Miami Dolphins can keep their name! Now, what to do about those…

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I think all sports fans will get a kick out of this letter written to the Chicago Tribune…. Enjoy !

No matter which side you are on in the matter of renaming the Washington Redskins, this is funny. This guy is hilarious…

Here is an e-mail sent to Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune after an article he published concerning a name change for the Washington Redskins.

============================== ============================== ============================== =========Dear Mr. Page:  I agree with our Native American population.  I am highly insulted by the racially charged name of the Washington Redskins.

One might argue that to name a professional football team after Native Americans would exalt them as fine warriors, but nay, nay.  We must be careful not to offend, and in the spirit of political correctness and courtesy, we must move forward.

Let’s ditch the Kansas City Chiefs, the Atlanta Braves and the Cleveland Indians.  If your shorts are in a wad because of the reference the name Redskins makes to skin color, then we need to get rid of the Cleveland Browns.

The Carolina Panthers obviously were named to keep the memory of militant Blacks from the 60’s alive.  Gone.  It’s offensive to us white folk.

The New York Yankees offend the Southern population.  Do you see a team named for the Confederacy?  No!  There is no room for any reference to that tragic war that cost this country so many young men’s lives.

I am also offended by the blatant references to the Catholic religion among our sports team names.  Totally inappropriate to have the New Orleans Saints, the Los Angeles Angels or the San Diego Padres.

Then there are the team names that glorify criminals who raped and pillaged. We are talking about the horrible Oakland Raiders, the Minnesota Vikings, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh Pirates!

Now, let us address those teams that clearly send the wrong message to our children.  The San Diego Chargers promote irresponsible fighting or even spending habits.  Wrong message to our children.

The New York Giants and the San Francisco Giants promote obesity, a growing childhood epidemic.  Wrong message to our children.

The Cincinnati Reds promote downers/barbiturates.  Wrong message to our children.

The Milwaukee Brewers.  Well that goes without saying.  Wrong message to our children.

So, there you go.  We need to support any legislation that comes out to rectify this travesty, because the government will likely become involved with this issue, as they should.  Just the kind of thing the do-nothing Congress loves.

As a diehard Oregon State fan, my wife and I, with all of this in mind, suggest it might also make some sense to change the name of the Oregon State women’s athletic teams to something other than “the Beavers (especially when they play Southern California.  Do we really want the Trojans sticking it to the Beavers???

I always love your articles and I generally agree with them.  As for the Redskins name I would suggest they change the name to the “Foreskins” to better represent their community, paying tribute to the d’*k heads in Washington DC.

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Congressional kabuki theater, or WWF?

A long, long time ago—immediately after becoming a politician meant increasing one’s personal wealth—Washington, D. C. pols were amazed at the sums garnisheed from taxpayers. Being such civic-minded stalwarts, these popularly elected legislators, they all wanted to utilize (spend) this money making and keeping “The People’ happy, happy, happy.

The first problem which developed from their largesse was that their projects always cost more than proposed. A second, and worse, problem resulted in projects so inefficient and misguided that they almost (scratch the ‘almost) did more harm than good. The third corruption occurred when government personnel, agencies, and especially Congress, quietly realized that they had to spend all of the money, in order to avoid reductions in future revenues.

My post, however is about the fourth corruption—the theater, the sport, the game.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Kabuki+theater

Ka·bu·ki  (kə-bo͞o′kē) A type of popular Japanese drama, evolved from the older Noh theater, in which elaborately costumed performers, nowadays men only, use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.

They’ve evolved in D,C, It’s no longer men only. (Nancy Pelosi!) (Hillary was there, a necessary stepping stone for her ordained…well, never mind) Perhaps soon it won’t even be “men” and “women” only. Regardless, the actors have not really evolved, but rather developed even greater skills at portraying characters in drama and comedy. Eloquent folks (many attorneys), they pour their hearts and souls into performances. The best actors retain their roles for many years (Chuck Schumer and John McCain, et al).

But, for some reason, nothing ever changes in the country—at least not for the good of The People. It’s not the fault of the Republican Party, the GOP leaders and followers say—and, vice versa from the Dems. “We’re fighting hard for you, though,” they both say.

John McCain knows he will have to retire at the end of this Senate term, his sixth. Repeal and replacement of Obamacare was a centerpiece of his 2016 reelection campaign. He got reelected. John McCain isn’t a Conservative “maverick.” He is a Liberal maverick. And now that he’s a lame duck, his need to follow the script of the Play is over. He can’t be fired.

Democrats, such as Chuck Schumer, Pelosi, Maxine Waters, and so many others, have an even better contract/employment situation. It doesn’t matter what they do, say, or don’t. Their constituents will keep reelecting them until they are charged with a crime. (Scratch charged, replace with imprisoned, or, at least convicted.)

It’s all kabuki theater. It has less authenticity than the WWF. I had the pleasure of working with a former WWF star, Warlock, and later as Jay Kraken, (now an LEO-Ops sergeant). “Jay” revealed to me some amazing facts about the WWF. For one thing, his fitness tests, required to even get his foot in the door, would send NFL-combine contestants to a hospital. Yes, there were many scripts. And roles depend upon a wrestler’s ratings and fan base. But all of those guys, and gals, work hard—for their audience. They do actually fight!

I suppose Washington, D. C. people and pols work occasionally. They certainly care about their fan base, at least during reelection campaigns. Do they always try to win? I don’t think so. Do they care? I don’t think so. Are they good actors? You betcha! Will they come together and give a ton of (taxpayer) money to Houston, Puerto Rico, and California, as Jeff Flake stated, in a quick and decisive manner? Yep. Will they do anything else in a “quick and decisive manner”? Nope. The show must go on.

Is it kabuki theater? Is it rehearsed wrestling? The actors and pseudo-fighters have a captive audience. It’s time to start throwing tomatoes.

What’s so amazing about ‘Grace’?

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It’s been a long time since I read the book, What’s So Amazing About Grace(.?) by Phillip Yancey

Now, I’ll tell you my two opinions. Why two? Because “Grace” is a double-edged sword.

For instance, in the first, the book had a good effect on me, because it taught me that Grace is not always peaches and cream, milk and honey, and good weather. Nor is it always “A Wonderful Life.” The book also convinced me that Grace is one of the most intricate and incredible concepts relative to God’s attributes, His Plan, His mercy, etcetera. Grace affects—impacts—every single aspect of every life, flora, fauna, Human!

Does Grace mean “…and they lived happily ever after…”? Hell no, it doesn’t! One of its meanings is: “It could have been worse.” And you know what, that is (almost) always true. I’ll get back to this meaning shortly.

It also means: Some desire of the heart is, eventually, given to you (Proverbs 13:12). Some days bring a wonderful surprise. A child is cured of (fill in the blank). Medical personnel accomplish Grace every day, for the most part. Maybe a fetus survives to full term. Maybe a fetus survives, period. Maybe two airplanes crash into the world’s most famous twin towers and kill only 3,000 people—when they could have killed twice that number on a different day. Grace is there every time a prayer is answered, and sometimes when prayers are not answered.

Grace is God saying, This is Who I Am, when a life or lives are uplifted, when lives are saved. Isn’t Grace when souls are saved?

Yep.

But is it Grace when lives are lost? When souls are not saved? Is it Grace that starts wars? Or, is it Grace, Who ends wars?

Yep.

Which part of Hurricane Harvey is Grace? The rain, the wind? The rescued? The dead? MSMBC and CNN and any MSM coverage? Fox News (yeah, still MSM)? Rescuers being shot at by looters? Donald Trump coming to Texas? 70 Young Democrats protesting POTUS coming?

Which part of Hurricane Irma–Wait! That Cat-5 bitch was coming right at me. Prepped, sort of, for four days. Then she wasn’t. But now i prayed for the west coast of Florida, where family lives. Irma spread out, but reduced. Still, she sure screwed up even the east coast–and my house. Is that Grace?

Yep.

I’ll tell you what Grace is not. It isn’t people who hate Blacks, whites (not supposed to be capitalized), Asians, Hispanics, Native Americans, nor anyone who doesn’t follow a particular religion—nor anyone who hates all—religions. It isn’t scientists, academia, politicians, celebrities, or intelligentsia, who only desire to keep their jobs or their egos.

It is easy for people in a good, solid, financially secure position in life to sublimely offer advice to other people less than themselves. (Believe it or not, I’ve actually been there, done that.) It’s not so easy for people who worry, weekly, daily, or hourly, how they are going to survive the week, the day, the hour. (Been there.) It’s easy to be a person who has obviously been blessed by “God’s Grace.”

Now, I’ll try to tell you what Grace is:

However, something, a minor thing, happened today, and I’m not in the mood for espousing about the wonders of Grace. I’m not in the mood for what I call, “La-La Land Christians telling me that they will pray for me. Neither am I in the mood for morons who think I should become an atheist. And I damn sure am not in the mood for Socialist/Communist/Progressive/Democratic/Antifa/Nazi/any-supremacists/any-only-our lives-matter, or Juan Williams, Geraldo Rivera, Sheppie Smith, Karl Rove, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Wolf Blitzer, Carl Kapernick, Alec Baldwin, Putin, or the Pope, telling me what they think is right and what is wrong. Morons!

What happened? It doesn’t matter. It could have been worse.

Make no mistake, I don’t know everything. Hell, I don’t even know much. But I will, occasionally, get really pissed off at God. I even cuss! And, God’s answer?

He… You mad, dude? Get over it.

Grace?
Yep, it could be worse.