What a night! Bright lights… Thunderous clapping… it seemed like it would never end! And I’m not talking about the GOP debate… I’m talking about the weather! That storm last night was WILD and went on… FOREVER!

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Speaking of the debate… What did you think? Winners?? Losers?? I thought Doug Burgum, the Gov. of North Dakota, on the far right of the stage did a really good job even though nobody - and I mean NOBODY is talking about him this morning. He’s the Gov. of N. Dakota and talked about growing up poor, starting a small biz and turning it into a multi-million dollar international corporation. Plus - he was in pain from a torn Achilles heel AND besides that, he’s got some pretty impressive eyebrows. For a minute there, I thought Groucho Marx was running for President!

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BTW… Burgum actually injured himself playing basketball before the debate.

... As opposed to some of the other candidates who were injured DURING the debate.

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While there was only one woman on the Stage… I was just glad it was Nikki Haley and not Brittney Spears who is all over the internet with few clothes on and lots of drama about her alleged-impending divorce. (I didn’t even know she was married).

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Ratings aren’t in for the debate on Fox yet…

As of this writing, Tucker Carlson's interview with Donald Trump on Twitter racked up 176 MILLION views making it the most watched interview in History.

- Second only to when Big Al played the Maitre d and interviewed people waiting in line for the Port-a-John’s at the Woodward Dream Cruise a few years ago.

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As part of her upcoming album, "Rockstar", Dolly Parton got Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to join her for a cover of The Beatles' 1970 classic "Let It Be."

- They almost recorded a different song when Dolly's bra broke during recording… and somebody screamed, "GET BACK!!!".

- But Dolly said, “Hey… it happens all the time! Let It Be!”

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Scientists say the key to living to 100 may be a diet rich in... Beans. They say in addition to protein and fiber, members of the legume family contain copper, iron, magnesium, potassium, folic acid, zinc and lysine - all essesntial for good health.

- Thus the old expression, "Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit! The More You Eat... The Longer You Live!" Or something like that.

- So the bottom line is... Eat beans and you'll live to 100. No one will want to be around you... but you'll be 100!

- BONUS: Beans are CHEAP!!! Finally a solution to High Gas Prices!!!

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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Friday!

-Dick