One night, in December 2023, Bud Abbott threw a holiday party. This was his conversation with his friend Lou Costello…
Abbott: Hey Lou, welcome to the party! I invited a bunch of new friends so you will meet a wide variety of great people tonight.
Costello: Glad to be here! Looking around the room I can see plenty of new faces I have never met. Hey, who is that guy, the big guy that looks like a WWE wrestler?
Abbott: Oh, that’s Meagan.
Costello: Meagan? That’s a guy.
Abbott: No, Meagan is a she.
Costello: No way, impossible. (At that moment Meagan turned around facing the two and Costello saw a full beard) See! A full beard.
Abbott: Yes, she has a full beard. (Costello felt like he had entered the twilight zone but gave up on understanding Meagan)
Costello: Okay, what about that young woman over there? The tiny one. Looks like a ballerina.
Abbott: Oh, that’s Maria. They are new to town.
Costello: They? Who? Who is they?
Abbott: Maria.
Costello: And who? (He looked around the room and spotted another young woman) I bet it is her. The other young woman in the red sweater. Her?
Abbott: No, Maria is they. Them’s name is Maria but they are a they. That’s Lucy in the red sweater. Lucy is non-binary.
Costello: I’m still stuck on they. But okay, what did you say? Non-whatinary?
Abbott: Non-binary.
Costello: I’m confused.
Abbott: It’s simple. Meagan? She invited they to the party but they is not with dem (pointing at Lucy).
Costello: Dem? Lucy’s a Democrat?
Abbott: No, dem is not a democrat. I think dey is a libertarian, actually.
Costello: Oh boy… So let me get this straight.
Abbott: Yes, please do.
Costello: Meagan, the six-foot five person with a beard and muscles like an ox is a girl. Maria, they is just one, not two. Lucy, dey’s not with Maria and not a Democrat, but libertarian.
Abbott: Now you’re getting it!
Costello: Okay, how about the old man over there?
Abbott: Ghost’s name is Mike.
Costello: Ghost? Is that real?
Abbott: It is, look it up.
Costello: I need a drink. Happy holidays.
With that, Lou headed to the bar.
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Society & Culture
Why East Coast Workers are Blurry Eyed on Monday Morning
Most major television events start at 8 p.m. or 9 p.m. in the eastern times zone and many end far later than 11 p.m.
Take a good look at the list below. What do all these events, listed in reverse order of occurrence, have in common? The answer: they all occur on Sunday evening.
* Jan 07 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards
* Jan 14 Miss America Finals, NFL Wildcard Playoffs
* Jan 21 NFL Divisional Playoffs
* Jan 28 NFL Playoffs Conference Championship
* Feb 04 Grammys, NFL Pro Bowl
* Feb 11 Superbowl
* Feb 18 NBA All-Star Game
* Mar 10 Academy Awards
* Mar 17 Selection Sunday
* Mar 24 March Madness, round two
* Mar 31 March Madness, round four
* Apr 07 NCAA Women’s Final Four
* Apr 14 Masters Golf Finale
* Apr 21 NBA first round playoffs
* May 05 NBA Conference Semi-finals
* May 19 NBA Conference season finals
* May 26 National Memorial Day Concert
* Jun 09 NBA Finals, 2nd game
* Jun 16 Tony Awards
* Nov 17 Billboard Music Awards
As much as we’d like to think that Sunday is the most relaxing day of the week, too often, for much of the U.S. population, some late-night television event captures our attention and renders us blurry eyed for the next day.
Some television networks, such as HBO (now “HBO Max”), have a predisposition to air new episodes of recurring shows on Sunday evenings. Sunday nights are also considered prime time for sports such as football and basketball.
Problematic?
If you live in the Pacific time zone, the vast array of specialized television events on Sunday evening is not problematic, as most events start at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. and end between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Mountain time residents benefit nearly the same as Pacific time zone residents.
If you live in the Eastern time zone, you’re in trouble because most events start at 8 p.m. or 9 p.m. and many end far later than 11 p.m. Those in the Central time zone enjoy a one-hour earlier end to such events, which is often enough to avoid the issue addressed here.
The obvious solutions are to either rest up on Sunday with a long nap, so that you can stay up late to watch the shows to their conclusion and not head in to work the next day blurry-eyed, or limit yourself to watching half of a show, pause it, and finish watching it the next day.
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Education
The Rise of Mark Robinson and the Benefit to North Carolina
He will win the governorship of North Carolina, be an excellent governor, and have a greater political future ahead of him
Mark Robinson, if you are not aware, is currently North Carolina’s lieutenant governor. He is someone who made himself a success, despite coming from a background of extreme hardship. He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, the 9th of 10 children. His upbringing, amidst alcoholism and domestic violence, was nowhere near what you would want for a growing child.
Onward and Upward
Robinson’s mother imbued in her children a sense of responsibility, and let them know in actions and words that perseverance, hard work, and devotion to God would be their best ticket to a rewarding life. Robinson absorbed the message at an early age.
Among the many stops in his personal journey, he served as a medical specialist in the Army reserves. He also worked in manufacturing, and then ran a small business with his wife. When the North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) was passed his small business and career endeavors dissolved.
At one point, nearly 20 years ago, he had to declare bankruptcy. Despite his financial hardships he soldiered on. Eventually, he became North Carolina’s first Black lieutenant governor. As such, he has traveled extensively throughout the state, talking to people of every race, profession, trade, income level, education level, and inclination.
Now is the Time
Robinson knows the people of North Carolina perhaps as well as anyone could. Once he decided to run for governor a wellspring of voters emerged eager to see him succeed, because they know the man. Married for now 30+ years, with two children and two grandchildren, Robinson has vowed to be the education governor and the business enterprise governor that North Carolina wants and needs.
In the coming weeks and months, however, much of what you read about Robinson in the mainstream press will ignore his accomplishments, his vision, and the fundamental reasons that so many North Carolinians of all races want him to be the next governor.
The Left is so pathetically predictable that I can tell you with complete accuracy how they respond to Black conservatives. On cue, without missing a beat, the day after Mark Robinson won the Republican primary for governor in North Carolina, the vicious press, putting in overtime, went to work. Nine of 10 articles that you would encounter on Mark Robinson were complete hit jobs, taking his words and phrases out of context.
The same was true on the internet. Google, among the most evil companies that has ever appeared on Earth, with their oh-so-mysterious algorithms, made sure that nothing good was said about Mark Robinson until about the 12th listing. Even then, Google followed with more hit pieces.
We All Know Exactly Why
Why does the Left so thoroughly despise Black conservatives? Why does the Left disparage them at every turn, such as Jason Whitlock, Star Parker, Condoleezza Rice, Alan Keyes, Larry Elder, Candace Owens, Allen West, and Senator Tim Scott? Because the mere existence of a Black conservative upsets everything that the Left stands for, such as “keeping Blacks in their place,” ensuring they never dare to leave the liberal plantation, and hoping that they don’t have an original political thought.
Traditionally, Democrats retained many Black voters at the national, state, and local level through campaign promises, while never consistently delivering on them. And now, as we approach November 2024, they are losing their grip. Survey after survey reveals that Donald Trump is gaining major ground among Black voters, other minorities, young people, and suburban women.
The press will nitpick about statements Robinson made years and decades ago. They’ll claim he’s an anti-Semite. They’ll say he is ‘against his own people.’ They will attempt to demonize him. Don’t fall for any of it.
Making His Mark
Robinson spoke at CPAC 2024 and, while he only had 12 minutes, he brought down the house. At another gathering, he spoke for less than 90 seconds about why reparations are a bad idea. He laid out in the most logical manner why people today who claim they deserve reparations are the ones who owe others, mainly the Black pioneers who came before them. It is a brilliant piece of rhetoric that everyone, everywhere should hear.
Mark Robinson is the candidate whose time is now. He will win the governorship of North Carolina, be an excellent governor, and have a greater political future ahead of him. Donald Trump strongly endorsed him and one can foresee a time in which Robinson will have important business to do in Washington, DC.
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