"I'd scrap it. It's not working!"

What is the difference between these right-wing rich people or brainless celebrities like Lohan or Ms. Hilton? None!

Now it appears, we have Michael Vick throwing his money into an bottomless pit, ... pit bull fighting. They don't breed pit bulls for children, even though Spanky and his comedic gang had "Pete," (pronounced Pety) the pit bull with a ring around his eye. The dog played a big role in all of the Spanky And The Gang's early comedies, without ever mauling any of the kids. Pit bulls will attack, and like an alligator will hold on, mangle, and go for the carotid artery.

Richard Pryor, said, after burning up his face doing drugs, "Heroin is God's punishment on the rich and famous." Sounds good to me. With most "sane" people who have millions, they would find some way to use their excess money to better the world, a la, Oprah Winfrey and Angelina Jolie.

"Sir" Charles Barkley has bragged many times on Jay Leno that he has wasted a lot of money gambling. His biggest loss? About a million dollars on one bet. And this man is thinking about running for governor of Georgia or Mayor of Atlanta? Give me a break. Sir Charles "ain't no" Senator Obama, for sure! The thing about illegal gambling is that there is a lot of money passed under the table, which is not reported to the IRS, so it is a tempting escape to keep from paying taxes from such activities. Now we find out that Michael Vick, a great "professional" football player, is somehow involved in the raising and fighting of pit bulls. Dog fighting isn't just watching a bloody sport; it's done for "under the table" gambling money.

Vick has been ordered to stay away from his team's early season practice and rightly so. It seems a bit strange that Vick has gotten himself into this jam, since dog fighting is usually a 'white man's' disease. He was caught on the radio this morning making excuses for his "bloody" hobby.

As I sat in my local veterinarian's waiting room, a young man in his 20s came in with his pit bull, which had open wounds, ... some where the dog's skin was hanging open uncovering the muscle. The dog seemed to be in no pain, though.

"What the heck happened to your dog?" I asked.

"Ah, ... he was hit by a car." And if anyone believes that, I have alligators in my cellar.

It has been only a few years since Oklahoma outlawed "cock fighting." My neighbor used to raise them. They're 'gonna' die anyway.

Don't get me wrong, though. I know lots of football players who put their money to useful projects. But it's the glaring bad examples that stick out like a sore middle finger. "I earned my money, I'll waste it however a want!" - Sir Charles

"Hey, I don't want to hear anyone complain about what I do with my money!" Barkley says on the Leno program. "I'm the one that earned that money by playing defense against professional players, so I can do what ever I want to with my money." One sperm in millions, Barkley could have never been conceived or could have been born in India.

Sir Charles is right, but he better find something else to do, rather than run for politics. Look what "easy money" has done to President George Bush. It is hard to believe that one president can screw up so many times, and still be in office. You see, after Bush was refused entrance into Texas University Law School, he fell back on his family name and his trust fund to get him through Yale and Harvard, ... with enough money left over to pour into a gamble in "big oil," and we all know the history of that gamble. For the Bush family, gambling is legal.

One of my favorite professional football players is Spencer Tillman. I took a group of students to visit The University of Oklahoma and tour the football stadium. Spencer had been notified which professional team had picked him up that day. He talked to all of our students and was telling our kids how important education is as he signed autographs, when a television crew showed up. So, ... our students were part of one of his most memorial days.

The thing about guys like Spencer, Barry Sanders, and Troy Aikman, is they are the consummate verbal professionals. No, "we was" or "they was" or "you was." And certainly no "You know." Or "You know what I mean." Spencer and Barry took their educational opportunities seriously. And I defy anyone to find grammatical errors in Tillman's color commentating this fall season. Believe me, he will be on the tube.

We have visited too many of my school kids who were in Oklahoma Children's Hospital where Aikman's helmets leads to The Troy Aikman Center, where patients can do crafts and arts and play with the computer. Of course, all of them have to get a picture of themselves inside the huge, 8 ft. tall Cowboy helmet.

I believe all universities should weed out their grammar-challenged students and force them to enroll in a proper speech class. We have Lou Dobbs demanding all immigrants must learn English. Maybe he could start first with our politicians and sports icons before he slam-dunks Mexican, looking for monetary relief "... you know what I mean." Listen to J. C. Watts' commentaries.

"J. C., get together with Spencer and learn something about speech."