10.30.2024

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts




And I thought this was weird a decade ago. Little did I know what was about 
to happen to society.



  • According to the Tarrant County D.A.'s web site, the case that Cowboy kicker Brandon Aubrey is sitting on as a juror, reached a verdict on guilty/not guilt yesterday. But the case will fire up again today when the jury hears any punishment evidence.

  • Does Ken Paxton ever spend anytime doing regular work?

  • Kamala Harris returned to the exact place of Trump's crime last night to deliver some closing remarks before next week's election day.




    • Lets see how the objective Fox News network handled the event by looking at a collection of chyrons they used at the bottom of the screen during the speech. 

    • Flashback to Trump's January 6th rally at that location before the Insurrection:

  • The Liberally Lean Weather Team tells me that Wise County will see about an hour of "a pretty good little rain" shortly after midnight. 
  • Locally relevant quote from this Christian Post story: "We love you, Jesus, and we also love our country," Pastor Jack Graham of Prestonwood Baptist Church prayed. "And we thank you that you have raised up a man, Donald J. Trump, to be a warrior for the Word of God." Incredible. 

  • The "Let's Go Brandon" crowd is claiming that President Biden called "Trump supporters" "garbage" last night. Not true. What they are doing is playing a few second clip and cutting it off after the word "supporter's" in an effort to give the impression that Biden said "supporters" without the apostrophe.  The full clip matches the transcript below. 



    • He's clearly calling Tony Hinchcliffe garbage.
    • And if you want to see what you want to see, fine. Don't vote for Biden. (And then go by a little book by Strunk and White.)
  • The great overseas travel guide Rick Steves wasn't holding back last night regarding this election.

  • It's coming. He thinks he is going to lose Pennsylvania and the election, and he is doing pre-emptive lying Get ready. 

  • The Business Second™. D R Horton shares fell up to 15% yesterday after its quarterly earnings were released. But I wouldn't exactly say the sky is falling: "In the three months through September, buyers signed contracts for 19,035 homes, up 5% from a year earlier [but] analysts [had] estimated 19,994 . . . ."

  • Remember how windy it was yesterday evening? Well, there was an outdoor volleyball game in it in Argyle. Video clip of the action which was way too normal.

  • In case you missed this crazy moment in the World Series game last night, here it is.

  • Thanksgiving is in 29 days. Christmas is in 56 days.