The Dawgs went to 13-1 Thursday with a 64-48 thumping of rival Wright State at Hinkle.
Making it look easy, all Butler seemingly had to do was splash some 3-point shots and watch the Raiders miss 66% of their field goal attempts.
That's now 15 Horizon League foes up, 15 Horizon League foes down dating back to last season.
The frontcourt did the heavy lifting, with Veasley, Hayward, and Howard all acoring in double figures.
Butler plays Detroit at home Saturday.
Not to get ahead of ourselves, but I think it's fair to start asking how many more games the Bulldogs will lose before the NCAA's. One would assume not many.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Live Blog: Bulldogs @ Ohio State
UPDATE 12:12, Lighty was 2 for 13 from 3 before sticking that one.
UPDATE 12:16, Good passing by Butler that possession, but better post defense as Matt Howard misses inside.
UPDATE 12:20, Gordon Hayward hits again on the longball. Dawgs down by 4.
UPDATE 12:22, And how about one more time? Hayward has 9 of Butler's 12 points. The Buckeyes lead by 3 with 9:28 to go in the half.
UPDATE 12:26, Both teams turn it over. 16 combined already in the game.
UPDATE 12:31, Beautiful bounce pass on the fast break as Shelvin Mack puts home the one-hand jam!
UPDATE 12:32, Mack drives baseline and finds Hayward in the corner AGAIN for a three! Gordon is 4 for 4 from the field for 12 points. Game tied.
UPDATE 12:37, With 3:59 left before halftime, we stand knotted at 19 apiece. Hayward has 14 points on 5 for 6 shooting.
UPDATE 12:43, The length of Ohio State continues to trouble the Bulldogs. Turnovers are the reason Butler trails 25-21.
UPDATE 12:49, Great effort by Matt Howard to keep the rebound alive and then he's fouled and hits two free throws.
UPDATE 12:53, Buckeyes 29-23 at intermission.
UPDATE 1:33, After going down by as much as 12, Butler has chipped away and reduced the deficit back to 6 points, 45-39. Hayward has 19 pts and Shelvin Mack has 13. The rest of the team combined has 7. If the Dawgs are going to win, it looks like it will have to be a two-man rodeo.
UPDATE 1:37, Very shady foul call on Matt Howard, who was hooked across the arm by the OSU player but got whistled for the contact nonetheless.
UPDATE 1:40, With 8:25 to go, Matt Howard makes a big 3-point play rolling to the basket. Dagws back within 6.
UPDATE 1:52, Hayward is 6 of 7 from 3-point range as Butler pulls within 2, 50-48!
UPDATE 1:55, HE DOES IT AGAIN! Tied at 51-51, and the stage is set for a big finish in Columbus.
UPDATE 2:00, Mack misses his second three in as many posessions that could have given Butler the lead. Now, with 1:03 left, Ohio State is fouled and hits a free throw to go up 54-51.
UPDATE 2:02, Evan Turner, OSU's leading scorer, misses inside and leaves the door ajar! Timeout Bulldogs, 10 seconds left, needing a 3-pointer to force overtime!
UPDATE 2:05, Hayward misses a contested 3 as time expires. The Bulldogs fall to 8-1 with a 54-51 defeat.
WRAPUP: Once the heartbreak passes, Bulldog fans can turn to this game and find evidence that this young edition of Butler basketball is legitimate. Questioned by pundits entering the season, Brad Stevens' crew showed today that their strong start could carry over in a hostile Big Ten arena. Yes, Butler shot 32% from the floor and turned over the orange 19 times. No one is saying Butler played particularly well, at least offensively. But what they did do was show real grit and star power in nearly toppling an undefeated, ranked Ohio State club. Gordon Hayward, who finished with 25, was remarkable. Between him, Matt Howard, and Shelvin Mack, I saw three players who can make the plays when needed. Going forward, that bodes well for Butler. Today, Thad Matta was fortunate to escape with a win.
UPDATE 12:16, Good passing by Butler that possession, but better post defense as Matt Howard misses inside.
UPDATE 12:20, Gordon Hayward hits again on the longball. Dawgs down by 4.
UPDATE 12:22, And how about one more time? Hayward has 9 of Butler's 12 points. The Buckeyes lead by 3 with 9:28 to go in the half.
UPDATE 12:26, Both teams turn it over. 16 combined already in the game.
UPDATE 12:31, Beautiful bounce pass on the fast break as Shelvin Mack puts home the one-hand jam!
UPDATE 12:32, Mack drives baseline and finds Hayward in the corner AGAIN for a three! Gordon is 4 for 4 from the field for 12 points. Game tied.
UPDATE 12:37, With 3:59 left before halftime, we stand knotted at 19 apiece. Hayward has 14 points on 5 for 6 shooting.
UPDATE 12:43, The length of Ohio State continues to trouble the Bulldogs. Turnovers are the reason Butler trails 25-21.
UPDATE 12:49, Great effort by Matt Howard to keep the rebound alive and then he's fouled and hits two free throws.
UPDATE 12:53, Buckeyes 29-23 at intermission.
UPDATE 1:33, After going down by as much as 12, Butler has chipped away and reduced the deficit back to 6 points, 45-39. Hayward has 19 pts and Shelvin Mack has 13. The rest of the team combined has 7. If the Dawgs are going to win, it looks like it will have to be a two-man rodeo.
UPDATE 1:37, Very shady foul call on Matt Howard, who was hooked across the arm by the OSU player but got whistled for the contact nonetheless.
UPDATE 1:40, With 8:25 to go, Matt Howard makes a big 3-point play rolling to the basket. Dagws back within 6.
UPDATE 1:52, Hayward is 6 of 7 from 3-point range as Butler pulls within 2, 50-48!
UPDATE 1:55, HE DOES IT AGAIN! Tied at 51-51, and the stage is set for a big finish in Columbus.
UPDATE 2:00, Mack misses his second three in as many posessions that could have given Butler the lead. Now, with 1:03 left, Ohio State is fouled and hits a free throw to go up 54-51.
UPDATE 2:02, Evan Turner, OSU's leading scorer, misses inside and leaves the door ajar! Timeout Bulldogs, 10 seconds left, needing a 3-pointer to force overtime!
UPDATE 2:05, Hayward misses a contested 3 as time expires. The Bulldogs fall to 8-1 with a 54-51 defeat.
WRAPUP: Once the heartbreak passes, Bulldog fans can turn to this game and find evidence that this young edition of Butler basketball is legitimate. Questioned by pundits entering the season, Brad Stevens' crew showed today that their strong start could carry over in a hostile Big Ten arena. Yes, Butler shot 32% from the floor and turned over the orange 19 times. No one is saying Butler played particularly well, at least offensively. But what they did do was show real grit and star power in nearly toppling an undefeated, ranked Ohio State club. Gordon Hayward, who finished with 25, was remarkable. Between him, Matt Howard, and Shelvin Mack, I saw three players who can make the plays when needed. Going forward, that bodes well for Butler. Today, Thad Matta was fortunate to escape with a win.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Playing Catchup...
A lot has happened during the Bark's lengthy vacation. Jumping right in, and in no certain order...
--The Bulldog basketball team hasn't really cashed in on respect following their impressive run a year ago. Sure, A.J. Graves and Mike Green are gone, but Butler and its head coach Brad Stevens have shown this program to be nationally relevant. Yet pre-season mags and newspaper pundits have placed Butler as low as 5th in the Horizon League, perhaps making a grave oversight in the process. Butler may not have genuine star power (although soph F Matt Howard and fresh G Shelvin Mack show the ability) but what the team has displayed in its 5-0 start is true depth. Stevens has gotten meaningful contributions from as many as ten different players as he tries to sort through his young talent.
--Pick up a copy of ACDC's latest release, Black Ice, if you haven't already. Still solid stuff from those guys, even at this stage in their careers.
--Well, the Bark woke up Nov. 5 and saw the sun. The Dr. Pepper didn't taste any different. But nevertheless, you just had to feel totally confused by those election results. Are we that gullible as a people? Are lofty rhetoric, a fawning and obsessed media, and a scad of insanely unreachable promises all it takes to elect a candidate so unqualified? I'm told Jan. 20 will be an historic day for the USA, and I get that. I understand what this all means to the black community, and, hey, if it helps alleviate the excuses so often made by Jessie Jackson and his ilk, then Obama's victory might be worth it. But you know what: at some point, I have to say enough is enough. Simply because Barack is the first black president doesn't wash away his friendships with domestic terrorists, felons, Marxists, and racists. After all, how am I supposed to celebrate when a new chief executive, regardless if he's white, black, brown, red, or green, has spent his political career funneling taxpayer money to that lunatic Father Phleger or to steeped-in-voter-fraud groups like ACORN? The 2008 election was indeed historic, because the winner was the most far left-wing America's ever seen. And that is not a good thing. I looked forward to the inevitable day we'd elect a black man or woman to be President. Just not this one.
--Fire Charlie Weis all you want, Notre Dame. Top-notch talent still isn't going there.
--Speaking of top-notch talent, the Colts still have an abundance of it. Always have. Four losses early in the year, to the Bears, Jaguars, Packers, and Titans, were the byproduct of injuries as much as anything. Three linemen missed the Chicago game as Peyton took his first snaps since minicamp due to the knee surgeries. Bob Sanders sat against Jacksonville as the Colts didn't tackle well. Four starters missed the Packer game as the refs forgot Green Bay was also on the field. Bottom-line: the so-called turnaround shouldn't be surprising to anybody, because Indy remains one of the NFL's best teams. Simple as that.
--Exam week is coming up, and for some of us first-timers, why do I have the feeling the lifestyle of one Van Wilder will suddenly look all the more appealing come Dec. 15?
--If Washington won't loan hose billions to General Motors and Ford, I say we as citizens just go door-to-door with our little collection plates and do it ourselves! Sound good?
--Happy Holiday Shopping everybody! We encourage you to find the best deals you can. But please, leave the wildebeest impersonations at home. We don't need anymore department store casualties over a dollar off a Garmin GPS.
--The Bulldog basketball team hasn't really cashed in on respect following their impressive run a year ago. Sure, A.J. Graves and Mike Green are gone, but Butler and its head coach Brad Stevens have shown this program to be nationally relevant. Yet pre-season mags and newspaper pundits have placed Butler as low as 5th in the Horizon League, perhaps making a grave oversight in the process. Butler may not have genuine star power (although soph F Matt Howard and fresh G Shelvin Mack show the ability) but what the team has displayed in its 5-0 start is true depth. Stevens has gotten meaningful contributions from as many as ten different players as he tries to sort through his young talent.
--Pick up a copy of ACDC's latest release, Black Ice, if you haven't already. Still solid stuff from those guys, even at this stage in their careers.
--Well, the Bark woke up Nov. 5 and saw the sun. The Dr. Pepper didn't taste any different. But nevertheless, you just had to feel totally confused by those election results. Are we that gullible as a people? Are lofty rhetoric, a fawning and obsessed media, and a scad of insanely unreachable promises all it takes to elect a candidate so unqualified? I'm told Jan. 20 will be an historic day for the USA, and I get that. I understand what this all means to the black community, and, hey, if it helps alleviate the excuses so often made by Jessie Jackson and his ilk, then Obama's victory might be worth it. But you know what: at some point, I have to say enough is enough. Simply because Barack is the first black president doesn't wash away his friendships with domestic terrorists, felons, Marxists, and racists. After all, how am I supposed to celebrate when a new chief executive, regardless if he's white, black, brown, red, or green, has spent his political career funneling taxpayer money to that lunatic Father Phleger or to steeped-in-voter-fraud groups like ACORN? The 2008 election was indeed historic, because the winner was the most far left-wing America's ever seen. And that is not a good thing. I looked forward to the inevitable day we'd elect a black man or woman to be President. Just not this one.
--Fire Charlie Weis all you want, Notre Dame. Top-notch talent still isn't going there.
--Speaking of top-notch talent, the Colts still have an abundance of it. Always have. Four losses early in the year, to the Bears, Jaguars, Packers, and Titans, were the byproduct of injuries as much as anything. Three linemen missed the Chicago game as Peyton took his first snaps since minicamp due to the knee surgeries. Bob Sanders sat against Jacksonville as the Colts didn't tackle well. Four starters missed the Packer game as the refs forgot Green Bay was also on the field. Bottom-line: the so-called turnaround shouldn't be surprising to anybody, because Indy remains one of the NFL's best teams. Simple as that.
--Exam week is coming up, and for some of us first-timers, why do I have the feeling the lifestyle of one Van Wilder will suddenly look all the more appealing come Dec. 15?
--If Washington won't loan hose billions to General Motors and Ford, I say we as citizens just go door-to-door with our little collection plates and do it ourselves! Sound good?
--Happy Holiday Shopping everybody! We encourage you to find the best deals you can. But please, leave the wildebeest impersonations at home. We don't need anymore department store casualties over a dollar off a Garmin GPS.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Dawgs fall just short in a dandy with Franklin
Heck of an effort in the home opener at the Butler Bowl this afternoon.
A nice crowd saw a nice football game that featured turnovers, stops, precision passing, and special teams heroics.
But in the end, the Bulldogs fell a field goal short and Franklin posted a 31-28 victory.
Butler goes to 1-1 on the season, done in by costly penalties and several terribly errant passes on its final possession.
Given a chance to tie or win following a miraculous onside kick recovery, the drive ended with a sack on 4th and 14.
Still, in the grand scheme of things, Butler has shown quite a bit of spunk in these first two games and proven their ability to move the football.
We'll see where things go from here.
A nice crowd saw a nice football game that featured turnovers, stops, precision passing, and special teams heroics.
But in the end, the Bulldogs fell a field goal short and Franklin posted a 31-28 victory.
Butler goes to 1-1 on the season, done in by costly penalties and several terribly errant passes on its final possession.
Given a chance to tie or win following a miraculous onside kick recovery, the drive ended with a sack on 4th and 14.
Still, in the grand scheme of things, Butler has shown quite a bit of spunk in these first two games and proven their ability to move the football.
We'll see where things go from here.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Palin a Homerun Choice
Sarah Palin must be one of the prettiest politicians in our history.
Whew.
But her looks aren't the only thing that has Republicans and conservatives excited.
Palin is a strong opponent of abortion, a true reformer who talks the talk and walks the walk, and a tax-cutter and champion of self-sufficiency.
Her speech in Dayton was fantastic, sounded like it came from a genuine person and not a bloviating ideologue.
McCain-Palin.
I'm starting to think that's the winning ticket this November.
It's true that VP's are not terribly influential.
In 1988, Dan Quayle looked terrible in the debate and Bush still won office.
But when you get right to it, I think Obama swung and missed with Biden, and McCain knocked it out of the park with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
We'll have to track the Hillary Voters Effect in the weeks to come, that's for sure.
Whew.
But her looks aren't the only thing that has Republicans and conservatives excited.
Palin is a strong opponent of abortion, a true reformer who talks the talk and walks the walk, and a tax-cutter and champion of self-sufficiency.
Her speech in Dayton was fantastic, sounded like it came from a genuine person and not a bloviating ideologue.
McCain-Palin.
I'm starting to think that's the winning ticket this November.
It's true that VP's are not terribly influential.
In 1988, Dan Quayle looked terrible in the debate and Bush still won office.
But when you get right to it, I think Obama swung and missed with Biden, and McCain knocked it out of the park with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
We'll have to track the Hillary Voters Effect in the weeks to come, that's for sure.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Live Blogging the Obama Speech in Denver
UPDATE 9:55: Barack Obama will take the mic shortly after 10. Right now, the audience is enjoying a fine selection of disco music and dancing lights!
9:57: Here comes Dick Durbin for the introduction. He sounds hoarse. Durbin says Obama is weary of the "politics of deadlock."
9:59: Durbin just touted Obama's values and judgement. Sure, like the brilliant racist and anti-Semitic pastors to whom Barack turns for worship, right Dick?
10:01: A faint "Yes We Can" just broke out. As in...yes we can kill infants that are born as a result of botched abortions!
10:02: Oh, look, there's Barack as a baby! Thank goodness Mommy didn't have an abortion.
10:05: They're playing a puff video on the big screen right now. Barack says he "didn't know a soul" when he first got to Chicago. And then along came Bill Ayres!
10:08: (Crying.)
10:09: Barack: "Americans can do anything when we put our minds to it." Except drill for our own oil and coal, of course.
10:10: Fasten your seatbelts. The savior has surfaced.
10:13: He just said "Thank you" about 28 times.
10:14: Thank you to Hillary, who is an "inspiration to my daughters."
10:18: The "American promise has been threatened." By what, Barack? What exactly threatens the American promise?
10:19: The obligatory Bush bashing. I guess the Democrats have been manacins for the past 8 years. I guess the fact that they control almost every major city in America, 30 of the 50 governorships, the majority of state legislatures, is totally irrelevant.
10:20: "Eight is enough." Now the zombie crowd is chanting it.
10:22: Obama's calling McCain a Bushie again. I guess I just imagined the times McCain told the Bush aministration where they're wrong.
10:23: We ARE a nation of whiners, Barack! And guess who's doing the whining? Your damn party!!
10:24: Class warfare time. Once again Barack has distorted McCain's 5 million remark that any objective person knew was clearly a joke.
10:26: (Sighs.)
10:27: "We Democrats have a very different measure of what constitutes progress in America." Yeah, you're right Barack. Like how many more people you can get dependent on the federal gov't!
10:28: (Slams head on desk.)
10:28: Ohh, Barack's grandfather marched with General Patton. Of course, had Barack been president at the time, Patton wouldn't have been going anywhere.
10:29: What do you know about hard work, Barack? Did handing out leaflets and circulars on the south side of Chicago wear you out?
10:31: I'd like to see the section of the Constitution that outlines the obligations of businesses to the American people.
10:32: You idiot! Do you know why our companies send jobs overseas? Because morons like you continue to raise their taxes higher and higher! When you tax capital, it's going to go elsewhere! That's Economics 101!!!
10:33: Uhh, Barack how are we going to "end our dependence on oil from the Middle East" if we can't drill off our own shores? Where the hell is it going to come from? The sky?
10:34: He'll find ways to "harness nuclear power." Yeah, right. I guess his anti-nuclear resume just happened by accident.
10:35: It is NOT a right to go to college, Barack! I don't want to pay for my neighbor's crack-smoking kid to go to college! Do you?
10:37: Universal health care drives up costs, Barack, not lowers them! Ask the Canadians and the British and the Germans. Facts...they're so inconvenient.
10:38: Equal pay for equal work? What is this, the Seneca Falls Convention?
10:39: The audience is smiling and applauding this lunacy.
10:40: Biden's wife looks bored. Aren't we all.
10:41: Barack is playing the Bin-laden card again. Democrats have done that over the years to try and make themselves look tough. Really, it just makes them look phony. (I guess Bin-laden's infrastructure and network has somehow been totally unharmed the last 7 years.)
10:42: Removing Saddam Hussein didn't make America safer? What brilliance, what intellect, what courage, what wisdom is this man Barack Obama!
10:44: Obama talking favorably about the military is akin to the Bloods talking favorably about the Crips. Barack, you're virulently anti-military and you know it! You want to cut their budget more deeply than Clinton did!
10:45: Barack: "We all put our country first!" Except most of us do not call befriending a man who bombed the Pentagon putting your country first.
10:50: I'm sorry, did Barack just say that someone else lacked a record to run on? That is priceless.
10:51: "The election isn't about me." That's right, Barack. It's about a country that is swamped by a deficit and a debt crisis that can't afford the trillions of dollars in additional spending that you propose!
10:52: Just what change have you seen in Chicago, Barack? Do you see streets free of crime and drugs, civility, black males graduating high school, people working hard and getting off the welfare?
10:53: "Our universities are the envy of the world." No they're not, they're an embarrassment. None of us can even speak Spanish!
10:54: Obama invoking the name of Abe Lincoln is like a bench scrub invoking the name Babe Ruth.
10:56: America cannot turn back? That's exactly what you would have us do, Barack! All of your policies are straight out of the 1960's!
10:57: Mercifully, the end. Let me sum it up: "Vote for me, be miserable."
10:58: Country music? The lyrics say, "Born in America." We don't even know if he was! There's a lawsuit being filed (obamacrimes.com) that asserts Obama is a fraudulent American citizen!
Of course, all Barack has to do to end that nonsense is present a real copy of his birth cirtificate, but he won't do it! If there's nothing to hide, show the American people!
11:01: Obama outlines his plan for Jimmy Carter's 2nd term, and people applaud. I tell you what folks, we are in some deep doo-doo if this man defeats John McCain.
Out of 9 Republican candidates, McCain with me was probably #8 or 9, but he looks like the second coming of George Washington compared to this Bolshevik nominee of the Democrat party.
11:09: That airhead Pelosi just adjourned the damn thing. Not a moment too soon, either.
11:10: Now Springsteen's "Born in the USA" is playing. This cannot be a coincidence, two songs that refer to being born in America. Hilarious.
And what's even more funny, half the damn loons at this convention likely are NOT proud to be born in the USA!
(Great song, though. Springsteen may be a lefty but he can sure write a tune.)
11:14: The place is emptying out. That's a wrap for the Bark.
9:57: Here comes Dick Durbin for the introduction. He sounds hoarse. Durbin says Obama is weary of the "politics of deadlock."
9:59: Durbin just touted Obama's values and judgement. Sure, like the brilliant racist and anti-Semitic pastors to whom Barack turns for worship, right Dick?
10:01: A faint "Yes We Can" just broke out. As in...yes we can kill infants that are born as a result of botched abortions!
10:02: Oh, look, there's Barack as a baby! Thank goodness Mommy didn't have an abortion.
10:05: They're playing a puff video on the big screen right now. Barack says he "didn't know a soul" when he first got to Chicago. And then along came Bill Ayres!
10:08: (Crying.)
10:09: Barack: "Americans can do anything when we put our minds to it." Except drill for our own oil and coal, of course.
10:10: Fasten your seatbelts. The savior has surfaced.
10:13: He just said "Thank you" about 28 times.
10:14: Thank you to Hillary, who is an "inspiration to my daughters."
10:18: The "American promise has been threatened." By what, Barack? What exactly threatens the American promise?
10:19: The obligatory Bush bashing. I guess the Democrats have been manacins for the past 8 years. I guess the fact that they control almost every major city in America, 30 of the 50 governorships, the majority of state legislatures, is totally irrelevant.
10:20: "Eight is enough." Now the zombie crowd is chanting it.
10:22: Obama's calling McCain a Bushie again. I guess I just imagined the times McCain told the Bush aministration where they're wrong.
10:23: We ARE a nation of whiners, Barack! And guess who's doing the whining? Your damn party!!
10:24: Class warfare time. Once again Barack has distorted McCain's 5 million remark that any objective person knew was clearly a joke.
10:26: (Sighs.)
10:27: "We Democrats have a very different measure of what constitutes progress in America." Yeah, you're right Barack. Like how many more people you can get dependent on the federal gov't!
10:28: (Slams head on desk.)
10:28: Ohh, Barack's grandfather marched with General Patton. Of course, had Barack been president at the time, Patton wouldn't have been going anywhere.
10:29: What do you know about hard work, Barack? Did handing out leaflets and circulars on the south side of Chicago wear you out?
10:31: I'd like to see the section of the Constitution that outlines the obligations of businesses to the American people.
10:32: You idiot! Do you know why our companies send jobs overseas? Because morons like you continue to raise their taxes higher and higher! When you tax capital, it's going to go elsewhere! That's Economics 101!!!
10:33: Uhh, Barack how are we going to "end our dependence on oil from the Middle East" if we can't drill off our own shores? Where the hell is it going to come from? The sky?
10:34: He'll find ways to "harness nuclear power." Yeah, right. I guess his anti-nuclear resume just happened by accident.
10:35: It is NOT a right to go to college, Barack! I don't want to pay for my neighbor's crack-smoking kid to go to college! Do you?
10:37: Universal health care drives up costs, Barack, not lowers them! Ask the Canadians and the British and the Germans. Facts...they're so inconvenient.
10:38: Equal pay for equal work? What is this, the Seneca Falls Convention?
10:39: The audience is smiling and applauding this lunacy.
10:40: Biden's wife looks bored. Aren't we all.
10:41: Barack is playing the Bin-laden card again. Democrats have done that over the years to try and make themselves look tough. Really, it just makes them look phony. (I guess Bin-laden's infrastructure and network has somehow been totally unharmed the last 7 years.)
10:42: Removing Saddam Hussein didn't make America safer? What brilliance, what intellect, what courage, what wisdom is this man Barack Obama!
10:44: Obama talking favorably about the military is akin to the Bloods talking favorably about the Crips. Barack, you're virulently anti-military and you know it! You want to cut their budget more deeply than Clinton did!
10:45: Barack: "We all put our country first!" Except most of us do not call befriending a man who bombed the Pentagon putting your country first.
10:50: I'm sorry, did Barack just say that someone else lacked a record to run on? That is priceless.
10:51: "The election isn't about me." That's right, Barack. It's about a country that is swamped by a deficit and a debt crisis that can't afford the trillions of dollars in additional spending that you propose!
10:52: Just what change have you seen in Chicago, Barack? Do you see streets free of crime and drugs, civility, black males graduating high school, people working hard and getting off the welfare?
10:53: "Our universities are the envy of the world." No they're not, they're an embarrassment. None of us can even speak Spanish!
10:54: Obama invoking the name of Abe Lincoln is like a bench scrub invoking the name Babe Ruth.
10:56: America cannot turn back? That's exactly what you would have us do, Barack! All of your policies are straight out of the 1960's!
10:57: Mercifully, the end. Let me sum it up: "Vote for me, be miserable."
10:58: Country music? The lyrics say, "Born in America." We don't even know if he was! There's a lawsuit being filed (obamacrimes.com) that asserts Obama is a fraudulent American citizen!
Of course, all Barack has to do to end that nonsense is present a real copy of his birth cirtificate, but he won't do it! If there's nothing to hide, show the American people!
11:01: Obama outlines his plan for Jimmy Carter's 2nd term, and people applaud. I tell you what folks, we are in some deep doo-doo if this man defeats John McCain.
Out of 9 Republican candidates, McCain with me was probably #8 or 9, but he looks like the second coming of George Washington compared to this Bolshevik nominee of the Democrat party.
11:09: That airhead Pelosi just adjourned the damn thing. Not a moment too soon, either.
11:10: Now Springsteen's "Born in the USA" is playing. This cannot be a coincidence, two songs that refer to being born in America. Hilarious.
And what's even more funny, half the damn loons at this convention likely are NOT proud to be born in the USA!
(Great song, though. Springsteen may be a lefty but he can sure write a tune.)
11:14: The place is emptying out. That's a wrap for the Bark.
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