It was long ago established that this blog and especially this column would veer far, far away from all things political. Why is that you ask? I have no clue I answer – I was told to stay away from politics and that’s what I’ve done.
As I observe from afar the mess that is going down in North Africa, I can’t help but notice how similar the US government is to the esteemed gentleman who made a killing in the gaming business better known as Mike Ashley. I bet you never thought you’d read a comparison of Mike Ashley and the boys who run the stars and stripes. Neither did I for that matter.
The way Mike Ashley runs (or doesn’t) Newcastle is very similar to the way the US government conducts itself in North Africa. They’re hands on, they’re hands off. They dole out cheese, they cut off the cheese. They let the proverbial bad guys misbehave, they punish said upstanding individuals.
Talk to any former North-African bureaucrat that’s done business with the US government and he’ll tell you pretty much the same thing that former Newcastle front office employees express about Sir Ashley: “I just want to listen to Mariah Carey and Beyonce and make it live."
How dare I make light of the fact that one of Qaddafi’s dozen sons decided to pay Mariah a burning hot one million greenbacks? That certainly crossed my mind, but everybody knows that Geordies have long been enamored with Mariah Carey. Why that is I can’t answer. Ask Qaddafi.
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
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