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Jimmy Fenimore
Friday Podcast!
Me and Shannon are doing a podcast manana! Woohoo. Anything you would like us to discuss, be sure to e-mail them before 11:00 tomorrow morning. JimmyFenimore@gmail.com. Learn it, live it, love it.
It's kind of hard out here for a pimp
FOX News: Two teenaged girls were arrested for allegedly pimping other students for prostitution, Phoenix police said. Jazmine Finley and Tatiana Tye, both 16, allegedly used contacts from local schools and their friends to lure other young girls into prostitution, MyFOXPhoenix reported. Investigators said the suspects recruited at least five girls, ages 14 to 17.
This reminds me of something that was going on when I was in High School. A couple of friends started taking NCAA basketball bets. Basically, they were like bookies in training. Kind of like these girls, pimps or "madams" in training. The school found out about it of course and snuffed any chance us teens had of a 10 point teaser. Fact is, I don't think any of us knew what a teaser was back then. This got me thinking though. I know gambling is "illegal" unless you're in Vegas or playing the stock market. But people are going to do it anyway. So if you have a 16 year old owing a bookie money, wouldn't you rather it be some kid in his history class that won't actually kill him? You know, as oppose to someone connected, willing to take a bat to his skull? Yeah. You're right. It doesn't make enough sense to actually turn a blind eye to the whole situation. Just food for thought.
In these tough economic times, people are making money any way possible. How else would these girls be able to afford their iphones and bullet proof weaves? I have no idea. My question is, how do you prosecute them? Child endangerment? Pimping? Are they children or adults? It's an interesting question. Considering they were pimping out 14 year old girls? Electric chair works for me.
Bauer Hour!
Billy Walsh, I didn't know you had it in you. You're killing it! Went from being a stiff, angry dork to being a pretty good bad guy. I like it. Tell a girl you love her then put a slug in her gut? If that's not symbolism, I don't know what is.
Larry is starting to grow on me. I hated him up until last week, and now I'm starting to dig his moves. I think you will see, more and more people gravitating towards Jack's way of doing business as the show goes on. Ultimately Red from That 70's Show (the senator that wants Bauer locked up) will yield to him and use Bauer's tactics.
I remember where I knew the Presidents daughter from. She was on the cult classic show Jericho. If you're a fan, you know her as the school teacher. That show was the best show on television for a year and then canceled. Too bad.
The first terrorist attack will take place at the White House like we saw on the preview. What you don't know is the second one will come at a Washington Capitals game where someone is getting on Kim Bauer's sloppy thirds. True story.
Oscar Buzz!
Art Direction: Benjamin Button. They love what they did with Brad Pitt.
Animated Feature Film: Wall-E. Get off me. Part R2D2, part Johnny 5? That's an unreal combo.
Cinematography: It should be Dark Knight. You know what, I'm going to stick with that story. Dark Knight.
Costume Design: Benjamin Button. The only thing better then Brad Pitt in costume is Brad Pitt out of costume. Boom, wam, zing!
Directing: Slumdog Millionaire. Didn't see it. Don't want to see it. I did hear this though. "If it was set in America and not a far off land, it would be a charming movie and that's it."
Original Screenplay: Milk. We love Sean Penn! Obamaaaaa!!!!!
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger. Just think of the first time you saw Dark Knight. You had no idea what he was going to do or who he was going to do it to. The first time you saw the pencil trick you almost crapped your pants. Awesome.
Supporting Actress: I'm going with the dark horse Marisa Tomei! My Cousin Vinny was sweet. This has nothing to do with the fact she was topless in the movie. No, I'm serious. If you don't want to roll the dice, go with Penelope Cruz.
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke! Do it Mickey! Dedicate the award to your dead dog! Do it! Do it!!!!!!!
Best Actress: I want to say Anne Hathaway because I kind of look like her low life ex-boyfriend. So I thought I had a shot with her. But this is going to the cagey veteran Meryl Streep. Like the steroid scandal, she just won't go away!
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire! Didn't see it. Don't want to see it. I know I said that already. Thought I would drive that point home twice. When was the last time we had like a legit best picture? Lord of the Rings? No Country for Old Men was great, but it was a little low budget and I still can't figure out why Tommy Lee Jones was in the movie. They should have nominated the Dark Knight just for some buzz. Not to mention, it's one of the darkest movies in a while. Oh yeah. It had Batman in it. That's got my write in vote!
Rumbles on a Thursday
Have you heard about the Chimp that almost killed the woman? I heard the 911 call. I swear I think the 911 operator was laughing. Don't believe me? You can listen to it here. Be careful at work. It's loud.
How man times have I said Terminator will come to life? How often have I warned you that machines will soon attack us? Well guess what peeps. Now, it's a real danger. I'm serious! Fine, I'll drop you the link. But you better read it. This is serious! Click me if you want to live.
Boddog put it's baseball over/under up already. You can't bet yet, but it's worth a peek. I would take the over on Seattle at 72.5, but they burned me bad last year. So I stay away. Yankees at 96? I'll take the under. Cubs 94.5? Again, under. Mets at 90.5. Hmm, I think I like the over there. Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner.
My friend Jim sent me this site last night. Hilarious. He claims his soon to be wife deserves the credit. I'd like to believe him, but he is one of those annoying skinny people that can eat 4,000 calories in one sitting and lose weight from all the chewing he was doing. I'm convinced he is making a move on a few of these things. I'd say the Heart attack on the second page was my favorite, but one fried egg? Please man. That's a rookie move. So I will have to say the Turbaconucken and the Garbage Plate were my favorites. I think Jim liked those too. If someone wants to cook one of those up, I'm sure I can get him to try and eat the whole thing. JimmyFenimore@gmail.com.
So, a friend had this site in her away message. Apparently, all the tweeners have been reading it for a while. (Tweener= Someone who is too big for the 3 and too small for the 4 or someone between the ages of teenager and twenty something) I don't know what their problem is. Why keep it a secret? It's awesome. This site is a place anyone can go and write a short, very short blurb about why their life sucks. Most of it's funny. Don't believe me? Today, I was home alone tanning in my backyard which is fairly secluded. I took my top off and laid there for awhile before I looked over and saw the UPS guy standing at my gate with a package because nobody answered the door. I looked horrified and he said not to worry, he'd seen better. FML
It's great, but very addictive. I suggest pulling yourself away after three pages. Fifty bucks to whoever figured out what the FML means! (Sarcasm)
The Revolution starts now!
Fox News: Here's another way for teenagers to get in trouble with the law — text-message while in school. According to a police report posted by The Smoking Gun Web site, a 14-year-old girl in Wauwatosa, Wis., a prosperous Milwaukee suburb, was charged with disorderly conduct on Feb. 11 for repeatedly text-messaging during class. According to the report, she also repeatedly denied to school authorities and law-enforcement officers that she even had a phone on her person. It's not clear why school administrators felt they had to call the police, but the responding officer did all the dirty work — took the girl to the dean's office, questioned her, made a couple of trips to other classrooms to interview her friends. He even called her parents, though the girl didn't make that easy.
"She gave me several numbers all being false by one or two digits wrong. [Redacted] stated I was dialing the wrong numbers so On [sic] speaker phone I dialed the number she gave me and spoke with a subject who stated I had the wrong number." The girl's mother became upset when reached — and still the girl refused to admit that she had a phone. After a female officer was called to the scene, a body search revealed that the defiant teen had stuffed her handset — said to be a Samsung Cricket — down the back of her pants.
You push, and you push, and you push. You know what? It's time for us to start pushing back. Where on earth are we? Is this Russia? Cuba? It's certainly not the U.S. Arrest a girl for texting in class? Are you kidding me? I hear things like this and I want to start a militia and ignite the revolution. It's time to break down this government and start over. Too big, too powerful, too abusive. It's as simple as that. Let's arrest a 14 year old girl for texting her friend about the boy that gave her a hickey, while on her left and her right sits drug dealers. This is the absolute insanity that is our country today. I have said it before, I will say it again. At some point someone is going to start asking the right questions. Maybe something along the lines of "Where does the government get off thinking they can arrest you for this?" I tell you this, as of today, I am officially starting the revolution. Join me, fight me, text me, whatever. I will not live in a country that allows this to happen.
Let's not forget the wasted resources here either. They call in a woman cop to strip search the girl to find the phone?! So now you have two on duty cops on the case of the texting 14 year old? Again, let's start asking the right questions. "In these tough economic times where lay offs are evident, do TWO cops have nothing better to do then strip search a teenager for a cell phone? Maybe we should start with those two."
Alex Rod: A day later
Now, watching the press conference so I could live blog it, I saw someone who was really upset. So upset he almost started crying. (Just as a point of reference, I was never a big A-Rod guy. That's no secret. He was always saying stupid things and couldn't hit in the playoffs. I say this because it's important you know I'm not an A-Rod shill.) So he starts crying as he mentions his teammates. A-Rod, who has been accused of being a down right awful teammate, now almost cries while apologizing to them. Something is wrong here. I started thinking about a podcast I did with Shannon a few months back. We were talking about Britney Spears. We were talking about her recent comeback and her failed comeback a year ago. I said the only reason she made that comeback was because the media allowed her to do it. I think the same applies to this scenario.
Why do I think this? Very simple. After the Peter Gammons interview, people asked three simple questions. 1) Did you inject it. 2) Where did you get it? 3) Who got it for you / Did it with? All three of those questions were answered completely. So A-Rod doesn't want to give up his cousin. He flat out said, put the blame on my shoulders. Now, the Post is going to stalk all of A-Rods cousins because he juiced up with him? Come on. And you will read the article, cheering on the reporter as you smoke a joint and eat your coco pebbles.
Just know this has nothing to do with steroids. In my mind, what people did before the testing was in place was there problem and they will live with the consequences. Like when their kidneys and liver shut down. This is important for you to understand. EVERYONE was doing it. EVERYONE. It doesn't make it right, but it also doesn't make it right for us to single people out for public lynchings when the whole damn league was doing it. I would defend David Ortiz, David Wright, and Kenny Rogers the same way. Where I don't defend Kenny Rogers is when two times in the 2005 playoffs he got caught with pine tar on his hand and he was obviously loading the ball. No great out cry from the media, no word from MLB. That to me, is an even bigger joke then this spectacle.
I believe no matter what A-Rod said, follow up questions or not, the media wouldn't have allowed A-Rod to be off the hook. Their two pounds of flesh aren't enough. The story is too new, it's too sexy, it's too fun. Why drop it now? Keep going after him. That will sell papers and get internet hits. The only way this goes away, at least a little bit, is when Baseball starts. God, please let Baseball start.
I have said for years that A-rod gets way too much credit for how smart and articulate he is. I never saw it. I always thought he was slow and didn't realize half the things he was saying. However, in this situation, it was brilliance. I don't know if he intended this or not, but good luck finding his cousin. The Spanish community is a lot like the Italian community several decades ago. Do you know how many cousins A-Rod has? Probably close to 100. Have fun!
A-Rod... Can't stop. Won't Stop. Eh eh eh eh eh
Remember, most recent posts will be at the top. Just seeing how many people are there, makes me realize what a circus this is. There are 100 seats and still, many people are standing. This my rival Obama being sworn in. Alright, maybe not that level of insanity. Leave your thoughts in the comment section or e-mail them to JimmyFenimore@gmail.com. Let's light this fire cracker...
2:25- That's it. And thank God. I got nothing left in me. Feel free to let me know what you thought. It was a decent press conference. The fact that he said he was injected and that he almost cried when talking about his teammates were the highlights. Who knows what's going to happen from here.
2:24- He said "I'm here to take my medicine" about 20 times. That's so going to be a t-shirt. And I will be wearing it.
2:21- Sweeny! My man! Can you give is assurances that what you say today is the truth when your story changes so often. He said he will have to answer questions the rest of his career.
2:19- Brings up the Bug Selig quote about him "shaming the game". He respects Bud and all that. Bla bla bla.
2:17- If you didn't know what the benefits were, why did you inject yourself so often? I'm young and stupid. That's basically all he said.
2:15- He's asked if he saw other people in Texas taking steroids because he said the culture was different. He said his mistake was because he was stupid. That he has been looking for someone to blame and it always comes back to him.
2:15- He's asked if he would consider getting tested more to prove his innocence. He thinks the testing in place is good enough. Also, he's getting a blood test next week.
2:13- Some woman from spanish radio asks her question in spanish and says "It needs no translation." This is america lady. Translate both of them. For all I know A-Rod just said Madonna is a man. Now that would be sweet!
2:13- Newsday in the house!!! They asked about Selena Roberts. A-Rod said he spoke to her and said he was sorry. It's behind them.
2:12- They keep asking him about what players have said. What a waist of questions.
2:11- Why were you so secretive if you didn't know what you did was wrong? He has no answer. Kind of rambles for a while. Admits it's a good question.
2:10- Hannah Storm asked if he took anything else HGH or other banned substances. He said no to HGH but in Seattle he took stuff before they banned it.
2:09- The question was if he thought he needed to rebuild credibility with his teammates. He said not only with his teammates but all of baseball fans.
2:08- Home run record talk. A-Rod doesn't want to talk about the future with home runs and what not. He expects debate and questions of his past when the time comes.
2:06- A-Rod says he didn't even know they were steroids. He had no idea what he was doing. There is a chance he wasn't even taking them right.
2:06- A-Rod says he's going to to speak around the country to kids.
2:04- They asked who is cousin was. A-Rod said it's not important, he told him what to do.
2:03- New York Times guy asks about what other players around the league saying. A-Rod says he understands why they feel that way and that's that.
2:03- Do you consider what you did cheating? A-Rod, not for me to answer.
2:02- Best question so far. Pill form or injected? One word answer... injected.
2:01- What was the benefit of taking the substance? Good question. A-Rod didn't really know. He said part of it was mental.
2:00- Questions, if the story wasn't broken would have he come forward. He basically didn't answer.
2:00- All he said to them is Thank you. He barely got it out. Actually very sincere. I'm kind of shocked.
1:58- He's about to cry as he addresses his teammates. A very long pause.
1:56- A-Rod said he had no idea what he was doing. Him and his cousin "one more ignorant then the other."
1:54- He already threw his cousin under the bus. I love this.
1:52- A-Rod prepared statement. He thanks everyone and says he will earn trust back. Yadi Yadi Ya.
1:51- Cashman, Girardi, Hank, Mo, Andy, Jorge, Jeter, Joba, F-this. The whole team is there. Who knows, maybe this is the best thing that could have happened. Nothing like illegal drugs to bring a team together.
1:48- Here he comes! I feel like a girl on prom night! What's going to happen! Oh my!
1:45- Another commercial. These Geico commercials aren't as funny as I initially thought.
1:43- Another five or ten minutes until he comes out! Are you kidding me! Trade him, let the Indians worry about this. I've got things to do.
1:41- I'm not kidding, there have been three commercial breaks already and not one person has come out yet. I can't believe I'm not getting paid for this. Thank god I love these Geico commercials.
1:35- "A little delayed". Nothing like being fashionably late to your own steroid press conference. The shriveled up balls on this guy.
1:31- The world is still here. Phew. Dodged a bullet there.
1:31- No truth to the rumor that Selena Roberts will be throwing out the first pitch on opening day.
Keep it here! A-Rod live blog!
Bauer Hour!
- I know one week you're waiting for me to say "Oh, that Janice ain't so bad. Keep her around. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
- If the President ever questions Bill Buchanan again, we're going to have a problem.
- Dobaku doesn't seem like a bad guy. I mean, forget the whole plane thing and genocide, he really loves this girl.
- Oh yeah, and about that. Dobaku obviously never watched Heat. Never have anything you're not willing to walk away from in five seconds. Rookie mistake dude.
- Does anyone know what the deal is with the movie? I know Sutherland signed on to do a movie too. Does that 2 hour special they did before the season started count? I hope not. I need to see dead terrorists on the big screen.
- You know that address they got is the girlfriends place. It has to be. That's why Dobaku was paying her rent.
- Good to see Chloe again. And her husband! I forgot about the Britt. He's going to do some crazy stuff with a computer for sure.
- You know what. Janice is the leak. Even if you don't see it on the show. I'm convinced she's the leak.
- Man, I miss Chloe's A+ personality.
- How do you not love Jacks questioning technique. Whisper a question and before they can even answer he screams the exact same question. It's fun.
- Best new ever. The Presidents husband has to be in surgery for five hours. That means at least five episodes without his moaning ass.
- Bill is the man. I don't doubt that. But he's the only person that went to the hospital? I mean, come on.
- I hope Tony and the daughter fall in love. Because you know that's who Bill is going to send.
- Aaron! I thought it would be Tony. God I missed him.
- It can't be Janice. It's too obvious now.
- Talk about being type cast. He will play Billy Walsh the rest of his life.
- Not to get critical here. But the Presidents daughter doesn't have Secret Service assigned to her? Come on Fox. Get it together.
- Janice screwed it up for everyone! I told you she has to go!
- Billy Walsh. Say it ain't so. He was the obvious choice considering he's been a real d***. I guess that's why it was surprising.
- I get the cliff hanger and all. But nobody really cares if this girl lives or dies. Whatever. I'm just salty about Billy Walsh.
- Comment on the previews. She better watch her tone. Slap Jack? I don't think so woman.