Dr. Adrian RogersNormally I do not inflict the words of a Baptist preacher upon you but I found this quote from Adrian Rogers and I thought you would like it. Adrian was a friend of mine and one of the finest preachers I have ever heard--but more than that, he had a great grasp of what was happening in our nation. Here is his quote:
"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.”
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Has anyone seen the 2009 FAC? I just got mine and about pooped in my pants when I noticed the same female chair umpire on the cover again!!! What in the hell is the problem with the USTA for allowing yet another photo of one of the umpires that was suspended for badge tampering at the Greece Olympics and having been caught on camera (numerous times) for having private conversations with player's parents in the stands. Where is the Code of Ethics for that - oh yeah, I guess it apparently depends on who's butt you kiss now isn't it. WHAT A JOKE. With all of the good ethical officials out there, is this the best they could do. By the way, does anybody know WHO actually decides on which photos get selected for the cover. If so, then they need to be FIRED for incompetence. That's just my unbiased opinion of course.
Regardless of the cover photos, has anybody weighed this thing? For pete's sake do we have to have 600 pages of rules for this game? How about we start an initiative to streamline the rules of tennis? I used to have a rulebook from the 90's but no longer do. Can anyone state the growth in pages in our rule book over the years?
From a recent browsing of the USTA web-site, I noticed the list of officials selected for the upcoming Davis Cup & Fed Cup matches. A total of 19 officials were on each roster. Each list looks to be made up of top-notch people. But after further review, it appears they have over-diversified the selections. This leads me to wonder if the highest rated officials were chosen from all applicants or whether the current buzz word: Diversity, was the main criteria for making the list? Either way, some officials were excluded due to factors they have no control over.
My guess is that the list was chosen such as to exclude officials who would be least likely to file a lawsuit if not chosen.
Why the double up on the Davis Cup and Fed Cup rosters?? Those 3 on both lists must have extra special talent or are well connected. Oh wait! Now I see, they have more diversity than most.
You would think with the deep talent pool of USTA officials a few more officials would be allowed the privilege of working these very special events!
Didn't one of the 3 officials (LP) doing double duty this year have his picture published in a tennis magazine while having his picture taken with a player at the side of the court?
Reviewing Officials Code of Conduct #15: "While in uniform not take photographs of players nor at any time request player autographs."
But again Diversity rules! It appears having a picture taken 'with a player' is not the same as 'taking a photograph of a player'. And surely an autograph of this moment was not requested. 'Offered' maybe, but not 'requested'.
But then again with all the events this official works, maybe he was just good buds with the player!
Lets Toast Equal Pay For Equal Work!!
But in the tennis world Equal doesn't = Equal.
Australian Open:
Women: best of 3 sets. = $2 million
Men: best of 5 sets. = $2 million.
Women Finals Time: 59 minutes = $2 million.
Men Finals Time: 4 1/2 hours = $2 million.
Just another example of the proverbial Double-Standard.
Isn't that a picture of Jimmy Swaggart in his younger years? He would be a great addition to next year's FAC cover.
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