An Open Christmas Card To Randy "Ebenezer" Galloway

How lonely it must be to live in Randy Galloway's world. The crusty old alleged sportswriter has made his living sniping at Jerry Jones and all things Cowboys-related for the past decade. Only God knows (because it is doubtful Galloway can remember that many stiff drinks ago) how many times he has called for Jerry to fire himself as General Manager. It has been a popular stance that no doubt sold more than a few papers for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

So, what does Mr. Negativity do now that there is so little about which to be negative? Well, he just looks a little deeper until he finds something. There aren't too many bad things you can say about a team that is 8-1, has yet to lose a road game, and has taken care of business on both sides of the ball. But if you look hard enough, you will always find something you can bitch about. And, if bitching is your thing, then that's just what you will do.

So, this week's Galloway column accuses the Cowboys of being good, but dumb. Certainly, the 'Boys took a couple of dumb penalties, especially the Kevin Burnett taunting penalty just before the half. That could have cost a lot more than the three points that immediately resulted from it. But it didn't. The Cowboys saw to it that it didn't by storming out to a comfortable second half lead and then cruising in with a relatively easy road victory.

Even Galloway reluctantly admits that the Cowboys, as currently constructed by his whipping post, owner and general manager Jerry Jones, are pretty darn good. Declares the surly, dried-up, marginally-talented sportswriter, "The NFC East is under new ownership." That difficult admission notwithstanding, Galloway continues to strike that lone, dissonant cord in a symphony of cheers.

So, join me in offering Season's Greetings to Dallas' very own Randy "Ebenezer Scrooge" Galloway:

Enjoy that lump of coal while the longsuffering Cowboys fans celebrate a bountiful Christmas for a change. Your bitching is nothing more than the faint, fading voice of the glassy-eyed Ghost of Christmas Past.

Detroit Journalist Rips On Bloggers

This McCosky guy is just way too proud of his pedestrian journalist gig. He hates bloggers and their blogs, but he says he respects the American idea of everyone having an opinion. How magnanimous! What a pompous ass(hole)!

Truth be told, he is likely just smarting over the fact that he and his craft are becoming more and more marginalized, and enjoying less and less "celebrity" status. He is having to learn to live with the notion that any asshole with one eye, half a brain, and a marginal command of the language can do his job.

All of that and he has to live in Detroit. I'd be pissed, too.

Poor fellow.

My Unbiased Opinion On Unbiased Opinions

Don't you hate it when someone asks for your "unbiased opinion" on something? What a pressure cooker! Little beads of sweat pop out on your forehead. You force that "unbiased," analytical, "sure-I-can-do-that" look onto your face, and nod. But you know good and doggoned well your opinion is anything but unbiased. The very fact that it was sought immediately biased you in some way. Admit it!

Unbiased opinion is just another of those fun little oxymorons we throw around. It makes about as much sense as jumbo shrimp, criminal lawyer, or Microsoft Works. I mean, good grief, who wants a criminal lawyer? These things make no sense!

Opinions are biased. That's what makes them opinions, dammit! You think what you think about a subject because of your biases, your preconceived notions, your affiliations, your beliefs, your likes and dislikes, what your momma told you, what your daddy didn't. It's just an opinion...and it is biased. But that doesn't make it tainted or irrelevant. It just makes it...biased.

You don't think the national media is biased? It is impossible - and decidedly "unhuman" - for them to be anything but. There is a reason Fox News and CNN can report the same facts and give you a completely different perspective or feeling about those facts.

Sports media is no different. They have their favorites...and their favorite whipping posts. Some in the "legitimate" media dismiss sports editorials like this because they are written by "fans." Pshaw! They are fans, too. If they aren't, who the heck cares what they think about sports in the first place?

I don't mind a sports journalist or reporter slanting or tailoring his work to suit his bias. I don't even mind it when his opinion is juxtaposed to my own (he's entitled to be wrong). Just don't do it with a stiff upper lip. Don't pretend to be above the fray, fair and unbiased. Don't be afraid of the truth, even if it does get in the way of your self-delusion.

So, why bring this up in the first place? Because everyone is entitled to my opinion. That's why.