O’s pitcher Koji Uehara was forced to leave the game yesterday after three innings due to dehydration. Okay, it was pretty hot in D.C. yesterday, where the Orioles were playing, and we did win the game and all…but could we please teach the O’s coaching staff how to say, “Hey, have a cup of water,” in Japanese?
Onto other matters: I was listening to a discussion on Nominally Public Radio about the hullaballoo over President Obama’s address at Notre Dame. The usual balance stunt was in effect: a member of the faculty for the neutral stance (he was obviously in favor of Obama’s speech, but was very carefully asked neutral-seeming questions in an effort to bleach out his viewpoint), a Catholic activist for the antis, and – all together now! – E.J. Dionne for the liberals. (As an aside, can we just buy that man a sign that says “LIBERAL ELITE” and have him wear it on every single channel? Good thing that the MSM is so independent and all.) Continue reading
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