POTpourri

• Do you think that Red State Food Stamp recipients will turn against the GOP?
• Nope, Walmart does NOT create jobs.  They are actually quite costly to taxpayers.
• Fracking vs Clean Drinking Water?  What say you?  
• Jose Abreu defects from Cuba.  Are you paying attention Terry Ryan? 
• Steve Kerr has some pretty good ideas on how to fix the NBA Draft lottery. 
• Is it just me, or does living in a city with a stop & frisk city sound like living in a police state? 
• RIP Gia Allemand.  
• Do you know the real reason that conservatives don't believe in the climate problem?   
• I finally caught 'Orange is the New Black', I highly recommend.  
• The CIA confirms the existence of Area 51. 
• RNC votes to exclude NBS and CNN from covering the 2016 GOP Presidential debates.
• A-Rod becomes A-Rat.  Is he now the most hated man in sports?
• Elon Rusk's high speed tube travel plan has me intrigued.  
• Why haven't I ever heard of Laura Cremaschi?  
• The preseason NCAA football rankings are out!  No Minnesota or Arizona State. 
• The rock band KISS brings arena football franchise to Los Angeles.  
• So much for that Republican outreach to disaffected voters.  
• Ed Schultz returns to weekdays on MSNBC.  Good move!. 
• Aaron Hernandez tied to 2012 double murder in Boston.
• Just a reminder, lending money to poor people didn't cause the recession.