It's pretty funny enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfXyEYc2d7c
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
I am not gonna title this because I don't want to give the subject away
Every football analyst will tell you that a great running back takes a lot of pressure off of a quarterback. A great running back can take attention, focus, and scrutiny off of a quarterback. So on behalf of Michael Vick, thank you O.J.
What is with this guy? You would think if you got away with murder, you would try to keep your nose clean. But like many great running backs, when most people would cut left, he cuts right. A must for viewing is the press conference his attorney held this morning regarding his arraignment. The lawyer's answers to questions are often humorous and cover the bases (sorry to mix sports metaphors). There's nothing special about that. Pay attention to the guy over his left shoulder. He is wearing a hat that says "I [heart] famous people" and a t-shirt with O.J.'s photo on it. He is also chewing gum and blowing bubbles while having some teeth missing from his mouth. I tried to find a clip on Youtube to no avail. I will try to put a link up in the future.
Now, I am not advocating killing anyone, but you can put O.J. in the group with Michael Jackson, Robert Blake, George Michael, and Gary Coleman. If they would have been killed 15 years ago, they would be remembered very very fondly. They would be borderline legends. But they lived on and now are just punchlines. Think John Lennon, John Belushi, Marvin Gaye, and River Phoenix. They could have turned out nuts but died at the top. Of course you cannot just "remove" everyone who is past their prime because for every O.J. there is a John Travolta or Aerosmith. By all accounts both ended their prime around 1983. Then in the early 1990s, bam Pulp Fiction and Get a Grip. I guess the one good thing about O.J. being such a screw up is that it saved us from Naked Gun 4.
-J
What is with this guy? You would think if you got away with murder, you would try to keep your nose clean. But like many great running backs, when most people would cut left, he cuts right. A must for viewing is the press conference his attorney held this morning regarding his arraignment. The lawyer's answers to questions are often humorous and cover the bases (sorry to mix sports metaphors). There's nothing special about that. Pay attention to the guy over his left shoulder. He is wearing a hat that says "I [heart] famous people" and a t-shirt with O.J.'s photo on it. He is also chewing gum and blowing bubbles while having some teeth missing from his mouth. I tried to find a clip on Youtube to no avail. I will try to put a link up in the future.
Now, I am not advocating killing anyone, but you can put O.J. in the group with Michael Jackson, Robert Blake, George Michael, and Gary Coleman. If they would have been killed 15 years ago, they would be remembered very very fondly. They would be borderline legends. But they lived on and now are just punchlines. Think John Lennon, John Belushi, Marvin Gaye, and River Phoenix. They could have turned out nuts but died at the top. Of course you cannot just "remove" everyone who is past their prime because for every O.J. there is a John Travolta or Aerosmith. By all accounts both ended their prime around 1983. Then in the early 1990s, bam Pulp Fiction and Get a Grip. I guess the one good thing about O.J. being such a screw up is that it saved us from Naked Gun 4.
-J
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Things on my mind
Sorry its been a while since I posted anything. I was going to post a few things last week but the blogspot website was down. No excuses though!
First of all, this Senator Craig thing... Who knew there was such a complicated ritual to get some booty in the airport? Joking aside, I could care less if a Senator was gay or not. As long as he/she brings home the bacon and keeps others in check, what does it matter? However, this situation has again shown how most (I certainly can't say all) of the congress are hypocrites. Basically this is exactly the same as the Clinton situation. Everyones big problem with him was that he lied under oath (a minority had a problem that the events took place in the oval office). The crime he was impeached for was lying under oath. Republicans especially jumped all over this. Now one might say the Craig situation is different. But, by entering a guilty plea, and then contending he did nothing, he also lied under oath. Now everyone wants to run him out of town. I personally think Clinton should have been kicked out and so should Senator Craig.
Secondly, what is with this sudden national spurt of racism? Three incidents have come to light in the last couple of weeks. The first is the Jena 6 in Louisiana. Where, after being threatened with nooses after eating lunch under the tree where the white kids ate lunch, 6 young men exploded in a rage and beat the snot out of one of the tormentors. The second is this nasty story coming out of West Virginia where a couple of white people kidnapped and assaulted a black woman. Their torture regimen included making her drink from the toilet and eat feces (in all fairness this has not been explicitly referred to as being racially motivated). Thirdly, here at Ole Miss, a black kid was kicked out of the DKE house, called racially insensitive names, and knocked down some stairs.
Now, I try to keep this blog G rated (when you have as many readers as I do, you cannot afford to alienate anyone), but what the hell is wrong with these people? Look at a calendar, its 2007. I generally think race relations are good and racism is very limited, at least publicly. Then something like this comes up. I guess the positive to come out of this is that 50 years ago, if the Jena 6 would have lashed out, they would have been hung from that tree where as now, the charges have already been reduced from attempted murder to a lesser charge and people around the country are donating money to their defense. Also here at Ole Miss, various student boards and college officials are investigating the matter and have promised to get to the bottom of the problem. Of course, it is well publicized what would have happened at Ole Miss 50 years ago. After all, only whites were allowed to attend at that time. So that is what we can take from this experience. Where as years ago racism was not only tolerated, but supported and protected by the government and society, now racism is relegated to the fringes of society and ones own personal thoughts. Like Pandora's Box, events like these show us that all evils have been released into the world. Sometimes, it is difficult to sift through it all to find that hope still resides here.
-J
First of all, this Senator Craig thing... Who knew there was such a complicated ritual to get some booty in the airport? Joking aside, I could care less if a Senator was gay or not. As long as he/she brings home the bacon and keeps others in check, what does it matter? However, this situation has again shown how most (I certainly can't say all) of the congress are hypocrites. Basically this is exactly the same as the Clinton situation. Everyones big problem with him was that he lied under oath (a minority had a problem that the events took place in the oval office). The crime he was impeached for was lying under oath. Republicans especially jumped all over this. Now one might say the Craig situation is different. But, by entering a guilty plea, and then contending he did nothing, he also lied under oath. Now everyone wants to run him out of town. I personally think Clinton should have been kicked out and so should Senator Craig.
Secondly, what is with this sudden national spurt of racism? Three incidents have come to light in the last couple of weeks. The first is the Jena 6 in Louisiana. Where, after being threatened with nooses after eating lunch under the tree where the white kids ate lunch, 6 young men exploded in a rage and beat the snot out of one of the tormentors. The second is this nasty story coming out of West Virginia where a couple of white people kidnapped and assaulted a black woman. Their torture regimen included making her drink from the toilet and eat feces (in all fairness this has not been explicitly referred to as being racially motivated). Thirdly, here at Ole Miss, a black kid was kicked out of the DKE house, called racially insensitive names, and knocked down some stairs.
Now, I try to keep this blog G rated (when you have as many readers as I do, you cannot afford to alienate anyone), but what the hell is wrong with these people? Look at a calendar, its 2007. I generally think race relations are good and racism is very limited, at least publicly. Then something like this comes up. I guess the positive to come out of this is that 50 years ago, if the Jena 6 would have lashed out, they would have been hung from that tree where as now, the charges have already been reduced from attempted murder to a lesser charge and people around the country are donating money to their defense. Also here at Ole Miss, various student boards and college officials are investigating the matter and have promised to get to the bottom of the problem. Of course, it is well publicized what would have happened at Ole Miss 50 years ago. After all, only whites were allowed to attend at that time. So that is what we can take from this experience. Where as years ago racism was not only tolerated, but supported and protected by the government and society, now racism is relegated to the fringes of society and ones own personal thoughts. Like Pandora's Box, events like these show us that all evils have been released into the world. Sometimes, it is difficult to sift through it all to find that hope still resides here.
-J
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