Real Talk

The video is pretty much self explanatory. Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy goes off about a newspaper article written about some of his players. Gundy has since been applauded and criticized for the way he conducted himself. I applaud him. We have to remember that players in college athletics are just kids. They don't deserve to be attacked like rich professional players who make mistakes on the field. I just wish Nebraska's coaching staff could show this much emotion about something. Then again, Tom Osborne and his staff never had to get real emotional to fire up their players.

I Thought This Was America People

There's been so many things going on in this country lately that just blows my mind. I can't seem to focus enough attention on one thing before something else pops up and bothers the hell out of me. Where are we at and where are we heading as a nation? I don't think I've ever questioned myself about the future status of the United States as I do now. Not after September 11th, not after Hurricane Katrina, but after all the nonsense that's been in the news lately.

Let's start with the Jena-6 situation. What is this, 1852? More evidence that many parts of the South is still showing hate and blatant racism towards black people. If you don't know the story here's a quick briefing. Basically some high school kids got in a fight over sitting under a tree. Yes, a tree! Some black students asked their high school administration if it was okay to sit under it since that's where all the white kids would always hang out. When they tried to all hell broke loose and white students started to fight with the black students. The end result was the white kids in the fight either got off with a slap on the wrist or no punishment at all. Meanwhile, the black students were charged with severe crimes including attempted murder. Attempted murder for using a shoe in the fight. It is truly unbelievable. For more on the story click here.

Now some stories about free speech. In Florida during a town hall meeting with Senator John Kerry, an overzealous UF student started to ask some pretty tough questions that he wanted the Senator to answer. After asking if he was in the same "Skull & Bones" secret society with President George Bush, they cut his mic and police started escorting him out of the building. After asking what he did wrong and not wanting to leave, the cops eventually took him to the ground where they proceeded to taser him. For what? He was obnoxious and unorthodox in the way he presented himself, but when did it become a crime to voice your opinion in this country? To me this seems like something out of a dictatorship. The government wants to shut you up so you can never be heard. This isn't America to me. This definitely is not freedom! And to hear this dude scream is brutal.

Here's a few videos of the student getting tasered.




Kathy Griffin and Sally Field were censored for speaking their minds while accepting their Emmy's. Free speech? That's a crazy idea that will never work.

Speaking of speech, let's talk about Isiah Thomas. The former NBA basketball star for the Detroit Pistons and current New York Knicks coach is being sued for sexual harassment by a former female employee. One of her arguments in the lawsuit was the way Thomas would describe her as a "bitch" to both her and Knicks employees. In a deposition given by Thomas he had stated that when a black man calls a black woman a bitch it's not as serious as when a white man calls a black woman a bitch. He stated that it is actually more offensive for a white man to call a black woman a bitch than if a black man did. To me this is totally not a race issue, but a sexist issue. Females should be referred to as women or ladies, not bitches no matter what color they are. It's offensive either way. I wonder what Thomas would have said if it were the other way around. Would it be more offensive for a black man to call a white woman a bitch than for a white man to do so? My answer is the same, no! Bottom line, don't refer to women as bitches or any other derogatory words. Women are queens and deserve to be respected by males of all color.

Donovan McNabb, quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, says that black quarterbacks are more scrutinized than white quarterbacks. Given the city he plays in (Philadelphia once booed Santa Clause) it's probably more the media there than anything. Then again, when you read stories like Jena-6, it makes you think twice about it.

Nebraska Senator Ernie Chambers is suing God. Need I say more?

O.J. Simpson is in the news again. While vigilantly searching for the "real killer" he got arrested in Las Vegas and is charged with 11 counts of armed robbery and is now facing life in jail. Only 12 years too late!

The U.S. Congress decided not to give extended leave to returning soldiers from Iraq. Way to honor those that are defending mine and your asses. Thanks congress!

Osama Bin Laden put out another video today. Can somebody please get rid of this guy? We can read license plate numbers from space, but yet we don't know where this guy is? Bullshit!

And the worst of all, Chris Crocker is getting a t.v. production deal. You know this guy. He's the "leave Britney alone" clown.

For those who haven't seen this 3rd grade dropout.


God help us all...or kill me now!!!

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2007 MTV VMA's Review

So, the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards were held tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada. I have to admit I have not watched this show from beginning to end in years. This year I decided to. And after watching it, I remembered why I usually don't.

All the hype going into this years VMA's was the big return of Britney Spears. Personally I could care less, but for some reason America loves watching a human train wreck on t.v. Sure enough Britney leads off the show with her performance. Seriously, wtf was that? First of all, if you are lip syncing through your entire song (and doing a terrible job at it) please just stay home. She looked like she didn't even want to be there. Dressed in scantily clad clothes it was apparent she has been losing some weight, but still needs to keep her clothes on! Her dancing, if you can call it that, was just a bunch of slow movements and some awkward gyrations. I can't put into words how absolutely horrible it was. This was her comeback? Try again in four years! Charles Manson's fan club just checked in, they want to kill you!

Sarah Silverman followed with her one of a kind stand up. She's very crude in her comedy, but very funny. Most people don't know whether to be offended or to laugh at her jokes. Remember people, she's a comedian, laugh! She made me anyways. After that it was on to the usual performances and the rewarding of moonmen to artists. Aside from the usual on stage performances they had "fantasy suites" in the Palms Hotel where different artists were performing. Kanye West, Fall Out Boy, Justin Timberlake and the Foo Fighters were some of the artists that rocked their fantasy suites during the VMA's as MTV would regularly check in with them. It was different, but if you were in the audience would you have felt a little ripped off?

Chris Brown had a good dance set, but once again he was another artist who would rather lip sync than actually sing. Makes you wonder if these artists are just "studio" artists. He did a few Michael Jackson dance moves and entertained people with that. Maybe he should stick to being a backup dancer if he doesn't wanna sing. You could tell throughout the night who actually sung and who lip synced. The ones who lip synced wore headsets and the real singers used microphones.

No performances really blew me away, except for one. Alicia Keys (no headset) got the crowd moving with her vocal cords! That girl has some pipes and got the crowd going like nobody else who performed tonight. Without any fancy effects or surprises she did it with her talent and on stage presence. Definitely one of the finest singers around today. Props to Miss Alicia Keys! I also liked Linkin Park's performance, but it just didn't compare to Keys.

Kid Rock socked Tommy Lee in the face off camera. Too bad MTV didn't show that, I may have actually been entertained. (It happened during Keys' performance) And what is the hypocrisy with MTV? They edit out lines that borderline reference suicide, but it's ok to have strippers on poles dancing all around the stage, use of the word bitch and oh yeah, letting Britney come out dressed like that! Don't be so sensitive and up in arms about some issues, but could care less about others. Sexism, racism and violence are more of a problem in this country than suicide. Don't be so uppity about suicide, but fine with teen girls making themselves out to be whores on t.v. Yes, suicide is a problem, but I think if you're going to take a stance on issues, take a stance on all serious issues. Don't pick and choose.

Rihanna and Justin Timberlake were the big winners tonight. When you leave voting up to MTV viewers do you not expect JT to have a big night? And are Timbaland and Justin Timberlake dating? Every time I see them they are always together and almost flirting with each other. It's just really weird. Anyone else notice that? I do have to give JT some props though. On not one, but two occasions, Timberlake called out MTV to "play more videos." I concur. The biggest reason I don't watch that channel is because I'm sick of seeing horrible shows like The Hills, Maui Fever or whatever crap reality show seems to be on at the time. Do you really think MTV will listen? No, I don't think so either. It's MTV they will do what they want and they don't care what you think. They still have John Norris for crying out loud. Does anyone really enjoy watching this guy? He can go away anytime soon.

All in all I thought it sucked. Nothing blew me off my feet and nothing really surprised me. Isn't that suppose to be the niche of these award shows? Now that I've wasted four hours of my life I can't get back, I'll remember to read about it next year instead of wasting my electricity tuned into this crap!

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Weekend Update

First, the Huskers were shaky early, but then ended up looking pretty impressive in their 52-10 victory over Nevada. Yay!

Second, it's Labor Day weekend and just like clockwork over the last 10+ years my allergies are starting to kick up. Boo!

Third, that little "magic in a tube" I bought to help cure my poison ivy ended up NOT working like I thought. I woke up Saturday with yet another outbreak worse than what I had before. After going through the entire 1oz tube of Zanfel and not having it work, I wasn't about to go spend another $36 to see if I just got a bad bottle. So I went and stocked up on more Caladryl and it seems to be doing the trick, finally! I still look like I have a really bad skin disease on my arms and legs, which technically I guess I do, but it has really stopped me from doing anything this weekend. Maybe things will be better the next few days.

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