I found this Wikipedia entry that maintains Stalin ordered the assassination of John Wayne. Crazy stuff. I wonder what declassified documents will reveal 50 years from now about what goes on today:
Wikipedia: "Soviet documents released in 2003 reveal that, despite being a fan of Wayne's movies, Joseph Stalin ordered Wayne's assassination due to his strong anti-communist politics. Stalin died before the killing could be accomplished. His successor, Nikita Khrushchev, reportedly told Wayne during a 1958 visit to the United States that he had personally rescinded the order.[27][28]"
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Why Isn't Tim Blankenship in Jail?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us/15court.html?_r=1
Wikipedia:
Photographs of Blankenship vacationing on the French Riviera with West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard, while Massey had a case pending before that court, have appeared in the New York Times. On Feb. 14, 2009, Blankenship told the New York Times "I’ve been around West Virginia long enough to know that politicians don’t stay bought, particularly ones that are going to be in office for 12 years ... So I would never go out and spend money to try to gain favor with a politician. Eliminating a bad politician makes sense. Electing somebody hoping he’s going to be in your favor doesn’t make any sense at all.".[18]
Wikipedia:
Photographs of Blankenship vacationing on the French Riviera with West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard, while Massey had a case pending before that court, have appeared in the New York Times. On Feb. 14, 2009, Blankenship told the New York Times "I’ve been around West Virginia long enough to know that politicians don’t stay bought, particularly ones that are going to be in office for 12 years ... So I would never go out and spend money to try to gain favor with a politician. Eliminating a bad politician makes sense. Electing somebody hoping he’s going to be in your favor doesn’t make any sense at all.".[18]
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Everyman on Everest
NYTIMES, 1 April 2010: Everyman on Everest
SEATTLE — My friend John Rudolf left for Mount Everest on Monday, off to clamber up toward the roof the world at an age, 62, when some people have trouble getting out of bed in the morning — or at least finding a motivation to greet the dawn.
He’s in great shape, full of the kind of energy that could keep a poker game going at 3:00 a.m., and I’m convinced if weather, luck and logistics are on his side, John Rudolf will join a very small club of people who have climbed the highest point on each of the seven continents. For him, Everest is the last one left on this most rarified of bucket lists.
Oh, and he’s been diagnosed with prostate cancer as well, though at this point it’s in a wait-and-watch stage.
Monday, March 29, 2010
My email today to this idiot NY Times "sportwriter" called Lynn Zinser
My email today to this idiot NY Times "sportwriter" called Lynn Zinser:
Ranked number two and you say WV making the final four is a surprise? NY Times sports writing has really sucked for years, but seriously, why not stick to writing about something like...crochet. I mean, have you ever been to a basketball game?
So you think this dribble is funny?: Lynn Zinser wrote: "West Virginia won the Big East tournament, which in retrospect looks like Albert Pujols’s winning a tee ball game. And then you have Butler, whose coach looks barely older than his players, who all look 12, and can be found charmingly chest-bumping them after victories. And then you have Butler, whose coach looks barely older than his players, who all look 12, and can be found charmingly chest-bumping them after victories.
You can email her here: http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/z/lynn_zinser/index.html?inline=nyt-per
Here is the story: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/sports/ncaabasketball/30leading.html
Ranked number two and you say WV making the final four is a surprise? NY Times sports writing has really sucked for years, but seriously, why not stick to writing about something like...crochet. I mean, have you ever been to a basketball game?
So you think this dribble is funny?: Lynn Zinser wrote: "West Virginia won the Big East tournament, which in retrospect looks like Albert Pujols’s winning a tee ball game. And then you have Butler, whose coach looks barely older than his players, who all look 12, and can be found charmingly chest-bumping them after victories. And then you have Butler, whose coach looks barely older than his players, who all look 12, and can be found charmingly chest-bumping them after victories.
You can email her here: http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/z/lynn_zinser/index.html?inline=nyt-per
Here is the story: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/sports/ncaabasketball/30leading.html
Sunday, March 28, 2010
WV vs. Kentucky and Basketball Legacy
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/mens_basketball/articles/2010/03/28/peak_performance_by_mountaineers/
While growing up, it was almost inconceivable that WV might one day overtake UK--basketball has always been embedded in Kentucky culture not unlike it is in Hoosier country. Scouts were even plucking kids out of nearby high schools from where I lived to play in Kentucky and groom them for the Wildcats. Even the high school basketball camps at UK were superior to anything at the surrounding states. The psychological barrier required to beat them is/was intense. Having said that, the Wildcats had more talent last night, but WV's superior defensive tactics account for much of the victory (wish the football team would take note). The Wildcats foul shooting needed some manning up as well.
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