Ann Althouse: Meet Chrissy Snow...

Ann Althouse said...
"Dogs have dog names. A cat with a dog name is made a clown."

Funny, I thought when I saw the names on the uniforms last night, I connected it with National Dog Day, which I'd just learned about. I thought what might be going on was they were using their dog's name.

By the way, I almost got a dog and was going to name it Jasper. Then I got a cat and used the name Jasper. Are you calling my cat Jasper a clown?

(This happened in the 1970s. I haven't had a cat in decades.)
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*Facepalm.  You really can't make this stuff up...

Here's another (on the topic of illegal immigrants collecting welfare benefits):

Ann Althouse said...
"They should have thought of this before."

If you think of it before, you're a racist. You have to become a victim first. That's your only hope of not being a racist.

She's getting bolder about speaking out in her non-tenured retirement years. Still, I don't think she has yet to look in a mirror and recognize that if there ever was an example of white privilege passing on legacy privileges to her white boys, she exemplifies it.  Too often, people don't see themselves as others do until it is too late to change the misconceptions.

You really need to be honest first (stop grabbing on to a piece of the victim card that is so popular to play) and stop writing racist things to stir your base.  Otherwise, even white ladies can't escape the idea that they take and take from certain segments society, giving little back...

How long will the wealth privileges last before the black people on the bottom start seeing that it makes no sense to destroy their own backyards and those of other working people, when they could be tearing down the economic boundaries that still separate and segregate us?

Madison?  Meet Milwaukee...
They're coming, like it or not.

(And I don't think that playing the victim card is going to excuse anyone from the racist practices over the years that have systematically benefited families like ms. althouse's...  We can see it; why can't she?)

10 Rounds.

Round 10

McGregor is taking too much punishment and the referee steps in. It's over. Mayweather goes 50-0!

5:54AM

Mayweather wins by TKO in the 10th

He could no longer defend himself and the referee had to end it. Mayweather was hitting him at will, walking towards him, cutting off his space and left him with nowhere to go. He stayed on his feet  but his legs had gone  and his arms must have felt like lead

Beats by Dre.

The world is a noisy place.

Whether you're chasing boxing history or the thing that matters most to you,

it's important to block out the distractions and remember how you got here. 

#AboveTheNoise

4AM Irish Time

We got up in the middle of the night to see Charles and Di marry, now they're waiting up on the other side of the ocean to watch America host Mayweather v. McGregor:

Conor McGregor, 29, has revealed he first targeted a fight with Floyd Mayweather before he had even established himself in the UFC.

The Irishman on Saturday makes his professional boxing debut when he faces Mayweather at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena.

He does so as the UFC's greatest asset, but enters a fight that could prove hugely uncompetitive even if it pays McGregor his greatest ever purse.

"Four years ago I fought in London at The Forum in front of about 500 people. Now here I am about to quadruple my net worth with one half a fight. Sign me up. No one is going to kick, knee or elbow. And it’s against this little b****."
...
In the first stop of a four-city media tour promoting the fight, Mayweather told the 20,000-strong crowd in Los Angeles: "I don't care if it's a ring or it's an octagon, I will kick ass. I don't back down for anybody.

"You line them up and I will knock them down. On August 26, I'm gonna knock this b**** out too."

McGregor retorted: "You haven't knocked anyone out in about 20 years."
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"I am honoured to be here, to give you this spectacle," McGregor said. "His little legs, his little core, his little head, I am going to knock him out inside four rounds, mark my words.

Saturday's match-up has gradually been building for the past two years as interest grew in the rivalry between the two biggest figures in their respective codes.

However, even though only a year ago a fight between them appeared little more than a fantasy, for McGregor it has almost been part of a grand plan.

As a young, raw, little-known fighter in Ireland he admired Mayweather from afar and was influenced by the American's criticism of MMA.

The 40-year-old has long been the world's leading boxer, significantly before his opponent became a professional a fighter, and McGregor said: "Originally that's what woke me up. I was a young kid listening to him talk down about the sport that I was dedicating my entire life to.

"I'm talking years back, me as a kid.  Then I realised we're a similar weight, that was when he first came on my radar. I said, 'You know what, I'm going to climb up, and I'm going into different disciplines, I will get that fight'.

"Throughout time I rose up - I'm a multiple weight champion - and then it turns out he was the one who came to me. Perfect."

Who will Condemn this Deadly Hatred?

A black, ex-Marine was arrested in Florida after killing a police officer and shooting another last night.  The dead officer is white;  the one left clinging to life in a hospital is black.  The accused had posted on social media about his hatred for law enforcement authorities.

The media would be wise to stop ramping up the racial hatred and calls for racial atonement.  Those are often dog whistles to those mentally ill who believe they are still enslaved in our society, and being repressed by white others.

Be tough & strong, we love you!

... and we will do whatever is necessary to help.

"Send up a signal;
  I'll throw you a line.
  That stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind,
  Never Lets in the Son..."
 ...
" They say there's a heaven for those who will wait...
  Some say it's better, but I say it ain't.
  I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
 'cause sinners know when to Run...
 I tell ya, only the good die young."

~Billy Joel.  Only the Good Die Young...

When I Find Myself in Times of Trouble...

Mother Mary comes to me..
speaking words of wisdom:
Let It Be.

And in my hour of darkness
she is standing there
in front of me,
speaking words of wisdom:
Let It Be.

Let it be,
let it be,
let it be, let it beeee...
For there will be an Answer*,
Let It Be.
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* Romans 12:  "Vengeance is Mine, sayeth the Lord"...

A Living Sacrifice

12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. ² Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Humble Service in the Body of Christ

³ For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. ⁴ For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, ⁵ so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. ⁶ We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; ⁷ if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; ⁸ if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

Love in Action

⁹ Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. ¹⁰ Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. ¹¹ Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. ¹² Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. ¹³ Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
¹⁴ Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. ¹⁵ Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. ¹⁶ Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
¹⁷ Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. ¹⁸ If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. ¹⁹ Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. ²⁰ On the contrary:

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
    if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

²¹ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Redefining Roles.

The president and first lady have decided not to attend the Kennedy Center Honors festivities this year.   Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued this statement Saturday morning:

Each year, the Kennedy Center honors the careers and achievements of artists who have helped shape cultural life in the United States with a weekend that includes celebrations and events.

The award recipients are recognized for their lifetime contributions in the arts and the positive change they have made all over the world.

The President and First Lady have decided not to participate in this year's activities to allow the honorees to celebrate without any political distraction.

First Lady Melania Trump, along with her husband President Donald J. Trump, extend their sincerest congratulations and well wishes to all of this year's award recipients for their many accomplishments.

Good decision.
It looked bad when the Obamas continued partying with the elites during wartime and troubled economic times for the rest of the country.  Let the Kennedy's have their ceremonies, but this is not a presidential job.

(Nor is hugging everyone who has a case of the national sadz after the recent death and civil disobedience in Charlottesville, Va. btw...)

ps. How about that quick resolution to the North Korean crisis, and steady demise of the Russia-Elected-Trump! investigation?  Our national media has the attention span of a summer gnat, flitting about...
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ADDED:   
Four police officers shot -- one dead -- overnight in Florida.

I hope the president continues to acknowledge these deaths, the price people pay in serving all of our communities.  I also wonder... what kind of police officer an ambitious, obviously loving young woman like Heather Heyer might have made.  We'll never know, sadly, as she too was killed in the mean streets of America just as her life's work should have been taking shape...

Remember all the innocent victims of violence taken from their loved ones here on Earth much much too soon.  Grant their survivors peace in our days... In Your Mercy, keep us free from all sin and protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our savior, Jesus Christ...

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever...  Ah, men. (Eh, men?)

*  That's right: we pray...
    Oh yeah, we pray...
   We got to pray just to make it today.

Time and time and time and time again
I kept on knocking, but
these people wouldn't let me in

I tried and tried and tried and tried to make a way
But nothing happened 'til that day I prayed,,,

That's right: we pray...
    Oh yeah, we pray...
   We got to pray just to make it today.

~ MC Hammer.  Please Hammer; Don't Hurt 'em.