Arnold, control your people!

In response to a CNN story: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/12/berkeley.marines/index.html

Code pink and the Berkley city council are the left equivalent of Fred Phelps- a pastor who picketed military funerals saying God allows soldiers to die because the U.S. supports gays. People like these let their emotions act out in a strong and irresponsible way. Like a moment of road rage, some members of the Berkley city council acted in error and abused their first amendment rights. Even though their actions are protected by the first amendment, and limitations like “clear and present danger” probably don’t apply, these statements and actions are misdirected, benefit no one, and serve to cause great division and hurt.

Luckily, people like councilman Worthington help show that being progressive doesn’t just mean be as far left as you can be- you must unite people for change. To the rest of the members of the council I can say this: you will be glad the military recruits if you are ever stuck in the middle of a war, like in Lebanon, and there is a Marine carrying your, most likely crying, self to safety.

The NYT on it: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/us/12berkeley.html

In a quest to clear his family’s name…

So it looks like Roger Clemens is locked in a battle with public opinion. The Rocket emphatically denies bending over, pulling down his pants, and getting infused with HGH and steroids. In a press conference, that mirrors the plot line in National Treasure when Ed Harris’s character accuses Nicholas Cages’ character’s great great grandfather of being a conspirator in killing Lincoln, Clemens bemoans the tough battle ahead as he tries to clear his name. And while I would like to believe the Rocket – man I honestly think he probably took steroids, HGH, or both.

Some Evidence:

• My Centrum Multi Vitamin is a good way to get B-12 in a non-injection form
• Yes, on his tape McNamee never said Roger was juicing, but McNamee also never retracted his own statement
• 6-8 record before allegation of roids and 8-0 record after the allegation
• Andy Pettitte
• Dumb jokes during the press conference like asking if drinking water would make him look guilty or Roger’s lawyer saying he advised Roger not to do the poly and then saying the only way Roger would take a poly was if Roger hit the lawyer over the head with a 2×4

I was listening to some commentary from Mike and the Mad Dog on 660 and I think what they said was right: Clemens knows there will be no evidence and he is trying to get more attention than McNamee in an attempt to discredit the trainer. I think in reality a lot of Clemens’s arguments don’t make sense. At this point perhaps the only way for Clemens to save his family name to find the lost legendary native American city of gold, Cíbola. Stupid roids are messing up baseball. Maybe congress will get the answers out, or maybe only the President’s book of secrets has the answer.

And I guess his wife needs it now also, since she needs to bulk up to look proportionate with him.

Back for a little bit

Ok so facebook now has notes, and other things that make occasional blogging easier there, but I  am back for a little with these next few posts.