Milestone Sneaks By

I was looking at the homepage of this blog this morning when I made a startling discovery:  I have surpassed 70,000 readers.  I normally am able to countdown days in advance. but the last time I noticed, I was only at 69,827 and figured I had plenty of time before I reached 70,000.  The truth is I reached 70,000 on Monday and it had slipped my attention until now.

Let’s look at my week in review:

• Sports – The NHL Playoffs concluded with the Chicago Blackhawks winning the Cup in six games.  The Celtics and Lakers are in an intense NBA final.  Stephen Strasburg made his major-league debut for My Washington Nationals.  The World Cup tournament started The USA tied England (which is not to be confused with Great Britain.)
• BP Oil Spill Disaster – The oil will take weeks months years to clean up.  I’m not going to comment any more because this ticks me off.
• “Super” Tuesday Primaries – Other than my not being allowed to vote, the big stories were the Tea Party and Barbara Boxer’s hair.
• Preparing for my radio show – My on-again, off-again radio show will be on again starting a week from Tuesday.
• Joran Van der Sloot – A note to the media:  Fewer Van der Sloot stories and more Amanda Knox stories.  At least Amanda Knox is cute.

On to 80,000!

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Attention Celtics and Flyers Fans!

If you are going to the NBA Finals tomorrow or Thursday at the TD Garden or if you’re going to the Stanley Cup Final at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia on Wednesday, please help!  This is also for those who are going to the United Center in Chicago on Friday.  (If necessary.)

I will need you to make some “Ahmnodt Heare for President” signs and give them to the people in the front row center court or center ice.  If you happen to go the game early and get contact with anybody with ABC (for basketball) or NBC (for hockey), please tell them about my campaign and that I am open for interviews.

NOTE:  If you’re going to the Celtics game, tell the person you talk to that I really, really, really like Diane Sawyer.

Thank You Philadelphia Flyers!

Watching hockey for the last month has been a bit painful.  Nothing is more painful than watching the Montreal Canadiens advancing through the playoffs after knocking off my Capitals in the first round.  It is with great relief that the Philadelphia Flyers finally knocked off that Canadian team (They can’t even spell “Canadian” and it’s their country!) and I won’t get those constant reminders of the fact the Capitals are out of the playoffs and that Alex Ovechkin has been golfing for the last month.

I will be rooting for the Flyers in the Cup finals.  The Blackhawks are a tough team, but I am sure Scott Hartnell and Aaron Asham will slap the snot out of Toews, Kane, and Hossa.  Flyers in six.

Congrats Blackhawks Fans!

I would like to thank the Chicago Blackhawks organization and their fans for reaching the Stanley Cup Finals.  The ‘Hawks will play the winner of the series of the Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers.  Games One and Two will be in Chicago.

If you are one of the fortunate people who are going to the Cup Finals (Either in Chicago or in Philadelphia or Montreal for Games Three or Four), then I really, really, really need you to help me.  Relax, I am not asking for a ticket.  I have a tiny favor that I am sure you can do.  All I am asking is that you have a visible campaign sign that will be seen on TV.  A sign like the one below will suffice.

The sign is simple, but gets the point across.  By showing the same spirit for the Ahmnodt Heare campaign that you have for your hockey team, you will give people the hope they need that they will not be spending their lives burdened with Democrats and Republicans ruling the roost.  You don’t want Barack Romney or Mitt Obama in the White house come January 20, 2013.  You don’t want the same problems the Democrats and Republicans have been giving us as long as you can remember.  You want different problems and you want those problems solved before I leave office.

It will be a while before the Finals start.  This should be plenty of time to make a bunch of signs and share some of the signs with others attending the game.

The NHL Hates the Capitals

I didn’t get to watch the Capitals’ game against the Blackhawks on Sunday because I was traveling back to New Jersey from Washington.  THis is why I was shocked to learned that Alexander Ovechkin was suspended for two games because of a hit he gave to Blackhawks’ defenseman Brian Campbell.

The NHL is not happy that the best team in the NHL plays its home games in AMERICA’S capitol and not somewhere in Canada.  (Though for some bizarre reason they love the Pittsburgh Penguins),  Caps’ Head Coach Bruce Boudreau said it best when he said that Ovechkin received a penalty and a suspension because he is stronger than anybody else.

Hockey is a man’s game.  This is one reason why I don’t play it.  Ovechkin never left his feet.  His left skate was on the goal line when he checked Campbell.  Campbell had plenty of distance between himself and the board when he was shoved.  But because he got hurt (broken clavicle and ribs), Ovechkin will serve a two-game suspension for a clean hit.

Let’s put flags on the skaters’ waists.  If somebody pulls a flag, than the skater is considered “checked” and must release the puck.  I fear this is the direction the NHL is heading.  If they keep playing soft, women will soon be allowed to play in the NHL.