Who has time for solutions when there are so many people to blame?
I long gave up hope of the President being a uniting figure. The only people who actually believe that Obama wants to bring people together are so pitifully delusional it’s not worth the effort. What’s interesting to me is the fact the President is far more divisive than Bush. The Left loved to complain about how Bush was so divisive, simply because he existed. During Katrina did Bush ever call out politicians from the opposing party like the current administration?
It’s been a couple of weeks since Rep. Barton made his apology to BP and it’s been over 70 days since the oil started leaking. In that time Barton’s apology is the most positive political thing that’s happened to the Obama administration. I can only assume that’s the case because our great uniter is still bringing it up.
“The top Republican on the energy committee even had the nerve to apologize to BP for the fact that we made them set up this fund. Apologize to BP! He actually called the fund ‘a tragedy.’ A tragedy? A tragedy is what the people of the Gulf are going through right now. That’s the tragedy. And our government has a responsibility to hold the corporations accountable that caused it,” says Obama according to excerpts.
I can appreciate the fact that Barton’s remarks would seem a poor political move on his part; however, it doesn’t change the fact that there’s a never-ending oil spill. If a tar ball washes up on Siesta Key I don’t think I’m going to be any less angry because Barton’s comments helped Obama politically. It would appear that the President’s first priority is to find a scapegoat in every catastrophe.
Jemele Hill ponders using the race card in her back pocket.
To be perfectly honest I have no clue who Joe Barton is or what he said about the oil spill. My guess is that he’s a Republican and he said something stupid about the oil spill. The press and the Left is all over him because President Obama is receiving too much bad PR and they can’t beat up Bush anymore. Personally, I don’t even care. The only reason I bring this up is because of the World Cup.
The United States got jobbed yesterday against Slovenia. The referee had a really bad day. He yellow carded one of our players for a hand ball when he was hit in the face. The last Slovenia defender brought down Jozy Altidore when he had a clear goal scoring chance. That’s supposed to be a red card, but it only earned a yellow. Plus, there was a terrible offside call at the end that cost the United States a goal and the win. An ESPN blog about the game is a little puzzling. Jemele Hill may cover sports for ESPN, but there’s no doubt she’s wants to be a political pundit.
The horrific call that forced Team USA to settle for a 2-2 tie with Slovenia was so bad that I’m surprised Texas Rep. Joe Barton hasn’t already called Malian referee Koman Coulibaly to apologize for the harsh criticism the official undoubtedly deserves.
The real question I have for ESPN is: Why is Jemele Hill still allowed to write for them? By Hill’s standards this is the least offensive thing she’s ever written. In the past she said that the Green Bay Packers should give Brett Farvre the “Duracell treatment” when he returns to play. Another favorite Hill quote is, “Rooting for the Celtics is like saying Hitler was a victim. It’s like hoping Gorbachev would get to the blinking red button before Reagan. Deserving or not, I still hate the Celtics.” For both of those idiotic remarks Hill has had to make an apology.
Which brings me to this point: she has the wrong person apologizing in her World Cup article. Instead of picking on Rep. Joe Barton, perhaps Jemele Hill should call Malian referee Koman Coulibaly and apologize. It’s been a great week to be a progressive sportswriter. First Dave Zirin, and now Jemele Hill.
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