Friday Wrap-Up

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Have you seen all the hubbub about this New York Post editorial cartoon?


Seems my favorite pain in the ass civil rights activist, Al Sharpton, has decided that, at least for the next 4 years, no one shall mention anything remotely associated with President Obama, and any member of the Pan Troglodyte family within the same breath without being deemed a racist. Of course, this cartoon has nothing to do with the two most publicized news events of last week (the stimulus plan and Travis the chimp), but rather is likening President Obama to a monkey. Why have the rules changed? I think that's called hypocrisy! *rolls eyes*

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Jay left a comment on my TMI Tuesday post regarding the high administrative fees associated with the United Way, and I felt it was important to point out that the United Way has extremely low administrative fees (less that 7.5% of their budget – a SUPERIOR rating according to Charity Navigator). If you are ever curious as to how your donation is spent by any charitable organization, this is a great resource!

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Saturday, Cam will be helping out at the “Primetimers” (those in their 60's and beyond) event at the church. The Primetimers are having a Wii bowling tournament and apparently they needed some middle school students to help teach them how to use the Wii gaming system. Cam (and a friend) volunteered, so they’ll spend their afternoon hanging out with the sexagenarians. He makes me so damn proud at times - then he does something completely stupid and I wonder how the same child can be so sweet one moment and so clueless the next. Oh … yeah … we call those teenagers, don’t we?

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I just love Chicago - so many idiots to blog about! The city has installed red light cameras that click a photo of cars running red lights, then generates a ticket (Big Brother anyone?). As if that's not enough, one of the City Alderman has introduced an ordinance that would require countdown signals at intersections with cameras, similar to those on walk lights which tell pedestrians how much time they have to cross a street. Um ... hello? Isn't that what the YELLOW LIGHT is?? A warning that the signal will soon turn red? Goodness ...

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It's a Lynching Alright

It seems that many of my posts lately have had racial undertones, and here is yet another one! Understand that part of my concern surrounding these issues is how they impact my bi-racial son. I am all about personal responsibility and kindness to others, but this politically correct bullshit has gone way too far. I've got a son who needs to learn to live in this world with all of its good - and bad - people, and stunts like this do little to help.

Seems Al Sharpton is on the war path again (can I say that or is it offensive to American Indians?) this time over a comment made by Kelly Tilghman who said last week that young players who wanted to challenge Tiger Woods should "lynch him in a back alley." Probably not the best choice of words, and out of context it sounds even worse, but if you watch the video, it's pretty clear she intended no malice. Had she made this same comment in reference to a white golfer, I'm sure Mr. Sharpton would have never even given it a second thought.

According to all reports, Tilghman made an immediate, personal apology to Woods which he accepted. Shouldn't this be the end of the story? The comment was not a general comment - it was made specifically in regards to Tiger Woods. Have we become a society that can demand "corrective actions" against someone based on something they said about someone else because it offends us? Al Sharpton, shame on you!

The Golf Channel suspended Tilghman for two weeks, but Sharpton is calling for her immediate termination. Imagine that. I can't help but wonder if this kind of intolerance doesn't just deepen racial divides.