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Oregon State Slugs It Out to Beat Texas El-Paso in Game One of CBI Playoff

In a game of streaks, Craig Robinson and the Oregon State Beavers, hold on to  beat UTEP before over 8,000 spring break fans, and stopped the team from El Paso, 75-69.
This first, in the best of three games, showed the offensive strength of both teams.  The Beavers came out of the first half, with a six point lead. They immediately gained the advantage with 10 straight points.
But, the Miners, were not to be stopped with their own offensive streaks.
The Beavers will show up in El Paso, tomorrow, for their second game in the series on Wednesday night.
This is an amazing turn-around for the team from Corvallis, and the, "Coach who could."
Early on in the season, new coach Craig Robinson was hoping for just one conference win.  He got that with an early upset of the USC Trojans....and went on to win 6 more PAC-10 games.
In what has turned out to be a minor miracle, the same team has won four straight games in the post-season CBI tournament.
Robinson may not have won the coach of the year for the PAC-10, but he certainly deserves a special trip to the White House, win or lose in this best of three series.
We go into the first day of April, still playing basketball, which, before the season, no one thought would be possible for this team.  However, coaching in college sports is as important as a pitcher is in baseball, and the brother-in-law of President Barack Obama has proved this point.
Thanks for reading:
 Bob Kholos

Oregon State Beavers Host UTEP in CBI Finals

 

Its Halftime at Gil Coliseum, and Texas El Paso is losing 35-29 to the Oregon State Beavers Basketball team with around 8,000 fans watching tonight, March 30, 2009.
  This is a best out of 3 series.  Perhaps, other than the Beavers improving their team from a season ago, when they didn't win one PAC-10 game, the other news is that the brother-in-law of the President of the United States, coach Craig Robinson, has taken this hapless team to three post game victories, so far, this season.
  The Beavers won 7 of 11 conference games this season, a vast improvement over last years dismal season.
  Oregon State has not won 3 post season games, since the 1960's when they played in the NCAA finals.
 Stay tuned for the second half  results:
Thanks for reading:
 Bob Kholos

Where Will We Receive Our Real News?

    

During the dark ages of television news, we used to watch the networks battle it out for 30 minutes, each week night.  When there was a story of interest, we would turn to our morning or afternoon newspaper to get a balanced and thorough report.
     In the larger cities, commuters would listen to their all news stations for serious stories of interest. including rush hour reports.
    included in some of these venues, would be a "think" piece or an in-dept report.
    In the Newspapers, particularly, I could go to my favorite columnist for a slam dunk follow-up on some of these issues.
    Even today, many of us, who follow legitimate news, often go to our favorite newspaper....perhaps, on line, to read an objective political story by a well known reporter.
   Not only are certain newspapers, "going under" but some will be read exclusively on the web, as the advertising revenues are not enough to provide for a daily print edition.
   The New York Times is now experimenting with using an hour on MSNBC TV to expand their readership and circulation.
   Much of local television news is a joke, with  teleprompter readers (anchors), trying to find something hopeful about the most serious subject..... which they squeeze in between local color, sports and weather.
   You may say, "I'll just go to my newspaper on line, and read in-depth on a story which is important to me."  The problem here is that many of these seasoned reporters will be tossed aside in cost cutting measures.
   Once the legitimacy of the news sections are gone....so too will be the last of the readers...and thus the entire news industry.
   Other than the government buying out the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post. where will we receive our real news in 10-15-20 years?
   Perhaps a major company like Google will pony up the cash to buy a couple of major newspapers, and keep them going.  Maybe the fed's will consider giving them a tax break.
  Other than drums and a rumor mill....I'm not sure where we will get our legitimate news in the future.
 
  Thanks for reading:
   Bob Kholos
 

  

MSNBC & Morning Joe Blow It At 3AM PDT

Early Thursday morning was not a good time for me, but it was horrible for the 6AM, EDT audience of all-American Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski , and their news panel made up of "Willie" and that Bostonian, Mike Barnicle.
For any heterosexual, it was nice looking at Mika's tight sweater, but the guests with their cups of Starbucks coffee, were noticeably taken back, with Scarborough consistently making sexual innuendos out of Mika Brazinski looks and sumptuous breasts.
I thought I would hear something on the controversy surrounding Philip Oliphant's latest political cartoon,or that Clinton's latest foray into Mexico was going good, or even, how the hell were the NCAA's shaping up.
Instead "Morning Joe," had to get more silly than Regis Philbin petting a cute Monkey.

Oliphant decided to take on the Jews....or rather Israel, beacuse after they gave the Palistinan's the Gaza strip, for peace 2 years ago, then the  militants fired 10,000 missles against the Jewish State, the cartoonist didn't say anything.  After all, silence is golden.

I wish Mr. Oliphant would use his quick wit, to show how African-American Sailor's, surving in WWII were not allowed to go on shore leave to Austrailia, because of Aussie prejudice.  The cartoonist is not anti-Black, but he does hail from Austrailia.

Except for her looks, I have never liked the Brzezinski family.....lets face it Zbignew, her father, was  a sub-par National Security Advisor.
I remember, many years ago, during the Carter administration, how a group of Jewish-American's went into his  office to discuss the latest sales  of military jets to Arab countries.  The first words our of his mouth was, "You people!"   I'm surprised only about 3 million Polish Jewish Men, Women and Children were put to death by the Nazi's in Poland, with his attitude.  I'm sure Mr. Brzezinski is not an antisemitic, but neither does he appear to be a kind man.   His daughter does a pretty good job as co-anchor with the former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough.

There were a lot of things to talk about, Thursday morning, but nothing like a little sexism to get the show going, with a strong cup of coffee.

After watching the first half-hour of "Morning Joe," I decided to go back to bed, and await my latest medical procedure to knock out the pain in my right foot, caused by a cancerous tumor.

Thanks for reading:

Bob Kholos

Beavers Upset Stanford 65-62 in Overtime

The brother-in-law of President Obama, and his Oregon State Beavers, beat PAC-10 rival, Stanford, in the CBI tournament, in overtime, before over 7,500 fans in Corvallis, 65-62.
Stanford could have tied it up within the last 2 seconds, but failed on a 3 point jumper at the buzzer.
Oregon State, and the brother-in-law of President Obama, go on to play UTEP at Gil Coliseum, Monday night, in the second invitational tournament.
Both teams were tired at the end....but isn't this baseball season?
No one, not even President Obama or his wife, Michelle, would have thought that Mr. Robinson could bring last years hapless Beavers, to 3 post season tournament games this season.
At the start of the PAC-10 season, no one, not even Craig Robinson,thought OSU would win more than 1 game.
So, its Texas-El Paso on Monday, March 30, 2009.
Its also spring break for the student body at Oregon State, and congratulations to them for getting excited and staying around cool and rainy Oregon to watch their team pull a couple of upsets.
Coach Robinson said he feel like, "I've put 12 years on my life, during the last week."
Thanks for Reading:
Bob Kholos

Oregon State go Overtime with Stanford.

 

With over 4,700 excited fans pushing their Beavers, the team from Corvallis, Oregon fought back to take the lead from Stanford, with about 14 seconds left in the game.
  Only 2 seconds were remaining when the Cardinal tied, to force overtime.
  With the Ball, and only 3:40 to play, Stanford took the lead back, 56-54, in OT.
  Stay tuned:
Bob Kholos

Oregons State Beavers Lead Stanford Cardinal 28-26 at Half-Time.

 Its the CBI  invitational at Gill Coliseum, and the Craig Robinson lead Beavers, closed the first half with 6 straight points to take the lead 28-26.
There have been 8 lead changes during the game.
If the Beavers win tonight, they will probably host another game in Corvallis on Monday, March 30, 2009.
This is an amazing story for the PAC-10  Beavers, who were not picked to win more that one or two games during their season.
Now, they are involved in their 3rd straight post season game.  The fact they were 2-1 during the PAC-10, against Stanford, and only losing the PAC-10 playoff game against Stanford, gives the entire team, Coach Craig Robinson, and all Beaver fans, some hope for the 2009-2010 season.
Well--the 2nd half is about to begin.
I will let you know the outcome.
Stay tuned:
Thanks for reading:
Bob Kholos

President Obama Falls for Dick Cheney Ploy

The old political joke was:  "When did you stop hitting your wife?"  Not, " would you ever hit your wife?"
Former draft dodger and Vice President, Dick Cheney, could have, as easily said, "You will hit your head on Air Force One, in the next 4 years."
If President Obama hits his head on Air Force One, Cheney can say, "I told you so....now, go out and vote Republican.
If there are no serious domestic terrorist acts, within the next 4 or 8 years, everyone will forget what Cheney said.  However, should such a despicable incident occur during the Obama presidency, Dick Cheney and the GOP leadership, can jump up and down, saying:  "The Democrats have never been good at national defense, and if you want to protect your country----vote Republican!"  "Cheney was right!"
Mr. Cheney also pulled off a similar head fake, when he was a young man, during the Vietnam War.
He fooled our government, when he deferred himself from the draft 5 different times, and kept going to school, until the war was over.
After that, he dropped out of his PhD program and, and the man who let other men get drafted and killed during that war, in his place, went on with his life as a super-patriot.
He was mostly a non-entity during his life in national politics, until he pulled his own Vietnam.  The power behind the throne, sent our fighting men and women to Iraq, without proper life jackets, inferior tanks, and the misuse of our National Guard.
Perhaps, President Obama should have said, " I hope Mr. Cheney will sell his house and other belongings and donate the money to the "fallen warriors," so they can get proper treatment for their missing legs and arms.
Thanks for reading:
Bob Kholos

Oregon State Beavers Go Into Overtime to Survive Vermont 71-70

 On the 27th lead change of the game, the Oregon State Beavers, beat Vermont, during the last couple of seconds of the game.
 It looked like the Beavers were going to blow it, when they were two points ahead with about 5 minutes left to play.  During their next 5 possessions down the court, they couldn't buy a point, and in fact lost the ball 4 of their last 6 attempts.
Stanford will visit Gill Coliseum on Wednesday to play Oregon State in Corvallis, Oregon.
Its a good thing that basketball is played indoors, because while the Bay area of California is beautiful, right now....the Beaver State, had a brushing of snow, the other day, and will probably be cold and wet on Wednesday.
The brother-in-law of President Obama, Craig Robinson, was going to be happy with just one PAC-10 victory this year, after taking over for an Oregon team which did not win one game last year.
The coach suprised everyone with 6 conference wins, and has extended his(Beavers) winning ways into the end of March.
The CBI may not be the NCAA, or NIT tournament...but a post season win is a post season win, and Robinson's Beaver nation, have strung two in a row.
Calvin Haynes posted the only 2 point shot in Overtime, and it was enough to give the Beavers the victory.
Even with Spring Break, over 4,000 excited Oregon State fans screamed their team to victory.
For the first time in 16 years, during the season, the Beavers beat Stanford at home and away.
Whether they can beat their PAC-10 rival, during the last week in March, will be a real test for Oregon State and may give us a little insight into the 2009-2010 season.
Thanks for reading:
Bob Kholos

Beavers in Dog Fight Against Vermont at CIS

With over 4,000 watching, the Oregon State Beavers are fighting Vermont and leading by one point, 57-56, with a little over seven minutes remaining in the quarter finale of the CIS invitational(March 23, 2009).
There have been over 18 lead changes, in a game in which the Beavers are favored by one-point at Gill Coliseum, at Corvallis.
Craig Robinson has made a great change for the Beavers, this season.  He won 6 more PAC-10 games than the critics predicted at the start of the season.
 As I'm writing this, the Beavers lead 64-61 with a little more than 3 minutes to play.
Although, Barack Obama's brother-in-law, didn't make coach of the year for the PAC-10, he certainly should enjoy a special place in the hearts and minds of "Beaver nation."
Thanks for reading:
Bob Kholos
(I'll finish this blog when the game ends.)