Spewing Hate
Perhaps because I have Muslim friends in Orange County, the video linked in this story deeply bothered me. I would like to believe, however, that others, with or without Muslim friends, would also find this disturbing. To watch these families so gracefully walk past the shouting conjures up thoughts of the internment of the Japanese during World War II or the images of the Civil Rights Movement. It is also terrifying to hear local officials make general statements about Marines that would be happy to kill these folks.
This made me recall the first class I attended on Sept. 11, 2001. It was my anthropology class and Dr. Van Gerven said that we should make an effort to reach out to our Muslim students, as they are going through this, too.
No group should be held accountable for its radicals, particularly those that live thousands of miles away. More.
And for the record, my Muslim friends in Orange County have a wall of TVs that are almost exclusively on sports. Doesn’t get more American than that.
Oh, That's Rich
Lady Gaga – the performer that took her name from a Queen song and a large part of her persona from Madonna – is threatening to sue The Icecreamists Ltd., the London restaurant that is selling Baby Gaga. In case you forgot, Baby Gaga is the human breast milk ice cream. Yeah. Anyway, Gag’s people sent a cease-and-desist to the restaurant that called the ice cream 'nausea-inducing' and accused its owners or riding on her coattails. Naturally, the shop’s owner brought up her meat dress. You know, I didn’t even make the connection between the ice cream and the annoying pop star, because breast milk makes me thinks of babies and babies say “gaga.” Anyway, if she plans to sue on them stealing her nausea-inducing ways, well, then I agree. Nonetheless, it is a bit of moot point – the product has been shelved as health officials test it. More.
Oh, That's Rich, Part 2
Colonel Moammar Gadhafi, who swore that he would die a martyr in Libya, might be trying to negotiate an exit that would “allow him to leave Libya in a way that suits his position and would not infringe on his dignity.” Oh, and he wants money, too The opposition, however, is not interested in entertaining compromise.
Also, Gadhafi’s son, Saadi, said that Libya would fall into civil war if his father stepped down.
"The situation is very dangerous,” he said. “From the perspective of a civil war, the leader must play a very, very big role in calming Libya and convincing people to sit together." More.
Sheen Not Winning
Charlie Sheen was officially fired from "Two and a Half Men" on Monday. Sheen, being the craziest winning winner ever, sees this as a positive because it helps the suit he is preparing.
For us poor television watchers, this isn’t exactly a winning moment, because that beast of a show might continue.
Look, John Cryer’s Duckie lipsyncing to “Try A Little Tenderness” is a great contribution to the 1980s, but dude doesn’t need to be on TV playing that same character anymore. More.
Since they are, however, considering replacing Sheen, I am reminded of my dad telling me numerous times – particularly when he was retiring – that no one is irreplaceable in their job. I am sure they can find plenty of people that could very easily and very willingly step into Sheen’s role. I’m thinking Lohan. She could totally do it, right?
Those Talents Must Be At Wet Willies
You know how LeBron James and his talents were supposed to do amazing things for the Miami Heat? Yeah, that hasn’t really panned out yet. They’ve lost five of their last six games. They’ve won only two out of ten games against the top teams in the Eastern Conference. The Heat players are so made that some of them reportedly cried after Sunday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls.
Oh, and I guess Carmelo Anthony thinks it is funny that Chris Bosh cried. But who cares about Melo. More.
Aliens!
NASA may have found evidence of life from outer space. But not any of the scary kind, just some fossilized bacteria on meterorites. Snooze.
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