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Top 9 invitations which Miami Dolphins Coach Nick Saban would surely decline

Posted by one hot minute on Friday, August 11, 2006 2:24:42 PM

Miami Dolphins head coach Nick Saban has made the news recently for politely declining President Bush's dinner invitation when our Commander in Chief was in south Florida.
As football fans know, late July commences NFL training camp when hundreds of tough, young warriors battle one another to catch the eye of the coaching staff for a spot on a professional roster.

Paul Jacobs recently wrote a column at Townhall which asserts that Saban's one-track devotion to his profession is not only admirable, but represents the unique American work ethic.
 
Saban explained his reason for declining the invitation is nothing political, rather he's currently too preoccupied with making football decisions to visit with the President for an evening.
 
Hall-of-Fame Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino, a member of the Dolphins front office, enthusiastically accepted his invitation, and did attend the Presidential dinner with the lovely Mrs. Marino, as did Cuban-American actor Andy Garcia.
 
I don't doubt that the MSM are attempting to color Saban's no-show as an implicit example of a 'Cindy Sheehan-like protest' against the President & the war, however, Coach Saban's reputation as a super-intense, workaholic coach precedes the President's dinner invitation by decades of testimonials from over-worked coaching staff, and exhausted players.
 
Nonetheless, if the President cannot successfully divorce Coach Saban from an evening of work, I don't suppose there are many other scenarios capable of eliciting his undivided attention.
Here are the Top 9 other invitations which Miami Dolphins Head Coach Nick Saban would surely decline :  
 
 
9. an invitation to appear in one of those amusing Campbell's Chunky Soup commercials which typically stars someone from the NFL.
 
8. an invitation from his wife to attend their wedding anniversary dinner
 
7. an invitation by his divorce lawyer to attend the divorce court proceedings prompted by his failure to attend # 8.
 
6. an invitation by former NFL quarterback/Vice Presidential candidate Jack Kemp to discuss how lowering the capital gains tax will improve the Dolphins' pass rush.
 
5. an invitation to be Eva Longoria's partner in the West Palm Beach County Picnic's three-legged potato sack race. 
 
4. an invitation to debate the NFL's new rules on Fox News' "Hannity & Colmes."
 
3. an invitation by Hank Williams Jr. to sing a duet of Monday Night Football's theme song, "Are You Ready for Some Football !?" 
 
2. a dinner invitation by the general manager of the New Orleans Saints to discuss a possible trade for that "other Bush guy," Heisman Trophy winner, Reggie Bush.   

1. an invitation by Vice President Dick Cheney to go quail hunting.
 
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one hot minute's 'quote of the day'

Posted by one hot minute on Friday, August 11, 2006 2:04:01 PM
quote of the day
Friday, August 11, 2006


"I have only one firm belief about the American political system, and that is this: God is a Republican, and Santa Claus is a Democrat....(God) holds men strictly accountable for their actions....(Santa Claus) may know who's been naughty and nice, but he never does anything about it....Santa Claus is preferable to God in every way but one:  there is no such thing as Santa Claus."

---P.J. O'Rourke
(Republican humorist)
1991
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Are you ready for some college football pre-season rankings ?

Posted by one hot minute on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 1:47:38 PM
 
Autumn is my favorite season of the year for a variety of reasons.

While the summer's oppressive heat has not yet yielded to milder, brooding, crisp autumnal evenings by the crackling fireplace where I can enjoy Hugh Hewitt's "Painting the Map Red" or Frank Gaffney's "War Footing," the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll has just released its pre-season college football rankings which signifies that the calendar is finally making its push into the cooler, more colorful months of the year.
 
 Hugh Hewitt must be thrilled with Ohio State's # 1 ranking, and Mary Katharine Ham's Georgia Bulldogs are sitting pretty at # 14 despite not yet deciding on a starting quarterback.
Certainly, many moonbat left-wingers accuse Hugh and Mary Katharine of 'dealing with the devil,' but, if their teams are ranked so highly to begin the season, is it possible such pre-season rankings might be attributed to their alleged personal deals with the devil ?
And if so, what is the devil demanding in return for the success of their football teams---painting the map BLUE, perhaps, in November ?

 
 One has to conclude that Oklahoma would not have been ranked as high as # 5 had voters been able to calculate that OU's starting QB would be dismissed from the team a few days ago.
 
Pre-season rankings from the Associated Press, and one hot minute, soon to come....
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one hot minute's 'quote of the day'

Posted by one hot minute on Tuesday, August 08, 2006 1:10:29 PM
quote of the day
Tuesday, August 8, 2006

"The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights, cannot claim to be defenders of minorities."

---Ayn Rand
The Virtue of Selfishness
1963
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TOP 9 changes in the world if John Kerry were President rather than George W. Bush

Posted by one hot minute on Monday, August 07, 2006 1:31:44 PM
 
 
Recently, Senator John F. Kerry claimed that the current Hezbollah-Israel war would not have occurred if he occupied the White House, rather than George W. Bush.
Certainly, it begs the question, "what else would, or would not happen" if the junior senator from Massachusetts had won the 2004 election. 
 
Here are the top 9:
 
9. Osama would drop out of Al-Qaeda, join Peace Corps.

8. Natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and herds of crop-eating locusts which have historically been called "Acts of God," would henceforth be referred to as "Acts of Kerry."

7. Windsurfing would replace baseball as national pasttime.

6. Global warming would be so drastically reversed that ice caps would form in Las Vegas.

5. Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes would not have engaged in procreation.

4. President Kerry selects Oliver Stone to direct Kerry-penned screenplay, "Christmas in Cambodia,"---and it wins Oscar for Best Picture.

3. OPEC would decide out of the goodness of their hearts to sell oil to the Yankee-dog-infidels for $29.95 a barrel.

2. Kim Jong-il would forfeit elevator shoes, funny sunglasses, toupee, and all nuclear capabilities.

1. First Lady Teresa Heinz Kerry would stand on the White House veranda and exclaim, "Let them eat Heinz ketchup !"
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one hot minute's 'quote of the day'

Posted by one hot minute on Sunday, August 06, 2006 8:41:29 PM
Quote of the day
Sunday, August 6, 2006

"Though liberals do a great deal of talking about hearing other points of view, it sometimes shocks them to learn that there are other points of view."

---William F. Buckley
National Review
January 11, 1956
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Top 9 household items found in the pad of Mary Katharine Ham & her roommate which would offend left-wing sensibilities

Posted by one hot minute on Friday, August 04, 2006 1:39:42 PM
 
Earlier this week (Monday July 31, 2006), Mary Katharine Ham posted that her roommate recently bought an H&K P2000 pistol. If Miss Ham hadn't already made herself the scorn of left-wingers on account of her consistently conservative positions, she's certainly made the left-wing "Hall of Shame" on account of her re-affirmation of Second Amendment rights.
Thus, here's a list of 9 other household items which left-wingers---left-wing women in particular---will find objectionable should one ever visit the happy domecile of Miss Ham and her roommate.
 
9. razor for shaving legs

8. receipt which reveals that a purchase was made at that 'right-wing store,' Wal-Mart

7. latest edition of "The Phyllis Schlafly Report"

6. poster of Peyton Manning, hanging on bedroom wall

5. 3 DVD pack of John Wayne movies

4. ticket stub from Daytona 500

3. personally autographed copy of Hugh Hewitt's "Painting the Map Red"

2. the Bible

1. frozen TV dinner with that 'red-state' favorite of salisbury steak & mashed potatoes 
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one hot minute's 'quote of the day'

Posted by one hot minute on Thursday, August 03, 2006 2:47:58 AM
Quote of the day
Thursday, August 3, 2006

"A man who hates America, hates humanity."

---Paul Johnson (British historian)
U.S. News & World Report
December 30, 1985
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one hot minute's 'quote of the day'

Posted by one hot minute on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 3:46:42 AM
Quote of the day
Wednesday, August 2, 2006

"Too often, American educators are like the Wizard of Oz, handing out substitutes for brains, bravery, and heart."

---Thomas Sowell
Inside American Education
1993 
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one hot minute's 'quote of the day'

Posted by one hot minute on Saturday, July 29, 2006 11:36:24 PM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Saturday, July 29, 2006

"One thing the Liberal mind cannot stomach is the concept that some things have greater values than others." 

--- Frank S. Meyer
National Review
October 7, 1961
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one hot minute's 'quote of the day'

Posted by one hot minute on Friday, July 28, 2006 6:53:21 PM
Quote of the day 
Friday, July 28, 2006

"We always tend to think of historical tragedy as failing to get what we want, but if we study history we find that the worst tragedies occurred when people got what they wanted...and it turned out to be the wrong objective."

---Henry Kissinger
The Washington Quarterly
January 1978  
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Top 9 questions which Washington Post's White House reporter Peter Baker has no opinion on, or would refuse to answer, if ever asked.

Posted by one hot minute on Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:21:50 PM
 
Townhall blogger extraordinaire Hugh Hewitt just finished broadcasting his amazing radio interview with the Washington Post's White House reporter, Peter Baker.
While Mr. Baker is a nice, polite, affable gentleman, he apparently has no opinions about anything---not even the weather.
He'd make a great defense attorney for the mafia.
 
Hugh understandably asked Mr. Baker mature questions about the insular mainstream print media, as well as current events.

Nonetheless, I have assembled the Top 9 questions which Washington Post's White House reporter Peter Baker has no opinion on, or would refuse to answer, if ever asked. 
 
9. "Mr. Baker, do you still believe in Santa Claus ?"

8. "Mr. Baker, are you a Coke, or Pepsi guy ?"

7. "Mr. Baker, could you kindly tell me what time it is ?"

6. "Mr. Baker, do you think Eva Longoria is hot ?"

5. "Mr. Baker, have you ever operated a zamboni ?"

4. "Mr. Baker, who is your favorite Disney character ?"

3. "Mr. Baker, do you think it was a good thing that the Allies defeated Nazi Germany ?"

2. "Mr. Baker, was Fritz Mondale a liberal ?"

1. "Mr. Baker, were the winters cold when you lived in Moscow ?"   
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Top 9 changes in the world if John Kerry were President rather than George W. Bush

Posted by one hot minute on Thursday, July 27, 2006 12:28:34 PM
 
Recently, Senator John F. Kerry claimed that the current Hezbollah-Israel war would not have occurred if he occupied the White House, rather than George W. Bush.
Certainly, it begs the question, "what else would, or would not happen" if the junior senator from Massachusetts had won the 2004 election. 
 
Here are the top 9:
 
9. Osama would drop out of Al-Qaeda, join Peace Corps.

8. Natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and herds of crop-eating locusts which have historically been called "Acts of God," would henceforth be referred to as "Acts of Kerry."

7. Windsurfing would replace baseball as national pasttime.

6. Global warming would be so drastically reversed that ice caps would form in Las Vegas.

5. Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes would not have engaged in procreation.

4. President Kerry selects Oliver Stone to direct Kerry-penned screenplay, "Christmas in Cambodia,"---and it wins Oscar for Best Picture.

3. OPEC would decide out of the goodness of their hearts to sell oil to the Yankee-dog-infidels for $29.95 a barrel.

2. Kim Jong-il would forfeit elevator shoes, funny sunglasses, toupee, and all nuclear capabilities.

1. First Lady Teresa Heinz Kerry would stand on the White House veranda and announce, "Let them eat Heinz ketchup !"
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Top 9 excuses the French are giving for how an American won the Tour de France, yet again.

Posted by one hot minute on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 5:01:29 PM
 
This past Sunday, July 23, American Floyd Landis emerged victorious in the Tour de France. 
Following Lance Armstrong's record 7 wins, and Greg LeMond's 3 victories, it is the eleventh time since 1986 that an American has won the famed cycling race.
The last time a Frenchman won was Bernard Hinault in 1985.
 
Not surprisingly, the American-allergic French are offering up varied excuses for Yankee-dog dominance of the beloved cycling event which takes place in their own backyard.
Here are the top 9: 
 
 
9. It's Israel's fault !

8. Our French citizens didn't do a good enough job of spitting and throwing rotten fruit at Landis as he rode past them in the Pirennes.

7. He was doping.

6. Even if Landis wasn't doping, the tests will show that he was doping by the time our lab technicians get finished with his urine samples.

5. Our French cyclists would pedal faster if they realized they were being pursued by Germans.

4. We know Landis was raised a Mennonite, but his name is typically a Jewish surname, isn't it ?
 
3. Zinedine Zidane was too busy head-butting an Italian soccer player to be able to effectively head-butt Floyd Landis.

2. We will submit this matter to the UN's Human Rights council because we know Syria, Sudan, Cuba, and all of our former northwest African colonies will back us up.
 
And the #1 excuse the French are using to explain how American Floyd Landis won the Tour de France...."We appeased him !" 
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one hot minute's mesmerizing "quote of the day"

Posted by one hot minute on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 4:57:48 PM
  Quote of the day
Tuesday, July 25, 2006

"When intellectuals discover that the world does not behave according to their theories, the conclusion they invariably draw is that the world must be changed."

---Thomas Sowell
syndicated column, December 10, 1985 
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