Recent Comments
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Reader panel: A mosque near Ground Zero
I think building a mosque near the ground zero site is insulting and a painful reminder. However no more painful than a radical religious group near wiping out an entire indigenous people then building churches all over their land. Also, you can’t stereotype an entire group based on the actions of a few. To quote Dennis Miller; ”not all Muslims are terrorists. It’s just a few rotten million that ruin it for the other 12”.
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Reader panel: Birthright citizenship
As a second generation Mexican-American I wouldn’t be able to reap the rewards of living in this country if it weren’t for my illegal immigrant grandparents coming to San Antonio. Now that I’m safe… screw em’. The same people that want to keep every aspect of the 14th amendment in tact are the same people that want to strip apart the 2nd amendment like a Chevy at a chop shop under the guise the world has changed since the 1700’s. Yes it has and so has immigration. Our borders have more gaps then the smiles in a Grandview dentist’s office. However let’s face it, illegal immigration is like internet porn. It causes problems, pisses some people off but it’s here to stay and gets the job done cheap.
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Reader panel: Your hot issues
These are the most important issues facing our world at THIS very moment; Rabid chickens, toddlers suffering from rare early onset dementia, illegal Mexicans forcing mentally ill individuals to fight to the death, groups of senior citizens who wander out after midnight to molest stray cats, jarred aborted fetuses being sold on eBay as paper weights, and opossums imported from South America bred specifically for purposes of war. Remember, as Franklin Roosevelt said:"if you stand for nothing... well, you're probably in a wheelchair like me".
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Reader panel: 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
In an attempt to make his son more well versed, and to somewhat deviate from my consistent diet of Predator and Guns-n-Roses, my father gave me a paperback version of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" when I was 11. It contained an inscription concerning the power of great storytelling and a note about how proud he was that I was his son. I didn't want to read it however my father always did anything I asked and I merely wanted to return the favor. One week later I had read it from cover to cover. For the life of me I can't find that book... nor remember what my father's voice sounded like for that matter. I still love that book. This is the maid speaking by the way.
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Reader panel: Do you text while driving?
Right now a little girl is being lured into a van while a cop is busy on a text bust. I guess I just pity the officer who has to fill out that report next to a detective on a homicide case. "What cha got there Johnson? I just put this serial killer behind bars and you're on cellphone patrol... way to be a leader on the force." Can't we just make a texting lane separated by emotocons so text happy folk can "lol" and crash into each other till their heart's content? I do like law exemptions though as in the age restrictions. It says it's wrong but only based upon a variable. Kind of like making murder illegal except on leap year and during solar eclipses.
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Should KU fire Mark Mangino?
No. His coaching methods are intense, but nothing worth getting fired over.
On the upside, he is the only coach in football who's closet resembles a Ripley's Believe it or Not exhibit.
It's rare to own a T-shirt that doubles as a king size fitted sheet.
However, I am shocked by his actions. Everyone knows football is no place for aggression.
If that's your mindset, take your ass to figure skating.
Football is about passivity and conflict resolution. Wait, what? NO! Yes, he yells at players, yes the only thing not threatened by him is produce, but he delivers what he was hired to deliver ... results.
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As a leader, I think Sarah Palin is ...
... in need of some more polishing.
I think Sarah Palin is best suited for being Paula Dean's bacon-wrapping assistant or the host of a makeover segment on "Good Mornig Wasilla."
Apparently her new book is filled with awesome assault rifle word finds and Mad Libs about how to resign any position.
Her career needs a celebrity sex tape... "A Night With Sarah Palin," "A Ticket to Saradise", "Saranormal Activity." Hello, is this thing on?
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Rio or Chicago? Who should have the Olympics?
Neither. This is an example of a time I wish I cared about sports and where they were hosted. Of all the things I've said in my life, "hey we're getting together to get wasted and watch rowing" has never been one of them. I do like what Rio has done with Carnival and who doesn't want an opening ceremony that includes Serena Williams in a thong and head dress. Time to tuck your third leg, Serena!
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What are your plans for Labor Day weekend?
I will be in town this holiday weekend providing the best in quality entertainment to K.C. This Saturday September 5th, I'll be performing at Davey's Uptown at 8pm along with fellow comedian Dustin Kaufman. In addition the following bands are scheduled to perform: Brutally Frank, The Factory Workers, The 45 St. Porch Band, Bleachbloodz, The Beat Common and special guest Two Gun Tease Burlesque.
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Which side of the health-care debate do you fall on?
2)The U.S. should have private insurance, a public plan would drive private insurers out of business.
Have you ever been to the DMV? Pretty smooth, huh? If you have the government running your hospitals you're going to have insurance claims that make Bill Gates tax return look like a connect the dots. If you think a state appointed lawyer doesn't give a damn wait till you get a state appointed surgeon. He's going to experiment on you like it was Auschwitz in 1945. You're going to go in for a hernia operation and come out with gills in the side of your neck and pregnant with a baby rhino. Plus just wait till you get to usher your kid with a broken femur through the 30 foot rope maze at the department of medical procedures. Remember, government offices are closed on the weekend so don't get sick on Sundays.
