terribly sad news

shocking news out of Philadelphia last night.....young Canadian Hockey Player Michael Dal Colle took his life by hanging himself in his hotel room shortly before midnight.  Friends and familt described the 18 year old  as a happy go luck kid without a care in the world....."the most upbeat person you could ever meet" said his father when he learnt of the news. "Michael was so excited about the NHL draft where he was projected as a top 1st round pick.

Police are looking into motives.....he had in his posession a loosing Mega Millions $1 quick pick ticket, which could have depressed him and a witness saw him step into a puddle earlier in the day when getting out of a taxi and he seemed angered by that.............oh....and he was drafted by the Icefag Islanders with the 5th pick of the draft.

in an unrelated story Joshua Ho Sang was found in another room in that same hotel dead from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound to the head........in an ironic twist....Sang was the Iceladies 2nd pick of last nights draft.

just wondering

Where the fuk is BERGDAHL? ?
Could it be they don't want him speaking to the media and confirming that he is a Jihadist?

Or is he on a secret mission helping moooshell bring back our girls...... Hashtag sad face.

The IRS scandal
The VA debacle
The sudden arrest of the Benghazi leader
Civil War in Iraq & Syria

Shhhh.....terrorist are making bombs.

hidden agenda?

ABC news has learned that terrorist are trying to develop BOMBS that aren't made of metal and can't be detected by screeners on airplanes........... Seriously.... That was on of the lead stories on last night's evening news with Dianne "I'll have another" Sawyer..... She may have well cited my Dog Graves as her source..... Or a lampost or that black comedian who's in a coma.........how the fuk is this a breaking story ? ?....are they just playing the odds that there will be an attack on Americans coinciding with the 4th of July ? And they want to be ahead of the story?
Or is there another agenda?

don't forget the fightin Irish

I am confused again..... Why do so many of the groups opposed to the nickname REDSKINS because it is offensive and stereotypical, have the word Indian in their own name.?

National congress of American Indians
National Indian Education Association
American Indian Movement.


They ain't from India......what gives ?

hmmm

The metsies need to go 59-33 the rest of the season to reach the illusive 90 wins the Wilponzis promised..... I think its more likely that moooshell gets those 300 Nigerian girls released.....#nevermind.

shocked... ho hum... outraged....yawn...

So spoony goes to West Point and says the days of waging war are behind us.....he reiterates to the world that all troops will leave Afghanistan by year end....he traded 5 high level terrorists for 1 deserter.... And him and biden are shocked by the ISIS uprising just days later.........he may have well just hung the surrender flag atop the blackhaus for chrissakes.. I'll bet they retreat when they see some of the angry tweets that clueless Joe b sent out.

Rage, Rage

i would like to see Alain Vigneault quote the immortal poet Dylan Thomas in the pregame.

Don Not go Gentle into that good Night.
Rage, RAGE against the dying of the Light !

tenure for teachers

so Mayor Deblasio and Randi weingarten are arguing that to eliminate tenure for teachers in NY is a Bad thing ( a similar law just won approval in Los Angeles i believe) because it would make it harder to attract good talent ??

I argue just the opposite, to eliminate tenure would not deter a talented teacher for accepting a job in the NY school system, BUT it might deter that slacker who wants 3 months vacation and is willing to perform at an acceptable standard until they achieve tenure ( and then revert back to being a slacker).........lets be honest, the factors that attract a large % of current teachers are the Hours & the Pay, the pensions and the job protection....thats a superfecta that doesnt really exist in any other field or profession in this millenium.

but if Tenure is such a good thing, why don't we offer it all civil servants......Cops, Fireman, Sanitation etc etc......why can they still be dismissed for not performing at an acceptable level ? i am confused....why can't i get tenure on Wall Street instead of facing the constant reality of downsizing or the possibility my job may move across the country at a moments notice ?  why are the teachers different than the rest of society in being held accountable for their individual job performance ?

belmont

can't even talk about Belmont Park without thinking about the Pete Johnson Stakes......some of the greatest afternoons at the track in my life.......so many laughs, so many good times.....soooo many cold beers, hawaiian shirts and cigars.

at the risk of driving down the odds I share with my loyal readers my pick for the Big Race.....although my heart is with Claifornia Chrome....my sheckles cannot pass up a Mike Smith / Bill Mott combo at a ridiculous price....MATUSZAK .opened at 30/1........saw the espn scroll this morning said 50/1.........thats  a f*ckin retirement plan waitin to happen......from a strictly handicappin point of view i like Wicked Strong and Ride on Curlin with Chromie in a triple Box.............and since it's only friggin money i bet my birthday superfecta box.....3-2-6-5-...............alas i have been wrong before...

off today....gonna drink cool refreshing beer at the Coors Light Finish Line BAR with the Croatian Triplets at Monmouth Park.

Impeach obama

This may be the straw that breaks the camel jockey's back...this prisoner swap is very ugly...it is naive to think that this was our last chance to get bergdahl alive...as Obama gave as his reason for bypassing congress... They had him for 5yrs ....they wanted something in exchange.... Why kill the only bargaining chip you have ? They wouldn't....... Although bergdahl deserves his day in court.... All signs point to willful desertion.... And NOT capture......he was dissallusioned with the war effort and tired of being a soldier.... Or so it would seem......at least 2 soldiers lost their lives trying to "rescue" bergdahl.... Dozens were injured.........congress may have had an issue with swapping 5 terrorists for this guy...OR at least voiced their concerns....... Barry didn't want that.......the Taliban picked the 5 guys they wanted released, so its pretty safe to assume these guys are of significance..... Obama said through a spokesman that they posed NO THREAT to America in the future... But reports surfaced yesterday that he was advised by the CIA and Military Intelligence NOT to release these particular folks......today Obama recanted and admitted they may again take up arms against the U.S.   ...........sounds like grounds for impeachment to me.