Josh Howard is a real American.
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Walter Johnson
I'm a 28 year old computer programmer an web designer. Most of my interests revolve around computers and computer gaming and have been since I was 10 years old. I also love to learn new things. It has been those interests that have propelled me into earning my high school diploma and my bachelors in Computer Engineering from NC State University. Since then, I've been trying my best to better myself and my understanding of both my chosen profession and the world around me. By Walter Johnson
Published on 09/18/2008
Yet another NBA player sticks his foot in his mouth as the Star Spangled Banner plays on.
Josh Howard is a real American.
The next time star foward Josh Howard enters the Dallas arena it won't
be to the tune of the National Anthem. I think he's made it pretty
clear that the song just ain't his style.
Since the video on Youtube, there has been a lot of dicussion about whether or not this guy remembers which country he lives in, whether or not the Obama campaign will suffer this latest non-endorsement, and why black people can use the N word and nobody else can. Yes folks. He's a trifecta of newsmaking boneheadedness. Able to leap tall headlines in a single moment, he's managed to piss off sports fans, political pundits, left-wing nuts (well, they're always pissed off), Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and just about every person with a star-spangled banner in the front yard.
Now, don't get me wrong. Howard has the right to say and think whatever he wants to. It's his right as an American. However, he also represents a national organization recognized as being both representative of our country and our culture. So is it okay for someone who is, for lack of a better term, on the "international court" to publically admit he doesn't like the country he represents? And no, don't misconstrue it for a simple dislike for the government. He doesn't like the country itself.
What really concerns me is how the NBA seems to be handling this. In a report from Sportsday, apparently they're going to do absolutely squat. As if this was new. They're excuse? "Iverson did it. Allen did it. And look at those guys?" Sure. And I'm sure these guys were already in the tank for pot and street racing. Whoops...Howard again, right?
It seems that since Rodman began wearing dresses and horse hair to the half-court line that the NBA has become more and more ball-less. Think back 20 years ago to the era of Jordan, Pippen, and Byrd. Or even further to Magic Johnson or Dr. J. If these guys had been caught with a coke line under their nose by ABC news, would they have been allowed to continue playing? God forbid they said something anti-american. Al-Queda has nothing on the Cold War anti-communist spread.
Land of the free, home of the brave. And the right to free speech...even for people like Josh Howard.
Since the video on Youtube, there has been a lot of dicussion about whether or not this guy remembers which country he lives in, whether or not the Obama campaign will suffer this latest non-endorsement, and why black people can use the N word and nobody else can. Yes folks. He's a trifecta of newsmaking boneheadedness. Able to leap tall headlines in a single moment, he's managed to piss off sports fans, political pundits, left-wing nuts (well, they're always pissed off), Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and just about every person with a star-spangled banner in the front yard.
Now, don't get me wrong. Howard has the right to say and think whatever he wants to. It's his right as an American. However, he also represents a national organization recognized as being both representative of our country and our culture. So is it okay for someone who is, for lack of a better term, on the "international court" to publically admit he doesn't like the country he represents? And no, don't misconstrue it for a simple dislike for the government. He doesn't like the country itself.
What really concerns me is how the NBA seems to be handling this. In a report from Sportsday, apparently they're going to do absolutely squat. As if this was new. They're excuse? "Iverson did it. Allen did it. And look at those guys?" Sure. And I'm sure these guys were already in the tank for pot and street racing. Whoops...Howard again, right?
It seems that since Rodman began wearing dresses and horse hair to the half-court line that the NBA has become more and more ball-less. Think back 20 years ago to the era of Jordan, Pippen, and Byrd. Or even further to Magic Johnson or Dr. J. If these guys had been caught with a coke line under their nose by ABC news, would they have been allowed to continue playing? God forbid they said something anti-american. Al-Queda has nothing on the Cold War anti-communist spread.
Land of the free, home of the brave. And the right to free speech...even for people like Josh Howard.