Say it ain't so Josh

It appears that Josh Howard as smoked one to many blunts. In the cult classic Friday, Smokie's character put it like this-"The weed be letting you know where evil lurks". Yet again another athlete gives us something to debate outside of the arena of sport. This can't come at a more inopportune time for the NBA. Some people are already having a tough time "relating" to this generation's version of the tattooed 2 baby mama having NBA superstar. Before this it wasn't to far fetched to think that the Olympic gold medal would give the NBA a more polished image considering their negative perception among most suburbanites. That's been flushed down the toliet thanks to a guy who admitted on national radio that he rolls fatties with the best of 'em. Money doesn't by love and apparently it doesn't buy intelligence either.

Now before you think I'm about to channel my inner Jason Whitlock- SLOW DOWN. What Josh said was stupid but how many working class Americans have spewed similar frustrations about their plight in this great country? If you really love free speech then you'd step down from your high horse of righteous indignation. We've had the million man march twice, Gay Rights marches on the capital and Ku Klux Klan rallies all over this country. Please fool me into thinking that we as a society can find an ounce of empathy considering some of our own past laments in public or private. Let's face it, most of us aren't that important to make it to Youtube. This will probably spark a debate about how patriotic black people REALLY are. Never mind that thousands of black people that are in all four branches of the military. We will still find a way to have that type of conversation.

Of course you're hear the statement- "America Love it or Leave it" Of course who can forget the world famous "Go back to Africa". Yeah Right... I'll go back to Africa when everybody goes back to where they came from too... Of course Josh hasn't done himself any favors considering his budding public rap sheet. David Stern will do what he has to protect the league. Personally I'm not that upset but I could see why any American who has served this country honorably in combat would be a little perturbed. Now these flag wavers on the hand.. You know the ones who haven't as so much as shined a BB gun. Those are the ones who need to take a chill pill. These are the worst kind of patriots.

This may turn into a public lynching if he doesn't respond with some type of "apology" for what he said. Of course the American public will not oblige him. That would be too much like right. Besides he ain't no Josh Beckett... WE can only hope that he learns from his mistakes and move on to be the guy has shown superstar like talent. Time will tell. Good luck Mr. Howard....