Things that go together: Ukrainian referendum and the NFL draft

Ukraine referendum
(Reuters) – “Pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine ignored a public call by Russian President Vladimir Putin to postpone a referendum on self-rule, declaring they would go ahead on Sunday with a vote that could lead to war.”

For his part, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk, having been installed after riots displaced his Russian puppet predecessor, himself just a tad less than the legitimate leader of Ukraine said he is not worried by the referendum.  In accordance with left lib thinking here in the US, if the referendum is passed he will appoint a single judge who declares the whole thing unconstitutional.  The big difference between leftist judges in the US and in the Ukraine is that the referendum in the Ukraine probably is unconstitutional.  The whole Russian/Ukraine vote smacks of AlGore’s attempt to recount only four heavily Dope precincts in FL during the 2000 presidential election.  Of course if you hold a vote in heavily Russian ethnic enclaves you are likely to get the vote you want, particularly with Vlad’s heavily armed thugs monitoring the vote – sort of like the New Black Panther thugs “monitoring the vote” in PA during 2008.

But Lex you rail against one or two judges who overturn the popular vote here in the US, how is this any different?  What Vlad is doing is akin to California counties north of San Francisco and west of LA voting to succeed from the state.  Now I’m all for that.  But I don’t think it’s legitimate to announce a vote this weekend and have voting take place only in the garages of pro separatist.  That is essentially what is happening in Ukraine this Sunday.

But Lex, Vlad is asking the separatist to hold off on the vote.  Suuuuuure he is.  He’s really, really, really concerned about peace in Ukraine.  No.  He isn’t.  He’s posturing to have clean hands when another part of the world descends into civil war.  While King SFB promises the Ukrainian government clean socks and razor blades in their effort to stand up to an expansionist Russia, Putin’s armed thugs are actively promoting civil unrest in Ukraine.

Homophobic NFL
The NFL is in deep, deep doo doo.  Somehow homosexual Michael Sam wasn’t drafted last night.  There’s only one answer – homophobia.  Why else would Michael Sam not be drafted #1 in the entire draft; given a 25 year 275 million dollar contract with 270 million of it in up front money and partial ownership of the team?  Straight up homophobia I tell you is the only reason.

That of course that is total BS.  We know for a fact that if an individual can play football, the NFL will tolerate accomplices to murder, domestic abusers, drunks, rapists, drug users, serial assault and battery, racists, dead beat dads etc.  Given all of that, I find it hard to believe that they draw the line at homosexuals.

Seriously though, what do expect from a league that would tolerate one of its premier franchises calling itself the “Redskins.”  If I were Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, I’d hold a presser and tell the world:

“After a proud tradition of promoting Native American heritage for the last 75 or so years, I’m sick of having my franchise named after losers.  I’ve decided to go with the winners.  Starting immediately the Caligula D.C. NFL franchise will be known as the Caligula Cavalry.  Our new colors are now Union blue and gold.  Our helmets will be adorned with a head on view of a cavalryman atop a charging horse with his saber drawn and above his head perpendicular to the ground.”  Oh the hue and cry that would ensue.  Caligula Cavalry is out.  The only thing worse it seems than having a team named the Redskins is having one that is named after the white guy organization most responsible for the defeat of the Redskins.

It’s not enough to get rid of the name Redskins.  It must be replaced with something totally benign and PC like the Caligula D.C. Delta Smelt.  The Delta Smelt is the tiny "endangered" fish that has as much to do with California farm land going dry as anything Mother Nature has contributed to the problem or more appropriately failed to contribute.  Caligula D.C. Delta Smelt, now that’s just silly or so it would seem.

Cavalry is out.  Delta Smelts is too foolish.  How about the Caligula D.C. Grey Wolves?  There you go.  The Grey Wolf is a beautiful and cunning predator animal.  It’s a wild animal so must be on someone’s endangered species list.  Caligula could claim that it’s raising awareness to the plight of an endangered species.   OK problem solved.  Caligula D.C. Grey Wolves it is.

Oh, by the way, did you know that “Grey Wolf” was the nickname the Apache gave to famous Indian fighter and cavalryman Gen. George C. Crook?   Snyder may get another 75 or so years out of the Caligula Grey Wolves before some ultra sensitive group figures it out and demands a change.