- Proving that there are still good people out there, an anonymous individual in Morgantown, West Virginia continued a holiday tradition he or she has done every year since 1978, dropping a $1,000 bill into a Salvation Army charity Christmas kettle. The donor, who alerted the Salvation Army that the donation would take place between 1 and 3 p.m. Saturday outside a Wal-Mart at University Town Center near the University of West Virginia. Salvation Army Maj. (how does one rise to the rank of Major in the Salvation Army? How many battle wounds do you need for that?) Richard Hathorn was the person keeping watch over the kettle and he tried to figure out who the mystery donor was, but he couldn’t pick the person out. At the end of the day, as he emptied the donations from the kettle, he found the bill bearing the likeness of President Grover Cleveland, wrapped inside a $1 bill. The mystery donor had struck again, doing good without seeking credit. It’s good to know that there are still people like that out there, especially at this time of the year.
- Of the many reasons to love sunny Southern California, the collections of freaks, misfits and weirdos residing in the area is right up there. Whether it’s Venice Beach or Sunset Drive, you can always find some basket case in a bizarre outfit with some freaky fetish walking around. It’s true even at Christmas, as evidenced by the bizarro Santa found wandering outside Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood Sunday night. This freak show was wearing a wig, red lace camisole and purple g-string, according to police. They are investigating this loser for drunken driving, but the ongoing investigation didn’t stop one cop from making this oh-so-clever quip: “We are pretty sure this is not the Santa Claus,” said Deputy Chief Ken Garner. Ahh….good one, deputy, really. I’m just glad I wasn’t one of the people who saw this psycho, because that image would have scarred my mind and retinas for many Christmases to come. Merry Christmas, SoCal residents, you all are a freaking circus.
- The NBA’s ad campaign for this season has the theme “Where amazing happens.” Perhaps the arena where one of the league’s signature franchises, the New York Knicks’ home of Madison Square Garden, should have its own motto: “Where sexual harassment happens.” Not that long ago, the MSG was settling a sexual harassment suit against brought against it and Knicks coach/GM Isaiah Thomas by former team executive Anucha Brown Sanders. MSG settled that suit with Sanders just in time for Courtney Prince, a former cheerleader with MSG’s other main tenant, the NHL’s New York Rangers, to bring her own sexual harassment suit against MSG and reach a tidy settlement of her own. Prince, who was fired in January 2004, claimed managers at MSG told her which skaters they liked and which ones they wanted to attend postgame parties. She also accused her supervisor, Ryan Halkatt, of telling her which skaters had to lose weight or "stuff their bras" to appear more alluring, and said Jason Vogel, a public relations manager for the Rangers, and another man asked her to join them for a threesome in a bar bathroom. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but you can bet on the heels of the Sanders suit, MSG was willing to pay a nice sum to make this go away. I definitely can’t condone the alleged offer for a threesome if it’s true, but I do find it funny that Prince takes issue with cheerleaders being asked to make themselves look as a attractive as possible. I don’t know if anyone told you, Courtney, but in pro sports, cheerleaders are basically glorified strippers who are there for one purpose and one purpose only: T&A. If you were expecting anything else, you’re as dumb as most people tend to stereotype cheerleaders as being. A statement released on Prince's behalf by her legal team read: “We resolved this matter with no admission of wrongdoing on the part of any party, and I will have no further comment.” Ah, I love legalese. No one admits they did anything wrong, but yet they’re settling the case. Yeah, because that’s what innocent people always do, settle up and give people money that they did nothing wrong to. Is there anyone in Madison Square Garden who isn’t a sexually harassing pervert? Maybe every female employee needs to be issued a can of mace, a Taser and a rape whistle on their first day……
- We’re watching you, Commies. Russia is already sliding back to its old Communist ways under the leadership of outgoing President Vladimir “Sourpuss” Putin. Their policies and abuse of the rights of their citizens rank right up there with the ol’ U.S.S.R., and now the Russkies are looking to be a better-equipped version of that nation. Russia’s military, clearly not familiar with the concept of taking the day off on a holiday, successfully test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads. The RS-24 missile was launched from the Plesetsk launch facility in northern Russia and its warheads successfully hit targets on the Kamchatka Peninsula, some 4,340 miles east. Well Merry Freaking Christmas, what better present than a successful test run for your new missile capable of mass destruction. But I’m sure you’re not intending to use it, right, Commies? It’s just for self defense, right? Upgrading nuclear weaponry, oppressing citizens, abusing human rights, what’s next, five-hour lines at the store for a single loaf of bread? Welcome back, Communism, Russians missed you…..umm, not really.
- Abuse of power, table of one please. The NFL is standing behind the totally indefensible actions of referee Jim Quirk during Sunday’s Bears-Packers game in Chicago, during which Quirk wrestled Packers linebacker Nick Barnett to the ground by the neck following a pile-up on the ground after a play. The incident occurred late in the fourth quarter after a third-and-1 play in which Bears fullback Jason McKie gained 3 yards. Barnett got tangled up with Bears tackle John St. Clair after the play. That's when Quirk jumped in, and with both arms wrapped around Barnett's neck, Quirk pulled him down from behind. Barnett fell on top of Quirk and when he got to his feet, Packers cornerback Al Harris stepped between Barnett and the official. Basically, Quirk overreacted and got violent but the league is backing him up because it refuses to admit he was wrong, even though internally you know they’re pissed at him. Greg Aiello, the league's senior vice president of public relations, said no discipline is being considered. "The official was just trying to remove the player from a skirmish to keep it from escalating," Aiello said Monday. Barnett is said to be mulling over whether to file a grievance over Quirk’s abusive actions, and his team is standing behind him. Packers coach Mike McCarthy agreed Quirk was out of line and said that in all his years in football, he’s “never seen anything like it.” Go for it, Nick, because none of us is buying the NFL’s spin job either and Quirk needs to get himself under control before some player “accidentally” crushes him during a play…….
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