe the current VP was unfairly maligned this past weekend, I say welcome to the hell you created.

- Since June 1st, one can hardly open a social media app or a major corporate website without being inundated with the colors of the rainbow. This of course is to commemorate June being "Pride Month," which gives people and corporations a chance to virtue signal honor members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Ah, but as BMW demonstrates, "wokeness" is encouraged unless it has the potential to affect the good ol' bottom line. 

But remember: America is an oppressive, racist and intolerant country.

- We are a deeply unserious country. 

 

A national animal rights group wants the city of Ham Lake to change its name to the more pig-positive "Yam Lake" and says it will help cover the cost of changing the city's signs if officials agree.

To sweeten the deal, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said it would even send candied yams for the whole Anoka County city of 16,800 to enjoy.

"Pigs are smart, sensitive, wonderful individuals, so if we have a heart, we'll leave their legs alone and choose yams over hams," said PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. "PETA envisions a new 'Yam Lake' that promotes kindness and healthy eating."

Can't wait to seen what suggestions PETA has for Bacon Lake in Colorado. 

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