Gimme shelter
The world is such a harsh place. Time to take a late summer break and grab a quick look at the sports pages.
Let's see. Oh, that pro football star who's accused of running a dogfighting operation? His former friends, with whom he has declared eternal bonds in the past, are ratting him out. They reportedly say that said star personally participated in hanging and drowning dogs who didn't fight well for him. Great.
Over in pro basketball, the crooked ref allegedly was betting on NBA games (including games that he officiated) for four years, not just two. Meanwhile, the story coming from one of the defense lawyers in the case appears to be that maybe the ref didn't try to influence the outcomes of the games -- maybe he just sold the gamblers inside information, like which refs were going to officiate which games, and which refs had which kinds of relationships with which players.
Uh huh. He had money riding on the games he was officiating, but he didn't make calls to help himself win. And after the games, monkeys flew out of his butt?
Gosh, the sports pages aren't much comfort today. Let's try the stock pages... or maybe the Portland weather forecast...
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His former friends, with whom he has declared eternal bonds in the past, are ratting him out. They reportedly say that said star personally participated in hanging and drowning dogs who didn't fight well for him.
Hmm, I wonder what the NAACP will have to say about that?
Posted by Jon | August 20, 2007 12:11 PM
What's in the paper is this tremendous comprehension of the millenniums and centuries of Western political thought - precis.
All our history in one short package. AND, it's got facts! If you ever read only one item to explain What . It's . ALL . About : READ THIS. Memorize it.
In Sunday's NYTimes Magazine, The Politics of God, By MARK LILLA, August 19, 2007.
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[caveat as usual, access or non-access to NYT items is beyond my understanding]
Posted by Tenskwatawa | August 20, 2007 12:15 PM
Update: Vick will cop a plea and may go to jail.
Posted by Jack Bog | August 20, 2007 1:39 PM
Damn, I love hockey.
Posted by Himself | August 20, 2007 1:53 PM
Tenskwatawa,
i read that one. obviously, the author never rented Jesus Camp or visited a Republican convention.
Posted by ecohuman.com | August 20, 2007 3:47 PM
Um, you might want to skip the weather forecast and go straight to the Daily Jumble.
Gotta be the coldest summer on record. I didn't know all the transit, bike riding, biofuels, green buildings, etc., would have such an immediate and local effect.
Posted by Gil Johnson | August 20, 2007 10:23 PM