Just be careful what you wish for, you myopic prigs. If you dump Trump, there will be a huge write-in vote for Trump and you will lose catastrophically in downticket congressional races. You are trading the country away for a moment of self serving triumph over a threat to what you deludedly regard as your political sinecure. But you will be swept away in the tidal wave of political anger you have deliberately provoked. What a bunch of hapless, selfish idiots. You’ll deserve what you get. But we won’t.
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Me? I thought it was a Karen Carpenter song.
Sammy has been with us for exactly six months. He’s 12 going on 13. He bounded up the stairs first chance he had. Then he fell and hasn’t been back up since. Till last night. His anniversary night. Bounding up the stairs. And Raebert is finally at peace again.
The tiny grey in back weighs 65 pounds. You do the math.
Mark Cuban would like to convince the world he’s not a throwback Neanderthal. Or at least better than the Old Golden Boy. If he’s not the Golden Fleece. Unless you’re a Morlock.
He whines that Trump wrote off $996,000,000 on his taxes while he, Mark the Caveman, wrote off $11,000,000 and can’t count to 996,000,000.
This has to be the source of the friction because Cuban, or Caveman, clearly doesn’t have a record of being any nicer or more ethical than the Trump he wishes he could look down on.
From Wiki, which clearly has no more interest in disclosing Caveman’s cockups than Google and Yahoo do in their stain free links of their Hillary reportage.
SEC INSIDE TRADER ALLEGATIONS
On November 17, 2008, it was reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil suit against Mark Cuban relating to alleged insider trading in the shares of Mamma.com, now known as Copernic.[63] A stock dilution occurred shortly after a trade in June 2004, giving hints of inside knowledge at the time of the trade, and Cuban allegedly was saved from a loss of $750,000.[64] The SEC claimed that Cuban ordered the sale of his holdings in Mamma.com after he had been confidentially approached by the company to participate in a transaction likely to dilute shares of current shareholders. Cuban disputed the charges, saying he had not agreed to keep the information secret.[65] On his blog, Cuban contended the facts were false and that the investigation was “a product of gross abuse of prosecutorial discretion”.[66] DealBook, a section of The New York Times, reported through an anonymous source that Cuban believed the investigation was motivated by an SEC employee having taken offense to his interest in possibly distributing the film Loose Change.[67]
In July 2009, the U.S. District Court dismissed the charges against Cuban, and the SEC appealed. In September 2010, an appeals court said that the district court had erred and that further proceedings would be necessary to address the merits of the suit.[68]
A federal jury in Texas found in favor of Cuban on October 16, 2013.[69] The nine-member jury issued the verdict after deliberating 3 hours and 35 minutes.
In March 2014, Cuban was on air at CNBC criticizing high-frequency trading (HFT).[70] Those against HFT, such as Cuban, believe the technology is equivalent to automated insider trading.[71]
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For example, try as you might, with whatever search term you choose, neither Google nor Yahoo will link this little gem which is buried at Wikipedia.
NBA Policy Controversies
Cuban’s ownership has been the source of extensive media attention and controversy involving league policies.[81]
Cuban has been fined by the NBA, mostly for critical statements about the league and referees, at least $1.665 million for 13 incidents.[82] In a June 30, 2006 interview, Mavericks player Dirk Nowitzki said about Cuban:[83]
‘He’s got to learn how to control himself as well as the players do. We can’t lose our temper all the time on the court or off the court, and I think he’s got to learn that, too. He’s got to improve in that area and not yell at the officials the whole game. I don’t think that helps us … He sits right there by our bench. I think it’s a bit much. But we all told him this before. It’s nothing new. The game starts, and he’s already yelling at them. So he needs to know how to control himself a little.”
In an interview with the Associated Press, Cuban said that he matches NBA fines with charitable donations of equal amounts.[84] In a nationally publicized incident in 2002, he criticized the league’s manager of officials, Ed T. Rush, saying that he “wouldn’t be able to manage a Dairy Queen.” Dairy Queen management took offense to Cuban’s comments and invited him to manage a Dairy Queen restaurant for a day. Cuban accepted the company’s invitation and worked for a day at a Dairy Queen in Coppell, Texas, where fans lined up in the street to get a Blizzard from the owner of the Mavericks.[85]
During the 2005–06 NBA season, Cuban started a booing campaign when former Mavericks player Michael Finley returned to play against the Mavericks as a member of the San Antonio Spurs.[86] In a playoff series between the Mavericks and Spurs, Cuban cursed Spurs forward Bruce Bowen[87] and was fined $25,000 by the NBA for rushing onto the court and criticizing NBA officials.[88] After the 2006 NBA Finals, Cuban was fined $250,000 by the NBA for repeated misconduct following the Mavericks’ loss to the Miami Heat in Game Five of the 2006 NBA Finals.
In February 2007, Cuban publicly criticized NBA Finals MVP Dwyane Wade and declared that he would get fined if he made any comments about what he thought really happened in the 2006 NBA Finals.[89][90]
On January 16, 2009, the league fined Cuban $25,000 for yelling at Denver Nuggets player J. R. Smith at the end of the first half on a Mavericks-at-Nuggets game played on January 13.[91][92] Cuban was apparently incensed that Smith had thrown an elbow that barely missed Mavericks forward Antoine Wright.[93] Cuban offered to match the fine with a donation to a charity of Smith’s choosing. Cuban stated that if he doesn’t hear from Smith that he will donate the money to the NHL Players’ Association Goals and Dreams Fund in the names of Todd Bertuzzi and Steve Moore.[94] In May 2009, Cuban made a reference to the Denver Nuggets being “thugs” after a loss to the Nuggets in game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The statement was geared towards the Nuggets and their fans. As he passed Kenyon Martin’s mother, who was seated near Cuban as he left the arena, he pointed at her and said, “that includes your son”. This controversial comment revisited media attention on Cuban yet again. Cuban issued an apology the next day referencing the poor treatment of away fans in arenas around the league. The league issued a statement stating that they would not fine him.[95]
On May 22, 2010, Cuban was fined $100,000 for comments he made during a television interview about trying to sign LeBron James.[96]
Despite his history, he was notably silent during the Mavericks’ 2011 championship playoff run.[97]
Despite Cuban’s history with David Stern, he believed the NBA Commissioner would leave a lasting legacy “of a focus on growth and recognizing that the NBA is in the entertainment business and that it’s a global product, not just a local product. Whatever platforms that took us to, he was ready to go. He wasn’t protective at all. He was wide open. I think that was great.”[98]
On January 18, 2014, Cuban was once again fined $100,000 for confronting referees and using inappropriate language toward them. As with previous fines, Cuban confirmed that he will match the fine with a donation to charity, however, with a condition that he reaches two million followers on his Twitter account. Cuban also jokingly commented that he could not let Stern leave without a proper farewell.[99]
On October 28, 2015, Cuban said the Los Angeles Clippers were still not a “respectable franchise” in regards to the botched deal between DeAndre Jordan and the Mavericks.[100]
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Cuban is afraid he’s not elite but the man he is, who looks and acts like a prognathous thug.
More man than Cuban.
What he is is worse indeed. A half-wit Hapsburg, who bullies serfs and pretends to royalty.
A precious rich boy who got lucky with no credentials. Hapsburgs spring to mind: all jaw (literally and figuratively) and no brain.
Cuban. One more Hillary eunuch in a world where Trump is the Man. Crawl back to Dallas, poor boy.
Don’t like cats. I keep telling you but you don’t listen.
Why I hold them at arm’s length. As much as possible.
Mommy’s not here right now. Come back later. I’m keeping her shoe warm is all.
The Impregnable O-Line is taking it easy, knocking back a few cold ones.
Oops. Wrong pic. Not taking it easy.
Anything but.
I don’t care any more. But my wife does. e-a-g-l-e-s. eagles.
What can I tell you? He’s this big.
So I got up in the middle of the night to watch the Malaysian Grand Prix. My wife has a huge crush on Lewis Hamilton, but it wasn’t his day, or should I say his middle of the night. Twenty second lead from pole position, then his car blew up. Flames aplenty but no injury. She won’t be happy about this. Oh well.
Did I mention Raebert? He came out of the bedroom, plod, plod, to keep me company. Why I use the term Big Sweetie. He doesn’t know why he’s supposed to be with me. He just knows he’s supposed to.
How can you be 110 pounds and CUTE?
I took more pictures. Here they are.
Feet. Huge.
It’s really quiet at this time of day.
The REAL African American flag. After they’re done with us white folks.
I want Chinese food. Where I am. My country’s gone. The Eagles annihilated the Steelers yesterday. I don’t care.
Doesn’t matter who gets elected, really. It’s all been gone for a long time.
Why ‘Below the Turnpike’ matters. A brief glimpse of the past, from millionaires to below decks babysitters all living together.
Billie Holliday. Philly born and bred. Jazz Lives Matter. Stay tuned.
Except everything else matters too. Holliday was only a hooker on the side. She didn’t boast about it.
The African American esthetic. Aren’t we proud of ourself?
I used to write as if people could read. They can’t. Bet you can’t get past the first paragraph of my first blog blog.
Shrinking attention spans. Mine has shrunk too. But I still know and remember way way way more than you.
Know what? I’d win. Even if we were doing it with 1911 .45s.
Should I stay or should I go?
Yeah, I’ll say what no one else will. Do me in, Facebook. We’ve become a nation of niggas. Put that in your Tennessee corncob and smoke it, Glenn Reynolds. I’ll see you on the other side of Twitter and Pajama land.
Oh. You wanted to see a real gunfight? It can be arranged.
Yeah. The way personal confrontations actually work. I could explain. Why my wife gave a huge horselaugh when I said I’d never tried to be an Alpha male.
“Who are you kidding?” She horselaughed.
But I am what I am and I love Billie Holliday, whoever you think I am.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MXRiKEybN0s
Sorry. We all do dumb things. My significant other picked a fight with me the day my dad died. Lake cut me off when my mother died and I blew a spoke. Monica thought I was gone just BECAUSE. I said things an angry father shouldn’t.
Now my wife is mad because I’m talking to Monica again.
Monica is the only family that’s my own.
My wife’s family hates me. I’m that guy who writes books and thinks Christianity doesn’t require a Jumbotron. Right now they need God. And don’t know where to look.
He’s got credentials. I don’t.
Here’s what I do have. His ear. He knows I’m a writer. He’ll tell you. Just ask. Patrick Prentice.
In the meantime, buy his book at Amazon. Easterland.
Yeah.
Life goes on and on getting harder and harder.
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