Strike One

You know why the castles had moats around them?...make it tougher for the 'enemies' to attack...yes, for added protection...

So we have the first entry into the 'crossing the moat' situation...the Paul Manafort Trial...are you following it?...if not, let me guide you...he is the former Donald J Trump CAMPAIGN MANAGER for the election of the President...he resigned midstream...and as Donny put it, 'he worked here for such a short time'...trying to distance himself from the bloke, for sure...why?...well, that's what this trial is all about...to be uncovered...

Pawn number 1...you know on our fav CBS Summer Show, Big Brother, if ya'll are put up as a pawn, you are destined to be walking out the door...right?...ah ha...Rick Gates...another Donald J Trump CAMPAIGN DUDE...a subordinate to Manafort...here we go...he admitted...make that ADMITTED that he took part in some illegal actions WITH Manafort...15 money making ventures that were unreported on the tax books...BINGO...Strike One...

On the White House front...Donny let a couple of gems...that he was aware of the Russian Meeting about dirt on Hilz....AFTER THE FACT...and that his son, Donny Jr, was part of the meeting...and that 'he was concerned about his son'...throwing his OWN kid under the bus...OK, my added comment here, what a scumbag...

Come back for the next Horse report...

Other...

What a terrific tourney at the Firestone!...Justin Thomas was the runaway winner...with such solid play and booming, accurate drives...as the blokes head on over to Saint Looey for the 4th and final Major of the year...the PGA...my son is going to attend it...lucky dog...your winner?...gosh, look at JT and DJ as the favs...

Since I last blogged about them Pads...the GM (brilliant AJ Preller) put a couple of the pitchers out on waivers...Tyson Ross and J Lyles...who both were swooped up by other teams...we got NOTHING for them...BRILLIANT!...not...Preller's theory, is that now we can bring up the youngins from the farm system...I like bringing the kids up, but not to get anything for the other two, is gross negligence in his job...

Now I have to call this out for the Horse World...the unbelievable amount of shootings in Chicago...over the weekend...listen to me...just THIS WEEKEND...there were 72 shot, with 12 fatalities!!!  This has been going on for some time...here are some staggering stats...318 have been killed thus far this year...WHAT!...428 last year, and 426 the year before...seems to me, that there needs to be some major cleaning up done...Mr President, or, whoever can do so...take troops in there and take that part of the city over...whatever it takes...this may be the worst thing in the WORLD...right here in the USA...

The Bachelorette is over...TG, it was excruciating...who won?...er, who lost?...Jimmie crack corn...

The NY Yankees are set to crucify their new manager...lost a 4 game set to the Bosox...hey, them Red Sox are REAL good...and the Yanks aren't too far behind...calm down, Pinstripers...imagine if you had the Pads as YOUR team...

So, this gal felt that it was the thang to do...saw this bloke who was obviously struggling in life...offered to buy the 'down on his luck' guy his food at a New Jersey gas station...he was  a little short...the dude?...Keith Urban...

Last year the biggest fire in SoCal ever, was the one in and above Santa Barbara...not anymore, the one in Redding surpassed it...well, I guess that is in NoCal...think things aren't hot?...up and down the west coast, kids...

Lady Gaga has gotten her own gig in Vegas...well now, that is one that I'd like to see...

The Hollywood Walk Of Fame...voted Donald Trump off the walkway...yes, to remove his star...

You think that the days are limited for the time that Prosecutor Mueller has a sit down with Trump?...inevitable...and DJT is trying everything in HIS power to get out of it...

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