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To my mind, the big loser this week was the mentally ill of New York State. Now when they go to the shrink to talk about why they want to kill themselves or others, they end up being reported to the State. How many of them are going to put off therapy to avoid getting a black mark on their permanent record?
That said, there are a number of dishonorable mentions that are more deserving, even if they aren't losing as badly.
Take Manti Te'o for example. The Notre Dame linebacker, by far the best defensive player in college football, is on his way to the NFL and a multi-million dollar paycheck. Unfortunately, he, the Notre Dame Football organization, and the professional sports media nationwide, were all sucked in by the tear-jerking story of a brilliant girlfriend at Stanford who died of cancer. I say sucked in, because the whole story turns out to be an elaborate hoax, which was uncovered by a website earlier this week. One could argue that they are all the week's losers, and I would not disagree.
New Orleans Ex-Mayor Ray Nagin deserves dishonorable mention, of course. The former mayor, who was originally elected on an anti-corruption platform, was just indicted today - for corruption. Gotta love New Orleans.
Another huge dishonorable mention goes to the officials who oversaw the Seahawks-Falcons game. Okay, arguably the Seahawks were the loser, but the dishonor belongs to the officials, after the Seahawks lost the game, and ended their season, after a bad call gave the Falcons another shot at a missed, last-minute field goal. To put it mildly, my Facebook friends were displeased.
If you're one of thousands of people trying to purchase high capacity magazines right now, then you're a loser too, because prices are ten times what they used to be. For example: Cheaper Than Dirt had announced a few days ago that magazines were back in stock. The response crashed the website, and a few hours later, they were gone, except for a few Colt magazines selling for over $100 each. If you're one of these buyers, you might want to consider packing it up, selling your overpriced rifles and mags, and following Alphageek's advice: a lever-action .30-30 or .357 rifle with a dot sight is sufficient for your needs.
Finally, if you're one of millions of NoMeansNos fan on the West Coast, then you're one of the week's losers, too, after changes to immigration rules caused them to cancel their tour. They're promising to reschedule for later this year, but the disappointment in the maxomai household was palpable.
Who do you think lost the week?
That said, there are a number of dishonorable mentions that are more deserving, even if they aren't losing as badly.
Take Manti Te'o for example. The Notre Dame linebacker, by far the best defensive player in college football, is on his way to the NFL and a multi-million dollar paycheck. Unfortunately, he, the Notre Dame Football organization, and the professional sports media nationwide, were all sucked in by the tear-jerking story of a brilliant girlfriend at Stanford who died of cancer. I say sucked in, because the whole story turns out to be an elaborate hoax, which was uncovered by a website earlier this week. One could argue that they are all the week's losers, and I would not disagree.
New Orleans Ex-Mayor Ray Nagin deserves dishonorable mention, of course. The former mayor, who was originally elected on an anti-corruption platform, was just indicted today - for corruption. Gotta love New Orleans.
Another huge dishonorable mention goes to the officials who oversaw the Seahawks-Falcons game. Okay, arguably the Seahawks were the loser, but the dishonor belongs to the officials, after the Seahawks lost the game, and ended their season, after a bad call gave the Falcons another shot at a missed, last-minute field goal. To put it mildly, my Facebook friends were displeased.
If you're one of thousands of people trying to purchase high capacity magazines right now, then you're a loser too, because prices are ten times what they used to be. For example: Cheaper Than Dirt had announced a few days ago that magazines were back in stock. The response crashed the website, and a few hours later, they were gone, except for a few Colt magazines selling for over $100 each. If you're one of these buyers, you might want to consider packing it up, selling your overpriced rifles and mags, and following Alphageek's advice: a lever-action .30-30 or .357 rifle with a dot sight is sufficient for your needs.
Finally, if you're one of millions of NoMeansNos fan on the West Coast, then you're one of the week's losers, too, after changes to immigration rules caused them to cancel their tour. They're promising to reschedule for later this year, but the disappointment in the maxomai household was palpable.
Who do you think lost the week?
