The LuLac Edition #5, 141, July 13th, 2024

 

13 QUESTIONS

Our 13 Questions logo.

 

1.    Where are you standing with national Democrats in the Biden situation?

First off, there is no Biden situation. The Democratic party RIGHT now is giving the WRONG candidate a serious advantage. It is bad enough the GOP attack machine will go up against Biden but to have your own spineless bed wetting Congress people is a dereliction of duty.  Biden deserves better than this and to count him out as an old tottering man is inexcusable.

 

2.    What is the issue with David Axelrod and Biden?

 

Axelrod is a political hack that never really warmed to Biden, even as Vice President. He never was a fan and never will be. I just want to know what his strategy is here. Right now instead of touting the Biden record he is harping  the gaffes.

 

3.    Did you see Biden on Morning Joe?

Yes and he was great.  

 

4.    What do you think o the new NPR poll out?

There was no slippage on the part of the President.  Biden actually gained a point since last month’s survey, which was taken before the debate. In this poll, he leads Trump 50% to 48% in a head-to-head match up. But Biden slips when third-party options are introduced, with Trump holding the slightest advantage with 43% to 42%. Those numbers, though, do not represent statistically significant differences, as the margin of error in the survey is +/- 3.1 percentage points, meaning results could be 3 points higher or lower.  The poll also found that, at this point, no other mainstream Democrat who has been mentioned as a replacement for the president on the ticket does better than Biden.

So there!

 

5.    What did you think about the questions Biden is acing about his longevity?

 

Insulting! No one knows the hour or the time. No one can predict their illness or their ability to have 100% good health. No one is immortal. If he isn’t hampered by the bed wetters, and God forbid something happens like ill health or incapacity, there is a 25^th Amendment. It was enacted during the Johnson administration in the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination.

The 25th Amendment states the vice president shall replace a president if they die in office or resign, or if members of the president’s cabinet declare the president unable to fulfill the duties of their office.

 Under the amendment—which was passed in the aftermath of John F. Kennedy’s assassination—the vice president and the majority of 15 principal officers of the president’s cabinet can give “their written declaration” that the president is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of” the presidency.

 That declaration would then be sent to the House speaker and the Senate president, at which point the vice president would “immediately assume” the powers of the presidency, according to Section 4 of the 25th Amendment.

 But the president could veto the cabinet’s declaration and resume the position as president.

 At that point, the cabinet and vice president would have a four-day window to decide whether or not to effectively override the president’s objection, at which point Congress would have 48 hours to meet, and both the House and Senate need to vote on whether the president is “unable to discharge the powers and duties” of the office—both votes require a two-thirds majority.

 

6.    Are you getting excited about the All Star game and should Paul Skene of the Pirates start?

Love the All Star game. It has changed to a more exhibition effort than a game that is played like a blood sport.  There are other pitchers who have better records than Skene but Skene is a hot commodity right now. So MLB should go with the hot hand and let him start.

 

7.    Your favorite All Star game ever?

That’s easy. The 1964 game where Johnny Callison hit the winning home run. I watched that game on TV and it was during the day. Here’s what happened:

National League starter Don Drysdale gave up a leadoff single to Jim Fregosi, who scored on a passed ball and single by Harmon Killebrew.

The NL took the lead in the fourth on a pair of home runs by Billy Williams and Ken Boyer off AL reliever John Wyatt, then made it 3–1 in the fifth on a Roberto Clemente single and Dick Groat double off Camilo Pascual.

The score was tied in the sixth when Mickey Mantle and Killebrew singled and scored on a Brooks Robinson triple to right-center. The AL regained the lead 4–3 in the seventh. Elston Howard was hit by a pitch by Turk Farrell, took third on a Rocky Colavito double and scored on Fregosi's sacrifice fly.

it remained 4–3 until the bottom of the ninth. Dick Radatz issued a leadoff walk to Willie Mays, who stole second. Orlando Cepeda singled him home with the tying run and took second on an error. With Curt Flood pinch-running for Cepeda and Johnny Edwards on first with an intentional walk, Johnny Callison's three-run homer to deep right field ended the game.

In case you weren’t there…………….here ya go!

8.    Who was Albie Pearson?

He was a player of my boyhood era. And played in Major League Baseball as a centerfielder for the Washington Senators (1958–59), Baltimore Orioles (1959–60), and Los Angeles/California Angels (1961–66). Pearson stood 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall, weighed 140 pounds (64 kg), and batted and threw left-handed.

He didn’t shine until he was with the Angels after stints with Washington and Baltimore. With the Angels, Pearson turned his career around. He batted .288 in his first year with the ballclub and became a starting outfielder again. The Angels named him their starting right fielder in 1962, but he was moved to centerfield on May 4 after Lee Thomas batted only .149 in his first 17 games. Pearson led the AL with 115 runs scored that season. In 1963, he was selected to the All-Star Game, earning the start in the game over Mickey Mantle, who had broken his leg a month earlier. Pearson was one of four AL players to hit over .300 in 1963, a season in which he set career highs in many categories. After Pearson batted .214 in the first two months of 1964, he was replaced in centerfield by Bob Perry, serving as a reserve player the rest of the year and only batting .223 on the season. He earned a platoon role with Lou Clinton in 1965 and batted .278 while playing 122 games. However, a back injury suffered in spring training of 1966 limited Pearson to two games, and he retired after that season.

After retiring, Pearson was involved in Christian ministries. He became an ordained minister in 1972, and in 1997, he and his wife sold their home to found Father's Heart Ranch in Desert Hot Springs, California, an 11-acre (4.5 ha) home for abused.

 

9.    Why did I see you cruising the streets of Wilkes-Barre with the top down on a 98 degree day this past week? Are you nuts?

I love the heat and enjoy the summer. It is my time to enjoy the weather. My dad used to say “you don’t have to shovel humidity”. So I’m nuts about the summertime.

 

10.  Will Trump make an inroad into black voters tallies?

Nope. There is no way black women and a segment of black men are going with the former racist pig President. They are ridin’ with Biden.

 

11.  What do you think of the news out of the Kremlin that  President Biden disrespected Putin in his latest comments?

Poor babies!

 

12.  Did you watch the hotdog eating contest this year sans Joey Chestnut and what did ya think?

I did and thought is was very cool.

 

13.  How many dogs can you down in 10 minutes and which Abe’s would you use?

Well I’d do 5 Abe’s on South Main and 3 in the Abe’s South Wilkes Barre. (I’d have kraut on them.

Then if I wasn’t dying, I’d amble next door and grab one from Ferris’.