Clearly, this is all the dogs' fault

CNN, in all its journalistic excellence, has lured me out of hiding with the following headline in the Michael Vick dogfighting indictment:

"Vick case latest stain on pit bull's changing image"

You see? This isn't about a privileged and prominent athlete engaging in acts so despicable that fans have resorted to burning his jersey in the streets, it's about a breed of dog that's getting a bad rap. Yes, all I've thought about the past couple of months is how much I distrust pit bulls.

Never have I thought about stabbing Vick in the eye with a fork after tying him to one of his puppy rape stands and sprinkling doe-in-heat urine on his sphincter and letting some of the (surviving) animals he abused go to town.

Never have I thought about a seemingly-growing problem with sports and entertainment in our country being dominated by dishonesty, cheating, crime, drugs, and idiocy on a level that should outrage us all.

My only thought from the get go has been about how little I trust pit bulls, who clearly weren't manipulated and trained by Vick to tear the faces off of other dogs.

Also, CNN mentions in the ever-helpful STORY HIGHLIGHTS:
- Pit bull dogs once seen as friendly, helpful animals
- Starred as character in "Little Rascals"
- Michael Vick case latest to show dogs as vicious
- Rappers show pit bulls as mean on albums

Well done, CNN. The entire story, which basically blames Vick's penchant for killing dogs on black culture (perhaps arguable, if not just a tad insensitive), is here.

Um, yikes.

My bad. It's been, oh, three months since I last posted.

Which, coincidentally, coincides with the birth of It's Still Football, which has been, to say the least, an interesting trek into the world of fringe sports and the sports-related blogosphere, and which I recommend to only the most die-hard sports fanatic that finds joy in hearing of the escapades of all your favorite D-III standouts like Brett Dietz. At ISF, we rather like Brett Dietz.

Notice the name change, as 'Horse Chestnuts' comes from a great turn of phrase from Abraham Lincoln that, on further investigation, is actually Lincoln stating that he believed in basic human rights for slaves but not necessarily social equality, which sits just a little funny in my craw. So, thanks Dad for the suggestion of the new Marx Brothers-inspired title.

Check back for occasional updates on, basically, odd stories posted on CNN. It's so liberating being a wise ass.

NEWS FROM THE FUTURE THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN

BREAKING! ANNA NICOLE SMITH AUTOPSY: "SMITH DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES"

ALSO: HOWARD K. STERN TO GIVE SMITH FORTUNE TO CHARITY

UPDATE 9:23 AM - THE ONION WEIGHS IN:

Anna Nicole Smith Finally Reaches Target Weight

NASSAU, BAHAMAS—Some weight-loss experts do not find Smith's achievement inspirational, claiming that such drastic dieting can lead to a dangerous loss of muscle mass.

Free at last!

It's due time for a quick post, and why shouldn't be a lazy one from CNN?

Seems that Disney, despite the bitching and moaning Walt would have probably put up were he not cryogenically frozen, finally got with the times and is about to release a movie featuring a... black princess. Props to Disney for arriving forty years late to the civil rights party.

CNN asked its readers to weigh in on the news, and pretty much everything John and Jane Doe has to say about it is positive. Me, though, I don't think it's enough.

This won't really be over until a black Disney princess coaches a team to the Super Bowl.

My bad

Been a little while since a post - just imagine I'm the little boy and the basketball is daily tasks to be completed at work. I shall return. As God is my witness, I shall return. Or never go hungry again. I always fell asleep by that point in the movie.

Got to keep on keepin' on.

WARNING: don't read this if you're a total dork

SPOILER ALERT: If you're a comic book nerd and you don't want to know that a certain Marvel comic book hero is killed in an upcoming issue (Captain America) then don't read this post.

CAPTAIN AMERICA SHOT!

GEEKS EVERYWHERE DESPAIR!

Really, I'm not sure this is that big a deal. Yes, Captain America began fighting crime when we needed it most (1941) and in the recent years of superhero wars (apparently there's been an on-going war between superheros that agree to disclose their identities and others that don't following a mishap that causes a 9/11-scale disaster, which reportedly is actually an interesting commentary on the Patriot Act - but I don't know any of this firsthand because I haven't read a comic since I bought my last piece of Bazooka Joe in 1993 - except for this one) was an outspoken critic of what he perceived was in infringement of civil liberties. In a comic shipped yesterday, he gets shot by a sniper on his way to court.

Instead of delving into the representative politics and history of Captain America, because I know absolutely nothing about it, I will instead simply direct you to the comments section of the New York Times, where already nearly 100 posts are up, discussing what Captain America means to America, and what symbolism people are taking from his assassination in terms of the US's reputation abroad and recent infringements on the Bill of Rights.

The thing that gets me is that I know some of the people that are getting really worked up over this were very possibly unaware that the reason flags were recently flown at half-mast was because Gerald Ford died.

The bitch is back

WARNING: THIS POST HAS SWEARS AND ANN COULTER

I'm pretty sure you've heard about Ann's latest little nugget wherein she declined to address the campaign of John Edwards because, in her words, "it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot'".

That's right. That is what she said.

I have previously heard an argument that Ann Coulter is a Stephen Colbert-esqe pundit for the right; she doesn't really believe what she says, but she kicks up as much shit as she possibly can. This gem of a quote proves to me that either this is, in fact, true, or she is the most unapologetic ignorant bitch to walk this earth since... I don't know, maybe the queen from Snow White?

How bad is this situation? I'd expect the same amount of shock and anger if, say, Larry King called Ann a 'cunt'. Which frankly, I'd pay money to see, and unlike Ann's comments on Edwards, Larry could make a pretty good case.