Quote of the Day -- Presidential Edition

 

But then, to be led by all 5 in one person?

Insane.

Thanks, Republicans.

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Quote of the Day -- Timely Edition

“Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought.

To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears.

To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool.

To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen.

To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies.

To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.”

― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents

Two sports screwballs mess up their careers early

Weird news out today on two chuckleheads in sports--one already in the majors and one who was to be bound for the NFL:

Reds pitcher Mike Leake booked for stealing from Macy’s

By David Brown

In a stunning case of alleged of retail theft that makes little sense to anybody, Cincinnati Reds right-hander Mike Leake(notes) was arrested and booked Monday afternoon for allegedly stealing $59.88 worth of merchandise from a Macy's department store in downtown Cincy.

The second-year righthander, in case you're wondering, makes $425,000 a year and received a $2.3 million signing bonus after being drafted out of Arizona State.

The guy makes nearly half a million a year but steals about 60 bucks of junk.  WTH?  

I'm going to file that one under "What the heck were you thinking??"

Followed closely by this one:

Georgia recruits charged as Georgia locker room thieves

By Matt Hinton

Three suspects have been arrested in the Georgia locker room thefts, at least one of whom has been identified as a major football recruit.

Deion Bonner, Marquise Hawkins and an unidentified juvenile from Columbus were arrested by UGA police and charged with theft by taking over the weekend. They're accused of stealing iPods and iPhones from the unsecured lockers of seven football players on April 7 during an open-house event at Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall. The estimated value of the stolen items was $1,970.

So get that straight--this guy above, Deion Bonner, is a Georgia cornerback and recruit for the freaking NFL and he blows it by ripping off possible, future team mates, right from their lockers.

Definitely a good career move.

And you thought that would work how?

And you'd get away with it?

Then, both of these bozos on the same day.

Go figure.

Links:  http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Reds-pitcher-Mike-Leake-booked-for-stealing-from?urn=mlb-wp3741;  

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Georgia-recruits-charged-as-Georgia-locker-room-?urn=ncaaf-wp813

This just in: Missouri voters dumber than catbox litter

Proof positive:

Roy Blunt Defeats Robin Carnahan In Missouri Senate Race

He's as dirty a politician as you can find, he's up to his eyeballs in special interest, corporate money, he's been in Washington for years--WAY too long--but the voters of Missouri just foisted him up as Senator of our State.
 
Y'all are stupid.
 
Sorry.  I gotta' call 'em as I see 'em and this one I'm going to call.

That said, I'd like to thank Robin Carnahan for working as hard as she did in order to derail Mr. Blunt's senatorial plans.  It was a valiant effort.  In part, you just didn't have enough corporate money behind you, Ms. Carnahan, I'm sure.
 
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/02/roy-blunt-robin-carnahan_n_765993.html

Bankers, run out and get these things

So, after the robbery suspect was picked up this week so quickly, just after he robbed the US Bank facility on the Country Club Plaza, I have to think every banker in town is running out to buy transmitters that site had.

It seems the teller had a transmitter he or she threw in the bank bag, along with the cash, to track any robber who should happen to come in.

Did you read about it?

Yeah, they had the knucklehead within minutes, just blocks from the bank.

If I'm a banker and I don't have these things, I'm thinking two things: 1) I want to know where I get them and 2) How fast can I have them?

It's getting to where it doesn't pay to be a thief anymore.

Finally.