Typical
If you want to know everything about who Howard Dean is and how he would govern, just check this
article from today:
Dean declared himself a "metrosexual," the buzz phrase for straight men in touch with their feminine sides, as he touted his accomplishments in "equal justice" for gay and lesbian couples.
Later in the article, Dean says:
"I've heard the term (metrosexual), but I don't know what it means."
Not that it matters, I guess.
My Gender is ...
Well, the
Gender Genie got it wrong, but it was close!
Words: 632
(NOTE: The genie works best on texts of more than 500 words.)
Female Score: 1190
Male Score: 1186
The Gender Genie thinks the author of this passage is: female!
Sloppiness, ignorance, or deliberate deceit?
Eugene Kane wrote a column this weekend that is so
laughably lame that I really didn't even want to comment on it.
In his column he comes out against a conceal and carry law recently passed in Wisconsin that would allow citizens to apply for a permit, and with specific training, carry a concealed weapon. His first argument against it is (to paraphrase): The only folks who support it are rednecks from small towns (where there is little street crime). All the leaders of the biggest urban area (where there is a lot of street crime) are against it. The urban leaders who oppose it must be correct because they see the results of gun violence and the hicks from the sticks do not.
One person he mentions by name and quotes is the Milwaukee DA, Mike McCann:
"I truly fear that the more guns that are around, the more dangerous it will be. My community, my family and I will be safer without a concealed-carry law," McCann said.
Don't know about you, but I'll take the word of the guy who prosecutes serious crimes in Milwaukee over the guy from Waterford.
Of course, the reason for this is that all the urban leaders, including Mike McCann, are flaming liberal Democrats. So, that's a pretty flimsy reason. Do I say that I think tax cuts must be worthwhile because most Republicans support them? It's kind of a circular argument, which is as close to a real argument as you will get from Kane.
Next, he talks about how there is talk of providing an amendment to exempt Milwaukee county from the conceal and carry law. He then suggests that some will say it is racist to exempt majority black areas from a privilege that majority white areas enjoy. He says:
That's the same sort of political double-speak that allows some Republican legislators to praise expanded school choice in the guise of looking out for poor black children in Milwaukee, when it's actually about sticking it to Milwaukee public schools and the teachers union.
If any of these folks were really concerned about the plight of poor minority children in Milwaukee, you'd see that concern reflected in more of their votes outside of the school choice issue.
Ahem ...public schools are failing an entire generation of children. Middle and upper income folks don't have to worry about it because they can just send their kids to a private school. Poor families do not have that option. He demonstrates with his snide remark that he cares more about the "public schools and the teachers union" than he does about the plight of the children forced to attend MPS.
Try the patented Frogurt Gate theory. It's a great way to determine if a system or place or idea is worthwhile. If you opened the gate to MPS and let all the people who wanted to leave to attend the school of their choice, how many would choose to stay at MPS?
Forget Republicans, forget WEAC, forget the Democrats. We're talking about real families attending real schools in real communities. What would happen to MPS if we did this? I think even Kane would admit that it would collapse from all the people running to escape. This should tell him something about how well the schools are serving their communities, but why should he care about that? Keeping the public school monopoly in Milwaukee keeps the liberal unions rich with dues, which they can then spend on electing liberal legislators, which will bring more liberalism to Milwaukee. I could suggest that this is all Kane cares about, but I can't see into his heart like he can see into Republican hearts.
Also, he suggests that if these folks from upstate really cared about the inner city, they would show it with their votes on different issues. What issues? Also, ...if someone doesn't vote the same way Kane does, that means they "don't care" about their fellow man? Gosh, it must be so nice to live on a higher moral level than everyone else. Ahhh, to be a liberal ....
He gets back to the issue at hand ...
Concealed guns for Milwaukee is such a stupid idea, it's no surprise the impetus for it comes not from any new trend toward violent crime in the state, but from a bunch of partisan hacks looking to make things dicey for a new Democratic governor.
Someone should inform Kane, since he's apparently been asleep for 50 years, that Republican actually believe a concealed carry law will either reduce crime and give citizens the ability to thwart crime. But of course, liberals only see conspiracy, payoffs, and dirty deeds as the motives for the barely human Republicans.
They are playing politics with people's lives, mostly people they don't represent.
What's he saying, ...that inner city people are more likely to kill one another than good, moral, white folk from the burbs? That seems to be the implication here. Sounds racist to me.
Furthermore, where has a concealed carry law caused more gun-related deaths? Where? Kane should be battering us with statistics from the
45 other states who have such a law. He should be filling us with stories about the carnage and horror and bloodlust all for the benefit of the gun lobby! But he can't, can he? These statistics don't exist because that hasn't happened, has it? Does reality count for anything to this boob? Not when it disagrees with his views, I guess.
He then goes on to list a few violent crimes and suggests:
It's impossible to see how any of these deaths could have been prevented by the victim carrying a handgun; in most cases, it's not even feasible.
Well, he's wrong yet again. In fact, there have been many cases where crimes have been thwarted by law-abiding, heat packing citizens. Often, the media covers up this fact, as in the Appalachian
law school shootings where the fact that an armed citizen prevented further bloodshed was completely covered up by all the majority media outlets and wire services.
Sure, sometimes you cannot use a weapon to prevent an attack. But sometimes you can. Furthermore, most of the crime reducing effect of the law is to put it in the criminals mind that the person they are planning to rob, rape, or attack might have a weapon. Most criminals don't have a death wish, so they deliberately prey on the weak.
Now, writes this piece of garbage:
Sure, there might be 45 other states that allow concealed weapons, but I'll bet none of them can claim a drastic drop in gun violence since passing the laws.
First, he seems to admit that he really doesn't know if the laws reduced crime (I'm assuming he's been too busy to actually research his column), otherwise he would definitively say that these laws do NOT reduce crime. Also, he couches his assertion with the term "drastic" to protect against likely evidence that crime has actually been reduced in these communities.
He should just
google the issue and inform himself of the evidence, but we don't call them knee-jerk liberals for nothing.
Here are some actual facts that he could easily find:
Since 1991, the number of privately owned firearms in the U.S. has increased by about 50 million, the number of right-to-carry states has increased from 15 to 33, and violent crime has decreased every year. - NRA
States that adopted nondiscretionary concealed-handgun laws saw murders decreased by at least 8%, rapes by 5%, aggravated assaults by 7% and robberies by 3%. The murder rates of women permit-holders fell by as much as five times the drop of their male counterparts. - (More Guns, Less Crime, John R. Lott, Jr., University of Chicago Press, 1998)
Also, a very popular book was written on this very topic called
More Guns, Less Crime.
Kane may want to read it, or at least be aware that it exists. He might not look like such a fool so consistently.
Great TV
One of the best, most open, most facinating discussions I've ever seen on TV was the NFL Sunday Countdown discussion of Warren Sap's idiotic, ignorant tanrtrum about the league being "slavemasters".
Tom Jackson and Steve Young were brilliant in speaking for the fan, the league, and themselves in criticizing Sapp for being "childish".
It was a shock to see Tom Jackson make so much sense, especially on a matter of race. I hope they put a clip of that discussion online, because NFL Sunday Countdown is not repeated. If you missed it, ...you MISSED it.
Bucks Prediction
I can't fathom them not winning 20 games. Last year, the worst record was 17 wins (Denver and Cleveland), and the Bucks still aren't as bad as those teams were.
The Clip won just over 20 games last year, and I think the Bucks are comparable to them with one exception, ...the Bucks have more experience.
Also, I think they will play hard for the new coach, and I think Porter will stress defense and fundamentals.
So, ...29-53.
A terrible season. If they play better at the end than they do in the beginning and middle, I'll at least be slightly optimistic about the future, ...but just slightly.
Never Never Never
James Lileks' always brilliant bleat has attracted a lot of attention
today.
He weighs in on the Rummymemo flap of yesterday with this gem:
The Rummymemo flap is depressing on a number of levels. Oh, in one respect, it’s heartening; you could take it to mean “okay, we’ve conquered Afghanistan and Iraq; is there anything else we should be doing?” - a sentiment which would have seemed quite reassuring to some after 9/11. (And horrifying to others, who hoped that having been knocked flat by a sucker punch, we would crawl back to our corner, spit into the bucket, and request permission from the French and German judges to declare the bout a draw.) It’s not an “admission of failure, ” as Daschle put it - hell, the administration could put Osama’s head on a stick in the Rose Garden, and Daschle would call it an admission of failure that they hadn’t located the torso. I will never trust these people with national security again. Never, never, never.
Many others have chimed in on the blogosphere to agree with the "Never, never, never" line. Others agree, but are unwilling to say something as definite as "never" when it comes to politics. But this is as safe a bet as you can make. Considering the topic, terrorism, national security, I have no problem saying "never" myself.
NEVER
See? I'd be unwilling to say something so definite with regards to health care or taxes, but on this issue, how much more evidence do we need? I've got enough tjudgmentjudgement. I suspect that others are unwilling to "call it" at this stage because of what thundoubtedlydoubtebly mean, ....that in the post 9/11 world, a world we will live in for theforeseeableorseeable future, there is simply no democrat worthy of consideration for the task of leading through it.
None.
I sympathize with those who are unwilling to be as black-and-white as I am here, but the evidence is all around us.
why oh why
Why does all
good news invariably take the form of a double-edged sword?
10 days
I worry about a lot of things in advance so that I do not have to worry about them when they happen. This is immensely helpful when dealing with predictable events (dates, interviews), and even predictable but unavoidable events (death).
So, I'm pretty good at these situations because I have time to think, plan, prepare, script ...it's the spontaneous events that bring me true distress.
In 10 days I'll be flying to the other side of the world to spend a week with my girlfriend and her family.
For an introvert who has never been further from the US than Toronto, who avoids conversations and social interaction, and who needs a predictable routine to keep his stomach and mind intact, ...it's going to be a challenge.
Now, I know that most people will/do/are rolling their eyes at this, but they have never dealt with it (it being social anxiety disease). It's not that bad in me, but it is still there. Some get it so bad it paralyzes their life, others, like me and
Ricky Williams just look weird, odd, and awkward to others. We're seen as distant, too quiet, too introverted, and reclusive.
In actuality, we're struggling just to keep from running away, from abandoning all the stress of social interaction and retreating into fortresses of solitude. Remember when Ricky Williams gave his first NFL interviews while still wearing his football helmet? Everyone, including me, thought he was just a head case. Well, now we know why, and so does he. He's learned about the condition, and like me, has sought out ways to tough it out and overcome it.
Still, it is limiting, and living with it for 30+ years (most of those years not knowing what was wrong with me) causes you to develop a personality heavily tilted inward rather than outward. And there is really no curing that. We are who we are.
So, yes, this trip has me a bit stressed, but I should be ok. The first step is convincing my mind and emotions that the trip is booked and that no matter how bad I feel, I have to go. I don't have a choice. Once I can blackmail myself that way, it gets a little easier.
Preparation is the next step. For the next 10 days I will take a Tagamet every night regardless of how I feel. My recipe for a calm stomach while on vacation is 1 Tagamet in the morning, 1 swig of Pepto before going out on the town. Works like a charm. (And yes, for those of you who've seen American Splendor, I realize the similarities and laughed especially hard at that moment).
Still, dinner at her father's house sounds quite tedious. None of them speak English except her. I'll have to eat and drink (her father likes Whiskey), and I know that failing to finish all your food is somewhat of an insult to them. Well, when my stomach feels shaky, I can't eat anything at all! If I could make money by leaving food on my plate, I'd be rich enough to hire Bill Gates to scrape the bubblegum off of my shoes. So this will be interesting.
Right now I'm not thinking about that too much. I'm thinking about visiting the Basho museum (the freaking Basho museum!!!) the Imperial Palace (I didn't know they still have an figurehead emperor, duh), some revisionist WWII museums, the sex shops in Roppongi, the millions of hot girls, and of course, my girlfriend.
From now until the day I leave, I'll spend the moments before falling asleep making lists, plans, and preparations. The trip will be like clockwork, with me working out details to the nearest minute. It's the only way for me to avoid stressing too much. You know, idle minds ...
From the vault
I love taking personality quizes, and often stop by
Spark and
Emode to see if they have any new tests up.
Occasionally I'll be asked something like, "have you ever stolen anything?" and I always answer no, ...thinking they don't mean stealing from myself, stealing chord progressions, or stealing ideas.
But I just remembered that on top of a theif, I'm a liar! I did steal, and now I'm coming clean.
I don't know if I wiped these memories from my brain-pan because I did not want to deal with them or if I just forgot them in time like I forget most things. Either way, they were erased from my memory until today.
1. I had one of those word processors that pre-dated user friendly and inexpensive computers. Back then, in the early 90's, almost no one had their own personal computer. Sure, techies had it, and families had it, but not single, poor college students. So, I had this glorified typewriter that had a digital display that would show something like 12 lines of text at a time. It had almost no memory, so all info had to be stored on floppy disks.
Well, the semester was winding down and I needed to finish up some papers, but my disk ran out of space. I couldn't trash any of the existing files, and I didn't have another disk. (Yeah, this is before floppies were as disposable as napkins). I had ZERO cash, so I was really up a creek.
I went to the nearest office depot, remembering that the word processors they had on display contained a floppy disk (otherwise they would not work). So, I casually asked the clerk to show me the processors, then told him I'd think about it. As he walked away, I ejected the floppy, slipped it into my sleeve and walked to the pen and pencil aisle.
I checked over the disk a few times for any security devices and didn't see any (that's how dumb I was, who would put a magnetic strip on a magnetic disk in a disk drive!). I slid it back into my sleeve, watched the clerks closely, and slipped out the front door, into my car, and sped out of there feeling like crap for having to do it.
2. I stole three other items in my life. They were all in the same summer in college, like 1991 or 1992. I stole a licorace rope from a vendor at an outdoor festival on a dare. I stole a cheap bracelet with my friend who was doing the same thing at the same festival, and I stole a cheap wooden necklace at summerfest with the same friend. I guess we liked "sticking it to the man", and took only extremely cheap merchandise.
I realized how easy it was. Make a small distraction, pick a spot that has weak defences (bad sight lines), and half-steal it first. By that I mean, palm the item and walk near the cashier or clerk. If he sees you or if someone sees you, you can pretend you are merely purchasing the item or asking a question about it.
So much stuff is unguarded. Still, sometimes when I am at a small store or market, I marvel at how easy it would be to steal the place blind. No one is watching for it, and even if they are, they can't be everywhere. It was all so easy that I started to think about going for bigger scores, but fortunately I did not.
I knew it was wrong, and basically never did it again.
Not counting stealing post-it note pads from work, ...or paper, ...or pens.
Time for questions
Q. Who is Ed Donatell?
A. The idiot Packer's defensive coordinator. Though, all he's been coordinating lately is a turn-style d-line and a secondary that lets receivers pass through like Pachinko balls.
Q. Is he really an idiot?
A. Yes.
Q. Prove it!
A. Ok. Here's what he said after
Sunday's loss where his defense couldn't pressure the QB, couldn't stop the run, and couldn't cover the receivers:
Donatell said he wasn't willing to sell out with his blitz package until the Rams were up by two scores, which didn't happen until late in the third quarter.
"I think there's a time when it's a two-score game absolutely, something needs to generate because we couldn't sit out there a long time with that team," Donatell said. "That was our intention."
Good plan! Wait until your teams is LOSING by TWO SCORES before you apply the BASIC PRECEPTS of defense.
On the other hand, maybe he's so brilliant that he's stupid (or so stupid that he's brilliant), ...maybe he saw that ESPN special on Muhammad Ali's rumble in the jungle, and decided to apply the feared "rope-a-dope" strategy to professional football. After all, it's never really been tried before, ...just let the other team punch itself out. The QB's arm will get tired from completing so many passes, and the receivers will get weak legs after running in so many touchdowns, ...then we'll have them right where we want them!
I can just see that moron on the sidelines watching the Rams start to run up the score:
"wait .... wait ....almost there ....NOW! BLITZ! GO! GO!"
"Game's over coach."
"Well at least we stuck to our game plan."
So, yes. He is an idiot.
Q. It wasn't all his fault, was it?
A. Not entirely. I say it was about 90% his fault. Maybe a little less because 3 of the 4 turnovers committed by the Packers were inexcusable, Donatell-like blunders.
Q. What about Tom Rossley? Usually you really give it to that guy.
A. He actually called a somewhat decent game. Not perfect, but ok. The one problem is figuring out how to run on turf. I think the secret is speed, not blocking. Blocking is less effective on turf because a fast defender can recover from a good block and still make the tackle. You need quick hitting plays and mis-direction where the running back is at full speed BEFORE he gets to the line of scrimmage. It is notable that this was NEVER TRIED yesterday.
Q. Will the Packers make it to 8-8?
A.
Maybe They'll need some luck, which means beating Philly at home, Detroit on Thanksgiving, da Bears, San Diego, and either Oakland at home or Denver on the road. Lot's of luck.
Why Bother
Eugene Kane likes to
deceive people to make his point.
He suggests in his usually idiotic and sadly predictable column that Donald Rumsfeld orchestrated the fake letter writing "campaign" that involved a few soldiers of a certain battalion.
Times ditz, MoDo,
came under fire for propagating a similar smear earlier this week.
The
scoop is (and this scoop is actually 4 days old. Is it too much to ask Kane to actually pay attention to the news every now and then?) that the commander of the battalion, Lt. Col. Dominic Caraccilo, was behind the letters.
It's funny, even among the ignorant, petty, small-minded liberal columnist class, Kane is 2nd or 3rd rate at best.
Now it's all clear
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Complete stupid-f*cking-Dumbass of the week award
Dennis "the 5 1', bat-eared, goblin-faced shit-for-brains" Kucinich.
"I am running for president of the United States to enable the goddess of peace to encircle within her arms all the children of this country and all the children of the world," Mr. Kucinich said. "As president I will work with leaders of the world to make war a thing of the past, to abolish nuclear weapons."
Not only will I, and 99.9% of all US voters, not vote for Kucinich, ...I might just kick his ass as well.
Don Zimmer Fighclub
I fell asleep about a half inning before the
festivities took place in Boston on Saturday.
My initial reaction was that Pedro was wrong and should have been tossed, but after seeing the whole clip, it is Don Zimmer that was wrong. Yeah, Pedro could have let up on the old man a little, but it's not like he slammed him down. Pedro took some evasive action, and it appears his instincts took over.
Zimmer was wrong, and I'm glad he apologized the next day.
Sandwich Review
The new Santa Fe chipolte chicken thingy and Burger King is rather tasty, but small. Very small. If you are stuck at BK and want something healthier, yet tasty, go for it.
If you're out looking for a tasty, low fat, satisfying sandwich, ...stick with Subway.
Let's get one thing straight
The Packers BEAT KC, then gave the victory to them anyway.
KC is NOT a good football team.
In my estimation, they are about as good as the Packers, but have a slightly lesser running back, and a much lesser QB. So, I guess they are a little worse than the Packers.
KC was lucky. LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY.
That's it.
They did almost nothing to deserve a victory.
Who's to blame? In no specific order:
1. The Refs. "See no evil" was their motto for the afternoon, ignoring takedowns in the KC offensive backfield that should have been flagged, routine holding on the O-line, and clipping on the run backs.
2. Tom Rossley. While he called a brilliant 1st half, he stumbled in the 2nd half with several 3-and-outs, neither taking time off the clock, giving the defense a rest, or moving the ball.
3. Passive defense. Yeah, I know, McKenzie was knocked out of the game, ...but they've still got to apply pressure to the QB. They didn't even try to.
4. Dennis Kucinich. The evil, bat-eared troll certainly had something to do with it. He carries a stench of defeat, old socks, and boiling cauldrons where ever he goes ...just a coincidence he's in Wisconsin today?
5. Bubba and Ahman. Bubba, ...all you gotta do is catch a f-cking ball! Ahman, ...you had a great game. Great. One mistake. But a costly one.
Good News
Locally, we lost a ton of supermarket outlets when Kohl's closed it's food stores a few months ago. Fortunately, now Pick n' Save (a huge, low priced supermarket similar to Albertson's in Carlifornia) has decided to
open up stores in 7 of the former Kohl's locations in the Milwaukee area.
Two decisions confuse me, and one decision is a particularly good one.
First, they decided NOT to open a store at the former Kohl's location on 124th and North avenue on the upper-upper middle class border of Wauwatosa and Brookfield. I find that strange as the nearest store is actually a Pick n' Save, but it is quite a distance away on 124th and Capitol.
Second, they decided to open up a store at the former Kohl's location on Van Buren avenue in downtown Milwaukee, even though the huge east town Pick n' Save is jus t 2 blocks away! They plan to keep BOTH stores open. I don't know how well this well this will work out. I'd hate to see a business fail twice at the same location because it may scare off further development in the area.
The Governator
I wish he was my governor. Here in Wisconsin, we elected a wimpier, less corrupt, equally dishonest, liberal dish-rag.
Usually I only wish I was again living in California during winter months, ...but today I wish I was sipping a Corona at the Fish Shack in Carlsbad, munching on swordfish steak, watching the sunset, and enjoying the fact that my governor rocks.
Literally.
Favre vs Rossley
I've heard that it's been reported that after the Arizona debacle, Favre and Rossley had a war of words with Favre telling Rossley that if he doesn't change his play calling, the season will go into the tank.
Favre specifically requested to be moved outside the pocket more, as I mentioned back a few weeks ago.
DUH
Glad Rossley finally woke the f-ck up.
And finally, the Pack
No, I'm not overly excited about the back-to-back whopping they've delivered to one bad and one supposedly
good team.
Yes, every week Favre and the offence has looked better. I said at the beginning of the season that they looked out of synch, and it is now obvious that they were. Five touchdowns in five possessions is hard to do even in practice, much less against a real opponent. I liked the way they played, the way they adjusted, the way they obviously prepared, and the way they executed.
The O-Line is the under reported story here. Despite the team struggling this season, they have given up only 2 sacks! And one of those sacks came late yesterday. That Seattle defense is good. They tackle well and pursue well, but the Packers kept them off-balance all game with misdirection and hard-nosed running. Tom Rossley called a great game. Yes, the hated Tom Rossley gets praise from the president of the "Fire Rossley" fan club. Brett Favre is Treasurer of that club, by the way.
Defensively, they still struggle to stop the run. They can only get pressure by blitzing, which is fine as long as the d-backs play tight coverage, which is something they should be doing anyway. Still, there were too many wide open receivers in that game because the line is unable to create pressure and the d-backs are sitting in zones. Better to be aggressive when the talent isn't there to play them straight-up.
Favre is looking more and more like the old Favre, ...and for that we are all grateful. Everyone on that team stepped up yesterday, ...there were no real failures except for some of the run defense, ...but let's let them enjoy this, ...they've got a tiger to tame
next week.
And now, Mitch Albom
Mitch, who specializes in writing stories that make me cry, said Rush was fired, not because of political correctness, but because of "correctness". Basically, he was fired because what he said was soooo inaccurate.
WRONG
If that was true, Joe Theisman would be selling hot dogs at the stadium instead of broadcasting from there.
It was political correctness, just admit it. I know you've got books to sell, but come on. When was any sports commentator fired for being wrong? When????
F-ck You Tom Jackson
I finally got mad after watching the first 15 minutes of ESPN Sunday Countdown yesterday.
I could understand Boomer's comments, Young's comments, and Irvin's comments. Tom Jackson's comments were what set me off.
I've written this post in my head 100 times since yesterday morning, and I no longer have the requisite anger and motivation to type out all the words, ...so here is a short synopsis:
1. Fuck you, asshole.
2. You are fucking moron.
3. Take your NFC-hating, Packer-hating, intollerent, sanctimonious bullshit and shove it up your fat ass.
4. What Rush said was not "hurtfull" as you said over and over on Sunday. If you think it is, then you really have serious problem with perspective. Rush said something negative about a black player and his view of the media's favorable treatment of that player. He did not say the player was bad BECAUSE he was black. He made an observation which you can agree with or disagree with, but to be "hurt" by it (looking like you were about to cry on the set) is moronic.
5. Your NFL friend who called to tell you that his son asked him "Daddy, is it ok for a black person to play quarterback?" or whatever dumbass thing the idiot kid said ...the proper response from the dad should have been, "Of course it is son, don't be an idiot. Look around you. There's black quarterbacks everywhere. One of them was criticized, that's all." But Tom Jackson used this pathetic story to insinuate that Rush's comments were an attack on blacks and black quarterbacks, and they obviously weren't. You can excuse a kid for being stupid, because all kids really are. But Jackson has no excuse. I think Jackson is a prejudiced, ignorant, intollerant buffoon. I've never really liked him. And I never will.
That said
I think Rush's comments were out of place on that show. I don't want to watch a politically divisive show on Sunday morning before football. I just don't. Football, and sports in general, should bring us all together. I know, I know, ...the left bring politics into it all the time, ...and I think that is the only time we should address it. Defensively. Not offensively. The world is too PC to do it any other way. Even though we may have rightness on our side in the argument, we will lose because no one will hear what we say. As soon as something un-PC is said, it's over.
***UPDATE*** There wasn't enough swearing in this post, ...so let me repeat, Fuck you Tom Jackson. And let me add, ...go to hell!
