The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

I’ve seen this post making the rounds on social-media and decided to snarkily dissect it. Receipts included.   “Someone recently asked me why I like Trump. My answer was that I don't really like a lot of things about Trump.” I’m sensing a “but” coming. Despite the rumors, I don’t care for big buts.   “But this election is not about choosing the most likeable person.” Well, that’s part of it. One reason why Trump “won” in 2016 is because millions of formerly electorally-uninvolved citizens found Trump more likeable than Hillary Clinton. How? I'm not sure, but I digress.   “We are voting between two vastly different ideologies. We are voting for the country we want to leave our children and grandchildren.” Okay, on this we can agree. Please continue…   “Trump represents that future and has proven that he can deliver. He is a patriot to the core and even served his country for 4 years without pay.” Okay, now here is where we disagree, and that’...

So, a friend of mine just introduced me to the game Word Domination , and while I normally don't feel prompted to write reviews on game apps, I felt the need to do so in this case. Word Domination is similar to Scrabble (Words With Friends), where players see a board with colored squares which read TW (triple word), TL (triple letter), DW (double word), DL (double letter), etc., and the two players are provided 7 tiles a piece. That's where the similarities begin to end, however. Unlike in Words With Friends, you only have 5 turns to rack up as many points as possible in Word Domination , and not only that, but for each of those 5 turns, you only have 75 seconds to make your move. The board is also smaller. Then there are the boosters. This is where I'll split my reviews into two. 5-star review (out of 5 stars) - initial boosters only If you're just starting out, chances are both you and your newbie opponent will both possess the same three boosters: 1) Time-freeze: Yo...

I received the following pair of comments on episode 20 of my podcast ("I Feel Snitty"), entitled, "Placing 'Rap' in the Crap That is Donald Trump": - "Lol! Amazing! I don't know how you do this. 😂👏" - "What an active mind you have." The song ("Fabricate," based on the Warren G song, "Regulate") can be heard here: https://ifeelsnitty.podbean.com/e/placing-rap-in-the-crap-that-is-donald-trump/

I just updated a parody I wrote a while back, entitled "Fabricate" (based on the Warren G song, "Regulate"). It can be heard here: https://ifeelsnitty.podbean.com/e/placing-rap-in-the-crap-that-is-donald-trump/

I know I've written about this before, but it bears repeating, ESPN's QBR stat is hogwash. There's a reason no other sports network or publication ever talks about a player's QBR. It's such appalling trash, garbage-people won't even pick it up on Wednesdays.  Don't believe me? Think I'm exaggerating? Here's a current rundown of the bottom half of the league when it comes to ESPN's QBR rankings:  17) Russell Wilson: 58.9 (65.9%, 16 TD, 4 INT, 8.5 ypa, 112.8 rating, 77 rush yards) 18) Aaron Rodgers: 57.6 (61.3%, 13 TD, 1 INT, 8.0 ypa, 100.4 rating, 116 rush yards) 19) Joe Flacco: 56.7 (61.1%, 12 TD, 6 INT, 6.6 ypa, 84.9 rating, 45 rush yards) 20) Jameis Winston: 56.1 (64.9%, 6 TD, 10 INT, 8.0 ypa, 74.7 rating, 109 rush yards, 1 TD) 21) Marcus Mariota: 54.8 (66.0%, 3 TD, 5 INT, 6.9 ypa, 78.5 rating, 185 rush yards, 1 TD) 22) Dak Prescott: 54.4 (62.1%, 8 TD, 4 INT, 6.9 ypa, 87.4 rating, 236 rush yards, 2 TDs) 23) Blake Bortles...

There are only four certainties in life: 1) Death, 2) Taxes, 3) Laundry, and 4) Millennials hating Donald Trump. A recently released Pew Research poll followed this trend, as just 27% of Millennials surveyed approved of Trump's job performance, while 65% disapproved. That wasn't the case in another recently released poll, however. According to Zogby , Donald Trump's approval rating amongst Millennials is 50%, while his disapproval is at 48%. Not only that, but the pollster claims that among those aged 65 or older, the president's approval rating is at a net -12%, as 44% approve and 56% disapprove of his job performance. This Zogby poll is fifty shades of backwards. The most Democratic-leaning generation are Millennials, as 59% lean that direction, while only 32% lean Republican. On the flip-side, the Silent and Boomer generations are the most Republican-leaning, as approximately 49% lean that direction and 46% lean Democratic. Let's look at the analytics of th...

Unless you've been living in a cave 5,000 feet below sea level in an ocean off the coast of Neptune, chances are you've heard the term fake news . It's made its presence known on Facebook, cable news, fact-checking sites, and perhaps no more than via the mouth of the President of the United States, Donald Trump.  So what exactly is fake news? According to nonpartisan sources, it "refers to false information or propaganda published under the guise of being authentic news." Nobel Prize-winning fact-checking site, Politifact , defined the term a bit more colorfully, as they said, "Fake news is made-up stuff, masterfully manipulated to look like credible journalistic reports that are easily spread online to large audiences willing to believe the fictions and spread the word." In other words, fake news  is when a person spreads bullsh*t as fact. Oddly enough, Donald Trump and his supporters have arguably clamored the most about fake news, yet ten...

Tuesday featured Donald Trump's first joint address to Congress, and like the masochist I apparently am, I watched it from start to finish. Upon its completion, my first three thoughts were: 1) "I see specificity isn't his native language," 2) "How?," and 3) "Well, that was a load of chronic diarrhea," 1) When's the last time Donald Trump has said anything specific? With all three marriage proposals, I imagine him saying something along the lines of, "So, like, do you want to?" From beginning to end, Trump uttered lines like the following: "We're gonna do stuff," "You know what I was talking about earlier? We're gonna like do that even biglier than I said before," and "I know a guy who took a class at this one college and he told me something really really cool." If Donald Trump had to go back to school himself, I'd recommend, for his foreign language class, he opts to go the way of specif...

Remember when Donald Trump senior advisor Kellyanne Conway referenced a Bowling Green massacre which never actually happened? Well, Public Policy Polling (PPP) decided to have a little fun with that slip up, and in a recent poll asked the question, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: 'The Bowling Green massacre shows why we need Donald Trump's executive order on immigration?'" Overall, just 23% of polltakers said yes, while 57% responded with no, and an additional 20% weren't sure. Among Trump voters, however, a majority 51% answered in the affirmative. That's right, according to this poll, more than half of Trump voters believe that a fictional attack was reason enough to place a travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries. Due to this, expect to see the following poll results among Trump voters in the future: - 53% believe the Wrigley Field Whack Off resulted in many people going blind - 58% believe the Great Wall of Jina is l...

On January 22nd's episode of Meet the Press , Donald Trump senior advisor Kellyanne Conway defended Trump press secretary Sean Spicer's debunked claim that Donald Trump's inauguration crowd was larger than it actually was by telling host Chuck Todd, "You're saying it's falsehoods. And they're giving - Sean Spicer, our press secretary - gave alternative facts." I'm sorry, but there's no such thing as alternative facts. "Alternative fact" is synonymous with falsehood, lie, bullsh*t, malarkey, etc. When a comment runs contrary to a well-established fact, that comment isn't a fact in any sense of the word; it's simply false. Just imagine if we used Ms. Conway's line of thinking throughout the course of our lives... Setting: Math class Professor Ymidoingthis: "Can anyone tell me what 7 x 7 is?" Ronald Rump: "14" Ymidoingthis: "I'm sorry, but that's incorrect. The answer is 49." ...

When debating, especially with far-right Republicans, I tend to resort to numbers, (consistent) studies, fact-checkers, and yes, even logic. I don't form an opinion simply based on things I heard from my parents growing up, what friends of mine believe, or what partisan sources constantly spout at me. In my view, my opinion is nothing without solid evidence to support it, and it's through a great deal of reading and research (and experience) I've come to form the opinions I have today. But, while I appreciate when someone on the polar opposite side of the political spectrum approaches me with numbers, appearing to have done some research themselves, just because a person uses numbers to support an argument doesn't mean those numbers are valid. Take Maryland Congressman Andy Harris, for instance. The Republican congressman recently attempted to block the Washington, D.C. marijuana decriminalization law by making some rather preposterous claims, saying African-American ...

For as big of a fan of Stephen Colbert's comedy as I am, even I'll admit his new show had a few hiccups during its first week. However, the show seems to get better on each successive night, not only on the comedic front, but also the interview front. That trend certainly held true last night, especially when Colbert interviewed Texas Republican Senator and one of 492 GOP candidates running for president, Ted Cruz. One thing I've always enjoyed about Colbert's shows is how, unlike many cable news networks (sadly enough), he doesn't let his guests get away with BS. While CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC may have a tendency to not fact-check their guests on the spot (unless, in Fox News' and MSNBC's case, their opinion drastically differs from that of their guest), Stephen Colbert does, and it's quite refreshing. Last night, when Ted Cruz decided to misuse Ronald Reagan's name, like 99.9% of Republicans do nowadays, Colbert actually called him out on it, s...