And so we conclude our broadcast day.
Uma Thurman (3-1-0 Pts. 540) vs Helena Bonham Carter (1-3-0 Pts. 303)
Poll closes on Sunday January 24th at 9:00 am
Again from the Autobiography of Mark Twain:
One day at dinner [painter Frank D.] Millet told a charming little story. On a bleak and sleety day two men were drifting here and there over an old and neglected cemetery, and evidently seeking something. Sometimes they were wide apart, sometimes they crossed each other’s path, and at last they spoke. One said:
“You do not seem to succeed.”
“No.”
“Neither do I.”
“Whom do you seek?”
“The dearest soul, the sweetest nature, the lovingest friend and the faithfulest, a man ever had. And you?”
“I am seeking the hatefulest scoundrel the human race has ever produced; I want to curse his ashes.”
They separated, and searched again far and wide; at last they came together, and together they scraped the moss from a gravestone and revealed the inscription: both had been seeking the same man!
Of course the moral of the story is that there is a good side and a bad side to most people, and in accordance with your own character and disposition you will bring out one of them and the other will remain a sealed book to you.
I like the author’s name, though.
GOP Sen. Lankford Apologizes to Black Constituents for Opposing Election Results
The Hill | |Jan. 16, 2021 | Morgan GstalerSen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) on Thursday wrote a letter apologizing to Black constituents for opposing the Electoral College results, saying he didn’t realize the attempt would cast doubt “on the validity of votes coming out of predominantly Black communities.”
In a letter addressed to “My friends in North Tulsa” obtained by Tulsa World, Lankford acknowledges that his actions “caused a firestorm of suspicion among many of my friends, particularly in Black communities around the state. I was completely blindsided, but I also found a blind spot.”
Lankford last month signed onto a letter from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) saying he would vote against the Electoral College results unless a commission was formed to provide a 10-day audit of President Trump’s … claims of voter fraud.
So, he offers no apology to his caucasian constituents? Good to know.
Straight Line of the Day: Bill Gates now owns the most farmland in the United States. Result: …
Hay big spender! Farmer Bill is now the biggest owner of agricultural land in the US – billionaire Gates buys up 242,000 acres across 18 states
UK Daily Mail | Jan. 16, 2021Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of Microsoft, has been revealed as the biggest private owner of farmland in the US, after buying up 242,000 acres in 18 states.
Week for is in the books and we head for the home stretch.
Results
Standings
Contestants | Record | Total Points |
---|---|---|
Michelle Pfeiffer | 4 – 0 – 0 | 595 |
Kim Basinger | 3 – 1 – 0 | 587 |
Uma Thurman | 3 – 1 – 0 | 540 |
Andie MacDowell | 2 – 2 – 0 | 502 |
Jamie Lee Curtis | 2 – 2 – 0 | 470 |
Gwyneth Paltrow | 1 – 3 – 0 | 594 |
Helena Bonham Carter | 1 – 3 – 0 | 303 |
Kate Winslet | 0 – 4 – 0 | 325 |
This Week’s matches. All polls close on Sunday January 24th at 9:00 am.