Steeplechase!

60 Minutes had an entertaining story this evening about steeplechasing. Any fan of British novelist Dick Francis would recognize this kind of horse racing, although here we have different names for different styles. Apparently in the US we make a distinction: if the course is made up solely of wooden fences it’s called timber racing; …

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60 Minutes does Trumpence

That was painful to watch and listen to. Trump’s ego was on full display (quelle surprise!), and he interrupted and rolled over both his VP candidate and his interviewer constantly. There were half-a-dozen really uncomfortable moments in there, or they’d be uncomfortable if the candidate were a normal sensitive human being. Remember how he’s lambasted …

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