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I don't necessarily consider an article that questions why a drowning or auto accident victim is considered a Covid death as 'crazy'. It's honestly no different than questioning Florida if they have been sweeping deaths under the rug. I mean, if Weird Al Yankovic said the sky was blue and Albert Einstein said it was orange, should we all automatically accept it was orange based on the reputations of the two people that were saying it?

It's all good. I just find it interesting that 95% of the American people believe that a certain politician or a certain media source is only reliable if they say something that agrees with their own set of beliefs. I can't help but laugh and shake my head at those people that are flooding social media with criticism of Fox News for 'selling out' because some of their personalities shifted a bit towards the middle after the election. What we need is for the extremists on each side to make a similar shift towards the middle. The American people need begin demanding the truth, or we will never be what we could be as a nation.

I think we need to avoid looking at WHO is saying it and look more at WHAT is being said. Throughout all of this, I've never used what someone like AOC or Bernie Sanders said to prove a point. Bottom line is that if a person drowned or was ejected from a car, they did not die of Covid. It doesn't matter whether Scott Jansen or Hubert Humphrey said it. If it's true those deaths were counted, that's open for ridicule.

I'm going to keep up my little media rant for one more post. And, I'm very interested in the thoughts of those of you that don't question the media have to say about this. When cases were surging in the Dakotas and the rest of the upper Midwest, we were inundated with headlines screaming about it. I visit cnn.com daily and saw headline after headline stating things like 14 STATES SET NEW DAILY CASE RECORDS. The headlines were intended to incite fear. Now, today, the headlines are all about concerns over a holiday induced spike. However, as I referenced above, in the same part of the country that was getting all the attention 2-3 months ago, cases have been going down since BEFORE the holiday season. Yet, no mention of that anywhere, I was watching Good Morning America this morning and a gentleman being interviewed mentioned the progress in the upper Midwest, and the GMA host said something like "I want to talk about what's going on in California'. It was almost like the speaker wasn't allowed to talk about anything positive. or more likely, something that contradicted the narrative that the media has been spinning. Here is the link where you can look up the numbers for individual states. Simply click on the link for each state and look at the graphs for 7 day moving averages, You'll see that the states I referenced above all peaked before Thanksgiving. United States Coronavirus: 19,723,608 Cases and 342,728 Deaths - Worldometer (worldometers.info)

You're not displaying the story that I was referencing. It may be the same general content, but it is not the source I was referencing. The story I am referencing does not have those other items on the side that you have pasted. Minnesota lawmakers say coronavirus deaths could be inflated by 40% after reviewing death certificates (washingtonexaminer.com)

According to Worldometer (which is used by Johns Hopkins), Florida has the 21st highest death rate with 992 deaths per 1 million population Here are some other states. Texas - 938 per million (27th highest) California - 618 per million (40th highest) Ohio - - 733 per million (36th highest) .United States Coronavirus: 19,723,608 Cases and 342,728 Deaths - Worldometer (worldometers.info) This may be another case of the media trying to conjure up a story that really isn't there.

Not taking sides here, but in reading the link Reacher provided, this is not just idle politicking going on here. Here are some specific excerpts from the article. Yes. People die of Covid. But people who drown and people that are ejected from a car should NOT be counted as Covid deaths. And, before the source is questioned. No, you won't see a story like this in the Washington Post or the New York Times. But, that's part of the problem. Those are mainstream media sources that lie to us, or twist information, just as much as non main street media does in order to support their own agenda. both sides just need to tell the truth, but that will never happen. State Rep. Mary Franson and state Sen. Scott Jensen released a video last week revealing that after reviewing thousands of death certificates in the state, 40% did not have COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death. “I have other examples where COVID isn’t the underlying cause of death, where we have a fall. Another example is we have a freshwater drowning. We have dementia. We have a stroke and multiorgan failure,” Franson said in the video. She added that in one case, a person who was ejected from a car was “counted as a COVID death” because the virus was in his system.

Pacers ranked 10th in new ESPN power rankings. Interestingly, that is the highest of any undefeated team. Clippers remain at #3 despite losing by over 50 points on Sunday. NBA Power Rankings - Risers and fallers after a wild opening week (espn.com)

A lot of discussion about the post-holiday surge. I did some very unscientific research on the Post-Thanksgiving surge. One thing I found very interesting is that many states actually peaked BEFORE Thanksgiving. Obviously, the overall numbers for the U.S. surged in December, but it's not universal across all regions of the country. Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming all peaked before Thanksgiving, and have consistently declining numbers since.. There may be others, but I didn't look up every state. So much attention is being given to holiday gatherings, but for many states, there were definitely other factors at work as well. At first glance, since all these states are geographically connected, could weather be a factor?

That week 1 loss to the Jags is looking really bad right now.

I said those exact words to my first wife.

I suspect that a large percentage of NBA players have no desire to be teammates with Harden. But, maybe I'm wrong. Just does not seem to be someone that would fit into a new situation well, especially one that is already a winning situation.

@BGleas Though I am a Pacers fan, as someone who has liked the Celtics back to the Bird days, I'm not sure I could stomach a trade for Harden. Apparently, at least on Celtics player could not either. Your thoughts? Celtics Forward Rejects Potential James Harden Trade To Boston | Heavy.com James Harden adds Celtics to preferred teams, but do they want him back? (msn.com)

Without Brooks, UK does not have the firepower to ketchup to the other team when they get down.

KenPom has Northwestern ranked 13th in the Big Ten.

Indianapolis can clinch a playoff berth with: IND win + BAL loss or tie OR IND win + MIA loss or tie OR IND tie + BAL loss OR IND tie + MIA loss

Report - Duke Blue Devils end women's basketball season amid coronavirus concerns (espn.com) Duke's women's team is cancelling their season.

Damn. Cody just can't stay healthy. smh.

Rutgers Center Myles Johnson implies refs in Ohio State game were on the take. Look: Rutgers Player Rips Officiating After Loss To Ohio State (msn.com) Should do wonders for his ability to get calls going forward.

Barring key injuries or inopportune Covid outbreaks, the 1A, 2A, and 3A tournaments may have as heavy favorites for teh state title as we have ever seen with Barr-Reeve, Blackhawk, and Silver Creek, Absolutely no one in 1A can touch Barr-Reeve, 2A has some very good teams, but Blackhawk would be a 4A power if they were in that class, Silver Creek has lost twice, but that was without Kaufman. When healthy, they are one of the 3-4 best teams in the state regardless of class.

True. I don't watch nearly as many games as I used to, Growing up in the Louisville area, I used t5o watch every IU, UL, and UK game. And, as an extension, I would know the starting lineups for every team in their conference as well. Back when Louisville was in the old Metro conference, we used to get Saturday doubleheaders. Nothing better than a Southern Miss / Tulane battle royal. We would also get SEC doubleheaders on a different channel. I watched quite the number of Vandy / Mississippi State tilts as well. Now, I can barely name a single player on any team outside the Big Ten.

No apologies necessary. I laughed my arse off typing the response. Laughter is a good thing.

LOL. I absolutely hate it when someone does that to me. I've even been known to hold grudges.

I did that in a bar one time.

Cockburn. The only word in the English language that has both a silent 'C' and a silent 'K'. C'mon. It's the dude's name. No one is going to be offended if you say it the way his momma and daddy do.