Talking Points: Did You See What They Said?

"Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?"— Actor Harrison Ford, asking air-traffic controllers, who told the star of Indiana Jones and Star Wars films that he had landed on a taxiway and had buzzed a Dallas-bound American Airlines plane at a California airport (Dallasnews,Tuesday)"The NFL is walking on thin ice right here. The NFL needs to concentrate on playing football and get the heck out of politics."— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, responding to the NFL's warning that the league might not hold events in Texas if lawmakers pass Senate Bill 6, the so-called bathroom bill (TexasTribune.org, Tuesday) "This offseason, it hit me: I've trained my body physically, but I need to train for sobriety, too." —Texas Rangers pitcher Matt Bush, who is trying to rebuild his career after spending prison time on a charge of driving under the influence with serious bodily injury (Dallasnews.com, Thursday)   Continue reading...