In The News...

It's time for that thing I'd like to call the update to this blog. This time, I will take a look at the news and offer some comments.

First up is the terrorist plot to attack Major League football stadiums on Sunday. Apparently, Kansas City and Arrowhead Stadium are not on the list. Apparently, according to Tony at Tony's Kansas City, Kansas City is not "major league" enough. I offer the following explanation: Watching the Chiefs "play" football is like being attacked every single week. Consider the following...
1. The plot involved a dirty bomb exploding.
The Kansas City Chiefs defense bombs every single week and allows the opposing team to launch guided missiles into the end zone. Therefore, the Chief's defense can't clean the reputation for having more holes than a US convoy driving down the streets of Baghdad. Heck, considering how often the defense got burned against Pittsburgh, all their credibility got blown away, just like a nuclear bomb exploding.
2. A dirty bomb includes radioactive material.
The Chiefs aren't radioactive, but there is an apt metaphor for how well they are playing right now. Like Three Mile Island, they are suffering from a serious meltdown that is endangering their season as well as fan support. Who wants to pay money to see mediocrity on the field? Wait, that describes voters in Jackson County who go along with this every time the Chiefs want more money...
3. Bomb explosions create lots of smoke and fire.
As stated earlier, the Chiefs get burned every Sunday they play. Hell, we might as well include Monday Night games. The fans are on fire, mainly because they are angry that the defense is beyod suspect and into the "beyond a reasonable doubt" level of bad, the offense needs Jesus to raise them up from the dead, the coaching is questionable, and the team owner won't pony up for better players. Every week, the Chiefs somehow manage to underperform in some aspect. Whether it is getting blown out or barely managing to win. Add to this the smoke and fire from the tailgaters, and hell, it looks like a massive fire is occuring there every time the Chiefs play at Arrowhead. You can spot that while flying over from at least a mile away. Or smell it.

Second, this article posted on a blog was well worth posting. I really can't make any sarcastic comments about this because it is so true. Very good use of math though. Hey, I've got one. You can change a person's heart and mind by shooting 275,00 bullets, but it normally kills them.

Third, 4 US soldiers are being court-martialed for raping and killing a 14 year-old girl and then burning her body to cover up the incident. That's not a way of winning the hearts and minds of Iraqis. And no, this is not an evil tactic used by the biased media to attack the war against terrorist being fought in Iraq. The Fark comment thread to this article is quite amusing.

Finally, C.J Giles can add to his list of bad off-the-basketball court behavior. In addition to academic troubles, he can now add failure to pay child support to this list. Giles can shoot and score (some might not up to his potential abilities), but this time, even if he did shoot and score poorly, by playing with a different set of balls, even a poor performance can lead to unexpected consequences.


That's all for now.