I've been lax about posting lately, for which I apologize. In an effort to give you, Gentle Reader, new content every day, I've conceived (read: shamelessly copied from other, better blogs) a new item: The Five at Five. As the name would suggest, every day at 5 o'clock I'll post five short items with a sentence or two of commentary. I hope they'll always be worth your time.
On to today's list:
John Hinderaker, 1/3 of the tremendous Power Line equation, puts the lie (early and often) to the AP's shameless spinning of the latest Iraq WMD report. As has been stated over and over, the fact that most small and mid-sized newspapers rely on the AP wire for the bulk of their content is the primary reason why the AP's gross bias is so despicable.
Charles Krauthammer, who is certain to be a fixture on the Friday Five at Five for as long as he writes a Friday column, explains with his usual keen wit and flawless reasoning that President Bush is not the terrorists' candidate in the upcoming election.
In line with Ravens tradition, running back Jamal Lewis struck a sweet plea deal with the government and the NFL in his felony drug case: he'll do four months hard time (in the off-season, of course) and be suspended two games. Bill Simmons, putting on his combination film critic/degenerate gambler hat to review "Friday Night Lights" and make his NFL picks for Sunday, had this to say:
Which reminds me, I've always been a fan of those "Miked Up" segments on "Monday Night Football" and "NFL Films," but they're never topping what happened in last week's game: Ray Lewis giving Jamal Lewis a pre-game pep talk and saying something to the effect of, "Carry (the trial) on your shoulders, that's what I did with mine, take it out on the field!" That was fantastic. Too bad Leonard Little wasn't on hand to give his two cents. What a league.
What a league, indeed. I mean, is there anyone reading this who would still have a job after being indicted on federal drug charges? Or after copping a plea to same and getting four months in jail? It's this type of thing that leads to the outsized sense of entitlement that most professional athletes have, which in turn leads to more despicable behavior. Sickening.
Marathon legend Johnny Kelley, two-time winner and 61(!)-time finisher of the Boston Marathon, died at age 97. Fittingly, his favorite song was Sinatra's "Young at Heart."
Much like the first debate, it appears the junior Senator from Massachusetts can expect more softballs tonight. The Botoxed Brahmin needs the help, since that "bad" economy he's running against doesn't actually exist.
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