when Icons Meet: Adam West on The Rifleman (1961)

 From season 3 of The Rifleman:

The ice storm that hit Texas a few winters reminds us that the Southwest is not immune to winter weather. In the episode, "Stopover", Lucas (Chuck Connors) welcomes a group of stagecoach passengers seeking shelter in the midst of a snowstorm in North Fork.

Adam West, Bethel Leslie, & Gordon Jones (ex-The Abbott & Costello Show) are among the guest stars. Joe Higgins appears as Scotty, instead of his more familiar role as a blacksmith on the series.

Adam West impressed the show's producers, Arnold Laven, Jules Levy, & Arthur Gardner, such that he joined the cast of their other series, The Detectives, the following fall.

An attorney faces disbarment, a magazine depicts the president getting what he deserves, or, just another day

 Ah, the sad story of Lindsey Halligan just took a turn for the worse.

We're learning that Halligan, fraudulently appointed as a US Attorney in Virginia, is facing disbarment in Florida as the state bar there is looking into allegations of ethics violations against the telegenic Halligan, who was an insurance lawyer before hooking up with president Trump.

Even though Florida is a "deep red" state, meaning heavily leaning Republican, the state bar likely won't turn a blind eye at the end to Halligan's inexperience and incompetence. Trump sent her to Virginia because she is eye candy for him to see on TV. If they do, it'll be because sycophants like Rusty Gaetz and Ron DeStupid will go to bat for Halligan in order to win points with President Pampers.

The meltdown from Washington will be glorious, to be sure.

But, Halligan's troubles are only part of what would trigger a meltdown today.

That's because The Week's latest issue came out, with an artist's depiction of Chief Justice John Roberts giving Trump something he didn't get enough of as a child. Discipline.

This was in response to the Supreme Court's recent ruling that the tariffs Trump imposed on other countries-----even though Americans would feel the effects----were, in fact, illegal. Proving once again to be dumber than a case of hammers, Trump imposed a new set of tariffs, as much as 15 percent as of last weekend, defying the Supreme Court, all because he thinks he can do what he wants without consequence.

At least Beavis & Butt-Head try to learn from their mistakes. Trump? The Archduke of Affluenza? Fuhgeddaboutit!!! His mindset is SO last century.

The crying will come from the White House before the morning is over. 

Update, 6:20 pm (ET): Now, the Florida bar says there's no "investigation", as they made a mistake, and are "monitoring" Halligan. Hmmmmmmm.

The first domino has fallen: Kristi Gnoem out as Director of Homeland Insecurity, but she gets a newly invented job.........

 After getting hammered by a Congressional committee earlier this week, Kristi Gnoem was sacked as Secretary of Homeland Insecurity by president Trump earlier today.

No, she's not a MENSA member.

The former South Dakota Governor was in over her head from the go, and tried to compensate for that by dressing up for field duty, cosplaying, if you will, hence the nickname, "ICE Barbie".

Unfortunately, Gnoem won't be unemployed for too long. Trump is tapping her to be a "special envoy" to the "Shield of The Americas", focusing on matters in the Western Hemisphere, still in pursuit of perceived illegal drug activity.

Replacing Gnoem at Homeland Insecurity is Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin, who ain't exactly a brain surgeon himself, given some of his own stunts, such as challenging Teamsters President Sean O'Brien to a fist fight on the Senate floor a couple of years back. It never came to pass, luckily for Mullen.

Once Mullin is confirmed, a special election will take place to fill his seat. Hopefully, the next one will have something to clean the seat.....!

Now, it's a pool to decide which domino falls next. Pete Hegseth? Pam Bondi? Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.? Tulsi Gabbard? Your guess is as good as mine.

Yes, Donald, there are Christian Democrats, too

 On Tuesday, Texas state Rep. James Talarico, the same man who was banned by CBS from having his interview with Stephen Colbert air last month, defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett in a primary for the Democratic nomination for Senator. Crockett wanted to move up the ladder, but was denied by the voters. She conceded defeat on Wednesday morning.

In November, Talarico will run against either Senator John Cornyn or Texas' corrupt Attorney General, Ken-L Ration Paxton. The fact that Talarico has already gained national attention prior to the primary has the GOP, particularly, president Trump, SO scared. The GOP primary is in May.

Trump has already branded Talarico as "radical left", which of course is wrong. Unlike Trump, who pretends to be a Christian to deceive his base of marks, Talarico is a legit Christian, who cited his faith in a victory speech on Tuesday. Talarico, per BuzzFeed, via MSN, campaigned on a message of love, compassion, & unity tied to his faith, and has broad appeal with suburban & Latino voters. For the GOP'ers, that's bad news, hence the immediate smear campaign.

Despite conceding, Crockett's camp is alleging GOP interference with polling places, including her home district of Dallas County. What that says is that the GOP was more scared of Crockett moving up than Talarico, a newcomer on the national stage.

For his part, Trump is trying to influence the GOP nomination, saying he'd endorse the winner, even though an endorsement from America's Oldest Baby is usually the kiss of death, despite his claims to the contrary.

People keep asking for fresh voices in Congress. Seems the GOP is unwilling to listen........

That time when Diet Pepsi promoted healthy living (1978)

 This Diet Pepsi ad starts with a young woman jogging. Notice that she wears a shirt promoting a race sponsored by the soft drink similar to the annual Delightful (formerly Freihofer's) Run For Women in the 518. We'll try to look for more information on the Diet Pepsi running campaign.

Narration by Hal Linden (Barney Miller):

Sports this 'n' that

 NBC looked to its previous coverage of the NBA Tuesday night on what was billed as "Throwback Tuesday".

Bob Costas returned to the network to call the game, with analysts Doug Collins & Mike Fratello. Hannah Storm & Jim Gray were on the sidelines. Costas, who'd recently announced his retirement, was in rare form.

If NBC wants the ratings, maybe more of these "Throwbacks" would help.

More NBC: The network has signed Detroit Tigers play-by-play man Jason Benetti away from Fox to call their soon-to-be-revived Game of The Week. Benetti has also called college football & basketball for Fox, and before signing with the Tigers, had succeeded Ken Harrelson as the voice of the Chicago White Sox. Fox agreed to release Benetti from his contract early so he could go to NBC.

Fox, meanwhile, has also lost PBA bowling-----to the CW. Seems Nexstar, CW's owner (which also owns WTEN in the 518), is serious about their sports portfolio, having added NASCAR's O'Reilly series (formerly Xfinity), college basketball & football, the LIV golf tour, and WWE NXT in recent years.

Before the World Baseball Classic opens tomorrow, teams are playing exhibitions against MLB clubs, with mixed results. For example, Team USA blew away San Francisco. In Tampa, the Yankees demolished Panama, 11-1. The A's similarly routed Brazil, 14-4, in Arizona. The exhibitions continue today before tournament play starts tomorrow.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar will miss the 2026 season after testing positive for PED's for the 2nd time.

You'd think by now, players would figure out what to look for to avoid such hazards.

WWE's NXT division crowned a new North American champion last week, and it's really a feel good story.

Myles Borne (real name David Bostian III) is legitimately deaf, the result of having had Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of The Newborn upon his birth. Predictably ridiculed by then-champion Ethan Page, Borne finally earned a title match vs. Page on the February 24 episode, and defeated Page after Hank Walker, Tank Ledger, & Shiloh Hill intercepted an attempt at outside interference from Evolve champ Jackson Drake and his Vanity Project mates, Ricky Smokes & Brad Baylor, while NXT champ Joe Hendry held off Ricky Saints. Borne won an impromptu rematch with Page last night while both were in tearaway civilian clothes. Something tells me they'll meet again in a tuxedo match.

As bodybuilder-turned-actor Lou Ferrigno became a hero to not only the disabled but television viewers everywhere as The Incredible Hulk (1977-82), so, too, has Borne become a hero.

Dumb Donald thinks everyone should give him what he wants. When they say, no, he whines

 "Dumb Donald is really dumb!"--Gene Rayburn, Match Game, 1973-84.

It's clear that president Trump joined up with his pal, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to attack Iran to distract people from the ongoing scandal surrounding his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

Unfortunately for Mango Narcissus, he's made the US more of a global pariah, because he has all the professional comportment & courtesy of a toddler. Even fictional bullies get more respect than he does.

He wanted to, ahem, rent the military bases in Spain. The Spanish government said, no. Trump's response, per MSN? He "doesn't want anything to do with Spain".

If you think this guy is tough, you're kidding yourself.

As usual Trump is also upset because the British government shredded him for the attack, saying it was unwarranted.

"WAAAHH! I do what I want! I don't care what you think! WAAAAHHH!"

He's also distracting people from something even more obvious, and that's the presence of a red rash on the right side of his neck, as seen Monday night at a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House.

This man is not 100% healthy.

Trump's personal physician, Dr. Sean Barbabella, claims a "common, preventive skin treatment cream" caused the rash, and that it'll remain for a few weeks.

Uh-huh, and in that time, someone will find a cure for cancer. In other words, Dr. Quack, try again. You've claimed your patient has been in excellent health, but that rash says otherwise. Where did you get your license to practice medicine, bub? A cereal box?

Trump just won't admit he's got a problem or three, because it would make him look weaker to his base than he really is. I'm pretty sure there's a better treatment for the rash than Barbabella is letting on.

Which wouldn't surprise anyone.