The Price of Friendship

"In a way, I feel sorry for him. He had so much talent and so little insight into his own life. He had a great instinct for helping kids and no instinct at all for the true nature of kindness. Most of all, when he landed the big bonus and the big endorsements, he never noticed that the guys with whom he was keeping it real were destroying everything he’d worked so hard to get.

And in the end, when the feds came down on him like a pack of, well, pit bulls, his buddies forgot all about keeping it real and thought only of keeping their own worthless backsides out of jail. Their keen sense of self-interest led them to attach themselves to Vick’s wallet like moray eels. That same sense made it easy for them to turn on him.

But that’s what always comes of buying friendship instead of earning it."

Andrea Mitchell quotes Phantom Polls

Not Fair, Not Balanced.

Well Done, TPM.

First Debate

Last night I attended a dinner party for women in the insurance industry, so I missed the debates. I ran into ladies who helped me throughout my career. I was pleasantly reminded of the times I was lucky enough to return the favor. I was humbled and honored.

What was striking, were the inroads we ladies have made. Many of my peers are in key positions. Twenty years ago, the most we could hope for was to be the supervisor of the secretarial pool. Joining me were two of my apprentices. For this generation, having a female boss is normal. They were stunned by the war stories that were being tossed about.

In expressing her enjoyment of the event, one apprentice asked me if men have similar events. I told her to close her eyes and think about our corporate org chart. "Oh" was her only response.

Which leads me to last night's debate. By time I made my way home, the debate was over and the pundits were providing their opinions. Surprisingly, Hillary was given a ton of props. I am not a fan of Hillary the person. But as I woman, it is always good to have a woman hold her own in that forum.

She, nor any of the boys, stumbled or made a splash. Let the games begin.

CBS the ball is in your court

The network heads at NBC have decided not to continue to simulcast Imus in the Morning. This was no doubt prompted by the advertisers opting out of their daytime contracts. It seems as though you just can't cancel a program.

Good. Whatever the motive, it was time for Imus to go.

CBS?

Imus must go and take baldheaded Bernie with you

I am thinking about having the Dumbass of the week Award. Behind every bit of humor is always a touch of truth.

To trash the ladies from Rutgers and call the winning team beautiful is just typical. A sociology lesson here would be redundant. Pointing out white beauty versus black beauty is painful at this point in our nation's history. Millions of dollars are spent trying to unkink our hair to walk in the white world. The best thing I ever did was to stop dumping toxic waste in my hair. My hair, sense of self and attitude are healthier.

Imus has every politician from both parties kissing his ass. Harold Ford, Jr. was a regular during the election cycle. Why? He has a ton of listeners and viewers. His shtick is to be mean. Racism is just another form of nasty. He gets away with it because he makes the radio and TV stations money. Period.

He crossed the line, AGAIN. If you are offended contact his sponsors. Even if they don't care, they will pretend to care if there is enough noise.

Be polite, but contact them.

This week's winner is Don Imus.