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the umpire strikes back

by Freddie · October 13, 2009

Freddie

Freddie deBoer used to blog at lhote.blogspot.com, and may again someday. Now he blogs here.

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Ryan says:

October 13, 2009 at 1:22 pm

Unimpressed. It’s just the usual splutter: “But but but… George Bush wasn’t really one of us!!” Cry me a river.

Nice that you completely anticipated his response, though. If there are two things we can all count on with Conor, they’re a) pearl-clutching and b) boring predictability. “Thoughtful” conservatism sure is wasting a lot of otherwise remarkable minds.Report

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From New Jersey News Network: N.J. Lawmakers Pass Legal Marijuana Bill; Make Growing At Home A Felony

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From NJNN:

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey legislators have approved three bills that reshaped how the Garden State handles drug use involving marijuana.

The state’s Senate and Assembly voted first to create a new and legal marijuana industry from scratch and called for new regulations to be written within six months.

Additionally, both houses approved a bill that decriminalizes possession of up to six ounces of cannabis. That second bill is designed to stop arrests and expunge criminal records of low-level marijuana offenses.

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Now, the Garden State is set to become the only state in the U.S. where adults can legally use, possess, and purchase cannabis while still risking prison for growing marijuana at home—under any circumstances.

(Featured image is "NEW JERSEY 1953 ---FARM USE LICENSE PLATE" by woody1778a and is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0)

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From the Wall Street Journal: Apollo CEO Leon Black to Step Down Following Review of Jeffrey Epstein Ties

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From the WSJ:

Leon Black plans to step down as chief executive of Apollo Global Management Inc. after an independent review revealed larger-than-expected payments to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that it nevertheless deemed justified.

The months long review by Dechert LLP found no evidence that Mr. Black was involved in the criminal activities of the late Epstein, who was indicted in 2019 on federal sex-trafficking charges involving underage girls, according to a copy of the law firm’s report that was viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

In its report, Dechert found the fees that the billionaire had paid Epstein were for legitimate advice on trust- and estate-tax planning that proved to be of significant value to Mr. Black and his family. Mr. Black paid Epstein a total of $148 million, plus a $10 million donation to his charity—far more than was previously known.

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Transgender Military Ban Lifted: Read President Biden’s Executive Order For Yourself

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President Joe Biden has signed a promised executive order reversing Pentagon policy banning transgender individuals from military service.

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Buy American: President Biden’s Executive Order

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Read it for yourself then discuss President Biden's executive order on strengthening the "Buy American Act"

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Running for Governor of Arkansas

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Watch her announcement and discuss Sarah Huckabee Sanders as she announces a long-rumored run for the statehouse in Little Rock.

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Pardon Me, Sir

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The full list of pardons and commutations President Trump has issued on his last day in office, with a little help from Grey Poupon

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Ryan Adams Cleared by the FBI

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While Adams still has the pall of being an asshole hanging over his head, none of those come with possible felonies attached.

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Ordinary Pivot

Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition

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When I was a kid, I heard a handful of references to "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" but I had always assumed that the song was a parody. Like, it was a much more bitter "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" from Country Joe and the Fish.

I've recently had an opportunity to listen to the song a couple of times and was inspired to do research into it and, as it turns out, it was written in 1942 as a response to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

I've listened to three or four versions of the song but have concluded that this version is my favorite. I hope you like it too.