Shallow Observations

Oct 13, 2006

Flash

6 Comments

Illinois and the Anti-Chief Illiniwek Cabal

Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner announced that he will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.

Warner said he wanted to be able to put his family ahead of his political career, which means I won’t be able to put this bumper sticker on my car and convince others that I’m making a run to be the first female half-Apache, half-white Jew with UK citizenship in the White House…

Thanks for robbing me, Mark! Jerk.

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UPDATE: I had a serious blonde moment afternoon and neglected to mention that today’s (yesterday’s, rather) smart ass comments on various happenings in sport can be found on SportsbyBrooks. A couple will look familiar but there are some other good nuggets to be found, including:

I’m putting my panties on lockdown thanks to Dennis Rodman

Anti-Chief Illiniwek cabal seeks to sabotage Illini recruiting by encouraging them to attend a school that doesn’t bag on Indians

Keyshawn Johnson gets catty about Randy Moss

Perfect NFL gift for the trashy girl in your life

Mama McNabb finds the internets!

Charles Rogers says the Detroit Lions treated him like his ex-girlfriend

UT asks screeching fan to pipe down

ESPN goes out of its way to make the masses dread Monday Night Football

A-Rodsucks.com – up for auction at eBay

Paul Robinson channels Charlie Brown

Men are more likely to delay going to the ER for injury if sports are on TV

MAKE BELIEVE IT’S STILL FRIDAY THE 13TH UPDATE, PART II: Check out The Wade Blogs’ “Triskaidekaphobia: Top 13 Players Who Wore No. 13.”

6 Comments

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  Adam Castro 13/10/2006 at 23:01

  haha You’re such a goofball
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  Ben 14/10/2006 at 10:31

  I’m willing to bet that you get the sticker and put it on your car anyway.
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  Anderson del Real 14/10/2006 at 12:45

  lol I woulda contributed $5 and a Quiznos coupon to your campaign effort!
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  Nathan Arrington 14/10/2006 at 20:10

  Owning Arodsucks.com would be pretty cool but I don’t get what kind of tool would actually pay $611.99 for it. How can you hate the guy THAT much?
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  Mark Harold 15/10/2006 at 11:11

  You’re an Indian Flash, how do you feel about the mascots and stuff?
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  Flash 16/10/2006 at 13:38

  My feelings are fairly mixed.
  It’s understandable to me that some nations disagree with their culture, which is all they really have left, being used as some university mascot. “How dare X University do such a thing? Don’t we have anything to call our own?” But when the mascot serves as a symbol for the characteristics that a group would like to define their collective identity, I can’t find fault with that. The Seminoles, the Fighting Illini, etc, those symbols are paying homage to a great race of people that embody courage, bravery, and honor. So long as a team/school represents in that same fashion, far be it from me to stop them or become offended by it.
  Naturally, I take issue with names like Redskins and Savages, the Tomahawk Chop in Atlanta, and caricactures like Chief Wahoo (a complicated personal issue that I discussed in a previous post). But there is a way to honor nations (see Florida State) and there is a way to make an entire race of people look like drunken, red-skinned, savage fools. And as long as a mascot represents the spirit of a people rather than some racist stereotype, I can support it.