Bishop Hedd

I think it has gotten to the point now where the administration and the military brass such as Betrayus are starting to confuse themselves.

So what's your point? "Irony"? Much of the protestations from some media critics in regard to CC has more to do with homoganization of the airwaves and the music industry than any political influence they may yield. Though that's troublesome too.

I'd listen to that station.

Yeah I saw that Absolut controversy on Headline News. I guess if you called Absolut like many self righteous angry Americanos have you are given a recorded message explaining the company's stance and no apology. Good for Absolut for ruffling feathers.

Well I never doubted that for a second.

Truthfully Clear Channel owns more than a few Air America affiliates.

The "glad you picked just one" comment by me was meant in jest. Do I have to explain to you or GG or DC Tom the inherent distrust blacks have for the judicial system in this country? Christ I hope not just because you guys weren't paying attention in middle school history class.

I pretty much figured Green, a Hillary supporter, would fire Rhodes eventually, hence the "(fired?)" in the title of the thread. However I never figured you to put the thread back on the Rhodes issue Plissken.

From an African American/minority perspective and experience the Rehnquist/Roberts supreme court is seen as rolling back many of the gains made in the sixties and seventies. For Wright to protest the court in a sermon might be seen as offensive to you or say DC Tom or Fox News viewers but it is hardly a stretch when taken in context for the people that Wright was preaching to. Now what didn't I answer on your first point?

Well I'm glad you picked just one...and not this one: “And the United States of America government, when it came to treating her citizens of Indian descent, she failed. She put them on reservations.” “When it came to putting her citizens of Japanese descent fairly, she failed. She put them in interment prison camps.” Because you know I'd kick your ass up and down the court on that one and have my friend VA from Angola back me up. So we'll start with this one I don't know if you were politically attuned back in the day but the nomination of Clarence "Frogman" Thomas was an insult to many of us who recall Thurgood Marshall, the man who Thomas replaced on the high court. Say what you will about Bush The First's decision to nominate the bitter Thomas, Anita Hill and the Brock smear campaign but many blacks, not to mention whites, indigenous folk, felt uncomfortable with that choice. For White to put it into a sermon wouldn't be surprising.

In the context of a war that has cost thousands of lives I find VP Cheney's curt and frank response somehow insensitive. I mean wasn't he democratically elected........oops!

Awesome OC! Thank you very much for the info. It is greatly appreciated. I was deciding whether to check out the above sights you mention (and I have before but it has been over a decade), or take an hour roadtrip to Jackson NJ and Six Flags to taste some of the best coasters on the planet. I'm still debating. Maybe it depends on how I feel after checking some of the spots you mentioned on my night excursion. I went to South street with my sis after the Bills Eagles game and we could barely make it back to our hotel in Camden on a Path train. Once again thank you.

Man I knew this board was full of ignorant toolboxes but I had no idea. No wonder I very rarely post here. Obviously to the neanderthals here it is better to sit down and lap up answers than stand up and ask questions when making a major commitment of time and money. Besides totally misreading my post, which a majority of you twits somehow managed to do (did I ever refuse to buy the season tickets?), there seems to be a noticable lack of any sort of suss when it comes to Wilson and the Bills organization. It basically can be summed up like this: Football good, Ralph and Bills good, anybody who dare ask questions of above is "dik" (sic). Christ I could go into any sports oriented bar in WNY and most if not all would agree with everything I have said...but here? Sorry Darin, I guess you're not the only illiterate reactionary.

Football Darin, football marketing being discussed my man. And what is ironic about a progressive questioning an entertainment corporation heavily subsistant on local and state welfare?

What segment of the sermon in particular is your problem. Narrow it down and I'll comment. I'm not going to make a blanket comment on the entire sermon just as you appear to have made a blanket dismissal based on outrage from a thirty second sound byte on your hero Billo's show.

I'm curious as to why you would describe yourself that way?

But of course nobody here really questions the Bills motives in playing that game in a 50,000 seat stadium in front of fans who really just want their own team. The non-analytical fan just thinks that "hey, maybe they are trying to expand their market" when everybody knows that when you attend a Bills game you probably have a Torontonian sitting behind you, in front of you, or next to you. The Bills marketing strategy has seemed to work the last decade but how long does Wilson count on the fans being gullible idiots before they start to sense something's amiss. Does anybody expect the product this year to be any better than the dreadful product they put on the field last year? Like I said I'm not even sure Erik does.

I guess maybe you missed that part where I said he called me...on my cell yet. I guess we got the 'tards like eryn the ball-less wonder and chicken feathers from PPP here. I'm continually amazed how some people will swallow everything this franchise throws at them without question for the sole reason that we should feel so privileged to have a team. It's that kind of attitude that has allowed Wilson and company to chew up this area and spit us out.

It's late and I have to sleep. Try this you mongoloid http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/21/the-...2%80%9D-sermon/ Wright's controversial sermon's are all on u tube in their entirety. Watch them and if you still have any questions I'll explain it to you patiently.

As an atmosphere/party thing nothing beats it. I'm in total agreement with that otherwise I wouldn't be hangin' at the ECC lot two, three times every fall in addition to the two road games I take in a year, hanging with other Bills fans in Cleveland last year or Memphis in '97. I'm looking at this from "Erik's" perspective: how do you sell a bad team with an uncertain future? It must be like working for the Montreal Expos in 2004 (ok, a bit of an exaggeration I'll admit) asking some schlump who maybe purchased seats in Jarry Park back in '76 "Jean Guy! Voudriez-vouz acheter des billets de Expos?!?" "Erik" struggled to make it seem that he was enthused about the Bills prospects but peel away the veneer and I could sense he felt like we all do around here...we're living on borrowed time.

A Toronto Bills fan no doubt?

Being a Bills fan with Ralph as owner how can I be anything but?

Like I said, everybody else except those who rely on Fox news and mouth breathers have moved on. My apologies to mouth breathers. Conservatives have certainly been a picked on lot haven't they. Migosh it seems nothing ever goes their way.

You may be deranged but I'm pretty sure you don't have alzies. Selective memory maybe..... You know as well as I do how psychotically jingoistic this board was back then.

I haven't been a season ticket holder since 04 but here is this gentleman (we'll call him "Erik") calling me this evening at my local downtown watering hole, wondering if I'm interested in purchasing season tickets. Normally I'd hang up the phone but I wondered what angle he would take in trying to push his moribund product on a fan base that is a tad bit skeptical so I hung on. "Hello Bishop this is Erik from the Bills wondering if you would be interesting in purchasing season tickets for the '08 season?" Hiya Erik, as a fan that has attended games since the War Memorial period I'm always interested in my homeys but the off season scuttlebut and Mr. Wilson's flirtations with Toronto has left me wondering whether this team has any future here. "Excellent point Bishop and one that has been mentioned by others I've talked to. Let me be the first to tell you that the Bills' marketing approach to secure the Bills future in WNY includes expanding its' base into the Toronto market" Come again? "Well as I'm sure you know this is nothing new in the NFL. At one time Green Bay played almost half thier season in Milwaukee." Yeah but wasn't that back in say oh the seventies and eighties? And last I checked Milwaukee was in the same state and country as Green Bay. Was there a move afoot back then to pirate the Pack to Brewtown like there seems to be with Rogers and TO? "We'll only be playing one game a year there Bishop for the next five years, plus three presason games" he seemed to mention almost aplogetically. "In addition Bishop we won't have to play in England, Mexico, or Japan like some NFL times will have to do." Some consolation there Erik. I doubt very much the Jacksonville Jags are being courted to move to Birmingham UK. Well how about this Erik, why don't the Bills play five preseason games and three regs over the next five years. Maybe then I might be a little less nervous. Afterall the last time a Buffalo Major League franchise tried to expand its base across the border they wound up in San Diego so pardon me for being a little cynical. "Huh?" Nevermind, a little before your time. Is it difficult selling a team that has been pretty pathetic for the last eight years. That is to say what kind of product are you planning on putting on the field in the upcoming months? "Great you should that mention Bishop. We hope to fortify our already promising squad with a solid draft. Who would you like to see the Bills draft" A big strong WR (as I quickly recalled the stock answer I've heard countless times over the last month or so) "Excellent, so can we count on you as being part of our twelfth man next season Bishop" Uh....possibly. Can you guarentee me a Superbowl like Green Bay got after they were done with the Milwaukee experiment? "We can certainly try" Well then I'll be in touch. I wanted to tell the guy what an arsehole Ralph truly is (this after Erik telling me all the "wonderful" things Wilson has done for WNY) and I wanted to complain about the monumental blunder of the Bills for not deciding to be in the same division as Pittsburgh and Cleveland but the guy seemed so sincere. I'll probably be hearing from Erik again in the not too distant future...and again..and again...and again