A girl’s softball team setting an example that most of today’s men cannot relate to enough to emulate.

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/love-game-softball-team-forfeits-game

We live in a world where Peyton Manning walks off the Super Bowl field without shaking anybody’s hand. Where Tiger Woods leaves the Masters without a word of thanks to the fans or congratulations to the winner. Where NFL lineman Albert Haynesworth kicks a man’s helmetless head without a thought.

So if you think sportsmanship is toast, this next story is an all-you-can-eat buffet to a starving man.

It happened at a junior varsity girls’ softball game in Indianapolis this spring. After an inning and a half, Roncalli was womanhandling inner-city Marshall Community. Marshall pitchers had already walked nine Roncalli batters. The game could’ve been 50-0 with no problem.

Yes, a team that hadn’t lost a game in 2½ years, a team that was going to win in a landslide purposely offered to declare defeat. Why? Because Roncalli wanted to spend the two hours teaching the Marshall girls how to get better, not how to get humiliated.

It’s no wonder. This was the first softball game in Marshall history. A middle school trying to move up to include grades 6 through 12, Marshall showed up to the game with five balls, two bats, no helmets, no sliding pads, no cleats, 16 players who’d never played before, and a coach who’d never even seen a game.

One Marshall player asked, “Which one is first base?” Another: “How do I hold this bat?” They didn’t know where to stand in the batter’s box. Their coaches had to be shown where the first- and third-base coaching boxes were.

That’s when Roncalli did something crazy. It offered to forfeit.

Yes, a team that hadn’t lost a game in 2½ years, a team that was going to win in a landslide purposely offered to declare defeat. Why? Because Roncalli wanted to spend the two hours teaching the Marshall girls how to get better, not how to get humiliated.

“The Marshall players did NOT want to quit,” wrote Roncalli JV coach Jeff Traylor, in recalling the incident. “They were willing to lose 100 to 0 if it meant they finished their first game.” But the Marshall players finally decided if Roncalli was willing to forfeit for them, they should do it for themselves. They decided that maybe — this one time — losing was actually winning.

That’s about when the weirdest scene broke out all over the field: Roncalli kids teaching Marshall kids the right batting stance, throwing them soft-toss in the outfield, teaching them how to play catch. They showed them how to put on catching gear, how to pitch, and how to run the bases. Even the umps stuck around to watch.

“One at a time the Marshall girls would come in to hit off of the [Roncalli] pitchers,” Traylor recalled. “As they hit the ball their faces LIT UP! They were high fiving and hugging the girls from Roncalli, thanking them for teaching to them the game.”

This is the kind of thing that can backfire with teenagers — the rich kids taking pity on the inner-city kids kind of thing. Traylor was afraid of it, too.

“One wrong attitude, one babying approach from our players would shut down the Marshall team, who already were down,” wrote Traylor. “But our girls made me as proud as I have ever been. … [By the end], you could tell they were having a blast. The change from the beginning of the game to the end of the practice was amazing.”

Roncalli wasn’t done. Traylor asked all the parents of his players and anybody else he knew for more help for Marshall — used bats, gloves, helmets, money for cleats, gloves, sliders, socks and team shirts. They came up with $2,500 and worked with Marshall on the best way to help the program with that money. Roncalli also connected Marshall with former Bishop Chatard coach Kim Wright, who will advise the program.

“We probably got to some things 10 years quicker than we would have had without Roncalli,” says Marshall principal Michael Sullivan.

And that was just the appetizer. A rep from Reebok called Sullivan and said, “What do you need? We’ll get it for you.” A man who owns an indoor batting cage facility has offered free time in the winter. The Cincinnati Reds are donating good dirt for the new field Marshall will play on.

“This could’ve been a thing where our kids had too much pride,” says Sullivan. “You know, ‘I’m not going to listen to anybody.’ But our kids are really thirsty to learn.”

And they are. Marshall never won a game, but actually had leads in its last three games. In fact, it went so well, the players and their parents asked if they could extend the season, so they’re looking to play AAU summer softball.

by TB

AK 2K

I found this map from our 2000 trip to Alaska while going through some old papers.  The Chena Marina campground ( http://www.chenarvpark.com/ ) is marked with the red X.  The Howling Dog and the Turtle Club and the gal with the leatherman tool are in Fox… the upper right hand corner of the map.

by TB

Looks like the Pacific Islanders are not in danger of extinction after all.  According to a study reported in NewScientist ( http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627633.700-shapeshifting-islands-defy-sealevel-rise.html ) most islands have either remained stable during the past 60 year and some have even grown.  The study found that only 4 islands had diminished in size during the past half century.

It is just one more nail in the coffin of the myth that is Man Made Global Warming.

By TB

There are two forces at work here that lead to the kind of thuggery that is demonstrated in the video.

First, it is typical for today’s civilian law enforcement officers to attend all kinds of training conducted by the US military. Watch video of the attitude demonstrated by several of the officers who took part in the Waco fiasco.  They were there to “take out the trash”… to enforce the law or to preserve order were obviously secondary considerations.  The cops in this video seem to display the same Rambo-esqness.

The military has a completely different mission then civilian law enforcement. The military is not necessarily taught to protect and serve justice. The military is focused on achieving objectives at almost any cost. This is exactly what we do not need to be teaching our civilian police. These guys in the video look like a bunch of pumped up, over weight Barney Fifes who just got back from Delta Force training.

Secondly, real men would not have behaved like these pansies especially in front of women and children.   The woman and the kid in the video had more control of themselves than did the law enforcement officers. Too bad doggy, any inhibitions resembling honor were left by these guys in the powder room.

A mixture of emasculation and combat training have created monsters out of these so-called police officers.  The sad part is that they probably picture themselves as manly men.  Body armor and big guns are no cure for Acute Y Chromosome Deficiency (AYCD).

by Cu

There wasn’t a man in the group. Had there been one, the little tyrant might have been forced to show a little respect. The cop treated them in a manner that suited them. Do the sheep question the shepherd?

From parading our naked selves and our wives, daughters and mothers through full body scanners, to bending knee as we remove our shoes before boarding a flight, we more resemble a herd then we do free men as each day passes.

This is what happens when we allow ourselves to be governed by the effeminate elites that have taken over DC. It’s time to throw these fleshy fingered no-men out on their backsides.

by W1

"Don't eyeball me boy!"

He bows a lot,  spending his first few seconds before most world leaders in a prostate position.

He craves adoration more then he craves respect.  He is Omega Male.

He has more or less grounded NASA.  America will now have to go to the Russians to ask for rides into space.  Much like a woman at a gas station who asks a man to help change her tire.  It comes natural to Omega Male.

Loyalty is of no concern to Omega Male.  He turns his back on old friends without conscience. He’s like a mean teenage girl,  going through friends is like changing his clothes.

He cuddles up to every Alpha Male, desiring a pat on the head.    If grovelling is required, he’ll grovel.  If apologizing is required, he’ll apologize.  Submission is the tool of acceptance for the Omega Male.

Integrity is of no value to one who makes his way on all fours.  What is a lie to Omega Male?  People lie because they are afraid.  Fear is a natural state for Omega Male.  There is no need for courage for those who go through life on bent knee.

by Cu

"Lower eyes you Omega Dog!"

You always have to question timing when the government uses its resources to create news.  A week after the infamous health care vote,  a week filled with the poor democrats in congress bemoaning the fact that there are some Americans mad enough to commit violence against them because of the bill that they underhandedly passed (despite the will of a large majority of the electorate), we hear that the Feds are busting up a militia full of evil Christians who are hell-bent on sedition.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/our_country_is_in_peril_accused_hutaree_member_pos.php

The Democrats probably think that this raid against the dangerous so-called “Christians” will stir up sympathy for the dogs who voted for the unwanted pile of federal rubbish that is called Obamacare. It won’t work. Americans are finally waking up to the underhanded workings of both parties.   The Democrats will garner special, well deserved attention in the November elections.

Napolitano and the federal media corp will not succeed in diverting the anger of the electorate. Payback is coming.

by TB

It looks like the full body scan is fine and well enough for the herd (you and I), but not when it comes to displaying an airport employees body parts to her co-workers.   The article below should be a wake up call for everyone who uses our nations airports.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.b0f36c0ffd611adfaeda03625a7be9d9.511&show_article=1

There are several interesting aspects to the story.   The first is that the airport employee that was viewing the scan got a sexual kick out of looking at the woman’s scanned breasts.  All of you husbands and fathers reading this should be enraged at the thought of the women in your life being paraded in front of a horny TSA guy who sits there evaluating your wife, daughter, sister and mother’s breasts.    Is a false sense of security worth this humiliation?  To men it should not be.

The second point that is made by this article is based on the reaction of the woman who got her breasts examined by a co-worker.  She was TRAUMATIZED!  It is fine for us peons to have our bits displayed to her co-worker, as we board a flight, but as an employee it was apparently cruel and unusual punishment.

So much for the government telling us that this does not infringe upon personal liberty.  People using the equipment are telling us a different story by their actions.

by W1

Comments are  based on a story out of the UK…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/7442926/Is-Chinas-Politburo-spoiling-for-a-showdown-with-America.html?state=target#postacomment&postingId=7449928

In order to protect and promote investment closer to home (and to pull some of China’s ever growing fangs) the U.S should seek treaties with poor countries in this hemisphere (like Haiti) to create economic zones similar to Hong Kong. The treaties would protect investors from political uncertainties that are present when doing business in countries that don’t have stable governments.

The US would benefit from cheap labor markets while the Haitians and others would benefit from investments in their countries.

It’s time to stop enabling a potential enemy like China.  Having another manufacturing base would give us some negotiating power with the Chinese.

It seems odd to invest in Asia where many of the countries will be hostile to America regardless of our investment when we could invest in neighboring countries where our  investments have the potential to create goodwill towards America.

by Cu

Recent comments by Rep Bart Stupak D-MI shines some light on what is driving Pelosi and the Obama administration to push for abortion coverage under Obamacare (against the will of the majority of Americans).

Stupak, in an interview with National Review admited that cost is driving the abortion debate.  Stupak, who is a pro-life Democrat, stated that more births equate to higher health care costs.  The more abortions that Obamacare promotes, the better it is for its bottom line.

Blacks in America should pay particular attention to Stupak’s claims.  Statistics show that the abortion rate among black women far exceeds the rate for other ethnic groups.  Are Black Americans are being expected to help fund Obamacare by aborting their descendants?

by TB