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Skip to comments.Glenn Beck puts Obama bobblehead in 'urine' 'I have been working on a masterpiece'
Posted on 11/27/2012 6:25:43 PM PST by Nachum
If you ever used the term whiz kid to refer to Glenn Beck, you now have him pegged.
The media giant is reacting to controversy over a painting of President Obama resembling Jesus Christ on a crucifix by putting a bobblehead doll of President Obama into a container of what appeared to be urine.
I like to call this Flobama, Beck said with a faux French accent, as he played the role of an artist expressing himself on his television program Tuesday evening.
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I can NOT stop laughing!!!
Glenn's losing it!
Joe Stalin, Chairman Mao, Fidel, Che, Uncle Ho, they are the Left's patron saints.
But 0bama, 0BAMA, is their god! He's their lord and savior!!!
Has he gotten a federal grant yet?
Glenn's gonna WIN with this!
Better make sure his security and insurance are paid up. This one is likely to stir the left up like muzzies rioting over a fake insult of islam.
And better not say "Pizz be upon him!"
Dunno why he did this. Reverting to shock-jock days? Imitating the left won't win the left's sympathies.
Ewww! He touched it with his fingers!
Jamie Foxx is gonna be P-O'd.
lots of great comments - and I'm not a big Beck fan over all, but this ROCKS! Love it!
I disagree with zero as most here. However, when Glenn does this prank he is doing it to the 54 million who voted for him. Sure there was some fraud but the other side beat ours all over, from Fauxchahontas to Mia Love and nearly all the battleground states.
Glenn, it's the voters; not zero.
I'll bet it was apple juice, but I love the idea.
Not even funny. No wonder people do not care-No civility.
Now it would be really interesting if he put a replica of a partial birth aborted fetus in there with Obama.
Who wants to win the left's sympathies? You? Sounds like you've already joined them. I could care less about the left's feelings. I thought of it as a wondrously humorous illustration of the left's hypocrisy and absurdity.
He's gonna get hisself a fatwa from the IRS.
Is there a picture?
I don't link to WND.
Ha ha ha!
I'd rather have the bubonic plague than the Left's sympathies.
I want their enduring antipathy. It's only fair. They have mine.
It is also at Beck's site
Take that Andre Serrano!
HOORAY Glenn Beck! Glenn Beck is OUTSTANDING!
Yeah, it's done, it can't be taken back.
Obama desperately deserves this outrageous ridicule, as do the idiot voters that did this to our country...twice.
Ska-rew the morons.
This seems like the perfect comeback to those who put Obama in the realm of a Messiah/Christ like figure.
Nothing beck could do would ever win the sympathy of the left. So why restrain himself because it will impede his chance to do the impossible?
That would be like me avoiding insulting NASA for fear of ruining my chance to go to the space station.
I think it's one of the best things we could possibly do. Anything they do, we do exactly the same thing back. It must be ok,,right? That would always be our message. Large and small.
Other suggestions, they did a fantasy movie and book about assassinating Bush. Where is the corresponding Obama movie and book?
The Senate will probably do the Nuclear option. We should do exactly the saame when we are in power.
We should use executive orders as liberally as Obama has when we get the presidency again.
When we want major legislation and can ram it through without their votes, we should lock the democrats out of the conference room and do it. (Pelosi Obamacare)
This tactic can be an amazing teaching tool. We shouldnt get too hung up on decorum. Decorum in the face of people like that only gives them ways to attack you.
Either way, sinking to their level amps up their nonsense and just gives them more ammunition. Beck of course can do as he pleases.
Glenn beat me to it...
...maybe I could do a picture featuring Mooch-elle...
You could put a pic of Mooch-elle in a bowl of Skittles.
Hes gonna get hisself a fatwa from the IRS.
He already has.
amps up the nonsense? Gives them ammunition? And when has quietly standing respectfully and accepting their abuse REDUCED their nonsense?
I think the opposite it true. The more we turn the other cheek, and play the role of "above it all", the worse they become. It's like a bully, slapping someone who won't sink to their level. When there is no apparent consequence, they become emboldened because it becomes way more fun.
Also, such tactics are useful. When some politician starts saying how Beck inflamed things, we can go to the record and see how they responded to "piss christ', or to the Bush personal venom. It's a great way to hold a mirror up to the vampire.
The left will get irate, but when they do the same thing to Our Lord, they call it art.
I love it!
Oh, good lord. I swear, if I hear any more of this "sinking to their level" claptrap, I'm going to puke Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Question: When you're in a fight to the death, do you fight to win? Or do you fight... to be fair?
And if you fight to be fair, then get the hell out of the way and go back and cut bait.
You're in our way.
Sorry. IMHO.....fight fire with fire and the Democraps have tried to define us for years. Enough. They can dish it, but never can take it.
Ridicule and mock them at every turn.
People will get all wee weed up.
I do understand the underlying sentiments, but it reminds me of the GOP-e becoming too Democrat-like, after a fashion.
"Grandma on the couch taking a little nappynap."
Love it!!!!
One thing that I'm curious about.....WHY is this coming out just now? This was buzzing around the internet in 2008.
I liiiike this perspective...
A couple of days ago a FReeper suggested 'Piss POTUS.' If I did photoshop I would have made one myself. Good for you, Beck!
True, your analogies...
God Bless Glenn Beck.
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Meghan McCain came to prominence as the straight-talking, progressive daughter of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain. And her profile has only risen since the election ended in favor of the other guy.
What makes Meghan so appealing? As a new role model for young, creative, and vocal members of the GOP, she's unafraid to mix it up and
Meghan McCain came to prominence as the straight-talking, progressive daughter of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain. And her profile has only risen since the election ended in favor of the other guy.
What makes Meghan so appealing? As a new role model for young, creative, and vocal members of the GOP, she's unafraid to mix it up and speak her mind. In Dirty Sexy Politics she takes a hard look at the future of her party. She doesn't shy away from serious issues and her raucous humor and down-to-earth style keep her positions accessible.
In this witty, candid, and boisterous book, Meghan takes us deep behind the scenes of the campaign trail. She steals campaign signs in New Hampshire, tastes the nightlife in Nashville, and has a strange encounter with Laura and Jenna Bush at the White House. Along the way, she falls in love with Americawhile seeing how far the Republican Party has veered from its core values of freedom, honesty, and individuality. In Dirty Sexy Politics, Meghan McCain gives us a true insider's account of life on a campaign trail.
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DIRTY Sexy POLITICS
By Meghan McCain
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Chapter OneHOW THINGS WENT BADLY
THE NIGHT BEFORE IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT SARAH PALIN WOULD BE MY FATHER'S RUNNING MATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT, I WENT TO SLEEP joking with Shannon and Heather about what it would be like campaigning across the country with five married Mormon men and all those baby grandchildren of Mitt Romney. My roommates and I had lots of jokes about the Romneys, who seemed doomed to join the campaign any second. They were all so handsome, in a tooth-whitener commercial kind of way, and so seriously wholesome. We wondered whether the Five Brothers, the nickname for the Romney sons, could handle the constant drinking and swearing that went on in our campaign-the press corps included. Not to mention all the tawdry stories about crazy-sex that you never read about.
Crazy-sex, in case some clarification is necessary, is a category of sex on its own. It is sex with somebody who is extremely bad for you. Somebody you probably don't even like that much. But on the road, things have a way of changing. You don't have regular contact with friends. You don't see your family that often. You start to miss them both, and your comfortable bed at home. This causes you to look at the world differently, through what we called "campaign goggles." It was just like "beer goggles," when people around you seem more fascinating the more you drink, except it's caused by prolonged contact. Each day of togetherness on a campaign, stuck on a bus or airplane, listening to one more stump speech, brought you closer and closer until, very slowly over time, even the most boring campaign drones and journalists started to seem attractive. Campaign goggles can distort reality very powerfully and are the cause of almost all crazy-sex and other campaign hookups.
Stories abound, and I'm sure you've heard some, about how wild and raucous and lusty political life can be, especially during a presidential election. When the stakes are high, the behavior gets really low. I don't want to give the impression that I'm immune to bad behavior. But while my father was making a bid for the presidency, I didn't have a death wish-which meant absolutely, positively, no crazy-sex for me. It was the kind of decision that has "SURVIVAL SKILLS" written all over it.
The night before the announcement, I had a nice big king-sized bed all to myself. It was late and I was having trouble settling down. I swilled Red Bull and Diet Coke all day on the campaign, gorged on pizza and donuts, and at night, after all that sugar and caffeine, it was hard to decompress. Shannon and Heather-my friends, angels, and colleagues who took videos and still photographs for the campaign and my blog-were in an adjoining room. I could hear them laughing. On the road, we were always together, our days spent mostly in transit, on one of the three campaign buses that took everybody around the country. At night, we shared connecting rooms in Holiday Inns-very rarely anything nicer. One room had a king. The next room had two twins. We always took turns getting our own room.
When I finished college, I told my parents that I didn't want to go to graduate school, or open a clothing boutique, as previously discussed. I wanted to join the campaign. They said that I could come along if I paid my own way. The campaign was a sinking ship, or at least financially sunk, when I joined in July 2007. There was no money for extras, and no money for me, or my blog, or the people I'd need to help me produce it. My father's campaign manager, Terry Nelson, and the campaign strategist, John Weaver-who was one of my father's closest friends, and like an uncle to me-had run the operation into near bankruptcy. Poll numbers were slipping. Fund-raising had stalled. Our spirits were low and it was hard to be optimistic, but my dad wasn't resigned to another loss.
And neither was I. I would do anything for him, and relished the thought of a front row seat on the campaign. To bankroll myself and the blog, I used the money that my grandfather had left me, even if, by the end, I had spent every dime. It was a better education than graduate school and more worthwhile to me than opening a boutique. As far as I could tell, the Republican Party was hopelessly unschooled in lots of things, but particularly in its efforts to attract young people by using the Internet, in spite of all the millions of dollars spent on "web consulting."
By being independent, and not paid for by the McCain campaign, I'd be free to write what I wanted-or so I hoped-while revealing a more personal side of my dad and my family (the campaign, for all its experts and big thinkers, seemed particularly bad at this). But my blog had led to conflicts, a big ugly mess of them.
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IN MY HEART OF HEARTS, I'D ALWAYS HOPED MY FATHER would pick Senator Joe Lieberman as his running mate. Aside from being a brilliant politician, Joe is one of the kindest, friendliest, and funniest people I have ever met, not particularly common traits when it comes to the famous and powerful. Always in good spirits, he never seems affected by the fray, or criticism. Sometimes his jokes alone kept me sane during those endless bus rides throughout the country.
Probably even more important, Joe Lieberman is one of the people whom my father can relax around-always. For me, this counts for a lot. Like everything else in my life, the personal and the professional are hard to pull apart, and usually I don't want to. If I like somebody enough to be friends with them, that's exactly the kind of person I want to work with.
Politically speaking, picking Lieberman seemed like a brilliant move too. He is a former Democrat, and was previously the running mate of Al Gore. I have to admit, I loved the idea of having two independent-leaning politicians on the Republican ticket against the steadily left-leaning Barack Obama. I thought this would pull moderates like me-there were thirty million or more of us floating around the country-in the party's direction.
But by the time I went to bed on the night of August 28, 2008, I had already been told that Joe Lieberman and Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, hadn't made the final cut. That left me assuming-to the point of certainty-that Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, would be chosen. There was a slight possibility it could be Tim Pawlenty, who had a great head of hair. But aside from this fact, and that he was the governor of Minnesota, I knew nothing else about him.
My focus had been on Romney for months. He was a minor obsession of mine, I have to confess-the politician whom I most loved to watch and ridicule during the primaries. He'd given me so many sublime moments of laughter. It was incredible how he kept switching his story, and backpedaling, and making my father out to be an old has-been and tired Washington insider.
YouTube had an irresistible Romney clip that we'd all seen and laughed over. It showed a heated squabble between the governor and a chubby, semi-dorky AP reporter named Glenn Johnson at a press conference inside a Staples office supply store. Johnson is rumpled and sitting on the floor of Staples, legs stretched out, his laptop attached to him like a college student. Romney is standing over him, super-erect, his hair gelled and perfectly black. He's wearing a plaid shirt and a Windbreaker, and like so many of Romney's "spontaneous" moments on his campaign, he seems so unnatural.
From his spot on the floor, Glenn Johnson keeps drilling away with questions about Romney hiring Washington lobbyists on his campaign, while Romney becomes more and more frustrated.
Romney's campaign manager eventually loses it, and pulls the reporter aside. "Don't be argumentative with the candidate!" It's truly priceless, and I loved how Romney, who always came off as slick and unreal, had been undone by such a visual mess of a guy. I'd seen the clip at least fifty times and laughed every time. (Much later, I ran into Glenn Johnson on the street in New York and told him how much I loved his YouTube clip. For the record, he'd lost an extreme amount of weight by then and looked great.)
It was hard to adjust to nice thoughts about Romney-or to stop laughing at him. But that's politics. You could loathe somebody during the primaries and then, suddenly, consider him a good guy and shrewd politician as soon as you've beaten him and he's joined your team. Just a few months earlier, Romney's campaign and ours were intense rivals. But now that we were supposed to be the best of friends, I needed to put jokes aside and focus on the tremendous positives Romney would bring to the ticket. He was handsome, smart, and extremely experienced in matters of the economy, an issue that would eventually become lethal to my father's campaign. Also, I had met the governor and some of his campaign operatives and have to admit that they were a lot more easygoing and real than I ever thought possible.
Let's be honest. We needed Mitt Romney. He made perfect sense. We could put down the sword because, at the end of the day, we were fighting for the same political ideals. We were all Republicans-and fought for individual freedom, smaller government, a strong defense. These ideals were things that we cared passionately about, and were supposed to be more important than cultural or religious divides, more important than what kind of clothes we wore, or whether we had sex before marriage-or even whom we had sex with.
That's how it was supposed to be, anyway. But increasingly, the more conservative wing of the Republican Party wasn't accepting of moderates like me. It wasn't enough that we all shared a conservative philosophy that we cared passionately about. It seemed like you had to prove you were conservative enough. It made me uneasy. And, like all humor, my jokes about Romney shielded something very real. It wasn't so much that I disapproved of the Romneys. I worried they'd disapprove of me-my bleached hair, my swearing, my "edgy" clothes, not to mention my gay friends. Would they accept me or scorn me as some kind of closet liberal who didn't fit in?
Being a Republican was sometimes difficult if you had any wayward ideas or attitudes, or if your lifestyle wasn't conventional-even though what was "conventional" had eroded to the point of being unrecognizable, or didn't exist anymore. Republicans seemed to yearn for the golden era of the Reagan eighties, when AIDS wasn't discussed, along with so many other things. Now, in an effort to pretend nothing had changed, the party seemed like a secret sect, a membership that you had to prove yourself worthy of.
But what about the less "conventional" people who hated groupthink and just wanted to live life without big government breathing down our backs? And what about me? I am passionate about individual liberty. I believe in God and the church, but am as adamantly pro-life as I am passionate in my support of gay marriage. What worried me much more than the Romneys or Huckabees disapproving of me personally-I could deal with that-was how moderates like me would ever fit into their idea of what a Republican was, or should be. With these exclusionary attitudes, in ten or twenty years there would be no party left.
But it was too soon to go down this road. We'd given up a shot at Joe Lieberman, and had most likely moved on to Mitt Romney. This would bring changes to our Pirate Ship, as our campaign was lovingly called. We'd have to clean up our act a little bit. Not that I really drank much, or ever took drugs. And I was celibate as a nun. But I suspected my days of swearing like a sailor and dancing in the bus aisles were over.
The future was full of unknowns. But I had learned a few things on the campaign already, and knew that change always brought complications and chaos-and sometimes a little entertainment. Drama was inevitable on a campaign and created almost out of thin air. Tempers were always flying, and feelings were always being hurt. There was no question that a running mate would add to the confusion and upset. There would be less time for fun. But I couldn't have predicted just how serious it was going to get.
Chapter TwoTHE SUSPENSE WASN'T KILLING ME
I WAS DEAD ASLEEP WHEN I HEARD THE TELEVISION CLICK ON IN THE NEXT ROOM. SHANNON AND HEATHER WERE IN THEIR TWIN BEDS, AND I REmember waking up with a jolt and yelling out, "Is Romney on TV yet?"
I heard the voice of Dana Bash, the correspondent on CNN, giving a report. But the exact words were garbled.
The suspense should have killed me, but it hadn't-not yet, anyway. I do remember having extreme anxiety as soon as I woke up and feeling, suddenly, very angry that I still had no idea who my father's running mate was. It was mystifying how unplugged-in I was. It was galling, and seemed a little crazy, that I, the candidate's daughter and a campaign blogger, had no idea whether I would be campaigning tomorrow with Romney, Pawlenty, or some random politician I'd never met.
"Is it Romney?" I called out louder.
They didn't know, they said. It wasn't part of the broadcast.
"How can that be possible?"
Why didn't Dana Bash know? Dana always knew-always-what was going on. She was the CNN correspondent on the campaign and a very classy one, actually one of the very few journalists I always enjoyed being around because she respected the concept of "off the record."
Still in bed, and in my pajamas, I grabbed my cell phone from the nightstand and called my mother.
"Mom, who is it?"
She paused.
"Mom, do you know?"
"I'm not going to tell you," she said.
"We don't want anyone to know."
Now, let me say my mother and I have a very open relationship. She has stuck by me, defended me, nurtured and supported me. Aside from some dorky outfits she used to put on me when I was little, she has never tried to meld me into her clone. Ever since I can remember, she has been my biggest, most loyal cheerleader. We've had our ups and downs, like any mother and daughter, but we worked through things by talking. Communication was essential. But that morning, she let me down.
To make matters worse, my dad clearly had a hand in the decision to cut me out too.
I clicked off the phone and immediately started crying. Crying became bawling, which evolved quickly into uncontrollable sobbing. I am sensitive, way too sensitive for politics probably, and really emotional by nature. I can't fight it and I don't want to. I'd rather have big feelings than shut down and become dead inside. I've seen what that way of dealing with life does to people, how it plays a direct hand in the disconnection between politics and people.
Shannon and Heather surrounded me. You couldn't ask for better friends. They tried to console me and at the same time, make me get in the shower because I was going to have to be onstage that day, in just a few hours, and stand alongside my father and mother and the new, wrongfully secret, vice presidential running mate.
Shannon tried to keep things light. "You need to bathe!"
I kept sobbing.
"You've got to pull it together!"
I was still overcome.
"People are going to be watching you, girl."
It was hard to fathom why my parents would let me down so much.
"Get showered, get serious, and get some mascara on!"
Eventually, I ended up getting in the shower, but couldn't find the will-or whatever it takes-to wash my hair. I know in the scheme of things it doesn't matter, and it won't say on my tombstone, HAD DIRTY HAIR WHEN SHE MET SARAH PALIN, but girls, you know those mornings, and you know the feeling. What was I thinking? Why didn't I take the time to shampoo? Not to mention that part of my job-as daughter-of and political prop-is to have clean hair, but I'd already failed at that.
Next, I had to decide what to wear, just as my bags were being taken away.
I should explain. Presidential campaigns have something called "bag call." We had to pack and leave our suitcases outside our hotel rooms ninety minutes before departing for the day's events. It sounds so organized and tidy. But in reality, it's a giant pain in the ass. There were often things that I needed to get ready in the morning-my cosmetics and toiletries, to start with. If I didn't get showered and dressed well ahead of schedule, I would have to pull out everything I thought I'd need that day before surrendering my suitcase. The result was that I, like most of the women on the campaign, lugged around a giant purse or tote bag with my pajamas and toiletries in it, or whatever hadn't made it into my suitcase by the time the advance team took them away.
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Meghan McCain is honest and very refreshing. To me, it doesn't matter with which political party you affiliate, her memoir of the campaign trail and memories of her parents was interesting nonetheless. Her honesty is entertaining and at the same time, thought-provoking. She, as a "daughter-of", shows that not everything on the campaign is glitz and glamor like you might assume. I highly recommend this as a very good read to anyone.
Meghan McCain's account of the 2008 U.S. Presidential campaign of John McCain is entertaining and casually written. There are some honest assessments of the campaign staff, candidates, and activities, but nothing that is really earth-shattering. An easy read with good topics for later conservation.
As a registered Republican who voted for Obama, this book is a breath of fresh air. Republican's in office or running should take notes if they have any hope of regaining the younger demographic's votes.
Very little sex in this book. But, that's okay from my perspective. It is an account of her father's campaign from Meghan's perspective. Very little new information here but certainly a different perspective. The book provides some insight into how a younger generation is viewing politics.
If you have any interest at all in young person's view on the republican party - then you must read this book! Meghan tells it like it is and doesn't sugar coat anything. Her view is entertaining, funny, and very informative. I absolutely loved reading it. It felt as if she was there telling the story. I love how she doesn't hold anything back (except for a couple of people's names)! Her passion and vision for the republican party sums up how a lot of us young people feel. Young people have views too, even if we may not say it in a way that people find acceptable - we are who we are and know what we want, Meghan McCain definately shows that in this book!
During her father's campaign, Meghan came across as a spoiled little rich girl with an attitude. But after reading this entertaining book, she appears to be the most human of all the people surrounding her. Her wit and appealing nature toward those who were advising her about all things political made her very likable and easy to understand. I hope she continues her writing and I look forward to reading her again.
I'm interested in politics and campaigns, so I was curious to see what Meghan McCain had to say. Though I'm on the opposite side of her dad's political spectrum, I did enjoy this book. I didn't buy it--I read it for free in-store. Like previous reviewers have said, there's nothing groundbreaking in this book. However, her story is entertaining.


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NWA MEDIA/SAMANTHA BAKER -- Arkansas' Rashad Madden, center, keeps close to Kedren Johnson of Vanderbilt Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, during the first half at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville.
Arkansas led 21-11 at halftime
Marshawn Powell scored a game-high 17 points
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Looking back at Saturday's record-setting game
FAYETTEVILLE Arkansas' defense held Vanderbilt to 25-percent shooting in a 56-33 victory over the Commodores.
The first half was particularly atrocious for Vanderbilt, which hit 3 of 15 shots (20 percent) to trail 21-11 at halftime.
"We wanted to play defense and I feel like that's what we did," Arkansas forward Marshawn Powell said. "We didn't let them run their offense, because Vandy is a great team at doing what they do."
The Commodores had more turnovers (14) than shots attempted (13) with less than two minutes remaining in the first half.
Vanderbilt was 1 of 13 (8 percent) at that point before Josh Henderson hit a baby hook in the lane and Rod Odom added a three-pointer.
Vanderbilt's 11 first-half points marked the lowest total for an Arkansas opponent since Florida A&M scored 11 on Feb. 16, 2011. The Commodores' 33-point total matched their lowest of the 35-second clock era, which came in a 50-33 loss to Marist on Nov. 23 this season. It was Vanderbilt's fewest points since losing to Mississippi State 33-31 in 1982.
Not toeing line
Arkansas did not attempt a free throw in the first half and finally got to the line when BJ Young was fouled on the break by Josh Henderson at the 17:05 mark of the second half. Young converted both ends of the two-shot foul.
Arkansas Coach Mike Anderson said he was surprised his team didn't get to the line in the first half because "we did some attacking. We had some fast breaks, some miscues on our part.
"But I guess it's league play. They're letting them play, I would imagine. But we did get there in the second half.
The Razorbacks finished the game making 9 of 10 free throws.
Under the skin
Vanderbilt's leading scorer Kedren Johnson gave Arkansas' Kikko Haydar a little shove after being fouled by Haydar in the first half. The push didn't result in a foul or a technical foul on Johnson, which angered the Arkansas crowd.
"That little bump, I was just trying to get him upset," Haydar said. "That's all I was trying to do."
Powell prowess
Arkansas' Marshawn Powell scored the Razorbacks' first eight points and his point total alone outscored Vanderbilt for all but 36 seconds in the first half. A three-pointer by Rod Odom with 40 seconds remaining gave the Commodores an 11-10 lead over Powell, but the junior stuck in a put back with :04 seconds left to give him a 12-11 halftime lead.
"I don't think I ever did that," Powell said when asked if he had ever outscored a team in a first half.
No excuse Vanderbilt Coach Kevin Stalling said Thursday's 60-58 loss to Kentucky was a hard-fought emotional loss, but he didn't blame his team's poor effort on the minimal prep time, a day shorter than Arkansas had.
"I don't want to say that we had a hard time bouncing back, because that's not really what I believe," Stallings said. "I could use that as an excuse, but … I think we just got outplayed." Board game
Arkansas had a 32-29 rebounding edge on Vanderbilt on Saturday after being out rebounded 51-27 on Wednesday at Texas A&M.
"The last game out we didn't do a good job, but today we did a much better job of finding people and getting to the glass and really getting out in transition," Coach Mike Anderson said.
Rebound jam
Arkansas' Michael Qualls had a thunderous put back dunk for the second consecutive game. Anthlon Bell missed a three-point shot, Marshawn Powell's put back try caromed off the right edge of the rim and Qualls sprinted the right baseline, rose quickly and slammed it in to give Arkansas a 50-24 lead late in the second half.
For starters
Fred Gulley got his first start as a Razorback and the junior contributed a steal and dunk at the 13:20 mark for a 12-3 Arkansas lead. Gulley finished with 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 turnover.
Green thumbs
Arkansas ranks 291st out of the 347 Division I teams in terms of experience, while Vanderbilt ranks No. 318, according to roster research by Ken Pomeroy on kenpon.com.
Guard Kikko Haydar took his team-high eighth charge of the season. … Maudracus Wade came off the bench to contribute three points and one assist in the first half, but he did not play in the second half and did not record a rebound for a second consecutive game. … Arkansas leads the all-time series with Vanderbilt 18-9, including 10-2 at Walton Arena. … The Razorbacks extended their winning streak in SEC home openers to four games and are 15-7 in league openers at Walton Arena since joining the SEC in 1991-1992. … Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee, a former Cy Young Award winner, was at courtside. Lee, from of Benton, played for the Razorbacks in 2000.
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After surviving the massacre of his pioneer family, ten-year-old Jack is adopted by an Indian chief who nicknames him Little Big Man. As a Cheyenne, he feasts on dog, loves four wives, and sees his people butchered by horse soldiers commanded by General George Armstrong Custer. Later, living as a white man once more, he hunts the buffalo to near-extinction, tangles with Wyatt Earp, cheats Wild Bill Hickok, and fights in the Battle of Little Bighorn alongside Custer himself a man he d sworn to kill. Hailed by "The Nation" as a seminal event, "Little Big Man" is a singular literary achievement that, like its hero, only gets better with age.
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Thomas Berger(1924 2014) was the bestselling author of novels, short stories, and plays, including the Old West classic"Little Big Man"(1964) and the Pulitzer Prize nominated novel"The Feud"(1983). Berger was born in Cincinnati and served with a medical unit in World War II, an experience that provided the inspiration for his first novel, "Crazy in Berlin"(1958). Berger found widespread success with his third novel, "Little Big Man", and maintained a steady output of critically acclaimed work since then. Several of his novels have been adapted into film, including a celebrated version of"Little Big Man". His short fiction has appeared in"Harper s Magazine", "Esquire", and"Playboy". Berger lived in New York.


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At the All-Star break, there was an All-Star team on the disabled list, proving again there are three leagues these days: the AL, the NL and the DL. But when the second half resumes, or by mid-August, a number of players will be healed enough to play. Those players' returns could affect several division races -- if not all of them -- if not the balance of power in the game.
Any discussion of injuries begins in Boston, where the Red Sox had 11 players, most of them significant contributors, on the disabled list at the break. But the news is finally getting better. Josh Beckett, who last pitched May 18 due to a back injury, was on a rehabilitation assignment during the All-Star break. He is expected to return next week, Clay Buchholz (strained left hamstring) before that. Each would fortify a rotation that, when healthy, might keep the Red Sox in the race for the rest of the season.
The news still isn't good with Boston's everyday lineup. Left fielder Jacoby Ellsbury (injured ribs) has resumed baseball activities, meaning he'll be out at least another two weeks. Catcher Victor Martinez might be out until Aug. 1 with a fractured left thumb. "It is getting better," Martinez said, "but I'm not sure when I'll be back." And, most importantly, second baseman Dustin Pedroia still could spend another month on the DL with a broken left foot. He has been taking ground balls from his knees and hitting while kneeling on a stool. He is dying to get back on the field.
"It will be a huge boost when they all come back," Buchholz said. "Pedey will be back three weeks before the doctors say he will. But I'm not surprised how well we've played [with all the injuries]. If we'd done it for 10 games, it would be a fluke, but we've done it for 50."
"If we could just get one back, there will be a trickle-down effect after that," Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester said. "It will be fun when they get back, but we've had some guys who have done a great job filling holes. There's going to be no room for them. That's sad to me."
The Rangers made the biggest move of the season last week, acquiring ace left-hander Cliff Lee from Seattle, and now Texas is hoping right-hander Rich Harden (gluteal strain) and young lefty Derek Holland (strained left shoulder) can get healthy and help the pitching staff down the stretch and possibly in the postseason. Harden will make his second rehabilitation start Friday, while Holland is a little further behind. Harden is going to have to show he can command his stuff if he's going to get a rotation spot when he returns.
"We have to see how many spots we have," Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler said. "We have a lot of arms and we have guys who are capable of throwing shutouts or going seven innings. It's going to be tough to figure out who is going to start and who is going to the bullpen. It's tough to crack that front five [Lee, Colby Lewis, C.J. Wilson, Scott Feldman and Tommy Hunter]. The good news is, if someone gets hurt, we have arms behind them."
National League contenders have even more impact players set to return. It all starts with the Mets' Carlos Beltran. He underwent surgery on his right knee in January and is expected to make his 2010 debut in center field and bat fourth in the lineup when the second half begins for the Mets on Thursday night in San Francisco. Angel Pagan, Beltran's primary replacement in center field, has played so well that he will at least initially switch to right field, pushing the slumping Jeff Francoeur to the bench. When healthy, Beltran is a terrific player. He could be a difference-maker in the NL East race or the NL wild-card race. But Beltran's knee likely won't be 100 percent when he returns, meaning he likely won't be the same dynamic player racing across the outfield or running the bases he once was.
"When he's healthy, Carlos can put a team on his back and carry it for a month," Mets third baseman David Wright said. "[First baseman] Ike [Davis] can hit wherever you put him, but with Carlos back, everyone drops down a spot in the order. His return creates a real good problem to have. We have four really good outfielders right now for three spots."
The Phillies have been hammered lately by injuries as well. Second baseman Chase Utley, their best player and team leader, probably will be out until Labor Day with a broken right thumb; he is irreplaceable, given the way he plays the game. The Phillies are expected to get third baseman Placido Polanco (sore left elbow) back as early as this upcoming weekend but no later than early next week.
"We're in a tough spot," one Phillie said. "We were having trouble scoring runs even with Chase. And now "
The NL Central race might be decided by the health of injured pitchers. The Reds are hoping Homer Bailey (sore right shoulder) might be able to help them down the stretch, and they are really hoping Edinson Volquez, who has missed the past year after having Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, can give them something.
The Cardinals' Brad Penny developed pain in his right triceps warming up for a rehab start, pushing back his expected arrival date until early August. Rookie third baseman David Freese, meanwhile, is nursing a sore right ankle and also likely won't return until early August. Right-hander Kyle Lohse (right forearm strain) likely won't be far behind, perhaps returning by mid-August. Not much has gone right for the Cardinals, but to be only one game out of first place at the break and with help on the way, they have to feel good.
The NL West race could turn on the health of Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (broken left wrist). Amazingly, the Rockies have not only survived without him for the past three weeks, they have thrived. He is expected to take batting practice at some point after the break, then go on a rehab assignment, making it possible he could return by the first week of August. Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirez (strained right hamstring), meanwhile, spent the All-Star break on a rehab assignment; he is due back soon.
Now that Lee has been traded, there might not be big help arriving for many contenders through trades. That means help for the stretch run will come from healthy players returning from the disabled list.
Tim Kurkjian is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine. His book "Is This a Great Game, or What?" was published by St. Martin's Press and became available in paperback in May 2008. Click here to order a copy.


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900 Madison Street
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Hotel Sorrento
Gracing downtown with its breathtaking Italianate architecture for a century, the Sorrento is an oasis of luxury, and one of Seattle's most recognized and cherished landmarks.Overlooking the downtown city skyline, the Sorrento is a most unique upscale hotel offering an intimate setting. As the longest running luxury hotel in Seattle, and recognized as the "grand dame" of Seattle, the Sorrento is defined by legendary hospitality, living up to its reputation as one of the finest hotel destinations in Seattle.Guests of this hotel will enter through the front entrance, framed with an elegant and lush garden offering couch seating. Fireplaces and table seating with black and cream coloured umbrellas are also featured in the lobby's lounge area.Serving the neighborhood for over 30 years, Dunbar Room bar and restaurant and adjacent Fireside Room are the place to meet on First Hill. ...read more
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Hotel Sorrento Amenities
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Vicki from Elkhorn, NE
June 2, 2016
June 2, 2016
So charming. Very historical. Staff was extremely friendly and helpful.
Close to an emergency room so many ambulances with sirens went by.
Verified Hotel Guest from Snohomish, WA
May 23, 2016
May 23, 2016
Friendly, helpful staff
Noisy room (hallway noise and garbage truck right outside window in the morning). Also television did not work properly for local channels making it impossible to watch local news
Verified Hotel Guest from Honolulu, HI
May 22, 2016
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May 22, 2016
Group Traveler
The pillows were amazing!!! Room also was nicer than what was shown online which never happens normally.
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May 15, 2016
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May 15, 2016
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Space room
Jason from Missoula, MT
December 16, 2015
December 16, 2015
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Jacinda from Golden, CO
October 19, 2015
Family Traveling with Young Children
October 19, 2015
Family Traveling with Young Children
The fireplace in the common area. The staff at the restaurant was friendly and accommodating. The suite room was great with extra room. Bed comfortable. All & all a great place
The front desk staff seemed a little slow...as well as the concierge so just allow extra time for getting baggage back, room keys, etc.
Ignacio from San Juan, PR
September 21, 2015
September 21, 2015
The rooms are very espacious, very clean, with a walking closet and a beautiful comfortable bathroom with a window.
Sam from Spokane, WA
August 30, 2015
August 30, 2015
They were very helpful and professional.
Wish the bathroom had a fan but at least it had a window to open.
Verified Hotel Guest from Fitchburg, MA
June 2, 2015
June 2, 2015
Nice outdoor dining area that provided romantic setting in the evening. Nice bar and lounge area. Helpful staff
Steep hilly location made it difficult to walk to destinations. Valet parking only was inconvenient for vehicle access. Bathroom was small and lacked shelving
Janet from Mcminnville, OR
January 21, 2015
January 21, 2015
Excellent, friendly staff. Wonderful ambiance and sense of history and quality. The fireplace room was especially inviting.
Our room was very small, especially the bathroom. I got the feeling that because we booked through a special offer, that we were given the least desirable room. The windows faced the street and it was noisy.
The location was perfect for our needs as we were visiting relatives on Capitol Hill and could walk everywhere.
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We are 2 seniors who will be in Helsinki for a 10 hr. layover. We have not decided if we need a day room perhaps at the airport but we do want to see a little of Helsinki. We have thought of staying at the HIlton and then taking a bus into the city to take the 11am tour of the city. Any other suggestins would be appreciated. We will be coming from Chicago changing planes at jfk and then a Helsinki layover and on to Krakow. Used miles so quite a long journey.
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ideas for 10 hr. layover in helsinki
We are 2 seniors who will be in Helsinki for a 10 hr. layover. We have not decided if we need a day room perhaps at the airport but we do want to see a little of Helsinki. We have thought of staying at the HIlton and then taking a bus into the city to take the 11am tour of the city. Any other suggestins would be appreciated. We will be coming from Chicago changing planes at jfk and then a Helsinki layover and on to Krakow. Used miles so quite a long journey.
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Church of the Rock and Suomolina Island.
Church of the Rock is unique architecture (but doesn't take long to visit).
The island, also called Svedborg (Swedish Fortress) is a UNESCO world heritage site. For a long time, supplying the fort was the reason Helsinki existed. You can walk walls and tunnels and see cannons/artilery dating from 1700's to WWI.
With time left over you can walk the city center/market area.
You can buy a transportation pass that includes busses, trams and ferries. We picked ours up at the Tourist Information office not far from the market square.
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There is at least one tram route that makes some sort of circuit with many of the "attractions" either within view or close at hand so no need, necessarily, for an organized tour IMO depending on how fast you like to move.
Do you have a plan B in case the weather is poor?
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The Jan Sibelius monument (see pix) is excetionally unique. You can hop a trolley downtown for a short ride to the beautiful park. The aformentioned Rock Church is easily accessible from downtown Helsinki, and Market days are held at the south harbor. Lunch at the venerable Cappelli's at the harbor. Famous Stockmann's department store is a short visit. You can fill the ten hours very comfortably. Oh yes..wanna try a reindeer burger..at the downtown MacDonald's. If you're "zoo" people, there's a very nice one out on one of the harbor islands. I didn't write the name in my journal.
Here are some scanned pix of certain sites in Helsinki and around the country. Just click on the magnifying glass icon to enlarge those that are three-to-a-page. Move the mouse around and they will be very clear.
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You can easily take a bus from the airport to the main train station. From there you can walk/ride tram around the city center, walk the park, visit the waterfront, and visit the Russian Orthodox Church and the Lutheran Cathedral. Also a few museums in the area, but I'm not much for museums after an overnight flight.
If you aren't fading by then, you can take a boat out into the harbor or to the island or else a bus or tram up to the Church of the Rock. However, I would focus on just the area from the train station to the harbor for ease of navigation with jet lag and so that you aren't too far from the airport bus stop when you decide you are exhausted and need to return to the airport.
As mentioned, time of year and weather will affect your plans, but you can still ride the tram, go to the department store, etc. if the weather is too bad for walking.
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