Abby's Big City

Today, just before the weekend, it is imperative the media push and plant and saturate the important facts continue to (irony of ironies) convict Trayvon Martin as someone not worthy of defending himself just before a gun goes off in his chest, and that over $200K flows to a racist vigilante who openly mocks justice such as George Zimmerman.

Or that hate not be named as the single most compelling human trait in play. Everywhere.

An abandoned school in Philadelphia

Let’s go find a spanking new school in suburban Philly. Schools in districts outside Philly get upwards of 21K per student. Philly has been starved at less than 10K per student into this mess. It is an inherently greed-based, racist system where some have stolen the estate, the literal means of government.

Don’t think our children aren’t smart enough to see how we hate.

or to see how we pretend the truth ain’t the truth

We are Germany in the 30′s. Roving bands of marauding thieves, in suits. Most of us don’ t realize the absolute wealth and insulation the people these marauders report to and worship have attained. The protection they’ve hired in their political and media goons. Not to mention the cops to back ‘em up. If yer not invited to the party, yer fucked. If yer dark, good luck with that. Poor? what’s in it fer them?

Nothing.

from philly.com
“Why Isn’t Closing 40 Philadelphia Public Schools National News?”

Bruce Dixon posed this answer:

The city has a lot of poor and black children. Our ruling classes don’t want to invest in educating these young people, preferring instead to track into lifetimes of insecure, low-wage labor and/or prison. Our elites don’t need a populace educated in critical thinking. So low-cost holding tanks that deliver standardized lessons and tests, via computer if possible, operated by profit-making “educational entrepreneurs” are the way to go.

“Lifetimes of insecure, low-wage labor or prison” – this is very close to the “indentured servitude” that was abolished along with slavery by the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1865. The freed slaves are being recaptured by debt, beginning with the debt of school loans, followed by credit card debt, mortgage debt and health care costs.

They ain’t stoppin there

Yossarian: He was very old.

Whore: He was a boy.

Yossarian: He died. You don’t get any older than that.

or

and bring it home K-Mill

I had given up on interest in
sporting endeavors but this
is the disintegration of
a man’s credential…

I’m sure no matter
what he says,
the pooch is
what it is for
Mr Bobby Valentine.

Pregnant.

Kevin Youkilis will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket on Wednesday, the next step in his return from a strained lower back. Youkilis will start as the designated hitter for the PawSox, who begin a four-game series with the Durham Bulls on Tuesday night.

“We’re going to try to get him three at-bats tomorrow,” said manager Bobby Valentine. “He’ll start tomorrow and we’ll get him enough [playing time], whatever it’s going to take to have him say that he feels good.”

The third baseman, who hasn’t played since April 28, took batting practice and fielded ground balls for the third straight day on Tuesday before Boston’s series finale with Seattle.  Youkilis is likely to play at least two games in the Minors before returning to the Red Sox.

“He looked really good taking his ground balls today, moving around, bounce in his step,” Valentine said. “He’ll probably go from DH to playing in the field, seeing some pitches.”

But here is Bobby Vaseline Valentine before Patriots Day, fer goddamns sakes

BOSTON — Kevin Youkilis’ teammates came to his defense Monday after Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine questioned his commitment to the game and then apologized to his third baseman. During an interview aired Sunday night on WHDH-TV, Valentine said he didn’t think Youkilis was “as physically or emotionally into the game.”

That drew a sharp response from Dustin Pedroia before Monday’s 1-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.

“I know he plays as hard as anybody I’ve ever seen in my life. I have his back and his teammates have his back,” the second baseman said.

After the game, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez also supported his teammate. “All you can do is tell Youk we love him. All it says is we have each others’ backs,” he said. “We’re pulling for each other on the field and in the clubhouse. We’ve got a strong bond.”

On Monday morning, Valentine said he apologized when Youkilis came into his office and asked for an explanation.

“I don’t know if he accepted my apology,” Valentine said.

“It was sincere.”

Why does Bobby open his pie hole except to eat?

no crying

tell the wind not to blow… cuz you said so

But don’t leave me where I lay.

Down.

tell ‘em Sparky

Yes, James Lipton has some advice for the somewhat annointed

which set me about looking for David Cross

hey he’s not kidding about those hoverboots

Bowie explains cats to humans

don’t you know my name?

pull the blinds and change their minds…