GOP's Women's Outreach

POTpourri

• Louisville wins 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. 
• Connecticut wins 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship.
• Adam Scott wins the 2013 Masters. 
• A Farrah Abraham sex tape?  Color me intrigued. 
• RIP Margaret Thatcher, Jonathan Winters & Annette Funicello.  
• Antoine Winfield signs with the Seattle Seahawks.  Shoot! 
• Kobe Bryant ruptures Achilles tendon.  RIP Laker's playoff hopes.  
• Did you know that Ronald Reagan felt the AK-47 shouldn't be used for home defense?
• The GOP War on Women continues to march on.  Their War on Sex is gaining momentum too.
• If President Obama is for it, the GOP is against it, even if it's made up. Yikes. 
• Did you catch Jon Stewart skewing of the GOP and their Meth Labs of Democracy?
• Original Tea Party founder calls the movement "dead". 
• Have I mentioned that the Top 1% of Americans own 40% of the wealth?  That can't be good. 
• Are we are witnessing the end of majority rule in America?
• It's amazing what we can learn from the "Walking Dead". 
• WTF do I keep shopping at Walmart? 
• Did you notice that the markets haven't gone down since tax rates increased?
• Did you notice the decided turn left of small business owners? 
• Yale wins the 2013 NCAA Hockey Championship. 
• You can find the winners of the 2013 MTV Movies Awards here.

New Psy - Gentleman

Do we have another Gangnam Style on our hands?  

April Flavor of the Month . . . .

. . . . is Donna Hood.  Hot!  Check out her website!  

AZ Tidbits

• Hi-Fi Kitchen & Cocktails opens in Old Town Scottsdale. 
• Professional soccer returns to the valley. 
• ASU point guard Jahii Carson announces he will return to ASU for Sophomore year. 
• "Undercover Boss" comes to Mesa.  
• Arizona lawmakers look to derail $500 million casino near Glendale.   
• Cardinals LB Daryl Washington suspended 4 games.  
• Bisbee City Council approves same sex civil unions. 
• Arizona ranked fourth in nation for 'Highest Level of Gun Violence".  
• RIP Paolo Soleri. 
• Arizona Diamondbacks value doubles over the past decade.
• Could Arizona's hardline stance on Immigration turn Arizona blue? 
• Aaron Gordon commits to play basketball at the University of Arizona.
• "The Daily Show" takes a look at Arizona's gun culture.  
• Scottsdale's Davonte Neal transfers from Notre Dame to the University of  Arizona. 
• Yet another potential savior surfaces for the Phoenix Coyotes as TV ratings double.
• Elite Cabaret opens in Tempe, AZ.  
• Not so fast Notre Dame, you signed a contract.  
• Arizona bans locking students in 'secluded rooms' without parental consent. 
• The Final Four in Phoenix?  Count me in. 
• The Arizona legislature doesn't seem too interested in addressing Arizona's ballot woes.

Lakers 2013 Playoffs Conspiracy

Are you familiar with the Lakers playoffs conspiracy?  Something smells fishy. 

Life of Pi

"Life of Pi" - starring Shuraj Sharma & Irrfan Khan.  It's now available on DVD so I figured I'd find out what all of the hype was about.  It didn't disappoint, it's a tremendous movie, the special effects are second to none, I can only imagine what it would have looked like on a big screen and in 3-D.  It's about a man named Pi who tells his tale of survival at sea from the shipwreck of a cargo ship that had been transporting Pi and his family from India to Canada.  It's quite the tale, it includes a life boat, a bengal tiger, a zebra, an orangutang, a hyena, a mysterious island and 227 days adrift at sea.  It's really all quite unbelievable, especially to the Japanese investigators who were trying to find out what happened, so much so that an alternate ending is presented by Pi at the end.  At that point the viewers are left to decide which ending is the most appropriate and/or believable.  Many may not appreciate the ambiguous ending, but with any bit of thought you should be able to figure it out.  Either way, it was a stunning movie, it was very well acted and the direction of Ang Lee was fantastic.  I highly recommend it, give it a watch.  

I will give it 4 out of 5 stars (*****).

Robert Reich Explains Chained CPI

Give it a watch.  Is this really the direction we want to move?  There are other options. 

POTpourri

• Poll finds majority support for Marijuana legalization.  
• Ex-Reagan Budget Director says GWB policies bankrupted the country.
• You may want to think twice before drinking that next soda. 
• Texas Tech hires Tubby Smith as basketball coach.  
• It's official, Jimmy Fallon to replace Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show".   
• Worst.  Basketball injury.  Ever.   
• Jessica Alba is looking very MILF-tastic these days.   
• What's going on with all of the sinkholes? 
• Did the founding fathers envision the United States as a Plutocracy?  
• Count me as a fan of Little Caesars Deep Dish Pizza.  
• RIP Roger Ebert & Marty Blake. 
• Judge strikes down age limit on morning after pill.  Well done. 
• Patty Davis claims that Ronald Reagan would have supported gay marriage.
• Are you still in favor of the Keystone Pipeline? 
• Bobby Jindahl approval ratings plummet. 
• Emily Ratajkowski is hot!  Just saying.
• Boneless chicken at KFC?  About time. 
• Sorry Mike Rice, but you really had to go. 
• 90% of Americans want expanded background checks on guns.  What's the hangup?
• 10 ways to meet women outside of bars.

Candice Swanepoel

She could sell ice to an eskimo.  Just saying. 

TPSG 2013 NFL Mock Draft 4.0

The NFL Draft is now less than three weeks away, I think it's time to update my 2013 NFL Mock Draft, so here goes, version 4.0:

1. Kansas City Chiefs - Luke Joekel - OT - Texas A&M
2. Jacksonville Jaguars - Dion Jordan - DE - Oregon
3. Oakland Raiders - Sharrif Floyd - DT - Florida
4. Philadelphia Eagles - Eric Fisher - OT - Central Michigan
5. Detroit Lions - Ezekiel Ansah - DE - BYU
6. Cleveland Browns - Dee Milliner - CB - Alabama
7. Arizona Cardinals - Chance Warmack - OG - Alabama
8. Buffalo Bills - Geno Smith - QB - West Virginia
9. New York Jets - Jarvis Jones - OLB - Georgia
10. Tennessee Titans - Jonathan Cooper - OG - North Carolina
11. San Diego Chargers - Lane Johnson - OT - Oklahoma
12. Miami Dolphins - Xavier Rhodes - CB - Florida State
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Tavon Austin - WR - West Virginia
14. Carolina Panthers - Star Lotulelei - DT - Utah
15. New Orleans Saints - Barkevious Mingo - DE - LSU
16. St Louis Rams - Cordarelle Patterson - WR - Tennessee
17. Pittsburgh Steelers - Kenny Vaccarro - S - Texas
18. Dallas Cowboys - Sheldon Richardson - DT - Missouri
19. New York Giants - Bjoern Werner - DE - Florida State
20. Chicago Bears - Alec Ogletree - LB - Georgia
21. Cincinnati Bengals - D.J. Fluker - OT - Alabama
22. St Louis Rams - Jonathan Cyprien - DB - Florida International
23. Minnesota Vikings - Desmond Trufant - CB - Washington
24. Indianapolis Colts - Datone Jones - DE - UCLA
25. Minnesota Vikings - Keenan Allen - WR - California
26. Green Bay Packers - Eddie Lacey - RB - Alabama
27. Houston Texans - DeAndre Hopkins - WR - Clemson
28. Denver Broncos - Sylvester Williams - DT - North Carolina
29. New England Patriots - Damontre Moore - DE - Texas A&M
30. Atlanta Falcons - Tyler Eifert - TE - Notre Dame
31. San Francisco 49ers - Kawann Short - DT - Purdue
32. Baltimore Ravens - Kevin Minter - LB - LSU

Gophers Hire Richard Pitino

No, not the Rick Pitino, but the Gophers did hire his son Richard Pitino to coach their basketball team.  This hiring came out of nowhere, I hadn't even heard his name as a candidate until Wednesday.  He wasn't my first choice, I was honestly hoping for a bigger name (Shaka Smart, Brad Stephens, Flip Saunders, maybe Buzz Williams), but the more I hear about Pitino, the more I'm liking him.  He may be light on head coaching experience but he did a heckuva job in the one year he was head coach at FIU, he's been mentored by two of the best in the business (his father and Billy Donovan), he's young and eager and it sounds like he's not about to be outworked by anyone.  I think his schemes will go over well too (think Florida and Louisville), he likes to run a fast paced offense, you won't see a lot of slow, plodding half court sets out his teams, they also play aggressively on defense too, it'll be fun to watch.  I'm optimistic about this hire, I think it just may turn out okay. 

Cardinals Acquire Carson Palmer

Did you catch the news?  The Cardinals acquired QB Carson Palmer from the Raiders yesterday.  Bruce Arians has already named him the Cardinals starting QB for the upcoming season.  Tough luck Drew Stanton.  I like the move, I was getting a bit nervous with the thought of Drew Stanton starting this year.  Nothing against Stanton but he has absolutely no starting experience, he would have been a huge crapshot.  I also think that Palmer is a great fit in Arians offense, he's a big, strong armed QB, he can make all the throws and has an aura of gravitas about him that has been lacking on the Cardinals since Kurt Warner retired.  I know he's not the QB he used to be but I think he buys them some time to develop another young QB 2-4 years down the road.  Having Larry Fitzgerald and Michael Floyd to throw to will no doubt help him too.  Speaking of Fitzgerald, I have to suspect that he was probably the happiest player in the league when he heard the news, the Cardinals really struggled to get him the ball last year with their game of musical QB's.  I think the Cards have dramatically improved their QB situation over last year, they now have Palmer at starter, Stanton as backup, they still (at least for now) have Brian Hoyer as the third QB, that's a pretty solid group.  Gone are Kevin Kolb (to Buffalo) and John Skelton (released) and Ryan Lindley will need to fight for his job come training camp.  The big question now is the OL, they've surprisingly done very little so far this offseason to improve it, hopefully they can find some help in the draft.  Did you see my look at the QB situation from earlier this year BTW?  It wasn't far off.  Don't tell me I don't know football. 

AZ Tidbits

• Richard Carmona announces that he will NOT be running for AZ Governor.
• ASU Sun Devils who could hear their names called at the NFL Draft. 
• The Jodi Arias case is getting expensive to us Arizona taxpayers.
• Have you seen the full report on Jared Loughner?  Dude is nuts.
• Is Carson Palmer headed to the Arizona Cardinals?  Let's hope so. 
• Braham Resnik does a very nice job on Sunday Square Off.   
• Arizona man goes free after 40 of imprisonment for crime he didn't commit.  
• RIP Eddie Basha.   
• What has 3 years of 'show us your papers' brought Arizona?  
• UA falls in Sweet 16 of NCAA Basketball tournament. 
• Gabby's Law stalls in Arizona legislature.  Where are our priorities? 
• Arizona Cardinals release QB John Skelton.  
• Looking for a bar in Phoenix with scantily clad waitresses?  Who isn't? 
• The Arizona Diamondbacks sell the cheapest beer in baseball.  
• ESPN give the Arizona Cardinals a C grade in free agency.
• The Pac-12 head of officials targeted Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller. 
• Bourbon Street is one of my favorite places in Phoenix.    
• Check out the top 40 Arizona high school football prospects here. 
• It looks like Cardinals training camp in Flagstaff is no more.  What a shame. 
• Matt Salmon opposes gay marriage for his own gay son.  Awkward. 

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