Monday, April 23, 2007

Boston Arch-Rivals Beat Yankees and Mets
Though we were finally blessed with great weather in the NY area this past weekend, our baseball teams lost their series to their past and present Boston arch-rivals.
 
The Braves used to play in Boston before they moved to Milwaukee and then Atlanta.  I wrote Steve privately going into the weekend that the Mets had to win two out of three and the Yankees had to win at least win one game. 
 
My worst fears were confirmed as the Mets and Tom Glavine lost a chance to win the series and #294 for his career, respectively.  The Yankees had Friday's game in the bag but Mariano unfortunately blew the save, his second in five days.  I didn't expect much on Saturday and Sunday with rookie starters.  Instead of only being two games back, we are four. 
 
To present, the Mets have lost four out of six against the Braves and the Yankees were swept by the Red Sox.  The Yankees have a chance to redeem themselves this weekend at the Stadium.  I am not panicking yet as we have had three starters (Wang, Mussina, and Pavano) on the DL but Wang and Mussina will be back this week, God Willing.  However, I have Roger Clemens on speed dial.   
 
Posted by a concerned Tank in NY.


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  Sunday, April 22, 2007

Nor'easter and Tax Day Jello Wrestling

If it is the second Sunday of the month, then it must be time for the world's premier sports SATIRE, Amateur Female Jello Wrestling.  Amateur Female Jello Wrestling is not your father's wrestling nor your mother's feminism.  It has to be seen live to be believed. 

For our non-American readers, today is a day that all Americans dread, Tax Day.  The Northeast also pounded New York with eight inches or 20 centimeters of rain.

It's great to see familiar faces like Skella Bella, Tiana, Dana Sterling, and Annie Rock. 

Before the matches started, a journalist named Maria interviewed me.  Maria asked me about the typical SteveAndTheTank.com reader.  I really couldn't answer her because I am grateful that we have readers all over the world.  For instance, when Steve speaks at IT conferences around the world in diverse places like Egypt, Pakistan, and other far away lands are exposed to something that they normally would not in their home countries.  I think Amateur Female Jello Wrestling and Steve and the Tank play a small but important role in "democratization" if you will of those closed socities. 

DJ Kowabunga and Schweron (pictured below) warmed up the crowd.  Good job on "Swamp Thing". 

After their brief set, the Tank peeked at the TVs above the bar to catch the NBA scores.   The NJ Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 111-107.  The Knicks lost to Toronto 107-105.

Hoola Hoop Contest: Since the Tank won musical chairs at last month's Co-Ed Disco Crisco Twister, Dana asked me to approach the stage.  The Tank did not win the hoola hoop contest.  Dana advised me to practice more but I replied that I am too busy blogging. :-)

Without further ado, "let's get ready to jello wrestle!!!!!!!!"

Veronica Vicious is your ring announcer.  Tiana is doing double duty as co-announcer and your referee, AKA the Goddess of Plunder.  She sounds like the IRS.

(1) The Mad Mistress versus the Dangerous Divorcee:

Not only is pride on the line but the future of the Mad Mistress' fiance, Jimmy.  The winner gets Jimmy, only possible in Amateur Female Jello Wrestling. 

The ladies arm lock around the shoulders.  Divorcee arm bars Mistress.  Mistress counters by spanking and then flipping the Divorcee.  Both ladies body slam one another.  Amazing!    

                    
True to her word, the Divorcee takes the Mistress down.

Back and forth they go with side body locks and spanks.
    
The Dangerous Divorcee slams and pins the Mad Mistress as promised.  Therefore, the Mad Mistress is no longer engaged to Jimmy as he is going home with the Dangerous Divorcee.


(2) Spring Fling versus Martha Do-It: 

 
These are two real roommates who are going to settle differences like whose hair is in the drain and singing John Denver tunes in the shower.  This isn't Dr. Phil or the People's Court, it's Amateur Female Jello Wrestling.  Let's settle it in the ring ladies.
                          
Who will win this epic battle?

"Poison!" blares over the spears as quick body slams and hair pulls.  There is jello flying everywhere including some hitting the Tank.  What the Tank doesn't do for our loyal readers.
     
In a first for the Tank, the Martha Do-It has a bloody nose.  She tries to continue the match but it is called.


(3) Skella Bella versus Boom-Boom:

"I have stared into the face of eternity and my opponent wasn't there," Stella Bella bellowed as she was asked for her pre-match comments.
                                              
Both wrestlers literally dance around but get to the matter at hand.  Stella executes leg take downs.  Boom Boom reverses.  The jello is hitting the fan and each other.  Stella spanks Boom Boom.
 
After a side take down, Stella dives through Boom Boom's legs.  Boom Boom counters and rolls out.  Side head lock. 
               
Stella flips Boom Boom and gets the pin. 

"You just wait until next lifetime," Boom Boom says in her post match interview.

Photo of SB and BB at ring side.


(4) Goddess of Plunder versus Bushwhacking Bunny:                

Plunder is looking forward to "rabbit jello soup."
 
Both wrestlers go from a quick hug into a take down.  Plunder tries for a side lock and the Bunny puts her ears on. 
              
Plunder slams Bunny.  Bunny counters and flips Plunder.  Both wrestlers somehow find their way to their feet.

Plunder pulls Bunny down and pins her.  Plunder wins.     


(5) The Dangerous Divorcee versus Spring Fling:

Spring Fling brings quite a crew.  The weather might be a nor'easter outside but Spring Fling is in full summer bloom.  She brags about her nose bleed in her pre-match interview.
              
The Divorcee and Fling lock up and around the ring.  Fling is down and Divorcee body slam her.  Fling goes for the hair pull.          

"I love you Jimmy!" the Divorcee shouts.  She is dangerous indeed.

Fling takes advantage of the Divorcee's love proclamation and back slams her. 

Divorcee somehow gets up, they lock up, and then slip down.  Divorcee is flipped by Fling.  Fling counters by body slamming the Divorcee.
                              
Fling goes for the pin and keeps the Divorcee down for a three count before should can get out of it.
                               
"Jimmy should be scared," Fling quips.  Is Jimmy mere male chattel who is traded between women on rough and tumble action in and out of the ring?  I am afraid so.

     
(6) Red Alert (formerly Martha Do-It because of the bloody nose) versus the Mad Mistress:   

They lockup.  Red Alert slams the Mistress and pulls her hair.
  
Both wrestlers try to stand.
  
Red Alert slams the Mistress down.
                   
The Mistress counters with a body slam.
               
Red Alert somehow recovers and side slams the Mistress from her knees and gets the quick pin.


(7) Skella Bella versus the Bunny:

Bunny falls in morbid fear of Skella.  She kicks out of a quick pin.
 
Both wrestlers roll around to no advantage.
               
Skella slams Bunny into mat.
 
Bunny jumps in between Skella's legs.  Skella tries the leg pin.  The Bunny reverses and body slams Skella.
    
Skella does a reverse German suplex and pins the Bunny with her behind.  Take that Chris "The Wolverine" Benoit.
  
"Where are my ears?" the Bunny cries.

"Death has buns of steel," Skella Bella bellows.

                    
(8) Boom Boom versus the Goddess of Plunder:
   
Boom Boom dances around the ring as Fugitive Kind takes the stage for the last match before the championship round.

Down on the mat they go.

Brief camel clutch which the Iron Sheik would be proud of.  (Speaking of the Iron Sheik, I almost ran into him near the Reggae Room in the basement of Webster Hall about a decade ago.)
                            
Slide around.
                       
Plunder dives between Boom Boom's legs and then side slams her.  Both wrestlers get to their feet.  Boom Boom falls down, gets up, slams Plunder down, and gets the pin. 


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Upcoming Events:
                        
The Tank did not know that his Iron Sheik reference at Webster Hall almost a decade ago is coming full circle as the next Amateur Female Jello Wrestling is at Webster Hall.  Freakin' awesome!  Webster Hall is one of my favorite clubs. 

After you spend Mother's Day with your Mom, come on out to Amateur Female Jello Wrestling on Sunday, May 13.  But wait, there more, May 13 is also the Tank's birthday.        
                                                              
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While the Tank refills on his orange juice and cranberry at the bar, Dodgers lead the Padres 5-1 in the third inning.
                 
Hank Aaron in the booth with fellow Hall of Famer Joe Morgan and Jon Miller on the ESPN telecast.

All Dodgers are wearing #42 in honor of the late, great Jackie Robinson.


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Championship Round:

(9) The Dangerous Divorcee versus Skella Bella:
   
"I can see that you are already in mourning," Skella declares and then side rolls into the ring.
 
They lock up.  Skella side slams the Divorcee.
    
The Divorcee falls down in between Skella's legs but quickly recover to side slam Skella.  Skella somehow dives in between the Divorcee's legs and then side flips her.  Skella's offensive continue with an incredible back throw.  The Divorcee makes an incredible comeback to side slams Skella.

Skella counters with and arm bar and side flip.  She executes a flip and pins the Divorcee.  Incredible!  This type of incredible competition can only be found in the championship round of Amateur Female Jello Wrestling.

"There is no stopping my morbid advance," Skella emphatically declares.


(10) Red Alert versus Bush Whacking Bunny:
                                 
They lock up at the shoulders and quickly size each other up.  The Bunny throws Red Alert.  The Bunny bodyslams Red Alert.  The Bunny then celebrates with a dance while Salt and Pepper's "Smush it".
                              
Red Alert side flips the Bunny which causes an impending wardrobe malfunction.  The Bunny repairs the damage.  The ungrateful Red Alert steals the Bunny's tail.

The Bunny counters and pulls Red Alert's legs.  Red Alert recovers quickly and then slip to the mat.
    
Red Alert "smushes" the Bunny and makes some stew.  "I feel proud that I was able to make a meal," Red Alert deliciously says.


(11) The Mad Mistress versus the the Goddess of Plunder:

The Mistress rolls into the ring and both wrestlers hop around the ring.  The Mistress takes an early advantage.

Plunder tries to hook Mistress' leg but Mistress slips out.  Both wrestlers wrestle to close to the Tank's ringside location.

The Mistress bodyslams Plunder.  Plunder somehow rolls out and side flips the Mistress.  Mistress counters with a clothesline. 

Both wrestlers roll around in a an embarce.  The Mistress rolls Plunder into a small package for the win. 

"In my fight for Jimmy, it's worth it!" the Mistress exclaims.  Jimmy replies that "I am the luckiest guy of all."


(12) Spring Fling versus Boom Boom:

The wrestlers dance around and the jello starts flying.

Fling throws down Boom Boom.  Boom Boom gets on top of Fling.  Fling counters with bodyslams.  Boom Boom counters with a hair pull.

Fling jumps out of the way of Boom Boom's body slam attempt. 

Opposing fans cheer "Kaboom!" for Boom Boom and "Spring" for Spring Fling.

Fling pulls Boom Boom's hair.

Boom Boom goes for the pin.  Fling flips Boom Boom from her knees.  Fling falls. Boom Boom bodyslams and poses for the cameras.  Her hubris costs her the match as Fling gets the far ring pin.

          
(13) Skella Bella versus Red Alert:

"You shall bleed," Skella declares.

Dana invites Matt and his Mom to the next Amateur Female Jello Wrestling on  Mother's Day at Webster Hall.

Skella drops to a knee and side throws Red Alert.  Red Alert counters.  Skella side flips Red Alert.  Both wrestlers roll around.  Skella goes for the hair pull. 
 
Skella leverages herself and dives in between Red Alert's legs.
The Dangerous Divorcee gives the edge to Skella during her intra-match commentary.  Shortly thereafter, Skella gets the pin.

"May you rest ease though I will not forgive the fracture of my nose," Skella warns.

       
(14) Spring Fling versus The Mad Mistress:

Fling takes the early advantage by slamming the Mistress.  "Do it for Jimmy!" someone shouts from the crowd.

The Mistress tries to rally as the Hulkster did years ago but Fling gets the quick pin.

Championship Round:
(15) Skella Bella versus Spring Fling:
         
The Shapes will perform during the final match.

"I wish you to know that winter will always come," Skella scowls before she does her patented flip into the ring.

Dana asks the Tank who he will win and I give the edge to the Skella with the experience.  Who will win the newcomer or veteran?

Skella rolls out Fling.  Fling tries pull to pull Skella's closely trimmed hair.

Back and forth they go. 

Skella kicks Fling off of her, grabs her with an arm lock and then side throws Fling.
 
Skella falls to her stomach.  Fling rolls her over and pins her pictured below.   

"I feel like the blossoming season that my name is," Fling celebrated.

"You too shall die!" Skella counters pictured below.

That's it for Amateur Female Jello Wrestling at Don Hill's.   See you next month at Webster Hall. 

Posted by the Tank. 


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  Saturday, April 21, 2007

NBA Playoffs Begin

The Tank is too saddened by the Yankees tragic 7-6 loss last night to the Red Sox at Fenway to comment further.

Anyway, I did intended to comment on the NBA season which begins today, the NBA Playoffs.  Like the NHL, this is a two month marathon that rewards the team playing the best now, not the best regular season team. 

I still stand by the pre-season preview of the Dallas Mavericks winning it all though it is going to be a dog fight in the Western Conference.  Miami is the defending conference champions but they have many injuries.  Detroit is going to be tough.  The Cavs are too as they are a year away.  

As for the local teams, the NJ Nets should beat Toronto but probably won't go much farther than that. 

Posted by the Tank in NY.



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  Friday, April 20, 2007

Rangers Thrash the Thrashers

"No Retreat, No Surrender!" from the movie "300" boomed from Garden speakers on Tuesday evening.

But, first, I walked from work in Columbus Circle through Times Square where there was a double-decker bus.  I didn't get a good photo of the front or side of the bus as I was trying to scalp tickets off of the passengers while they were stopped at a stoplight.  However, I think the following photo captures the festive mood of Times Square with the Rangers bus pulling away on the right, the Naked Cowboy on the lower left, and a bunch of tourists and billboards.

I kept walking down to the Garden and scalped a ticket nearby.  As I entered the Garden, I was honored to meet Joey Salvia and Don LaGreca from the Michael Kay show on 1050 ESPN AM radio.  Michael was broadcasting live from Yankee Stadium.

My scalped ticket was thankfully legit (touch wood) and I was psyched to enter the Garden.

Retired FDNY fireman Daniel Rodriguez sang a stirring rendition of the National Anthem.  Well done Daniel!

"This is where we hold them, this is where we fight!" again from "300" amplified from the speakers and the crowd roared with approval.  The puck is dropped and away we go. 

Even before I could warm my thumbs up to start typing on my Blackberry, Nylander scored 32 seconds into the game.  Nylander was assisted by Jagr and Malik.  The crowd roars.  Rangers 1 - Thrashers 0.

The Rangers controlled the tempo early pressuring the Thrashers with repeated rushes in their end.  The Rangers and their fans smell blood and the Garden erupts.  There is nothing like the Garden Organ, even between than the Yankee Organ because of the kick arse acoustics of the Garden.

At 9:45 of the first period, Nylander scored again assisted by Hossa and Jagr.  Forget blood, this ice rink could down as a shark tank.  (Pun intended!)  Rangers 2 - Thrashers 0.

The Tank thought the crowd was chanting "A-oooo!" as in "300" but it was Avery who was penalized two minutes for checking and de Vries from the Thrashers for checking.  On a related note, if the players slammed their sticks perpendicularly into the ice like battle spears into the ground as in "300", the crowd would have shouted "A-ooooo!" 

The Thrashers tried to counter attack but Lundqvist swatted a chest high shot like a fly on an elephant.  Get outta here!  Fughedaboutit! 

Moments later at 12:26 of the first period, Malik scored assisted by Nylander and Jagr.  Forget blood, call the coroner!  Rangers 3 - Thrashers 0.

The Rangers domination continued with Pock diquing and passing the puck around his opponent like a pylon cone in a drill.

A Jagrmeister shout erupts behind me!  Another drunk guy behind me almost jinxes the Rangers but I warn him before its too late.

During a timeout, the crowd goes crazy when Jeff Beukeboom shows his 1994 Stanley Cup ring to the crowd.

Back to the action, Lundqvist stops Brad Larsenon a breakaway.  Sweet!  Lundqvist is standing on his head. 

The "Potvin Sucks" cheer rings out.  I turn to Michelle and tell her that it never gets old.  "Nope," she replies. 

At the end of the first period, Rangers 3 - Thrashers 0. The Rangers out shot the Thrasher 13 to 7.

In between periods, it was great catching up with friend and former boss John, John's son Tom, and friend and former co-worker Rich.

As I got back late to my seat, the Thrashers were penalized for two minutes for Two Many Men on the ice at 4:05.  The Thrashers must really be getting desperate. :-)

Thanks to Michelle for the heads-up on the penalty as I was late getting back to my seat.  Michelle and her sister Christine are season ticket holders pictured below.

Callahan assisted by Avery and Tyutin at 6:27.  Rangers 4 - Thrashers 0.  I am running out of adjectives.

The crowd applauds as "Bobby" from the Sopranos is shown on the screen.

Lundqvist stones a direct on shot and continues to put on a clinic. To present in the series, the Rangers have out shot the Thrashers 98 to 70 according to the screen.

Michael Lombardi from "Rescue Me" is shown on the screen. 

Callahan assisted by Mara and Avery at 2:39.  Rangers 5 - Thrashers 0.  Katrina and the Waves "Walkin' on Sunshine" should be renamed "Skatin' on Sunshine".

ACDC's "Thunderstruck" blares as Cara Buono from the Sopranos is show on the screen.   

At the end of the second period, Rangers 5 - Thrashers 0.

In the spirit of each time, the sisters Christine and Michelle were to my right and a father and his son, Gary and Adam, were to my left.  Adam missed the first goal because of train delays.  Adam cried many a crocodile tear as his sister couldn't make the first or second round of the playoffs.  If the Rangers go deeper, I wouldn't want to reconcile that potential family feud.

The Rangers almost a shorthanded goal.  Wow!

There was a fight at 3:51, just as John predicted during intermission.                   

The infamous Atlanta Brave Tomahawk chant is used against the Thrashers.  Time to dance to "Yeah!"  Fan favorite Dancing Larry gets the crowd going as the spotlight shines on him.

At 8:58, Shanahan scores a power play goal assisted by Cullen and Pock.  Rangers 6 - Thrashers 0. 

"Henri" chant as the Thrashers are called for off sides at 11:51.

"Hit the road jack" plays overhead as two Thrasher fans are showed on the main screen.

Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" rings out.  "Good times never been so good.".  Well done Neil.  That song was written for tonight and the night that the Tank saw Neil at the Garden on Saturday, August 20, 2005.  If you haven't seen Neil live, you should and you're in for a treat.                   

Hats in the ring for Nylander's hat trick.  Wooooo!!!!  Rangers 7 - Thrashers 0.  The Rangers 35 have out shot the Thrashers 35 - 21.

"Henri!" Chants ring out and gets a standing ovation.

The crowd stands for the last 1:30.  The rally towels are waving.  The crowd's cheers reach a fever pitch as the final seconds tick off.  The horn goes off and the Rangers beat Atlanta 7-0.  It was a victory of historic proportions as I heard Don LaGreca checking the record books back to 1932.  I lost the radio signal in the towers exiting the Garden but I think it's safe to say there hasn't been a victory like this in quite some time.  The Rangers lead the series 3 games to none.

The Rangers raise their sticks to thank the crowd and the gratitude is returned many fold to them.

The three Stars of the Game are third star Henri Lundqvist #3 with 21 saves, second star is Ryan Callahan, and first star is the man with the hat trick, Michael Nylander.

In the post-game ringside interview, Al Trautwig says the Rangers win by a touchdown, 7-0.  As a karmic coincidence, the Yankees and Mets also won their games by touchdown, 10-3 and 8-1, over the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies, respectively.

Let's go Rangers, Yankees, and Mets! 

Posted by the Tank Live from the World's Greatest Arena, Madison Square Garden, in NY.



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  Thursday, April 19, 2007

David Wright #25

David Wright singled in the second inning last night to extend his hitting streak to 25 games, a new Mets record. Only 31 to go to tie DiMaggio. Ok, that record is most likely untouchable, but let's see how far Wright will go. A list of the great streaks are posted here, once you are over 30, the list gets pretty impressive.

"It's not a big deal at all," Wrightsaid before the game last night. "It's something that's not important to me. I just go play the game. Whatever happens, I'm not going to lose any sleep about it."

I bet he is losing sleep over the lack of home run production. Personally I will take a 40 game hit streak then lots of home runs.

 

 



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  Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Glavine 293, David Wright #24

Tom Glavine quite possibly will be the last pitcher to win 300 games. He is well on his way to number 300 by winning number 293 over the Philadelphia Phillies 8-1 last night to improve to 3-1 on the season.

David Wright extended his career-best hitting streak to 24 games, tying the Mets' club record. Hubie Brooks in 1984 and Mike Piazza in 1999 also had 24-game hitting streaks for the Mets.



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  Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Virginia Tech
I was going to write about hockey today but Steve who is traveling today and I agreed that the Virginia Tech tragedy trumps everything.                                       
                   
This tragedy brought me back to the fall of 1995 when I lived in DC and wanted to go to Blacksburg to watch
Syracuse play against Virginia Tech in football but the game was sold out.                 
                                                                   
Why did
Virginia Tech officials wait over two hours from 7:15 am to 9:26 am to lock down the campus?  Granted, the campus is a sprawling 2,600 acres but at least keep everyone in their dorms instead of saying classes were still on.
 
As I started to write this, the name of the reported gunman, Cho Seung-Hui, wasn't released until about 24 hours afterwards.  Why the delay?         
                                  
Let's get the answers to these questions so we can prevent future disasters.
 
Since the reported gunman killed himself, we won't know why he did it unless some clues spring up.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the dead and injured
Virginia Tech students and the entire community.

Posted by a mourning Tank in
NY.


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  Monday, April 16, 2007

Don Imus
Everyone who hasn't been living under a rock over the past couple of weeks has probably heard of Don Imus' racially and sexually insensitive comments about the Rutgers Women's basketball team.

Instead of Sunday's 60th celebration of
Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's race barrier taking center stage as it should, we are distracted by an odious slur.                                                      

The question isn't if Imus is right or wrong -- he was clearly wrong and even he admitted as much.  The question was how to punish him. 
                                            
As a so-called civil society, we struggle about how to balance hate speech versus free speech.  Imus' comments belie an ignorance of the Rutgers Lady Scarlet Knights and their gifted coach,
C. Vivian Stringer.  Rutgers became the Cinderella of Women's tournament playing against traditional powers like Tennessee, LSU, and North Carolina in the Final Four.  Would Rutgers pull it off?  I watched them rout a motivated LSU team playing for their very recently resigned Coach Pokey Chapman in the National Semifinal.
                           
I enjoy watching women's sports because they are usually play with better fundamentals -- two hand passing, defense, etc. than men's sports.  Even if women make it to the WNBA or the international leagues, they receive a fraction of a fraction of their male counterparts.  In essence, they are playing for the love of the game which is refreshing in this day and age.  The women's tournament had plenty of positive storylines for Imus to comment on.  Imus chose the low road and for we are all the worse for it.
                                                                      
Though I am someone who cherishes free speech, I was tempted to call for firing Imus from the FAN and MSNBC.  He may get a chance on satellite radio or elsewhere on terrestial radio sometime down the road so his rights are preserved.
            
What Is To Be Learned From This: I hope basic human decency and respect will prevail here.  Have we devolved as a society to where insults get better ratings and get ahead in the world?  I have often been misunderstood and subsequently criticized for my "Passion for Compassion" (Tony Robbins), Zero Resistance Living (Dr. Maxwell Maltz and Matthew Furey), and other positive attitude philosophies.  I would prefer to foster a positive uplifting world than a downward one.  Instead of tearing each down in a zero sum game to get ahead, we can grow the pie of opportunity and results with hope, nurturing, and hard work.
                                  
We can constructively criticize each other without degrading one another.  Political correctness popped up in the last 20 years, I believe, because how we as a society forgot to respect and love one another and had to come up speech codes and the like.  Let's hope we learn from this unfortunate incident and focus on encouraging one another than tearing each other down.  Our time here on earth is short, let's make the best of it.
                    
Until Imus resurfaces elsewhere, he may literally ride into the sunset of his ranch for disadvantaged children.  It was ironic listening to his wife, Deirdre, Friday morning on the FAN during the annual Radio Athon raising money for children's cancer and other diseases.  One of the guests talked about how close they are to a "cure" for SIDS, God Willing.  Imus' intolerant and inopportune comments robbed the SIDS and other researchers of an optimal opportunity to raise much needed funds.  For that, we all lose from hate speech.
                                                                
Posted by the Tank in
NY.  


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