Dear Mr. Stern,
I am writing to bring to your attention the massive amounts of offensive language and gestures invading the fair game of professional basketball. Recently, your league fined Kobe Bryant and Joakim Noah for using the term "fag" or "faggot" toward a referee and a fan respectively. This term is certainly a derogatory one to question ones manliness. But other words are used on the court that go unnoticed it would seem by your office.
Recently (as in this evening), the Miami Heat organization used songs (although instrumentals) that use offensive language during the introductions to both teams. They used Cee-Lo Green's "Fuck You" (a.k.a. Forget You if you listen to the clean version) and C-Murder's "Down for my niggas." In other words, the Miami Heat organization sent a big "F U" to Dallas during introductions and then called the Dallas team "niggas."
Mr. Stern if you are not familiar with Mr. Murder's song, here is a sampling of the lyrics:
Fuck them other niggas cause I'm down for my niggas
Fuck them other niggas cause I'm down for my niggas
Fuck them other niggas, I ride for my niggas,
I die for my niggas
Fuck them other niggas
What niggas? Them niggas? Yeah dog you wit it
Fuck em, let's get em, do em, I did em.
Admittedly Mr. Murder's song will get a nigga hype and I'm sure that was the point of using it to introduce the Heat. I've witnessed such hypeness myself first hand. And as you can see I support the use of the term nigga, so long as it is appropriate. But that doesn't make it less offensive, particularly to former players who blazed the trail for some of these niggas to get rich. I'm sure the NBA is full of upstanding Black men to go with its share of niggas. But I'm pretty confident Dirk Nowitzki isn't one of them (an upstanding Black man or a nigga). And I'm pretty sure Dallas appreciated being told Fuck You and being called niggas over the PA system (as opposed to being caught by a randomly placed TV camera).
In sum Mr. Stern I hope that your office reacts harshly and swiftly to these actions. It would certainly be an outrage for the pockets of Mr. Bryant and Mr. Noah to be lighter today for use of an offensive term said on the court, and for the Heat organization to go unscathed for use of offensive innuendos over the PA system.
Regards,
The meanest, the prettiest, the baddest mo-fo low-down in this town
Your Highness in waiting,
SHO-NUFF
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Break up the NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is an administrative body created to regulate college sports in order to make them safer. Eventually it was expanded to make rules and regulations generally. Schools choose whether or not to belong to the association, however because of its size and the revenue available to its members, belonging at some point becomes involuntary--you almost HAVE to belong. In choosing to belong to the Association, schools give away its intellectual property rights to the Association, thus the NCAA owns the exclusive licensing rights to all intellectual property (logos, performance of games, etc) of its members (with the exception of Notre Dame). This makes the NCAA sort of a monopoly (more on this later).
Student-athletes must also abide by any rules set forth by the Association by way of accepting a scholarship to play a sport at a member school. Student-athletes generally cannot receive any sort of benefit outside of their scholarship or any "swag" they may receive for participating in an NCAA sanctioned event per NCAA rules (which automatically are incorporated into their contracts). And here's where the problem lies.
We live in a society that loves to shower people of fame with gifts. Designers give actors and actresses free clothes because if their spotted wearing the shit, its advertisement for the designer. Car companies give away cars for winning things (like awards, sporting tournaments, or Wheel of Fortune) with the same idea in mind. However the NCAA frowns upon people not affiliated with the school giving student athletes "hook ups."
Take the Ohio State football program for example. Ohio State football is HUGE in central Ohio. There is pretty much nothing else to attract the love and attention of sports fans (with the exception of the Columbus Crew and Blue Jackets--but both of those fan bases combined can't compare to the love for the Buckeyes). Business owners are more than happy to give star players the privilege to "use" a nice car for free--in hopes that when they get big bucks they'll come back and buy one later. Others will ask for memorabilia--whether to keep for themselves because they're huge fans or to sell on eBay--in exchange for merchandise. Needless to say, stars on the Ohio State football team (and to some extent the basketball team) are the biggest celebrities in the city. Which makes this no different than Kobe getting hooked up in L.A. or Urlacher walking into Nike Town and leaving with free kicks.
In sum, this massive monopoly does not allow its contractors to participate in society and use their fame like any other member of society can. In any other situation, these people could sell their signature, accept free shit and be a VIP. Hell reality "stars" are better positioned to make use of their celebrity than student-athletes. In any other situation members of an association could leave the association (ex. Barry Bonds opted to not be a member of the players' association once he got to the Giants. He figured he should profit off his likeness and all things Bonds related--not baseball generally). However student-athletes can't leave the NCAA. Their choice is to play for another school which may belong to another association (the NAIA for example) which may not offer as much exposure, or the academic quality of the school may not be as good (if they care about those sort of things), or the ladies might not be as nice (because lets face it--chicks dig Division I). To a 17-20 year old this is no choice at all. When there is no other choice, you have a monopoly.
The solution isn't paying players or creating a "minor league" for football (the NBA already has the NBADL and Europe; baseball and hockey players can play professionally right out of high school), but to have the courts look into the power the NCAA has. Ultimately, the NCAA and it's rules influence the daily lives of players. Players are losing scholarships or being sanctioned for activity that should be beyond the purview of NCAA regulation--since the NCAA was created to regulate ON FIELD activity, and especially since some of the behavior doesn't tarnish the image of the NCAA. The fallacy the NCAA wants you to believe is that these young people are "amateur" athletes and for the purity of the sport all that should matter is free school, housing and books. Yet the NCAA rakes in BILLIONS off the sweat and hard work of the players and coaches in the sporting programs. There is something wrong with this picture. These players aren't "cheaters" and the coaches that don't snitch on them shouldn't be ridiculed. They're no different than anyone else in our society trying to capitalize on their celebrity status. If we can't stop Octomom from doing so, the NCAA shouldn't be trying to stop student-athletes from doing it either.
Student-athletes must also abide by any rules set forth by the Association by way of accepting a scholarship to play a sport at a member school. Student-athletes generally cannot receive any sort of benefit outside of their scholarship or any "swag" they may receive for participating in an NCAA sanctioned event per NCAA rules (which automatically are incorporated into their contracts). And here's where the problem lies.
We live in a society that loves to shower people of fame with gifts. Designers give actors and actresses free clothes because if their spotted wearing the shit, its advertisement for the designer. Car companies give away cars for winning things (like awards, sporting tournaments, or Wheel of Fortune) with the same idea in mind. However the NCAA frowns upon people not affiliated with the school giving student athletes "hook ups."
Take the Ohio State football program for example. Ohio State football is HUGE in central Ohio. There is pretty much nothing else to attract the love and attention of sports fans (with the exception of the Columbus Crew and Blue Jackets--but both of those fan bases combined can't compare to the love for the Buckeyes). Business owners are more than happy to give star players the privilege to "use" a nice car for free--in hopes that when they get big bucks they'll come back and buy one later. Others will ask for memorabilia--whether to keep for themselves because they're huge fans or to sell on eBay--in exchange for merchandise. Needless to say, stars on the Ohio State football team (and to some extent the basketball team) are the biggest celebrities in the city. Which makes this no different than Kobe getting hooked up in L.A. or Urlacher walking into Nike Town and leaving with free kicks.
In sum, this massive monopoly does not allow its contractors to participate in society and use their fame like any other member of society can. In any other situation, these people could sell their signature, accept free shit and be a VIP. Hell reality "stars" are better positioned to make use of their celebrity than student-athletes. In any other situation members of an association could leave the association (ex. Barry Bonds opted to not be a member of the players' association once he got to the Giants. He figured he should profit off his likeness and all things Bonds related--not baseball generally). However student-athletes can't leave the NCAA. Their choice is to play for another school which may belong to another association (the NAIA for example) which may not offer as much exposure, or the academic quality of the school may not be as good (if they care about those sort of things), or the ladies might not be as nice (because lets face it--chicks dig Division I). To a 17-20 year old this is no choice at all. When there is no other choice, you have a monopoly.
The solution isn't paying players or creating a "minor league" for football (the NBA already has the NBADL and Europe; baseball and hockey players can play professionally right out of high school), but to have the courts look into the power the NCAA has. Ultimately, the NCAA and it's rules influence the daily lives of players. Players are losing scholarships or being sanctioned for activity that should be beyond the purview of NCAA regulation--since the NCAA was created to regulate ON FIELD activity, and especially since some of the behavior doesn't tarnish the image of the NCAA. The fallacy the NCAA wants you to believe is that these young people are "amateur" athletes and for the purity of the sport all that should matter is free school, housing and books. Yet the NCAA rakes in BILLIONS off the sweat and hard work of the players and coaches in the sporting programs. There is something wrong with this picture. These players aren't "cheaters" and the coaches that don't snitch on them shouldn't be ridiculed. They're no different than anyone else in our society trying to capitalize on their celebrity status. If we can't stop Octomom from doing so, the NCAA shouldn't be trying to stop student-athletes from doing it either.
Monday, May 30, 2011
TOP JESSE JACKSON FAILURE SO FAR
I have written several blogs about varied and well documented ways that Jesse Jackson has failed as a minister, a politician, and a human being. By far, the Top Failure of Jesse Jackson, and the Jackson Family as a single cohesive unit, is the Budwieser Distributorship Fiasco. This move is unprecedented, and can be labeled the single reason that Jesse Jackson, and the Jackson family are still around.
Years ago, Jesse Jackson started out as a troublemaker who would go around and accuse businesses of not being diverse enough. This, in and of itself, was not bad. I dare to say that if this were his only mission, I might like the dude. Many businesses had their attention drawn to the need for diversification, and did so accordingly. However, a strange thing happened. Jackson, basically became a nuisance to the point that many businesses just paid him to go away. These were not outright payments, but donations to the Rainbow PUSH org that Jackson embezzles money from.
One such example is the fact that the Jackson family own the Budwieser Distributorship in the Wrigley Field area. The market price at the time at the time was 40M, and once Jackson realized that he could only raise half that, he began to raise the race issue at corporate headquarters. He gathered investors slowly but surely on his end, and annoyed Budwieser to the point where they took the 20M just to get him the hell away from the corporate office. All you stupid, stupid Cubs fans are paying Jesse Jackson and his group to drink and watch shitty baseball.
Jackson did not stop there. He slowly and methodically got investors who were not directly tied to Rainbow PUSH bought out/removed from the investment group, and had the Jackson family buy their shares. This beer money helped pay or Jesse's illegitimate child support, fund the attempted sale of the Senator seat to Jesse Jr, and pay for a political fucking nobody Sandi Jackson to win an aldermanic seat. The issue is not the shadiness perpetrated by the Jackson family, but rather the extreme hypocrisy that they practice. These fucks are the same people who march up and down and try to get cigarettes banned in black neighborhoods. WHAT ABOUT ALCOHOLISM? IS THIS NOT AN ISSUE IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS? I sometimes drive by black neighborhoods in the afternoons, and there are always 10-15 fucking guys standing around liquor stores looking like zombies. Its 1 pm, are there not better places for them to be? Is this not an issue for you Jesse? I guess not, as long as they are democrats. Jesse, your lies, your deception, and your unscrupulous behavior has led me to hate you and what you stand for. You outran me once, you won;t be so lucky next time.
The Raving Lunatic
Years ago, Jesse Jackson started out as a troublemaker who would go around and accuse businesses of not being diverse enough. This, in and of itself, was not bad. I dare to say that if this were his only mission, I might like the dude. Many businesses had their attention drawn to the need for diversification, and did so accordingly. However, a strange thing happened. Jackson, basically became a nuisance to the point that many businesses just paid him to go away. These were not outright payments, but donations to the Rainbow PUSH org that Jackson embezzles money from.
One such example is the fact that the Jackson family own the Budwieser Distributorship in the Wrigley Field area. The market price at the time at the time was 40M, and once Jackson realized that he could only raise half that, he began to raise the race issue at corporate headquarters. He gathered investors slowly but surely on his end, and annoyed Budwieser to the point where they took the 20M just to get him the hell away from the corporate office. All you stupid, stupid Cubs fans are paying Jesse Jackson and his group to drink and watch shitty baseball.
Jackson did not stop there. He slowly and methodically got investors who were not directly tied to Rainbow PUSH bought out/removed from the investment group, and had the Jackson family buy their shares. This beer money helped pay or Jesse's illegitimate child support, fund the attempted sale of the Senator seat to Jesse Jr, and pay for a political fucking nobody Sandi Jackson to win an aldermanic seat. The issue is not the shadiness perpetrated by the Jackson family, but rather the extreme hypocrisy that they practice. These fucks are the same people who march up and down and try to get cigarettes banned in black neighborhoods. WHAT ABOUT ALCOHOLISM? IS THIS NOT AN ISSUE IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS? I sometimes drive by black neighborhoods in the afternoons, and there are always 10-15 fucking guys standing around liquor stores looking like zombies. Its 1 pm, are there not better places for them to be? Is this not an issue for you Jesse? I guess not, as long as they are democrats. Jesse, your lies, your deception, and your unscrupulous behavior has led me to hate you and what you stand for. You outran me once, you won;t be so lucky next time.
The Raving Lunatic
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Myths of Education
Hello dear friends,
It is I, the Raving Lunatic, back to ask a question. "Just how good is the U.S Education system?
I have just netflixed the movie "Waiting for Superman," and found it a bit underwhelming. It was just as underwhelming as the educational component in Freakanomics. There are stories, facts and figures out there pro-this or anti-that. But what info makes the MOST difference when it comes to education?
Is it the quality of the teachers? Is it the neighborhood the school is located in? Is it the parents of students? Is it the influx of immigrants in our school systems? Can we just fire bad teachers?
Public education is a right pf passage in American society. Maybe your family had a little money, or your parents worked their asses off to send you to private school. It is known that the public schools must accept everyone who appears at their doors, no matter their race, language, economic status, or disability. Like the huddled masses who arrived from Europe in years gone by, immigrants from across the world today turn to the public schools to learn what they need to know to become part of this society. The schools should be far better than they are now, but making them all private charters, or offering school vouchers is no solution.
It bears mentioning that nations with high-performing school systems—whether Korea, Singapore, Finland, or Japan—have succeeded not by privatizing their schools or closing those with low scores, but by strengthening the education profession. They also have less poverty than we do. Fewer than 5 percent of children in Finland live in poverty, as compared to 20 percent in the United States. Those who insist that poverty doesn’t matter, that only teachers matter, prefer to ignore such contrasts.
Parents seem to demand that public schools start firing “bad” teachers so they can get the great results that one of every five charter schools gets. But he never explains how difficult it is to identify “bad” teachers. If one looks only at test scores, teachers in affluent suburbs get higher ones. If one uses student gains or losses as a general measure, then those who teach the neediest children—English-language learners, troubled students, autistic students—will see the smallest gains, and teachers will have an incentive to avoid districts and classes with large numbers of the neediest students.
It is I, the Raving Lunatic, back to ask a question. "Just how good is the U.S Education system?
I have just netflixed the movie "Waiting for Superman," and found it a bit underwhelming. It was just as underwhelming as the educational component in Freakanomics. There are stories, facts and figures out there pro-this or anti-that. But what info makes the MOST difference when it comes to education?
Is it the quality of the teachers? Is it the neighborhood the school is located in? Is it the parents of students? Is it the influx of immigrants in our school systems? Can we just fire bad teachers?
Public education is a right pf passage in American society. Maybe your family had a little money, or your parents worked their asses off to send you to private school. It is known that the public schools must accept everyone who appears at their doors, no matter their race, language, economic status, or disability. Like the huddled masses who arrived from Europe in years gone by, immigrants from across the world today turn to the public schools to learn what they need to know to become part of this society. The schools should be far better than they are now, but making them all private charters, or offering school vouchers is no solution.
It bears mentioning that nations with high-performing school systems—whether Korea, Singapore, Finland, or Japan—have succeeded not by privatizing their schools or closing those with low scores, but by strengthening the education profession. They also have less poverty than we do. Fewer than 5 percent of children in Finland live in poverty, as compared to 20 percent in the United States. Those who insist that poverty doesn’t matter, that only teachers matter, prefer to ignore such contrasts.
Parents seem to demand that public schools start firing “bad” teachers so they can get the great results that one of every five charter schools gets. But he never explains how difficult it is to identify “bad” teachers. If one looks only at test scores, teachers in affluent suburbs get higher ones. If one uses student gains or losses as a general measure, then those who teach the neediest children—English-language learners, troubled students, autistic students—will see the smallest gains, and teachers will have an incentive to avoid districts and classes with large numbers of the neediest students.
Friday, May 27, 2011
TV shows you really need to NetFlix
I watch more TV than you. I always say this but i feel like beleaguring the point. Your TV watching is nothing compared to mine. I am the king of the couch. I am the master of the remote control. I am the supreme cyclops of TV, so listen up because I have some shows you need to go watch.
What you will notice is that I left off many popular shows because they are too easy and really the base common denominator. CSI...well that is an awesome show, so i dont have to tell you to watch and ignore CSI: NY, Miami or NCIS or NCIS LA or NCIS: Russia. Law and order is only good if you're a frustrated lawyer. I also left off some of my personal mindless favorites like White Collar or Fast Lane because I know those shows suck but they entertain me. Other things you will notice is that F/X is a great network for TV. I could have added Damages or Riches on there if they would have just lasted a bit longer. F/X does a great job rolling out shows that other networks overlook or wont show. so peruse the list, go to netflix and start watching. you wont be disappointed unless you think Big Momma's house is a good movie!
F/X:
The Shield
Sons of Anarchy
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Justified
Archer
Rescue ME (up to season 5)
HBO:
The Wire
ROME
(I intentionally left out Sopranos and True blood because those shows arent good. They were ok and have survived on the mass appeal of people who didnt know about the other shows on this list. Eastbound and Down is also off because it is not that funny and dont even get me started on Curb your Enthusiasm... You also already know that Entourage is awesome...for the most part!)
SHOWTIME:
Californication
Dexter
Weeds
(sorry L Word and Tudors...i havent watched you. Nurse Jackie was good for 2 episodes, and whatever that nonsense is with William H Macy, I will pass on it.)
STARZ:
Spartacus
USA:
Monk
Psych (season 1-2)
Burn Notice (season 1-3)
BBC:
Luther
Sherlock
Coupling
Cartoon Network:
Cowboy Bebop
What you will notice is that I left off many popular shows because they are too easy and really the base common denominator. CSI...well that is an awesome show, so i dont have to tell you to watch and ignore CSI: NY, Miami or NCIS or NCIS LA or NCIS: Russia. Law and order is only good if you're a frustrated lawyer. I also left off some of my personal mindless favorites like White Collar or Fast Lane because I know those shows suck but they entertain me. Other things you will notice is that F/X is a great network for TV. I could have added Damages or Riches on there if they would have just lasted a bit longer. F/X does a great job rolling out shows that other networks overlook or wont show. so peruse the list, go to netflix and start watching. you wont be disappointed unless you think Big Momma's house is a good movie!
F/X:
The Shield
Sons of Anarchy
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Justified
Archer
Rescue ME (up to season 5)
HBO:
The Wire
ROME
(I intentionally left out Sopranos and True blood because those shows arent good. They were ok and have survived on the mass appeal of people who didnt know about the other shows on this list. Eastbound and Down is also off because it is not that funny and dont even get me started on Curb your Enthusiasm... You also already know that Entourage is awesome...for the most part!)
SHOWTIME:
Californication
Dexter
Weeds
(sorry L Word and Tudors...i havent watched you. Nurse Jackie was good for 2 episodes, and whatever that nonsense is with William H Macy, I will pass on it.)
STARZ:
Spartacus
USA:
Monk
Psych (season 1-2)
Burn Notice (season 1-3)
BBC:
Luther
Sherlock
Coupling
Cartoon Network:
Cowboy Bebop
Sports with the Handsome Righthander
Hello Sportsfans,
LeBron Still aint shit.
The Handsome Righthander
LeBron Still aint shit.
The Handsome Righthander
THANK YOU CHICAGO BULLS
I am a born and bred Chicagoan. I have never entertained the thought of moving out of Chicago, and i am the first to stick up for my city when people claim the suburbs or other cities are better. I am a fan of every single sports team in Chicago, except the Cubs. So I will, like millions of other Bulls fans, get up and tip my hat to the Chicago Bulls, despite being crushed and decimated after last night. This morning I am still proud to be a Bulls fan and will rock the hat and shirt hard!
No one, and I mean absolutely NO ONE, predicted we would have been this good this year. No one saw a team, with so many new players, new coaches and NEW FANS, have the potential to storm the league the way they did. They covered their flaws with heart, hustle, desire, determination, and raw love for the game and this city. People across the country began filling in fan applications again because we embodied what people loved about team sports. We also had an exciting young player who acted like a Man and shouldered the blame, spread the fame, and played the game all while carrying this City's name.
We won 62 games, and lost 20, and in every one of those games we appreciated the effort. In the playoffs, we cheered and shouted and rooted for this team in hopes our collective energy could will them to the top as much as their will pushed their strengths and covered their weaknesses. Yet, they did more for us than we want to realize at times. They made our city proud and gave us great moments to be cherished and talked about. They gave us hope. Hope that we are relevant in the NBA scene again. Hope that we will compete on the big stages repeatedly and with the same class as our other champions. The Bulls werent supposed to be this good this soon, but they were. Having expectations is what makes people great and inspires others.
I watch my son pick up a ball and practice his Derrick Rose feints and fakes, and shot. He mimics his free throw routine, and defiantly throws it down with a two hand flush full of the same power and fury that D.Rose does. He heads to youTube to watch D.Rose videos and is mesmorized by the well crafted highlight clips thousands of inspired fans have created. Yet, it is not limited to him. I am inspired by a kid who is 11 years younger and 1000000 times more athletic. I am happy my son likes him, and his favorite player Luol Deng, because they are easy to like and represent a great ideal. My dad even gets into the mix loving every energy exhausting play Joakim Noah makes. The list goes on and on and on.
This morning, people are going to tell us what we need and how close we were. I would like to tell them...WE KNOW. We won 6 championships with the greatest player of all time at the helm. We havent forgotten the feeling or the price for that that feeling. The heartache those teams went through before bursting through. The pain that came before the Reign of Jordan. We also know we are on our way with this crew who is hell bent on being like those teams instead of shying away from that historical load.
Thank you: SHIEK, Taj, Big Sexy, RON RON, Hot Sauce, CJ WAAATson, (bench mob)
Thank you: Bogans and BOOZ
THANK YOU: COACH THIBS, LUUUUUU, and the immortal JOAKIM, and yes...STACEY KING
BIG THANK YOU: D. Rose...southside legend
Now go take a month off and get ready for next year. It will suck not watching you guys play 48 minutes of terrifying defense. It will absolutely suck not catching more highlights of D.Rose. We will miss your games and your hustle, but thanks for the great year.
-iz3y!
Chicago Fan 1977-?
I do it - Big Sean (song from d.Rose crazy light commercial)
No one, and I mean absolutely NO ONE, predicted we would have been this good this year. No one saw a team, with so many new players, new coaches and NEW FANS, have the potential to storm the league the way they did. They covered their flaws with heart, hustle, desire, determination, and raw love for the game and this city. People across the country began filling in fan applications again because we embodied what people loved about team sports. We also had an exciting young player who acted like a Man and shouldered the blame, spread the fame, and played the game all while carrying this City's name.
We won 62 games, and lost 20, and in every one of those games we appreciated the effort. In the playoffs, we cheered and shouted and rooted for this team in hopes our collective energy could will them to the top as much as their will pushed their strengths and covered their weaknesses. Yet, they did more for us than we want to realize at times. They made our city proud and gave us great moments to be cherished and talked about. They gave us hope. Hope that we are relevant in the NBA scene again. Hope that we will compete on the big stages repeatedly and with the same class as our other champions. The Bulls werent supposed to be this good this soon, but they were. Having expectations is what makes people great and inspires others.
I watch my son pick up a ball and practice his Derrick Rose feints and fakes, and shot. He mimics his free throw routine, and defiantly throws it down with a two hand flush full of the same power and fury that D.Rose does. He heads to youTube to watch D.Rose videos and is mesmorized by the well crafted highlight clips thousands of inspired fans have created. Yet, it is not limited to him. I am inspired by a kid who is 11 years younger and 1000000 times more athletic. I am happy my son likes him, and his favorite player Luol Deng, because they are easy to like and represent a great ideal. My dad even gets into the mix loving every energy exhausting play Joakim Noah makes. The list goes on and on and on.
This morning, people are going to tell us what we need and how close we were. I would like to tell them...WE KNOW. We won 6 championships with the greatest player of all time at the helm. We havent forgotten the feeling or the price for that that feeling. The heartache those teams went through before bursting through. The pain that came before the Reign of Jordan. We also know we are on our way with this crew who is hell bent on being like those teams instead of shying away from that historical load.
Thank you: SHIEK, Taj, Big Sexy, RON RON, Hot Sauce, CJ WAAATson, (bench mob)
Thank you: Bogans and BOOZ
THANK YOU: COACH THIBS, LUUUUUU, and the immortal JOAKIM, and yes...STACEY KING
BIG THANK YOU: D. Rose...southside legend
Now go take a month off and get ready for next year. It will suck not watching you guys play 48 minutes of terrifying defense. It will absolutely suck not catching more highlights of D.Rose. We will miss your games and your hustle, but thanks for the great year.
-iz3y!
Chicago Fan 1977-?
I do it - Big Sean (song from d.Rose crazy light commercial)
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Time to play the race card...
Tiki Barber made news recently for comparing his hiding away in his agent's attic to the plight of Ann Frank. This was somehow anti-Semitic and made light of the Holocaust--undoubtedly the most horrific event in human history (insert sarcastic tone here). Don't get me wrong--the Holocaust was indeed a terrible event. Luckily that kind of evil is hard to come across in this chapter in human history. But someone needs to say it and only I, your Highness in waiting Sho-Nuff, have the balls to say it--the Holocaust pales in comparison to what happened to Africans in the Americas and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Let's break it down:
--More Africans died ON THE WAY TO THE AMERICAS than the six million plus Jews that were killed by Hitler.
--Concentration and internment camps, gas chambers and genocide are terrible--but Jews were not sold or stolen from their homeland and dragged to another hemisphere...and then placed in camps, ghettos, and killed off.
--They weren't bred to make more laborers. (Yeah I know they were killed for their heritage. But its arguable which is worse--to be killed or to have your child taken from you and sold...and then beaten or killed?)
--Their women weren't raped, impregnated, and the children they gave birth to sold into slavery.
--They weren't hung and castrated with their genitals shoved in their mouths for even the slightest perceived amount of disrespect to "master" or any other white person.
--They weren't beaten and dragged through the streets before being hung and castrated.
--It wasn't illegal for them to read.
--New laws weren't created for them to keep them separate from the rest of the population...after they were released.
--They weren't, and are not 3/5ths of a person in any country's constitution.
--They weren't forced to be "buffalo soldiers."
--They weren't made fun of with "black face."
--Their exploits weren't celebrated to the point that their buffoonery has overtaken many of the successes achieved by them. (More kids know who Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy are than know that Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States. Hell DMX didn't even believe there was a Black man running for President or that his name was actually Barack Obama).
--They got reparations.
The Holocaust was definitely terrible because so much death happened in such a short duration--but imagine the Holocaust going on for over 300 YEARS--and then tack on a few hundred more for Jim Crow. So yeah I'm playin the race card. BIG TIME. On all you suckas. Bobby Jindhal isn't the first Indian-American governor without Lawrence Douglas Wilder. Sonia Sotomayor wouldn't be the first Latino on the Supreme Court without Thurgood Marshall. Bottom line is every time some tea toddler takes a shot at Obama, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton (the poster children of bringing attention to themselves whenever anyone has been "dissed") don't bring up slavery. But perhaps they should--everyone else gets to whine about the historical plight of their people. So should we.
Your Highness in waiting,
Sho-Nuff
Let's break it down:
--More Africans died ON THE WAY TO THE AMERICAS than the six million plus Jews that were killed by Hitler.
--Concentration and internment camps, gas chambers and genocide are terrible--but Jews were not sold or stolen from their homeland and dragged to another hemisphere...and then placed in camps, ghettos, and killed off.
--They weren't bred to make more laborers. (Yeah I know they were killed for their heritage. But its arguable which is worse--to be killed or to have your child taken from you and sold...and then beaten or killed?)
--Their women weren't raped, impregnated, and the children they gave birth to sold into slavery.
--They weren't hung and castrated with their genitals shoved in their mouths for even the slightest perceived amount of disrespect to "master" or any other white person.
--They weren't beaten and dragged through the streets before being hung and castrated.
--It wasn't illegal for them to read.
--New laws weren't created for them to keep them separate from the rest of the population...after they were released.
--They weren't, and are not 3/5ths of a person in any country's constitution.
--They weren't forced to be "buffalo soldiers."
--They weren't made fun of with "black face."
--Their exploits weren't celebrated to the point that their buffoonery has overtaken many of the successes achieved by them. (More kids know who Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy are than know that Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States. Hell DMX didn't even believe there was a Black man running for President or that his name was actually Barack Obama).
--They got reparations.
The Holocaust was definitely terrible because so much death happened in such a short duration--but imagine the Holocaust going on for over 300 YEARS--and then tack on a few hundred more for Jim Crow. So yeah I'm playin the race card. BIG TIME. On all you suckas. Bobby Jindhal isn't the first Indian-American governor without Lawrence Douglas Wilder. Sonia Sotomayor wouldn't be the first Latino on the Supreme Court without Thurgood Marshall. Bottom line is every time some tea toddler takes a shot at Obama, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton (the poster children of bringing attention to themselves whenever anyone has been "dissed") don't bring up slavery. But perhaps they should--everyone else gets to whine about the historical plight of their people. So should we.
Your Highness in waiting,
Sho-Nuff
STILL EVEN MORE Jesse Jackson Failures
Failure 2) The Bloody Turtleneck
Jesse Jackson burst on the scene as a wanna be MLK right-hand man. When MLK was assasinated, Jesse smeared MLK's blood on his turtleneck, and refused to take off the shirt in interviews and apperances afterwards. He wore it not in some symbolic statement, or tribute to the slain hero, but in a selfish attempt to garner attention for himself. He went on to say that if he were the Leader of the MLK movement, he would continue the work of MLK. Now, Marty King was a great marketer and self promoter, But at the heart of his actions was a basic understanding that equality needed to be sustainable. No matter how many businesses Jesse shakes down for money, he will never even get a sniff of the power that MLK was building. Jesse is all about getting money, but no matter how much money he has left after paying child support, he will never be able to buy the peace of mind that comes with the knowledge that people will want to help you if your heart is in the right place. He is satisfied to make enough noise to get paid to go away, like a hooker, or Hare Krishnas.
WHY OH WHY DID YOU DO SOMETHING SO OBVIOUS!
People always want to know why people do the obvious. It is not enough that stuff is obvious, people want a reason. Today's, "holy shit that is obvious" moment deals with the SPERMINATOR Arnold "the Governator" Schwarzenegger. People have gone out of their to fall out of their chair to wonder WHY WOULD HE CHEAT ON HIS WIFE? Well Jokey was kind enough to post a pic of Arnold's latest "known" conquests which you can peruse here and cringe. Now just take a moment and let this soak in.
Not obvious yet? Well think inside the box for a moment. If Maria wasnt going to do what was necessary, Ah-nold is going to do what he thinks he has to. As a well known celebrity he just cant roam the club looking for ass, so he got drunk and hit the first thing closest to him who he could pay off. Shit, the only real mystery i can see is 1: why didnt he strap it up to avoid procreating and 2: why didnt he hire better looking staff? well 2 is obvious actually. Maria probably thought the uglier the staff the more secure she was that Ah-nold wouldnt cheat. Oops. Those who dont learn their history are DOOMED to repeat it. Maria should have learned from Hilary. If you have a man who is marginally powerful and has groupies hanging around who are willing and ready, you best be doing your part or at least control your territory. Hire lesbians! Hire professionals who only fuck for money, and then pay them to not fuck ur man. There are a plethora of moves that could have been made and Maria avoided them all. I am not absolving Ah-nold for his part in this tragedy, but he did have a history of being AH-NOLD! women would throw themselves at him. In the end, the cat was CLEARLY looking for soemthing and that nasty crusty house staffer was ready, willing, and available.
Married, dating, going steady, or just hollering...you best make sure ur doing what you can to make your boo happy. Otherwise....
-iz3y!
Not obvious yet? Well think inside the box for a moment. If Maria wasnt going to do what was necessary, Ah-nold is going to do what he thinks he has to. As a well known celebrity he just cant roam the club looking for ass, so he got drunk and hit the first thing closest to him who he could pay off. Shit, the only real mystery i can see is 1: why didnt he strap it up to avoid procreating and 2: why didnt he hire better looking staff? well 2 is obvious actually. Maria probably thought the uglier the staff the more secure she was that Ah-nold wouldnt cheat. Oops. Those who dont learn their history are DOOMED to repeat it. Maria should have learned from Hilary. If you have a man who is marginally powerful and has groupies hanging around who are willing and ready, you best be doing your part or at least control your territory. Hire lesbians! Hire professionals who only fuck for money, and then pay them to not fuck ur man. There are a plethora of moves that could have been made and Maria avoided them all. I am not absolving Ah-nold for his part in this tragedy, but he did have a history of being AH-NOLD! women would throw themselves at him. In the end, the cat was CLEARLY looking for soemthing and that nasty crusty house staffer was ready, willing, and available.
Married, dating, going steady, or just hollering...you best make sure ur doing what you can to make your boo happy. Otherwise....
-iz3y!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
C'mon man...
Terminator, Predator, Raw Deal, Commando, The Running Man, Twins, Junior, Total Recall, Kindergarten Cop, being Governor of Cali, and all that bodybuilding cash?
Truth
I like Kim Kardhashian's TITS eyes. So pretty.
Sorry to all you horny pervs, this was just a test of my new Striketrough posting system. From now on, i wil let you into the deepest recesses of my mind and strike through anything I deem to racy, racist, or inappropriate. I will still let you see it, just pretending to be a little more PC for the new fans I have.
Sorry to all you horny pervs, this was just a test of my new Striketrough posting system. From now on, i wil let you into the deepest recesses of my mind and strike through anything I deem to racy, racist, or inappropriate. I will still let you see it, just pretending to be a little more PC for the new fans I have.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
EVEN MORE Jesse Jackson Failures
Failure 3 )Wedlock baby
Everybody knows that Jesse Jackson fathered a baby outside of wedlock. The story does not end there however. The woman Jackson did the deed with worked for his advocacy group the Rainbow-PUSH Coalition. You know, when you name your advocacy group something like that you are just inviting trouble. Anyway, her name is Karin Stanford and their love fest lasted four years. He was paying her $120,000 per year from the coalition but not reporting it on his taxes. He then paid her $35,000 cash to move to California and, is paying $3,000 a month in child support. That’s a lot of money and what I want to know is does this guy even have a job? I don’t know what he does for a living and apparently neither does anybody else. In fact the child support got upped to 4K a month, thats 48K a year, who pays for his love child support payments? Thats right, Businesses that pay him to go away.
So the child was 20 months old in January of 2001, which would put the birth day in May of 1999. Working backward from there we arrive at a conception date of September, 1998. So? So, you say? Well I’m sure you remember that little Bill and Monica misunderstanding. What you probably don’t remember is that the good Reverend Jackson was so concerned about the soul of Mr. Clinton that in August of 1998 he went to the White House to pray with the Clinton family over the Bill’s sins. That’s right, Jackson was counseling Bill over his cigar fetish while his own concubine was eight months pregnant. Ya gotta love the balls on this guy.
So the child was 20 months old in January of 2001, which would put the birth day in May of 1999. Working backward from there we arrive at a conception date of September, 1998. So? So, you say? Well I’m sure you remember that little Bill and Monica misunderstanding. What you probably don’t remember is that the good Reverend Jackson was so concerned about the soul of Mr. Clinton that in August of 1998 he went to the White House to pray with the Clinton family over the Bill’s sins. That’s right, Jackson was counseling Bill over his cigar fetish while his own concubine was eight months pregnant. Ya gotta love the balls on this guy.
The love child is called Ashley and would be about 11½ years old now. Thats Ashley and her mother in the picture below. She is way cuter than that Arnold Schwarzenegger fugly kid, and the baby mamma is not half bad, lookin like a busted ass Michelle Obama. But at least she aint 60 like Arnold mistress.
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