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It’s Official: President Trump Takes Office
That’s it, it’s official: President Trump has taken office. I, too, was hoping for an alien abduction, but we were not so lucky. With his hand on a Bible, Donald J. Trump took the formal oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” as the nation’s 45th president. Hundreds—hell, maybe even…
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Hillary Clinton Went to Trump’s Inauguration
Hillary is there, y’all. So are Bill and Barack. They’re all there because it’s the right thing to do. They are all at Donald Trump’s inauguration, but they don’t want to be there. It’s like when you were little and your mom used to make you go to church because she wasn’t going to have…
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Ricky Williams Just Learned That a Hero Ain’t Nuthin’ but a Sandwich
Ricky Williams was once the pride of Texas; now he can’t even take a walk around the place without police being called on him. A place where he was once a hero. On Wednesday, Williams, a former running back for the Texas Longhorns, and who played 12 years in the NFL, was back at his…
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ESPN Uses the ‘Gorilla Effect’ and Drops Announcer Who Came for Venus Williams
ESPN used the “gorilla effect” when it dropped tennis commentator Doug Adler from its Australian Open coverage and his remaining assignments after he compared Venus Williams’ play to that of a gorilla. On Thursday, Alder used his “around-my-white-friends words” when attempting to describe Williams’ advantage in attacking Stefanie Voegele’s second serve. Watch below: Alder claimed…
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What the Hell Happened to Jim Brown?
He used to be one of the most feared athletes on the gridiron, and after he retired at age 30, he took that same toughness directly to the streets. His legacy both on and off the field was one of a tireless worker who wasn’t afraid of contact. He was a modern-day civil rights leader…
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Obama Commutes 330 Prison Sentences Like a Boss
In his farewell lap around the track, President Barack Obama cut short the prison sentences of 330 federal inmates, all of whom were sentenced to lengthy terms for drug offenses. During his eight years in office, Obama commuted the prison sentences of some 1,715 people, more than any other president in history, the Associated Press…
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Report: Drastic Cuts to Government Jobs, Spending on the Horizon
Donald Trump’s team is looking to slash jobs the way a used-car salesman slashes prices. According to The Hill, the plan for the “great job creator,” as he likes to bill himself, is to drastically shrink the federal bureaucracy. Clearly, Trump’s people don’t believe in, or care for, the arts, since they reportedly plan to…
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Russell Westbrook Takes Them All On
Russell Westbrook is on a tear this season. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard is closing in on averaging a triple double and is in the conversation for MVP of the league. Last night the guard faced off against old teammate Kevin Durant and the Golden Skin State Warriors, and it looks as if the two…
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Australian Open Announcer Compares Venus Williams to Gorilla
I am going to need announcers to use their white-people words when talking about Venus Williams’ domination in tennis. Sure, Venus and Serena have been at the top of the tennis world for 20 years, so describing their game and the way they annihilate their opponents shouldn’t be new to announcers. Alas, an assclown still…
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Someone, Please Go Get Uncle Jerry; He Out There in a Chicken-Wing Helmet
First, Jerry Rice had the audacity to criticize Colin Kaepernick for protesting police brutality against unarmed black men, women and children, and now the Hall of Fame wide receiver is in a Popeyes commercial wearing a damn chicken-wing helmet. The spot is titled “Popeyes Wingovations With Jerry Rice” and began running earlier this month. Not…
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