Tom Faranda's Folly

Data from the CBSNYT recent poll – … the Democrats' 10-point lead among Catholic voters has been reversed into a 24-point Republican advantage. Lots of other interesting info if you hit the link.

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My bet – millions. He certainly was not in violation of his contract. WSJ editorial this AM -   NPR Finally Gets Its Man To fire someone because he said, even on television, that seeing passengers in Muslim garb on an airplane made him "nervous" would be preposterous. This is "bigotry"? Especially in that Mr. Williams … Read more

I almost never listen to NPR. But I have heard Juan Williams many times on FOX. He’s a reasonable and fair-minded Liberal. NPR firing him for the following comment is preposterous and just proves how uber-politically correct they are.   Here’s what he said after being fired.

Last Thursday daniel henninger's column had what i thought was a stupid title (see below) and I wasn't going to bother reading it. But I did read it – and it was great! Capitalism Saved the Miners The president of the U.S. is campaigning across the country making this statement at nearly every stop: "The basic … Read more

Brigid must have watched six or eight hours of the coverage in the last couple of days. It certainly was compelling. Anyway, I suppose it's difficult to plan for this – At least five wives have found themselves dealing with mistresses at the rescue site, The Daily Telegraph said. This isn't just a cause for … Read more

Wel it is football season and Tim is playing super-well in the football Little League. As an eighth grader he’s on the Ossining 7th and 8th grade team. Has to play on the line due to the weight restrictions – he’s about 167 lb’s. Sunday they played Hillcrest (in Yonkers) and won, 22-0. The second win … Read more

Sgt. Robert Miller, a Green Beret, in Afghanistan Survivors of the ambush say the 24-year-old was shot two times but continued to throw grenades and fire his weapon to help save the lives of those he fought with, according to The Associated Press. The situation was tense. "We were fish in a barrel," Sgt. James … Read more

This was sent to me by my friend Karen, the wife of my college roommate Mike. Here she is – the young woman without the wine in her hand. The wine drinker is Marissa (formerly) Novotny, at her own wedding this past spring.   Here’s Karen’s breakthrough workout: Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where … Read more

Against White Plains a couple of weeks ago. Here's what I wrote in the description on youtube – Tim posted this very short vid (which I shot), AND added the music. He clotheslines the WP tailback in the backfield. Game played September 12th. It was the first game of the season, Ossining vs White Plains … Read more