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Lecherous Joe Biden, a Democrat, is exempt from the standard to which Kavanaugh was held
John KinsellaghApril 2, 2019
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You must believe! That was the rallying cry embraced by Democrats during Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings. Under the Christine Blasey-Ford concept of fairness, Kavanaugh was guilty until proven innocent; and no amount of proof would in the eyes of toxic feminists, ever be sufficient to establish his innocence as long as an upper middle class white professional woman was leveling accusations against him. That the allegations against Kavanaugh were wholly uncorroborated was a matter of no import. The only fitting punishment for Kavanaugh? Revoking his nomination for the Supreme Court.
With each passing day, additional photos are emerging of a frisky Joe Biden, creepily and inappropriately touching, caressing the hair, rubbing the shoulders, whispering closely and intimately to various women, young and old alike, without their consent. Some of these women have emerged recently and demanded an apology and promise to change his behavior. Now, some of the women offended at Biden's behavior are speaking out publicly.
Lucy Flores, a former Nevada Assemblywoman, recounted her experience with Biden before a 2014 campaign event in a first-person story published by New York Magazine.
Under the Christine Blasey-Ford standard, whose application in the 21st century against deviant men, was deemed essential, nay mandatory by the Democratic Party, Biden should be put out to pasture.
Although most of the current crop of Democratic candidates, have condemned Biden, those Democrat strategists and party leaders with their heads screwed on straight realize, Biden may be the party's best shot for winning the presidency. Although the primary season is far down the road and voter preferences subject to change, recent polling among Democrats tends to buttress this contention at this nascent stage of the race. The problem, of course is how to explain their unforgiving and austere standard applied in the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings and the newly revised, lax "Uncle Joe" standard that will govern the prior and consistently unseemly conduct of a Democratic nominee for president — who served as former president Obama's loyal number 2 for eight years without a peep of protest from any prominent Democrat.
House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, was one of the first to dowse the #MeToo flames with water. When reporters asked whether Biden's unwanted touching and kissing should disqualify him from the 2020 race, Pelosi, unequivocally defended the former vice-president, "No. No, I do not," Pelosi told reporters. "I don't think that this disqualifies him from being president," she said while walking to the House chamber. "Not at all."
Outspoken Hollywood progressive, Alyssa Milano, who along with many others in her profession, demanded Kavanaugh's head on a spike, now seems prepared to overlook quirky, perverted Joe's degenerate habits, credible described by a number of women, because not all accusations are created equal, especially those of women who assail potential Democratic presidential candidates. Milano explains herself in this tweet, "But, just as we must believe women that decide to come forward, we cannot assume all women's experiences are the same." And even if the behavior is debauched and reprehensible, Biden, a Democrat, is absolved because he says and performs the rituals progressives deem sufficient for exemption from the very standards they themselves have established.
Progressives mistakenly believe, due to their intellectual and moral superiority, as well as their quest for "social justice", that they have a natural right to establish standards by which others (conservatives) must be bound, but which they can ignore with impunity. To progressives, there is no such thing as a "double standard"; there is only one flexible and elastic standard, defined by progressives and applied to themselves when it is expedient and suits their purposes.
It's called "contextualization," (do as I say, not as I do) and it is now a permanent fixture, indeed, the first and foremost principle of progressivism.
Progressives failure to abide by their own standards is always explained within the "context" of a "higher" calling, i.e., the pursuit of justice, or the need to save the republic from Trump; or, can be excused due to extraordinary circumstances, such as the existence of "white privilege" or the menace nature of a resurgent "white supremacy."
It is the reason why the mainstream media will never apologize for, nor engage in any introspection concerning their consistent misrepresentations about the collusion narrative they so desperately wanted to be true. Contextualization is also the reason Joe Biden will never be held to the same standard as Brett Kavanaugh.
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Older adults with low levels of vitamin D and high levels of parathyroid hormone have increased mortality rates, according to new research.
The study, published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM),showed that people with levels of vitamin D below 30 ng/ml have significantly increased all-cause mortality.
Lead researcher, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Transitional Science at the Wake Forest School of Medicine, said: 'Our findings suggest that low levels of vitamin D may be a substantial public health concern for our nation's older adults.'
In recent years there have been a host of studies carried out into the role vitamin D plays in relation to improving health and preventing disease, with insufficient levels of it being linked to cardiovascular disease and some forms of cancer.
Before this latest research, most of the studies had been focused on Europe but this time investigators chose to cast a wider net to examine the relationship between vitamin D and death rates.
A total of 2,638 Caucasians and African-Americans aged between 70 and 79 were involved in the study.
They fasted for 12 hours before a blood sample was taken from them to examine their levels of vitamin D.
Afterwards, participants were contacted every six months as researchers kept an eye on their medical condition.
Mr Kritchevsky added: 'We all know that good nutrition is important to overall health and our study adds to a growing body of literature that underscores the importance of vitamin D and indicates that poor vitamin D nutrition is wide-spread.
'The good news is it's easy to improve vitamin D status either through increased skin exposure to sunlight or through diet or supplements.'
The data, which considered a variety of health factors as well as the time of year, was used to determine the proportion of deaths among those with a variety of vitamin D levels.
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Strong second half boosts DWU football over Hastings
Jamin Arend, Tigers' defense lead the way in homecoming win.
Dakota Wesleyan running back Jamin Arend is wrapped up by a Hastings College defender during a game on Sept. 25, 2021, at Joe Quintal Field. (Landon Dierks / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan scored 20 second half points in a 27-16 win over Hastings College (Neb.) on Saturday afternoon at Joe Quintal Field.
Running back Jamin Arend accounted for 186 of the Tigers' 443 total yards and scored the game-clinching 27-yard rushing touchdown on a second-and-20 play with 1:29 remaining. Arend's touchdown capped a 12-play, 81-yard drive that took more than 6 minutes off the clock.
"We just wanted to run the clock out by running the ball, and we knew we could do it up front," Arend said. "The offensive line brought it in the second half. They did all the hard work for me. I didn't have to do anything."
Added DWU coach Ross Cimpl: ''They know we're going to run the ball in that situation. They know who we're going to give it to, so you need to be able to execute and get yards."
Dakota Wesleyan linebacker Cody Reichelt (9) and defensive end Ethan Engen (90) close in on Hastings quarterback John Zamora during a game on Sept. 25, 2021, at Joe Quintal Field (Landon Dierks / Republic)
The Tigers overcame three turnovers (to Hastings' zero) by leaning on their defense.
"In those [turnover] situations, we really put our defense in a tough spot," Cimpl said. "Those guys have been the backbone of what we've been doing for a long time, so I wasn't excited about putting them in a bad spot, but I have confidence in them to turn the game around. ... [Hastings] kind of had us on our heels, but once our guys got locked in, they made it really tough."
Trailing 14-7 at halftime, DWU's defense stepped up to shut out the Broncos' offense after the break. Hastings' lone points after halftime came on a DWU extra point attempt that was returned for two points. The Broncos managed just four first downs and less than 100 yards of total offense in the final 30 minutes.
"We came out a little flat in the first half, so in the second half we knew we had to come to play," Arend said. "It was just a great team win. Offense, defense, both got it done."
Hastings opened the afternoon's scoring with a 5-yard touchdown scramble by quarterback John Zamora on the game's first possession. The Tigers drew level on the first play of their second possession, as quarterback Kiel Nelson kept the ball on a read play and raced 74 yards down the visitor sideline to tie the game at 7-7. After more than a full quarter without a score, Hastings broke through again with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Zamora to running back Tyree Nesmith just before halftime.
To that point, the DWU offense had struggled. They had just three first-half first downs and Nelson's long run accounted for almost half of the total offense. But the second half was a different story.
"[Hastings] is very talented up front and their defensive line was giving us problems all day," Cimpl said.
Nelson connected with Preston Nedved for a 14-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter, when the Broncos returned the extra point attempt to make the score 16-13.
From then on, DWU (2-2) controlled the game. Garrett Determan caught a Nelson pass deep over the middle for a 76-yard touchdown on the Tigers' next possession to put DWU up for good, 20-16, before Arend's late run sealed the win.
Nelson ended his afternoon 10-of-13 passing for 173 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also added 120 yards rushing on 12 attempts. Hunter Cordell led the Tigers' defense with a sack, two tackles for loss, 14 total tackles and a forced fumble. Cody Reichelt had nine tackles, including 3.5 for loss.
Zamora led Hastings (0-4) with 236 yards and two total touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) on 25-of-35 passing.
DWU is on the road Oct. 2 at Concordia (Neb.).
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Dierks covers prep and collegiate athletics across the Mitchell Republic's coverage region area, focusing on Mitchell High School football and boys basketball and area high school football, volleyball and basketball, as well as Dakota Wesleyan women's basketball. He was also the lead on the Mitchell Republic Gridiron Spotlight, producing video and providing live play-by-play for the traveling weekly prep football broadcast during its first season in the fall of 2021. Dierks is a Mitchell native who graduated from South Dakota State University with his bachelor's degree in journalism in May 2020. He joined the Mitchell Republic sports staff in August 2021. He can be reached at ldierks@mitchellrepublic.com and found on Twitter at @LDierksy.
An 8-0 run by DWU capped by a Koln Oppold go-ahead 3-pointer gave the Tigers the final edge, as the Red Raiders put up just two points over the final 4 1/2 minutes of play.
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Characters. A first-year high school student who likes to tease Senpai. She has a crush on him and gets extremely aggressive at anybody who tries to abuse Senpai, despite the fact that she looks to simply want to torment him. Hayacchi () is her nickname, and her real name isn't revealed until chapter 62.
Also, it is asked, What is Nagatoro's first name?
After being referenced in three chapters in the Official Fanbook, as well as appearing in the second issue of the original webcomic, Ichir Nagatoro makes his manga debut in Chapter 93.
Secondly, Why does Nagatoro only toy with senpai?
Nagatoro Hayase is a sadist. This implies she enjoys inflicting pain on others, as seen by her actions with her senpai.
Also, Does Nagatoro kiss senpai?
Nagatoro told him to shut his eyes and prepare for his prize right now. Senpai obeyed the instruction, but instead of giving him another flick or worse, she gazed at him compassionately and kissed him on the cheek, then happily exited the room, leaving Senpai flabbergasted.
People also ask, Who is Nekotoro?
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MISS NAGATORO, DON'T PLAY WITH ME! Dub it out right now! "Nagatoro isn't black!" exclaims the narrator. Yes, and all of the Shounen protags are Japanese, but you don't seem to mind if they're dubbed by white people.
Throughout the manga, there are several situations in which she expresses her love for senpai. She once assisted him in saving the Art Club from disbandment. There were also several situations in which she apologized for ridiculing her senpai and, if necessary, defended him.
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Following the completion of season 1 in September 2020, the popular anime series was renewed for a second season in 2022, according to the renewal announcement. Then, on January 14th, 2022, the series' Japanese website stated that Rent-A-Girlfriend season 2 will air in July 2022.
However, the season finishes with Episode 12 and there will be no 13th season, but that only means there will be more with Season 2. The last episode of Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro is now available on Crunchyroll.
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1. Nagatoro is tormenting Senpai because she is attempting to help Senpai become a better person by encouraging him to make friends, be braver, and so on. 2, Nagatoro bullies Senpai since she is unable to express her thoughts to her.
Is Don't Toy With Me Miss Nagatoro a Manga or Light Novel adaptation? Don't Toy With Me Miss Nagatoro is based on a manga series that has been published in Japan for nine volumes as of November 2020. Vertical is publishing the manga in English, and there are already six volumes available as of March 2021.
Kimberley Anne Campbell and Erik Kimerer, who play Nagatoro and Senpai, respectively, do a fantastic job. As a fan of dub, this sticks out as one of the best. Object Gaming Network is where you can find our gaming stuff. .
Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro was one of the standouts of the Spring 2021 season, a slice-of-life comedy with a heavy emphasis on romance.
Mami rents Chizuru and they go on a date in the Season 1 finale of Rent-A-Girlfriend, "Confession and Girlfriend," when Kazuya abruptly reveals his feelings to Chizuru. Mami confesses that she is aware of Chizuru's profession, as well as the actual nature of her and Kazuya's relationship.
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Nanashi, also known as 774, wrote and drew the online manga series Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro (Japanese:, Hepburn: Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san, lit. "Don't Bully Me, Miss Nagatoro").
The term is also used to denote "teacher" or "master" in Japanese. In English, senpai, like sensei, is used in martial arts and religious teaching, particularly Buddhism.
Most recently, a Japanese artist was accused of "white washing" because he drew Nagatoro with a slightly lighter skin tone than usual, which is a common occurrence on Twitter, except this time it was extra retarded because Nagatoro is a tanned sports girl, so her true skin color is much lighter than in the official manga.
A reference to chapters 59-62 is Senpai contracting a cold from Nagatoro.
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Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro will be animated by Telecom Animation Film (Tower of God), and Kodansha will publish the manga in both Japanese and English in both Japan and the West. Nagatoro is a high school student who enjoys tormenting and mocking her older male classmate!
Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro's English dub will premiere on January 11th. The dub is directed by Julie Maddalena-Kliewer. The English dub for the Sakugan anime will premiere on November 18. The director of the dub is Kirstie Simone.
Senpai is a bit. / Senpai, don't you ever get angry?, DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO (English Dub) Episode 1, Senpai is a little. / Senpai, don't you ever get angry?, – Crunchyroll is where you can watch it.
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Last week we went to Arizona. First, we went to Sedona, about two hours north of Phoenix, in the middle of some of the most scenic country in the United States. It's red rock country — beautiful mountainous terrain. It's cowboy country too, or at least movie cowboy country. Dozens of western movies have been filmed in the red-rock canyons that surround Sedona, and every wannabe cowboy from John Wayne to Elvis (yes, the King filmed westerns) has shot footage here.
It's New Age country. Maybe it's the fabled vortexes that exert some type of convergent energy field in select locations near the town, or maybe it's the reports of UFOs over (or under) nearby Bell Rock, but you will find, in Uptown Sedona, a most eclectic collection of citizenry. Psychics are on every corner. You will find people who can read your aura – you can energize your chakras. You can convene to a drum circle. You can get clean and sober here – for a price – big price. But most of all, Sedona is a friendly town.
A very nice Sedona gift shop lady tells us that in her spare time, she paints pictures of fairies. I ask her if she's ever exhibited her paintings in her shop, but she tells me that she once tried, but that the fairies did not like it in the shop – so now she sells them elsewhere. She did not say where. She shows me how to press my hand into a Brazilian geode and she tells me to close my eyes and to describe how I feel. Presently, I tell her that I feel a tingling in my palm…I don't tell her, but I feel that a lot, geode or no, but she says I've felt something unique. I am not so sure, but maybe I did. My wife tries the same exercise and doesn't feel anything. She's disappointed. She buys a postcard and an ankle bracelet. The lady explains that people come to Sedona for a reason. She says we are probably seeking something. I leave with an open mind.
After lunch, we find the trail to Devil's Bridge just outside of town, and we hike the two mile trail up to the bridge. Something about clambering over 100 million year old rocks does it to me. I feel it. That energy that they are talking about. I feel it in my bones. I feel the ancient earth. Forget the UFOs and the fairies. Something has been going on here for a long time but I can't explain it. Maybe it's the Mother Earth thing, but I know that I am in awe of something bigger than myself.
Forty miles north in Flagstaff, we stop for lunch at a brew pub on San Francisco Street. After we eat, we go into a crystal shop across the street from the train station. My wife picks out a half a dozen crystals. Two girls working the register are discussing energy fields when we walk in. My wife isn't a believer but she's hedging her bets. She's buying crystals. They mean different things, the crystals. Some are good for one thing or another – prosperity – serenity – strength. Not sure if I'm buying into it.
My wife picks through the crystals, while I retreat to the book rack in the back of the store. There I find a deck of tarot cards and I consider buying them as a novelty, but I put them back. There is no need to mess with tarot cards right now. We pay for the crystals and leave town.
We take I-40 east out of Flagstaff. We drive 90 miles across the Colorado Plateau to Holbrook in the heart of Painted Desert country. We arrive in Holbrook at about four o clock in the afternoon. I like the town. No movie company cowboys in Holbrook. Real cowboys live here. Ranchers live here. They drive Silverado trucks and F-250s – everybody pulls a livestock trailer. They fuel up at the Maverik station on Navajo Boulevard on the north side of I-40. Ranchers wear dusty Stetsons and beat up boots. No star gazing astrologers or hundred dollar 'per-reading' psychics in Holbrook either. There are petrified wood shops, Native American crafts and Route 66 memorabilia here.
We stop at a Mexican restaurant on Hopi Drive. We order tacos and beers from a girl who my wife says looks too young to be working. I tell her that the girl is probably older than she looks. A few minutes later she returns with our tacos. Behind her, the manager follows with our beers. She's too young to serve alcohol the manager explains.
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The next day we fly out at 6am. On the flight back to Florida, my wife sits in the aisle seat. I'm in the middle and beside me is a young man of 16 or 17 years of age. He calls me sir and my wife ma'am. He tells me he's been through a lot. When I press him for details he tells me he's on his way home to Miami after spending the past six months in military school. Apparently not his decision – military school that is. I did not ask what incident caused him to be sent to such an institution, but he tells me he hopes not to be sent back in the fall.
Once we reach cruising altitude, I pull out my Kindle. I'm reading "Cities of the Plain", by Cormac McCarthy. The young man asks me about my Kindle and I tell him that I have had it for several years. He says that it looks really old. Not as old as a petrified log I think to myself.
My wife falls asleep. Her crystals are carefully packed in her carry-on bag. Texas passes under the plane and I wonder if there is something to it all. The crystals, I mean.
W E Patterson	. Uncategorized	. Poetry, salad days poem, writing	. 4 Comments
we used to think
we'd have them
around forever
so we'd always
love them and
keep them
for at least
forty years
lots of time to
till the garden
in the spring and plant
the next crop of
radishes and snow peas
how about the Giant Pumpkin?
maybe next year…
time to drive up to the
Water Gap one more time
with the dogs and
camp out on the
worst night of autumn
when cold
rain drives you from
the dime-store
…find a buyer for that
damned kayak that's taking up
so much room
look for a fuel pump
for the '64 MG Midget
you have on blocks
buy a coffee pot
finish the novel,
paint the barn
play Vivaldi
in the hayloft
at dawn
write a poem
about antiquity,
float a
rowboat on the pond
kill time
with a friend
playing gin rummy
down at the vet's home
shoot one more
game of snooker
with that guy from
write a travelogue
shoot skeet
play hard to get…
you're all in
you're still green
aren't you?
like The Bard says
enjoy it
because you
must, and
don't dispair
when it's over
just write it
all down
while you still
The man behind the keyboard
W E Patterson	. Uncategorized	. technical writing stories, typewriter restoration, virginia writers, writing	. 5 Comments
Last night I began cleaning the 1926 Underwood typewriter that I bought at a flea market. I have never tried to restore a typewriter, so for some helpful tips in how to do it, I turned to the internet. There, I found lots of people who do know how to do it (just Google: restore vintage typewriters). One restoration expert said to start out with lots of clean cloths, cut into 6 inch by 6 inch squares. Following his advice, I cut up an old t-shirt and went to work.
Using only soap and water as the cleaning agent, I soon discovered that I was lifting a particularly nasty looking, yellowish/brown substance from the surface of the heavy metal chassis. Upon closer inspection, I soon recognized the substance: it was nicotine. Considering the age of the typewriter, it is entirely likely that much of its working life may have been spent sitting next to an ash tray into which countless cigarettes may have been extinguished. Smoking in offices was at one time not only allowed, but more often than not, the norm.
My younger co-workers at the office where I work today find it incomprehensible that smoking would be allowed in an office, but as I have often explained to them, prior to the mid-1980s, smoking was not only allowed in the work-place, it was almost in-vogue. At least it seemed to be so on the U.S. East Coast, my geographic entry point into Corporate America.
The nicotine encrusted typewriter took me immediately back to the late 1970s. It was around then that I began my first job as a technical writer, starting as an entry level writer for an engineering company in suburban Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. The company had only one client, but it was a big one – the United States Army. My department handled technical documentation. In short we wrote Army manuals, and we wrote lots of them – tons of them as a matter of fact.
Nearly everyone in the department was retired from one branch of the US military or another. Everyone, except for a handful of junior writers (like myself) had a brass nameplate on their cubicle identifying them by name and branch of service. Each carried the abbreviation "Ret." , or retired, as the suffix to the service branch, as in Captain J.T. Soandso, USN Ret.
The head of our department was a retired US Air Force Brigadier General (USAF Ret.). The General was rumored to have been a personal friend of famed General Curtis Lemay, but that was only a rumor…I cannot confirm or deny. In any case, unlike General Lemay who was a cigar smoker, our general was a pipe smoker. Within an hour of his arrival at work, his office was as fogged in as Thule Airbase during summer thaw. If there were any complaints as to the General's propensity for fine pipe tobacco I never heard it. Non-smokers could just hold their breath as they passed his office.
In fact, if anyone at all ever complained about the air quality in our office, I don't remember it. Nearly all of the writers were smokers (actually heavy smokers), and it is unfortunate that some of them eventually succumbed to smoking related disease, but that's another story entirely. All in all, they were a fine group of individuals, and I consider myself lucky to have had the privilege to work with them. Many were decorated combat veterans and I learned a great deal on that first job of mine.
It was a hard working group too – 12 hour workdays were not uncommon. Pretty impressive for a group largely comprised of retirees. Perhaps it is no wonder that it was at this company that I met a man who I consider to be, the only true workaholic I have ever met in my life. This would be Lt. Colonel Wilson, United States Army, Ret. (rank and service branch are factual, but Wilson is a fictitious name – let's just leave it at that).
More on Lt. Col. Wilson in my next blog, but for now I have a typewriter to finish cleaning.
In which I purchase a 1926 Underwood typewriter
W E Patterson	. Uncategorized	. typewriters, Underwood typewriters, vintage typewriters	. 4 Comments
I've always had an affinity for old machines. Old gasoline engines, old trucks, old cars, old hay balers, old clocks. You get the picture. I suppose then, it's no wonder that a 1926 Underwood typewriter called out to me as I passed a vendor's booth at a local flea-market on Saturday.
I asked the proprietor of the booth how much he was asking for it. I was surprised to find that it was modestly priced, and that it was in decent working condition. Perhaps sensing that he had a 'live one' on the line, booth vendor immediately grabbed a sheet of typing paper and scrolled it through the platen and pecked away at a few keys: AsFdFg, upper case, lower case — all in working order.
"And watch," he said. "The carriage return works too…"
"Wow," I said, squinting at the faded letters on the fine white paper and quite impressed with the working cartridge return. "I hope I work as well when I'm 89 years old." We both laughed.
But I walked away. I have lived enough years to know that just because you can afford to buy something, and you might want to buy something, that you don't need to buy something. It will just add to the rubbish in your life, and more likely than not you're better off without it.
But I went back and bought the '26 Underwood typewriter.
"I knew you'd be back," said booth proprietor.
I wanted to ask him how he knew that I would be back, but by then I was scratching through my wallet looking for the necessary cash to complete the transaction. (You can't use a credit card at this flea market – it's cash only.) I was five bucks short.
"No problem," said booth proprietor. "Catch me next time with it."
That's Florida Treasure Coast generosity for you. We shook hands and then just before I was ready to grab the '26 Underwood and make tracks for my truck, he asked me where I was parked.
"Way out," I told him, waving to a far flung lot.
"Well," he said. "You'll want to pull into the alley over there, and load up. That thing is heavy."
Load up?
"I'll just carry it," I told him, chuckling to myself. How heavy can a typewriter be?
It wasn't until then that I actually grabbed hold of this 1926 typewriter and lifted it. I felt like I had just pulled the transmission out of a 1952 Chrysler.
"You sure you don't want to pull around to the alley?" I heard booth vendor say as I trudged away with my 1926 Underwood.
By the time I reached my truck my arms were aching. I put the Underwood on the passenger's side floorboard, glad to get it out of my arms.
On the way home I called my wife to tell her that I'd bought an old typewriter.
"That's nice," she said. "Did it come with a case?"
I told her it did not.
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Thursday Reads: Some Good News for a Change
Posted: May 31, 2018 | Author: bostonboomer | Filed under: morning reads, U.S. Politics | Tags: Affordable Care Act, Equal Rights Amendment, Howard Stern, Illinois, individual mandate, Jeff Sessions, Medicaid expansion, Melania Trump, New Jersey, the resistance, Virginia |41 Comments
For once I can begin a post with some upbeat stories.
Chicago Tribune: llinois approves Equal Rights Amendment, 36 years after deadline.
The Illinois House voted Wednesday night to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment more than 45 years after it was approved by Congress, putting it one state away from possible enshrinement in the U.S. Constitution amid potential legal questions.
The 72-45 vote by the House, following an April vote by the Senate, was just one more vote than needed for ratification. It does not need the approval of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, who has said he supports equal rights but was faulted by Democrats for not taking a position on the ERA….
As has been the case for decades, the legislative debate over the Equal Rights Amendment was fraught with controversy. Opponents largely contended the measure was aimed at ensuring an expansion of abortion rights for women. Supporters said it was needed to give women equal standing in the nation's founding document.
Opponents also contended the measure may be moot, since its original 1982 ratification deadline has long since expired. Supporters argued, however, that the 1992 ratification of the 1789 "Madison Amendment," preventing midterm changes in congressional pay, makes the ERA a legally viable change to the constitution.
Read the whole thing at the link above. Some history:
On March 22, 1972, the Senate approved the Equal Rights Amendment, which banned discrimination on the basis of sex. The amendment fell three states shy of ratification.
In 1923, three years after the ratification of the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote, suffragist Alice Paul drafted an amendment to guarantee equal rights for women. Known as the Equal Rights Amendment or the Lucretia Mott Amendment, it stated, "Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction."
The amendment was presented to Congress in 1923, and re-introduced to every session of Congress for nearly 50 years. It mostly stayed in committee until 1946, when a reworded proposal, dubbed the Alice Paul Amendment, lost a close vote in the Senate. Four years later, the Senate passed a weaker version of the amendment that was not supported by ERA proponents.
Opposition to ERA came from social conservatives and from labor leaders, who feared that it would threaten protective labor laws for women. Support for the amendment increased during the 1960s as the Civil Rights Movement inspired a second women's rights movement. The National Organization for Women (NOW), founded in 1966, led to movement for the passage of ERA.
In 1970, Rep. Martha Griffiths of Michigan succeeded in getting the ERA out of committee and before Congress for debate. The House of Representatives passed the amendment without changes 352-15 in 1971. The Senate passed the amendment on March 22, 1972, a day after voting against any proposed changes.
The passed amendment read: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
The second bit of good news, from The Washington Post: Virginia General Assembly approves Medicaid expansion to 400,000 low-income residents.
The Virginia legislature voted Wednesday to make government health insurance available to 400,000 low-income residents, overcoming five years of GOP resistance. The decision marks a leftward shift in the legislature and an enormous win for Gov. Ralph Northam (D), the pediatrician who ran on expanding access to health care.
Virginia will join 32 other states and the District in expanding Medicaid coverage. The measure is expected to take effectJan. 1.
"This is not just about helping this group of people," said Sen. Frank Wagner (Virginia Beach), one of four Republicans in the Senate who split from their party to join Democrats and pass the measure by a vote of 23 to 17. "This is about getting out there and helping to bend the cost of health care for every Virginian. . . . It is the number one issue on our voters' minds. By golly, it ought to be the number one issue on the General Assembly's mind."
Another Republican who broke ranks, Sen. Ben Chafin (Russell), is a lawyer and a cattle farmer from a rural district where health care is sorely lacking.
"I came to the conclusion that 'no' just wasn't the answer anymore, that doing nothing about the medical conditions, the state of health care in my district, just wasn't the answer any longer," he said.
After the Senate vote, the House of Delegates approved the measure by 67 to 31 as the chamber erupted in cheers.
Also from the WaPo: Why Virginia's Medicaid expansion is a big deal.
It's another nail in the coffin for efforts to repeal Obamacare and a fresh reminder of how difficult it is to scale back any entitlement once it's created. Many Republicans, in purple and red states alike, concluded that Congress is unlikely to get rid of the law, so they've become less willing to take political heat for leaving billions in federal money on the table.
Years of obstruction in the commonwealth gave way because key Republicans from rural areas couldn't bear to deny coverage for their constituents any longer, moderates wanted to cut a deal and, most of all, Democrats made massive gains in November's off-year elections.
As President Trump steps up efforts to undermine the law, from repealing the individual mandate to watering down requirements for what needs to be covered in "association health plans," the administration's willingness to let states impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients has paradoxically given a rationale for Republicans to flip-flop on an issue where they had dug in their heels.
And in New Jersey: Phil Murphy signs law protecting Obamacare from Trump with N.J. mandate to have health insurance.
Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed a law preserving a critical yet controversial part of the Affordable Care Act that President Donald Trump's administration repealed last year.
One of the laws creates a statewide individual mandate, which will require all New Jerseyans who don't have health coverage through a government program like Medicare or their jobs to buy a policy, or pay a fee at tax time.
The landmark federal health care law, better known as Obamacare, imposed the mandate to ensure younger and healthier people who might otherwise forgo insurance will buy-in and share costs.
But the tax package approved by the Republican-led Congress and signed into law by Trump will end the mandate in 2019. The requirement was one of the more distasteful parts of the law for lawmakers and the public who believe it allowed government to intrude into people's lives.
State Sen. Joseph Vitale, D-Middlesex, one of the prime sponsors of the law, said keeping the mandate "was needed to maintain a foundation for the insurance market and to allow the success of the ACA to continue."
The resistance is making progress!
In other news, The Daily Beast reports that Trump wanted Howard Stern to speak at the 2016 Republican convention, according to his interview last night with David Letterman (emphasis added).
Letterman doesn't spend much time on the subject of Trump, a person whom Stern has spent more time interviewing than anyone else on the planet, the host does ask the "King of All Media" how he feels about Trump's tenure as president.
"Well you know, it was a very awkward kind of thing, because Donald asked me to speak at the Republican National Convention," Stern reveals. "And he would call me from the campaign trail very often, and say, 'Are you watching?' I was tickled by this, because I really kind of felt, deep in my heart, that this campaign was really more about selling a book, or selling a brand. I didn't really understand that he would really want to be president." [….]
Stern continued: "I was put in a very awkward position of having to say publicly—and to him—that I was a Hillary Clinton supporter. I always have been, and I was honest with Donald. I said, 'Donald, you also supported Hillary.' And I do consider Donald a friend but my politics are different."
The AP has an interesting story on Republican efforts to protect Jeff Sessions' job.
In private meetings, public appearances on television and late-night phone calls, Trump's advisers and allies have done all they can to persuade the president not to fire a Cabinet official he dismisses as disloyal. The effort is one of the few effective Republican attempts to install guardrails around a president who delights in defying advice and breaking the rules.
It's an ongoing effort, though not everyone is convinced the relationship is sustainable for the long term….
The case that Sessions' protectors have outlined to Trump time and again largely consists of three components: Firing Sessions, a witness in Mueller's investigation of obstruction of justice, would add legal peril to his standing in the Russia probe; doing so would anger the president's political base, which Trump cares deeply about, especially with midterm election looming this fall; and a number of Republican senators would rebel against the treatment of a longtime colleague who was following Justice Department guidelines in his recusal.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has said that he will not schedule a confirmation hearing for another attorney general nominee if Sessions is fired.
Click on the link to read the rest.
Melania Trump has missing from the public eye for 20 days now. Yesterday her husband apparently decided to send a message from her Twitter account, but he forgot to make the language sound like her.
Someone is getting very sloppy at his new job of pretending to be @FLOTUS . . . pic.twitter.com/H7MncLn3Nu
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) May 31, 2018
A few more stories to check out:
The New Yorker: How the Trump Administration Got Comfortable Separating Immigrant Kids from Their Parents.
Nicholas Kristof at The New York Times: Trump Immigration Policy Veers From Abhorrent to Evil.
The Washington Post: Trump plans to impose metal tariffs on closest U.S. allies.
The New York Times: For 'Columbiners,' School Shootings Have a Deadly Allure.
The Daily Beast: What Happened to Jill Stein's Recount Millions?
The New York Times: How Trump's Election Shook Obama: 'What if We Were Wrong?'
NPR: Russia's Lavrov Meets With Kim Jong Un, As Pompeo Tries To Salvage Summit.
CNBC: Trump will pardon conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, who was convicted of campaign finance violation.
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Twitter user Scott Stedman has an interesting thread on a story Rachel Maddow highlighted last night.
Tonight @maddow ran a segment about the Paul Manafort defense fund and its completely anonymous website. It isn't anonymous anymore. I have receipts.
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) May 31, 2018
Manafort's real estate lawyer Bruce Baldinger set up the Paul Manafort defense fund website. Some of Baldinger's activities for Manafort are… under investigation by the FBI. pic.twitter.com/umBRh8PyM6
Minkoff Minx says:
Awesome follow-up to that story from last night.
Dinesh D'Souza has long been a nasty and extreme ideologue peddling hate and racism. So he's a perfect recipient of Trump pardon. https://t.co/Phadw2PNBr
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 31, 2018
Oh look: the man the president pardoned and who Ted Cruz just praised, fomenting the same vile anti-semitic lie that Roseanne was tweeting. What a coincidence! https://t.co/kASRrtWwtM
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 31, 2018
BREAKING: Manhattan DA: Grand jury indicts Harvey Weinstein in rape case.
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 30, 2018
"We are going to Dallas, we are going to Houston. We are going to have a little fun today. Thank you very much," President Trump says as he head to Texas to meet with the families of Santa Fe school shooting victims https://t.co/LJJOcM4YsX pic.twitter.com/2sDFcgdoCX
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 31, 2018
quixote says:
a little fun … ? … ??
Mr. I'm-a-Branding-Genius has got to be aware of how that sounds.
So the only explanation left is people are even more meaningless to him than I realized. The level of not-caring in thinking something like that. let alone saying it, is mindbending.
Somehow, even when you can see all the evidence showing that people are just flour beetles to him, it's still hard to really take it on board.
Actually, I suspect I care more about flour beetles than he does about people. … ?
I don't think he is aware. Think about things he said in Puerto Rico and hundreds of other times really. He simply has no empathy–no insight whatever into other people's feelings. To him he is the only important thing in the world, and the rest of us are here only to praise him. And if he doesn't get the praise he thinks he deserves he has a tantrum like a 3-year-old.
Puerto Rico … and the indelible memory of him and his pink-ass face lobbing paper towels at devastated people.
You're right. But still hard to really understand how anybody could be such a vacuum.
And when he said that their hurricane was no big deal–Katrina was so much worse.
Samantha Bee calls Ivanka Trump a "feckless c-nt" https://t.co/MdOXC4p36m pic.twitter.com/0q81hjZH5h
— The Hill (@thehill) May 31, 2018
Did she lie? AND DID SHE STUTTER? https://t.co/mRPzX0K99A
— Wonkette (@Wonkette) May 31, 2018
palhart says:
If you're going to fight fire with fire, p-l-e-a-s-e don't apologize afterwards!
Every one is stuck on the word Bee used not the ultimate privilege this Trump daughter has over poor, frightened, and threatened mothers seeking asylum, protections and freedom for their children, if not a chance for a better life we often take for granted. The picture of mother and child, living in affluence and safety is disgusting when compared to that of mothers being separated from their children as is the policy of Ivanka's father. Shame on her and her father.
She shouldn't have apologized, IMHO.
Sweet Sue says:
In my opinion, it was a stupid thing for Bee to do. Why does everybody go after women, be it Jarrett or Ivanka?
Because Ivanka is "acting on behalf of the patriarchy," as Rebecca Traister wrote on Twitter.
Thread here:
1. Language's ability to inflict harm depends on power of who's wielding it & against whom it's being wielded. Not just individuals, ie, it's not about Bee/Ivanka or Roseanne/Jarrett, all of whom have power. It's about power of entities & ideas individuals are representing.
— Rebecca Traister (@rtraister) May 31, 2018
That's powerful. Thanks!!!
Then go after the patriarchs, not their handmaidens.
She's a White House Senior Adviser who is representing the country around the world. She IS a patriarch. If she wants to be just the "president's" daughter, she can step down from one of the most powerful posts in the government.
Valhalla says:
I don't agree with Traister and I'm glad Bee apologized. Traister is correct that Ivanka is a powerful, public tool/part of the patriarchy and that people (any people) are entitled to criticize her — absolutely. Call her every bad word in the dictionary including all the crude ones, just not sexist ones. The fact that Bee was punching up or that Ivanka deserves to be called out on her utter vileness doesn't mean it's ok to perpetuate sexist language. The harm caused by gendered slurs like c*** on all women isn't any less just because Ivanka is the target.
I guess I see this in the same light as the GLBT community reclaiming Queer or the use of the "n" word. I can't use the "n" word because of who I am but I understand how black Americans wish to make it less powerful by adopting it as something other. It's racist when a white person uses it but it can be reclaimed and defanged by black artists.
Women like Huckabee, Conway, and Ivanka have basically sold out every one else to take a place of privilege in the patriarchy. Think Hand Maid's Tale and Aunt Lydia. Ivanka was given an advisory job for women in business, etc. and all she's done is sat by her Dad's side while he sells us all down the river. Actually, Vaginas are warm and deep as a general rule and Ivanka is neither. She's acting in support of the sexism.
MsMass says:
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/actress-sally-field-perfect-response-controversy-sam-bee-calling-ivanka-cnt/
sally field: "I like Samantha Bee a lot, but she is flat wrong to call Ivanka a cunt.
Cunts are powerful, beautiful, nurturing and honest."
BB, I've been down in the dumps over the separation of babies and children from their parents at the border so I thank you for these reports of good news by the resistance. Sessions has switched Obamas order of asylum requests first before checking these parents' credentials.
Dumps #2: The Federal Reserve proposes changes to the Volcker Rule, barring banks risky trading bets for their own profit with depositors' money, which, along with other efforts to loosen financial regulations, could put us right back in pre-great recession territory.
Dump #3: The speed with which Trump is filling judge vacancies with conservative judges.
I hope Democrats don't screw up our chance to take over the House and, hopefully, the Senate.
Please have a resonating, smart platform, DNC!
It's all so awful. Last week I was practically suicidal from the Trump stress. Then I spent a day binge watching a show on netflix and another day reading, and I'm sort of back on track. But it's hard. I would sure like to see some indictments!
roofingbird says:
Best news I've heard in a year! ERA! ERA! ERA!
Just one more state and we can go to court to get it through.
I like Samantha Bee a lot, but she is flat wrong to call Ivanka a cunt.
— Sally Field (@sally_field) May 31, 2018
I sat through about 5 minutes of tweety where 3 men discussed what a bad candidate Hillary was and how unlikable for the umpteenth time. I shut it off.
You know who never gets an apology for being smeared, vilified, demonized, maligned, and demeaned? pic.twitter.com/cUqq0xrvDV
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 1, 2018
Oh yes, we know and we'll never forget. No doubt, Tweety's panel thought Joe Biden would be just the ticket!
I noticed that Obama adviser Ben Rhodes, who has a new book out, claimed that the Obama campaign didn't use misogyny in 2008.
LOLOLOLOLOL!
Jslat says:
They never stop, do they?!😣
Trump broke with decades of protocol and commented publicly about jobs report data about an hour before they were released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://t.co/ThMGvYaY9r
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) June 1, 2018
Playing with the stock market? Wonder if he tells his friends so they can profit????
Yep. He has no boundaries whatsoever.
Jared Kushner close friend Rick Gerson now under scrutiny from Mueller https://t.co/zcCiaexWkS via @nbcnews
— Ann MacGibbon (@BostonBoomer) June 1, 2018
They're closing in on the kids!!!


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Q: Refactor error handling and get the right stacktrace in Python I got a lot of code like this :
try:
   # do a lot of stuff
except StuffError as e:
    log.exception(e):
    send_mail_to_admin()
    raise e

For DRY, I wanted to refactor that into :
def post_mortem(log, e):
    log.exception(e):
    send_mail_to_admin()
    # some other stuff
    raise e

Then do :
try:
   # do a lot of stuff
except StuffError as e:
    post_mortem(log, e)

The trouble is now I don't get the proper stack trace, since the exception is raised from another file.
How can I get the same stack trace I would have had with the first code ?

A: Pass the exc_info() information also, as one of the parameters like this
post_mortem(log, e, sys.exc_info()[2])

And in the post_mortem
def post_mortem(log, e, traceBack):
    traceback.print_tb(traceBack)

To get the entire stacktrace, you can do like shown in this example
import traceback, sys

def post_mortem(log, e, tb):
    print "".join(traceback.format_list(traceback.extract_stack()[:-2]) + [traceback.format_tb(tb)[0]])

def throwError():
    try:
        raise NameError("I don't like your name")
    except NameError as e:
        post_mortem("", e, sys.exc_info()[2])

def callThrowError():
    throwError()

callThrowError()

Output
  File "/home/thefourtheye/Desktop/Test.py", line 15, in <module>
    callThrowError()
  File "/home/thefourtheye/Desktop/Test.py", line 13, in callThrowError
    throwError()
  File "/home/thefourtheye/Desktop/Test.py", line 8, in throwError
    raise NameError("I don't like your name")

A: ..you wanted it DRY? Try this then :)
class ReportExceptions(object):
    def __enter__(self):
        pass

    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, tb):
        if exc_type is not None:
            print("Sending mail to admin about {0!r}".format(exc_value))

And use it like this:
with ReportExceptions():
    # your code here..

With a context manager, you don't have to care about re-raising exceptions, saving tracebacks or other things: the __exit__() method will be executed no matter what, passing you the necessary information. If you do nothing about it (eg. return True) the exception will just continue its way out..
Side note: you can instantiate the context manager only once, for example:
class ReportExceptions(object):
    def __init__(self, email):
        self.email = email

    def __enter__(self):
        pass

    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, tb):
        if exc_type is not None:
            print("Sending mail to {0!r} about {1!r}"
                  "".format(self.email, exc_value))

report_exceptions = ReportExceptions('foo@bar.com')

then:
with report_exceptions:
    # ..your code here..

FYI: raising an exception with custom traceback
In case you really need to re-raise an exception, you can save the traceback and keep it for later..
try:
    100 / 0
except ZeroDivisionError, e:
    exc_info = sys.exc_info()

...later on...
raise exc_info[0], exc_info[1], exc_info[2]

(The syntax is actually raise expression, expression, expression, I couln't figure out a nicer way to use the tuple directly...)
Inspecting frames along the path
You can access tb attributes to inspect the execution frames along the path, for example the locals from the "most external" point would be tb.tb_frame.f_locals, the inner frame is at tb.tb_next.tb_frame, etc...
(you can also use the inspect module, see https://stackoverflow.com/a/10115462/148845)

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NCAA Weekly Performers-- 3/1/2007, Part Two
Rodger Bohn
Joseph Treutlein
Jonathan Watters
Three seniors and one junior get the call in part two of our NCAA weekly performers. Herbert Hill finishes off the season in style. Gabe Pruitt is slowly adapting to his new role as USC's point guard. Jared Jordan shows a national audience what they've been missing out on all year. And Alando Tucker loses some ground in the national player of the year award race.
Herbert Hill, 6-10, Senior, PF/C, Providence
29 points, 15 rebounds, 8 blocks, 2 steals, 13-16 FG, 3-4 FT
Since our last progress report on Hill over one month ago, we've had the chance to watch a lot more tape on the late-blooming senior, and Hill hasn't failed to impress against the best competition the Big East has to offer. Hill has scored in double figures in every game of conference play, including a 20 point performance when matched up with Pittsburgh's Aaron Gray, and now this 29 point outburst against Syracuse and 6'11 shot blocker Darryl Watkins.
In our last report, much praise was given to Hill's face-up game from within 15 feet, but in analyzing his game more, it's clear that he is more of a back-to-the-basket player, and will only use a face-up dribble or two to get closer when he doesn't have initial position, then seamlessly turning to go into a back-to-the-basket post-up. Once in position, Hill will quickly go to either his jump hook or turnaround jumper, both of which he is nearly automatic with from within five feet. Hill's touch is outstanding on both his hook shot and turnaround jumper, and despite him not getting much playing time until his senior year, his footwork is surprisingly polished and he makes smart, quick decisions when he gets the ball fed to him in the post.
Hill's decision-making and quick moves were on full display against Syracuse's collapsing zone, which proved to be just a small obstacle for him. The zone was pressuring him from all sides both before and after he received entry passes, but he went to quick work when he got the ball, and shot a remarkable 13-for-16 from the field, hitting a variety of hook shots, turnaround jumpers, and easy lay-ups around the rim. Much credit should also be given to the guards on his team who did an excellent job feeding him the ball through Syracuse's pesky zone.
Hill's offensive game could use some expanded moves in the future, as he can't do much outside of 15 feet, and is really only consistently effective from inside 10. His mid-range shot has solid form, but he rarely uses it and it hasn't been quite refined yet, as evidenced by his sub-par 60% free throw percentage. Aside from being very reliable with his back to the basket in the post, Hill does a good job attacking the offensive boards, though he relies a bit too much on his physical tools at this level, not enough on establishing inside position. He also doesn't always follow through on his pursuits of the ball, sometimes just getting a hand on the ball rather than securing it by pulling it in.
Defensively, Hill has excellent shot-blocking ability, which was evidenced in this game where he blocked eight and altered a few more. Hill's weakside awareness is strong, and he has good timing on his blocks, though his man-to-man defense in the post could use some work. While very fundamentally sound in the post on offense, Hill has a long way's to go in fundamentals in guarding the post on defense, as he doesn't have much of any. Hill doesn't really get his weight down to get leverage on his man, which leads to him being backed down nearly at will. His lack of strength, specifically in the lower body, is also concerning on the defensive end, though with some professional weight training that could be remedied. Given the vast progress Hill has made in his four years at Providence, specifically in the polishing of his offensive game while not getting much playing time his first two seasons, there's a good chance his defensive game could see similar improvement if he has the dedication and the proper coaching. Hill's drive and focus on the defensive end also don't seem quite up to speed with his offense, so more dedication on his part could also help.
At this point Hill projects as a fringe first-round pick, and there's much to be impressed with from him as a prospect. The polish on his offensive game in spite of his lack of playing time over the years is a testament to the work he must put in practicing, and the great progress he's made with his game this season is a testament to his steep learning curve. Couple these things with his physical gifts, and acknowledge that there is still a lot of untapped potential in him, and Hill could turn out to be a very effective player in the NBA playing the power forward and center positions. With his shot-blocking, rebounding, outstanding touch, and two legitimate go-to moves in the post, he already has a lot to offer an NBA team. If he can improve his mid-range shot and add some weight to his decently sized frame, Hill has the chance to be an effective starter at either the 4 or the 5 in the NBA. Hill would be best off if he was drafted by a team with a coach who puts a strong emphasis on fundamental defense, as that area of his game is in need of the most work, and coaching should be essential to his development there.
Gabe Pruitt, 6-4, Junior, PG/SG, USC
16 points, 8 assists, 3 turnovers, 4 rebounds, 7-13 FG, 2-6 3P, 0-0 FT
One prospect long overdue for an update is USC combo guard Gabe Pruitt, now a junior. Pruitt won over plenty of suitors after displaying all sorts of lead guard potential as a freshman, but hasn't exactly followed through on those expectations for a variety of reasons. His production is down this season because he missed nearly the entire non-conference slate due to academic difficulties, and took a while to get up to speed with the rest of the Pac-10 already in midseason form. After averaging 16.9 ppg and shooting 38% from 3-point land as a sophomore, Pruitt has slipped to 11.6 and 33% this year.
The poor shooting percentages may appear to be alarming, since Pruitt's textbook jumper is going to be his main NBA weapon, but a little context must be added before any conclusions are rushed. The junior has never been good at creating his own offense under any sort of pressure, whether it be driving the ball to the basket or hitting a contested jumper. It is when he gets his feet set and has time to get comfortable that the shots start dropping. He continues to hit spot-up jumpers at a high clip, but with the tragic death of teammate Ryan Francis in the offseason, has ended playing more of a creator's role this season. Instead of Francis creating an abundance of good looks for Pruitt to cash in on, Pruitt has found himself handling the ball and running the offense in support of freshman Daniel Hackett.
This leaves Pruitt's offensive game very much a mixed bag at the moment. With the way he elevates at 6'4, he should be able to stretch defenses at any level. But the problems with consistency remain, and he still looks quite unpolished in his forays to the basket. His athleticism and length allow him to get around NCAA-level defenders fairly easily, but he doesn't make good use of the space he creates for himself and is a terrible finisher.
As far as the ball-handler's role goes, Pruitt has done a better job. His Ast/TO ratio has nearly doubled, and he no longer looks like a fish out of water directing the offense. This is a good sign, and with all the length, athleticism, and defensive potential he displays, there is still the possibility that Pruitt could someday make a serviceable Bobby Jackson/Leandro Barbosa/Devin Harris-type secondary ball-handler for a team attempting to run and stretch defenses. However, Pruitt hasn't developed quickly enough in the past two years, and would need to pick up the pace dramatically in terms of toughness and all-around scoring ability to crack the first round in 2008. Of course, OJ Mayo is headed west this fall and we are hearing that this could cause Pruitt to enter the draft this spring. Aside from a testing of the waters, it doesn't appear like this would be the right course of action for Gabe Pruitt at the moment.
Jared Jordan, 6-2, Senior, Point Guard, Marist
24 points, 15 assists, 2 turnovers, 7 rebounds, 8-17 FG, 4-9 3P, 4-5 FT
In the last home game of his college career, a rare nationally broadcasted game, Jared Jordan put together one of his finest performances of the season in an overtime victory. A win over Siena helped his team clinch first place in the MAAC conference, and will go a long way in facilitating a very important goal as far as his individual draft stock is concerned, earning an NCAA tournament berth.
In that game, Jordan showed off most of the strengths and weaknesses we've observed through watching him play all season long. He has decent size for a point guard, and is generally a shifty guy who does a good job masking his athletic shortcomings by keeping defenders off-balance with his herky-jerky style of play. Despite looking out of control at times-- for example going air-borne with the ball in his hands before deciding exactly to do with it-- Jordan is almost always in full control of the game. He makes lightning quick decisions, and has an absolutely terrific sense for finding the open man. He has great poise as a true floor general should, usually making all the correct reads, and this calmness transcends over to his teammates as well, who do a good job of executing in the half-court. His team looks well coached and gets great spacing on the floor, sharing the ball with each other the way old-school basketball fans love to see out of a college team. At the heart of that mentality is their coach on the floor, Jared Jordan.
Jordan is a master at running the pick and roll, thanks to his outstanding timing, ball-handling and decision making skills. He does an excellent job making post-entry passes, either with a perfectly placed lob, a one-handed bullet, or a no-look bounce pass off the dribble right into the hands of a moving cutter for an easy layup. His court vision is exquisite as you might guess by his NCAA-leading 8.9 assists per game, and he does not turn the ball over as evidenced by his 2.65/1 assist to turnover ratio.
In terms of creating his own shot, Jordan has a nice array of hesitation moves he can go to to compliment his excellent ball-handling skills, but generally speaking, he does not show great potential as a slashing threat at the NBA level. His first step is average, and he lacks the extra gear needed to explode into the lane before defenses can rotate. Already in the MAAC conference he struggles finishing in the paint due to the way big men can recover on him, so it wouldn't be a stretch to assume that he'd get his shot blocked regularly if he were to try the same moves in the NBA.
What's concerning is that-- unlike other marginally athletic NBA point guards--Jordan doesn't have a great stroke from the perimeter to make up for his shortcomings in the slashing department. This makes you wonder just how effective he'll be able running a team if he can't keep defenses honest with either his shooting or shot-creating. Earlier in his career, Jordan was a very average shooter, hitting only 37 3-pointers in his first two seasons of college basketball, at a 30% clip. Last year, he upped his shooting numbers to 37.4%, but this season he again came down to earth by hitting 31% of his outside shots. Pulling up off the dribble is where he struggles the most, even with space, while he's a lot better shooting with his feet set. Defensively, the picture doesn't get much better, as he's lacking plenty in the lateral quickness department, and really struggles staying in front of his man already at the mid-major level.
The MAAC tournament kicks off this weekend in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Jordan would help himself plenty if he'd be able to guide his team to a first-round matchup in the NCAA tournament where he can display his skills against better competition than he's seen thus far this year. While always entertaining to watch, the MAAC is generally not considered one of the stronger mid-major conferences, particularly in terms of the defenses we've seen in games of his this year. A strong showing in a big time matchup against a highly regarded point guard in the tournament could do wonders for his stock. As things stand, he'll probably have to prove himself in Portsmouth and likely the NBA pre-draft camp in Orlando. No one can question the fact that he's an absolutely outstanding basketball player, but there are quite a few question marks about his NBA potential that he will need to answer over the next four months first.
Alando Tucker, 6-5, Forward, Senior, Wisconsin
19.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.9 apg, 48 %fg, 64 % ft, 32 % 3pfg
Alando Tucker is in the midst of a fantastic senior season, leading the Wisconsin Badgers to a top 10 ranking for most of the year. Despite his overall success, he has struggled in his past two losses, both on the road to in-conference opponents, with the last being to top ranked Ohio State. As a 5th year senior, Tucker knows what it takes to lead his team in the gritty Big 10. Many questions still surround his game when it comes to the NBA, however, and his limitations will be scrutinized by NBA front office personnel in the coming weeks as the NCAA season wraps up.
The athletic ability Tucker possesses should be apparent to anybody that has seen him play this season. In addition to an explosive vertical leap, he runs the floor very well, and changes directions very quickly. Tucker puts his athleticism to use on the basketball court, as he elevates quickly when shooting a jumper. In addition, he absorbs contact well, has the ability to adjust and finish after taking the initial foul. In terms of 3-point shooting, his percentage has increased by 7% compared to last season. Tucker has also displayed the ability to make difficult shots off the dribble from 12-17 feet. He uses the glass well from a lot of different angles, and pulls off some very difficult shots at times. Tucker moves well looking for the open spot off the ball, and scores a lot of points from just being active with his athleticism inside.
Measurements before the draft will be very important for Tucker, who's listed at 6'6," but may be more than an inch shorter. Despite an improvement in percentage, his 3-point shooting is quite inconsistent at this point. Tucker has a flat release on his shot, meaning he has to shoot it perfectly to get it in the hoop. He has improved his perimeter game, but at this point a great deal of his points still come from the power type game from inside 12 feet. His back to the basket game works very effectively at the college level, as his combination of power and athleticism inside wreaks havoc on opposing defenses. This type of scoring should work well against smaller defenders in the NBA, but Tucker may struggle to translate that against some of the bigger, more powerfully built small forwards in the NBA.
Wisconsin has one game remaining against Michigan State before moving on to the Big 10 tournament, and then the NCAA tournament. It will be important for Alando Tucker to bounce back strong from his struggles over the past two games, particularly with starting center Brian Butch out for an extended period. Tucker can best help his draft stock by regaining the terrific form he enjoyed earlier in the season from behind the three point line, as well as by leading Wisconsin through at least a couple round of the big dance. Despite his limitations, Tucker has done nearly everything in his power to help himself and his team to a great season, and could make an NBA team very happy in the second half of the first round of the draft.
Gabe Pruitt PG
Aaron Gray C
Daniel Hackett PG/SG
Bobby Jackson SG
Devin Harris PG
Brian Butch C


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Mixed Views From Both Left And Right On Kagan Nomination
News of the choice of Elena Kagan to be Barack Obama's second appointee to the Supreme Court neither has me terribly upset or very excited. Presumably this is the type of reaction which was desired by choosing someone without a very strong, or controversial, public record.
There is mixed response on both the right and the left. There are already a number of falsehoods being spread, with Media Matters debunking a long list of myths. The Volokh Conspiracy has some preliminary thoughts which show, while doubting the claims by some on the left that Kagan is a closet conservative, she is probably the best conservatives and libertarians can hope for. Ilya Somin believes that while Kagan is a liberal she has shown openness to non-liberal views. She also writes this, disagreeing with some of the claims coming from others on the right:
While I won't argue the point in detail here, I think Elena Kagan clearly has the necessary professional qualifications for the job (I thought that Sotomayor did too). She was a successful dean of Harvard Law School and a respected though not pathbreaking legal scholar. She also has a record of service in important Justice Department positions, including most recently as Solicitor General (the official responsible for arguing the federal government's position before the Supreme Court). I don't think that Kagan is the best-qualified possible nominee. Very few Supreme Court nominees are, since (to understate the point) it is not a purely merit-based process. But she does have at least the minimum necessary credentials. Comparisons to Harriet Miers are, I think, off-base.
Kagan's openness to non-liberal views can be a virtue but also opens her to attacks from some liberals. Glenn Greenwald has outlined the criticism of her from the left. The issue of greatest concern to both liberals and libertarians is her view on presidential power. Radley Balko of Reason writes:
She's a cerebral academic who fits Washington's definition of a centrist: She's likely defer to government on both civil liberties and regulatory and commerce issues. And though libertarians allegedly share ground with Republicans on fiscal and regulatory issues and with Democrats on civil liberties issues, neither party cares enough about those particular issues to put up a fight for them. Which is why Kagan sailed through her first confirmation hearings, and is widely predicted to sail through the hearings for her nomination to the Supreme Court.
Justice Stevens' reputation as a stalwart defender of civil liberties was probably overstated. Which makes it all the more disappointing that Obama's choice to replace him will almost certainly make the Court even less sympathetic to the rights of the accused. And taken with Obama's decision to replace Justice Souter with Sonia Sotomayor, a former prosecutor with a "tough on crime" reputation, the candidate who touted his days as a community organizer for the powerless and dispossessed and who decried the criminal justice system's disproportionately harmful treatment of minorities and the poor during the campaign will now almost certainly leave the Supreme Court more law enforcement-friendly and more hostile to criminal defendants than he found it.
While I would prefer a nominee who has a strong record on civil liberties issues I'm not certain there is cause to panic. Kagan has spent her time in government in the executive branch and does appear to see matters more from their perspective, but this could change as she works in a separate branch of government. Kagan's job as Solicitor General is to argue the position of the administration but her views as a judge might not necessarily be the same. I also hope that her experience as Solicitor General has also led her to see the weakness of some administration arguments, even if she could not act upon this in her current position.
There has also been speculation as to how the appointment will affect efforts at marriage equality. William Jacobson discusses her view that, "There is no federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage." This does not mean she is personally opposed to same-sex marriage, but that she might be unlikely to support judicial as opposed to legislative efforts to achieve this goal.
While immediate attacks from the right wing blogs were anticipated, it remains unclear as to whether the Republican Party will try very hard to block her nomination. Seven Republican Senators did vote to confirm Kagan to be Solicitor General. However Bob Schieffer believes that Republicans will wage a vicious fight in light of the current degree of polarization. He calls this an "especially toxic election year" as the far right members of the tea party movement are out to purge even conservative Republicans from the GOP for not being conservative enough. He believes "you will see some Republican Senators, moderates, giving very careful consideration to their vote on Elena Kagan. In a way, a vote against her would be 'Tea Party insurance,' to let people know that they're moving to the right."
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