No words can describe what happened on Friday in Newtown. Sometimes, in fact, it's better that no words be spoken at all. Trying to find a segue into what I want to convey though, is proving to be difficult. So here goes. The left will do everything in their power to lay the blame on conservatives. They have already started with their reference to the second amendment, and how gun control needs to be enforced.... All this already, as nearly thirty people, most of them children, are dead.
On Friday, nearly everything that the media reported was incorrect, which leads me to believe that right from the start, it was their liberal anti second amendment agenda that was making them almost giddy. When it came to reporting on Benghazi, that same media refused to report much, if anything, citing that they did not have all the facts.
Schools are gun free zones. Everyone in such a zone is helpless. The one with the weapons knows this. Mass shootings usually occur where guns are banned, in places such as schools and movie theaters. Going foward, someone at the schools or movie theaters, etc., needs to be trained on how to use fire arms.
Here is where it gets tricky for me. I did not vote for Barack Obama because I don't trust, or believe in Barack Obama. So when he spoke on Friday, and became emotional, I'm sorry, but I could just gag. Here is a man who said that, "these children had their entire life ahead of them". (no truer words could have been said), but Barack Obama is a proponent of not only abortion on demand, but infanticide as well. Didn't those children have their entire life ahead of them too?
From Bob Costas to Geraldo Rivera, please do not think your voice is what's needed now. Your observation's are no more poignant then anyone else's. What the people want are the facts about the murderer, not some political message. Other then that, we are helpless, unless we do away with gun free zones.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Maybe Another Time
Something has passed me by, and there is nothing I could do, to get it back. Neither can you. It's called timing. "Timing is every thing kid", a great philosopher and garment center salesman once told me. "You either got it, or you don't". This great piece of wisdom was handed down to me in the show room, of some dress manufacturer in New York's garment center, sometime in the 1970's. Both of us had an appointment with the same designer, at the same time and we were competitors. Each of us sold printed interlock fabric for missy size dresses and blouses. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's okay.
I have been thinking about the above (timing) for a few years now. It started when I was reading The Boys of Summer, by Roger Kahn. Kahn takes you back to the Brooklyn Dodger days, right around the time when Jackie Robinson broke what is referred to as, "the color line," in major league baseball. That year was 1947. What made the book so fascinating for me, was that Kahn tracked down the players who played alongside Robinson, well after they had retired. He did this in order to hear from them first hand, what is was like to be a Brooklyn Dodger, not only in 1947, but for the next ten years as well.
One of the things I got from the book then, which still resonates with me, is that I think I may have been born too soon. When the Dodgers left Brooklyn, the year was 1958. I was seven years old then. I have absolutely no recollection of ever seeing the Dodgers play. I do, however, remember seeing Ebbets Field from a distance, when my father would take me to Prospect Park. We would walk the few extra blocks from the subway station, in order to catch a glimpse of the "old ballpark", as my father would call it, before it was leveled. Today, of course, there is an apartment building on the very site where Ebbets Field once stood.
The Boys of Summer has such a wide variety of anecdotes . One of them was so powerful. It involved right fielder Carl Furello. When Kahn tracked Furello down, he was working on the construction site of the World Trade Center. Kahn, in his description of the grounds at this early stage of construction, said it looked like an "aerial bombardment" leveled the place.
A few years ago, the documentary, "The Ghosts of Flatbush", emphasized the relationship that existed between the Brooklyn ball club, and their fans. That relationship was very intense. So when the Dodgers left after the 1957 season, it was as painful for a sports fan as it gets. Having read quite a number of books about the Dodgers over the years, and having seen not only The Ghosts of Flatbush twice, but other Dodger footage as well, I knew in my heart, I would have been a Brooklyn Dodger fan.
So here I am, living in Atlanta for 22 years, still a Jet, Met, Knick & Ranger fan, and holding on for dear life. And what does Brooklyn now have? The Brooklyn Nets! Don't misunderstand me. Even if I still lived in Brooklyn, I would never, ever be a fan of the Nets. Unless it benefited your team in the standings, no self respecting Yankee fan would ever root for the Mets, as would no Jet fan root for the Giants, Ranger fan for the Islanders, and of course, no Knick fan would ever root for the Nets.
One of the more fascinating outcomes of all this, is where the Brooklyn Nets actually call home. It is named The Barclays Center, and it is located on the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. Walter O' Malley, the owner of the Dodgers in the 40's and 50's, actually wanted to stay in Brooklyn. Robert Moses, who at the time was the most powerful man in New York, offered O' Malley a piece of land in Flushing, Queens instead, (which eventually became the site for Shea Stadium). O' Malley wanted the land on the exact same site where the Nets now call home, citing the many public transportation options available that would get the fans there. He even wanted a dome stadium built at the time. O' Malley certainly angered many people by leaving Brooklyn, but Moses apparently left him little or no choice. To say that O' Malley was a visionary though, is an understatement.
Well, as history played itself out, the Dodgers, and the Giants also, left New York in 1958, and moved to California. Where would all this leave me now if I was born sooner in order to experience the Brooklyn Dodgers? Either in a nursing home, or on the other side.
I have been thinking about the above (timing) for a few years now. It started when I was reading The Boys of Summer, by Roger Kahn. Kahn takes you back to the Brooklyn Dodger days, right around the time when Jackie Robinson broke what is referred to as, "the color line," in major league baseball. That year was 1947. What made the book so fascinating for me, was that Kahn tracked down the players who played alongside Robinson, well after they had retired. He did this in order to hear from them first hand, what is was like to be a Brooklyn Dodger, not only in 1947, but for the next ten years as well.
One of the things I got from the book then, which still resonates with me, is that I think I may have been born too soon. When the Dodgers left Brooklyn, the year was 1958. I was seven years old then. I have absolutely no recollection of ever seeing the Dodgers play. I do, however, remember seeing Ebbets Field from a distance, when my father would take me to Prospect Park. We would walk the few extra blocks from the subway station, in order to catch a glimpse of the "old ballpark", as my father would call it, before it was leveled. Today, of course, there is an apartment building on the very site where Ebbets Field once stood.
The Boys of Summer has such a wide variety of anecdotes . One of them was so powerful. It involved right fielder Carl Furello. When Kahn tracked Furello down, he was working on the construction site of the World Trade Center. Kahn, in his description of the grounds at this early stage of construction, said it looked like an "aerial bombardment" leveled the place.
A few years ago, the documentary, "The Ghosts of Flatbush", emphasized the relationship that existed between the Brooklyn ball club, and their fans. That relationship was very intense. So when the Dodgers left after the 1957 season, it was as painful for a sports fan as it gets. Having read quite a number of books about the Dodgers over the years, and having seen not only The Ghosts of Flatbush twice, but other Dodger footage as well, I knew in my heart, I would have been a Brooklyn Dodger fan.
So here I am, living in Atlanta for 22 years, still a Jet, Met, Knick & Ranger fan, and holding on for dear life. And what does Brooklyn now have? The Brooklyn Nets! Don't misunderstand me. Even if I still lived in Brooklyn, I would never, ever be a fan of the Nets. Unless it benefited your team in the standings, no self respecting Yankee fan would ever root for the Mets, as would no Jet fan root for the Giants, Ranger fan for the Islanders, and of course, no Knick fan would ever root for the Nets.
One of the more fascinating outcomes of all this, is where the Brooklyn Nets actually call home. It is named The Barclays Center, and it is located on the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. Walter O' Malley, the owner of the Dodgers in the 40's and 50's, actually wanted to stay in Brooklyn. Robert Moses, who at the time was the most powerful man in New York, offered O' Malley a piece of land in Flushing, Queens instead, (which eventually became the site for Shea Stadium). O' Malley wanted the land on the exact same site where the Nets now call home, citing the many public transportation options available that would get the fans there. He even wanted a dome stadium built at the time. O' Malley certainly angered many people by leaving Brooklyn, but Moses apparently left him little or no choice. To say that O' Malley was a visionary though, is an understatement.
Well, as history played itself out, the Dodgers, and the Giants also, left New York in 1958, and moved to California. Where would all this leave me now if I was born sooner in order to experience the Brooklyn Dodgers? Either in a nursing home, or on the other side.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Delusions of the Day 111
I just read some articles on the New York Post web site. That paper is really remarkable, always has been. This is what I read about. A transvestite and a fireman are in court, a sleazeball Satmar who obviously doesn't get enough nooky at home, the Knicks beat the Heat by 20 points, ( I watched it last night), and Bill O' Reilly, opining on the difference between Sean Connery and Daniel Craig as James Bond.
O'Reilly, being the traditionalist that he is, of course went with Sean Connery, an observation I completely agree with. I myself have not seen Skyfall, which is the most recent Bond film. In any event, O' Reilly makes the case that Craig is much too serious, (something I have always said) while Connery is anything but.
Connery smoked, drank, gambled and "womanized". I love that word. Craig, on the other hand, rarely smiles, doesn't seem to be having fun, and from what I remember from one of his Bond films that I actually did see, he just doesn't have that "twinkle" in his eye, that Connery had. Sean Connery played Bond as though he knew that you knew, that this was just a movie. Craig, on the other hand, gave me the impression that he believes that he, really is James Bond.
Today is December 7th. Seventy one years ago, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Come on rabbis. Say something about it tomorrow from the pulpit.
I was just wondering if the Syrians have the WMD's that Saddam Hussein was suspected of having.
I have decided not to discuss or debate Israel with anyone who cannot answer the following questions. What happened in 1947 at the UN, what followed in 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973? If they cannot answer any of these questions, there really is no reason to proceed.
O'Reilly, being the traditionalist that he is, of course went with Sean Connery, an observation I completely agree with. I myself have not seen Skyfall, which is the most recent Bond film. In any event, O' Reilly makes the case that Craig is much too serious, (something I have always said) while Connery is anything but.
Connery smoked, drank, gambled and "womanized". I love that word. Craig, on the other hand, rarely smiles, doesn't seem to be having fun, and from what I remember from one of his Bond films that I actually did see, he just doesn't have that "twinkle" in his eye, that Connery had. Sean Connery played Bond as though he knew that you knew, that this was just a movie. Craig, on the other hand, gave me the impression that he believes that he, really is James Bond.
Today is December 7th. Seventy one years ago, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Come on rabbis. Say something about it tomorrow from the pulpit.
I was just wondering if the Syrians have the WMD's that Saddam Hussein was suspected of having.
I have decided not to discuss or debate Israel with anyone who cannot answer the following questions. What happened in 1947 at the UN, what followed in 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973? If they cannot answer any of these questions, there really is no reason to proceed.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Delusions of the Day 11
Jets coach Rex Ryan announced that Mark Sanchez will start this Sunday. That is delusional.
Bob Costas seems like a nice guy, but I need his opinion, like I am glad that Mark Sanchez is starting this Sunday.
Jason Whitlock, whose article seemed to inspire Costas comments, wrote that the NRA is the new KKK. Really Mr. Whitlock? Did the NRA abort 14 million black babies since the 1970's? No! Planned Parenthood, which is an organization you most likely support, has.
Now that the Palestinians have the same status at the UN as the Vatican, maybe they can meet for lunch and discuss what's in Israel's best interests.
The Czech Republic, (who along with Canada and The United States of America, voted against the Palestinians UN bid), was the sole country to buck a world wide arms embargo against Israel in 1948, and supplied Israel with much needed planes during The War of Independence.
Seinfeld, by just 2% points, beat out The Honeymooners as the greatest sitcom ever. That only proves that The Honeymooners is the big winner here. Why? Because it had a very short run, it is in black and white, and most people under the age of thirty (I think), probably never saw it. It was that funny.
Does every NBA team have a personal tattoo artist? For some reason, I can't imagine Red Auerbach agreeing to that.
I am living in Atlanta for 22 years, but I'm still a Jets and Mets fan. I know what you're thinking, "loser". You might be right about that. I will admit, however, and I have tried to explain this to my friends in New York, that the front office of both the Falcons and the Braves, are far superior to those of the Mets and Jets. (same applies for the Hawks vs Knicks).
You Yankee and New York football Giants fans, keep out it.
I understand Obama has consulted with Al Sharpton about tax rates. Finally, I'll get a good nights sleep.
Hillary, whatcha gonna do?
Jazz great Dave Brubeck has died. His "Take Five" is the greatest driving songs ever.
Bob Costas seems like a nice guy, but I need his opinion, like I am glad that Mark Sanchez is starting this Sunday.
Jason Whitlock, whose article seemed to inspire Costas comments, wrote that the NRA is the new KKK. Really Mr. Whitlock? Did the NRA abort 14 million black babies since the 1970's? No! Planned Parenthood, which is an organization you most likely support, has.
Now that the Palestinians have the same status at the UN as the Vatican, maybe they can meet for lunch and discuss what's in Israel's best interests.
The Czech Republic, (who along with Canada and The United States of America, voted against the Palestinians UN bid), was the sole country to buck a world wide arms embargo against Israel in 1948, and supplied Israel with much needed planes during The War of Independence.
Seinfeld, by just 2% points, beat out The Honeymooners as the greatest sitcom ever. That only proves that The Honeymooners is the big winner here. Why? Because it had a very short run, it is in black and white, and most people under the age of thirty (I think), probably never saw it. It was that funny.
Does every NBA team have a personal tattoo artist? For some reason, I can't imagine Red Auerbach agreeing to that.
I am living in Atlanta for 22 years, but I'm still a Jets and Mets fan. I know what you're thinking, "loser". You might be right about that. I will admit, however, and I have tried to explain this to my friends in New York, that the front office of both the Falcons and the Braves, are far superior to those of the Mets and Jets. (same applies for the Hawks vs Knicks).
You Yankee and New York football Giants fans, keep out it.
I understand Obama has consulted with Al Sharpton about tax rates. Finally, I'll get a good nights sleep.
Hillary, whatcha gonna do?
Jazz great Dave Brubeck has died. His "Take Five" is the greatest driving songs ever.
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