Odd Items

++I have never seen this phenomenon before. The LA Dodgers want me to vote for Clay Kershaw as the MVP for the All-star game. Apparently this is a new thing. Don't players have to get into the game first and perform decently? A strange idea whose time never should have come.

++Major Garret writes in the Washington Post today that the All-Star Home Run Derby should be abolished because it demeans baseball. How about the ear-destroying music played at the stadiums?

++Could someone convince the Post not to publish Redskins puff pieces during baseball season. The Redskins aren't even in training camp. And no, I don't care who is going to be their next quarterback.

++The Donald maintained his dominance. Rachel Maddow had a long clip on the Donald as he sucks the air out of the GOP room. A Reuters-Ipsos poll has the Donald tied with JEB!

++Rachel Maddow made an acute observation about the GOP debates. Because you have to get to a threshold in national polling,the candidates just have to make news and can't concentrate on the early primaries. So expect alot of effort to go into making outrageous claims or statements. You need to go heavy tea bagger to get up in the polls among Republicans.

++Because JEB! is running for President the Bush family now will let him have a house in the Kennebunkport compound.

++The Federal Prosecutor in New Jersey demanded that the law firm who conducted Christie's in-house investigation into Bridgegate provided them with the testimony of state employees. Not a good sign for the Christie Presidential campaign.

++Governor Teabagger Le Page has another 41 bills up on Maine he is threatening to veto. The last veto he screwed up and the bills became law so he is suing. The Maine legislature is still pondering impeachment.

++Conservatives are delighted that the FBI screwed up the background check on Dylann Roof who killed the people at Mother Emmanuel. In other words,it was Obama's Fault.

++Scott Walker is so excited he is going to run for President that he tweeted out his announcement and had to rescind it . He is due to announce when Hillary Clinton makes her major economic address. As Rachel Maddow pointed out Rick Perry was overshadowed by Hillary and then JEB!. Someone is being crafty. 

++Conservatives are still upset about gay marriage. They have been e-mailing me photos of gays with leather jockstraps holding the gay pride flag with sayings like the Democrats like this flag but not …the Confederate Flag. I guess the American flag would be too identified with President Obama.

++Harper Lee didn't get the memo. In her first novel Atticus Finch is a racist.

++The "Snake" Kenny Stabler died at the age of 67. Since I was a fan of the Old Chargers ,Kenny was not one of my favorite because he was with the Oakland Raiders.

++Oh yes,New York City gave a ticker-tape parade for the FIFA 2015 Women Soccer Champions--USA! USA!USA!