Hey folks, due to one of us being actually concerned about things like filing dates and deadlines, Alex and I weren’t able to get together for a podcast this week.
I’ll give you a moment to get yourself together.
Ok, so that means no podcast this week unfortunately. The previous weeks are still up, obviously, and if you haven’t gotten a chance to give them a listen, now is the perfect time.
We’ll be back next week and ready to go.
Alex and I are at it again. This week we talk Joni and her bread bags, the value of work, Renee Ellmers, Huckabee and the Super Bowl.
And again, if you need a download link, shoot me an email at bcochran1981 at gmail dot com.
Hello again. Alex and I are back this week and we’re discussing the abortion fiasco in the House, Greece, taxing 529s and the Patriots.
We’re learning and adjusting and correcting as we go, so please hang with us. Related, several folks have mentioned making the podcast available through iTunes. That’s something we are working on and hope to have running in the near future.
Again, if you’d like a download link, email me at bcochran1981 at gmail dot com.
Hope you enjoy this week’s podcast!
So we’re back again this week. Big, big thanks to all of you who gave us a listen last week.
This week Alex and I discuss Republican primary candidates, soup cans, private info, Operation Chokepoint, baseball and football.
A couple of things: 1) Trigger Warning. 2) Profanity. The triggering resulted in much profaneness.
CORRECTIONS: In the podcast, Alex referred to an article at Buzzfeed. The article did not appear at Buzzfeed. The article was at DKos. Alex and I both referred to Phil Niekro and the “emery board incident.” It was not Phil, it was his younger brother, Joe. John Smoltz is not the only pitcher with 100 wins and saves. He is the only pitcher in MLB history with 200 wins and 100 saves. When you speak, with no real notes, for almost an hour and a half, you’re bound to screw a few things up. Our apologies and we will endeavor to do better.
Finally, for those who wish to download without having to register, that option is available. Email me at bcochran1981 at gmail dot com. We just ask one thing. Go to the podcast page and let the podcast play briefly, like 15 seconds, anyway. This will count as a “play” and will help us keep track of the response.
Here is this week’s episode of the Drift Compatible Podcast, I hope you enjoy.
AlexTheChick and I decided to do a podcast. In the first ever Drift Compatible podcast, we discuss Speaker Boehner’s election, the Charlie Hebdo attack, the UVA rape hoax and even a little football.
Hope you enjoy it.
“I have to go home and clean up the blood and mess,” said Knight. “It’s been a long day.”
Grab a cold beer and a sausage dog. Slather that sucker up with some mustard, onions and peppers and take a seat. It’s the World Series post.
Before we jump right into looking back at Game 5 and then forward to 6, there are a couple stories I wanted to hit on real quick.
The first is Aaron Lewis. I did not see the Anthem before Game 5, but I’ve seen tons of stories that Lewis flubbed one of the opening lines. Instead of singing “what so proudly we hailed, at the twilight’s last gleaming” he sang the second half as “were so gallantly streaming.” He’s getting absolutely ripped for it. I don’t really have an opinion one way or the other on it. I’m not going to rip the guy mercilessly like some are, but I’m not going to just give it a pass either. What I did want to do, was make sure you guys saw the statement he put out later that night.
“All I can say is I’m sorry and ask for the Nation’s forgiveness. My nerves got the best of me and I am completely torn up about what happened. America is the greatest country in the world. The Star-Spangled Banner means so much to so many, including myself. I hope everyone can understand the intensity of the situation and my true intent of this performance. I hope that the Nation, Major League Baseball and the many fans of our national pastime can forgive me.”
The other news item is a very sad one. Cardinals rookie Oscar Taveras, along with his girlfriend, was killed in car accident on Sunday in his native Dominican Republic. TMZ Sports (who knew there was such a thing and no, I’m not linking TMZ) has a story up that no alcohol is suspected in the crash. Fast car, wet road.
Manager Mike Matheny released a statement and, maybe it’s just me, but I could almost feel the pain and sorrow coming through his words. The whole article is worth a read, but especially Matheny’s comments.
Taveras was, by all accounts, an amazing talent with a very bright future ahead of him. He was considered one of the top prospects in all of baseball and the Cardinals had said that he was the best hitting prospect to come through their organization since Pujols.
A sad story of a life gone too soon.
Ok, enough of the bad news, on to more fun stuff. Game 5.
My. God. Jim.
Madison Bumgarner. I’ve been watching baseball a long time. What Bumgarner did in Game 5 was one of the most impressive pitching performances I’ve seen. I played for a long time. I know what it takes to go 9 and I know what it takes to shut another team out. That performance truly was special and magnificent and all those other words we normally roll our eyes at when big headed, cheesy voiced announcers gush them out. But last night they were deserved.
When I think of “dominating post season pitching performances”, two games come to mind. One is Tom Glavine’s Game 6 in the 1995 World Series against Cleveland. (Sorry/not sorry Alex) Glavine threw 8 shut out innings and then turned the ball over to Mark Wohlers to close out the 9th and the Series. The other is Curt Schillings’ infamous “bloody sock game” in Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS. Schilling went 7 innings and only surrendered one run while being obviously injured. (Shut up truthers. It was not ketchup or red dye.)
Bumgarner put both of them to shame. He’s now thrown 30 innings in his career in the World Series and he’s given up one run. One. Single. Uno. That’s insanity. That’s an ERA of 0.29. That simply doesn’t happen. Certainly not in today’s baseball culture. I’m begging for a Game 7 so I can see him come back on short rest.
Two things were lost in Bumgarner’s domination: 1) James Shields came back and had a strong outing. He threw very well and had given up two runs through 6 innings. Normally, that would be enough. 2) KC’s bullpen, which was one of the biggest strengths of the team, got knocked around again. Herrera and Davis gave up three runs in their two innings pitched. I believe I have this right, KC’s bullpen has given up 11 runs in their last 6 innings. That has to be corrected or tonight’s game will be it.
So what are we going to see tonight in Game 6?
Kansas City calls on Yordano Ventura to extend this Series and their season. Ventura threw fairly well in Game 2, giving the Royals 5+ innings and surrendering 2 runs. Honestly, with the recent woes of the KC bullpen, they’re going to need better from him. They also need their bats to fire up again like we saw in Game 2. They broke out for 7 runs there, but we haven’t seen a whole lot from them since. Maybe the trip back home will inspire them. More than anything, the Royals need Huffy, Davis, Finnegan and Herrera to get their acts together. That bullpen simply must be firing on all cylinders if the Royals want to compete.
The Giants look to veteran Jake Peavy to finish the Series off and give them their 3rd World Series in the last 5 years. Peavy got touched up pretty good in Game 2, giving up 4 runs in 5+ innings. Peavy doesn’t need to be Bumgarner good, he just needs to give them a quality start. In this instance, I’m defining that as 5+ innings and 3 runs or less. Yes, I know that’s not really “quality”, but SanFran’s bats have averaged over 7 runs in their 3 victories. If Peavey can keep it close, the Giants offensive power will have a chance to close things out tonight.
Who are we looking at tonight?
For San Francisco, it’s Buster Posey.
Yes, he looks 15. No, I don’t think he can shave. BUT, he was the starting catcher for the Giants in the Series victories in 2010 and 2012. He’s an All-Star, a Rookie of the Year and an MVP. He is, undoubtedly, one of the leaders of that team. He’s an excellent defensive catcher and, typically, an outstanding hitter. However, this World Series has not been his best. He’s hitting just a bit over .200, has just 2 runs batted in and only 1 run scored. If the Giants’ offense comes alive tonight and Posey’s bat wakes up, look for some serious offensive fireworks.
For Kansas City, watch for Lorenzo Cain.
Cain is only in his second full year as a starter for the Royals, but his speed and skill in center field have already made him a standout. Add to his defensive prowess the fact that he’s hitting the ball very well in the postseason and Cain becomes a huge part of the Royals’ success. The 2014 ALCS MVP is hitting above .300 in the postseason and has scored 12 runs. He’s getting on base and he’s coming around to score. Batting in the 3rd spot, he’s also setting up those guys behind him. Cain’s offense and defense are critical to the Royals getting a victory.
That’s all I’ve got for tonight folks. As always, I hope you enjoyed the post and I hope you enjoy the game more.
According to the Mayo Clinic:
Narcissistic personality disorder symptoms may include:
- Believing that you’re better than others
- Fantasizing about power, success and attractiveness
- Exaggerating your achievements or talents
- Expecting constant praise and admiration
- Believing that you’re special and acting accordingly
- Failing to recognize other people’s emotions and feelings
- Expecting others to go along with your ideas and plans
- Taking advantage of others
- Expressing disdain for those you feel are inferior
- Being jealous of others
- Believing that others are jealous of you
- Trouble keeping healthy relationships
- Setting unrealistic goals
- Being easily hurt and rejected
- Having a fragile self-esteem
- Appearing as tough-minded or unemotional
Does this, perhaps, sound familiar at all to anyone?
But wait, you’re saying, he’s not really narcissistic, he’s just supremely confident and maybe has a touch of ego. Just like all politicians!
Yes, pretty much all politicians hit quite a few of those symptoms, but does it rise to the level of being a disorder? Does it affect seemingly irrelevant areas of life? Does it cause that person to view themselves as wholly and completely the center of attention at all times?
Let’s take a little peek at something, shall we?
Remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor:
The Anniversary of the assassination of JFK:
Rosa Parks:
Neil Armstrong:
Are we sensing a pattern? A common link? No? Then allow me to continue.
His Chief of Staff’s birthday:
Vice President Biden’s birthday:
Hey, at least the supposed subject is actually in that one. Here’s another one….THE END OF COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAQ:
Perhaps even more laughable, or delusional, is the insertion of Barack Obama into the bios of every President since Coolidge (minus Ford)….
- On Feb. 22, 1924 Calvin Coolidge became the first president to make a public radio address to the American people. President Coolidge later helped create the Federal Radio Commission, which has now evolved to become the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). President Obama became the first president to hold virtual gatherings and town halls using Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, etc.
- In a 1946 letter to the National Urban League, President Truman wrote that the government has “an obligation to see that the civil rights of every citizen are fully and equally protected.” He ended racial segregation in civil service and the armed forces in 1948. Today the Obama administration continues to strive toward upholding the civil rights of its citizens, repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, allowing people of all sexual orientations to serve openly in our armed forces.
- In a June 28, 1985 speech Reagan called for a fairer tax code, one where a multi-millionaire did not have a lower tax rate than his secretary. Today, President Obama is calling for the same with the Buffett Rule.
Had enough yet? No? Ok, this actually isn’t the worst of it. The worst of it was so bad that Slate, yes, Slate, called out Obama for his narcissism.
The President was in Hawaii and attended the memorial service for Senator Daniel Inouye. He was supposed to deliver the eulogy. Instead, well, I’ll just let Slate tell the story:
“Someone needs to tell Barack Obama—it must get particularly confusing this time of year—that his own birth is not Year One, the date around which all other events are understood. His much-noted, self-referential tic was on cringe-worthy display Friday when the president gave his eulogy for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye…
…President Barack Obama’s remarks at Inouye’s funeral service were a bizarre twirl around his own personal Kodak carousel.
When Obama was 11 years old he went on vacation with his family, and those paying their respects to Inouye got to hear a long description of this amazing trip, from Seattle to Kansas, from Disneyland to Yellowstone. They heard of the young Obama’s happiness whenever the motel had a pool or an ice machine. And finally, as the people must have been twitching in the pews wondering where this was all going, we get back to the late senator.”
In President Obama’s world, everything revolves around Barack Obama. Events don’t have significance in and of themselves, they are given significance in the manner in which they affect Barack Obama.
I could take the time to hit each one of the symptoms that the Mayo Clinic lists, and there are multiple instances of the President displaying each, but we don’t have that kind of time and I’m not into self-flagellation. I think this Lilliputian look at the Lilliputian President more than demonstrates the President’s emersion in narcissistic tendencies.
But, I’m not BARACK OBAMA, so what do I know?
Anyone who’s been at the beach for an incoming tide knows how it goes. The tide doesn’t rush in all at once, it creeps. Every wave just a little higher than the last. Inch by inch, minute by minute, it slowly works its way closer and closer. You think to yourself, “Oh, I’ve got time. The water isn’t that high yet. I’ll move before it gets to the car.”
So you sit, reading a book, drinking a beer, talking to friends, listening to your iPod. And still, the water creeps. “Huh, that water is getting pretty close. But it’s not to me yet, I’ll move before it gets here.”
Next thing you know….
So it is with tyranny. “Yeah, that’s bad, but it’s not the end of the world. Doesn’t even directly affect me.”
The government is the tide, tyranny the sea. Ever creeping, never stopping, slowly pushing closer and closer.
We’ve seen the government encroach more and more on our liberties. We’ve seen the power and reach of government expand in regards to eminent domain, gun rights (although there has been significant pushback here), healthcare, finance and family life. We’ve seen the government involve themselves in the houses we buy, the food we eat, the money we borrow and the most basic choices we make about our bodies.
There are many reasons given….national security, general public health, economic stability, but in the end it means one thing. The water is edging closer.
Now we are at a point where some of our elected officials have said “Stop.” They’ve said that the government is encroaching on our liberty, as well as our wallets. So we have the shutdown.
The response? A temper tantrum that would get my 3 year old spanked.
Memorials closed.
Monuments made inaccessible.
Why, even the ocean has been deemed off limits.
But it doesn’t stop there. Just this week, a group of senior citizens were visiting Yellowstone National Park. Their tour bus was travelling through the park when they saw a herd of bison near the roadside. They did what we all would do, they stopped for pictures.
Almost immediately, an armed ranger came by and ordered them to get back in, saying they couldn’t “recreate.” The tour guide, who had paid a $300 fee the day before to bring the group into the park, argued that the seniors weren’t “recreating,” just taking photos. “She responded and said, ‘Sir, you are recreating,’ and her tone became very aggressive,” Vaillancourt said.
Ah. No recreating due to shutdown. Gotcha. But it’s not over, oh no.
The seniors quickly filed back onboard and the bus went to the Old Faithful Inn, the park’s premier lodge located adjacent to the park’s most famous site, Old Faithful geyser. That was as close as they could get to the famous site — barricades were erected around Old Faithful, and the seniors were locked inside the hotel, where armed rangers stayed at the door.
–http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x1442580353/Gestapo-tactics-meet-senior-citizens-at-Yellowstone
And the tide is in. Here we have a group of seniors doing what they have every right to do, visiting and enjoying the countryside that they pay for. What do they get? Treated rudely and then detained at gunpoint.
Let me repeat that.
Detained. At. Gunpoint.
For daring to try and visit Old Faithful.
The Park Rangers had no right, legal or otherwise to detain them. This is the very definition of unlawful detainment/false imprisonment.
restraint of a person in a bounded area without justification or consent.
Now, is it possible that the Rangers were acting on their own authority? Well, sure, anything’s possible. But can anyone really believe that their orders weren’t just that, orders? I cannot fathom that a group of Park Rangers would take it upon themselves to detain, at gunpoint, a group of senior citizens and confine them to their hotel.
This is tyranny. Tyranny is easily defined as cruel and oppressive treatment of a government over its people. There is an argument to be made for cruel, but it is most certainly oppressive. The leader of the government has decided where and when the people may visit certain public areas of the country.
The tide is rising my friends. The waves are lapping at the hubcaps. Will you ignore it? Delay and think that there will always be enough time to move?
I remember standing outside of Kenan Hall at Flagler College and hearing that a plane had crashed into one of the towers.
I remember sitting in class and an administrator interrupting class to tell us that a second plane had hit the second tower, the country was under terrorist attack and all classes were cancelled.
I remember sitting in the student lounge and watching the first tower come down.
I remember sitting with my girlfriend (now my wife) at her house watching the second tower come down.
I remember the anger and the hurt and the sadness I felt.
I remember the rescue workers frantically digging.
I remember firefighters carrying their own out of the rubble.
I remember the panic and heartache of those trying to find their loved ones.
I remember when “rescue” became “recovery”.
I remember President Bush standing in the rubble.
I remember the Pentagon.
I remember the field in Pennsylvania.
I remember why we went to war.
I remember. And I will never forget.
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