therealstevesmith

Republicans Stole the 2000 Election

                 June the 29th '07

I think we may be at a tipping point. US Weekly not having any mention of Paris Hilton is a reaction to the very public outcry to the very public outbreak of news devoted to the Hiltons, and marks a turning point in the emergence of the crowd that used to hang out at parties and talk about how "We're being hosed my the mainstream, man."

US Weekly knows that they will not take a hit for dissing Paris, and that's just how it should be.

People are seriously getting sick of the bull. This is one funny cartoon.   It doesn't mean we're going to be seeing teenage job statistics at the top of the hour, but let's face it, we know we're getting jacked.

I guffaw if you haven't heard of FAIR. These peoples' profession is to put it down. That's cool.

    

A Quick Reminder

                                     June 27, 2007

                I'm not trying to be cocky or nuthin, but I feel it's worth asserting that this ain't news, neither is this, and this guy's so lucky to have a respite, that if he did actually do it, we should hold a raffle to see who gets to kill the baby inside him (obviously I'm against the death penalty).

Tanking the Chance to Pac, Man.

                                 June 26, 2007

                Man, I hate to hear about people losing money.  Because you know it's just going to make the world meaner in general. Remember when Cheyney had to give up his Haliburton shares?

               The separate debacles of Terry "tank" Johnson and Adam "pacman" Jones are bound to change, at least, the extent that folks in the public spotlight f up. Throw in the Paris Hilton reality show (talk about going solo!) on the News (?!) and we can reasonably expect an increase in the limousine and taxi industry. Sayitwitme, if you have money, hire a driver.

                Paris will keep her money, in fact, she's the one who should make it rain.  Go to the hood and just start a money tsunami. It's summer. We ain't got no jobs....But pacman and tank are playing with smaller reserves.

The Kobe Test

                                 June 24, 2007

            Most people forget that the Lakers did shit between 1992 and 2000. It's similar to George Steinbrenner being called a winner when he went from 1978-90 something without getting a ring.

           Jerry Buss has been a great owner. He's set a standard of excellence that Al Davis would wear bright pink to achieve.  The conversation of great NBA centers and great Laker centers is almost one and the same.   

         But as Buss ages, it appears that his ability to keep a firm hand on EVERYTHING going on around him, including the construction of his legacy, has left him in the position of having to trust people he would not have otherwise parterned with were he just starting out today. 

         Mitch Kupchak would not have been a GM in 1980.  His luck is coming around at the right time, watching Jerry West work his magic and being attached to the 80's showtime Lakers. Buss would not have included him when he first took over the team.

         Likewise, Jim Buss doesn't have the skills of his dad, but he's gonna end up running the team. That's like Grant Hill playing running back for the Cowboys.  If the younger Buss wanted to show integrity, he'd offer season ticket holders a 1% refund for every game the Lakers are under .500  until they win another championship (a 5% refund over the last three seasons).

           When you're first starting out, there's no team to be loyal to. You're simply looking for the best people, and constantly selling them on your vision, in order to make sure they stick around.  After the success kicks in, people want to change positions (astt coach to head coach - former player to asst coach etc.) and the original formula is no longer intact.    

          So greatnes is not running through the Laker organization right now (6/24/07). 

                    Enter Kobe Bryant. So dope he's taken for granted.  6 foot six and challenging Wilt Chamberlin for scoring records. Has Tim Duncan ever even SCORED 50 points in a game?  Has Kevin Garnett (and he's my favorite player!)? Bryant scored 50 points a night for about two weeks just so his team could make the playoffs!

         And let us not forget the difference between the Eastern and Western conferences. When people compare James and Wade to Kobe, forgetting the fact that those guys have been in the league half the time, Dwayne Wade beat Dirk Nowitzki, possibly the weakest superstar, in any sport, of all time, and Lebron won an even weaker conference than Wade.

         So let's not pretend that anyone who hates Bryant has anything other than a PERSONAL gripe with him.

         "He threw his teamates under the bus." 

           You wanna laugh hard? Say this out loud....Kobe Bryant's a bad teammate, but Phil Jackson's a great author.

          Of course no one will acknowledge that Kobe and Phil wouldn't even be together if Jackson hadn't called Bryant "uncoachable" in his memoir of the 2004 season. So the idea that Andrew Bynum or whatever rebound missing misfit Kobe belittled will never be able get over the criticism is specious. Stop HATING!

Don't Duke It Out

                               june 23, 2007

          This Duke case is really bringing back unity in the White American community. Even without knowing the names of the victims, the mere instance of a Black women falsely accusing a group of white men of rape has triggered a groundswell of support for the Justice system not seen since Ollie North raised his right hand (turns out his armpit stunk).

             Just think if Ji Jaga (Geronimo Pratt) had played lacrosse for Duke University. Going beyond the public forum he would have had to espouse his revolutionary views, between shouting down the Guvment, he could have been doing some vandalism on the weekends, maybe some public drunkeness, perhaps beat up a gay once a year or so, and never be imprisoned for 27 years for a crime he didn't commit.

       Brainstorming here, but what if the lacrosse is the only difference between Jim Brown and OJ Simpson?  If you remember the last time Jim Brown went to jail, the system was actually was trying to keep him out. Jim Brown was like, "F that shit." I think he may have set his own sentence. I can't see Simpson doing that.

              But the 3 Du K suffer the indignity of being suspected of a crime, and American Whites react as if Al Queda came in and stole the Liberty Bell. I half expect to hear some talk head say, "The only thing we have to fear are black strippers themselves."  It's as if we've always respected strippers, and now this finch is going to ruin it for the rest of them. Like she's Pandora's Box for creditbility.

               If people can't look at Blacks as anything beyond the periphery of society, then it's easy to make the leap that The Duke Rape Case is a common example of what happens if we take black people seriously.  We're sending a message to DA's across the country and it's this...it's ok to think twice about taking Black people seriously.

               

Pimp My Pope

                                      June 20, 2007

                Are we gonna see some fuzzy dice hanging off the PopeMobile? T Pope Mobile? Am I going to be in the Pope's 'Fave 5' soon? Do I now have to refer to a hoopty as a poapty (damn english). 

                The man who ties up more lanes than a 7.0 is going to give me rules of the road.  What's next, his top ten Los Lobos records?

               And to think how pissed I was when Infallible said I couldn't have pre marital sex, or even consensual sex with my wife if it involves rubber. I should have saved some of that cavalier 'fuck offing', cause now I'm real pissed.

               Being raised Caflic in Amerka, you accept the fact that there'll be a certain level of guilt when you have sex as a teenager. You factor it in as the cost of doing business, with God.

              The difference (unfortunately) is that I drive everyday. So the idea of somebody who technically doesn't have to be on time for ANYTHING telling me how to drive is not just jacked up, it's un-American.

                    Here are the Top 7 Commandments For LA Drivers

     1. Though shall pull up.

     2. Turn on thoust left turn signal BEFORE thy light turns green.

     3. Honor the car driving up the street when backing out of thou's driveway.

     4. Respect the fast lane/slow lane theory, even whilst on surface streets

     5. Thou shall know that the side street is big enough for two cars and commence driving in a straight line

     6. Always enter turning lane at the beginning of said lane, and refrain from slowing car behind thou.

    7. Thou shall not give way to car on right when a car behind you must also make it through the yellow light.

Levar Arrington

                             June 20, 2007

             It's too bad, because I don't know much about Levar Arrington, who recently suffered a broken arm and leg while driving a motorcycle. I know he alledgedly dated Venus Williams for a minute. And he was phat at Penn State, high draft choice, on a strictly NFL ability level, sort of a defensive Keyshawn Johnson, good to very good.

              But after this, there'll always be a part of me that KNOWS he's an idiot.

              I won't ride a motorcycle, and I earn about as much as a salesman on a bad year.

Throwing the Book at OJ Simpson

         June 17, 2007

   The most amazing thing to me about the OJ Simpson case is that nobody else has been killed. That's a testament to the US legal system right there.  We read everyday about people getting killed at dogfights, but let's say some cat owed you 33.5 million dollars?  Don't tell me you wouldn't be putting  a dolphin head on somebody's pillow, considering 'The Godfather' was 35 years ago.  The average brother would be going to murder with the knife he has, not the knife he wants, or wishes he had.

       So give the moral high ground to the Goldmans. If you tell somebody you can't pay them back because your KID is broke, you may be a redneck.

        Have the lawyers even tried to negotiate? Perhaps there's a relative Simpson could help get into USC, or a stray nephew who needs a letter in order to get in at Hertz.  Court TV could pay a million a year for the revenue they gain every time they have an opportunity to bring up the Hall of Famer's more recent history.

      

Delaney the Lamest

                   June 12, 2007

           How does an NBA ref get their name in the paper?

        Bob Delaney stood there while Bruce Bowen played "Wipeout" on Lebron James' arm. While Cleveland burned, he fiddled. He should have whistled. At worst, James should have been at the line for two free throws.

         Cleveland has had 'the drive', 'the fumble', 'the shot' and 'the single.' Now we have a new lament... 'the ref.'         

           Perhaps people don't feel like they can trust the League.  All the superstar calls, and then our superstar doesn't get the call.  At home.

          And the NBA wonders why its ratings are sliding.

My problem is this. Let's say Delaney honors his agreement and blows the whistle. When the whistle blows, for Lebron, the whole building becomes quiet. Bowen naturally relaxes. James' muscles focus and he sees that basket with every fiber and mental memory in his body. Breen, Van Gundy and Jackson finally shut up. The next sound you hear is Joe Tait screaming, "And one, and one and one." James makes the free throw to complete the four point play, the Spurs throw up junk with Ginobli flopping and the Cavaliers win by a point!         

          That's the opportunity Bob Delaney robbed from us. When you don't have the better team, it's important to have the game called for the full 48 minutes, especially in your own gym.  Bowen was instructed to foul James and I think he could do that.

           But Delaney sees a different game. He forgot that the idea of "don't let the refs decide the game" stems from the contact that occurs under the rim when a shot is missed and teams are scrumming for the rebound. That philososphy doesn't translate to not protecting a guy shooting a 25 footer with seconds left and the shooter's team actually down by three points!

        My goal is to be entertained and see the Cavs win, dammit. Ref the game for the ENTIRE game and let's find out if they have a chance to win this series.

          Cleveland in 7.