Real Quick Grievance

You know this sentiment that the demand for the type of news we receive is appalling because there are people dying in war and thus we shouldn't know that Lindsey Lohan is going to jail again or Paris Hilton stuffs her vadge with 8-balls when she flies? I hate that shit. I don't need to feel guilty for not knowing the names of every soldier that dies in war. Why can't I just support the troops as a whole and be aware of the fact that because we chose to engage in two violent wars at the same time that a lot of soldiers are going to die? Why can't I just thank a soldier for his support when I meet them and feel a general type of empathy over the fact that some of them are coming home in body bags? That's an awful thing to have to deal with for a family and I can't even imagine the pain. Is it really news though? We're in two fucking wars! We knew the risks of wars, right? We weren't gonna go out to Afghanistan and start having bocce tournaments with the Taliban until they promised to stop terrorizing us. So forgive me for not knowing the names of every soldier that loses his life at war but isn't the real news at this point when soldiers stop losing their lives in war?

Also, I know we're not updating the Grieve much around here but it is football season and I love football and probably have some opinions on your teams which I plan to post within the next week. In the meantime, check out the official strong safety of the AofG being awesome at football...

Comments

[Jack Klompus]

Hey Bobby, water sucks. Gatorade is better.

On a side note, if the commentators would stop ejaculating for a second, they'd note that Collins bobbled the snap before Snukka even made it over the pile. Would Snukka still have gotten him? Maybe. Let's not forget that Collins is old and really, really white. It was a gutsy attempt, but it was more glitz than glory.

[Vandelay]

I honestly don't see a bobble at all. It was ridiculous. You think about all of the timing, intelligence, instincts, and pure physical ability that have to go into executing something like that. Just completely absurd. You have to love that guy, Klompus.

Plus, Collins is lucky he's old and white when you consider what happened to the young, black guy.

[Assman]

Would Snukka still have gotten him?

I know it's wrong, but racism can be very funny when done well.

You know this sentiment that the demand for the type of news we receive is appalling because there are people dying in war and thus we shouldn't know that Lindsey Lohan is going to jail again or Paris Hilton stuffs her vadge with 8-balls when she flies?

I'm thinking the furor is less about not knowing the names of dead soldiers than it is about being inundated with news about junkie actresses. I'm sure if every article was about policy debates and technology developments, there'd be no complaining.

But, if news didn't occasionally talk about naked women doing coke, most of us would have stopped going to CNN.com years ago.

[Jack Klompus]

"I honestly don't see a bobble at all."

Did you "honestly" look again at the :21 mark? The ball hit Collins in the stomach before it hit him in the hands. Even still, Collins was going nowhere anyway. Pittsburgh's entire front had that play stopped before it started. That's my point. It was a fine play by Polamalu that ended up making no difference to the outcome.

"You think about all of the timing, intelligence, instincts, and pure physical ability that have to go into executing something like that."

What? He had nothing to lose. You've never seen a defensive back gap blitz a goal-line stance before?

'You have to love that guy, Klompus."

I do. I think he's great. Definitely a difference maker on an already awesome defense. They don't lose him last year, it easily could have been a Colts-Steelers AFC championship game.

[H.E. Pennypacker]

I know it's wrong, but racism can be very funny when done well.
Honestly, I was thinking of the Superfly before I even read Klompus' comment.

Great play, though -- bobble or no bobble.