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Breakups can be difficult, especially when one side didnt see it coming.

President Trump is really struggling with America telling him that theyve moved on. Hes still trying to make America love him again and its just not working. At some point, the president has to realize that it doesnt matter how many court cases he brings, or how many times he claims voter fraud, America has moved on. Its probably best that the president do the same.

But who are we kidding? That would imply that the president for the next month and a half has a sense of self-awareness and no one has ever said that this president is good at reading the room. So now, after all 50 states have certified the election results making Joe Biden the next president of the United States, 17 states are following Texas lead and want the Supreme Court to overturn Bidens win because they dont like it.

In what can only be considered the largest case of Let me speak to your manager in the history of America, on Wednesday, some 17 states all won by Trump have decided to join Texas Attorney General Ken Paxtons bid to file a lawsuit that could effectively reverse President-elect Joe Bidens projected Electoral College victory, CNBC reports.

The 17 states are the sundown state, racist state, the state of racism, we are a racist state, Blacks arent welcomed here state, Mississippi, racism state, Alabama, hatred of coloreds state, Florida, the state of not caring for Black people, the police will beat you for no reason state, we love guns state, smuggling moonshine state, fuck your masks state, pickup trucks state, and West Virginia.

Trump has been begging for his racist coalition to form racist Voltron and go destroy some shit and racist state attorney generals finally listened. Meanwhile, Paxton, the Texas Attorney General who started all of this shit, is under indictment for state felony securities fraud charges CNBC reports.

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The whole thing is bullshit. Legit and utter bullshit. None of this is going anywhere but who doesnt love friends who support their exhaustive theories around breakups? Basically, these 17 states plus Texas are all of Trumps fuck love girlfriends.

Hes even having lunch, a private lunch, with several Republican state attorney generals Thursday.

According to the White House, Trump is reportedly hosting the private lunch to discuss issues important to their citizens and the country, CBS correspondent, Weijia Jiang, tweeted on Wednesday.

This is a basic bitch brunch in which everyone gathered will get drunk off mimosas made with really cheap champagne and tell the president how wrong America is for leaving him.

But, dont worry, America. Even the Supreme Court cant make us get back together with him.

President Trump has been pushing this claim on Twitter (which has basically auto-formatted all of the presidents tweets to include a this nigga is lying disclaimer) that he won Florida and Ohio, yet somehow lost the presidency which has never happened in the history of America.

His lawyer even claimed it in a Supreme Court filing on the presidents behalf.

President Trump prevailed on nearly every historical indicia of success in presidential elections. For example, he won both Florida and Ohio; no candidate in historyRepublican or Democrathas ever lost the election after winning both States, John Eastman, Trumps attorney wrote in this filing.

The Washington Post has confirmed using a secret research interframe called Google, which I believe is a French word for Encyclopedia, and found that Richard Nixon won both Ohio and Florida and lost to John F. Kennedy.

Nixon earned 219 electoral votes, including 10 from Florida and 25 from Ohio. Kennedy won 303 electoral votes and the presidency, the Post reports. Trump was a 14-year-old, somehow drawing hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from his fathers real estate business in New York.

Burnsauce, which is whitespeak for Gotcha, bitch.

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The reboot of Saved by the Bell, released on NBCUniversals Peacock platform just in time for Thanksgiving, gave me all the feelings a reboot is supposed to (and that so few actually do): the nostalgia of revisiting an old favorite; the thrill of remixing said favorite in new and surprising ways; and the anticipation of what this hybrid voice could say and do next.

The 10-episode season is a faithful-enough rendition of the early-90s touchstone. Its still set at the fictional Bayside High School, and most of the original cast has returned as aged versions of their classic characters. Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) is the governor of California; Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley Lauren) is a Bayside guidance counselor; Slater (Mario Lopez) coaches the football team. Many of the new faces also have a direct connection to the first Saved by the Bell: Both Zacks son Mac (Mitchell Hoog) and Jessies son Jamie (Belmont Cameli) attend the 2020 version of Bayside, forming a bridge between the shows two generations. But crucially, this new series isnt just a reboot of Saved by the Bell.

This retooled version was developed by Tracey Wigfield, a onetime 30 Rock producer who went on to create the delightful NBC sitcom Great News. A mother-daughter workplace comedy set at a local New Jersey news station, Great News ably channeled 30 Rocks meta satire and antic ethos. A Season 2 subplot echoed Peter Thiels legal war on Gawker, while Nicole Richies narcissistic coanchor proved a worthy successor to Jenna Maroney; Tina Fey guest-starred as a pantsuited girlboss. And yet Great News was cruelly canceled before it could fully hit its stride. Quirk is a hard sell when its not wrapped in a more palatable package, especially on broadcast TV.

Enter the Trojan horse of IP. Saved by the Bell may look and sound like, well, Saved by the Bell, but it feels and acts like an extension of the 30 RockGreat News lineage. Thats because it is. Just as Jessie and Slater create a visual link to their previous work, so does John Michael Higgins, who played a blowhard boss on Great News and now portrays Baysides ineffectual Principal Toddman. Queen bee Lexi Haddad-DeFabrizio (Josie Totah) easily assumes the mantle of resident blond egomaniac, complete with her own reality show. Most of all, the jokes are a telltale mix of dense, niche, and absurd; running through the football teams many losses, Slater lists opponents East Beverly, South Beverly, and the Beverly Johnson School for Models, which sounds not unlike the Sheinhardt Wig Company.

In other words, Saved by the Bell targets a nostalgia both broader and shorter term than a yearning for elaborate pranks and sky-high hairdos. Great News went off the air just three years ago, but the kind of show it representsan original premise, executed with verveis an endangered species. But what if the very cause of this categorys death could also be its saving grace? Depending on your level of cynicism, thats the thrilling possibility and/or acceptable compromise of Saved by the Bell. Maybe recognizable voices like Wigfields can continue to thrive in adjusted form. And just as importantly, maybe reboots like Saved by the Bell dont have to be joyless exercises in cosplaying the monocultures glory days.

Saved by the Bell arrives slightly past the peak of 90s nostalgia as epitomized by resurrected sitcoms, efforts that have been by turns successful (Fuller House), half-hearted (Murphy Brown), and troubled (Roseanne). Its also part of the larger move to diversify aging properties by changing the protagonists identity, giving a small-c conservative trend a progressive face. This approach can yield dividends, like One Day at a Time reinventing itself as a multigenerational story about a Cuban American family in L.A. It can also seem borderline ludicrous; somehow, it just made sense when the film production that shut down a major Los Angeles testing site turned out to be the gender-swapped remake of Shes All That.

Superficially, Saved by the Bell fits this model to a T. Lexi is trans; the football teams new quarterback is female; the remixed theme song is performed by Lil Yachty. Unlike so many cosmetic rebrands, Saved by the Bell has an organic explanation for demographic shifts: Due to budget shortcuts, already underfunded schools in California are closed outright, their student bodies integrated into more affluent institutions like Bayside. Our new heroine Daisy (Haskiri Velazquez), an overachieving idealist who takes charge of Baysides student government, was originally a student at Douglas. Her best friend Aisha (Alycia Pascual-Pea) is the aforementioned quarterback, while their former Douglas High classmate DeVante (Dexter Darden) signs up for the school musical.

The collision of Douglas and Bayside generates plenty of story, but also serious themes, as befits Saved by the Bells legacy as a font of Very Special Episodes. When DeVante is accused of pushing another student, his disciplinary hearing becomes a case study in racial stereotyping and a rigged legal system; when Aisha starts dating a wealthy classmate, their class disparities start to make her uncomfortable. Remarkably, Saved by the Bell becomes one of TVs better meditations on educational equity and the challenges of integration, as much a cousin of the hit podcast Nice White Parents as a descendant of its namesake.

Sometimes, the shows goofball tone can be an odd match with its hand-me-down baggage. Velazquez inherits the record-scratch-freeze-frame device once operated by Gosselaar, but the fourth-wall breaks can sometimes feel forced, breaking the fast-paced dialogues momentum. And as delightful as it is to watch Nomi Malone herself deliver 30 Rockshaped punch lines, the older generation doesnt always feel as suited to the new sensibility as younger actors who were cast with it in mind. Mostly, though, the shows silly streak helps its message-forward medicine go down. Well-meaning Bayside parents form an advocacy group whose name abbreviates to P.I.T.Y.; Lexis aforementioned reality show is a spot-on spoof of Becoming Caitlin, wrapping earnest exposition in a fitting successor to Queen of Jordan.

For reboot skeptics, the winking self-awareness also helps fight IP fatigue. Saved by the Bells premise isnt nearly as meta as a TV show about making TV like 30 Rock or Great News, but postmodern jokes are still par for the course. Sometimes they double as class commentary, like when Daisy cant believe Bayside students eat lunch every day at a full-blown restaurant. Sometimes theyre a nod to an entire genre, like the running bit when background players look increasingly older and unlikely to be in high school, just like its leads. (Velazquez is 25; Hoog is 21). Whatever the gist, these cracks assure viewers that Saved by the Bell is perfectly aware of what it is and what trends its a part of. If the writers can relax enough to laugh at the chaos of a fractured industry desperate for nostalgia grabs, so can we.

Its difficult to balance sincerity and irony as Saved by the Bell does. It may be easier to outsource its approach to reinvigorating stale IP. After all, Saved by the Bell does have a creative signature, the sort of distinctive voice Hollywood prizes in theory and steamrolls in practice through its relentless focus on brands and franchisesits just not using said signature as its initial hook, like a Taika Waititi movie smuggled inside a space opera about a thunder god. (Never mind that, when it comes to trusting auteurs, Thor: Ragnarok is the exception that proves Marvels rule.) The necessity of such a bait and switch can be depressing; is the only way to earn green-lights and eyeballs these days through a de facto sleight of hand? But if reboots are Hollywoods future, Saved by the Bell shows one promising way to adapt.

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The Bold And The Beautifuls (B&B) Liam Spencer has been written into a corner. Fans used to root for their favorite, Steffy or Hope, to win him over but these days he doesnt seem like much of prize. Could he be the worst man on daytime TV?

His most recent gaffe was jumping the gun when he thought he saw Hope kissing Thomas. However, she didnt betray him at all. What Liam saw was a deluded Thomas kissing a mannequin. But in his mind it more than justified cheating on her with Steffy.

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Kiss or no kiss, the Steam hookup was inevitably going to happen. The moment Steffys new man Finn came into the picture, Liam realized she was slipping out of his reach. He was just waiting for Hope to screw up so he could reel Steffy in again. He cant fathom being relegated to the role of ex-husband in either womans life.

Liam lacks maturity on many levels. Not only did he leap to the wrong conclusion about Hope and Thomas, but he also made the situation a thousand times worse by his own dirty deed. Of course, this has been Liams modus operandi for years and its one of the reasons fans have dubbed him The Waffler and The Flip Flopper. Sleeping with Steffy was just the most current in a long line of spineless actions committed by this character.

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Hope caught him kissing Steffy when Lope was engaged in 2011. When she broke up with him, he barely waited a day before he jetted off to Aspen with Steffy and married her. Two years ago, he got Hope pregnant while still married to Steffy. And shortly after Steffy gave birth to their daughter Kelly, she discovered him making out with Hope in a dressing room at Forrester Creations.

This past January, Liam proposed to Hope but she told him she had to think about it. As she approached the cliff house to say yes to his proposal, she once again saw him kissing Steffy. In the end, his excuse was that Thomas had manipulated the situation. But couldnt he have just as easily pushed Steffy away?

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There have been many unfaithful and wishy-washy men on soaps over the years; however, most of them have enough self-awareness to realize they are cads. Liam pretends to be a good guy, yet he has proven time and again that he loves himself more than he loves either Hope or Steffy. But does this make him the worst man on daytime television? He sure comes close.

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Peterson is a man of conviction in an oasis of compromise; therefore, he is perfectly poised to fill the gap in a world crying out for certainty.

Jordan Peterson is the intellectual renegade of our age. People are both mesmerized and repulsed by his ideas. He is adored by fans yet viciously mocked by critics. Interestingly, detractors and admirers alike seem to be unaware of his true appeal. However, Jordan Peterson is only popular because we are living in an intellectually banal era. Academic culture has become so emasculated that an uncontroversial thinker like Jordan Peterson is characterized as a revolutionary. Deep introspection will reveal that Peterson is not a revolutionary; instead, he is injecting common sense into public discourse. Unlike many of his colleagues in academia, Peterson has a realistic understanding of history and human nature.

Contrary to past eras, the zeitgeist of the present epoch is one of dullness. Aggression of any sort is viewed as intolerable since we must ensure that marginal groups are insulated from emotional harm. Therefore, speech is tantamount to violence because, apparently, controversial ideas can be used to justify racism and sexism. Evidently, advocates of political correctness are oblivious to the fact that we have the propensity to assess outlandish ideas for ourselves. So even if a position is invoked to enable racism, we are smart enough to refute said position. Politically correct thinkers want to minimize disruption, but Peterson is reminding them that life is inherently chaotic. As such, all ideas must contend in the marketplace of ideas, even when they offend certain segments of the population. Contempt for Jordan Peterson stems from his reassertion of values reflecting a more masculine age.

Until recently, Western culture was remarkably masculine. In academia, refusing to engage ones opponent was simply construed as weak. The late David Landes, for example, was often ridiculed for daring to imply that Western culture was superior to all others. Despite the intensity of criticisms leveled at him, Landes confronted his opponents. Interestingly, those who disagreed with his theorieslike James Blaut and Andre Gunder Frankwrote their own tomes. Today, scholars avoid debate, preferring instead to denounce their critics as problematic. Soothing the egos of ones followers on Twitter might produce a therapeutic effect, but it fails to increase the body of knowledge. Recently, for instance, two gender studies professors, Alison Howell and Melanie Richter-Montpetit, published a paper smearing securitization theory as racist. In response, Barry Buzan and Ole Wver, two important proponents of the theory, penned a rigorous response. As expected, feminists launched a petition to cancel Buzan and Wver, asserting that their response constitutes bullying. In other words, any interrogation of ideas expressed by women is an act of sexism perpetuated by the patriarchy.

Consistent with his masculine spirit, Peterson has ignored such inane shibboleths. Although among intellectuals it might be quite fashionable to deny gender differences, Jordan Peterson refuses to go along. In numerous pieces, he articulates the reality of gender differences,to the chagrin of many. Insults cannot deter him from defending the truth. The tenacity of Petersons potent masculinity is his real strength. Despite the grumblings of critics, Peterson is not pandering to right-wing extremists; they just happen to revere him because he does not waver in defending his beliefs. The masculine spirit cares about being right, and it resists the desire to be pampered.

Furthermore, in contrast to the prevailing orthodoxy, Peterson posits that equality is not a virtue. Contemporary progressives find inequality among different groups contemptible. Peterson, on the other hand, opines that, in several cases, inequality is a result of hierarchies of competence. Therefore, evidence of inequality is overwhelmingly positive because it indicates that people are rewarded for their efforts. In the long run, the productivity of the super-talented enriches society. Economist Donald J. Boudreaux citing the research of William Nordhaus masterfully illuminates this point: Only a minuscule fraction of the social returns from technological advances over the 1948-2001 period was captured by producers, indicating that most of the benefits of technological change are passed on to consumers rather than captured by producers.

Boudreaux also offers examples to bolster his argument: Specifically, producers, on average, capture a mere 2.2 percent of the total benefits of their successful introduction into markets of technological advancesA handful of these entrepreneurs, like Bezos, are famous, but the vast majority are unknown. Do you know the name of the inventor of the shipping container that dramatically reduced the cost of shipping cargo? Ill tell you: Malcom McLeanwho, when he died in 2001, was worth $330 million. McLean, therefore, likely increased humanitys collective well-being to the tune of about $15 billion, or by just about $2 for every person alive today.

Petersonin his wisdomacknowledges that most of us do not envision a society in which we were all equal, considering that this environment would be the epitome of mediocrity. If we are objective, then we have no option other than to admit that average people should be thanking the talented for providing them with a superior quality of life. Clearly, the demands of radical egalitarians can only be achieved by using the force of the state to infringe individual rights. For example, years ago, the late Walter E. Williams eloquently crafted a definition of social justice to caution progressives from making excessive requests: Let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then tell me how much of what I earn belongs to youand why?

Moreover, Peterson never projects present political notions onto history. Over the past few months, several historical figures have been canceled due to the inconsistency of their ideas with contemporary sensibilities. The latest example of hysteria in intellectual circles is to denounce dead figures for their opinions. Such a jaundiced perspective is indeed unfortunate. History chronicles a vivid story of brutal conquests and eccentric personalities. Great men are rarely good men, as Peterson admits. So, for example, Genghis Khan was a horrible man, yet his leadership skills were formidable. Historical characters, therefore, ought to be judged based on their ability to achieve the political goals of a particular era.

Petersons realism is too bitter for the weak-willed and their fellow travelers. When genuflecting to the mob is a virtue, an iconoclast like Peterson who refuses to comprise will be deemed a revolutionary. By challenging the procrustean mentality of an unimaginative intelligentsia, Jordan Peterson displays an authentically masculine spirit, fearless in its quest for truth. Peterson is a man of conviction in an oasis of compromise; therefore, he is perfectly poised to fill the gap in a world crying out for certainty. Compared to truly controversial thinkers like Anthony Ludovici and Albert Jay Nock, Peterson is boring; however, measured by the standards of his time, he is a rebel. In short, Jordan Peterson is a masculine spirit revolting against the feminine sentimentalism of the contemporary world, and this explains his seductive appeal.

Lipton Matthews is a Jamaican writer. He has recently also contributed to Mises WireandThe Federalist. He can be reached by email at lo_matthews@yahoo.com

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Around Thanksgiving, many of us try to pause and reflect on the things we are grateful for in our lives.

Gratitude doesnt come easy for humans, but on the fourth Thursday in November many of us do our best to try to be grateful, at least for this one day of the year.

There are many things for which Im grateful. We live during a time noteworthy for its peace and plenty, both of which are remarkable compared to any other period in human history. Im grateful for the good health I enjoy today and the relative lack of suffering Ive had to endure in more than four decades on this earth. In my personal life, Im thankful for the friends and family who have given me so much, and for a devoted wife who has given me three healthy children, and much more.

Its good to be grateful for such things, I think, but last night it occurred to me I was also missing something. My daughter had just finally fallen asleep, and I was re-reading Jordan Petersons book 12 Rules for Life on the floor. (We read books together at bedtime.)

Someone had remarked to me recently that Peterson talks about gratitude in the books second chapter, Treat Yourself Like Someone You Are Responsible for Helping. Sure enough, near the end of the chapter Peterson mentions a miracle of life he feels a profound, dumbfounded gratitude for: the persistence of humans in severe pain to continue bearing lifes burdens.

It is they, Peterson argues, who hold society together through little more than grit and tenacious spirit.

Most individuals are dealing with one or more serious health problems while going productively about their business, Peterson writes.

If anyone is fortunate enough to be in a rare period of grace and health, personally, then he or she typically has at least one close family member in crisis, he continues. Yet people prevail and continue to do difficult and effortless tasks to hold themselves and their families and society together.

Its easy to forget the number of people in pain in this world. By the nature of his profession, Peterson, a clinical psychologist, is more aware than most of the pain humans endure.

What shocks Peterson, and makes him profoundly grateful, is the masses of suffering people who do not give in to despairbut instead continue to bear responsibility despite the slings and arrows of life.

People are so tortured by the limitations and constraints of Being that I am amazed they ever act properly or look beyond themselves at all, Peterson writes. But enough do so that we have central heat and running water and infinite computational power and electricity and enough for everyone to eat and even the capacity to contemplate the fate of broader society and nature, terrible nature, itself.

"All that complex machinery that protects us from freezing and starving and dying from lack of water tends unceasingly towards malfunction through entropy, and it is only the constant attention of careful people that keeps it working so unbelievably well, he continues. Some people degenerate into the hell of resentment and the hatred of Being, but most refuse to do so, despite their suffering and disappointments and losses and inadequacies and ugliness, and again that is a miracle for those with the eyes to see it.

In a sense, this is the flip side of Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rands popular 1957 magnum opus on individualism and capitalism. Rand saw the Atlases of the world as the productive entrepreneurs who worked tirelessly to create value despite looters seeking to steal the fruits of their labor.

The Atlases of the world, as Peterson sees it, are the millions and millions of faceless people who persevere in the face of adversity and suffering that would drive so many to despair.

This is why people must treat themselves like someone they are responsible for helping. We must care for ourselves so we can bear the burden and suffering that life will inevitably inflict upon us, Peterson argues.

You need to consider the future and think, 'What might my life look like if I were caring for myself properly? What career would challenge me and render me productive and helpful, so that I could shoulder my share of the load, and enjoy the consequences? What should I be doing, when I have some freedom, to improve my health, expand my knowledge, and strengthen my body?'

Heaven, Peterson explains, will not arrive on its own. And if we fail to strengthen ourselves, we may find its opposite here on earth.

So this Thanksgiving, I can only express my deepest thanks to all the people who continue to persevere despite the chaos and pain, who refuse to succumb to despair, resentment, envy, and cruelty.

You, too, are the Atlases of this worldparticularly during this season of despair and suffering.

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Over the last decade Patrick Peterson has made a name for himself as one of the best defenders in the NFL.

Since he was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in 2011, Peterson has been selected to eight Pro Bowls, is a three-time First-team All-Pro and was featured on the NFLs All-Decade Team of the 2010s.

The 30-year-old picked up golf around the same time as joining the league, and now boasts a 4 handicap when hes grinding daily in the offseason.

During the season, me and (teammate Larry Fitzgerald), our nicknames are the Trunk Slammers because all we do is get our clubs, slam our trunks and go straight to the tee box because we dont have as much time to work on our game because were focused on our profession.

Below is the first installment in Golfweeks new series, where well take you on a virtual round with your favorite celebrity golfers.

Celebrity handicaps: Just how good are these athletes and entertainers?

Golfweek: I read you became interested in golf during the 2011 NFL lockout, is that right? Whats your history and story with the game?

Patrick Peterson: I was fortunate enough to have cousins and relatives that played in the league and they told me in the offseason, thats when most guys get in trouble. You want to find something that gives you something competitive to do when you have all this downtime My first club I ever hit was a 7-iron because 7s my favorite number, and I flushed it and was like, Man this game is that easy? It cant be that easy. Ill never forget after that I went and literally started buying clubs. Thats how I got into the game.

GW: Youve become friends with Michael Jordan. Any good golf stories with MJ?

PP: I went down to play with him at Floridian and I had one of my buddies with me and hed never met Jordan. As you know, Jordan likes to gamble or at least put something on the line when hes playing golf. My buddy was like, Man were playing with MJ, and I said, Man stop acting goddamn star struck act like youve been here before. So now hes all shook and nervous as hell. We get up to the tee box and Jordans handling everything, separating groups, and he looks over at my friend and says Hey, whats your name? You want to play for something? And my friend says Man I aint got your type of money, and Jordan went So tell me this, what would make it hurt? My friend goes, What do you mean make it hurt? Ive got like $2 in my pocket. Jordan said, Bet it.

PP: Now, my first time playing with him was at his event. (Denise L. White, founder EAG Sports Management) knew how much I loved golf, I dont know how the hell she made it happen but I was in the final group. I was like, Woah, Im with MJ? Youve gotta be shing me. I ended up playing with him, but the crazy thing about it was I was playing against him. Me and Ken Griffey Jr., were on a team vs. him and Dwight Freeney. So heres the thing on the tee box, him and Dwight Freeney are on teams, but hes telling Dwight, I like P-Twice over you right now. I was like, Thats your teammate!

GW: Athletes like Stephen Curry and Tony Romo have played in professional golf events. Do you have any interest in that, maybe after football?

PP: I would love to because Id have the time to hone in on my game. Those guys are playing golf and practicing every single day. If I felt my game has reached that point or I feel like Im playing good enough golf, no doubt Id love to try that. Denise always teases me saying thatll be my second career anyway.

GW: On the course do you drive for show or putt for dough?

PP: Putt for dough.

GW: Your nickname, PP, is obviously for your initials. On the course is it perfect putter or poor putter?

PP: (laughs) Lets go with perfect putter.

GW: Youre in the fairway on a borderline-reachable par 5. Go for the green and risk trouble or lay up?

PP: For the most part Im going for it.

GW: Whats the go-to drink at the 19th hole?

PP: Casa Azul on the rocks. As far as drinks on the course, I like to drink Trulys. The Passionfruits a banger for me.

GW: Whats your favorite club in the bag?

PP: My 60. I feel I can get up-and-down from anywhere around the greens.

GW: I feel like everyone has a go-to line on the golf course to mess with your friends. Whats yours?

PP: If a match is getting close, right before they hit Ill go, Make sure you dont hook it. It always gets in one of my guys heads. Itll come down to 18 and Ill press him and hell say, Im not gonna hook it.

GW: The best golfer on the Arizona Cardinals is ________

PP: (Punter) Andy Lee. Andy can play, hes a legit scratch. Ive played with him a bunch of times and he can strike the ball.

GW: Are you better than future Hall of Fame teammate Larry Fitzgerald?

PP: Oh yeah Im better than Fitz. Im the second best golfer on the team.

GW: Whats your dream golf foursome?

PP: I know (Kobe Bryant) didnt play golf but Kobe. Barack Obama. And probably Stephen A. Smith. Id like to hear Stephen A. on the course and I wanna see him hit some bad shots.

GW: Youd be in his ear all 18 holes, wouldnt you?

PP: No doubt about it (laughing).

GW: Do you talk more trash on the golf course or on the football field?

PP: Definitely on the golf course because its not worth it in football. You have to see whats going on with personnel and you might not see him again. In golf, youre with that person for four hours, there aint no running away!

GW: Word on the street is you have an idea for the next made-for-TV golf event along the lines of The Match?

PP: What they need to do is, take whatever pro golfers you want and make them captains. Put together a pool full of athletes and let them pick and have a Ryder Cup-style match. Six holes would be alternate shot, next six are a scramble, final six are singles. I dont care when Im getting picked, as long as Im on the squad.

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Re: Lets have a reset to competition in schools, Matthew Lau, Dec. 2

Yes, its time to revive the dreaded V word vouchers. Dreaded by the education establishment, but not by consumers the families and taxpayers.

Here are some of the reasons school vouchers make sense:

Support from The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

Students with special needs, talents or interests can find schools that fit.

Families are strengthened by committing to a school of their choice.

Students at risk of being left behind due to pandemic disruptions can find private tutoring to meet shortfalls.

Voucher systems are appreciably less costly than government monopoly systems.

There are dozens more good reasons. Hopefully both public and politicians can embrace this sensible approach.

Tunya Audain, West Vancouver

Re: Read Petersons books, kids, Marjorie Gann, Letter to the editor, Nov. 28, and A pathetic display by an anti-Jordan Peterson woke mob, Rex Murphy, Nov. 25

I was impressed and delighted by Marjorie Ganns letter, in which she weighed in against some Penguin Random House staff in the controversy over publishing Jordan Petersons next book. It was one of those I wish Id written that moments. But admiration grew to adulation when I realized the potential cost to an author speaking out against a publisher. If only more Canadians had the courage of their convictions

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Randall L. Hull reveals his solutions for the United States in Political Malpractice in America

HOUSTON, Dec. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Randall L. Hull explains his steps on how to keep working to form a more perfect union and fight political hypocrisy with the insights and ideas in Political Malpractice in America: Republic at Risk (published by Archway Publishing).

The author explains how the United States is the richest in the world yet the distribution of economic gains increasingly goes to a smaller and smaller segment of society. Hull describes how the nation has created, in effect, a new aristocracy with little or no control over how this group buys a government that works for them at the expense of the common good. The author then goes on to not only convey how the United States got into their current situation by analyzing political and economic decisions of the past 40 years in America, but also how the country might begin to work their way out of it.

Our country is more divided then at any time since the Civil War and our political leaders are failing to confront these challenges. Our 244-year-old Republic is in peril, Hull says. Hopefully readers will take on a sense of urgency to demand that their political and business leaders collaborate to solve the challenges that increasingly threaten the future of our democracy.

Political Malpractice in America is available for purchase online at: https://www.archwaypublishing.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/803625-political-malpractice-in-america.

Political Malpractice in America

By Randall L. Hull

Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 220 pages | ISBN 9781480891715

Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 220 pages | ISBN 9781480891722

E-Book | 220 pages | ISBN 9781480891739

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About the Author

Randy Hull is a retired global business executive who worked in the energy and chemicals industries for over 40 years. He is an honors graduate in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University (1973) and also holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University (1978). He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and a member of both Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma engineering honorary societies. He is married to Patricia Perrin Hull and is the father of two daughters. He has enjoyed a lifelong love affair with U.S. history and lives in Houston, Texas.

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AGWSR 42, COLUMBUS 39

106 Mason Burr (Col) pinned Jaedrek Bowles, 1:13, 113 Gavin Reed (Col) pinned Coltan Richtsmeier, 2:40, 120 Kaden Abbas (AGWSR) won by forfeit, 126 Noah Clikeman (AGWSR) won by forfeit, 132 Bo Gerbracht (AGWSR) pinned Joseph Kowfie, 1:44, 138 Sam Hackett (Col) pinned Zach Johnson, 1:47, 145 Jayden Bowles (AGWSR) pinned Henry Erie, 1:52, 152 Trinity Rotgers (AGWSR) won by forfeit, 160 Max Magayna (Col) pinned Ben Puente, :48, 170 Carson Hartz (Col) dec. Jacob Haley, 6-3, 182 Kylie Willems (AGWSR) won by forfeit, 195 Mason Knipp (Col) pinned Aiden Heitland, 1:19, 220 Connor Knudtson (Col) pinned Jared Granzow, :52, 285 Tate Miller (AGWSR) won by forfeit.

COLUMBUS 45, BAXTER 18

106 Burr (Col) pinned Kailee Conradi, :31, 113 no match, 120 Reed (Col) pinned Cole Smith, 1:57, 126 Ashton Kerwin (Bax) won by forfeit, 132 Curtis Gliem (Bax) pinned Kowfie, 3:20, 138 Hackett (Col) pinned Kolton Hill, :59, 145 Erie (Col) dec. Brad Matthews, 7-5, 152 no match, 160 Magayna (Col) pinned Callyn Bishop, :37, 170 Hartz (Col) pinned Jacob Hiemstra, :42, 182 no match, 195 Knipp (Col) won by forfeit, 220 Knudtson (Col) won by forfeit, 285 Micah Kearns (Bax) won by forfeit.

COLUMBUS 41, NORTH TAMA 30

106 Case Monat (NT) pinned Burr, 1:24, 113 Reed (Col) pinned Christian Dronebarger, 1:07, 120 no match, 126 Cale Bradley (NT) won by forfeit, 132 Drake Podhajsky (NT) pinned Ella Anderson, :41, 138 Kowfie (Col) won by forfeit, 145 Hackett (Col) pinned Nathan Kucera, 1:34, 152 Logan Rausch (NT) pinned Erie, :37, 160 Magayna (Col) pinned Ashton Bradley, :50, 170 no match, 182 Hartz (Col) won by forfeit, 195 Knipp (Col) won by forfeit, 220 -- Knudtson (Col) won by forfeit, 285 Xander Bradley (NT) won by forfeit.

EAST 58, SENIOR 18

106 Kellen Willis (DS) pinned Elijah Edmondson, 1:55, 113 Ethan Krall (East) pinned Jordan Quinn, 15-7, 120 Jessie Small (East) pinned Jaxon Roling, 4:48, 126 Ryan Strong (East) dec. Seth Connolly, 11-9, 132 Hannah Reel (DS) won by forfeit, 138 John Sailor (East) pinned Frankie Cretsinger, 2:45, 145 Adrian Doyle (East) pinned Easton Stakis, 1:28, 152 Cadin Herrmann (East) pinned Beau Healey, 1:52, 160 Luke Busch (DS) pinned Brayden Peters, :33, 170 Matthew Cary (East) pinned Jack Smith, 2:45, 182 Eli Sallis (East) pinned Ethan Scott, 5:45, 195 Lawrence Taylor III (East) won by fall, 220 Lorenzo Forristall (East) dec. Ethan Manders, 8-3, 285 Kjuan Owens (East) dec. Cohen Pfohl, 1:25.

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DON BOSCO 82, APLINGTON-PARKERSBURG 0

285 Mack Ortner (DB) pinned Trent Greiner, :13, 106 Caleb Coffin (DB) won by forfeit, 113 Cole Frost (DB) won by forfeit, 120 Andrew Kimball (DB) won by forfeit, 126 Garrett Funk (DB) pinned Conner Kellum, 1:12, 132 Kaiden Knaack (DB) dec. Justin Knaack, 11-0, 138 Cody Brown (DB) pinned Carter Mackie, 1:30, 145 Cael Rahnavardi (DB) pinned Clay Saak, 1:19, 152 Fox Youngblut (DB) won by forfeit, 160 Jacob Thiry (DB) pinned Stuart Whitehill, 3:07, 170 Cade Tenold (DB) pinned Nick Johnson, :33, 182 Carson Tenold (DB) pinned Drew Ogle, 3:57, 195 Charlie Hogan (DB) pinned Nile Petersen, 1:28, 220 Jarod Thiry (DB) pinned Carson Troyna, 2:54.

DON BOSCO 53, DENVER 24

106 Coffin (DB) tech. fall over Rhett Bonnette, 15-0, 5:44, 113 Frost (DB) pinned Max Schwandt , 1:11, 120 Joe Ebaugh (Den) tech. fall over Kimball, 15-0, 3:36, 126 Funk (DB) pinned Josh Terrill, 3:00, 132 Brooks Meyer (Den) dec. Knaack, 13-3, 138 Isaac Schimmels (Den) pinned Brown, 1:11 , 145 Rahnavardi (DB) pinned Alex Krabbenhoft, 2:26, 152 Ben Foelske (Den) pinned Youngblut, 3:35, 160 Cole Miller (Den) dec. Jac. Thiry, 5-1, 170 Cade Tenold (DB) pinned Cooper South, 1:15, 182 Carson Tenold (DB) pinned Brennen Graber, 5:00, 195 Hogan (DB) won by forfeit, 220 Jar. Thiry (DB) pinned Cade Bonnette, 1:09, 285 Ortner (DB) won by forfeit.

UNION 49, BCLUW-SH 27

106 Chance Cordes (BCLUW) won by forfeit, 113 Ava Mehlert (Union) won by forfeit, 120 Carter Kothoff (BCLUW) dec. Caleb Olson , 9-2, 126 Keegan Ellsworth (Union) pinned Lane Hartwig, 3:08, 132 Dillon Sparks (Union) dec. Javon Darden, 10-8, 138 Kolten Crawford (Union) pinned Sam Garber, :35, 145 Brady Hilmer (Union) won by forfeit, 152 Lincoln Mehlert (Union) dec. Logan Aicher, 10-1, 160 Brock Ruzicka (Union) pinned Tucker Wall, 2:39, 170 Stone Schmitz (Union) pinned Nick Curl, 1:42, 182 Hunter Worthen (Union) pinned Kade Pekarek, 3:55, 195 Zach Bennett (BCLUW) won by forfeit, 220 Caden Steding (BCLUW) won by forfeit, 285 Aiden Farnsworth (BCLUW) won by forfeit.

UNION 42, DIKE-NEW HARTFORD 27

113 Lucas Ragsdale (DNH) pinned A. Mehlert, :09, 120 Ellsworth (U) won by forfeit, 126 Olson (U) dec. Dylan Ohrt, 3-0, 132 Walker Weedman (DNH) dec. Sparks, 6-0, 138 Crawford (U) won by forfeit, 145 Hilmer (U) won by forfeit, 152 L. Mehlert (U) won by forfeit, 160 Ruzicka (U) pinned Gabe Skornia, 3:19, 170 Schmitz (U) dec. Nick Reinicke, 7-5, 182 No match, 195 Cayden Buskohl (DNH) won by forfeit, 220 No match, 285 -- Henry Mussing (DNH) won by forfeit, 106 Wil Textor (DNH) won by forfeit.

CHARLES CITY 47, OELWEIN 24

106 Jordan Young (CC) dec. Kale Berinobis, 12-8, 113 no match, 120 Dylan LaPolice (CC) pinned Aden Yearous, 1:35, 126 Jacob Vais (CC) pinned Gavin Emery, 2:40, 132 Carsen Jeanes (Oel) pinned Nathan Lopez, 3:59, 138 Talan Weber (CC) tech. fall over Nolan Lamphier, 15-0, 3:47, 145 Leighton Patterson (Oel) pinned Kayden Blunt, 4:45, 152 Roush Jaeger (CC) pinned Thyron Mathews, :53, 160 Logan Cockerham (Oel) pinned Colton Crooks, 3:41, 170 Caden Collins (CC) pinned Colton Roete, 2:59, 182 Ethan Peterson (CC) pinned Austin Perry, 1:55, 195 Johnny Buehler (Oel) won by forfeit, 220 Tino Tamayo (CC) won by forfeit, 285 Chase Crooks (CC) dec. Cooper Smock, 4-0.

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