This is the political season. So many dumb things are said and the press with so much time on its hands must make bigger deals about those dumb things. They must try their hardest to turn those dumb statements that you would normally just ignore into meaningful issues. The reason, you ask, because otherwise why would you listen to them rant on and on ... like a rambling old man.
Well, the hot issue today. No not the former New York Governor has too much money and too much time and normal male needs. Today it is for a short time the statement made by the former 1984 vice presidential candidate. She was only important before most the talking heads could even vote. Seems this former nobody ... yes, had you heard from her before last week? Well, she made the obvious statement that were it not for one of the candidates skin color he would not be leading in the delegate and popular vote count.
There are two simple things here.
First, she is right. Yes, hard as it may seem to be accept she was right. If the Senator was not half black, he would not be who he is today. Hell, when Halley Barry cried receiving her Oscar would not have been a big deal if she were not half black ... just look at her and you can see she is only half black. Well, his life experiences would have been different. If his parents had not divorced and his mother remarried, he might not have lived his childhood in Indonesia. If he was not black, he probably would not have married Michelle, a black women. He may or may not have worked in Chicago's inner city. As, a non black man he might have not decided to run for the presidency. If he was not black, then ten months ago, black leaders would not have said ... that he is not black enough to be a "black" president. You know his black African father did not have the good fortune to be an American slave ... so how could he a black with no history of his grandparents being black American slaves understand what it was to be black in America? And you thought Jews saying other Jews were not Jewish enough was stupid ... well the Black national leaders wanted to show you that they could be just as stupid.
Yes, even you without your life experiences you would not be who you are. Yes, that means that if you were not left handed you might be a Republican and not a liberal Democrat.
Second, if Hillary had not married the smooth Slick Willie she might not be the close second in the presidential campaign. She would have been just another aggressive, double talking woman attorney. She probably would not have been offered an opportunity to make $100,000 in 48 hours from insider trading if her husband was not the Governor of the great state of Arkansas. If she had not married Slick Willie she might not have been allowed to bungle health care reform. Why she might not have been elected to the Senate, had her name not been Clinton.
But she is who she is and she did what she has done and so she is what she is ... as the Obama camp called her "a monster". Or as was pointed out in a national poll that 11% of the population says that the one word description that matches her rhymes with "rich". Why is that no big deal? Well, the black community is more vocal lobby than the monsters lobby.
So, we are all products of our history. We are who we are because of all that went into bringing us today.
Poor former New York Congresswoman, former candidate for vice presidency because she has ovaries Geraldine Ferraro, who suggested that much of Barack Obama's success is due to his race can now go back under her rock. See, she is a two time looser in runs for the Senate, a whopping three terms as a member of the House of Representatives which gives her less experience than Senator Obama, and married to a man who was almost indicted for financial fraud while she was helping Walter Mondale loose.
Who made this woman a paid spokesman for Fox News? Who would pay her to speak let alone listen to her? Aren't there enough qualified people to listen to rather than searching out people with nothing to offer? Maybe I should call Fox News and they can pay me to speak.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Sorry For the Excess Words
I apologize. My last piece was certainly long but necessary because of the nature of the problem being addressed. In addition, I needed to provided extra background due to your perceived lack of education on non sports matters.
And could some one make the bad lady go away ... poor Obama ... he was so confident that this crazy process would have been over with months ago ... that he forgot to start campaigning in Texas until three weeks before the primary ... had developed no infrastructure of campaign staff there and could not even return their phone calls. And then there is Hillary who was so confident that this would have been all over by now that she forgot to file a sl
Alas, the Hispanic vote went for the devil woman because on of the few words they know in English is Clinton. They thought they were voting for Bill. And women went for the woman because the media told you to vote for her now since she was about to be ushered off the stage.
The poor Democrats of Texas and Ohio, had to choose, to anoint the first black male or the first woman ... "no real national or international experience but I got hope to get us out of this dismal place we are in" or do we choose "I know the names of more foreign leaders, have had more meals with foreign dignitaries and I know where all of the bathrooms in the White House are so I can hit the ground running day one". Some choice.
Yes, they are both smarter than 98% of Americans but does that qualify? Two candidates comprised of smoke and mirrors ... I watched a dream growing up against I will certainly not fail on health care reform like I did last time with a Democratic Congress.
Why does anyone give them money to tell us our life sucks today and only they can make it better? Why does anyone report that they same the same drivel day in day out except for when they adjust the stump speech to accommodate local issues even when that modification is at odds with last week's add on paragraph. Yet, why not ask the question that truly means something ... what is yourplan to get Congress to actually do some meaningful work ... and pass your hopeful agenda which we can not afford.
More so than Obama and Hillary, protect us from Pelosi, Reid and Waxman.
And could some one make the bad lady go away ... poor Obama ... he was so confident that this crazy process would have been over with months ago ... that he forgot to start campaigning in Texas until three weeks before the primary ... had developed no infrastructure of campaign staff there and could not even return their phone calls. And then there is Hillary who was so confident that this would have been all over by now that she forgot to file a sl
Alas, the Hispanic vote went for the devil woman because on of the few words they know in English is Clinton. They thought they were voting for Bill. And women went for the woman because the media told you to vote for her now since she was about to be ushered off the stage.
The poor Democrats of Texas and Ohio, had to choose, to anoint the first black male or the first woman ... "no real national or international experience but I got hope to get us out of this dismal place we are in" or do we choose "I know the names of more foreign leaders, have had more meals with foreign dignitaries and I know where all of the bathrooms in the White House are so I can hit the ground running day one". Some choice.
Yes, they are both smarter than 98% of Americans but does that qualify? Two candidates comprised of smoke and mirrors ... I watched a dream growing up against I will certainly not fail on health care reform like I did last time with a Democratic Congress.
Why does anyone give them money to tell us our life sucks today and only they can make it better? Why does anyone report that they same the same drivel day in day out except for when they adjust the stump speech to accommodate local issues even when that modification is at odds with last week's add on paragraph. Yet, why not ask the question that truly means something ... what is yourplan to get Congress to actually do some meaningful work ... and pass your hopeful agenda which we can not afford.
More so than Obama and Hillary, protect us from Pelosi, Reid and Waxman.
There is so much chaos in the world and yet major stories are buried and given little attention. Well, this last week such an event occurred. This event could be the social / political error of our generation.
Back in the day, before many of you could read a world atlas, there was a country called Yugoslavia. Now before you run off to Wikapedia, this country was in Europe. So, to save you time I have done the research for you so we can get to the point which I know you would like me to do some day.
Yugoslavia was a country of southeast Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea. It was formed in 1918 as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was renamed Yugoslavia in 1929. Seems the concept back then was that if you had a number of groups who couldn't get along you solved the problem by making the all part of one country ... not unlike Iraq with its Shiites, Sunni and Kurds. Under the leadership of Marshal Tito the country became a Communist-led regime after World War II. No big deal it was all the rage back then to part of the big monolith of Communists ... they had all the cool slogans. After Tito's death in 1980, a collective presidency assumed power, but economic problems and ethnic tensions grew. Communist party control ended in 1990, and four of the six constituent republics (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia) declared independence in 1991. The two remaining republics, Serbia and Montenegro, formed a new country in April 1992
Very interesting but what does this have to do with anything that might be considered interesting or as advertised the political error of our generation? If you read the newspaper or watch The Daily Show or Stephen Colbert Report, you will know that Kosovo which is not on that list of parts did declare their independence and the U.S. recognized that new country resulting in the U.S. Embassy in Serbia being attacked because they didn't like us recognizing a break away group. Sorry, interesting but not the point ... just trying to keep you educated beyond the sports page.
The issue is that one of the original six decided that they want to become part of NATO. Nice, you say. Fill out the application form, submit three references and the $1,000,000 application fee and we will get to you sometime in the future.
Well, a clerk reading the application decided that there was a problem. No, it was not the check bouncing or that the application was written in doctor script. The application was very clear.
Seems, the application was from Macedonia. Now, what could be the problem. The name is not too hard to spell. The name is much less crazy than some of the countries coming out of the former U.S.S.R., look it up because I can not do all of your research.
Well, seems Greece was offended and people actually listened. Imagine that! Greece spoke up and people actually cared what they had to say. This must be the first time in 2,000 years. So, what was Greece's issue with Macedonia which has been a free standing country since 1991?
It now appears that the Greek leadership decided that this was the time to really make waves over this major issue. This issue which not only could keep Macedonia out of NATO but cause a major split in European politics. What's the problem? Do the people of Macedonia eat their salad before the meal as opposed to after the meal like most Europeans? No, that's not it. Do the people of Macedonia believe that Europe should follow the lead of the U.S. on all issues? Heck no. They clearly believe that Europe is the center of the world, just like France and Germany do.
Okay, I will get to it. Greece is blocking the country of Macedonia's entrance into NATO because there is an area within the legal borders of Greece which is also called .... believe it ... Macedonia. Seems back in 1991 when the people then living in the portion of the land that was breaking up for Yugoslavia had a contest and decided out of the blue to call their land ... Macedonia. Seems, as there are more and more countries in the world, all the good names are gone. So, for some silly reason they settled on a name of an area in Greece directly almost across the border. Of course, the fact that the area of the country of Macedonia has been referred to by that name for hundreds of years did not have any impact on the Greeks. The Greeks responded with "tuff tooties" ... yes they say that in Greece ... but then it sounds better in the actual Greece language and covered by oozing olive oil.
See, the Greek leadership believes that if they are forced to be allies with a country called Macedonia the people of Greece living in the area of Greece known as Macedonia might possibly get it into their heads that they should withdraw from Greece and join in with the people who like the same name that they do. Yes, if the country of Macedonia becomes a NATO member then the people living in Greece's subsection called Macedonia will suddenly become aware that there is such a country. This is clear since for last 17 years the people in Greece did not know there was a European country just over the hill that was call Macedonia.
So, how would Greece like the country of Macedonia to resolve this issue. Simple, just change their name so the people of Greece will not get any false notions into their heads. The example that they provide is New Mexico and the country of Mexico. See, is the territory within the United States should not be confused with the country of Mexico which is why they added the word "New" in front their name .. just like New York did so as not to be confused with York, England after which it was named. That is cool, except that all of the people of Mexico who think moving into New Mexico is just moving to the suburbs ... so the name adjustment does not seem to working there. Greece is also worried about this since they can not afford a security fence to keep their people in.
Enough ... the bottom line is that we are going to sponsor a contest to help Macedonia come up with a new name. The name can not be silly or foolish. The should convey the dignity of a fine people. It would be preferable for the name to actually mean something. Not unlike the name Yugoslavia which means a country composed of a bunch of little countries with nothing in common and whose real purpose is to eliminate the other sub countries within the country of Yugoslavia.
So, lets hear your suggestions so that the country formerly known as Macedonia can move its application forward. Then once they are in NATO they can do like Prince and change their name back and be Macedonia formerly known as X who was formerly known as Macedonia.
Back in the day, before many of you could read a world atlas, there was a country called Yugoslavia. Now before you run off to Wikapedia, this country was in Europe. So, to save you time I have done the research for you so we can get to the point which I know you would like me to do some day.
Yugoslavia was a country of southeast Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea. It was formed in 1918 as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was renamed Yugoslavia in 1929. Seems the concept back then was that if you had a number of groups who couldn't get along you solved the problem by making the all part of one country ... not unlike Iraq with its Shiites, Sunni and Kurds. Under the leadership of Marshal Tito the country became a Communist-led regime after World War II. No big deal it was all the rage back then to part of the big monolith of Communists ... they had all the cool slogans. After Tito's death in 1980, a collective presidency assumed power, but economic problems and ethnic tensions grew. Communist party control ended in 1990, and four of the six constituent republics (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia) declared independence in 1991. The two remaining republics, Serbia and Montenegro, formed a new country in April 1992
Very interesting but what does this have to do with anything that might be considered interesting or as advertised the political error of our generation? If you read the newspaper or watch The Daily Show or Stephen Colbert Report, you will know that Kosovo which is not on that list of parts did declare their independence and the U.S. recognized that new country resulting in the U.S. Embassy in Serbia being attacked because they didn't like us recognizing a break away group. Sorry, interesting but not the point ... just trying to keep you educated beyond the sports page.
The issue is that one of the original six decided that they want to become part of NATO. Nice, you say. Fill out the application form, submit three references and the $1,000,000 application fee and we will get to you sometime in the future.
Well, a clerk reading the application decided that there was a problem. No, it was not the check bouncing or that the application was written in doctor script. The application was very clear.
Seems, the application was from Macedonia. Now, what could be the problem. The name is not too hard to spell. The name is much less crazy than some of the countries coming out of the former U.S.S.R., look it up because I can not do all of your research.
Well, seems Greece was offended and people actually listened. Imagine that! Greece spoke up and people actually cared what they had to say. This must be the first time in 2,000 years. So, what was Greece's issue with Macedonia which has been a free standing country since 1991?
It now appears that the Greek leadership decided that this was the time to really make waves over this major issue. This issue which not only could keep Macedonia out of NATO but cause a major split in European politics. What's the problem? Do the people of Macedonia eat their salad before the meal as opposed to after the meal like most Europeans? No, that's not it. Do the people of Macedonia believe that Europe should follow the lead of the U.S. on all issues? Heck no. They clearly believe that Europe is the center of the world, just like France and Germany do.
Okay, I will get to it. Greece is blocking the country of Macedonia's entrance into NATO because there is an area within the legal borders of Greece which is also called .... believe it ... Macedonia. Seems back in 1991 when the people then living in the portion of the land that was breaking up for Yugoslavia had a contest and decided out of the blue to call their land ... Macedonia. Seems, as there are more and more countries in the world, all the good names are gone. So, for some silly reason they settled on a name of an area in Greece directly almost across the border. Of course, the fact that the area of the country of Macedonia has been referred to by that name for hundreds of years did not have any impact on the Greeks. The Greeks responded with "tuff tooties" ... yes they say that in Greece ... but then it sounds better in the actual Greece language and covered by oozing olive oil.
See, the Greek leadership believes that if they are forced to be allies with a country called Macedonia the people of Greece living in the area of Greece known as Macedonia might possibly get it into their heads that they should withdraw from Greece and join in with the people who like the same name that they do. Yes, if the country of Macedonia becomes a NATO member then the people living in Greece's subsection called Macedonia will suddenly become aware that there is such a country. This is clear since for last 17 years the people in Greece did not know there was a European country just over the hill that was call Macedonia.
So, how would Greece like the country of Macedonia to resolve this issue. Simple, just change their name so the people of Greece will not get any false notions into their heads. The example that they provide is New Mexico and the country of Mexico. See, is the territory within the United States should not be confused with the country of Mexico which is why they added the word "New" in front their name .. just like New York did so as not to be confused with York, England after which it was named. That is cool, except that all of the people of Mexico who think moving into New Mexico is just moving to the suburbs ... so the name adjustment does not seem to working there. Greece is also worried about this since they can not afford a security fence to keep their people in.
Enough ... the bottom line is that we are going to sponsor a contest to help Macedonia come up with a new name. The name can not be silly or foolish. The should convey the dignity of a fine people. It would be preferable for the name to actually mean something. Not unlike the name Yugoslavia which means a country composed of a bunch of little countries with nothing in common and whose real purpose is to eliminate the other sub countries within the country of Yugoslavia.
So, lets hear your suggestions so that the country formerly known as Macedonia can move its application forward. Then once they are in NATO they can do like Prince and change their name back and be Macedonia formerly known as X who was formerly known as Macedonia.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Defense Budget Crisis
There is a new scare in the world today. Well, maybe not today but according to the news sources which I take as the gospel, we have a new thing to fear.
What is that which sends shudders down a grown man's spine?
The Government has just completed its latest analysis ... hours, days, months and discovered a scary thing. This issue brings frear to the hearts of those whose job it is to keep America free from something or other. It seems that China's defense budget which is reported to be as much as $59Billion Dollars might in fact be as high as $180 Billion. This would make the Chinese defense budget the second highest defense budget in the world.
Of course, you say we are still number one with a bullet or a jet fighter but the Chinese. Remember they have 1.5 Billion people and we only have 300 million. A five to one ratio. Now add to that they have all of America's money sent to the by way of all of your purchases from Wal-Mart. Yes, you specifically.
So, what is the fear? The United States' defense budget is going to be over $700 Billion Dollars next year. So, they spend $180 and we spend $700. Almost four times more, we should be assured of our status as the world's maniac for a long time. Yet, we can never be far enough ahead. We can not afford to loose this important test of our country's manhood. We could be the so much more the laughing stock of all the other nations if we lost this important contest. How will we be able to look France, England and Russia in the face and maintain our self esteem? My lord if we lost the respect of France ... how would we ever pick our head up?
We need to focus our efforts and spend more on national defense whether we spend it wisely or not .... that is not the question ... we need to have the highest defense budget in the world. We need to lead. Actions speak louder that word. Dollars, even as they become worthless, speak louder than ... well I am not sure what currency they speak louder than but that doesn't matter we need to maintain the appearance of superiority. Remember image is everything and thirst is nothing. Especially when that thirst could be quenched by additional Federal aid. We must not shirk our duty to defense even while the poor, homeless and those about to loose their home to foreclosure might be in need. We can not shirk our duty to defense contractors ... they might not be able to eat prime rib and drink single malt scotch if we cut back. Those dollars spent to rebuild our bridges and infrastructure must be put on hold. Money for education ... well, how can you compare that to dollars for bullets and travel by Generals.
As one General said "we do not know the intentions of the Chinese when it comes to defense spending ... why they could invade a country and topple its government and bring chaos to a region ... who knows what a mad man could do with a huge defense budget and no control over his actions ... our defense budget must be number one to protect us from the crazies"
Write your Congressman or Congresslady to emphasis this critical need.
What is that which sends shudders down a grown man's spine?
The Government has just completed its latest analysis ... hours, days, months and discovered a scary thing. This issue brings frear to the hearts of those whose job it is to keep America free from something or other. It seems that China's defense budget which is reported to be as much as $59Billion Dollars might in fact be as high as $180 Billion. This would make the Chinese defense budget the second highest defense budget in the world.
Of course, you say we are still number one with a bullet or a jet fighter but the Chinese. Remember they have 1.5 Billion people and we only have 300 million. A five to one ratio. Now add to that they have all of America's money sent to the by way of all of your purchases from Wal-Mart. Yes, you specifically.
So, what is the fear? The United States' defense budget is going to be over $700 Billion Dollars next year. So, they spend $180 and we spend $700. Almost four times more, we should be assured of our status as the world's maniac for a long time. Yet, we can never be far enough ahead. We can not afford to loose this important test of our country's manhood. We could be the so much more the laughing stock of all the other nations if we lost this important contest. How will we be able to look France, England and Russia in the face and maintain our self esteem? My lord if we lost the respect of France ... how would we ever pick our head up?
We need to focus our efforts and spend more on national defense whether we spend it wisely or not .... that is not the question ... we need to have the highest defense budget in the world. We need to lead. Actions speak louder that word. Dollars, even as they become worthless, speak louder than ... well I am not sure what currency they speak louder than but that doesn't matter we need to maintain the appearance of superiority. Remember image is everything and thirst is nothing. Especially when that thirst could be quenched by additional Federal aid. We must not shirk our duty to defense even while the poor, homeless and those about to loose their home to foreclosure might be in need. We can not shirk our duty to defense contractors ... they might not be able to eat prime rib and drink single malt scotch if we cut back. Those dollars spent to rebuild our bridges and infrastructure must be put on hold. Money for education ... well, how can you compare that to dollars for bullets and travel by Generals.
As one General said "we do not know the intentions of the Chinese when it comes to defense spending ... why they could invade a country and topple its government and bring chaos to a region ... who knows what a mad man could do with a huge defense budget and no control over his actions ... our defense budget must be number one to protect us from the crazies"
Write your Congressman or Congresslady to emphasis this critical need.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Congress Worries About Roger Clemens ... Why?
The sports world and all of its devotees need to be rounded up and placed in a holding tank. The holding tank can then be filled with a noxious fume.
Yes, all of you people ... and you know who you are ... who think that the worrying about your teams win loss record will have an impact on your life, how many points that special player scored is a critical issue because it will help you raising intelligent children and the defensive strategy of the latest addition to the coaching staff is certainly worthy of long hours of discussion. Sports Nuts need to understand that they belong in the grocery check-out line next to the overweight character reading the Star.
What is one result of all this sports craziness?
We are blessed with a Congress that decides to spend what little time that it allocates to working on the Country's issues to investigating whether or not baseball players have been taking performance enhancing drugs for the last ten plus years. Yes, it is national importance whether or not Roger Clemens let someone stick a needle in his butt. Will Congress take away his 7 Cy Young Awards? See when it was happening that this big white guy was throwing a baseball faster, harder and longer than anyone else everyone thought is was the natural evolution of the baseball gene pool program. Yes, all of a sudden because of improved training and hard practice guys are hitting ten to fifteen more home runs per year and pitchers are throwing the ball ten to fifteen more miles per hour.
And of course we want this issue to be partisan, Democrats think he is lying and Republicans don't care.
Now after decades of drugs being taken, all of sudden because the former Senator Mitchell has some time on his hands so he went out and investigated. Low and behold, those guys were taking drugs developed by DuPont and Dow and Pfizer ... approved by the FDA except for guys making multi million dollars a year. Who did the FDA think was going to take those drugs? Follow this up with a book deal for Senator Mitchell, better than his Senate pay ... a tell-all about who was poking who with needles.
David Stern not to be out done .... since we are over the referees betting on games they were officiating ... has come out against mandatory drub testing. He does not want to fall behind baseball and football.
Congress not to be left out calls these athletic drug users in to testify about whose butt was getting stuck. See, Congress has so much time on its hands. Congress has done such a wonderful job what with the economy and the world that they feel they can add some value to the discussion. Congressman do you know the difference between a vegan and a vegetarian?
Why does Congress think this is so important? Well, think back. Do you argue about and worry whether LeBaron is or will be better than Michael? Do you drink yourself silly because your a Knicks fan and life sucks? Do more of most of your sentences contain the phrase ... Da Bears? Are you still arguing about the need for your community to spend $500 Million Dollars to provide a new home for your "fill in the blank" team so they can be really competitive? Do you think the salary cap inhibits your team ... do you understand the math of the luxury tax which is imposed upon salary cap violations? Are you a sorry sad person person because year after year after year the Cubs disappoint you? Well for this last category we do feel your pain.
Not only do we have Congress wasting taxpayer dollars but Television and Radio will help you think that it is important. Next you will be saying its fine that they take drugs because they are nice guys. On the other hand, if they are movie stars or musicians ... well it goes with the territory and what if they die young ... just more fodder for People Magazine.
Can you quote batting averages? Is the first section of the paper you read the Sports Section? Are you paying extra so you can watch each and every football game regardless of where you live? Do you subscribe to the NBA station so you can stay up till 4:00 am watching every game that you taped? Are you having sports news streamed to your phone?
Teachers are underpaid but athletes ... even the so-so ones who are still good but at the bottom of the pro level still make hundreds of thousands of dollars and maybe millions . We are falling behind in math and science. Yet, colleges are spending millions for stadiums and athletic scholarships. Why do this? So they can have bragging rights to whose bigger and badder and number one. Anyone see the latest magazine listing for best schools? How good was the sports team did not figure into the calculation. I have heard from one or two sports enthusiast that having a number one football team will encourage those math and science majors to attend that college because everyone wants to be associated with #1 and therefore all that money will result in a better school. Sports logic at it finest. Babson College with no sports teams is rated in the top five Business Schools.
Basketball people will tell you with pride about the recent trade where to make things work out ... a retired player was given $4,000,000. The money to the retired player who will not play made the deal Kosher. Any problem with that? Another team is going to give money to an unpaid coach of rival team ... to make a trade work. David Stern where did you learn this math?
Sports nuts need to relegated to the position they deserve. Right next to individuals who are wondering whether Jennifer is going to get even with Angeline and how will Britney deal with her visitation issues.
Sports nuts ... we recognize that your life leads little to be proud of ... your inability to carry on a conversation about art, literature, and true issues facing our society. Why you might even talk to your kids about something besides how they are doing in gym.
Maybe you have it right. Bury yourself in trivia and when you want to come up for air ... well, you can worry about who will be the next American Idol or who is getting kicked off the island.
Yes, all of you people ... and you know who you are ... who think that the worrying about your teams win loss record will have an impact on your life, how many points that special player scored is a critical issue because it will help you raising intelligent children and the defensive strategy of the latest addition to the coaching staff is certainly worthy of long hours of discussion. Sports Nuts need to understand that they belong in the grocery check-out line next to the overweight character reading the Star.
What is one result of all this sports craziness?
We are blessed with a Congress that decides to spend what little time that it allocates to working on the Country's issues to investigating whether or not baseball players have been taking performance enhancing drugs for the last ten plus years. Yes, it is national importance whether or not Roger Clemens let someone stick a needle in his butt. Will Congress take away his 7 Cy Young Awards? See when it was happening that this big white guy was throwing a baseball faster, harder and longer than anyone else everyone thought is was the natural evolution of the baseball gene pool program. Yes, all of a sudden because of improved training and hard practice guys are hitting ten to fifteen more home runs per year and pitchers are throwing the ball ten to fifteen more miles per hour.
And of course we want this issue to be partisan, Democrats think he is lying and Republicans don't care.
Now after decades of drugs being taken, all of sudden because the former Senator Mitchell has some time on his hands so he went out and investigated. Low and behold, those guys were taking drugs developed by DuPont and Dow and Pfizer ... approved by the FDA except for guys making multi million dollars a year. Who did the FDA think was going to take those drugs? Follow this up with a book deal for Senator Mitchell, better than his Senate pay ... a tell-all about who was poking who with needles.
David Stern not to be out done .... since we are over the referees betting on games they were officiating ... has come out against mandatory drub testing. He does not want to fall behind baseball and football.
Congress not to be left out calls these athletic drug users in to testify about whose butt was getting stuck. See, Congress has so much time on its hands. Congress has done such a wonderful job what with the economy and the world that they feel they can add some value to the discussion. Congressman do you know the difference between a vegan and a vegetarian?
Why does Congress think this is so important? Well, think back. Do you argue about and worry whether LeBaron is or will be better than Michael? Do you drink yourself silly because your a Knicks fan and life sucks? Do more of most of your sentences contain the phrase ... Da Bears? Are you still arguing about the need for your community to spend $500 Million Dollars to provide a new home for your "fill in the blank" team so they can be really competitive? Do you think the salary cap inhibits your team ... do you understand the math of the luxury tax which is imposed upon salary cap violations? Are you a sorry sad person person because year after year after year the Cubs disappoint you? Well for this last category we do feel your pain.
Not only do we have Congress wasting taxpayer dollars but Television and Radio will help you think that it is important. Next you will be saying its fine that they take drugs because they are nice guys. On the other hand, if they are movie stars or musicians ... well it goes with the territory and what if they die young ... just more fodder for People Magazine.
Can you quote batting averages? Is the first section of the paper you read the Sports Section? Are you paying extra so you can watch each and every football game regardless of where you live? Do you subscribe to the NBA station so you can stay up till 4:00 am watching every game that you taped? Are you having sports news streamed to your phone?
Teachers are underpaid but athletes ... even the so-so ones who are still good but at the bottom of the pro level still make hundreds of thousands of dollars and maybe millions . We are falling behind in math and science. Yet, colleges are spending millions for stadiums and athletic scholarships. Why do this? So they can have bragging rights to whose bigger and badder and number one. Anyone see the latest magazine listing for best schools? How good was the sports team did not figure into the calculation. I have heard from one or two sports enthusiast that having a number one football team will encourage those math and science majors to attend that college because everyone wants to be associated with #1 and therefore all that money will result in a better school. Sports logic at it finest. Babson College with no sports teams is rated in the top five Business Schools.
Basketball people will tell you with pride about the recent trade where to make things work out ... a retired player was given $4,000,000. The money to the retired player who will not play made the deal Kosher. Any problem with that? Another team is going to give money to an unpaid coach of rival team ... to make a trade work. David Stern where did you learn this math?
Sports nuts need to relegated to the position they deserve. Right next to individuals who are wondering whether Jennifer is going to get even with Angeline and how will Britney deal with her visitation issues.
Sports nuts ... we recognize that your life leads little to be proud of ... your inability to carry on a conversation about art, literature, and true issues facing our society. Why you might even talk to your kids about something besides how they are doing in gym.
Maybe you have it right. Bury yourself in trivia and when you want to come up for air ... well, you can worry about who will be the next American Idol or who is getting kicked off the island.
Please Protect Me
My head is about to explode ... quite literally. Now it is not because I have one of those many normal "tax season" headaches. No, this pounding sensation comes from just having spent forty minutes commuting to work and during that normally blissful time a watching cars crawl along the highway ... I did as I often do ... I turned to my radio for a view of the outside world. I will leave my regular listening habits to a future ramble but today as is normal for my morning commute I tuned into NPR, National Public Radio ... no not the National Palestinian Radio Station as some would call it. At least not today mostly.
What was unusual was the amount of nonsense. The world is a sorry place and for that I am saddened. Normally, I try to live in a very secure tightly controlled environment. I pride myself on not watching any news show. I do scan the three newspapers that show up on my doorstep six days a week but then I can always use them for wrapping presents or dead fish. I watch primarily the SciFi channel reruns of time tested programs. My real news comes from the Daily Show and the Colbert Report ... just like most people. I try to abstain from pop culture and do not care who Survives or who is the latest Idol.
So, Hillary is slowing falling from the stage. Yes, the polls are declaring it for sure maybe possibly this time. Texans have recently woken up to the fact that they maybe able to make amends from the blight they gave us in the current president. I person actually said that they were so happy to be able to participate in the historic event that would produce a Black presidential candidate. Yes, that would be historic for Texans. Yes, it is the year 2008 except in Texas. Not that I am in favor of this specific woman, Candidate Hillary but wouldn't anointing the first woman presidential candidate also be historic? Haven't the people of Texas watch 24? Jack Bauer has reported to two, count them two Black presidents. How many women have been portrayed as the President ... Geena Davis and she wasn't renewed. So of course America is ready for a non white male to be President. Please do not consider this an endorsement by any stretch of the imagination except for the program 24. As a side note, several of the people interviewed said without embarrassment, that it is the proper for the President to be a male and we know how well the most recent male from Texas has done.
Secretary of Defense Gates is in Turkey to tell that country they should remove their troops from Iraq because we have claimed it for our troops. Hasn't Turkey played Risk? Only one army can occupy a country at a time and since we have more troops we get to roll three dice while they only get two.
The Olympics are going to be canceled. Seems, the National Spokesman for the Games, 7 foot six inches Yao hurt his foot while making millions in America and will not be able to stand the smog of Beijing so he won't be able to attend. I guess once you give a big, tall Chinese guy American lifestyle its hard to get him back on the reservation.
Israel killed more people in Gaza. These were just people. We can not use the word terrorist when referring to specific people only when generalizing. How do we know that people were killed and how many of them and their ages and occupations? Well we ask the militant medical personnel in Gaza to report to the reporters the information which is unverifiable, normally inaccurate but worthy of being blasted around the world as fact. Oh, by the way one of those meaningless, inaccurate Gaza missiles murdered an Israeli student but that was only worthy of the 7th or 8th paragraph. By the way, if Gaza is so poor, how were they able to spend tens of millions of dollars in Egypt when the security fence was blown up? Where did that money come from? A final not for here, it was reported by not widely that Gaza has received more financial aid in the last two years then in the ten years before. At least two billion dollars per year has been given to the terrorist, missile shooting people. That is $2 Billion for 1.5 million people. Financial aid for Egypt by America is $3 Billion for 60 million people. So, why are they so poor? Maybe if they stop spending their days shooting missiles at school children they could actually do something productive.
And this was only the tip of iceberg of nonsense. Please protect me.
Thank you for letting me ramble on ... I did delete 8 paragraphs.
What was unusual was the amount of nonsense. The world is a sorry place and for that I am saddened. Normally, I try to live in a very secure tightly controlled environment. I pride myself on not watching any news show. I do scan the three newspapers that show up on my doorstep six days a week but then I can always use them for wrapping presents or dead fish. I watch primarily the SciFi channel reruns of time tested programs. My real news comes from the Daily Show and the Colbert Report ... just like most people. I try to abstain from pop culture and do not care who Survives or who is the latest Idol.
So, Hillary is slowing falling from the stage. Yes, the polls are declaring it for sure maybe possibly this time. Texans have recently woken up to the fact that they maybe able to make amends from the blight they gave us in the current president. I person actually said that they were so happy to be able to participate in the historic event that would produce a Black presidential candidate. Yes, that would be historic for Texans. Yes, it is the year 2008 except in Texas. Not that I am in favor of this specific woman, Candidate Hillary but wouldn't anointing the first woman presidential candidate also be historic? Haven't the people of Texas watch 24? Jack Bauer has reported to two, count them two Black presidents. How many women have been portrayed as the President ... Geena Davis and she wasn't renewed. So of course America is ready for a non white male to be President. Please do not consider this an endorsement by any stretch of the imagination except for the program 24. As a side note, several of the people interviewed said without embarrassment, that it is the proper for the President to be a male and we know how well the most recent male from Texas has done.
Secretary of Defense Gates is in Turkey to tell that country they should remove their troops from Iraq because we have claimed it for our troops. Hasn't Turkey played Risk? Only one army can occupy a country at a time and since we have more troops we get to roll three dice while they only get two.
The Olympics are going to be canceled. Seems, the National Spokesman for the Games, 7 foot six inches Yao hurt his foot while making millions in America and will not be able to stand the smog of Beijing so he won't be able to attend. I guess once you give a big, tall Chinese guy American lifestyle its hard to get him back on the reservation.
Israel killed more people in Gaza. These were just people. We can not use the word terrorist when referring to specific people only when generalizing. How do we know that people were killed and how many of them and their ages and occupations? Well we ask the militant medical personnel in Gaza to report to the reporters the information which is unverifiable, normally inaccurate but worthy of being blasted around the world as fact. Oh, by the way one of those meaningless, inaccurate Gaza missiles murdered an Israeli student but that was only worthy of the 7th or 8th paragraph. By the way, if Gaza is so poor, how were they able to spend tens of millions of dollars in Egypt when the security fence was blown up? Where did that money come from? A final not for here, it was reported by not widely that Gaza has received more financial aid in the last two years then in the ten years before. At least two billion dollars per year has been given to the terrorist, missile shooting people. That is $2 Billion for 1.5 million people. Financial aid for Egypt by America is $3 Billion for 60 million people. So, why are they so poor? Maybe if they stop spending their days shooting missiles at school children they could actually do something productive.
And this was only the tip of iceberg of nonsense. Please protect me.
Thank you for letting me ramble on ... I did delete 8 paragraphs.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
I Apologize
Yes, I find myself in the unusual situation of having to apologize. Okay, I confess it is not so unusual. At this stage of my life, I can not count the number of times I have needed to apologize and the long list of people that I have apologized to. So, that being the case, I apologize one more time and certainly not the last time.
But you ask, what could be such an occasion that I would feel the need to apologize in writing on the Net for all the world or at least the three readers that I have to actually see and be able to refer to for all eternity? Well, if you must know ... I have been delayed in making additional journal entries in the illustrious journal of ramblings and for my rambling pleasure because of comments made by an influential prestigious critic. This particular person who shall be nameless, said ... that my pieces here on my Blog are too long and that I ramble! Well, this set me aback. I was dumbfounded. How could not all the dribble coming from my fingers not be of monumental importance? I found myself in a stupor, a daze, in a cloud of despair. This national Los Angeles critic, who she shall remain nameless, said I rambled!
Well, it took me some time to absorb these criticism because I am older and slower than many but then I remembered my preamble, my principles of this Blog and what it was intended for ... why I sought out this venue rather than to continue as in the past of trying to share all my thoughts verbally with world at Sabbath Table with my spouse giving me the evil eye ... I am an "Old Rambling Man" ... so Ms. Los Angeles Critic of National Fame ... I am who I am. So, there!
Now, look at all that I missed.
The fate of the New England Patriots. Alas, in this world of perfection being 18-1 is not good enough. Yes, they did loose the Super Bowl ... the only football game that matters ... there will be many many Super Bowl winners ... and the Miami Dolphins can still hold a proud head-up being the 16-0 Perfect Season Record Holders ... but when was the last time a team went 18-1? Hasn't happened. So, Tom Brady ... yes, your team lost another major game in the last two minutes ... yes, you will not be able to add a fourth Super Bowl ring to your collection ... yes, you lost to New York of all teams ... but 18-1 and all those records that will stand for many, many years ... Congratulations and there is always next year.
I missed Congress worrying about Roger Clemens' butt. I mean, the fate of the nation hinges on baseball jocks taking steroids to hit the ball farther ... pitch a faster pitch. We will loose the War on Terror if we allow these multi millionaire jocks to take drugs to entertain us at a higher level. Forget the sacrifice they are making. Putting their lives in danger. Putting their sex life in danger. They are doing it for us. In addition, Congressman Waxman ... does it matter whether poor Roger can understand the technical differences between being a vegetarian or a vegan? Your Congress at its finest. Democrats attacking a baseball player and Republicans defending his right to take illegal performance enhancing drugs to enrich himself and the already excessively rich owners. How dare the Democrats think he might have been wrong! Why didn't anyone ask the Drug Industry why they produce an illegal performance enhancing drug anyways? But for sure, we beg Congress to please continue on your diligent course to attend to these ever critical issues because while you are doing that the country can continue on its merry path being better off without your attention. Remember there are still "No Wheres" that a bridge to that place that can be funded. Maybe your next endeavor to investigate how womens clothes can be in size Zero?
And the I missed telling you my thoughts on the Writers Strike ... And the Golden Globe Awards presentation which showed no cleavage ... And the fact that there will be no 24 / Jack Bauer this season due to said Writers Strike and Jack being in real time jail ... And the fact the Presidential Campaign continues without any candidate telling how they would get Congress' mind off of Roger's butt and onto any of their proposals ...
But, if I were to go into all that I would be an Old Rambling Man ... so I have to cut this dribble short so as not to offend my Critic.
But you ask, what could be such an occasion that I would feel the need to apologize in writing on the Net for all the world or at least the three readers that I have to actually see and be able to refer to for all eternity? Well, if you must know ... I have been delayed in making additional journal entries in the illustrious journal of ramblings and for my rambling pleasure because of comments made by an influential prestigious critic. This particular person who shall be nameless, said ... that my pieces here on my Blog are too long and that I ramble! Well, this set me aback. I was dumbfounded. How could not all the dribble coming from my fingers not be of monumental importance? I found myself in a stupor, a daze, in a cloud of despair. This national Los Angeles critic, who she shall remain nameless, said I rambled!
Well, it took me some time to absorb these criticism because I am older and slower than many but then I remembered my preamble, my principles of this Blog and what it was intended for ... why I sought out this venue rather than to continue as in the past of trying to share all my thoughts verbally with world at Sabbath Table with my spouse giving me the evil eye ... I am an "Old Rambling Man" ... so Ms. Los Angeles Critic of National Fame ... I am who I am. So, there!
Now, look at all that I missed.
The fate of the New England Patriots. Alas, in this world of perfection being 18-1 is not good enough. Yes, they did loose the Super Bowl ... the only football game that matters ... there will be many many Super Bowl winners ... and the Miami Dolphins can still hold a proud head-up being the 16-0 Perfect Season Record Holders ... but when was the last time a team went 18-1? Hasn't happened. So, Tom Brady ... yes, your team lost another major game in the last two minutes ... yes, you will not be able to add a fourth Super Bowl ring to your collection ... yes, you lost to New York of all teams ... but 18-1 and all those records that will stand for many, many years ... Congratulations and there is always next year.
I missed Congress worrying about Roger Clemens' butt. I mean, the fate of the nation hinges on baseball jocks taking steroids to hit the ball farther ... pitch a faster pitch. We will loose the War on Terror if we allow these multi millionaire jocks to take drugs to entertain us at a higher level. Forget the sacrifice they are making. Putting their lives in danger. Putting their sex life in danger. They are doing it for us. In addition, Congressman Waxman ... does it matter whether poor Roger can understand the technical differences between being a vegetarian or a vegan? Your Congress at its finest. Democrats attacking a baseball player and Republicans defending his right to take illegal performance enhancing drugs to enrich himself and the already excessively rich owners. How dare the Democrats think he might have been wrong! Why didn't anyone ask the Drug Industry why they produce an illegal performance enhancing drug anyways? But for sure, we beg Congress to please continue on your diligent course to attend to these ever critical issues because while you are doing that the country can continue on its merry path being better off without your attention. Remember there are still "No Wheres" that a bridge to that place that can be funded. Maybe your next endeavor to investigate how womens clothes can be in size Zero?
And the I missed telling you my thoughts on the Writers Strike ... And the Golden Globe Awards presentation which showed no cleavage ... And the fact that there will be no 24 / Jack Bauer this season due to said Writers Strike and Jack being in real time jail ... And the fact the Presidential Campaign continues without any candidate telling how they would get Congress' mind off of Roger's butt and onto any of their proposals ...
But, if I were to go into all that I would be an Old Rambling Man ... so I have to cut this dribble short so as not to offend my Critic.
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