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Here are this weekend’s caption contests:

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This could be a huge boost for the Flyers.

It appears that the Flyers could have two of their key blueliners back in time for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon (3:00 p.m., NBC). Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn both skated on Saturday morning with the team at the Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone and spoke with the media afterwards.

“I think I’m ready to go. Now it’s up to coaches,” said Timonen, who missed the last four games with a blood clot in his left foot. “I haven’t talked to John [Stevens] yet, but personally, I’m ready to go tomorrow.

“I felt pretty good today, and that’s why I’m pretty confident to say I’m ready to go tomorrow.”

Great, great news. Here’s hoping.

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All the news channels are reporting on the story that Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy has been hospitalized with “stroke like” symptoms. CNN reports:

Kennedy was transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for evaluation after initial treatment at Cape Cod Hospital, a statement from his office said.

The senator spent less than an hour in the Cape Cod facility, hospital spokesman David Reilly said.

Massachusetts General said it had no information on Kennedy.

A well-informed Democratic source in Massachusetts said the 76-year-old senator had “symptoms of a stroke” at the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port.

An official with the Hyannis Fire Department said it received a 911 call from the Kennedy compound at 8:19 a.m. and transported a patient to the hospital, arriving at 8:50 a.m. The official would not be more specific.

FOX News television is reporting that a statement will be issued soon.

Macranger puts it well, “Politics is one thing, humanity another.”

My thoughts are with the Senator and his family.

FOX News TV: AP is reporting that, according to a spokesperson, he has suffered a seizure rather than a stroke as reported earlier.

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Parody Master Don Surber picked up the song I was thinking about in regards to Obama’s “it’s all about me” reaction to President Bush’s remarks in Israel.

The reaction from the candidate and the left has been laughable and telling. Phrases like, “if the shoe fits”, and “me thinks he doth protest too much” leap to mind. In fact the entire reaction makes it clear that the remarks are right on target.

I’ve read the remarks several times. I’ve yet to find a reference to Barack Obama. What I did find were several points that should give the left pause, but won’t.

There are good and decent people who cannot fathom the darkness in these men and try to explain away their words. It’s natural, but it is deadly wrong. As witnesses to evil in the past, we carry a solemn responsibility to take these words seriously. Jews and Americans have seen the consequences of disregarding the words of leaders who espouse hatred. And that is a mistake the world must not repeat in the 21st century.

Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along.

Probably my favorite phrase from the speech. It is the difference between the left and right on national security and dealing with terrorist and dictators. Following the July 7th bombings in London I wrote a post with the title My Dog is a Terrorist. Here’s what I said at the time:

The terrorist perform their actions not because of Bush/Blair/Iraq/et. al. but because infidels exist. That’s you an me my friend. Getting along with these extremists is a one way proposition. They have no desire to get along with us, no matter how hard we try to get along with them. Their goal isn’t accommodation, but elimination. Period.

President Bush’s words speak to that understanding.

We have an obligation to call this what it is — the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history.

It’s a truth that Obama and the left just don’t seem to understand.

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Mark you calendars for the event we’ve all been waiting for — November 23rd at 8pm — The return of 24 with a two hour prequel that bridges the gap between seasons six and seven.

Blogs.4Bauer.com has the details.

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You knew I would have this post up sooner or later. It’s about half way through the 1st period, and even as I’m typing this Lupul scores!

Briere scores on a power play. Flyers up 2-0

3-0 before the 1st period comes to an end.

Goose eggs in the second stanza. Still 3-0

The Penguins get on the board just under 5 minutes into the 3rd. 3-1 Flyers.

Pittsburgh score one, the Flyers put up an empty netter. 4-2 with 22.8 seconds left. Put away those brooms, the Flyers live to fight another day. Nest game, Sunday afternoon at 3pm.

They’ve dropped the gloves a couple of times here in the last half minute.

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TMH’s Bacon Bits would be celebrating it’s 3rd Blogiversary today, but the author, The Mary Hunter, stopped blogging a while back. I always enjoyed reading his posts, and he was a great friend to this blog.

I lost contact, as those things tend to happen, and the information that I have is no longer active. On the off chance that he is still a blog reader here I will post an open letter to a blog friend who is missed:

TMH,

Just a quick note to say hello and that I hope you and your family are doing well. I noticed that today would have been the 3rd “Bacon Bits” Blogiversary and got curious about how you and yours are doing. Things here are good. Not much has changed other than the kids getting older, and me getting older at about a 3 year to 1 ratio compared to them.

I for one miss reading your stuff. I’m sure others feel the same. Do you ever get the blogging bug? If the urge ever gets too strong you always have a place to write at bRight & Early. If you’ve beaten that malady, congratulations. Still, it would be great to know how you’re doing.

All the best,
Jim

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