Imus: the more you say about others. . .

In as cliched as it is and in as much as I hate living by cliches (*cough*AA*cough*), I truly believe that every finger you point at somebody else points four more fingers back at you, and this is what happened to Don Imus.

Here's what I think about the words, however: those words did not turn those Rutgers basketball players into nappy headed hos any more than the people who called MLK Jr into an ape turned him into an ape. What they did show is that they (the racists) were the ones down on the evolutionary scale. Same thing with Ann Coulter dropping a three-letter f bomb on Edwards. No matter how cute she tried to turn the insult, she marred her physical beauty with ugly that cute to the bone. And the same thing with Don Imus.

Now, do I think that he should be fired? I don't know. I'm not a fan of Don Imus and I don't watch his schnitck often enough to make an informed decision, but here's what I do know: I've seen him and his clowns use other insults against other people rather than arguments. If you are going to fire him just for this, what does that say about the other slams he has made against other people? Smack them for their religion, for their political beliefs in a way that doesn't open discussion, but the moment you step across race you are gone?

I don't think Imus is racist in the sense that he believes honestly that caucasians are superior to black people. But I do think it shows a bias and a stereotypical thinking about blacks. He has biases against other groups as well. Does that make them any better?

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Sometimes, you just gotta draw the line somewhere

Teen tried to hire hit man to kill ex-girlfriend's fetus - CNN.com

I caught wind of this story from an e-mail list, Legalize Choice 4 Men, under the subject line "Lack of C4M Leads to Another ruined life".  With all due respect to LC4M--and I believe that they have a lot to their arguments--this is one place that I will not go.

I am nearing 30 in my own life, and so the memories of being a teenager are fading fast, but I can remember the distant times where everything was a life or death situation.  Every choice, every thing that you do at that age threatens to elevate your life to pure bliss or slam it into the pits of hell.  If you don't go out with that girl, you're going to die.  If you don't make the sports team, you're going to die.  Well, I have news for you.  I'm still living, and I didn't make one team or make it to first base with a girl.

But through all of that I never contemplated murder to the point of asking around for a hitman about it.  And while we're at it, a word to all you would be assassins and godfathers; have you just been watching way too much gangland movies, or do you really think that everybody knows an assassin?  Do you think we all keep the number of "Joey V" down the street in case we have a leak that needs to be fixed?

The kid's lawyer said that his client was, "is an intelligent young man who got bad advice."  Apparently he wasn't smart enough to realize that this had no chance in hell of working, but if the lawyer is correct, who ever gave him that advice should be sitting in a cell next to this kid.

 

OT: Dobson questions another person's faith.

Dobson: Thompson must express faith - CNN.com

 

This, is what drove me from organized religion:  people questioning each others faith.  Unless Dobson has some sort of crystal ball, he really doesn't know what Fred Thompson believes or does not believe.  So, quite frankly, he should concern himself more with his faith than with that of another person.

Am I alone in thinking that one of the most hypocritical things in the world is somebody saying that another person doesn't believe enough, that somebody isn't spiritual enough.  Whether it's religion or "spirituality" (read, a bunch of ex-drunks at AA questioning each other over the "quality" of their sobriety), one man does not know what another man thinks, let alone what he believes.    Hell, claiming that you know what God wants is a little bit arrogant let alone you know it better than another man, don't you think?

And why is this on the NCP Revue?  Well, Dobson has set himself up as an enemy of shared custody, so any chance to examine the man is going to get on our board.

 

Talk about your slick new toys!

Downloaded a copy of xdetv and if you don't have it and you're on Linux, what are you waiting for? This is, to be blunt, "digital recording for dummies". One "R", and you're recording your favorite shows. Sweet!
Later on in the week, I hope to be telling you about another toy I've stumbled across.

Will they ever learn?

Pizza boxes carry deadbeat mug shots - Yahoo! News

Well, at least you can give this to the Cincinatti Department that Can't Steal Enough: at least they got permission first.

Of course, the fact that they're humiliating fathers (and the occasional token female: I wonder if you get a discount if you turn in a pizza box with a female on it.) for not paying an arbitrary number a judge decided on.  There's a good way to build strong, healthy families.

And if any of you are in the Cincinatti area, I urge you to call Karen's Pizzarea and any other joints that engage in this humiliation campaign and tell them exactly where they can shove their pies.  And as for the kiddies: you can't get your dads back, but you can get an extra slice of pepperoni.  Enjoy.

 

Got my little dlink G122 dongle a-working!

Here's the steps, in case I ever get hit on the head with a giant rock and forget, or for any of you.

This pertains to the DWL-G122 h/w A1 version.

1. Make sure you have ndiswrapper
2. Go to http://www.dtech.com and download the appropriate driver
3. load the PRISMA02.inf file with ndiswrapper
4. modprobe ndiswrapper
5. on the NetworkManager, click on default (not altnet)
6. Let the good times roll!

Yeah, because Democracy in DC is best as a theoretical

White House opposes DC vote in the House - Yahoo! News

This is one of those times where I will go off the boards for something that has nothing to do with anything, but I felt compelled to say something about this.

There are going to be arguments about representatives and "amongst the people of the states", but here's what it comes down to for me.  We fought a bunch of British bastards over "taxation without representation".  Here's the deal: DC residents pay federal taxes, they should vote.  I don't care how you do it, if you have to give an extra vote to Utah to seal the deal, if you have to do it via a Constitutional Amendment, you give residents of DC a vote, or you give them back their tax money.