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Apr. 8, 2005 Cynthia McKinney is not only a disgrace to her home state of Georgia, but to blacks everywhere. Her putrid cries of racism and her having the guts, gall and the gumption to cry "racism" is just more ammunition for whites to downplay legitimate claims of racial injustice. She should have apologized immediately; instead she waited for someone to step forward on her behalf, which didn’t happen—and rightfully so. In my view Miss McKinney arrogantly overstepped her bounds and was wrong for hitting the officer. Hopefully, she will realize that her apology is too little, too late. While her actions are understandable, it is her cry of “racism” that I take offense with. Her claim lacked credibility with her fellow members of the Congressional Black Caucus as well. McKinney was wrong and simply didn’t want to admit it. Moreover, a federal case is being made out of it (literally) as a Grand Jury is investigating. The best way to end this debacle is for Rep. McKinney to offer her resignation, pronto. In 2002 the movie “Ice Age” grossed $ 176.4 million. The fact that it was much cheaper to produce than a live-action film is the only reason a remake was warranted. The film wasn’t funny (a la “Shrek”), but nonetheless we now have “Ice Age: The Meltdown” which opened to tepid reviews. Already the sequel has grossed $81.4 million. Look for a part three and more of the teeth-grinding voices of John Leguizamo and Denis Leary. Speaking of “ice” and “age,” Sharon Stone reprises her role as coldhearted murderess Catherine Tramell in another sequel, “Basic Instinct 2,” which follows its predecessor by a scant 15? Years. The film’s tagline is, “Everything interesting begins in the mind,” and in the case of this films appeal, that’s true. It is further evidence that when it comes to recycling, Alcoa has nothing over Hollywood. The movie industry is devoid of new ideas and burdened by formulaic repetition. By the way, I haven’t seen the remake for fear that Sharon will again “show us Nebraska.” “My Name Is Earl” may be one of the unlikeliest hits in recent memory. It is centered on a lovable oaf (played perfectly by Jason Scott Lee) and his trailer park associates (including Jaime Pressley, Ethan Suplee, Nadine Velazquez and Eddie Steeples as “Crab Man”). The Hollywood Reporter writes, “Coupled with ‘The Office,’ this may well be the best hour of non-animated comedy on TV this season.” The show usually finishes second in its time slot with a 13 share and 11.3 million viewers—down almost 25% from the numbers the pilot episode garnered. But the show debuted on Tuesday nights and has since been moved to Thursdays where it competes with the formidable “American Inventor” and where CBS dominates the ratings. If you get the chance, check it out… And one more TV subject: Mandisi Hundley is the most recent “American Idol” evictee. Surprising, since she was one of the early favorites… Congratulations to the NCAA basketball champions Florida State Gators. The Gators began the 2005-06 season ranked number 10 and defe4ated a UCLA team that started out with the number 8 ranking. Florida Star Joakim Noah is projected as a first-round NBA pick, but I think another year of college would do him good. If he jumps to the NBA he will be closer to Detroit’s overpaid third-year stiff Darko Milicic than say, Yao Ming—another overhyped player. Don’t look now, but one team that looks like a threat to win the NBA title are the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs are finally playing defense, showing their new found prowess in a –92-96 win over the San Antonio Spurs Friday night. While they probably will not clinch homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs, this team is streaky and talented enough to knock off the favored Detroit Pistons in the finals. Tiger Woods will win the Masters by three strokes. I’m making this prediction when he is currently 5 strokes back heading into Saturday. Phil Mickelson’s impressive win a week ago at TPC Sugarloaf in Atlanta where he shot a tournament record 28-under-par 260 for a 13-stroke victory did nothing for his chances of winning at Augusta. He currently leads Tiger by 2 strokes, which means Tiger has Phil and the rest of the field right where he wants them. Concluding the sports theme: Floyd Mayweather will destroy Zab Judah within 9 rounds. Judah’s confidence has to be shot after a crushing January defeat at the hands of lightly regarded Carlos Baldomir. Furthermore, Judah and Mayweather once trained together, and during a 2004 sparring session, which quickly turned into something more serious, Mayweather tattooed Judah until the latter’s handlers stepped in. The last three letters in Gerald Dompig’s name says it all. The man is an incompetent publicity monger unwilling to admit that he botched the Natalee Holloway investigation. ‘Nuff said… ------------ About the author: Timothy N. Stelly, Sr. is a 46-year old poet, novelist and aspiring screenwriter who resides in northern California with his three youngest children--Lawrence, Kimberly and Dante. He is a member of various writer's groups and has three novels in print, his most recent, "Like A Straight-Up Sucka," is available at www.lulu.com. website: http://stellbreadO@tripod.com Email: stellbread@yahoo.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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