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Republican supporters of Donald Trump, fed up with the spate of critical tell-all books by journalists and former aides of the former president, are rushing into print a series of books telling their side of the story. “Fear, Rage, Peril, Fire and Fury, Unfit, Hoax, Disloyal, The Reckoning, A Very Stable Genius, I Alone CanContinue reading “Unrecommended reading”

Jacksonville isn’t actually a city. It’s 874 square miles of suburban sprawl and is best known for not being known for anything of consequence – except for another suburban: Urban Meyer. The coach of the Jaguars, just four games into his NFL career, has been sort of lap-danced onto sports-page headlines, resuming a life whoseContinue reading “As Urban Legends Go, This One Sucks”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – It’s not a Donald Trump rally. It’s the “American Manufacturers’ Convention” – or at least that’s what the Republican Party wants you to think of Insurrection II Saturday at the U.S. Capitol. The former president, who masterminded the Jan. 6 riot, has invited to the gathering the makers of guns, American flagsContinue reading “If you liked the first insurrection, you’ll love the next one”

The surreptitiously recorded commentary by ringside announcers Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Jorge Masvidal, Todd Grisham and others at Saturday night’s Evander Holyfield-Vitor Belfort boxing match at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida:Grisham: Donald, I …Trump: Don’t call me that.Grisham: What should …Trump: Mr. President. I still am, you know.Donald Jr.:Continue reading “Trump watches the “Fight of the Century” His is coming in the near future”

Sept. 12, 2021 NEW ORLEANS – Quarterback Jameis Winston, in his first start for New Orleans, set a National Football League record by throwing nine interceptions – but the Saints still managed to defeat the Green Bay Packers 26-12 in the teams’ season opener. The New Orleans defense managed to stifle Aaron Rodgers and theContinue reading “The peregrination of Jameis Winston: Just a few things to work on”

The nine lawyers who filed an unsuccessful lawsuit supporting former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn Michigan’s election results are suing the judge who ruled that they’re idiots and should never again be allowed near a courtroom.Along with saying they plan to appeal U.S. District Court Linda V. Parker’s ruling that they’re morons and aContinue reading “Truth or consequences: Not much truth by them but plenty of consequences for them”

Former President Donald Trump and at least a dozen Republican senators and members of the House choreographed the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, according to text messages, e-mails and recorded phone calls obtained by the Congressional committee investigating the insurrection.“Tell them to get in through the west entrance and ignore the Statutory Hall andContinue reading “How many Republicans does it take to choreograph an insurrection?”

Dec. 9, 2007NEW YORK – Florida quarterback Tim Tebow capped one of the finest seasons in NCAA history by becoming the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. Jan. 8, 2009MIAMI – Tim Tebow passed for 231 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 109 yards and was named Most Outstanding Player in the Florida Gators’Continue reading “Tim Tebow: A sports odyssey”

China, having learned its lesson from Japan, nearly bankrupt after spending $20-billion on the 2020 Summer Olympics (which were held this year), will have a tight, no-frills budget for next year’s Winter Games. That includes no major construction for any venues, as opposed to the eight facilities, like the 68,000-seat Olympic Stadium, the Metropolitan Gymnasium,Continue reading “Snow job. That’s China’s Olympic plan”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has apologized to the Republican National Committee for killing off a significant portion of the party’s constituency – but insists he won’t change his mind on prohibiting anti-COVID mandates. DeSantis has signed an executive order banning schools from requiring students to wear masks. “Kids should have the freedom to inhale whateverContinue reading “No masks, no mandates, no survivors, no problem”