It is disturbing, to say the least,  to hear the diatribe Reverend Wright has spewed over the last few days while speaking to the press. His hatred is all encompassing. His rants about the AIDS virus, crack, drug sentencing laws, and the Jews covers nearly every facet of  American bigotry. His special brew of rust belt brimstone and his obvious Afrocentrism have made for a media storm. Obama was in fact his congregant for 20 years, and rose through the political ranks in Illinois at the foot of Reverend Wright.

John McCain, on the other hand, has been gladly endorsed by his own personal bigot, Pastor John Hagee. Although McCain never had a personal relationship with Hagee, he took his endorsement and danced around his beliefs. Being little different in fact if not faith from the Rev Wright, Pastor Hagee claims the hurricane that struck New Orleans was proof of the “judgment of God against the city of New Orleans”, because of a Gay Parade there.  Being the true-blue bible thumping Texan cracker that he is, Hagee believes in the absolute authority of the scripture, miraculous healing, anointing with oil, baptism by immersion, evangelism, and the worship of the Lord through singing, clapping, and the lifting of hands, just like Wright. He also denounces abortion and homosexuality, and firmly supports Israel simply because he doesn’t agree with the teachings of the Roman Catholics or any reformers. He’s a right wing conservative that likes McCain, and McCain accepted his endorsement. McCain may not agree with all Hagee say’s, but at least he respects his views. That, my friends, is the sign of a true politician.

Obama, on the other hand, just blundered rather large. Anyone can see that if he doesn’t throw the Reverend under the bus, the Reverend keeps his mouth shut, the press lays off, and Michelle is out picking furniture for the White House. The problem is, Obama has no clue that those 20 years at the foot of the Reverend Wright is THE reason why he is at the pinnacle of American politics. It’s just too bad he didn’t have the brains to call Reverend Wright initially for advice, even with this. The Reverend acted no different than any other political gumba would have after his golden boy outed him. I’m also sure the Reverend would have set him straight, and we, the people, would have never known the difference.

Oh, and by the way, evil is as evil does.

Nascar is bringing the circus to Pocono Raceway for a two day Sprint Cup Series test on May 27-28, 2008. The schedule lists 50 teams.  Although watching cars run test laps may seem a tad bit boring, the simple fact that Speed may be there and the configuration of the track should make it a cool couple of hours. For all 50 teams, of which only 43 will qualify for the race, this particular test at Pocono really is a big deal. Either way, fans will certainly get their money’s worth. $5 will get you into the grandstands and ticket holders for the 2008 Pocono races get 4 free tickets. I’m sure the local business and vendors will love the added dates, even though they are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Its any-one’s guess how many fans will show up in Pocono for testing, but the shear number of teams involved, along with Nascar’s tweaking of the schedule just for this test makes me believe it’s an important one. Testing in Nascar is almost nonexistent. This year, there will only be six tests, which includes Daytona, and it shows in the standings. Some of these teams are still struggling with the new car and front end setups, and Pocono is a scary place to begin with. Its funny how this track out in the middle of the woods can challenge even the best teams. If they get it somewhat right in Pocono, they may breath a little easier. If not, the next test is in September, almost 4 months from now. Interesting.

In the ongoing Battle of Apples between the Computer Company, the Record Company, and the People of the City of New York, I think were going to see a very interesting decision in the courts. May the People Speak!

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Just in case you were looking for a good dose of American Journalism, just listen to this  Former Air America radio host rant about Hillary, Ferraro and the poor slob who said something during her rant. I still can’t figure out how this kind of trash can be associated with an Election for President . It just seems that if the press in this country decided they don’t like someone, they’ll do whatever it takes to ruin them. What a shame.