July 31, 2006

• Thought 1: Another Reason Why Ted is Cool!
  Besides buying the Washington Capitals several years ago and
  helping breathe new life into the club look at what he’s doing now.

  Thought 2: Tongue-and-cheek?
  I can’t tell if Norton was in on this or not but considering
  how “highly” I think of her I couldn’t stop laughing.  Click Here For Video Clip
  

  I especially like Colbert’s response to the “race card” issue …
  it’s like MasterCard.  Priceless.

  Thought 3: 30 Days of Disappointments …
  I was up late last night doing some research on a few
  computer problems and I started to watch a rerun of the season premiere of 30
  Days.  (Morgan Spurlock of Supersize Me
  fame does 30 Days.)  The episode was
  about sticking a guy who legally immigrated to the US and who is a member of
  the Minutemen and having him live with an illegal immigrant family for 30
  days.  I remember seeing ads for this
  episode and them saying this may change your views.  Blah blah blah 
  Unfortunately, I missed the original airing of the episode so I guess
  it’s worth staying up late to watch it. 
  So far my views still haven’t changed. 
  Yes, I feel sympathy for these people who strive for a better life.  But the families thinking was that all
  because they were good people that that negated the fact that they came here
  illegally.  Doing right does not negate
  the wrong.  This is not karma.  The Minuteman guy continues to argue with
  one of the kids about the difference of what legal and illegal is while the kid
  just sits there and ask why should it matter if the underlying desire of the
  people are good.  They send the
  Minuteman to Mexico to meet the rest of the extended family and to see how they
  were living before.  This just reminds
  me of NBC’s sappy Olympic coverage of the athletes – all human-interest stories
  and no real content about the events. 
  What this show did was try to make people feel sorry and sympathize with
  this and potentially all illegal immigrants because of their past and current
  living conditions.  True, as humans we
  need to feel and show compassion to those less fortunate but also remember that
  there are ways to accomplish this that are within the bounds of the laws that
  govern us.  I’m just on a rant. 

  • 10:56 pm
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