RattlerGator Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-3514362009-11-08T12:12:59-05:00broadcasting live from the highest hill,
smack dab in the middle of the
African American political center,
even if only I say so my dadgum selfTypePadWhipped Puppy, 2009 Edition, and the Attempted Eye-Gouge that Wasn't!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a65605f5970b2009-11-08T12:12:59-05:002009-11-08T12:12:59-05:00Last week, in the aftermath of a great Florida win over Georgia, I began a post that (I presume) my guardian angel didn't want me broadcast. I finished it in the early morning before work and just as I hit...RattlerGatorJames DeLong on Sarah Palintag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a662aeed970b2009-11-08T10:50:39-05:002009-11-08T10:50:39-05:00The people who wish to belittle Sarah Palin are still rattling on about her "quitting" on the people of Alaska, etc., when she obviously did no such thing. She quit on the clowns who are expert at rigging a system...RattlerGatorThe Big Kid from Big Duval Delivers!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a649fb25970b2009-11-02T05:59:13-05:002009-11-02T06:09:17-05:00Florida 41, Georgia 17. Is ev'rybody sassafied now? Huh? I don't want to hear any more moaning. None! What can you say about this guy, Tim Tebow, that hasn't already been said. People are already contemplating Tebow for President campaigns!...RattlerGatorFlorida-Georgia Week 2009tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a689f9e8970c2009-10-29T09:08:30-04:002009-10-29T09:08:30-04:00I'm heading over to Jacksonville today to try and wade into the mass of humanity celebrating, and anticipating, the annual Florida-Georgia game. This will be last Florida-Georgia game for the most special Gator player ever so I had to come...RattlerGatorGator Angst Over Elusive Perfectiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a689c47e970c2009-10-29T08:02:04-04:002009-10-29T08:02:04-04:00We are so blessed with good fortune in Gator Nation that we are suffering from the luxury of ridiculous bitching and moaning over the lack of . . . perfection. Last year (not this year, mind you; last year, a...RattlerGatorFlorida - Georgia Humortag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a687e22b970c2009-10-28T20:31:06-04:002009-10-28T20:33:22-04:00I have to admit, this was pretty funny -- at least to me it was: Go Gators !!! Beat Jah-Juh !!!RattlerGatorGators, Canes, and Noles Review Etceteratag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a61d4cf2970b2009-10-25T07:45:10-04:002009-10-25T07:45:10-04:00We are well into the season and I've not commented much about the Sunshine State college football squads. Now is a good time, prior to the Florida-Georgia game, so here goes nuttin and sumpin all at the same time. [1]...RattlerGatorBeautiful Orange Park Gets A Blemishtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a616ef29970b2009-10-23T07:39:21-04:002009-10-23T07:39:21-04:00Somer Renee Thompson. The blemish, of course, on Orange Park, is the least of it. Word this week that a child was missing in Orange Park came as something of a shock. That is my hometown. And it is an...RattlerGatorBig Government Videotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a5c9069d970b2009-10-07T06:28:42-04:002009-10-07T06:28:42-04:00I also simply couldn't resist posting this video: Very effective! It mocks the clowns just so.RattlerGatorTim Tebow's A Hero!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a61dce3f970c2009-10-06T18:27:18-04:002009-10-06T18:33:10-04:00I simply couldn't resist posting this: Yeah, buddy; Tim Tebow's A Hero!RattlerGatorInteresting Prescriptiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a5b89b8b970b2009-10-03T10:37:59-04:002009-10-03T10:32:07-04:00So . . . they punked Barack Obama, huh? Damn fool. Eventually, even the press is going to figure out that Barack Obama isn't nearly as popular as people presume. In America, or internationally. A "popular" President simply doesn't get...RattlerGatorI, NeoCon!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a5fd8a11970c2009-09-28T23:35:30-04:002009-09-28T23:35:30-04:00I do love the tendency in so many to spout something and then insist on its truthfulness because, well, because they just said it. From the political left, right and center there has been no shortage of critique hurled upon...RattlerGatorA Cure for Color Blindness Coming Soon?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a584610c970b2009-09-20T06:23:00-04:002009-09-20T06:23:00-04:00I suffer from red-green color blindness and thus have to be careful with my clothing combination's and I must be especially attentive when I visit a new city while driving -- how are the lights configured, how deep is the...RattlerGatorWhy Lane Kiffen Was A Geniustag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a5dad925970c2009-09-20T06:07:50-04:002009-09-20T06:32:33-04:00Florida 23, Tennessee 13. Not what we wanted, but it will do. Ever since Lane Kiffen began his buffonish antics, I've tried to convince Gator fans that he was being purposeful and it was a very smart thing to do....RattlerGatorThe Era of Big Government is Over!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a5a99b85970c2009-09-07T09:10:32-04:002009-09-07T09:10:32-04:00You do remember those words from Bill Clinton, don't you? The era of big government is over! Quick, somebody go run and tell Barack before it's too late. Thanks to a nice prompt from Cris Mattoon, I've been directed to...RattlerGatorThe Upcoming Obama Speechtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a547b2f0970b2009-09-04T07:04:19-04:002009-09-04T07:04:19-04:00I am on record as being absolutely flabbergasted by the swooning over the supposedly gifted oratory of Barack Obama. The man hasn't given a great speech since that Democratic Convention speech in 2004 when no one knew who he was....RattlerGatorThe Regressivestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a59abbff970c2009-09-03T07:41:10-04:002009-09-03T07:41:10-04:00Following up on my last Obama-bashing post, today I offer something of another. Bashing, perhaps, but definitely true. Back in the days when I thought being a successful trial lawyer in the style of Willie Gary was my destiny, I...RattlerGatorLeast Gracioustag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a592bf61970c2009-09-01T07:13:07-04:002009-09-01T07:13:07-04:00Well, I've settled into a rut of hit-and-run on Obama so why change right now? Hmmm? Jennifer Rubin makes the point: I wonder how the “temperament” cheerleaders feel now. That temperament, according to many pundits, was the primary justification for...RattlerGatorFood for Thought: Sunday, August 23rdtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a56c75a0970c2009-08-23T23:40:23-04:002009-08-23T23:40:23-04:00[1] In discussing the quandary facing America in Afghanistan, and speculating about the replacement of the traditional Commanding General (David McKiernan) with a Special Ops General (Stan McChrystal), Wretchard got my attention with this comment to his own post: There...RattlerGatorOn Moving Heaven and Earth . . .tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c838c53ef0120a55ae3a0970c2009-08-19T05:42:10-04:002009-08-19T05:42:10-04:00. . . to save a life. Michael Yon consistently shames our national media with on the scene reporting of genuine interest to Americans. His latest, Do Americans Care about British Soldiers?, may be one of his best (but I...RattlerGator