
Friday, December 30, 2011
Stupid Corporate Tricks

Monday, December 19, 2011
The Tebow Phenomenon
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As I was doing my Patriots-shortened rock show yesterday on 102.3 The Wolf, I mentioned a group of high school boys in Riverhead, Long Island. They got in trouble with school officials for striking the prayerful pose of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. The school drew criticism from Christians who saw this as an overreaction. The officials contended that the students were blocking the hallways. The notoriety of this relatively minor incident exemplifies how polarizing the issue of religious faith can be. While you may be uncomfortable with someone flaunting their faith, Tim Tebow is clearly a decent, inspired and motivated person who has caught attention for reasons far beyond his short tenure as a Denver quarterback. That was obvious during the Patriots pre-game show Sunday, when Tebow was clearly topic number one. One commentator pointed out that while many roll their eyes over Tebow's trademark pose, the conduct of many other NFL players is much more "in your face" offensive. If some kids are inspired by this faith-based example of a nice guy, then I'm not going to lose sleep over it. I'll also rest easy knowing Tom Brady and the Pats got past the Broncos to clinch the AFC East title. I'm not uncomfortable with the fuss about Tim Tebow; but let's hope the obsession over his faith was just last weekend's thing.
Monday, December 12, 2011
A "Manufactured" People
Watching ABC's World News Tonight, you'd think former House Speaker and latest Republican frontrunner Newt Gingrich had come away with a big win from the latest GOP Presidential debate the night before. Gingrich recently characterized the Palestinians as "a manufactured people" as the GOP contenders jockey for position in who can appear strongest in their support of Israel. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney tried to dial back the harsh tone set by Gingrich's comments, instead criticizing President Obama's public declaration of restarting Israeli-Palestinian territorial negotiations to be based on the 1967 borders. Romney may have a point, since these parameters should be presented in meetings between negotiators. Obama's very public statement only served to anger Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. At the same time, the GOP characterization of President Obama as "un-Presidential" in dealing with Israel has a hollow ring compared to the Gingrich comments at the debate. He not only restated his "manufactured people" comment in stronger terms. This time Gingrich also labeled Palestinians as a group of terrorists. This may serve as "red meat" for hardline conservatives, but any President who spoke like this would be a danger on an already volatile world scene. By his supposedly historical perspective, Israelis, Iraqis, South Africans, Swiss and even Americans could be considered "manufactured people." The premise is as outrageous as his blanket assertions about all Occupy Wall Street protesters. It is sad how this divisive person is gaining traction.

Sunday, December 11, 2011
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