The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

From 3:30 to 5 pm EST today, Tracy Fort and I will be reflecting on the craziness that was the 2015-2016 election season, going in depth about how we see next Tuesday's presidential race turning out, amongst other things. To listen, simply click on the link below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thetracyfortshow/2016/11/02/tracy-craig-bring-the-best-in-politics-news

When I'm out and about over the weekends, rarely do I discuss politics. This is mainly due to two reasons: 1) It's what I read and write about for the majority of my workweek and 2) I've learned that it's typically not a good idea to mix alcohol and political discussions. Like with most other people, when I'm away from the workplace, the last thing I want to do is think about or discuss my work. Reading and writing about current events, especially in the world of politics, for most of the workweek, the last thing I want to do when I'm out is talk about what I've read and written about for hours at a time leading up to that moment. Also, politics is a very touchy and divisive subject. There's an old rule which says states that one shouldn't talk about the four following subjects with another person (a stranger or person one doesn't know very well): 1) Money, 2) Sex, 3) Politics, and 4) Religion. On Saturday night, however, I did wind up discussi...

It may sound like an oxymoron for a person to say they're politically logical (this is often times the case), but it is definitely possible. I'm sure most everyone could point to two positions of another individual and rightfully state that the positions don't line up or mesh well with one another. However, while this may be the case with me on occasion, I try to stay as consistent and logical as possible. I know other people whom are the same way, yet know many whom often times make less sense to me with their political logic and rationale than quantum physics to a pre-schooler (Sheldon Cooper possibly being the lone exception). This is especially the case with extreme right-wing conservatives. Allow me to provide some examples. Issue: Abortion Even though the majority of self-described conservatives are anti-abortion (or "pro-life" in their view), they also often times support abstinence-only education and disapprove of contraception coverage on women's ...

The season may be almost over, for both the NFL and college, but there's still a lot to talk about in the world of football. Shall we begin? 1) Was the playoff ultimately successful in its first year in college football? Did anyone see the ratings? Uh, yeah, I'd say it was a success. The only problem I had with the whole process was regarding the committee. Each major conference should receive equal representation among the committee members, the Power 5 conferences need to decide whether to all have conference title games or not, and either the committee should come out with just one poll (the final one), or stay consistent and logical from week to week. The Big XII may not have had a conference title game, but dropping TCU from 3 to 6 after beating Iowa State 55-3 makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. 2) Did the Detroit Lions get jobbed by the refs in their loss to the Dallas Cowboys? Quite possibly. Sure, the Lions could have gone for it on 4th-and-1 and converted, c...