In 2024, I am determined to do what is right for society and humanity. I wish I had a copy of the blueprints and instruction manual.
As our country continues to descend into a conflagration of senseless divisiveness, our most authoritative leaders have made a heap of hypocritical, pandering, and often gutless decisions and messages best suited to blind wishful thinking. are sent to the opposition.
And no one is more misguided, pseudo-populist, and openly frightened than Roger Goodell, the NFL’s $70 million-plus-a-year flip-flopper.
On Thursday, the NFL Draft opened with the now-common addition of Goodell. Two national anthems are sung, an unofficial “Negro National Anthem,” a beautiful song with no nationalist or patriotic content, followed by the official U.S. national anthem. The early United States survived for the second time from the domineering British rule.
So, let’s conclude that Mr. Goodell supports racism in the form of two different national anthems, one for black Americans and one for mostly white Americans. There’s no way you can’t.
How will that happen, as Goodell’s prominent annual end zone message proclaims “the end of racism”? It will only divide our race, and racism It is a return to the fountain of desire and designation of races in “separate but equal” laws that promoted the .
It only adds new pain to a divided house.
Whether inside the stadium or outside, Mr. Goodell said, how the two national anthems are designed to be heard and observed, at least before the drunken brawls and excessive brutality on the field begin. practical guidance should be provided.
For example, should white people stand for the national anthem of black people? Or will they be accused of plagiarizing songs specifically earmarked to be sung and revered by black people?
But in that case, wouldn’t it be rude for white people not to support the black version? Please help us all, Roger. This is where you have placed us.
And what happened to the opening verse of the War of 1812 version that we all once sang and thought belonged to? Is it only for whites now? If a black person stood up, let alone sang that song, would he risk being called an Uncle Tom or a supporter of Jim Crow laws?
Please tell me, Roger. seriously. Should I remove both caps? You are allowing it to persist. And for how long? Whose national anthem is this?
For protesters, which knee should white people take, and which knee should black people take? Or are all knees created the same?
Let me put it this way, Rog, the day is coming when I will be at a game or event and have to figure out what to do and how to act without hurting anyone’s feelings.
I’ll probably wander the hallways until the national anthem ends.
Giants will be armed with LSU wide receivers
We had been told by ESPN/ABC and the NFL Network that LSU wide receiver Malik Nabors, the Giants’ first-round pick, was an A-plus selection across the board, so when those drum bangers mentioned Nabors’ arrest, I had very little expectations. At age 19, he was accused of walking down Bourbon Street with a gun in his waistband.
The charges were dropped on the condition that the gun not be returned to Nabers – hey, that’s a tough punishment! And, according to the Orleans Parish Attorney’s Office, the case is “based on a person who has no prior criminal history and is currently enrolled at the university.”
And as we all know, LSU football is a serious, academic-first program, and you don’t even need to know why the star receiver had a gun in his waistband.
Last year, another 19-year-old LSU football player, running back Trayvion Antwon Holley, was charged with attempted second-degree murder after fatally shooting two people on a public street.
He was charged with misdemeanor possession of a weapon. He maintains his complete innocence and is currently suspended by the team.
Despite this, LSU football annually contributes more than its fair share of total NCAA arrests.
All the best, Malik Nabers. I wish him all the best with the Giants. But I don’t like chasing stories that already come with caveats.
A new New York Lottery commercial is airing and it features all the fun elements you can witness while traveling through the New York City subways.
It starts with a shady guy throwing and kicking karate moves on the subway, followed by a bunch of weirdos. Isn’t it clever?
It seems comical, even clever, but one wonders if the creators of this ad know what’s going on here.
On Thursday night, with the 76ers leading by two games heading into the playoffs, Sixers star Joel Embiid looked so eager to be ejected for bad behavior from start to finish. His actions would have been surprising if they weren’t unexpected in a big NBA or NFL game.
University tennis has a global atmosphere.
You may not have the money to pay your professors, heat your dorms, or buy mops to clean your classroom floors, but even if your sport doesn’t generate income, There is always a mountain of dough.
As I watched the SEC Men’s Tennis Championship between Kentucky and South Carolina on ESPN on Saturday, I was drawn to the roster of teams I was interested in rooting for, perhaps local players.
The South Carolina crew included one person each from Brazil, Australia, England, Wales, and Scotland. Kentucky had three recruits from Montreal, one from Ontario, one from New Zealand and one from Scotland.
The venue in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was nearly empty.
How long will it be before Juan Soto’s self-indulgent pose at home plate (the kind of pose Aaron Boone allows himself to do every year) takes the Yankees a game or two? “I thought he was out” is now a valid defense.
I once wondered how Nike executives felt when they saw all the members of “Death to America!” A protester is seen holding a Nike swoosh across his chest as he attempts to kill a suspected illegal immigrant. Why do I get the feeling that they’re quietly excited based on their marketing campaign and as long as the outfits aren’t knockoffs?
If you need to kill time, tune in to MLB Network for a daily scroll of recently injured pitchers.
Texas defensive end Tevondre Sweat, who was expected by some to be an early draft pick, was arrested earlier this month on a DUI charge. Timing is everything.
The quick shot on goal during Thursday’s Hurricanes-Islanders game on ESPN2 was completely overshadowed by one of those ridiculous power play nameplates that ESPN thoughtlessly added. In other words, things that were originally difficult to see become invisible. But it’s ESPN!
Considering how little Trevor Immelman has added to CBS’ golf coverage, one wonders if he would have been hired had he not had a South African accent to replace Nike Faldo’s British one. Dew.
So recently departed Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh made good on his promise to get a 15-0 tattoo tattooed on his arm if the Wolverines finished 15-0. Reader Vinnie Mooney: “I don’t think ‘three years’ probation’ applies.”
