First issue is a combination of two, both political which is an area I don;t usually touch upon but here goes:
The death of Falwell:
Jerry Falwell never really left a very good taste in my mouth. He was good at one thing; uniting those that were too weak to think logically for themselves. Who could I compare this to? A fundamentalist, because frankly that is what I always thought that he was. He chose to use religion to bring down those that fell outside of the normal person. Okay, I will admit that I at one time was a dumb naive kid who didn't understand homosexuality, therefore I felt it was unnatural. But as stupid 13 YEAR OLDS typically do, I grew up. But obviously Jerry Falwell didn't, he was against homosexuality, he supported segregation, and he used religion to manipulate people. I am not one to support people dying but come on people, why the hell should anybody have their flags at half mast for this bastard? Isn't our country currently seeking out another fundamentalist? His name is Bin Laden and he does the same thing. Granted Falwell never resorted to violence (as far as I know but I could be wrong) but it is a form of abuse and it is a moral sin to me [The Church of Andre is forgiving of a lot of things but not abuse of power via religion]. Half mast should be something sacred, for real heroes, people who die for freedom not oppressors! Hell if Bill Clinton died (Not Hillary of course) I would put my metaphoric flag at half mast. While I am here I may as well move on to my next order of business; the next election, because I wonder what change will mean. I myself am a tree hugging conservative which is an oxymoron I think.
Okay so here are the four highlighted candidates:
Barak Obama: This guy is a great rhetorician and has superb charisma. So did Bill Clinton and it worked for him. Obama has captured the hearts of all the young naive college age students (Except me) with his promise of a better world. But really all that he has done is made promises to make change. Does anybody real believe that he is actually going to follow through? That was a trick question because I have seen first hand people that eat this guys crap up. I could tell you about my struggles with trying to fit in with the cool kids while having a speech impediment or the one year where I was the smallest kid in my football league yet still overcame that and lead my team in tackles just like Obama has told his story about his epiphanous moments in life that made him face long odds and he came out stronger...but the difference is that I am telling the truth where Obama has either flat out lied or has stretched the truth. Here is a blog about said truth stretching: http://mediamatters.org/items/200704130003
Media Matters - Couric's "Notebook" rehashed debunked Obama rumors
Hillary Clinton: What can I say, she is a devil bitch who has been power hungry for years. Why did she stay with Bill? Because she realized that he was a bridge to her gaining power. I am the largest advocate for equal rights. But too many times equal rights becomes a quest for power over everything. Hillary is a living example of a person who wants to avenge her supposed oppression as a Woman by becoming the supposed most powerful person in the country. What happens when somebody of this low of moral fiber sees a means to gain power? They are willing to lie cheat and steal to gain that power. So of course Hillary states, "If we in Congress don't end this war before January 2009, as president I will," (http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/02/clinton-i-will-end-iraq-war.html
CNN.com - CNN Political Ticker)
Do you smell hypocrisy here? Well I do. Is this who we want to run our country? Not me.
John "Wayne" McCain: I will be honest with you, I really like McCain a lot. I really wanted him for President when he lost out in the last primary. But then again I wanted Bill Bradley too (I still dream that instead of War Bradley would have just kicked Saddam's ass in a game of basketball and made him leave Iraq forever in the largest pay=per-view event in the history of the world). Regardless, I like McCain and he is a bit more liberal of a conservative. But a great deal of people fear that McCain has never fully recovered from being a Vietnam prison camp. I don't really know but it might be a scary thought. Still I like his reaction of wanting to "find and kill the bastards" on 9\11. He has moxy and I wouldn't mind having him as president.
Rudy Giuliani: The knock on this guy is that he is a little gruff at times and may have mob connections. Look I hate to stereotype here but there are a great number of idiots out there that assume anybody who is Italian or has an Italian last name automatically has Mob ties. Maybe there is some validity to it. But if everybody is so accepting of Obama why not accept this guy? He has proven that he can get things done in New York. Obama just promises to get things done. So I give him the edge there. He isn't the most conservative republican but neither is McCain. Giuliani had New York recovering from 9\11 before the rest of the country could. Break downs within communication cause major disasters to become out of hand. Giuliana could never have expected such an atrocity to happen in New York, yet they recovered. I like this guy obviously, because I like guys that get things done and that is what I think this country needs. Agree or Disagree? I would like to know.
On to the next power trip...Ted Thompson
So what do you do when you have one of if not the best Quarterback in NFL history telling you "I will come back for another year but I need you to provide me with weapons?
A. Go out and sign top free agents and pull off astute trades in order to bring in the right players
B. Trade for the player that said quarterback is offering to give up his own salary for for a measly 4th round pick/
C. Ignore said quarterback. I mean your Ted Thompson you are so flawless in your evaluation of talent that you can draft better wideouts in the third round, like a 6'0 3\4" 200 pound wideout who runs the 40-yard dash in an astounding 4.77 seconds who hails from football powerhouse San Jose State who was projected as a fifth round pick.
D. Ignore said quarterbacks request, draft a defensive tackle with your first pick (Why not make your deepest position deeper?) then wait to get a much needed tight end with your last pick in the draft
E. Both A and B
F. Both C and D
Ted Thompson picked choice "F" and in doing so enraged a quarterback who is at his best when he is excited and confident in his teammates. I wasn't an advocate for getting Randy Moss. But if I was Ted Thompson and I had Brett Favre calling me and saying "I want Randy Moss and he wants to play in Green Bay. Please get him and take the money out of MY SALARY!" You can bet that I would say, "Okay Brett we will do our best." then I would jump on the phone and tell the Raiders, "IT IS A DEAL!!!" But Ted has too big of an ego to do that. Wait isn't his ego the reason that he got fired from Seattle? This kind of reminds me of a person from another sport...what was his name? Oh yeah Jerry Krause. The man who destroyed quite possibly the most amazing sports team in history. But he didn't need pugs like MJ, Phil Jackson, Dennis Rodman, etc. He could rebuild a new dynasty and they build a statue outside of the United Center of him in all of his fat toad-like glory. Sorry Ted but you are worshipping the wrong GM. Remember how astute Ron Wolf was. Remember how well he recovered from making mistakes? Remember how he listened to his colleagues? Well maybe he stopped listening to you. Bob Harlan for the love of God and all that is Holy light a fire under this mans ass or fire him. That is all for today.
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