“Sometimes, the greats have to go.” Welcome to the 10th edition of The Blogger. 10 straight weeks of giving you my thoughts on current topics. Wow…never thought I’d make it this far. Anyway, in this edition, Lance Armstrong wins his seventh Tour de France, 49ers sign their top pick to how much?, the WWE “terrorist” wrestler saga, and much more. Let’s go.
Lance Armstrong, one of the greatest cyclists ever, has won his seventh straight Tour de France. He is the ICON of cycling. I remember watching Lance win in 2000. The dude came back from testicular cancer and kicked some butt. I’m proud of him. It’s sad to see someone this great get ready to leave the sport. I really enjoyed waiting for SportsCenter to say that Lance has won another one. However, he was marred with controversy several times leading up this Tour de France. He was accused of steroids, which was proven false after numerous of tests. France also hated him, as they spit on him in the Tour in 2004. They were mad because he was beating their favorite to win the competition. He was also criticized for his flip-flop in choosing New York as a favorite spot for the Olympics, days after saying that it should go to France. Either way, the man is a legend. SportsCenter said that dynasty-wise, he ranks second in consecutive titles, behind the great Celtics who won 8 in a row.
Football is here. You can tell as those draft picks finally make their first play of the NFL…signing contracts. The 49ers must be out of their MINDS!!! They have decided to sign Alex Smith to a six-year $57 million deal. I understand you want another Steve Young or Joe Montana, but this guy is a rookie. Suppose he tanks like the numerous other top picks (déjà vu Cleveland and Cincinnati). Eli Manning has a big deal too, and he underperformed the expectations, making the coach look like a dumbnut for putting Eli over Kurt Warner, who could’ve taught the rookie something first. At any rate, this deal more than likely will come back to haunt them. Doing this almost guarantees that they will have salary cap problems in the future. I hope they know what they are doing. Smith was good in college, but this is the pros. The defenders are a lot faster, a lot stronger, and a lot more intimidating.
Ah…good ole WWE. They come to the rescue of stupid things to do on TV. If you don’t know, about two Thursdays ago, the WWE aired an angle depicting Muhammad Hassan, an Arab-American wrestler, as a terrorist. The angle was stupid, as it showed some “terrorists” attacking WWE star The Undertaker in “terrorist-style.” While it probably would’ve stayed under the radar any other given day, the ish hit the fan that day. It was the same day as the first London attacks. OK…maybe it’s just me, or is that bad publicity? It’s already bad enough UPN is seen as the “Black network.” Now they allow the WWE to air something so tasteless. What a great idea. I can see the thought process.
Guy 1: Let’s do something that’ll shock them.
Guy 2: How about letting Muhammad Hassan really wrestle The Undertaker?
Guy 1: Are you crazy? They’ll expect that.
Guy 2: Well…terrorism is still pretty big…
I’m glad that everything hit the fan. They deserved to be penalized for that. Oh wait…that only happens to Black people who have “wardrobe malfunctions.” I’m surprised the FCC hasn’t done anything to make the WWE and UPN pay for a lack of judgment on that day. It doesn’t make matters any better now that London has been hit again, but I won’t go into that as I’ve ranted enough in the past two Bloggers…
Grand Theft Auto is now under fire. After years of being criticized for their violent game, the makers of the game do something so stupid, as they have allowed themselves to maybe be banned forever in the hands of kids. If you haven’t heard, the new game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, has some “hidden” s*x scenes. These scenes were unlocked by a Dutch hacker. In these s*x scenes, the main character is able to have s*x with his girlfriend. In the original mode, you only were asked for hot coffee, and you heard the s*x sounds. Now, you can watch the scene and play the scene. Great move Rockstar! As if you didn’t have enough brass on your tail about the running-over-people-and-beat-em-up game. So much the Mature rating. GTA: San Andreas now has an “Adults Only” rating, which puts them off the shelves at almost ALL gaming retailers. Now, Rockstar also has to deal with being investigated by the Supreme Court if the House of Representatives get their way. So much for another GTA…
And here I will conclude it. I’m getting ready for the Anger Management Tour 3, which will make its stop in Dallas on Thursday. I was going to take pictures, but my editor won’t let me because the staff photographer will have a fit if an intern takes better pics. Aye…jealousy…so cruel. Anyway, I’m going to sign off now people. Take it easy…
Posted By: Darryl D. Smith
Tuesday, July 26th 2005 at 12:53PM
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