- Riot Watch! Riot Watch! While the Czech Republic may be a
democratic nation, but that doesn’t mean its government is above being
questioned by a populace that believes its leaders are not doing a good enough
job. That’s why it was nice to see thousands of angry Czechs rallying in the
nation's capital and other major cities against President Milos Zeman and
Finance Minister Andrej Babis, including a massive get-together at Wenceslas
Square in downtown Prague where opposition supporters loudly demanded Babis'
firing and Zeman's resignation. The incendiary trigger for this latest round of
unrest was Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka asking the president last week to
get rid of the finance minister over his unexplained business dealing and since
that hasn’t happened yet, the people took it upon themselves to communicate
that message to the president with a bit more force. Their distrust of Babis,
one of the richest people in the country, makes sense not only because you always
distrust the über-wealthy by default, but because any time a prime minister
takes the step of asking the president to fire another minister, there’s
probably something shady going on. Zeman so far has refused to fire his good
friend Andrej B., claiming the government's three-party ruling coalition first
would have to dissolve their coalition agreement, a dicey proposition because
Sobotka's left-wing Social Democrats are rivals of Babis' centrist movement in
a parliamentary election scheduled for October. All in all, it’s a thoroughly
untenable situation in which someone is going to end up getting fired, but the
question is who……..
- Donald Glover is looking to channel his inner Dave Grohl -
and that’s a good thing. Glover seems to be slowly expanding his entertainment
empire, much the way Grohl has with side projects, supergroups, documentaries
and producing gigs. Glover, who records music under the name Childish Gambino,
has a lot on his plate, but he’s reportedly set to add another by working on an
animated TV series based on Deadpool, Marvel’s anti-hero who was the focus of
last year’s hit superhero movie of the same name. The film starred, as will its
sequel, Ryan Reynolds in the titular role, but Glover and his brother Stephen
are apparently taking the franchise in animated direction as they will write,
executive produce and serve as show runners on an animated adult action-comedy
series based on the Deadpool comics. The Deadpool sequel is due out next year,
while the animated show’s 10-episode first season is set to debut in 2018 on
FXX, with Marvel’s Jeph Loeb and Jim Chorry serving as executive producers. One
influence for the animated show is reportedly one of FXX’s existing animated
adult comedies, “Archer,” which is known for its über-blue, extremely irreverent
humor. As for Donald Glover, he’s also set to star in the upcoming “Star Wars”
Han Solo spin-off film as well as being cast as Simba in a live-action remake
of “The Lion King” - oh, and he’s also still working on the second season of
his Golden Globe-winning show “Atlanta,” which is currently being delayed due
to (shocker) filming conflicts. For a man with that many endeavors, timing
conflicts have to be an everyday occurrence………
- No. Just no. Technically and legally, a totally misguided and
imbecilic New Jersey man who is a self-proclaimed Nazi may have officially
become Isidore Heath Hitler with a name change that took effect this week, this
is one we all need to reject and agree to act as if it never happened. Sure,
this kook's name officially changed from Isidore Heath Campbell to Isidore
Heath Hitler, a change that took place on the anniversary of World War II's end
in Europe after Germany's surrender, but listening to this ignorant tool’s
point of view on the subject, it’s clear that his mental health and grasp on
reality are both shaky at best. "It's great. My driver's license is
changed over, my insurance, my registration, all that I needed is changed
over," he said. "I'm the new Hitler." As Capt. Ass Hat noted,
his initials, I.H.H., stand for "I Hail Hitler," and he said a prayer
for the Nazis on the day his name officially changed. Hey knob, the Third Reich
is dead and so should be its hateful, genocidal beliefs. This all seems like a
twisted grasp for attention by a man who first gained national attention when a
supermarket refused to decorate a birthday cake for his son, who's named Adolf
Hitler Campbell after the heinous Nazi leader. To add to the sad comedic drama,
the man formerly known as Isidore Heath Campbell is also fighting to regain
custody of his four children, who are all named after various Nazis and white
nationalist groups. He showed up for a family court hearing at a New Jersey
courthouse for his youngest son dressed in a Nazi uniform and court records
show he was ordered to seek counseling, only to refuse because - of course! -
he says his psychologist was Jewish. If this wasn’t all do damn pathetic and
depressing, it might actually be funny……..
- How does a future Major League Baseball star prepare to
become a pro, thrust into the limelight among the best players in the world? If
you’re now-former University of Houston left-hander Seth Romero, a potential
first-round pick in the 2017 MLB amateur draft, you engage in what appears to
be a long and deepening string of incidents that lead the team to suspend, then
terminate your tenure on the roster. Romero may be among the first 20 players
drafted in this summer’s annual selection of the sport’s top amateurs, but he
was the first player booted off the University of Houston baseball team for the
infamous “undisclosed incident,” the school announced. "Due to an event
Tuesday, along with previous conduct detrimental to the team, Seth Romero has
been removed from the Houston Baseball program. I appreciate [athletic director]
Hunter Yurachek's support of my decision for our program to move forward
without Seth," coach Todd Whitting said in a statement. "We wish Seth
and his family the best of luck as he embarks on the next phase of his life and
baseball career.” The university may not be saying what happened this time
around, but Romero, a junior, had recently been reinstated after being
suspended for a month. Word on the street is that the suspension stemmed from
Romero failing a drug test, appearing in uniform in a photo that showed him
holding a bong and missing curfew - i.e. typical frat bro-type activities that
are part of the normal college experience, but probably not how you want to
portray yourself if you’ll soon be asking an MLB team to invest millions of
dollars in you, even if you are ranked No. 18 in Baseball America's latest
draft prospect list. But now, Romero can focus on what truly matters, assuming
he can sober up and figure out what that is - his baseball career or the
college party experience…….
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