Could we have our drone back ..Please!

Yeah right....."we'll see how that goes"....Right....?

What if Tebow were a Muslim?

That question begs to be asked, simply because Tim Tebow is a Christian. and as such, he has been and continues to be ridiculed for acknowledging God and his faith in and thanks to Jesus Christ. I say Halleluiah! God will gain the glory.....

 
This seems to be a recurring refrain in a number of columns and editorial pieces that have surfaced over the past week. Tim Tebow is seriously making a lot of people mad. He is also seriously pissing off a lot of people in the NFL and the media.

And his sin? Giving thanks to God Almighty for the day, his life and his talent. Read some of the commentary below: By all means follow the links and read the entire articles.

This from a column by Todd Starnes

Imagine for just a moment if Tebow had been a Muslim. Imagine Tullock sacking the quarterback and then pulling out a prayer rug and offering a mocking prayer toward Mecca. Imagine that. But the attacks on Tebow started long before he started playing professional football. NBC Sports reported on an incident that occurred at a Scouting Combine.

Tebow suggested the group pray. Another player told him to “shut the f*** up.” Former Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer told the Daily Mail, “I wish he’d just shut up after a game and go hug his teammates.” A particular disappointment has been the criticism levied against Tebow by his fellow Christians.

“It seems Tebow might help himself and the kingdom by getting off his knees, taking the verses off of his face, and being faithful to Christ without the public acts like all the other Christians in the NFL have done for decades,” wrote Anthony Bradley, an associate professor of theology and ethics at The Kings College in New York City, in World Magazine.

Perhaps the good professor would suggest Christians enter restaurants through the back door and use separate drinking fountains? “Put down the boldness in regards to the words and keep living the way you’re living,” opined Kurt Warner in a Washington Post story. So Warner wants Tebow to water down his boldness. Exactly, how does one do that, Mr. Warner?

Perhaps the sad part of this episode is that Tebow is an anomaly in a professional sports industry searching for a moral compass. They take great pride in putting bad boys on superstar pedestals. At the end of the day, though, which NFL star would you want your little boy idolizing? A dog killer? A guy who beats up his girlfriend? Someone who is communicable? Or a man who loves Jesus, helps orphans and builds hospitals for the needy? I’ll take Tim Tebow in my huddle any day.

And this by Jen Engel

Imagine for a second, the Denver Broncos quarterback is a devout follower of Islam, sincere and principled in his beliefs and thus bowed toward Mecca to celebrate touchdowns. Now imagine if Detroit Lions player Stephen Tulluch and Tony Scheffler mockingly bowed toward Mecca, too, after tackling him for a loss or scoring a touchdown, just like what happened in October.

I know what would happen. All hell would break loose. Stinging indictments issued by sports columnists. At least a few outraged religious leaders chiming in on his behalf. Depending on what else had happened that day, they might have a chance at becoming Keith Olbermann's Worst Person In The World.

And there would be apologies. Oh, Lord, would there be apologies -- by players, by coaches, possibly by ownership with a tiny chance of a statement by NFL commish Roger Goodell. You cannot mock Muslim faith, not in this country, not anywhere really. It is primarily a respect issue, because religion is sacred and should be off limits.

Yet when Tulloch and Scheffler dropped to a knew to mock how Tebow prays -- an action known as "Tebowing" that has gone viral among the public, too -- we yawned and told Christians to lighten up. We blamed Tebow for making a show of honoring God rather than himself in moments of joy. We excused them because Tulloch said he was mocking "Tebowing" not God.

Because ridiculing a man who chooses to honor God is so much better, right? Nor has the ridicule abated as Tebow grows in football prominence. He is 6-1 since being named Denver's starting quarterback, has engineered a string of amazing comebacks, is improving as a passer and many still rip him for pointing to heaven as a thank you to God after a good play.

His religious fervor is an easy target for the vitriol spewed from those who dislike him, but the reasons are much deeper than that. From his advocacy of abstinence and pro-life to his infamous "You will never see another team play this hard" speech at Florida, it is like he is too good to be true. He is too nice, and thereby we want him to trip up so we can feel better.

We want him to be revealed as a hypocrite or insincere, and when that fails to happen, we settle for gleefully celebrating his failures on the football field. Former NFL quarterback Jake Plummer recently opined Tebow needed to quit whipping us with his belief. And why? Because he dares to say thanks?

There is more, there is a lot more. All you have to do is Google Tim Tebow and you will come across all of it.  Americans are worshiping at the temple of egalitarianism and bearing false witness against those who testify to their faith and belief in God.

Americans are worshiping wanton paganism and denigrating the morally righteous, while at the same time collectively smirking at any and all (like Tim Tebow) who dare to profess their faith and belief  in Jesus Christ.

The authors of the two pieces above are absolutely correct. If Tim Tebow were a Muslim? There would be a thunderous cacophony of back cracking as all involved in the NFL and media would be bending over backwards to kiss the feet and hind parts of any and all offended Muslims. The apologies to Islam would rain down endlessly. But Tim Tebo isn't a Muslim. Tim Tebow is a Christian. And as a Christian, it is time for other Christians to stand and come to his defense, but more importantly, come to the defense of the one true God.

Tim Tebow is the instrument and he knows his place and he gives the praise where the praise is due. Amen.......

The passing of a legend

We lost a legend this week, Harry Morgan. The affable commander of the 4077 M*A*S*H*. someone who many of us remember affectionately as Colonel Sherman Potter.



I go back a little further with Harry. i remember him from his days on Dragnet and his appearances in a number of legendary films that are highlighted on this clip. What a marvelous career and what a personable man. Having worked in the industry for over thirty years locally and having met a number of actors through the years, I came to realize long ago that we like and admire these people, because what you see on the screen is who they truly are for the most part.

They are just saying different words and wearing a different wardrobe in each incarnation, but beneath the grease paint remains the true spirit who is conveying the emotion on the screen. Harry Morgan was one such man. A humble spirit and a man who thoroughly enjoyed bringing his characters to life. And in doing so, he always instilled a large part of himself into each role. That spark that made it believable and sealed the deal was what makes the greats great.

The heavens are welcoming an old soul and a true piece of Americana today.

Semper Fidelis Harry and as the public address system said at the close of M*A*S*H* and the final episode. "That is all"

John Kerry meets with America's enemies (again)

For those curious to know how things are going in Egypt since the overthrown of Hosni Mubarek? Well let's see.  The Muslim Brotherhood has won a majority and  indicated that they will be following the dictates of Sharia law. At this point I can here the voice of one Gomer Pyle shrilling: "Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!"

Meanwhile, America has dispatched one of our most experienced and premiere negotiators, at least as it concerns dealing with our enemies. John Kerry, the former member of Vietnam veterans against the war. The author of the Winter Soldier Report to congress, and one of several who went to Paris in the 70's to negotiate with the North Vietnamese behind our backs, is in Egypt and given this administration's blessing to negotiate with the Muslim Brotherhood on our behalf.

Stay tuned to see how this works out.......

Senator John Kerry Meets With Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo Sen. John Kerry has met in Cairo with members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group that's set to dominate the new parliament. In a statement, the Muslim Brotherhood says three of its top officials attended the meeting with the Massachusetts Democrat, who was accompanied by

U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson. Brotherhood officials vowed to respect civil rights and international treaties that have been signed in the past. That assurance could be an attempt to calm fears that the group may try to re-examine Egypt's peace treaty with Israel. The group says Kerry told the Brotherhood's members that he's not surprised by their success in parliamentary elections. The elections were the first since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted.

 

Thugs and 'ganstas' that's for sure....

Is there really any question why these type of things are happening in sports period?

Larry Munson Remembered

Memorial Held for UGA's Larry Munson: MyFoxATLANTA.com

Obama isn't a weatherman.

It's interesting to to listen to Obama's latest blame analogies for the economy and everything else. They are getting ready to lay off military personnel and Postal employees and God only knows how many others will lose their jobs this year and the man actually thinks that he can bring unemployment down to 8% with more of the same of his failed policies?

 Drudge on Obama

STEVE KROFT: Do you think that you might have the unemployment rate down to 8 percent by the time the election rolls around?

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I think it's possible. But…I'm not in the job of prognosticating on the economy. I'm in the job of putting in place the tools that allow the economy to thrive and Americans to succeed. Sometimes when I'm talking to my team, I- describe us…as…I'm the captain and they're the crew on a ship, going through really bad storms. And no matter how well we're steering the ship, if the boat's rocking back and forth and people are getting sick and…they're being buffeted by the winds and the rain and…at a certain point-- if you're asking, "Are you enjoying the ride right now?" Folks are going to say, "No." And are they going to say, "Do you think the captain's good—doing a good job?" People are going say, "You know what? A good captain would have had us in some smooth waters and sunny skies, at this point." And I don't control the weather. What I can control are the policies we're putting in place to make a difference in people's lives.

STEVE KROFT: Did you overpromise? Did you underestimate how difficult this was going to be?

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I didn't overpromise. And I didn’t-- underestimate how tough this was going to be. I always believed that this was a long-term project…And-- you know, for individual Americans, who are struggling right now, they have every reason to be impatient. Reversing structural problems in our economy that have been building up for two decades, that was going to take time. It was going to take more than a year. It was going to take more than two years. It was going to take more than one term. Probably takes more than one president.

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