A time and place for everything

Monday’s funeral for Coretta Scott King was supposed to be a celebration of her life....instead former president Jimmy Carter and the Rev. Joseph Lowery turned this celebration into a bully pulpit to push their political views mainly aimed at the current Bush administration.....

First off, I defend Carter and Lowery’s right to state their views....however, this was not the time nor place to do that.....

President Bush did not do enough in the hours after Hurricane Katrina struck.....the people who were left behind in need were African-Americans.....and that was wrong.....

But these barbs that were clearly directed at the president who was sitting just yards away were inappropriate by Carter and Lowery.....in fact, Carter even brought up the war in Iraq....why did he bring up the war during the services for Coretta Scott King???.....I think that was tasteless and disrespectful toward Mrs. King.....

On Wednesday’s NBC’s Nightly News, former Atlanta mayor, Andrew Young, who is African-American, even stated it was inappropriate for Carter and Lowery to go off on their political rants during the occassion.....

Yes, the Bush presidency has not been effective and the country is not well off....but I thought it was funny that Carter would be the one taking shots at Bush being that the Carter presidency has to rank as one of the worst over the last 100 years.....so if anyone should know about an ineffective presidency, it would be Jimmy Carter.....

In a side note, why did Sen. Hillary Clinton stand with her husband when he spoke???.....obviously she wanted to get her mug on television and the best way to do that was to make sure she was next to her husband....Sen. Thunder Thighs did speak at the service but why didn't she speak by herself to show her independence that she was her own person...I didn't see Laura Bush standing with W.....even old man Bush and Peanut Man spoke by themselves without their loving wife next to them....I guess her mug wouldn't have gotten on television if she didn't stand next to Bill.....and we all know that Hill loves those cameras....

The baby needs his diaper changed!!!

Waaaaaa......waaaaaa.....hurry, the baby needs his diaper changed......

It’s time for Seattle coach Mike Holmgren to stop blaming the officials for the Seahawks loss in the Super Bowl on Sunday, and begin looking in the mirror and at his team....

At a rally in Seattle, Holmgren continued to whine and cry about the officiating by stating that he didn’t know the Seahawks had to play the Steelers and the men in stripes (referring to a referee).....one fan held up a sign that said Referees 21 Seahawks 10....

Was the Super Bowl officiating the best? – no.....but the entire officiating in the playoffs were not on par.....look at the debacle in Indianapolis involving Troy Polamalu’s interception....

The reason Seattle lost this game is because the Steelers made the big plays when they had to and the Seahawks did not....case closed!!!.....

Holmgren should be the one to take the blame for the Seahawks loss.....his mismanagement of the clock right before halftime was baffling.....then Holmgren did it once again in the last minute of the game....that mismanagement was not the fault of the referees, it was the fault of the coach....

Let’s be honest, the Steelers were not on their A game on Sunday....at times, they may have been on their C minus game.....but despite not clicking on all cylinders, the Steelers still led at the half 7-3.....and won the game 21-10.....

Also, Holmgren must have forgot that his tight end Jeramy Stevens dropped three passes including one on the two yard line.....that was not the fault of the referees.....and his kicker Josh Brown missed two field goals also.....and that too was not the fault of the referees....

So I think it is time for Mike Holmgren to shut his pie hole and realize that his players did not perform up to par and he as a coach did not perform up to par......

Finally, will someone please go change Holmgren’s diaper, I think he wet it again.....

Waaaaaa......Waaaaaaaaaaaa......

Champions Once Again

A "Super" wish for 3 friends

You know you are getting old when some of your friends don’t even remember the last time the Steelers won the Super Bowl.....three of my friends (the 3 Js), are huge Steeler fans....the last time the city of Pittsburgh celebrated a Super Bowl title, these guys were still wearing diapers....(not to say that one of them still doesn’t wear a diaper every now and then – but that is another story)....

Like I have written before, Bill Cowher deserves to win this game.....and it would be nice to see a class-act like Jerome Bettis leave with a Super Bowl ring.....but on a personal note, these three buddies of mine also deserve to see their Steelers win the Super Bowl....

Over the last two weeks I have seen many Browns fans oozing with jealousy and trying to take any cheap shot they can at the Steelers.....The Vindicator’s Joe Scalzo acted like a first-grader when he predicted the Seahawks to win by the score of 637 gazillion to 0.....(grow up already!!!).....and of course The Plain Dealer took their cheap shots at the city of Pittsburgh which I thought was strange being that Cleveland has been rated one of the worst cities in the nation and a city who’s river caught on fire many years ago....Yeh, the Browns fans have been very sore losers.....even if Pittsbugh loses today, the Browns fans should still keep their traps shut....remember, the Steelers waxed the Browns twice this year including a 41-0 drubbing at Steelers Field....errrr, I mean Cleveland Browns Stadium....

So yes it would be nice to see the Steelers win because these three friends are class individuals.....they love their Steelers but they are not obnoxious or arrogant....they love their Iron City Beer and Black and Gold....they may often sleep with their Terrible Towel....they have come so close to glory only to be disappointed by losing to the Chargers and Patriots....and having Bill Romanowski talk trash at Three Rivers.....who can forget the 15-1 record only to fall short....and the name Larry Brown still haunts them....they made it through Neil and Kordell....and how can we forget Tommy Gun....there was Barry and Bam....and thank God there is now Bettis....and where is Yancey??.....and to them Myron Cope is a God.....

Hopefully around 10:30 p.m. today, they can crack open an Iron City and have a toast to their team -- Double Yoi!!! -- the World Champions!!!!