Apparently investors are starting to resent the use of their investment as political tools.

And at least one analyst seems he has not check the news lately and read about what has been published about Dick’s:

“The alt-right calls for a Nike boycott will fail just like the boycott of Dick’s Sporting Goods failed,” said Matt Powell, a senior advisor with market research firm NPD Group. “Old angry white guys are not a core demographic for Nike.”

Nike shares hit as Kaepernick ad spurs boycott

Another analyst points at something interesting: That maybe Nike is too mentally  encapsulated in one area. From the same article:

Another analyst, GlobalData Retail’s Neil Saunders, said the campaign will harm Nike in middle America, where it is battle Germany’s Adidas (ADSGn.DE) for dominance in the sneaker market.

“The company’s stand may go down well on its native West Coast; it will be far less welcome in many other locations,” he said.

You know? Eventually there is going to be an Enron-type of company collapse and maybe then companies will get rid of the executives that still think being politically Woke and pissing off half your customers is a good idea.

Demonstration once again Democrats and Liberals in general not only have no class but will try to sabotage what they don’t like, the Kavanaugh hearing started pure Trigglypuff (Click here for video) with Democrat senators butthurt demanding to adjourn.

Alyssa Milano actually thinks the hearing goes against the foundation of the nation

Cannot be properly vetted. It is like his birth certificate or college transcripts were not available prior to this day.

Guy deserts the Venezuelan National Guard with his AK, tries to sell it for $5,000. Bad guys agree and then stupid happens: They kill him and dump him in a mass grave.

I know Gun Control is tight in Venezuela, but $5K for an AK? And specially when you know criminals kill cops and military for their weapons in a regular basis.

Once again, play stupid games and collect stupid prizes.

If there is a video that perfectly displays the “Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes” principle is this one.

Hat Tip Mike V

The missus and I finished the binge last night.  Let’s set the post: I am a huge Tom Clancy fan and I can probably stay for hours arguing about his best books (A tie for first between Red Storm Rising and Without Remorse). The missus has not read Clancy ever nor she cares.

She loved the damned show, and so did I.

If you are a Clancy fan, I must tell you how I approached the series: I knew from the get-go that this was not to be a faithful approach to Clancy’s book and accepted it. This is a new timeline, if you wish. If this was Science Fiction, we would be watching our favorite characters in an alternate universe. This is not the Ryan from the Cold War era books, but has the same internal nature and motivation. There are some adapted differences & similarities  in personal character (this Ryan is a tested combat veteran) which is the genius in itself. It is not a totally new unknown person yet is fresh enough to attract new fans. In my opinion they did a great job trying to satisfy both old and new fans.

Female main characters are strong which is a Clancy trait long before the whole SJW even began to be masturbated. yes, there are some representations of Human Trafficking that are not very nice, but guess what? It is a faithful portrayal of what is happening out there.  Probably the reason why so many liberals have criticized the series about women and Muslims may have to do with the lollipop scene. I won’t do a spoiler, but when you watch it, you will understand what I am saying.

The surprise character-wise was Admiral Greer.

Played by The Wire’s Wendell Pierce, he is not the soft fatherly figure, office-strategist we are used to, but a hard charger, hyper-realistic Ops guy who knows his hands will get dirty to get the job done. I might be a bit prejudiced since I am an absolute fan of his for his incredible job in The Wire.

And what I liked the best is that the producers and writers did not fall for the “24” ailment of almost always having a secret evil cabal of super rich white people being the real bad guys controlling everything and everybody like puppets.

So, Jack Ryan has the official recommendation from me and the missus. You have the day off today, so go forth and binge. And that reminds me there is one bad thing about the series: Being only eight episode, it was not long enough, damn it! We wanted at least two more episodes!

And now I wait till I hear we will have a second season.

Well, if he is elected, he would be having troubles raising taxes for 2 reasons: One, that is the job of the legislature and Two: Florida does not have State Income Tax. I doubt that even a 100% Democrat Legislature would be stupid enough to institute it, but Democrats do like a challenge and be stupid.

So, it is not that the lying asshole will be good-hearted and caring about Floridians and not raise the taxes but he simply cannot do so.

A humbling gift from reader Tim.

USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez, a Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War.

You can go check her specs here. I have to say that as a gun guy I am a fan of the MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System, but I find the fact that you can shoot torpedoes from the deck via two MK 32 MOD 14 Triple Torpedo Tubes, makes me giggle like a six-year-old.

Hey, so I am a fan of PT Boats since I watched They Were Expendable many moons ago. Torpedoes launched from decks of ships have a high-ranking in the cool scale, at least in my mind.

Tim, thank you very much for the cap.