Almost haiku-like, don't you think?
This is from tonypierce.com + busblog. It all appeared contiguously ina single post, but blockquoting it like this, it's like found poetry.
somebody asked me in the comments why i was defending ron artest even though i have often said that as a Christian i believe in Jesus's invitation to turn the other cheek.
and i can understand the gentleman's confusion. and good for him for paying attention because i believe the context of my writing about turning the other cheek was in regards to the pro-war red staters who, along with the president, identify themselves as Christian even though Christians believe in turning the other cheek.
so, the question must be, how can i defend ron artest for attacking those who didnt strike him first, while not supporting president bush for doing the same thing to iraq?
simple. america should be a little wiser than a guy who wears dennis rodman's number.
and i always defend the brothas.
the underdogs.
the misunderstood.
the sons of soul.
the unloved superheroes.
my fellow americans
who've turned the other cheek for quite a while.
and i was having a little conversation today with a very smart man who happened to be white and i jokingly asked him why the commissioner of the nba is white when almost all the players are black.
and he said, not everythings about color.
and i can understand a white man thinking that.
