NEWBURY COLLEGE NIGHTHAWKS
Location: Brookline, MA
Conference Affiliation: New England Collegiate Conference
Comment: It’s good to see Kyle Richmond put his fortune to good use with this institution. Fans of the superhero called Nighthawk will get it. On the serious side Newbury College is Continue reading
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23. BENJAMIN HARRISON – Motto: “What this country needs right now is a man whose grandfather was president barely a month before dying.” *** Nickname: Baby McKee’s Grandfather *** Pro: Was the president who first had the White House wired for electricity. Con: His administration was slightly overshadowed by the press’ obsession with his terminally “cutesy” grandson, Baby McKee.
24. GROVER CLEVELAND, TERM 2 – Motto: “He’s back … deadlier and more powerful than ever before!” *** Nickname: King of the Wild Frontier *** Pro: 
Was 10 % doughier than in his first term. Con: Came down harder on striking workers than some presidents come down on actual criminal behavior and called Eugene Debs “an enemy of the human race”.
25. WILLIAM MCKINLEY – Motto: “Whatever Ohio Political Machine Boss Mark Hanna thinks my motto should be.” *** Nickname: McStudly *** Pro: Tried to establish a Continue reading
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Fun Fact: Barbara Bush patterned her “look” after Millard Fillmore
In honor of the upcoming President’s Day Holiday weekend Balladeer’s Blog now presents some of my quick takes on each of the 44 men who have stayed one step ahead of the law while occupying the office.
1. GEORGE WASHINGTON – Motto – “Screw taking a salary, just bill ’em outrageously for your expenses!” *** Nickname: The First Lady of Broadway *** Pro: Established the precedent of stepping down after 2 terms max. Con: Owned other human beings.
2. JOHN ADAMS – Motto – ” A day without alienating someone is like a day without sunshine.” *** Nickname: Boom-Boom *** Pro: Was almost fanatically honest. Con: Alienated nearly everyone except his wife Abigail.
3. THOMAS JEFFERSON – Motto: ” What’s with that painting where I look like Bea Arthur?” *** Nickname: The Pompous Hypocrite *** Pro: Never vetoed a single bill, deferring to the will of the people’s representatives. Con: Owned other human beings.
4. JAMES MADISON – Motto: “That’s me on the five thousand dollar bill, babe!” *** Nickname: Continue reading
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NCAA DIVISION 3 – 1. NORWICH CADETS ### 2. EAU CLAIRE BLUGOLDS ### 3. OSWEGO STATE LAKERS ### 4. UTICA PIONEERS ### 5. HOBART STATESMEN ### 6. ST NORBERT COLLEGE GREEN KNIGHTS (defending champions) ### 7. BOWDOIN POLAR BEARS ### 8. UMASS- BOSTON BEACONS ### 9. GENESEO STATE BLUE KNIGHTS ### 10. AMHERST LORD JEFFS ### 11. ADRIAN BULLDOGS ### 12. Continue reading
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MARDI GRAS MASSACRE (1978) – Category: A neglected Bad Movie classic, but its hard-core gore will prevent it from ever having a Plan 9-sized cult following
It takes a twisted sort of genius to make multiple disembowelment murders look boring, but that’s exactly what Jack Weis accomplishes in Mardi Gras Massacre! Today may be Fat Tuesday, but let’s rechristen it “Splat Tuesday” in honor of this late 70’s splatterfest.
The actual “massacre” part of this movie is an incredible disappointment. An insane, hate-filled man with a knife – no, not Jim Bowie (rimshot) – is roaming around New Orleans during Mardi Gras targeting prostitutes as sacrificial offerings to the Aztec deities he worships. That sounds promising for a horror film but the disembowelment ritual is reenacted word for word and movement for movement for EACH VICTIM! There is no variation and also no suspense because after the first killing we know exactly how all the subsequent sacrifices will play out. The only chills come from listening to the awful disco music that plays during the Continue reading
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Egyptian Salafi preacher Ahmad Mahmoud Abdullah, also called “Abu Islam”, has stated that raping women in Tahrir square is justified. He further stated that they “got what they deserved” and were “without shame”. His hate-filled misogynist rant has been translated in its entirety from El Arabiya and also includes mindless drivel about how the female protestors should “practice their femininity”.
This story and last week’s news item about a Saudi preacher raping, torturing and murdering his five year old daughter are just the latest reminders of the kind of superstitious savagery tha Continue reading
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VALLEY CITY STATE RULES THE WORLD – The NAIA’s 19th ranked VALLEY CITY STATE VIKINGS played the role of giant-killers yesterday. The Vikings hosted NCAA Division TWO’s SOUTH DAKOTA M&T HARDROCKERS and brought them down in an epic 61-55 clash.
For newbies to these divisions this is like a D2 hoops team upsetting a D1 team. NAIA football teams often topple NCAA D2 teams and their basketball teams prove they’re more than capable of such upsets, too. Valley City State improves to 20-6 with the win and have emerged with a victory in 5 out of their last 6 games.
NUMBER THREE TAKES A FALL – The unranked GEORGE FOX BRUINS took it on the road and managed to defeat the number 3 team in the nation, the WHITWORTH PIRATES, by a score of 89-81. The Bruins move up to 14-9 while the Pirates fall to 20-3. ### In other upsets in the D3 Top 25 the SCRANTON ROYALS toppled the visiting 8th ranked CATHOLIC CARDINALS 82-74 ### The HOPE FLYING DUTCHMEN welcomed the unlucky number 13 CALVIN KNIGHTS and sent them home with a 73-70 loss ### … And at 21 the CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY CAPTAINS fell Continue reading
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RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE ANCHORMEN
Location: Providence, RI
Division: NCAA Division 3
Comment: No, their mascot isn’t Ron Burgundy! You’re thinking of the wrong kind of Anchormen! Rhode Island College has Continue reading
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Welcome back to Balladeer’s Blog, the only site on the web that equally criticizes American Liberals and Conservatives. It goes without saying that both sides of the political spectrum boast a large number of repulsive demagogues who spout the kind of drivel that appeals to their fanatical followers but which leaves the rest of us (aka “adults”) disgusted with the shrill state of American politics. Once again I’m letting readers vote on a particular question. To avoid multiple votes by the same people you can vote by emailing me via my “FAQ” page.
AL SHARPTON – Sharpton often calls himself “reverend” (LMFAO!) and in my opinion he’s the Father Coughlin of the American left. Al’s calling card throughout his career of demagoguery has been his ill-conceived loathing of all white people. Whenever there have been pogroms and genocidal practices throughout human history I can picture each era’s “Al Sharpton figures” urging on the killing.
In fact “Sharptonian” might be a good adjective for describing the callous monsters who hate and hate and hate and sometimes kill and kill and kill while putting on pious pretences. The adjective could be applied to any situation from the Holocaust (and given Al’s apparent feelings toward Jews that’s a given) to Rwanda. Yes, whether it’s the Tawana Brawley incident to wherever else Sharpton inserts his loathesome presence you can bet he’ll be stoking up the racism of his band of Continue reading
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NCAA DIVISION 2 – 1. METRO STATE ROADRUNNERS ### 2. WEST LIBERTY HILLTOPPERS ### 3. WESTERN WASHINGTON VIKINGS (defending champs) ### 4. MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS ### 5. CAL POLY- POMONA BRONCOS ### 6. IUP CRIMSON HAWKS ### 7. SEATTLE PACIFIC FALCONS ### 8. EAST STROUDSBURG WARRIORS ### 9. FLORIDA SOUTHERN MOCS ### 10. BELLARMINE KNIGHTS ### 11. SOUTHERN INDIANA SCREAMING EAGLES ### 12. LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY RAILSPLITTERS (love that Continue reading
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