- Stay classy, Oakland Raiders, stay classy. An organization that just finished 5-11 for its umpteenth consecutive season of double-digit losses should be welcoming of any help it can get, but Al Davis and his merry band of miscreants aren’t exactly of that mindset. The primary reason the Raiders had double-digit losses this season was former No. 1 overall pick and world-class bust of a draft pick JaMarcus Russell. Now in his third season, Russell has ballooned to what has to be over 300 pounds, has become notorious for his lack of effort in learning the offense and studying film and posted one of the worst quarterback ratings in the NFL when given a chance to play. The team won four of its five game after he had the starting job ripped from him by two journeymen quarterbacks with one-tenth of Russell’s natural abilities and rather than show up for his end-of-the-season meeting with coaches, Russell decided to road trip to Vegas and was spotted there by numerous people who snapped pictures of him having a good time and living it up. After a season of three touchdown passes against 11 interceptions and a 48.8 percent completion rate, it would seem that the Raiders and their debacle of a draft pick could use some assistance. Whatever the coaching staff is doing with this guy, it obviously isn't working. So why not welcome the insights of a former Raiders legend and the last quarterback to lead the team to the Super Bowl? Why? Because they’re the classless, arrogant and delusional Oakland Raiders, that’s why. Al Davis has fired virtually everyone with any sort of personnel authority from the front office and basically runs the team by himself even though he is a) possibly dead and pulling a Weekend at Bernie’s, b) clueless as to how to run and NFL team in the 21st century and c) going through coaches at a faster rate than Tiger Woods goes through cheap club skanks, hookers and Denny’s hostesses. Any media member who dares to criticize the greatness of the Raiders is thrown out of the team’s facility and is often on the receiving end of pithy criticism for Davis and his minions. Gannon, now a TV analyst, has previously been banned from the Raiders’ facilities because he criticized the team on the air, although his ban was overturned by the league because he was scheduled to work a game involving the Raiders and had every right to be there. Even though the team treated him so poorly just for doing his job, Gannon clearly didn’t hold a grudge – although he probably will now. He dialed up Davis to offer any help for the organization and struggling young quarterback JaMarcus Russell. Not only did Davis rebuff his offer, the Raiders felt the need to make public comments that it was Gannon who really needed help. Hey-oh! Amateur comedians in the house, making a major funny! True, Gannon did share the story on Sirius NFL Radio on Thursday, ending his comments by saying that, "I won't make that call again." Having said that, the team showed how totally classless and juvenile it is and how its unjustified pride is keeping it from accepting help they badly need. After all, Gannon did win the 2002 league MVP for the Raiders, leading them to the Super Bowl that season. Oakland has lost at least 11 games in all seven seasons since -- the longest such streak in NFL history, meaning they aren’t able to turn things around on their own. Good to see that your team is still the biggest punchline in the NFL, Al, keep it up…………
- How a man can become the majority leader of the United States Senate and still be a moron is amazing to me. If I ever have the chance, I would love to ask Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) just how he accomplished this feat. How this idiot wrangled up enough voters in the state of Nevada to earn his way into the Senate is beyond me. As for the moron side of his persona, Reid displayed that when he had privately described then-candidate Barack Obama during the presidential campaign as a black candidate who could be successful thanks in part to his “light-skinned” appearance and speaking patterns "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." That insightful comment came to light in “Game Change,” a book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann about Obama’s election as this country’s first black president. The book will be released Tuesday, but some news organizations got an advance look at the tome and found that gem of political wisdom from Sen. Reid. “He (Reid) was wowed by Obama's oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama - a ‘light-skinned’ African American ‘with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one,’ as he said privately. Reid was convinced, in fact, that Obama's race would help him more than hurt him in a bid for the Democratic nomination," an excerpt from the book reads. And of course, Reid was quick with an apology – you know, once people actually found out what he said. No apology when he assumed it was a private remark that no one would ever find out about, only when he risked a political sh*t storm after the comment went public. “I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words,” Reid said in a statement. He also called President Obama Saturday afternoon to apologize for his remark. Way to show true contrition, H. Only apologize when enough people find out about your bigotry and stupidity and begin ripping you for it. In response to Reid’s phone call, the White House released a statement saying that the president accepted Reid's apology: "Harry Reid called me today and apologized for an unfortunate comment reported today. I accepted Harry's apology without question because I've known him for years, I've seen the passionate leadership he's shown on issues of social justice and I know what's in his heart. As far as I am concerned, the book is closed.” The book may be closed, but clearly Reid has some shady thoughts and beliefs in regard to race, especially based on his comment about a “Negro dialect.” What is this, 2010 or 1850, Harry? No one says Negro, nor have they for decades unless they were an unapologetic bigot and racist. Also, big ups for suggesting that Obama might affect a “Negro dialect” for political gain, because that’s not at all offensive. I mean, what are you suggesting? That Obama would break out into Ebonics during a debate to help his numbers with black voters? Before we conclude here, I’d also like to give Reid a chance to do what all closet bigots and racists do in attempting to spin their hateful, backwards comments: try to point out a way in which they are actually friendly to the very group they made hateful comments against. Reid pointed to his efforts to integrate the Las Vegas strip and the gaming industry, among other legislation favored by African-American voters: “I have worked hard to advance issues important to the African American community.” I’m sorry, did you mean the African American community or the “Negro” community, senator? And your sudden surge of remorse wouldn’t have anything to do with the tough re-election battle you’re facing in Nevada this year, would it? Hopefully voters in Nevada has wised up when it comes to voting for morons…………
- So far, 2010 belongs to animated blue aliens at the box office. For the second straight weekend in 2010 and the fourth straight weekend overall, James Cameron's “Avatar” was No. 1 with $48.5 million. Most holdovers saw significant drops in their earnings and “Avatar” did take a hit, but its 29-percent decline was markedly less than most of its rivals. The $48.5 million tally was its lowest so far, but the film still did well enough to end the year as 2009's highest-grossing film and is currently America's seventh-highest grossing movie of all-time. Coming in second place for the weekend was "Sherlock Holmes," which garnered $16.6 million in its third weekend for a cumulative tally of $165.2 million. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" finished in third place with $16.3 million, bringing its total to $178.2 million. The fourth spot in the earnings race was scored by the new Ethan Hawke vampire drama "Daybreakers" with $15 million. This is one film that took forever to finally make it to theaters, but it was nearly worth it on its very first weekend – literally. The movie had a reported budget of just $20 million, so it brought in nearly 75 percent of that in one weekend and should turn a tidy profit it is able to come close to replicating that success for a few more weekends. Rounding out the top five was a movie that can’t disappear from my cinematic radar soon enough, the so-called romantic comedy "It's Complicated," with $11 million. It was not a good weekend for two new releases, Amy Adams romantic comedy "Leap Year" and the Michael Cera comedy "Youth in Revolt." They debuted in sixth and ninth place with $9.2 million and $7 million, respectively. Like “Daybreakers,” both films had budgets of $20 million or less, but I have to imagine that that studios behind both films were hoping for a better showing. Regardless, it was one of the more solid weekends we’ve had in some time in terms of movie offerings and there was actually a better than 1 percent chance that you could find something worth your time and money to see at the local multiplex, which is rarely the case. Enjoy it, because I have a feeling we’ll be back to a world of suck-tacular movies soon enough…………
- How fitting is it that the University of Alabama displayed its new national championship football trophy at freaking Walmart over the weekend? What better place than the ultimate magnet for rednecks, grease balls and stump jumpers to display a trophy that represents a truly low-class, low-rent and ridiculous joke of a national championship (I only meant the second half of that, Walmart shoppers)? The BCS is an absolute farce and it probably belongs in the bargain DVD bin at your local Walmart more than it belongs on anyone’s shelf as a true symbol of a national champion, so it’s fitting that the Coaches' Trophy was on display at a Walmart Supercenter in Tuscaloosa on Saturday and another Walmart store in Gardendale on Sunday. The appearances were part of a sponsorship deal and designed to give fans a chance to have their picture taken with the actual after Alabama’s win over Texas. Its street value of $30,000 comes about $35,000 from it being made of Waterford Crystal and negative $5,000 from it being associated with the ass clowns at the BCS. And yes, that is me blasting a cash-grabbing, bogus system designed to get university presidents in major conferences paid and not to find a true national champion, which a playoff system would do. So to all of the football fans in Alabama who had their picture taken with that joke of a trophy over the past couple of days, I am sorry to tell you that you are the most valuable and legitimate thing in that picture and that the BCS will never, EEEEEEEEVER determine a true national champion…………
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