The Writer's Life 11/9 - Divisions

Racial divisions are again on the news front. Ben Carson, a conservative running for president and in the lead among Republicans in some polls, has caught flack from media midgets who have delved into his background and found incidents from early in his life with which to smear him, as if his years saving lives as a top surgeon count for nothing. Like Clarence Thomas, he is considered a traitor by the left. Because of his inexperience in business and politics, I hope he is not the nominee, but, if he is, I will gladly vote for him. There isn't a better person in the field on either side.

Protesting against racial tensions on campus, 32 football players at the University of Missouri threatened to boycott practice and this week’s game vs. BYU, which would have cost the school at least a million dollars. Mizzou is 100 miles from Ferguson. The players demanded and got the resignation of the school’s president, who is accused of being insensitive to the problems perceived. The head coach backed them. The team’s record this year is 4-6. I just read an article at Yahoo Sports speculating on the fallout, wondering if the incident will create a movement wherein players will refuse to play unless they are paid. If so, I hope leaders retaliate by making entrance standards more strict, ending the farce that major college sports has become.

A NYC high school principal has made the following statement: “…redlining, crack cocaine and now standardized testing were all sanctioned by the American government. All designed to destroy the mind, body and soul of black and brown people.” The fact that such a person is an education leader says a lot about the state of many inner city schools.

Recently, Hillary was lauded for her stint on Saturday Night Live. Now, two weeks later, pundits are whining that Trump's appearance isn't presidential. Of course, there is no liberal bias in the media.

On a completely trivial note, kudos to Justin Bieber, who has two songs, neither of which I’ve heard, on the NY Post’s ten most popular list. Battered repeatedly in the press for both his art and personal conduct, the latter of which seemed like that of a rich young fool rather than thug, I thought he’d ceased making music and was on the road to ruin. Way to come back, kid.

My thanks to those who purchased and donated books today on Bay Parkway. The line of the day came from Conspiracy Guy, who bragged about his cooking: "The only thing my wife makes is reservations."

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