  Ah yes the season of politics is upon us. nbsp;  With glee I look forward to the next two weeks of political conventions kicking off. nbsp;
 Today the Democratic National Convention will kick off with a bang.
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 Fortunately my busy schedule will keep me from being glued to the TV,  it will spare me from having to listen to Sen.  Clinton speak about how great her husband,  President Emeritus Clinton is.
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 Then we’ ll have to listen to the President Emeritus speak about how great John Kerry is.
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 What do I say to all of this?
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 I like to take a quote from Theresa Heinz Kerry…
 Shove it.
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 Not that next week will be much better.
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 Everyone will gloat,  everyone will talk highly of themselves,  and we’ ll all be happy that our candidate looked/ sounded/ was so good on TV.
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 John Kerry goes to the Red Sox vs.  Yankees game and throws out the first pitch ( or should I say lobs it like a football and bounces it to home plate)  for his favorite baseball team.
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 He wouldn’ t miss this for the world he says,  but when asked who his favorite player for the Red Sox was,  he replied,  “ Manny Ortez”
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 So just who does Manny Ortez play for anyway?  This,  of course,  is reminiscent of President Bush throwing out the first pitch of the Cardinals game on opening day.
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 Bush,  however,  made the pitch a perfect strike,  and it never bounced once.
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 Ugh.
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 However,  with the wait to get into the stadium,  there were quite a few people who didn’ t get to witness this historic event in St.  Louis.
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 Of course,  since St.  Louis is the greatest baseball city in the world,  most people felt it an honor to have a sitting president throw at the first pitch of the season.
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 Moreover,  I would be willing to bet that President Bush’ s favorite baseball player is Albert Pujols.
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 Well maybe we’ ll stick with Scott Rolen,  I’ d be afraid how the President would butcher the name Pujols.
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 While I’ m on the topic,  just where does the Green Party hold it’ s convention?
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 And which team will be the first to invite Ralph Nader to throw out a first pitch?  And is baseball our national pastime once again?
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 I mean I know that baseball has always been the favorite pastime for St.  Louisans,  is it tops on the national spotlight once again as well?
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 I mean how many presidents/ presidential candidates have flipped the coin,  dropped the puck,  or tipped off the basketball?
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 I guess that leads me into my next article.
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 Why St.  Louis is the best baseball town in the world…
