Welcome to America! The land of the free, home of the brave, and the new home of the HANDOUT. Today the Ford Motor Company said they ONLY needed $9 billion dollars from the government--and of course the other automakers need at least $25 billion (and that is on top of the $25 billion they have already received). What a day of rejoicing in Washington D.C.
The sad part is that it extends from Wall Street (with their $750 billion bailout) to Main Street in all of our cities. I haven't seen anyone rushing in to make my car payment or my house payment... With this type of mentality I'm not so sure about the future of our country.
We even see tennis officials with this same mentality. They think that someone "owes" them a job or an assignment just because they are an official. Sorry, but it doesn't work that way. You have to work to earn respect and a spot at the table. Noone is "entitled" to a job, a position, or even an availability unless they have proven their worth or at least have been considered to be trained for these positions.
Well, that's my thought for the day. I guess you can tell I've been watching the news...
3 comments:
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Here's an interesting FUBAR incident from the Eddie Herr International Tournament in Florida. How can something like this happen at such an event? I guess Florida isn't known for competent officials....
Due to a mixup caused by similar sounding names, Malika Rose and Lauren Herring of the U.S. and Nadezda Guskova and Aminat Kushkkova of Russia played their girls 18s final qualifying matches against the wrong opponents. When Kushkhova came in to report her victory over Rose, when she was actually supposed to have played Herring, the error was discovered, but by that time, Herring had just beaten Guskova. After consultation with the ITF, the original matches were reinstated.
Whatever happened to "a point played in good faith...." and all that cow manure....
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