Would this guymolest a young boy? Jurors in the Michael Jackson trial are being asked to decide this. My guess is that this will be the second chapter of the O.J. Simpson saga and like the "Juice", Jackson will be found not guilty. Or if he is convicted of some lesser charge will only feel a slight slap on the hand. What are your thoughts on this? 

This is Angel - the newest member of our household. We got Angel a couple of years ago from the local SPCA facility and adopted her. She started out being our pet and remained so until she decided to accept us as her equal. Now she is just another family member. 

Barney Franks -- he nees do "out" Ted Kennedy on National Coming Out Day 

IN THE CLEARING STANDS A BOXER

That was just about my most favorite Simon and Garfunkle tune in my growing up years.

But that boxer was a fighter and not the kind I want to talk about today.

The boxer in today's discussion opposes the feminine movement, is a racist, extremely forgetful and has more than adequate reason to file a malpractice suit against the plastic surgeon who performed her latest facelift.

Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce that Democratic Senator from the State of California, Barbara Boxer.

Babs got the senate floor today and she was not about to yield it -- not until she was through Bush Bashing Condelesa Rice, the nominee for Secretary of State to succeed Colin Powel.

Wait a minute, I thought as I began to listen to her. This woman is supposed to be a feminist through and through -- why is she condemning Condy who not only is female but a minority to boot.

As I listened to Babs it became apparent through all her babblings that she did not have a legitimate reason to oppose Dr. Rice -- so it had to be simply because she was a woman and black.

Babs explained that it was President Bush's job to seek the advice and consent of the Senate in naming a nominee -- not hand pick one who would back him on every front.

Seems she had forgotten all about that time eight years ago whe she allowed President Clinton to hand pick one of his henchmen -- Madalyn Albright -- as Secretary of State and then voted for her gleefully.

Silly me -- of course she did. Albright was a white woman.

If you didn't see Senator Boxer on C-Span today you missed a treat.

Babs is 64 (and looks every day of it) and trys to look 25.

Frosted, tosselled hair, turtle neck sweater to hide the wrinkles on the back of her neck, chic brown designed blazer -- and she dutifly kept her hands behind the podium so we would not see the age spots on them. Clearly her mother should have joined Planned Parenthood long before she did.

If this woman is chic, it goes a long way in explaining why most of the men in San Francisco area are queers.

TO THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 30's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.

We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, bread and butter and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.

We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chatrooms..........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live in us forever. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them! Little league had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!

This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problemsolvers and inventors ever!The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOWTO DEAL WITH IT ALL!

And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS!

You might want to share thiswith others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyersand the government regulated our lives for our own good. Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?

THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS

Growing up -- many years ago -- Christmas was my favorite time of the year.

But looking back on those years now, I realize I was cheated out of the real joy of the Christmas season.

Those years were spent attending the Church of Christ, and hearing the teaching that we really didn't know whether Jesus Christ was born in December or not, and that although it was okay to enjoy the season as one of merriment and gift giving, there should be no religious significance placed on it.

In fact, to connect the birth of Jesus Christ to the Christmas season bordered on sin.

Christmas cards were exchanged among church members, but we were carefull to select cards that contained a generic holiday message without mentioning Jesus.

Much like we see in the news media and department stores, schools and malls today. Can't offend someone you know.

But I am offended -- offended big time because I have been deprived all these years of the knowledge that Jesus is the only reason for the Christmas season.

For whatever reason, this is the time of year we have chosen to celebrate His birth. And without that birth there could have been no death on Calvary -- and look where that would have left me today.

I really can't blame anyone but myself though.

If I had taken the time to turn to God's word and seen what the Lord said I would have known better.

In Luke 2:11 we hear the Angel of the Lord saying these words:

"For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savoir, who is Christ the Lord."

Did you get that?

Born a Savior who is Christ the Lord.

Not the baby Jesus who would grow up and be a Savior but the Savior himself.

That babe, wrapped in swaddling clothes and laying in that manger in Bethlehem, was just as much my Savior as that Jesus Christ who hung on Calvary's cross, dying for my sins.

This is why Christmas is a time of joy because it celebrates a holy event -- the day God became man.

And I resent any company, any newspaper, any television station or network, any court and any school system who tries to negate that joy in the event someone might deem it offensive.

May the sheer enormity of the fact that this Baby Jesus is a Savior, engulf you throughout this Christmas season.

STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES

One thing I would really like to know...

Why do sports figures - especially managers and coaches who have compiled a long and successful career -- come to the Dallas area and go completely crazy?

Case in point No. 1.

Bill Parcel is hired to coach the Cowboys, bringing in a legacy of championship teams and Super Bowl trophies he has won. His first year he takes a team nobody in this world believes will have a winning season and gets into the playoffs with them.

Now this year, with all the fans expecting an even better performance, the Cowboys are the laughing stock of pro football.

The starting quarterback is 41 year old Vinny Testaverde who has a tremendous completion record when he is throwing to guys in the other color uniform -- and this is happening quite frequently.

The Cowboys are now out of it with no chance to have a winning season and Parcel is still doggedly holding onto Testaverde as his No. 1 quarterback.

Sitting on the bench is Drew Henson, whom the Cowboys mortgaged the farm to sign. He has started one game, was pulled at halftime and the Cowboys will go into summer camp next year without even the foggiest idea as to whether he will ever be able to be the quarterback.

Parcel says it could ruin his career to put him in the lineup and see his confidence destroyed.

Back when Troy Aikman was a rookie his confidence really took a beating -- the Cowboys won one game and lost 15.

Aikman retired as one of the best in the game.



Case in Point No. 2

John Hart comes to Texas with a reputation of being an outstanding general manager who has build several successful major league baseball teams.

Despite the Chan Ho Park disaster the Texas Rangers build a promising young team and last season were in the middle of a pennant chase until the last hand full of games.

The Rangers need a right fielder -- hurt Brad Fullmer who played that position last year had a very anemic batting average and a slim home run total.

At first base is Mark Texiera, who can play any position including right field. Waiting in the wings is Adrain Gonzales a promising first baseman who in a brief trial last year hit major league pitching better and with more power than he did AAA pitching.

So why not move Tex to right and bring up Gonzales?

Too simple -- instead lets spend $5 million on Richard Hidalgo whose record indicates he is Juan Gonzales incarnate.

The Rangers still need a DH and who is Hart going after but John Valentin who hit a whopping .216 last season and was cut by the Chicago Whtie Sox.

Duh!

Since you have already blown 5 mil on Hidalgo how about making him the DH and making the above mentioned moves with Tex and Adrian?

Maybe we can workout a package deal -- make up a package of Hart and Parcel and ship them to the University of Texas in exchange for Mack Brown and two assistants?

THE TWO FACES OF TARGET

Like many people and corporations Target stores have an image which they want portrayed to the public...And a more accurate image which can be seen in the mirror.

In Target's case that reflection is kind of slimey.

Target, as everyone by now knows, has banned Salvation Army kettles on its property during this Christmas season...spinning the ban that it is a violation of company policy to allow any part of its property for solicitaion purposes.

But...

Go the Target website (www.target.com) and you will see the merchandiser soliciting a $5 donation from its customers on behalf of St. Jude's Childrens Research Hospital. The plan is that you purchase a "special" $30 gift card and the recipient will get $25 credit in shopping at Target.

The other $5 goes to the hospital and is matched by an equal amount from Target.

This still leaves the greedy merchandisers with a windfall profit of $20 per card.

How two faced can you get?

I agree with Jerry Falwell -- there is a concerted effort to get Christ out of Christmas underway in America today.

No where on the Target website will you find the word Christmas -- neither does it appear in any of their print ads or television commercials.

Rev. Falwell had an excellent two part newsletter this effort to deChristianize Christmas. If you nave not read it email me and I will send you a copy.

I don't condemn St. Jude's, just Target for lying and being two faced and generally being part of the movement to do away with Christmas.

My suggestion is to eliminate the middle man.

If you are buying a gift certificate for someone, get it at Wal-Mart or Sam's Club or some store that is not so sleazy as Target, then send a $$5.00 donation direct to either the Salvation Army or St. Judes.

Or better yet -- a donation to each of them.

LET HIM GO

In a casual conversation this morning a friend of mine remarked...

"I have Jesus hidden in my heart and He is always with me.

To which I replied...

"Let Him out."

If we belong to Jesus He is with us always -- no need whatsoever to keep Him locked away in our hearts.

But plenty of reason to let Him out and share Him with everyone with whom we come in contact.

ACTIVIST JUDGES

Do judges legislate instead of judge?

That is a deep and pondering question of today and I don't know why it should be. Look at the records of any court today and you will learn that judges are legislating their opinions into law.

The latest obscene account was in Washington state where the state supreme court ruled that Carmen Dixon, a 47 year old mother of a problem teenage girl, violated her minor daughter's Constitutional rights by eavesdropping on one of her telephone conversations.

Mrs. Dixon, of Port Friday WA, answered her phone one day and it was her daughter's boyfriend. The daughter took the cordless phone upstairs to talk to him and Mrs Dixon activated the speaker phone button on the base so she could listen.

The young punk confessed to the daughter that he had just been part of a mugging and purse snatching from an elderly woman and realized the police were after him.

Mrs. Dixon turned him in and he was tried and convicted.

The conviction was upheld on the appeals level but then reversed by the state supreme court.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer bannered the story on the front page:
SEATTLE -- In a victory for rebellious teenagers, the state Supreme Court has ruled that a mother violated Washington's privacy act by eavesdropping on her daughter's phone conversation.

When I was growing up my right to privacy hinged exclusively on the whim of my parents.

As far as privacy on the phone -- well we had one telephone in the entire house, it was located in the living room and for a good part of my growing up years it was on what was called a party line -- a telephone line shared by up to three other families.

Today's Washington state supreme court would have had a field day into the invasion of my right to privacy.

TARGET - BAH! HUMBUG!

The closest I have come to a Target store this Christmas season is to drive by the front entrance of a couple of them.

And that is as close as I care to come.

No Salvation Army kettles at the front door to a Target store, thanks to the company's sudden decision to enforce a no solicitation policy that has existed for years.

Does Target have the right to do this?

Absolutely!

But by the same token I have the right not to buy any thing from Target and I am now exercising that right.

Evidently a lot of Americans are doing the same thing.

Google provides interested people with news updates on any subject they want. I have one currently on any news items mentioning the Salvation Army and Target in the same article.

There are a bunch of them each day for cities all over the country where citizens have gotten together in a organized boycott of Target stores.

It is going to be interesting to see how this affects Target's bottom line this Christmas shopping season.

As for me, that bottom line will not have any contribution from me -- after all if I did go into one of their stores they would solicit money from me -- a direct violatioin of their non solicitation policy.

Besides -- I can't think of a single piece of merchandise that Target offers for sale that I cannot find at Wal-Mart a lot cheaper.

It's just that at any Wal-Mart I have to face that Salvation Army bell ringer.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRAYER

The Best Prayer I Have Heard In A Long Time --

Heavenly Father,

Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.

Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.

Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.

Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together.

Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear.

Open our hearts not to just those who are close to us, but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and love.

WHEN THINGS ARE MISSING

Mark Jennings wasn't a close friend -- but he was a friend.

He was the type of guy you enjoyed talking to. He was a Christian and it showed.

Sometime back our church had a telephone campaign where for a four week period we called families in our area and invited them to church on a special Sunday.

Aside from the callers we asked some members to come one night a week and pray for those who were calling.

Mark came not for one night a week but every night and he did so for all four weeks of the campaign, getting there early and not leaving until the last phone call was finished.

Mark Jennings was a big man -- weighing about 500 pounds -- and it was hard for him to get around so he was limited in what he could do.

On Wednesday nights Mark would park just outside the kitchen door at church and come in through the patio door. He had to stop in the middle of the kitchen to catch his breath enough to walk out into the dining room.

We used this time to talk -- about anything and everything -- sometimes about the wood carvings he made and how he was trying to sell some of them on eBay. And sometimes we simply talked about the Men's Breakfast or some other event that was upcoming at church.

This past Wednesday night Mark did not show up.

Thanksgiving night he died from a massive heart attack in his father's home and was buried this past Tuesday in Lawton OK.

For a moment I missed Mark, then stopped and realized where he was.

He certainly wasn't missing me.

I keep hearing the rumor that the chicken fried steak they serve in heaven contains 0 calories, 0 cholesterol and o triglycirides.

And I'll bet Mark ate a platter full of them.

Jesse Jackson -- I refuse to use the title reverend on this joker -- is off trying to drum up voter fraud in Ohio and having the presidential elections overturned. And the news media is giving it prominent display -- along with various other Democrats saying President Bush lied to us about Iraq.

This is the same news media that has reported these tidbits, but now allows the people who made them completely ignore them.

For example:

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." - President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." - President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998

"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face." - Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998

"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983." - Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb,18, 1998

"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs." - Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sen.. Carl Levin (D-MI), Tom Daschle (D-SD), John Kerry( D - MA), and others Oct.9, 1998

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process." - Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998

"Hussein has .. chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies." - Madeline Albright, Clinton's Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999

"There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has invigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies." - Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, December 5, 2001

"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them." - Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002

"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction." - Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..." - Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002

"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force-- if necessary-- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security." - Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years ... We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction." - Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002

"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do" - Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members.. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons." - Sen.Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002

"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction." - Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002

"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction.... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real." - Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003

That's right -- Senator John Kerry, less than a year before the presidential election, says the threat of weapons of mass destruction was real.

If President Bush lied, so did Senator Kerry and a whole passel of other Democrats, including Queen Hillary.

But this bunch is equally capable of lying without any help from anyone -- and the "news" media dispute do one thing about it

BRAND NEW -- EVERY DAY

Late summer, 1958, and I was about to start my senior year at Texas Christian University.

I was on the move and the 1956 Chevy Bel Air 2-door hardtop I was driving (tri-tone green and white) just couldn't do the job anymore.

Single, working full time as a sports writer for the Fort Worth Press as well as being a senior in college -- I had to have a car more fitting to my lofty stature.

End result: I bought a bright red Austin Healy roadster -- a sports car with four speed transmission and a rag top, which immediately came off and was stored in my mother's garage for safe keeping.

The car was a dream and the envy of just about everyone I knew.

Two years later, after dealing with a leaky top every time it rained, a temperamental British import that required constant tinkering to be in good running order, I was ready to junk the piece of trash and get a new car -- an American car.

Two years and the luster had gone from this once coveted prize.

We've all had new things in our lives that met the same fate -- we just can't wait to get them but as time goes on they lose their gleam, only to be put in the corner of some closet and forgotten.

How thankful I am that Jesus Christ did not look on me this way when I became His new possession.

Where would I be today if Christ had looked at me one morning and said "he's just not that good any more" and stuck me on a shelf in the back of His closet.

But, such is not the case.

"The Lord's many kindnesses never cease, for His great compassion never comes to an end. They are renewed every morning; Your faithfulness is abundant." -- Lamentations 3:22-23.

In other words when I became His child I was God's new possession.

Unlike me though, through the passage of time the writer tells us that God's love for us never dims -- it is renewed every day.

Each morning the Creator of the universe looks at me with a love and passion just like I am brand new in His sight.

Praise His holy name -- He is not like me!

OUR LADY OF THE TOAST

The GoldenPalace.com -- an online internet gambling casino, paid $28,000 today for a half of a grilled cheese sandwich with one bite taken out of it.

Unreal, you say.

Even more unreal is that it is 10 years old and was sold on E-Bay this morning to the highest bidder.

The half sandwich reportedly has the image of the Virgin Mary on it.

I saw a closeup of it on Fox News Channel this morning and frankly the image looked more like Tallulah Bankhead to me -- but that is just one man's opinion.

The Bible teaches us that in times past God spoke to us through the prophets and through signs and miracles -- but today speaks to us through His completed word.

I often get ridiculed for believing in the Bible and placing my faith in Jesus Christ, that He is the son of God who died for my sins, was raised from the dead three days later and is now on His throne in Heaven, just waiting to come back and get me at the appropriated time.

A fairy tale I am told.

And one of those enlightened souls who would tell me that just spent $28,000 on a 10-year-old half of a grilled cheese sandwich with a bite missing from it, just because they believe God put an image of the Virgin Mary on it to speak to us.

If they had read the Bible they could have learned that only Jesus speaks to us today -- he does not do it by sending images but by speaking to the heards of those who truly seek Him -- and they would have saved $28,000.

Pardon me while I go chuckle.

VIVE LE FRANCE

Since their opposition to the U.S. emancipation of Iraq, France has been the butt of a lot of jokes -- here is a compilation of some of the more famous American sayings:

"France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been
governed by prostitutes." ---Mark Twain

"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me."
--- General George S. Patton

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion."
--Norman Schwartzkopf

"We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it."
---- Marge Simpson

"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure"
---Jacques Chirac, President of France

"As far as France is concerned, you're right."
---Rush Limbaugh

"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee."
--- Regis Philbin

"You know, the French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the 1940s who was still trying to dine out on her looks but doesn't have the face for it."
---John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona

"You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French, people."
--Conan O'Brien

"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!"
---Jay Leno

"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came
marching into Paris under a German flag."
--David Letterman

And finally -- let's start a contest to declare a new national anthem for France. Here is a list of nominees for the new anthem -- vote on which one you think it should be and let me know.

The nominees are:

"Runaway" by Del Shannon,
"Walk Right In" by the Rooftop Singers,
"Everybody's Somebody's Fool" by Connie Francis,
"Running Scared" by Roy Orbison,
"I Really Don't Want to Know" by Tommy Edwards,
"Surrender" by Elvis Presley,
"Raise Your Hands" by Jon Bon Jovi

MR CLEAN

Time to start a new award show

The Mr. Clean award -- named after that popular household cleaner of the same name.

And the winner would be the individual who most exemplifies family and wholesome, clean values.

My nomination for the first such award is Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens.

He's the guy who on this week's Monday Night Football telecast paused between touchdowns to let a scantily clad Nicole Sheridan jump his bones and try to talk him into skipping the game do dally with her.

"I thought the skit was clean" Terrell told the national news media today. "and my organization (the Philadelphia Eagles) thought it was clean to.

Sure they did -- and Michael Eisner,; the head of the Disney-ABC ad nauseaum concoction -- was just trying to brighten the day of all those youngsters who were watching Monday Night Football.

Eisner is about to retire.

Maybe they'll name him head of the new Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock.

Or at least put him over the Monica Lewinsky wing of the library.

FED UP

I don't know about you, but I have just about had a belly full of our national news media.

The incident with the Marine who killed a terrorist in Iraq is the straw that broke the camel's back.

We are not hunting down and arresting criminals in Iraq, we are waging a war against terrorists.

Now the media is upset about a violation of human rights -- the Marine killed this guy inside a mosque, where young Arabs are taught it is perfectly alright to kill Christian infidels.

And the news media -- every major network -- is repeatedly showing the film clip of a Marine shooting a terrorist who may or may not have been armed.

Yet this same media refuses to show the film clips of American citizens having their heads cut off by Arabs while they are screaming and gurgling for breath.

This same national news media refused to show an Arab shooting the latest kidnap victim -- a British woman -- in the back of her head.

Too graphic, our media tells us, yet they continue to show a U.S. Marine, in combat against terrorists, shooting an enemy soldier -- over and over again.

Various locations on the internet have made films of these beheadings of Americans available to anyone who will search it out.

I have the copy of one of these beheadings saved on my computer -- and everytime I hear how we are mistreating the enemy I pull it up and play it.

Have you ever watched a fellow countryman being held by terrorists while another takes a knife and cuts his head off? Not chop it off but carve it off like you would a Thanksgiving turkey.

Fnally you can hear them gurgling as the terrorists makes the final cut and lifts the head from the body.

And I can still remember the videos of 911 -- people jumping from the top of the World Trade Center, knowing they were leaping to their death but having to escape the holocaust of flames inside the building.

This Marine was wounded in combat the day before this killing -- shot in the face by a terrorist. ABC News refers to it as him being "slightly injured."

If somebody pointed a gun at you and shot you in the face would you consider it a "slight injury."

To be sure this Marine was jumpy -- I would have been too. The only thing that would have been going on in my mind is if I saw movement pull the trigger and sort things out afterward.

What should we do with this United States Marine?

I vote to give him the Distinguished Service Cross, and bring him home for a 30 day paid for leave to Disney Land -- and invite him to bring along as many family members and friends as he can round up.

DOWN FOR THE COUNT

Know the difference between the HMS Titanic and the Dallas Cowboys?

The Titanic had a band on board -- all the Cowboys have is cheerleaders.

Philadelphia 49 Dallas 21 -- and on the flight back to the City of Brotherly Love Tyrell Owens had to be laughing himself sick.

He caught the ball and moved at will anytime he thought about it last night.

By his own admission this past week Cowboys owner Jerry Jones emphasized that HE provided the players and Bill Parcell coached them and made decisions regarding the team.

It must be quite a task to coach a bunch of players whose sole goal is to improve their individual celebrations after they make a tackle or gain a couple of yards.

The news media is now clamoring for Vincent Testaverde to be benched and Drew Henson -- a promising third baseman in the Yankee organization -- be given a shot at quarterback.

I don't know what Jones penchant for drafting baseball players is, but you would think he would have learned his lesson with the Chad Hutchison fiasco -- you remember -- the Cardinals pitcher who signed a multi year multi million dollar contract on the basis of what he did in the St. Louis minor league operation.

It's about time for Parcell to resign and save face...

Let Jerry Jones coach this mess...

And don't forget about obtaining a court order that once the Cowboys move to Arlington they can't come back to Dallas County.