Imus, I missed it

Don Imus is back in the news and once again he is sliding down the racial slope. A co-host was speaking about Adam "Pacman" Jones (who we have put on the sofa before) and remarking about how many times Jones has been arrested, Imus inquired " what color is he?", the gentlemen responded and told him he was black. Imus remarked "Well, there you go, now we know".

Later Imus explained his statements and claimed his assertion was that black men are targeted and are more frequently pestered. He also said that he definitely knew the guy was black, and the idea was to make a sarcastic point. This is a stance that is a bit dicey, however being the optimist that i am i say maybe he was. Given Imus' track record it does not sound logical that he is indeed logical, however after crawling out of the Rutgers oven, why would you go stand next to that heat again? Sometimes life is just about decisions and by making good ones you keep yourself in control and don't even allow people to take it that far without a substantial stretch, but maybe he doesn't mind.

Sit still, because i am about to give you reasonable cause to disregard Imus' logic. He stated "What people should be outraged about is they arrest blacks for no reason," he said. "There's no reason to arrest this kid six times, maybe he did something once, but I mean everybody does something once." If he had any reasonable knowledge of Jones, he would know that this man has been arrested legitimately each time. Racial profiling doesn't happen at four in the morning outside of a strip club, post shooting. Also racial profiling doesn't happen riding around in a ridiculous colored Lamborghini with no tags and nor does it happen after a woman alleges you struck her at a different strip club than mentioned before (see As it Continues to Rain...). Therefore with this evidence it appears Imus doesn't even have his rebuttal straight because he's not being profiled, he was just being ignorant. All I have to say is Imus needs to be handed the notes on whatever he talks about because clearly he hasn't read up. And by the way, his B.O.D. is gone, benefit of the doubt that is.

But he is a shock jock and they dish out this kind of fodder all over the nation, so before people pile up on Imus we need to realize that he is not alone in his efforts. People on radio frequently talk out the side of their neck and in essence, that's just what they do. Maybe people should be more accountable in general and these happenings would diminish. So chalk Imus up as a clown along with the other Howard Sterns of the world.

As it continues to rain....

Is it possible to be banned from strip clubs because if there is such a restriction it needs to be imposed on Adam "Pacman" Jones. And you have to be pretty bad to be banned from a place like that. He has returned from vacation back home to the newspapers once again, this time for allegedly striking a woman at a "shake joint". Now if you can recall he has already been suspended from the NFL for 1 year stemming from multiple law violations, which he has now served. One of his more famous escapedes includes a shooting at a Las Vegas strip club during the NBA's All Star weekend in 2007. If you have time you can look up his remarkable track record.

This makes me want to pull my hair out and wax my legs. Here is a man with an opportunity that many men would give up all they have to be in his shoes, but he just does not get it. What is the mentality of Pacman Jones. He had a job in the NFL living his dream and making a yacht load of money (he had a good contract because he was a stand out player) only to jepordize it time after time. If he is not reinstated in the NFL he only has himself to blame. In America, the land of opportunity some people have more options than others, Pacman does not come from the most positve or affluent of backgrounds and you would think that he would appreciate where he is now, but obviously he does not. I've heard the rhetoric that says a grown man can go where he choses and i am also familiar with the antithesis urging athletes to stay out of places like nightclubs and i understand both sides, you can choose your own preference. The problem is the decision making. If you have worked extremely hard your whole life to get your dream job why would you do something to put that at risk. Initially it was no problem to be in various night spots because no problems had occured and nobody knew what you were doing and nobody cared as long as you came to work. But now you have had problems in these places along with others and you are on probation because of it. Is it then too much to ask to stay out of the strip club while you are on probation. Is it that difficult to refrain at least until you get your job back. Sometimes people need to think about the what-if's and whether its worth it or not. You could easily go and nothing could happen but you could also go and something could precipitate (that was a joke because he is famous for "making it rain"), and in the aftermath you are left to wonder, "dang was it really worth it"? However here is the kicker, HE STRUCK THE WOMAN (allegedly)! So he brought it upon himself. There are also safety reasons to stay out of places like that especially with the recent deaths and shootings of other athletes. Another point that has to be made is that he has enough money to bring whatever strippers he wants to his own abode without the other folks. But maybe then he can't show off to other people how much money has, if that is the mindset, I don't know im just saying. There are other ways to do this if you MUST see strippers. People need to think of consequences when they are doing whatever it is they choose to do and ask themselves is it worth it. There were times I wouldn't park at my friends apartment complex due to the fact that i might get towed, though it was highly unlikely. I would rather walk the extra steps than worry about my car and pay the massive amount of money should they happen to tow it. Why park there when i can alleviate that problem squarely.

So basically all i want to know is, IS IT REALLY WORTH IT?