Thursday, January 11, 2024

Names making news

 Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in New York is expected to conclude today. The former president wanted to speak in his own defense in closing arguments, but Judge Arthur Engoron would not allow it after Trump and his attorneys, from the firm of Dumb, Dumber, & Dumbest, would not accept specific conditions, such as, Trump could not make a political speech or recycle the same, tired, false claims about election fraud dating back to at least 2020.


"WAAAAHHHH!! I was robbed! It's true!! WAAAHHHH!"

No, it's not, Diaper Don. Take your medicine like a man for once.

Down in Atlanta, Trump ambulance chaser and co-defendant Michael Roman is pushing to have the case there dismissed, alleging misconduct on the part of DA Fani Willis, specifically, Willis being in a relationship with one of her aides. While Roman has no evidence to support his spurious claims, Trump and, of course, Empty-G (Marjorie Taylor Greene) are jumping on the bandwagon, looking for any excuse at all to eliminate Willis and the Georgia case altogether.


"She's out of line! WAAAHHHH!"

No, she isn't, Orange Beavis. There's no problem with the relationship as it has nothing to do with work. Roman, like Trump, is that desperate to avoid going to jail, knowing his career is in the toilet.

Prediction: Willis will stay on the case, and gain convictions of Trump, Roman, and other co-defendants, as well as unindicted co-conspirators like Rudy Goofiani.
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Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie withdrew from the 2024 presidential race, hours before Florida Governor Ron DeSantis & former UN Ambassador & South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley were to debate on CNN. Christie's legacy, though, was left behind with Haley & DeSantis, as they finally took the offensive against Trump. What took them so long?
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The NFL coaching carousel is moving slower than usual as the playoffs approach. We reported on Monday that Atlanta had sacked coach Arthur Smith after the Falcons choked their way out of the post-season and a division title.

Later Monday, Washington dumped coach Ron Rivera, but, two days later, blocked the Kansas City Chiefs from a reunion with offensive coordinator Eric "Sleeping With" Bienemy ahead of their playoff game Saturday vs. Miami.

Since then, Tennessee bounced Mike Vrabel after 6 seasons. Seattle decided to turn Pete Carroll from head coach to an advisor of some kind, and New England, as has been speculated, is moving on from Bill Belichick after 24 seasons and 6 Super Bowls. Belichick, if he doesn't coach again, and retire, will have finished with 8 titles total, 2 of them as an assistant under Bill Parcells with the Giants.
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After 17 seasons and 6 national titles at Alabama (he also won 1 at LSU before an ill-fated run with the Miami Dolphins), Nick Saban retired late Wednesday. Apparently, his assumption in an AFLAC commercial with Deion Sanders that "elephants are scarier" came back to haunt him after Alabama lost to Michigan on New Year's Day.

No word as to whether or not Saban, 72, will continue as a commercial spokesman for AFLAC with Sanders, or if "Coach Prime" goes it alone next season.

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