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  • Million Dollar Quartet - 65th Anniversary

    12/04/2021 10:11:09 AM PST · by Night Hides Not · 1 replies
    North Forty News ^ | 12/02/2021 | Tim Van Schmitt
    It was a meeting of musical titans. It was a summit of some of the coolest cats in the world. I’m talking about the so-called “Million Dollar Quartet” meeting between Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash at Sun Studios in Memphis on December 4, 1956 — 65 years ago this week.
  • A Tale of Two Arenas, What a Difference 30 Miles Makes

    10/03/2021 9:58:57 AM PDT · by Night Hides Not · 11 replies
    Self ^ | 10/3/2021 | Night Hides Not
    Last week, the Dallas Mavericks announced their Covid protocol for the 2021-2022 season. In short, you have to provide proof of vaccination, or show a negative Covid test within 48 hours of the game. Contrast that to Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, where masks are encouraged...period.
  • Ex-Fox News Editor Recalls 'Humiliation' of Being Fired Over Election Night

    08/24/2021 4:15:15 AM PDT · by Night Hides Not · 52 replies
    The Daily Beast via MS News ^ | 8/24/2021 | Justin Baragona
    Former Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt recounted the “terrible feeling of humiliation” over getting fired by the network after he defended the Fox News decision desk’s early but accurate election night call for President Joe Biden to win Arizona, adding that it was “very challenging” to tell his kids he was suddenly kicked to the curb.
  • Biden declares June 'national month of action' for COVID-19 vaccinations

    06/02/2021 11:46:46 AM PDT · by Night Hides Not · 128 replies
    ABC News ^ | 6/2/2021 | en Gittleson, Anne Flaherty, Katherine Faulders and Erin Shumaker
    President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared June a "national month of action" to mobilize even more Americans to get vaccinated by July Fourth, in order to enjoy what he called "a summer of freedom."
  • Nearly Half of Female Soldiers Still Failing New Army Fitness Test

    05/11/2021 10:36:49 AM PDT · by Night Hides Not · 80 replies
    Military.com ^ | 5/10/2021 | Steve Beynon
    Full title of article: Nearly Half of Female Soldiers Still Failing New Army Fitness Test, While Males Pass EasilyMore than seven months after the official launch of the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, nearly half of female soldiers are still falling short, with enlisted women struggling the most, Military.com has learned. The data again raises questions about whether the Army's attempt to create a fitter force is creating more barriers to success for women. Internal Army figures from April show 44% of women failed the ACFT, compared to 7% of men since Oct. 1. "Female soldiers continue to lag...
  • Mark Cuban’s Mavericks won’t play national anthem anymore

    02/09/2021 9:02:46 PM PST · by Night Hides Not · 39 replies
    New York Post ^ | 2/9/2021 | Scott Fontana
    Haven’t heard about any national anthem protests at Mavericks games? There’s a good reason for that: Dallas isn’t and won’t be playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” anymore. Mark Cuban told The Athletic it was his decision to eliminate the tradition of playing the anthem before games. The move went by unnoticed through the first 13 combined preseason and regular-season games at American Airlines Center because the Mavericks did not publicize it, either within the organization or through an announcement to media. Monday marked the first game in which the Mavericks allowed a limited number of fans into their arena.
  • Where are the Democrats Urging Candace Valenzuela to Concede?

    11/09/2020 2:48:02 PM PST · by Night Hides Not · 10 replies
    Fort Worth Star Telegram ^ | 11/9/2020 | Gordon Dickson
    Nearly a week has passed since the election, yet the apparent loser of one of the hottest contested races for Congress in Dallas-Fort Worth is refusing to concede defeat.Democrat Candace Valenzuela, a former Carrollton-Farmers Branch school trustee, ran a strong underdog campaign for Congressional District 24, which includes much of Northeast Tarrant County and the suburban neighborhoods between Fort Worth and north Dallas. The district was pegged as one of several former GOP strongholds that Democrats hoped to win.But, with 100% of precincts reporting, Valenzuela remains 4,489 votes behind Republican Beth Van Duyne, a former Irving mayor who was supported...
  • The Calm Before the Storm (Vanity)

    02/26/2016 10:39:39 AM PST · by Night Hides Not · 21 replies
    NHN ^ | 2/26/2016 | Night Hides Not
    I was thinking of a couple of other names for this thread, opting for the least "descriptive". My original thoughts were "The Country Prepares for the Colonoscopy", and/or "The Political Enema known as the Trump/Clinton Presidential Contest of 2016."
  • Donald Trump's Sharia Compliance

    02/24/2016 8:36:14 PM PST · by Night Hides Not · 69 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 10/22/15 | Robert Spencer
    Donald Trump's boast that if he had been president, the September 11 jihad terror attacks would not have happened because "if I were running things, I doubt those people would have been in the country," has been gaining him even more notoriety and cheers from foes of Obama's immigration policies. What Trump would do to prevent jihad terror attacks by domestic jihadis, or Sharia encroachment on American freedoms, however, is far less clear than his stance on immigration, and some of the things he has said about these matters should give even the most full-throated of his enthusiasts considerably less...
  • What's the Dif...? (vanity)

    02/17/2016 11:43:27 AM PST · by Night Hides Not · 55 replies
    2/17/16 | Night Hides Not
    Requesting assistance from my fellow FReepers. The situation with Apple raised the following thought in my aging mind: Apple is failing to abide by a judicial order to hack into the phone of the San Bernardino jihadist. However, most liberals were gleeful when the owners of the bakery in Oregon were slapped with a $135,000 fine for not baking a wedding cake for a lesbian couple. In essence, this private business was failing to abide by "The Law of the Land."
  • Tom Ridge: Trump is an "embarrassment" to GOP, the country

    12/10/2015 5:27:05 AM PST · by Night Hides Not · 102 replies
    CBS News ^ | 12/9/2015 | Rebecca Shabad
    Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Wednesday that Donald Trump is an "embarrassment" to the Republican Party and the country. At a Manchester, New Hampshire campaign event for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Ridge dismissed Trump as a serious presidential contender. "I think Donald Trump is about celebrities, he's about publicity, he's not about bringing a serious mindset toward trying to address the wide range of security challenges in this country," he said. Ridge, who supports Bush for president, said he would never vote for Trump.
  • Bill Bennett Force to Confess Today (Vanity)

    11/04/2015 7:16:23 AM PST · by Night Hides Not · 22 replies
    Bill Bennett Show ^ | 11/4/2015 | Night Hides Not
    During my commute this morning, one of Bill's loyal listeners called in to offer a mild rebuke. The caller obviously was a fan of Bill, owing to the gentleness of the rebuke, primarily over McConnell's failures as Majority Leader. Bill then actually admitted, on the air, that he's been "disappointed" with McConnell.
  • The Wisdom of my 5 Year Old Grandson

    10/01/2015 7:08:41 AM PDT · by Night Hides Not · 4 replies
    NHN ^ | 10/01/2015 | Night Hides Not
    My daughter told me this story yesterday: My grandson was at Barnes & Noble yesterday, as he received a gift card for his fifth birthday. Accompanied by his paternal grandmother, he happened to see a table with several of Ted Cruz' books on it. Pointing to the books on the table, he loudly proclaimed, "THAT'S THE NEXT PRESIDENT!!!"
  • Ted Cruz Book Signing in Arlington, TX

    07/02/2015 2:25:00 AM PDT · by Night Hides Not · 7 replies
    NHN ^ | 7/2/15 | Night Hides Not
    Senator Cruz will be at the Arlington Costco from 10-12 noon. Street address is 600 West Arbrook. You'll need to be a Costco member to get in the door.
  • The Three Tumblers (vanity)

    06/25/2015 10:12:12 AM PDT · by Night Hides Not · 11 replies
    NHN ^ | 6/25/2015 | Night Hides Not
    Those who have read Atlas Shrugged will undoubtedly recall Hank Rearden's meeting with the Looters, where they sought his approval of the Steel Unification Plan. During the meeting, he focused on three tumblers that opened the door to understanding the Looters for what they were, i.e. pure evil. Today's ruling on Obamacare should be the third tumbler for those who have been deluding themselves that we are no longer a republic but an oligarchy ruled by the UniParty. As Scalia said, "words no longer have meaning." If all that matters is context and structure, the words you use are worthless....
  • North Texas Scouts All In For Cruz (vanity)

    03/31/2015 2:58:36 PM PDT · by Night Hides Not · 12 replies
    Night Hides Not ^ | 3/31/2015 | Night Hides Not
    My 13 YO son was at a Scout function last Saturday, a Merit Badge "University". During the Citizenship class, the topic of the 2016 election came up, and one boy shouted out, "I'm for Ted Cruz!" The room (20 boys) erupted with "Go Cruz! Go Cruz!" I wasn't there but my son was right there in the middle of action, naturally.
  • Coppell ISD has lost its mind (vanity)

    09/29/2014 7:40:35 PM PDT · by Night Hides Not · 20 replies
    Coppell ISD ^ | 9/29/2014 | Night Hides Not
    I learned today that my son was directed, by TWO teachers, to throw away a granola bar because it has nuts in it. Apparently, Coppell Middle School West is a "no nuts" campus...other than the faculty and administrators, apparently. I took the extra step to see if the Coppell ISD website had any mention of a "no nuts" policy district wide. Although I was unable to find any mention of such a policy, I found the following under their "Departments" tab for Child Nutrition: Healthy Snacks Available: Don’t have time to pack a classroom snack for your elementary student? We...
  • Fox Passes On Comedy ‘Cabot College’, Produced By Tina Fey & Robert Carlock

    08/20/2014 6:10:01 AM PDT · by Night Hides Not · 30 replies
    Deadline Hollywood ^ | 8/18/14 | Nellie Andreeva
    It looks like no Fox pilots from this past season will make it to series after all. Back in May, then-Fox chairman Kevin Reilly didn’t pick up any of the five produced comedy pilots to series, instead upping the order of previously ordered Mulaney from 6 to 16 episodes. At the time, Reilly entered talks with Universal TV for a six-episode order to Matt Hubbard’s Cabot College, executive produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, considered the front-runner of the bunch.
  • Sebastopol Climber Dies From Fall In Yosemite After Proposing To Girlfriend

    08/19/2014 6:43:24 AM PDT · by Night Hides Not · 33 replies
    CBS Channel 5 SF Bay Area ^ | 4/18/14 | Unattributed
    YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (CBS SF) — A Bay Area man died while rock climbing in Yosemite National Park shortly after his girlfriend accepted his marriage proposal. 36-year old Brad Parker, a veteran rock climber and Sebastopol resident was killed after falling from a climb along Matthes Crest according to the Press Democrat. Parker had completed a climb to the summit of Cathedral Peak where he proposed to his girlfriend Jainee Dial. She accepted his proposal, but the couple separated as Parker went to climb along Matthes Crest by himself. Yosemite Park Ranger Kari Cobb told the Press Democrat that Parker...
  • Ann Coulter stumps for ‘crap-a—’ GOP

    08/13/2014 6:43:02 AM PDT · by Night Hides Not · 112 replies
    Politico ^ | 8/13/14 | Kendall Breitman
    Conservative commentator Ann Coulter is saying that when it comes to midterm elections, it is better to vote for “crap-a— Republicans” than any Democrats. “We can’t just abandon the field right now, you have to vote Republican even if it’s for crap-a— Republicans, and I would name them but I’m not going to,” Coulter said Tuesday on Fox News’s “Hannity” after host Sean Hannity said he is losing confidence in the GOP.