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I know that most people are completely bored with Brett Favre. I, however, find the whole thing fascinating. I was in the camp a few months ago when he retired that this time Favre really was going to put away the cleats and pads for good. I was mistaken when last week, the rumors were confirmed that Brett Favre wants to come back and play football. The problem is his team, The Green Bay Packers, want nothing to do with him. He then asked for an unconditional release and the Packers said not only would they not release him, but that if he decides to come back, he would be Aaron Rodger’s back-up. I understand that this is a lose-lose situation for the Packers but surely they could have handled this situation better. I understand that Favre kind of is screwing them by waiting until July to decide he wants to come back, but why not at least trade him? According to Peter King of Sports Illustrated, the number one reason he will not be released is that he would sign with the Minnesota Vikings. This would of course be a public relations nightmare for the green and gold. Best case scenario for the Pack is he changes his mind and retires. Second best case scenario is they trade Favre, and his 13 million dollar a year contract to an AFC team that has expressed interest (presumably Baltimore or New York Jets) and they get some sort of fourth or fifth round draft pick out of the deal. If I was the Packers I would welcome him back as the starter. He finished second in the MVP voting last season, was the Pro Bowl NFC starter, has won three MVP awards, one Superbowl ring, and has the record for starts, touchdowns, and wins. Geez! What more do you need from a guy? Maybe the Packers are afraid of hurting Aaron Rodger’s feelings? This is the NFL, a win now type of league where players are discarded quicker then Alex Rodriguez’s mistresses. And if Rodgers demands a trade, they have two other good young quarterbacks (Brian Brohm and Matt Flynn) waiting in the wings. I do feel a little bit bad for GM Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy. They practically begged Favre to come back for another year. Then when he retired they still wanted him to come back but they said if you are going to come back, please do so before the draft. Training camp is only about four weeks away. As a Vikings fan, I love it.

1. Jesse Jackson, you are the idiot of the week. Last week, a Fox News reporter secretly recorded Jesse Jackson saying that Obama was talking down to black people and that he wanted to “cut his nuts off”. Later that night on Bill O’Reilly’s program, the secret conversation was aired. Jackson was mad that Obama gave a speech to a group of African American leaders that Black men needed to become better fathers, and basically grow up. As a man who grew up without a father figure, Obama might know a thing or two about that. Obama did this for several reasons, one it is a brilliant political move. He tapped into the hidden racism in many of the blue collar white voters who he lost badly to in the primaries to Hillary Clinton. Second, I think he does agree with other African Americans like Bill Cosby and JESSE JACKSON that there needs to be more leadership from the men in the African American community. Fortunately, Jackson did right away apologize and Obama graciously accepted the apology. This is just a note to liberals out there. Fox News wants to destroy liberalism and help John McCain in any way possible. Why even go on FN at all? They will try to trap you, trick you, and blatantly insult you to your face in the hopes that you will embarrass yourself. If I was Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic Party, I would completely boycott Fox News. I am all for balance in the media. I have no problem with conservative leaning radio programs or newspapers like the National Review or The Washington Times. What bothers me is that Fox News pretends they are something that they are not. You are a radical right wing TV station, with blatant propaganda and smear attacks. Stop pretending you are not what you are.

2. I saw two good movies this past weekend. The first movie I saw a light comedy called Be Kind Rewind with Jack Black, Mos Def, and Danny Glover. I give it a B+. It is pretty silly. The basic plot is that Jack Black becomes magnetized and thus erases all data from the videos in the video store Be Kind Rewind, which is owned by Danny Glover. Naturally, Mos Def (a store employee) and Jack Black, while Danny Glover is on vacation, decide to make their own versions of all the videos in the store. It is definitely worth renting. The other movie I saw this weekend was The Great Debaters starring Denzel Washington and Forrest Whitaker. I also give this movie a B+. It was very emotionally heavy but has a touching ending and great acting. Another good rental for a rainy day.