Twatwaffles Of The Week

And away we go.............................

First, my friends, we have a Dicknozzle Of Douchebaggery:  The suits that control the New York Yankees who recently suspended long time (35 years) beer vendor (yes, you read that correctly BEER VENDOR), Steve Lazarus for engaging in some playful banter with Boston Red Sox, and former Yankee, pitcher, Alfredo Aceves.  Lazarus was accused of "harassing" Aceves and was escorted from Yankee Stadium as if he had engaged in criminal activity.

New York Yankee Beer Vendor Punished For Joking With Red Sox Pitcher

Folks, I love the Yankees, and I HATE the Red Sox.  I understand this is one of the greatest, most heated rivalries in professional sports; but for the love of Pete, they punished a beer vendor for cracking a joke with an opposing player, who I should note played along with the joke like a good sport.  Unbelievable.

Number Five:  Former Vice-President Dick Cheney who recently said that the Obama administration owed the Bush administration "an apology" for their criticism of the Bush administration for their conduct after 9/11.

Cheney Says Obama Owes Bush Administration An Apology

How about this, Mr. Vice-President?  Those of us, myself included, who routinely criticised you and President Bush will apologize to you as soon as you apologize for trampling the Constitution, ignoring civil rights, and invading the wrong country.  Fair enough?

Number Four:  An unidentified 16 year old Ohio high school football player who is alleged to have placed a tack in his glove and subsequently punctured the hands of 27 opposing players during the traditional post game handshake.  The victims all received tetanus shots after the incident.

Football Player Pricks The Hands Of Opposing Players

Dear readers, this has to be one of the most disturbing acts of an individual "athlete" that I have seen in years.  Not only did the offending player not even play in the game, but the fact that his act also tarnished the cherished tradition of showing sportsmanship and appreciation to your opponents after a game only makes it that much more repulsive.

Number Three:  Dr. Robert Jeffress, the pastor of a Dallas megachurch, who showed the religious tolerance that the Christian Right in this country is so well known for when he stated that Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a Mormon, is in a "cult" while endorsing Texas Governor Rick Perry's run for the Republican presidential nomination.  In his defense, Perry did say that he doesn't believe that Romney is a cultist; but since Jeffress has made this statement before, I don't see how Perry could have been surprised.

Pastor Who Endorsed Perry Say Romney Is In A Cult

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have studied quite a bit of Constitutional Law at the university level, and I have yet to find the part that requires the president to be a Christian.  What I did find, however, was the First Amendment, which guarantees religious freedom in the nation.  While the same amendment protects Jeffress' statement, and while I will defend his right to say it to my dying breath; comments like his only go to inflame the religious bigotry and intolerance shown by the Christian Right in America.  It is counterproductive and intolerant.  This country was founded on the right to religious freedom, and the religious right must not be allowed to erode this fundamental right of every citizen.

Number Two:  In another example of religious bigotry, a Southwest airlines crew who removed Irum Abbasi, a Muslim woman, from a flight to San Jose when a crew member thought she said "It is a go" into her cell phone.  She actually said, "I've got to go."  As if this weren't bad enough, after the TSA cleared Abbasi to fly, Southwest would not let her reboard the flight because a crew member was "uncomfortable" having her on the plane.  Perhaps a better solution would have been to leave the uncomfortable crew member behind.

Muslim Woman Removed From Flight Sues Southwest Airlines

Lest we forget that Southwest also removed film director Kevin Smith from a flight for being "too fat" and Green Day frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong, because his pants were "saggy".  But, hey, they don't charge bag fees!!!!  Seriously, folks, do we really think anyone who wasn't wearing traditional Islamic clothing would have been treated this way for such an innocuous incident?  I think not.  I understand that Muslim extremists (key word) were responsible for the 9/11 attacks.  I also understand that mainstream Muslims were not.  It is too bad that Southwest doesn't understand this as well.

Number One:  Duewa Lee , 35, of Sacramento, CA, who has been charged with ten counts of endangering the life or health of a child, and one count of torture for allegedly beating her 12 year old step-daughter as well as burning her with an iron and using a stapler on her ears.

Woman Accused Of Torturing 12 Year Old Girl

I say it week in and week out folks.  I don't make this stuff up.  I just report it.

Peace and love, my brothers and sisters.