Thursday Rant

Hello again everyone. Welcome back to the drill. Havent updated for two nights, but I wasnt about to go for the three peat. I wanted to try something new this time. I will still report the news but on certain days I will include some "Random Rants". Its something that I used to do in my old high school column. Basically just one or two quick sentences about a random topic. Sometimes more than that. Lets see how it works.... Here...WE...GO!!

So Wed Afternoon in the Michael Jackson Trial, the alleged victim took the stand and testified. He seemed dead set in trying to convince the jury he had been wronged. He hardly made eye contact with Jackon, but would stare directly at the jury when he would talk. Jackson was seen shaking his head as the boy spoke about some of the things Jackson would do with him. Among many things, was surfing the internet with him and making him (the victim) view pornographic websites filled with pictures of underage girls and other adult material. Before the victim took the stand, the boys younger brother finished up his testimony. The defense once again grilled him and punched more holes into his credibility. A mixed day for Jackson overall. We'll see how the boy holds up during cross examination in a few days.

So the US Congress has basically demanded that several former and current Major Leaguers come testify before congress about steroid use in baseball Some of the most noteworthy names: Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa, Curt Schilling and Jose Canseco (Who basically started this whole mess). Barry Bonds was not asked to appear, as congress felt that including him would take the focus away from investigating the use of steroids in baseball to just whether or not he himself uses them. The Players Union is trying to stop them from forcing the players to testify basically saying that they have no right to do it. Here's my thing: If they have nothing to hide then they shouldnt be worried about anything. Just go, give your two cents and leave. They just want to know the truth. If they arent scared to say it, then why should there be a problem? I think that if the players go through with this, it may help diffuse this controversy just a tad. But their adamant denial to cooperate only compounds their guilt in the court of public opinion. Should be an interesting next couple of days...

LA Mayoral Race (Prt 1) has ended and it will be a rematch of four years ago as once again Antonio Villaragosa will face off against James Hahn. This time however, Hahn is the incumbent mayor and Villaragosa is a more experienced political foe. Hahn has also been hurt by recent corruption allegations and by some controversial decisions during his four year tenure. Over 75% of the votes in the primary went to candidates other than James Hahn. He will have a tough 3 months to try and win those votes back.

Random Rants

-Barry  sucks...

-Lakers need to pick it up or their season is done. They lost to the CLIPPERS!! THE CLIPPERS!!! I guess we know now, who the better LA team is....

-George W Bush still amazes me at how gullible he is. Case in point: During a recent Tsunami Relief Update Press Conference he actually had to LOOK down at his binder and see what the program was called. Didnt even try to play it off. Just turned the binder he was showing to the reporters around and read the title. He said something along the lines of  "We're here to talk about our Tsunami...Relief...Uh..".(Blinks wildly..panics...looks down at binder he is holding...) The look on George Bush Sr's face was priceless. Like "Oh Lord, not again..."

-What is up with this weird SoCal weather? One week its raining and cold..next week its warm and sunny. Could it be? Winter is almost over? Oh, there's rain in the forecast for Monday..Nevermind...

-Wrestlemania 21 is in 25 days...just in case you were wondering....

-Barry STILL sucks...

Notable Quote: "Micheal Jackson's trial is expected to last about six months, but Jackson has asked for time off to entertain the troops. OK, so they're a Cub Scout Troop. But they're still troops!!!" -Brad Garret on the Tonight Show delivering a joke that Jay Leno was unable to read outloud because of a court order forbidding him from speaking about the trial.

OK, that will do it for now. Always late, but worth the wait. Well..Always Late..we'll leave it at that...Til the next time...

DQ