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The more you get to know folks in politics, I think the easier it is to like them, mostly because the more you get to know them, the more you realize that there's more to them than just politics. So I guess this is a non-political post.
I was leafing through Shot In the Dark today and he acknowledges being a "long-suffering Milwaukee Brewers fan," -- as if there's any other kind.
But, boy, can I ever identify for I am a "long-suffering Cleveland Indians fan." I'm tempted to add, "as if there's any other kind," except that there actually are where Indians fans are concerned. There are the fans who are still fans and there are the fans who actually root for the team to lose so that we can get rid of the 50-gallon barrel of sludge known as manager Eric Wedge.
Then he drops the bombshell: Hugh Hewitt is a Cleveland Indians fan. On the recommendation of Gary Miller at Kennedy v. the Machine, I started listening to his radio program and, I'm sorry, I just couldn't continue. It's not my cup of team. Lest you think , "aha, he admits he's against conservatives," well, no, I don't listen to Al Franken and those folks either for pretty much the same reason. I just don't think it's very good radio. Plus I usually only listen in my car and since I started going deaf, I've had to stop listening to the radio so that I don't miss stuff I need to hear -- police cars, ambulances, and the sound of a crankshaft breaking in two, for example.
But, geez, if he's a Tribe fan, maybe I'll have to try again, except that I'm about ready to join that other type of Tribe fan.
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