KILL AM REDNECK SPORTSTALK HOSTS

Maybe it's because I just saw Wal*E, which affected -- and depressed -- me profoundly (2009 Oscar winner, Best Picture. Book it.), but I have no patience for righteous, greedyand thoughtless blockheads who think solely with their wallets. The object of my scorn at the moment is Colin Cowherd, who hosts a right-wing sports talk show that's heard on the ESPN affiliate in Los Angeles (and, sadly, all over the country). If you haven't heard this clown, imagine Rush Limbaugh talking college football.  

Typically, I only tune to his faux-redneck rants if I'm in my car and Dan Patrick's sportstalk show breaks for a commercial, which, unfortunately, happend this morning. He was having a grand ol' time spewing bile at his callers because they didn't agree with his ridiculous generalization that there's a worldwide substance issue with Olympic-caliber swimmers. This was bad enough, but then he showed exactly why this country has gone into the sewer the past eight years: He made some douche-like comment that "everyone's an idealist until they have to write the check," and bitched and moaned that Obama's election would cost him roughly $150,000 in additional taxes over the next four years. Therefore, he was going to vote for McCain. I weep for you, Colin.

Here's a guy, clearly vastly overpaid for the claptrap he spews on the radio, thinking solely with his greedy pocketbook. Guess he could care less about a stupid war, stupid gas prices, global warming and systemic governmental corruption. Long as the checks clear, right Colin?

Dude, you should give the CEO of Disney a deep-throated tongue kiss for the salary you're stealing, and count your blessings that you make enough dough to have that kind of tax bill. If you make the money, you should pay in. Enough with the $250,000 +ers getting a free ride. Bet the callers you so clearly disdain (but also pay your salary) would kill to pay those kinds of taxes. 

Guys like Cowherd have been raping and pillaging this country for far too long and with far too much arrogance. While they stew in their own bile-filled myopia, the country around them ticks closer toward the pits of hell every day his guys have the power. 

I'm sure he can afford private school and a swank pad in Bumfuck, Connecticut, but when was the last time he looked outside his door, other than to make his 10-minute commute to Bristol?

I know I'm not alone. A cursory search of the Web indicates a great deal of online hate for the man. His sins, apparently, are many, so I'll leave it to you all to do some research. 

When it's time to pay the piper, I hope we feed off greedy bastards like you, Cowherd. 

Go Obama! 

BTW, image courtesy of  Michigan Zone.net, which sums Cowherd up better than anything else I've seen.