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August 14, 2007
Quick Picks
Posted by Tina Grazier
'Not what it used to be'
Washington Times, by Bob Cohn
Mason Clark can't help but think back to the good old days when baseball was the sport of choice among black youngsters who lived in the District. ''When we first got started here,'' he said, ''there were always plenty of kids who wanted to play — all over the city.'' *** He blames several factors, including deteriorating fields because of city budget cuts, and something less visible — the deterioration of the family unit.
Couldn’t it be that the sport of basketball has captured the interest of today’s black yutes?
U.S. agents accused of aiding Islamist scheme
Washington Times, by Sara A. Carter
A criminal investigations report says several U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees are accused of aiding Islamic extremists with identification fraud and of exploiting the visa system for personal gain. *** "Two District Adjudications Officers are allegedly involved with known (redacted) Islam terrorist members,'' said the internal document obtained by The Washington Times.
Hmmm, interesting…on a side note: I didn’t realize a document could talk!
Weak dollar propels US exports to high
Financial Times (UK), by Eoin Callan
Strong global growth is creating record demand for US exports and providing a critical support for the US economy at a time of heightened domestic risks, figures showed on Tuesday. Wall Street economists lifted their estimates for US growth after a government report showed exports rose to an all-time high as the trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly to $58.1bn (€43bn, £29bn) in June
Dem duh Dem Dem….Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Exports at “all time high” and trade deficit “narrowed”. “Bad” economic news for democrat hopefuls in the coming election.
Posted by Post Scripts at August 14, 2007 11:59 PM
Comments
Not what it used to be? You got that right! One of these days baseball will be eclipsed by soccer, I have no doubt. It's the erosion of all things that made us uniquely American and it's been a steady erosion at that.
Even in my own family my grandson was taught soccer to the point he had no time to learn baseball nor any encouragement, save for my small influence. At the 20th Street indoor soccer field my grandson looked out of place, me too. The fans were mostly hispanic, the coaches were hispanic, most of the players were hispanic, the language yelled by the coaches was in Spanish...and here I am yelling "Ultravess, undule'! Yeah, its a different world alright...whatever happened to, "When in Rome?"
Posted by: Jack at August 15, 2007 09:13 AM