Here's What You Should Think

I'm tired and don't feel like trying to impress you with my vocabulary and/or syntax. Here:

Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition has pledged to pay for the tuition of the stripper who accused the Duke lacrosse team of rape. For those of you who are not familiar with this story, a black stripper accused the white Duke students of gang-raping her after a party a few weeks ago. Since then, the team has undergone DNA tests, all of which came up negative. Additionally, the police officer who arrived at the scene declared that the accuser was, "passed out drunk". No indictments have been handed down, and no arrests have been made. Jackson has said that his organization will pay for her tuition whether or not her story turns out to be true. If they did it... they should hang. If they didn't, they deserve a massive apology and that woman deserves jail time. But, according to Jackson, even if she is filing a false report and accusing innocent people of a heinous crime, SHE still has been wronged. Why does anyone pay attention to Jesse Jackson?

The opening day of the film United 93 is rapidly approaching. There will be those who say that Hollywood is exploiting 9/11 for a few extra bucks. In some respects, they are correct. However, the film has been endorsed by family members of those on the doomed flight, and the word is that the project was done as respectfully and as realistically as possible. It will be painful for many Americans to relive the emotional stress of that awful day, but this is a story that needs to be told.

I heard a fantastic analogy in regards to the immigration debate today: "Why don't people think that by jumping ahead in the line to citizenship - Mexicans will upset everyone else? It's like waiting in a long line for tickets to a Braves World Series game for a week, and then 10 minutes before the game someone just walks up to the front and strolls in." That's an excellent point. There are countless people waiting on their citizenship who have done things the right way. Why should we grant virtual amnesty to a particular group of people who a) broke the law, and b) have the gall to march on our streets and make demands of our government?
-Baseball can solve all of our problems.

Speaking of Baseball, thank God for John Smoltz. He's the first Braves starting pitcher to pick up a win this season. Tonight he struck out 4 in a dominant complete game shutout. This was exactly what both fans and our bullpen needed. He's about as reliable as they come. Smoltz for governor. Jeff Francouer has also turned it on in the past few games. He's gone deep three times and gotten several key 2 out RBI. Those are the two good stories. The one we need to watch is Edgar Renteria's rib injury. That can really agitate a shortstop.

Happy Easter. One day I will put effort into this once again!