Tuesday, November 21, 2006

S.O.G. (Same Old New York Giants)

The New York Giants have sunk to a new low with their 26-10 Loss to the Jacksonville last night. As I sat there watching i continued to be amazed at how porus the giants defense was, how horrid the offense was. This was a chance to heal some wounds opened by The Chicago Bears in last week's game.

I know from the first few moments of the game that it would be a long night. I could see losing to the Bears, who could be one of the teams playing in Miami In Super Bowl XLI(or 41 for those who not read Roman) but Jacksonville? a team that was headed to the outhouse instead of the big house until a few weeks ago?

Could it have been Head Coach Jack Del Rio's Rebook-made suit with the fancy newfangled snaps? More likely it was Tiki Barber's season low 27 yards rushing, or QB Eli Manning's 2 Interceptions. In any case, the New York Giants are in Deep Trouble, and sinking fast.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Michael Richards Violates California Hate Crimes Law - Film Here


What you're about to see is video of a direct violation of California's Hate Crimes Law. For those who don't know what the law says, this is the list of what an officer or California lawyer is to look for. Go through it, look at the video, and then draw your own conclusion. You will agree that what Seinfeld's Michael Richards did was a hate crime:

Initial review of a suspected hate crime should consider the following factors:

Is the motivation of the offender known?
Are the victim and the offender from different racial, religious, ethnic, sexual orientation, or is the victim targeted because of his or her physical or mental disability?
Were any racial, religious, ethnic, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability bias remarks made by the offender?
Were there any offensive symbols, words or acts that are known to represent a hate group or other evidence of bias against the victim's group?
Does the victim perceive the action of the offender to have been motivated by bias?
Did the incident occur on a holiday or other day of significance to the victim's group or the offender's group?
What do the demographics of the area tell you about the incident - was the victim in an area where the predominant population is dissimilar to the victim's group?
Is there no clear other motivation for the incident?
Second level of review before making the final determination of whether an incident was motivated by bias:

Is the victim a member of a targeted racial, religious, ethnic, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability group?
Has the victim or victim's group been subjected to repeat attacks of a similar nature?
Does a substantial portion of the community where the crime occurred perceive that the incident was motivated by bias?
Would the incident have taken place if the victim and offender were the same race, religion, ethnic group, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability?


The Hate Crime Law reads:

Any act of intimidation, harassment, physical force or threat of physical force directed against any person, or gamely, or their property or advocate, motivated either in whole or in part by hostility to their real or perceived race, ethnic background, religious belief, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation, with the intention of causing fear or intimidation, or to deter the free exercise or enjoyment of any rights or privileges secured by the Constitution or the laws of the United State of California whether or not performed under color of law.

Now, take a look at this video of Michael Richard in the act. This is the evidence we have and as a warning, it's nasty and distasateful:

Rumor: San Francisco 49ers Considering Hunters Point - SF Chronicle / Matier and Ross

This also reports that the 49ers would rather deal with Forest City than Lennar. Why?

Hunters Point could be in play for the Niners
Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross
Monday, November 20, 2006

With the 49ers' plan for a new stadium at Candlestick Point sunk in the mud, insiders at San Francisco City Hall are revisiting the idea of building at Hunters Point -- in an area that could be paved over with lots of parking.

Here's why.

Cut through all the double talk, and the 49ers' problems come down to two key points.

One: All the Niners are really interested in is a new stadium and a parking lot. Despite all the smiles and public pronouncements over the years, they are not comfortable with the mega housing and retail development deal they cut with the city and Lennar Corp. to pay for the stadium. And they don't want the multilevel parking garage at Candlestick that was going to go along with it.

And two: Their relations with Mayor Gavin Newsom haven't been great and aren't getting a lot better.

Team spokeswoman Lisa Lang said Friday that "our goal is to build a stadium -- not a small city." Trying to get the malls and 6,500 units of housing done along with a 68,000-seat stadium, all while playing in the existing Monster Park, put the team's envisioned 2012 finish date in jeopardy, she said.

Hence the Niners' decision to turn their attention to Santa Clara, where co-owner John York and his family thought building would be easy.

"They sort of have this Midwestern, suburban 1970s view of how things can get done,'' said one San Francisco official who talked with the Yorks in recent days.

"They want a new stadium," said the official, who didn't want his name used because of the ongoing talks. "They want a smooth transition from the current one to the new one. And they don't want all of this other stuff that they just don't understand.''

Unfortunately for the Yorks, the idea of leaving San Francisco also set off an avalanche of threatened lawsuits, legislative roadblocks and bad publicity. And, of course, it did nothing to endear the Niners to Newsom.

Which brings us back to Point Two.

The mayor's absence from talks with the team, and his decision to have underlings handle the negotiations, is said to have rankled the Niners' owners. Then, for some reason, York expected the mayor to turn down the temperature once the team shifted plans, according to sources who spoke with the co-owner after his meeting with Newsom last week.

Instead, the opposite happened. Newsom made it clear he would use every weapon he had -- from lawsuits to Congress -- to keep the team here.

Newsom also told York he wanted the team to spell out the specific problems with the Candlestick Point deal, be they lousy access roads, inadequate public transit or whatever else York felt was a deal-breaker.

In other words, Newsom wanted a checklist that, if dealt with, would mean the team stayed.

Since speaking with Newsom, York and his son Jed have had several meetings and phone conversations with both city officials and others close to the deal.

Recipients of the Yorks' calls, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the talks, said the Niners' concerns appear to be far greater than the fear John York expressed publicly that the stadium proposal wouldn't provide for a good "fan experience.''

Among other things, it has started to surface that if the team is to build anything at Candlestick, it would much rather do so with Forest City Enterprises -- builders of the recently opened Westfield San Francisco Centre downtown -- than with Lennar.

At the same time, city officials are looking for another way to make the general area work for the team. So, if not Candlestick, where?

One idea starting to simmer: Build the stadium across the way on the old Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, an idea that was looked at earlier and rejected.

The shipyard site would require a new four-lane road. But the Niners could get all the parking they want, plus they could keep playing at Candlestick while the project was built.

At this point it's just an idea, and the mayor remains committed to seeing if the Candlestick deal can be saved. At the same time, York appears just as firmly committed to pursuing Santa Clara.

But until the whole deal sinks -- if it does -- word is going out for everyone with the city to calm down.

State Sen. Carole Migden, D-San Francisco, even had a pack of the mayor's most vocal critics -- Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin and Supervisors Chris Daly, Jake McGoldrick and Ross Mirkarimi -- in her office Friday. Later, she got Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval by phone.

The message: Hold off on the potshots at the 49ers or Newsom, at least for the time being.

Sunday, November 19, 2006

Daniel McVicar's Vlog - Rocketboom

I met Daniel McVicar at a brunch held one day after The Vloggies, a "first-of-its-kind" awards show in San Francisco. He's an actor -- best know for "The Bold and the Beautiful" -- based in Santa Monica who's really taken to vlogging. Here's a show he did with Andrew Baron and Joanne Colan of Rocketboom. Check out his site at http://www.danielmcvicar.com , and his vlog site "Late Night Mash."

Saturday, November 18, 2006

Matt Leinart - Arizona Cardinals QB Loosing Confidence In Denny Green - Profootball Talk.com



Pro Football Talk.com has this report on Matt Leinart:

LEINART LOSES CONFIDENCE

As the Arizona Cardinals pack it in under coach Dennis Green, a source close to quarterback Matt Leinart says that the 2004 Heisman winner and the No. 10 overall pick in the draft is trying to prop up his teammates by telling them that things will get better, but he can get no positive response.

The source also believes that Leinart's swagger from losing only three games in four years at USC is evaporating.

"He is really rattled by the losing," said the source. "He is searching for a way to get [the team] to buy in to his attitude, but it's getting harder because his confidence is almost gone."

The growing concern among those close to Leinart is that he'll end up as another David Carr, the No. 1 overall pick in 2002 who has been tossed around like a Chihuahua at a Doberman convention in five seasons with the Texans.

"Lots of talent but too many sacks to realize the full potential," the source said.

In our view, it's all the more reason that the Bidwills should make a good decision about the future of the franchise, hiring a coach who can help give Leinart the confidence to be the on-field leader that this team hasn't had since the days of Jim Hart.

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UCLA Police Use Taser Weapon On Minority Student - Why? - Video

This is reallly hard to even listen to, but it happened. For some reason American society is allowing the creation of a law enforcement officials who go about their jobs with an over-zealous approach that indicates a contempt for the people in the community. It's as if the officers are giving punishment before the accused is actually convicted of a crime -- an act that in itself is a constitutional violation.

This happens in this terrible video: