Friday, November 11, 2005

Pat Robertson is a bigot

Again Pat Robertson, the host of the 700 club, makes news by saying that God would not help them because the town according to him rejected God. This is after he said Orlando would be destroyed in 1998 because they had rainbow flags in the city and New Orleans was destroyed because the Emmys picked Ellen to be host, a native of the Louisiana city. Now I am not here to debate the existence of God or religion or anything like that, but this guy has to get his priorities straight. If God does exist do you think he would really kill 1,500 people and make thousands upon thousands of people homeless because a homosexual hosted an awards show. Parents and censors get angry when someone says crap, but when this guy is a bigot and discriminates against entire races, sexual orientations and ethnicities no one says a thing. He hides behind his religion to make outrageous and offensive statements, and no one says a thing because he says it in the name of religion. Conservatives in general do this, but right now he seems to be the most ridiculous. He has also called for the liberal president of Venezuela to be killed, now maybe I haven't been to church in a while but isn't calling for the death of someone Unchristian-like let alone horrible on a moral level. Hugo Chavez is a huge critic of Bush, so clearly he deserves to die, because that's how conservatives work. The town that was condemned is Dover, PA and you may be wondering "hey what did they do" and you probably think they aborted a baby and then ate it or had premarital sex while eating meat on a Friday during lent. Well actually they voted out eight school board members because they attempted to introduce "intelligent design", and we all have learned God hates democracy. But I really don't understand how you are allowed to teach that God had a hand in creating earth. First of all we live in America and there is a separation of Church and State, so conservatives get over it you can't choose to follow some laws and not follow others. Secondly why don't you get your head out of your ass and realize that the odds of what happened during the big bang are like one in gagillion, but that is what makes it so amazing. We have to teach our children the pure scientific methods of what happened in history, and not what some people believe. Intelligent design is not scientific fact and I don;t want my tax money to go to teach kids who may or may not be Christian about intelligent design, that is what Sunday school is for so use your own time and money to teach it. Also anyone over the age of 6 can figure out intelligent design in about thirty seconds, so don't waste time explaining something so ridiculously simple.

But I digress, Pat Robertson is one of the biggest pieces of shit on earth and I am embarrassed as a student of Christianity and as an American that he represents me. I can't see a nipple on TV, but I can hear about how homosexuals and Muslims are ruining the world, makes sense to me.

Sunday, November 06, 2005

NBA Preview

The NBA season started about a week ago and I felt I should get at least a short preview so here it is:

Atlantic Division;
1. Nets
2. Sixers
3. Celtics
4. Knicks
5. Raptors
The Atlantic is by far the worst division. I'm a little tired of people think the Nets will compete for the East, they just aren't that good. Jefferson, Carter, and Kidd is a great backcourt, but they can't play D and have no down low help. The Sixers can take this division if they avoid injury and begin to play together. The Celtics and Knicks could compete for the playoffs, and the Celtics will be good for a long time. The Raptors are just bad, and Bosh is the only bright spot.
MVP:Iverson
Breakout Player: Iguodala
Player to look for: Al Jefferson

Central Division
1. Pacers
2. Pistons
3. Cavs
4. Bucks
5. Bulls
This division is the best in the East and maybe the best in basketball. Both the Pacers and Pistons are title contenders, the Cavs may be a sleeper, and the Bucks are looking like a playoff team. The Bulls made the playoffs last year, and can do it again but they will have a tough time competing with their stacked divison. The Pacers add to their playoff team from last year an all-star and one of the best defensive players in the league and the top EuroLeague player and the Cavs add Larry Hughes trying to catch up with the Pistons.
MVP: LeBron
Breakout Player: Ben Gordon
Player to Watch: T.J. Ford

Southeast
1. Heat
2. Wizards
3. Magic
4. Hawks
5. Bobcats
The Heat added two talents and two attitudes in Antwoine Walker and Jason Williams along with role player James Posey. If they can take a backseat to Shaq and Wade and play their roles then this team will compete for a championship. The Wizards lost Hughes but got Caron Butler and Antonio Daniels which will help them make the playoffs again. The Magic may compete for the eighth spot, and the Hawks have the best 6'9'' team in the league but the excitement won't translate into many wins. The Bobcats may overachieve and take fourth in the division.
MVP: Wade
Breakout Player: Dwight Howard
Player to Watch: Caron Butler

West and League awards later this week.