UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL!!
Why do so many people hate someone who was elected Vice President in 2000 by the popular vote? He's the reason I decided to enter politics though I am now a actor-comedian. I host my own show and I will not cuss on it, nor use violence.
Okay, so according the article quoted on dkos, Harwinton's town chairwoman Myrna Watanabe says some of the following:
Watanabe, a professional science writer who took notes on the exchange, told Lieberman that while she appreciated his "very good" voting record, she wanted to know how she could present him for re-election in her town when "our people are pretty pacifistic" and were opposed the war in Iraq "from the beginning," when "our people don't support Rice," and when "they are most unhappy with Gonzales."Okay, so Greg has already done his homework on this before I even had a single chance to look it up. Greg shows the following statistics for the matter:
For one thing, Harwinton went for Bush 1,762 to 1,308. Sounds real pacifistic, don't it? It barely went for Chris Dodd in his re-election bid: 1,299 to 1,565. Closer to the local level, it went Republican at the State Assembly level to the tune of 1956 to 833 in District 76.Now that I am back from class, let's get down to business. Sound good? Great!
So how can Myrna know Joe when she apparently doesn't even know her own back yard?
Southcoast Today sports columnist Tim Weisberg criticizes Fever Pitch. I disagree with him that both that and Celtic Pride were horribly written.
What do Celtics fans have? Celtic Pride, starring a Canadian (Dan Aykroyd) and a guy from Maryland (Daniel Stern), with the worst Boston accents since Mayor Menino.So there's more to the rivalry? Tell that to Rob Corddry! Is that why he went bald?
The movie killed the career of director Tom DeCerchio before it even began, and it was written by former SNL cast member Colin Quinn, who hails from Brooklyn. BROOKLYN!
And spare me the argument about Fever Pitch star Jimmy Fallon being a Yankees fan. That's why it's called "acting." Quinn, as a writer, is directly responsible for the idiotic portrayal of Celtics fans in the film, which features two die-hards kidnapping the star player for the Utah Jazz (played by Damon Wayans, another Brooklyn native) on the eve of Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Green.
The stars are in town for the Boston Red Sox 20004 World Series ring ceremonies. Missing in action is Senator John Kerry who somehow missed two or more good omens. Can someone tape it for me (any family read this)? I have class!
Don't expect Chris Rock to host in 2006. No offense, Chris, but I like Billy Crystal better. Nothing personal.
The ratings are in. Nobody wanted to see Prince Charles marry that guy, I mean, dog. So now man-animal marriages are legal in England.
Nicole Kidman won't settle for less than the love she shared with former Louisvillian and St. X student Tom Cruise. Which brings us to ask why they divorced in the first place.
The sound you hear is elevator music. Kate Bosworth and Orlando Bloom have placed their love on hold while they see if Nicole Kidman is available.
No marriage here. Kirsten Dunst, who filmed Elizabethtown in Louisville, has no current plans to wed Jake Gyllenhaal anytime soon.
For old time's sake from the Boston Red Sox at Wikipedia:
Theme Song: None officially, but several unofficial theme songs exist:
-played after the eighth inning at Fenway Park: Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline, performed with raucous audience participation.
-played after each victory at Fenway Park: Dirty Water by The Standells.
-played after Dirty Water and for rallies: The Dropkick Murphys' rewrite of Tessie. The original Tessie, a Broadway tune, was adopted by the Boston fans during the 1903 World Series and sung regularly until 1916. The rewrite is not accepted widely by the older fans due to its punk rock stylings.
All those are great songs. I like the rewrite of Tessie but I have never heard the original.
Tessie on Wikipedia:
Broadway & Royal Rooters version
After the first four games of the 1903 World Series, Boston was down 3–1 to Pittsburgh. (It was a best of 9 series; 5 wins were needed to win the series.) The Royal Rooters began rallying their team with every song they could think of; ultimately Tessie helped win the day. Pittsburgh outfielder Tommy Leach credited at least part of Boston's win to "that damn Tessie song." He continued: "It was a real hum-dinger of a song, but it sort of got on your nerves after a while." (Boston won Game 5 and went on to win Games 6, 7, and 8 to win the series 5–3.)
The chorus to the original Tessie goes:
Tessie, you make me feel so badly.
Why don't you turn around?
Tessie, you know I love you madly.
Babe, my heart weighs about a pound.
Don't blame me if I ever doubt you,
You know I wouldn't live without you.
Tessie, you are the only, only, only.
The Rooters stopped singing in 1916. The Red Sox won the World Series in 1918 but then endured an 86-year drought before winning again in 2004, the same year Tessie came back to Boston.
Dropkick Murphys version
In 2004, the Boston-area rock group Dropkick Murphys recorded a cover of Tessie, released on a five-cut CD of the same name. The Murphys said it was their intent to "bring back the spirit of the Rooters and to put the Red Sox back on top."
The second Tessie — which featured backing vocals from Red Sox players Johnny Damon, Bronson Arroyo, and Lenny DiNardo; Red Sox Vice President of Public Affairs Dr. Charles Steinberg; and Boston Herald sportswriter Jeff Horrigan (who co-wrote the new lyrics with the Murphys) — has become the theme song of the Red Sox and tells the story of how the Royal Rooters stormed the park one time when they found the game was already sold out:
The Rooters showed up at the grounds one day
Found their seats had all been sold
McGreevy lead the charge into the park
Stormed the gates and put the game on hold
The chorus to the Dropkick Murphys' version of Tessie goes:
"Tessie, 'Nuff said!" McGreevy shouted
We're not here to mess around
Boston, you know we love you madly
Hear the crowd roar to your sound
Don't blame us if we ever doubt you
You know we couldn't live without you
Tessie, you are the only, only, only
Now, from the Dropkick Murphys' website, one learns that John Fitzgerald was a member of the Royal Rooters. His grandson became President of the USA.
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