Regulate This

Oh Kevin Martin ... you make Michael Powell seem restrained. That seemed nearly impossible. Waaaah. There's too much violence on tv ... kids are going to find their dad's gun and go out and kill someone. Guaran-f'n-teed.
That's what an FCC report making the rounds in DC is being reported as saying, and gosh darn, they think that Congress needs to do something about it. You've been doin' a heckuva job, FCC -- I haven't seen a titty or heard an F-bomb in recent years on Ch.'s 2,4,5,7. That's what you're there for, right -- not regulating mergers among media conglomerates, not deciding upon infrastructure that will lay the groundwork for media delivery for decades to come -- to make sure no one says a dirty word on broadcast tv. But hey, while you're at it, regulate cable and satellite! That makes sense! Since people figured out that they can PAY FOR CONTENT that is different, that is edgier, that is for adults -- you better regulate that, too. We can't have Michael Chiklis saying dick on The Shield....don't want Tony Soprano talking dirty to the girls at the "Bing".
Moral of the story, let parents take care of the regulation of their children's television watching. Let parents block channels if they don't want their kids stumbling upon them. This is a self-regulation issue, not a government one. Hands off.

Open Mouth, Insert Foot

Really....he said that? I remember the killer crossover and reminding myself that he wasn't the Hardaway that hung out with Lil' Penny, but who saw this coming? When the 11pm SportsCenter aired the conversation diatribe by Tim Hardaway on Dan LeBetard's radio show from Miami, my jaw had to be scraped off the floor of my bedroom. With every analyst, pundit and host ranging from the often articulate (but this morning tongue-tied) Mike Greenberg to the often aggravating Stephen A. Smith (predictably confrontational) in shock and awe of the idiocy Hardaway exhibited, it was hard to believe that Tim was the only player in the Major Three (or four, for that matter) that felt this way. He was the only one dumb enough to open his mouth and not answer the question with the boring, "Nah, it wouldn't be a big deal, Dan. It's his decision and that's all there is to it." Pot-stirring - certainly not, but instead Hardaway becomes a poster boy for bigotry. If Hardaway had said something instead about Amaechi being black, he would be crucified a la Michael Richards. Hardaway did something dumb, realized it (albeit too late) and now will pay dearly. Too bad we should have nothing but pity left for him.

Deadspin

Post One Redux

You really have to have no heart to root against the Saints this weekend. But betting against them -- perfectly acceptable. I'm laying the 2.5 and taking the Bears. As for the main course, I guess I really do have no heart. I'm rooting against you, Peyton; Schadenfreude to the max. Pats getting 3, thank you very much, Vegas.

Well, it certainly has been a while since posting in these parts ...
I'm back in NJ these days, my reign in the Rising Star over.
Working. Sucks. Looking for a new place to go...in the city obvs.

Lightning Round

Hottie 22-yr old LPGA golfer Natalie Gulbis blows it, again. Gulbis used to date Ben Rothlisberger; guess that crashing and burning rubbed off. Bah-dong-cha.

In Adam Rubin's Mets minor league report, he reports that Lastings Milledge, since returning to the minors has twice been denied first base after getting hit on his Bondsesque elbow armor.

I'm afraid of her.

Because, really, there are comfortable days in the ICU for a horse.

Dear Internet, no one gives a shit.

Actually, Dakota, that would be illegal.

Let's All Get Smarter

In his weekly radio address, President Bush encouraged Congress to increase spending on basic research in the sciences. Basic stuff, ya know, like 10th grade chem class - stuff the President can really grasp. God forbid we get funding to advanced scientific research endeavors - no, not AP Bio - but the stuff that matters in the next 10 years - stem cell research.

World Cup Rant

So I don't want to get off on a Mushnick-like rant here, but here are my World Cup peeves.
Teams are sides. Dumb.
The field is a pitch. Stupid.
The extra players on the sidelines have to wear these bibs - like we're playing intramural basketball in middle school and no one really wanted to go shirts vs. skins. Dumb, again.


Oh and about that article at the top in the Post, I've got no problem with the LPGA girls looking like Natalie Gulbis. FHM is here.

The last ten days

Wow it's been so long. So much has happened.

Pictures from Detroit, Cleveland and Pittsburgh are here. Sorry for the delay. I decided to use picasa web albums from google instead of flickr in the interest of trying it out. Google owns me; it's a little scary.

What else is new in the world?
Shiloh, Al-Zarqawi, Jacob the Jeweler, Phil Mickleson, David Wright, the Heat, the Canes(whalers), Anderson Cooper, Aaron Spelling, subway gropers, Norman Mineta, Ann Coulter, Jason Grimsley, Ben Roethlisburger, Privacy, Net Neutrality, the World Cup, and finally, the first place New York Mets.

More coming soon....

Major League Roundup

Jason Grimsely's big news -- HGH in the Majors. Why are we not surprised.

Check out:
SI - Verducci
Buster
Deadspin (Pujols implicated?!)


Also, Mets trade Kaz Matsui for a 3rd catcher. I kind of feel bad, but not really. Kaz tried, but he just couldn't get it done. This one, thankfully, doesn't have the Kazmir feel to it. Welcome, Eli Marrero.