GOING BACK TO THE GAME

You know the more I thought about it, the more I think …you know, I may not have seen the big picture in what happened with the American public in solving the N.F.L referee strike. Because when you really think about it “we the people”, could have found one of the biggest diamonds in the ruff we could have possibly have found......”the beast”, (if you have read any of my other blogs) then you know what entity I think the beast is) pulled out one of his oldest (and best)tricks that has worked so well for him for centuries. He got most people to completely focus on the wrong people and problem, while the real problem went virtually unnoticed....our focus should not have been on the billionaire owners,who were crying that the were losing money, (10 or 15 million dollars), which is just a drop in the bucket when you make 5 billion dollars (and that just the money that TV paid them) Nor should we look to protect the millionaire players, because they “knew the job was dangerous when they took it” They assumed the risk, and they are well compensated for it. They referee's should have gotten the focus of the people, because what the whole thing came down to was a good old fashioned labor dispute. They were just trying to get there fair share of the pie that everyone was getting big piece of.

The diamond that “we the people” may have found, (and I hope that we can see it)...is the fact that we, all of us with some many different opinions could see that this work force was best suited for that type of job...and “we the people”, with all of the divergent backgrounds and mixed feeling about the game and different teams came together and with one voice said enough, pay those people fairly, they earned their pay, pay them. We let them know, “we are mad as hell....and we are not going to take it anymore”. My question now is....why can't we do this for ourselves, As was found out in this dispute if we stand together this can be accomplished....you can take back your rights, and get your fair piece of the wealth. How do I know this can happen....over night the strike was settled fairly and equitably among all parties. You are a partner, with all of these multi-billion dollar companies, don't you want to be fairly compensated for your hard work and sweat?....my God people, you helped build that place. Don't keep taking pats on the back........cupcakes, and pieces of paper that mean nothing.....ask yourself what in this for me...don't be shy about taking care of you.....................................

Lets take our focus off the rich and famous......their problems have nothing to do with what we live thru... they have the resources to weather almost any storm.........CAN YOU?..............Don't be shy.......reply.................

MADMAC2012BI

This Just wants my ass want to chew gum

Just sitting her thinking as for the next couple of weeks I'm off so that will give me lots of time to get things together for this site.

I was looking at a lot of sports shows mainly about football and political shows discussing the upcoming elections and I was reminded of an old saying of my mothers that didn't make much sense to me at the time. She would say to me “son that just makes my ass want to chew gum” and I would think to myself “what the heck does that mean?” Well I can now answer that question. It's that feeling that you get when you hear or see something that just does not make any kind of sense, or when people do things that are totally against their best interests. My three choices this weekend are a football play, a football coach and the “greatest basketball player ever”.

The Play... Green Bay kind of got screwed in a game they were playing by a possibly bad call. Now even though I can see why the ump might have made this call what makes my “ass want to chew gum” is not the call itself or the game for that matter but the reaction it got. The fact that one of the most important things in a persons life is a football game. One of the most divisive games in the world in terms of team rivalries and absolutely different ideas and opinions With that one call a huge hue and cry ensued from the people over the disputed call that resulted in the end of a labor dispute that was resolved fairly and equitably for both sides. Yet when it comes to things that effect your very livelihood...precious freedoms being taken away... unemployment and underemployment....people working 2 or three jobs just to make ends meet and being told lie after lie by the politician who claim to have our best interests at heart ...we stand silently by and do nothing. Wow.

The coach...Every time the talking heads on sports radio and TV start talking about the greatest college football coaches you will hear the names Bryant, Paterno, and Rockne. Eddie Robertson and a host of other black coaches are not mentioned. Big mistake. They even have a lot of black commentators making the same kind of comments “Robertson’s records are minor because they were made in minor conferences” Well let's go back to that time shall we? The 40,s 50,s 60,s and 70,s Black colleges were the only places where black players could play. They were no big colleges that would take either black players or black coaches. Robertson never won a national championship because his teams were never allowed to compete. So don't tell me that he would not have won because there was plenty of talent and ambition to win many times over. The NFL was built on this talent. So it really makes my ass want to chew gum when I hear this especially coming from Blacks.

The greatest...This is about Michael Jordan. People he did not invent winning. It just makes my ass want to chew gum when I hear this. He is not the greatest basketball player ever. One of the greatest sure just not the greatest. I sure Masters Russell, Chamberlain, Bird ,Irvin and Johnson would like to talk about that. Having seen these guys play I would have to agree with them. All these guys were great on their own and in their own way and they were just as good as Jordan.

Well that's my rant for today until next time don't be shy reply

Mad Mac 2012

Mad Mac 2012

I've been kind of lazy this week. I've been lying around on the coach looking for something to watch on TV. On the History Channel they were talking about “one of the greatest Americans ever”... the documentary was about Ronald Reagan … What a big joke! I still can't believe that the man who has given us so much to be thankful for... you hardly know where to start ….but I will try (LMAO)

First lets look at the time when this thing called “trickle down economics”) was born. It was the late 70's and things in America were a changing. The Deep South was now fully integrated (the races were mixing) the wild demonstrations of the 60's, the end of the war in Vietnam, unions and the middle class were strong. High paying jobs with benefits made the notion of a national health care plan unheard of because if you worked you had health insurance.

The distrust of government after the war and all the conspiracy theories have turned out to be true and were at a fever pitch among many people. White people mistrusted the government because they gave blacks power to fight against Jim Crow laws and move up the ladder into more important positions in society. Blacks had real reason to mistrust both state, local and federal government. More about that in a later blog.

We as a people got lax, everything was moving along so well that everyone could buy a home and just about any one who was working could buy a new car every three or four years. The money was rolling and we all were trying to “keep up with the Jones”. We were a generation that were just having fun and partying...we all feel asleep at the wheel. Because America had gotten away with a couple of trumped up wars (Korea, Vietnam) and people found they could make billions of dollars from your hard work and sacrifice. This is where Reagan comes in.

Now when I say Reagan I go well beyond just him he was just the front man and pitch man for a movement that has turned us into a class society. Like fools we all fell to the siren call of corporate America, religion and right wing talk radio marching our way into a “prison planet”

Reagan brought us the breaking of unions (remember PATCO) and the beginning of the end of the middle class. He brought us drug testing for the worker but not for judges and other high end jobs. He made it cool for us to be greedy, just take a look at the TV and music of that time. It was all about giving away your money and privileges to the wealthy. It's called the “trickle down” theory of economics. The idea being that if you give the wealthy tax cuts they will provide jobs for people and this will allow wealth to “trickle down” to the lower classes. Every credible person of the time warned us not to believe this theory; it will kill the middle class and cause a separation of the people and we will end up living in a Dickensian society. They called it “voodoo economics. We should have listened. They said this would improve our lives that we would all profit from this. They had good reasons for all the policies and laws they passed. Good reasons to give away all of our rights. The New York and Chicago train wrecks brought us drug testing. Missing kids brought us cameras everywhere we go. 911 brought us the Patriot Act which includes the FBI coming into your house and searching it without even telling you they've been there and going to library to see which books you've checked out. Every law in the country, no the world has been slanted to the advantage of the real beast, Big Business.

Reagan and Big Business joined hand in hand with organized religion (the church) to enslave us to not the government but to them and corporate America. We are now really beginning to feel the effects of Reagan’s view of America. No job security, low paying jobs. No benefits or pensions, no health care and ultimately no middle class. You are working longer and harder for less compensation. Yet you have to play the game; hey we all have to eat. We gave away our rights for short term relief. For 30 years I've warned people to be mindful of the ramifications of some of these solutions to problems that we've been offered. Think about the long term effects further down the road. My question is how do you like the great American hero’s dream for America now? This is not about Obama, Clinton or even Bush this stuff goes way back. It is not about country control this is about world domination and it is something we need to do something about before it's too late.

The Bible was right the Beasts best trick is to make man believe he doesn't exist. He does exist and he doesn’t have horns, We must fight back and the first step is knowledge. Well until next time don't be shy Reply

madmac2012