The Schloss-Blog noticed that Iran sent experienced political negotiators with nuclear insight and expertise to Pakistan to talk new 'JCPOA." The United States sent two real estate developers and a political idiot - no, wait, Marco Rubio didn't go. Iran sent its parliamentary speaker and its chief foreign minister, experienced political diplomats with insight into what they really want to see in a new version of a "JCPOA" and to protect the international sovereignty of their country.
The United States sent three, well, not-so-wise men.
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The promised Trump economy, as I saw in an MSNOW report (as opposed to MSLATER), is in shambles.
**Inflation ... rampant
**Gas prices ... going up and up, fueled by war
...that we started
**Grocery prices ... well, you know...
**GDP? Far below what was promised.
**No more foreign wars ... greetings from Tehran.
The Trump economy is a flop. We'll see where it goes from here. But don't worry, he's going to put another two-week delay on its prospective recovery.
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This is year seven of my time at Radio Free Phoenix. My Sunday night rock 'n' roll show is broadcast around the world from radiofreephoenix.com and I've gotten to go to some great concerts (like the Satchvai Band, featuring guitar ace Joe Satriani, this past weekend in Mesa).
Marshall Tucker Band, Al Stewart, Chicago, and Tommy James & the Shondells have been among the Danny Zelisko show headliners at the Celebrity Theater we've been fortunate to see.
Thank you, Sharon Kelley for recruiting me, Liz Boyle for training me and Andy Olson for anything and everything else. Always nice to see you and Cheryl at a show, sit and have a drink and chat. Cherished memories. And thanks for promoting my talented friends, country-rockers BB & The Billies (Betsy and Toby Petrie). A link to their Radio Freedom show is now on the website, available on demand.
And thanks to the whole staff - David, Joe, Paul, Anthony, John, et. al. - for all the support; radio pros who took in a sportswriter and made him a DJ.
Wait and see what happens during the next seven years, folks. Keep on listening.
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My longtime role as a sportswriter has left me in a unique position to evaluate - the f_ckin' NY Knicks, who will not win this year's NBA title, or next year's, until they add what they really need - the next version of Anthony Mason or Charles Oakley, in other words, their next tough-guy forward.
The @Knicks need a player everyone else but Knicks' fans hate because he's tough, dosn't get pushed around, does push everyone else around and can guard guys bigger and taller - because he's ... tougher!
That's all they're missing now. The missing element, the missing ingredient. Because replacing coach Thibs with coach Brown has been ... a wash.
Go get the next Mason or Oakley - trade, free agency, draft - but find him and sign him.
And beat up everyone else. Got enough finesse, sharpshooting. Go get some toughness.
And some championships.
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Good night, Mrs. Calabash. Here's to you, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
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