Essay 106

Thank God it’s almost Friday with MultiCultClassics Minutes…

• Talk-show host Larry Krueger, formerly of the San Francisco Giants’ flagship radio station, took color commentary to another level. Krueger’s racially-charged rants included arguing the team has too many “brain-dead Caribbean hitters hacking at slop nightly.” The remarks led the station to extend apologies to Giants manager Felipe Alou, the players and the Caribbean community — after firing Krueger. So San Francisco listeners will no longer hear Krueger the hack slopping it up nightly.

• Florida Governor Jeb Bush took offense to the NCAA decision to ban American Indian nicknames and symbols during postseason events. The Seminole Tribe of Florida allegedly supports the use of its name by Florida State University. Bush declared, “I think they [NCAA executive committee] insult those people by telling them, ‘No, no, you’re not smart enough to understand this. You should be feeling really horrible about this.’” Not convinced a Bush should be commenting on people not being smart enough.

• Census tracking shows Hispanics and Blacks are moving in different directions. Hispanics are heading for areas where there are fewer Hispanics — partly based on going where jobs are most plentiful. Blacks are flocking to suburbs in the South where there are large numbers of other Blacks. Whites are currently plotting where they should now move.

• Detainees at Guantanamo Bay have been reading Harry Potter books. Clearly, the torture and abuse is out of control. Forget desecrating the Quran. Look for instances of flushing copies of The Prisoner of Azkaban.

• Nazi Update: An Internet video is sparking outrage by showing Nazi death camp images as a rave party. “Housewitz” — a combination of house music and Auschwitz — integrates scenes from the actual death camp with party footage. Expect a “Girls Gone Buchenwald” soon.