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Brass Knuckles and Party Unity

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:19:04 GMT

clipped by: merrie
clipper's remarks: Bubba, feeling his pain, wants to talk about securing the Clintons' future, and particularly about all the good things he did when he was president. It's all about respect he counts as his due from the Democratic wing of the Clinton Party. It's not like Hillary didn't win everything fair and square.

The Democrats here are more than a little concerned about their man's slide in the polls; Gallup on Monday said the race is tied at 45-all.

The news may get worse. There's the story now afloat that an Obama half brother is living in grim poverty in Kenya, scratching out a bare living on a dollar a month while the senator lives in luxury on $5 million a year. Far worse, a summerlong controversy continues about when and where the senator was actually born, and whether the circumstances of his birth could cloud his eligibility to serve.

The Obama campaign has been reluctant to produce a birth certificate. [...] The Clintons are surely trying to help sort this out.

Clip Source: www.washtimes.com

The Democratic National Convention, called to nominate a president, is not a happy place for the ladies of the League of Women Voters. Sportsmanship is nice, but a strong arm is more effective.

The Obama campaign is angry at the Clintons, both he and she, who Obama strategists say can't come to terms with the fact that he's tired and stale and she's not as bright in the tooth as she was in springtime.

The Clintons insist they're doing everything they can to soothe the hurt and disappointment of their delegates, who comprise a large enough complement here to make serious trouble if someone can find the kindling and a match to light the fuel. The Obama campaign scoffs at the Clinton pretenders as "bitter enders" who think Barack Obama must reconcile to them, not the other way around.

Hillary speaks Tuesday night

Bubba doesn't speak until Wednesday night, and he's miffed that they want him to talk to the theme of "Securing America's Future."

Tags: dnc, obama, hillary and bill clinton, delegates, unity, obama-mccain gallup poll 45-all

Phelps Knows Sportsmanship

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:53:25 GMT

clipped by: ianhorn24
clipper's remarks: Phelps really needs to work on his manners!

Clip Source: www.new.facebook.com

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Tags: phelps, sports, olympics

Angry Swede throws down medal, quits

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:06:18 GMT

clipped by: paleblue
clipper's remarks: Ha haaaa sweet sportsmanship.

“I don’t care about this medal. I wanted gold,” he said..

Clip Source: sports.yahoo.com

Angry Swede throws down medal, quits

The 08 Olympics... 1908, that is

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:04:10 GMT

clipped by: tabsey
clipper's remarks: It very much depends on ones attitude whether you follow or not.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

A century ago London hosted the Fourth Olympiad. It was a hastily organised affair, after Italy pulled out following the eruption of Vesuvius. Oh, and Britain won 56 gold medals.

When we consider the sleek and slick celebration of sport that the Olympic Games have become, it is about far more than physical endeavour and great drama.

We also - alas - tend to think of political manoeuvring; financial burdens and corporate sponsorship; doping scandals and even the odd display of bad sportsmanship.

But wind back 100 years and all these were very much a feature of the 1908 Olympics.

The first recognisably modern Games, the six month long Fourth Olympiad, based around White City in west London, seems to prove that old axiom "the more things change, the more they stay the same".

Bicycle polo is no longer an Olympic event and the tug-of-war seems unlikely to make a return to such an exalted stage. But many of the events enjoyed by our Edwardian forebears seem mighty familiar.

Tags: the, games, are, like, un

Beijing Olympics Version of Dummies Guide To Clapping

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:58:48 GMT

clipped by: Clickguy
clipper's remarks: Be sure to study-up on your clapping technique for the Beijing Olympics. Go Might Clenched Fists!

Clip Source: www.beijingchinaolympicsin2008.com

Beijing Olympics Version of Dummies Guide To Clapping

I saw this hilarious article in the Financial Times about how Beijing is issuing an “Olympics Clapping Guide” to the party masses to ensure proper Olympic clapping etiquette.

Beijing had a team of experts design a “civilized stadium gesture.” No, it’s not the one finger salute which is what you would expect from any normal civilized country.

The civilized Communist stadium gesture starts off with some rhythmic clapping, followed by some double-thumbs up action and then — watch out now — the raising of the mighty Clenched Fists.

Overall the government wants to use their Olympic hosting opportunity as an exercise in process improvement for their citizens. There seems to be a rash of bad habits forming such as poor sportsmanship, spitting, and *horrors* cutting in line.

Tags: beijing olympics clapping

"Unbelieveable" Sportsmanship

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:17:02 GMT

clipped by: willhelm
clipper's remarks: Bravo to these young ladies.

Clip Source: nbcsports.msnbc.com

With two runners on base and a strike against her, Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon University uncorked her best swing and did something she had never done, in high school or college. Her first home run cleared the center-field fence.

But it appeared to be the shortest of dreams come true when she missed first base, started back to tag it and collapsed with a knee injury.

She crawled back to first but could do no more. The first-base coach said she would be called out if her teammates tried to help her. Or, the umpire said, a pinch runner could be called in, and the homer would count as a single.

Then, members of the Central Washington University softball team stunned spectators by carrying Tucholsky around the bases Saturday so the three-run homer would count — an act that contributed to their own elimination from the playoffs.

CHAVC Mission Statement

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:34:12 GMT

clipped by: crossett10

Clip Source: public.kenan-flagler.unc.edu

The Chapel Hill Area Volleyball Club is a not for profit corporation established in 1990 for the purpose of promoting the sport of volleyball in the Orange/Durham/Chatham County areas of North Carolina. Our mission is to provide playing opportunities for adults and juniors in a wholesome, community-building atmosphere, and to foster individual skill development while emphasizing the highest standard of sportsmanship.

For more information about our club, to join our mailing list, or to become a member, please contact Linda Lang or Jack Petty. Correspondence may be mailed to CHAVC, c/o Jack Petty, 374 Wesley Court, Chapel Hill, NC 27516.

Tags: volleyball juniors

True sportsmanship

Fri, 02 May 2008 16:00:21 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: The rest is at the source....do give it a read.

Clip Source: blog.oregonlive.com

Sara Tucholsky's game was off to a rough start.

She took strike one. And then the senior did something she had never done before

The career .153 hitter smashed the next pitch over the center field fence for an apparent three-run home run

she looked up to watch the ball clear the fence and missed first base

Six feet past the bag, she stopped abruptly to return and touch it

something gave in her right knee; she collapsed on the base path

Our first-base coach was telling me I had to crawl back to first base. 'I can't touch you,' she said, 'or you'll be out. I can't help you.'

The umpires said Knox could place a substitute runner at first

Tucholsky would be credited with a single and two RBIs, but her home run would be erased

The umpires said a player cannot be assisted by their team around the bases

Mallory Holtman is the greatest softball player in Central Washington history

What if the Central Washington players carried Tucholsky around the bases?

Tags: sports, softball, sara thucholsky, mallory holtman, people, sportsmanship

'Unbelievable' moment stuns crowd at softball game

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:09:26 GMT

clipped by: rmowery
clipper's remarks: Now this shows human compassion and sportsmanship! If there is a video of this event - it should be shown to every student playing a sport!

This is great news to read!

Clip Source: www.komotv.com

'Unbelievable' moment stuns crowd at softball game

MONMOUTH, Ore. (AP) - A senior with a .153 career batting average hits her first home run, a three-run blast, to help Western Oregon move closer to a spot in the NCAA's Division II softball playoffs.

That was improbable.

To 70-year-old Central Washington coach Gary Frederick, what happened next was "unbelievable."

Sara Tucholsky, the 5-foot-2-inch right fielder, sprinted to first as the ball cleared the center field fence Saturday in Ellensburg, Wash. Given that she had never hit a ball out of the park, even in practice, she was excited. So excited she missed first base.

A couple yards past the bag, she stopped to go back and touch it. But she collapsed with a knee injury.

An opponent did.

Central Washington first baseman Mallory Holtman, the all-time home run leader in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, asked the umpire if she and her teammates could carry Tucholsky around the bases.

Tags: sportsmanship, human caring, comapssion, softball

Teacher interview

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:03:40 GMT

clipped by: hudgal1
clipper's remarks: As a retired teacher, I can relate to this. Continued in remarks.

Clip Source: blog.myspace.com

Teacher interview

Teacher Applicant Interview

After being interviewed by the school administration, the
teaching prospect said, 'Let me see if I've got this right:
'You want me to go into that room with all those kids,
correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor
their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a
love for learning. You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage
war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of
self esteem and personal pride.

'You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship,
sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a
checkbook, and apply for a job
'You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs
of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the state exams.

Tags: education, school, prayer

Tax trouble ahead for youth sports leagues?

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:31:15 GMT

clipped by: LorisKnight

Clip Source: dontmesswithtaxes.typepad.com

Congratulations to the young boys of summer from Warner Robins, Ga., who won this year's Little League World Series championship. Those kids sure knew how to make it exciting, with a walk-off home run.

And yes, my congratulatory post would have been on the blog immediately after Sunday's game instead of four days later if the Little Leaguers from Lubbock had been the champs. But they still deserve applause for taking third in the tournament.

I love football -- Texas, you know. Babies wrapped in Dallas Cowboys blankets as soon as they are born and all that. -- but I really, really like baseball. And the Little League series, along with Cal Ripken's camps and competitions, are a good way for kids to participate in the "nicer," per comedian George Carlin's commentary, sport.

Who's on first? The IRS: Too often, though, adults mess things up. We all know about the poor sportsmanship of some parents. Now we have tax and administrative issues being mishandled by the organizing grownups.

Tags: business, sports, taxes

If you Suck at Sports, do you Suck at Life?

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:24:18 GMT

clipped by: DarkYodeler
clipper's remarks: Orson Scott Card goes on to say this about organized sports for kids: "Too much like the real world, too little like play. When I wrote silly poems, that was play. That was just flat-out fun. My parents didn't get involved and nobody yelled at the ump." He wishes that "a kid who's lousy at sports but good at music or theatre or writing or videogames should get as much encouragement and honor as any athlete. But he won't."

The only time I had fun with sports was when it was just for fun. If it got competitive I left because I could think of a lot better things to get upset about. I poured myself into drama, debate, reading, videogames. Now I'm 26, married for four years, a filmmaker, and a CEO of my own company.... and I still suck at sports.

Clip Source: www.hatrack.com

But what does somebody learn from sports that can't be learned from other activities?

You want teamwork? Put on a play. Join the band or orchestra or chorus.

You want experience working hard at something that many people can't do well till you're good enough to really master it? I suggest the clarinet or violin. Or poetry.

You want to learn good sportsmanship? Play Monopoly. Strategy? Chess. Eye-hand coordination? Videogames.

And the supreme irony? Hearing celebrities who have been divorced several times explaining how sports taught them commitment, to stick with something even when it's hard. Um, yeah, I guess that lesson really stuck.

My point is: People who loved sports like to explain why everybody should have sports in their life. But I tried sports and what I found is what you find everywhere:

If you have some talent or a real love for it, you can get better by working hard. Maybe you can even make a livelihood at it.

Tags: card, sports, livelihood, pursuit

Doing it the right way

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:21:04 GMT

clipped by: Barb42
clipper's remarks: Cal Thomas wrote an article today about doing it the right way. When we grew up, you tried to do things the right way, and if you got in trouble, you didn't go on the radio or television and talk about it. Nowadays, it seems that a person doing things the wrong way get more media attention than those that do right. Consider all the Hollywood celebrities who have been in the news lately. Also, remember how Hank Aaron made it into the baseball Hall of Fame - with character, integrity, and sportsmanship. Compare that with Barry Bonds who is about to surpass Aaron's record.

What are we teaching the younger generations? Is it like Cal said. Frank Sinatra sang a song that said, "I'll do it my way". Is that how we are teaching our children, or do we want them to do it by the rules?

Clip Source: jewishworldreview.com

That is a foreign concept in our day: the "right" way. Why? When I was growing up — and until recent years — most athletes played by the rules and did things the right way. Their only "enhancement" was hard work, which refined natural talent.

Tags: athletes, record, talent

That came from where?!!

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:50:01 GMT

clipped by: Warty
clipper's remarks: The link here will take you places you may not want to go.

Clip Source: www.blessedherbs.com

It's Gross and It's Mine!

Entries from our recent "Poo Contest" showing photos and testimonials
of real results from the the Colon Cleansing Kit by Blessed Herbs

san from Hawaii and her "winning results" passed while taking

the Colon Cleansing Kit by Blessed Herbs. Below she writes:

"Aloha!

First of all, I must say it feels a bit weird to be sending pics of my poo to complete strangers...but all in the name of good sportsmanship! It felt even stranger to TAKE pics of my poo...

My n

Tags: poo, shit, crap, bowel, colon, cleanse, gross.competition

San Antonio Nuns Offer Prayers for Spurs

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:13:02 GMT

clipped by: wiccantexan

Clip Source: www.christianpost.com

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - In their simple convent, where rows of chairs are arranged in front of a television and a crucifix, the 23 nuns of the Salesian Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province put aside their pleas for the sick and the poor to pray for the San Antonio Spurs.

With basketball players' names pinned to white smocks beneath their habits, the sisters faithfully gather at game time in the convent's community room, yelling "Make that basket!" and "C'mon!"

"We pray for them to win, but we also pray for them to continue their sportsmanship," said Sister Sandra Neaves, head of the order in the Western U.S.

"We make a lot of noise in that room," laughs Sister Angelina Gomez.

Tags: sports, basketball, spurs, san antonio, nuns, prayer