Controversy

Hulk Hogan is a Big Wrestler in a Little World

Today I learned that Hulk Hogan is currently involved in the filming of a TruTV reality show involving the world of wrestling. This may sound like a normal thing for Hulk Hogan, but it is actually very unusual because it involves a niche market – a market focused on “little people.” When contacted, Hulk Hogan’s spokesman said that this reality show would be just like any other reality TV show, except it would be on a “smaller scale.” Did you catch the sarcastic joke there?

What really has me excited is that the spokesman of Hulk Hogan also pointed out that the Hulkster feels better than he has in 15 years. This is believable because Hulk Hogan has experienced awful health problems with his back over the last 15 years. Only recently did Hulk Hogan recover from major back surgery that fixed the injuries and pain in his back, neck, and knee. Over the last two weeks of TNA Impact, Hulk Hogan has played more of a physical role issuing pain to other wrestlers. During those last two weeks, the number of Followers Hulk Hogan has on Twitter has grown by 30,000!

This clearly shows there are plenty of wrestling fans out there who want to see Hulk Hogan wrestling in the ring again. It’s nice that Hulk Hogan is involved in the “plot” of TNA as a promoter, but there is no doubt that what fans really want to see is Hulk Hogan in the wrestling ring. When Hulk Hogan joined TNA and appeared in early 2010, TNA saw its highest ratings ever because everyone thought they would see Hulk Hogan wrestle. Instead, we learned Hogan wasn’t going to be a wrestler; he would simply be a manager (partly because of injuries to his back). This was a big disappointment to many people, including me.

But two weeks ago on TNA Impact we saw Hulk Hogan come out wearing a brace for his neck and back. Hulk Hogan made it seem like he was injured when he was talking with Mr. Anderson. Hulk Hogan didn’t like it that Mr. Anderson was not willing to enter the wrestling ring. Hulk Hogan then poked Mr. Anderson in the eyes and threw him in the ring, closing the doors of the steel cage behind him! This one little action by Hulk Hogan caused everyone watching to get excited, just like the good ole’ days when Hulkamania was runnin’ wild!

Let’s hope Hulk Hogan enters the wrestling ring again!

Does EA Owe You Money?

For the last six years, EA has had a monopoly on football videogames. About six years ago EA signed an exclusive deal with the NFL and NCAA so that only EA would be able to develop football videogames based on these organizations. Ever since then, EA has dominated the football market. This is not fair to consumers, because we have seen some of the worst-playing football games ever during that period of time. The only reason consumers buy the football games from EA each year is because they have no other practical choice.

The reason EA spent all this money buying exclusive legal rights for football games is because of the tough competition that existed in 2005. Virtually everyone agrees that the best football game ever released was NFL 2K5 for the Xbox. During this period of time, EA was absolutely devastated when the NFL 2K series was outselling their Madden football series. Consumers were being rewarded with high-quality software at a lower price with the NFL 2K series, all thanks to the competition between two game companies.

The Madden football games weren’t being outsold because they were bad. The fact is that the Madden football games were being outsold because the NFL 2K games were better and less expensive, all due to the excellent competition between the two products. Unfortunately, EA was not willing to allow this type of competition to exist. EA missed the days of monopoly they had before the NFL 2K series was born in late 1999.

EA didn’t care if quality games were released or not; they just wanted to dominate the market the way they did in the past. EA used their financial power to work a deal out with the NFL and the NCAA so that only their games could be based on those organizations, those stadiums, those teams, those players etc… Ever since EA did this, the football games have gotten progressively worse.

EA now realizes they have a monopoly on the market of football videogames. This means consumers of those football games have no practical choice but to buy EA games whether they are good or not. Consumers have been aware of this since 2005, and have gradually become angrier towards EA since the football games have gotten worse each year. Each year since 2005, the hatred towards EA has grown because of EA’s greed and selfish behavior.

People now realize that EA doesn’t care about making the best football game possible. EA’s primary concern is to make sure that their football games dominate the sales market and earn as much money as possible. The hatred towards EA has finally reached the point that consumers have stood up for themselves. Thankfully, consumers have decided to file a class action lawsuit against EA.

In this class action lawsuit against EA, the plaintiff claims that consumers were overcharged due to the monopoly EA had on the market. If you have purchased an EA Sports videogame between January 1, 2005 and the present, you are legally involved in this class action lawsuit! The law states that at this point in time you basically have two options.

Your first option is to “Remain A Class Member.” If you do nothing from this point on you acknowledge that the decisions made in the courtroom also apply to you. You are legally allowed to appear in court and there is no cost to you. If you want, you can even hire your own attorney. You are eligible to share any type of recovery or settlement. You are bound by the decisions of the court ruling in this matter and the attorneys are allowed to take (i.e., steal) over 25% the money in the ruling.

Your second option is to “Exclude Yourself.” If you would like to independently take EA to court, you must opt out of the class action lawsuit prior to June 25, 2011. If you opt out of the class action lawsuit, you are not entitled to share in its settlement or recovery claims. However, you are still entitled to your own form of recovery against EA if you take them to court on your own. You can opt out electronically at the website listed below, or you can opt out in writing at this address:

Electronic Arts Litigation Exclusion

P.O. Box 8090

San Rafael, CA 94912-8090

You can read about the lawsuit from the point of view of the law firm suing EA here: http://www.hbsslaw.com/newsroom/?nid=1993

You can also read about this legal matter and see a clear explanation of your legal options on the EA website here: http://www.easportslitigation.com/

Jose Canseco - Immoral Man

Jose Canseco has sent his twin brother, Ozzie, to fight in his place in a celebrity boxing match he was being paid $5,000 to participate in. This was an illegal thing to do, and it happened because Jose Canseco wasn’t willing to take any pain. Jose Canseco has always been the type of person who tries to take shortcuts to reach glory. As a baseball player and now as a celebrity host, Jose Canseco takes illegal shortcuts that ultimately result in his name and the name of his employer being disgraced.

Jose Canseco originally started out as an excellent baseball player. He possessed excellent strength and speed – a combination that is rare in major league baseball. Jose Canseco was the founding member of the 40/40 club. This means he was the first player in history to ever hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in one season (42 home runs, 40 stolen bases). As long as people thought Jose Canseco had worked hard to earn this glory on his own, everything was fine.

People were very disappointed to learn that Jose Canseco had used performance-enhancing drugs as a player. The sport of baseball lost popularity thanks to selfish players such as Jose Canseco. Ratings and attendance dropped because people don’t want to be around cheaters and liars inspired by tarnished records set by Jose Canseco. The only thing Jose Canseco can say he did was cheat people out of money and use illegal substances to unfairly get to the top.

The simple fact is that if a man uses steroids but doesn’t lift weights, he will still generate muscle faster than a non-steroid-using man that works hard lifting weights. It truly is a disgrace when a steroid-using man such as Vince McMahon ends up on the cover of Muscle and Fitness magazine, since McMahon admits to being a steroid user! Jose Canseco used those performance-enhancing drugs while training in excellent facilities, all while monitoring the health of his body professionally to minimize health risks (a page out of the playbook of the McMahon family).

I think it is an absolute disgrace when men like Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hulk Hogan, and Jose Canseco tell kids not to take steroids because of health risks. Each of those men would be absolutely nothing if it wasn’t for performance-enhancing drugs such as anabolic steroids! These men probably wake up every day and thank the Lord for anabolic steroids. And when these men speak to kids in California, they probably are thinking “Kid, if you want to make it as an actor in the 21st century, do yourself a favor and start taking steroids now!”

Think about how performance-enhancing drugs affected the careers of Jose Canseco, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Hulk Hogan. If it wasn’t for those drugs, Jose Canseco would not have possessed the strength needed to hit 42 home runs or the speed to steal 40 bases. If it wasn’t for those drugs, Schwarzenegger never would have been able to become a Mr. Olympia bodybuilder. Schwarzenegger would never have been cast to play Conan or star in movies such as Commando or Predator. And we certainly would never have seen Hulk Hogan become a wrestling star without steroids.

People realized that Ozzie Canseco was not Jose Canseco for two main reasons. First, people noticed that Ozzie Canseco is smaller than Jose. This initially wasn’t enough, though, because some people hadn’t seen Jose in as long as 18 months. The big piece of evidence was found when Ozzie did not have the tattoos on his arm that Jose Canseco is known to have.

Ultimately, the people to feel bad for in this situation are the fans that purchased tickets specifically to see Jose Canseco get his butt kicked. The fans were not given a refund by the promoter. Instead, the fans were given tickets to the next event. If that was me, I would be demanding my money back!

Currently, the promoter probably doesn’t care. He will actually make money as a result of this situation. He gets to have all those tickets sold along with a lot of expensive food and beverages. The promoter also gets to sell lots of expensive money-making food and drinks at the next event. This isn’t fair to the people who only wanted to see one thing: Jose Canseco get beaten up for being an immoral idiot!

People really should stand up for themselves and DEMAND their money back! This would cost the promoter of the event a lot of money, but he would get it back. The promoter of the event would take Jose Canseco to court for that huge financial loss. This financial loss along with punitive damages would motivate Jose Canseco not to commit crimes like that in the future.

Believe it or not, this is actually not the first time Jose Canseco and his twin brother Ozzie have worked in illegal and immoral ways like this. The Canseco family tries to take advantage of every possible opportunity to take money from people. Apparently, Jose did not believe the smaller events were worth his time, but he still acknowledged the value of the smaller events. Ozzie handled the smaller stuff and kept the money for himself. This was something Jose approved of, since Ozzie is his brother.

There have been times in the past when Jose and Ozzie have used this type of illegal bait-n-switch advertising before. For example, hard-working loyal fans would pay hard-earned money for the autograph of Jose Canseco. But Ozzie is the one that would show up in place of Jose. What’s worse is that Ozzie would actually sign the name of “Jose Canseco” and claim to be his brother!

Jose Canseco should be fired by any employer that values a quality reputation. The same can be said about Ozzie Canseco. If you have any items that were ever autographed by Jose Canseco, I suggest you confirm it was really Jose Canseco who did the signing. History has proven there is a chance Ozzie may have been the one playing the role of Jose Canseco!

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God Wants Us Focused On Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton set an excellent example for Americans to follow. She experienced a very difficult time in her marriage, yet she overcame those obstacles and remained very happy. Americans and people across the world can look to Hillary Clinton as an excellent example of how to keep a marriage together by looking to God for guidance. I want to explain how God uses leaders such as Hillary Clinton as examples so that we know what to do when experiencing problems of our own.

In Jeremiah chapter 3 verses 14 and 15, we learn that God wants us to return to Him when we backslide away from him. God is our Heavenly Father, and we are his children – He cares about us. Like any loving father, God wants us to have a close relationship with Him since we are His children. God wants us to know what is right, which is why He does everything possible to make sure we have leaders that set a good example for us to follow.

¹⁴ “Return, O backsliding children,” says the LORD; “for I am married to you.

¹⁵ And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

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This word "shepherd," that is used here not only applies to leaders such as pastors and priests. It actually goes further and focuses on people with any form of authority, including kings and government leaders. God wants our leaders to set a quality example for us to follow. When our leaders acknowledge their iniquities and ask God for the power of grace to overcome obstacles in life, we know that God will provide the grace needed.

In our democratic society, we literally get to choose our leaders. In other words, we provide ourselves with leaders (e.g., shepherds) representing our "hearts." Our leaders represent a reflection of what we are as a society.

I sometimes hear people that claim to be "religious" saying negative things about the marital problems President Bill Clinton experienced while in office. Sometimes I hear people say the once-backsliding President should have resigned, but I personally disagree with this due to the fact that President Clinton is such a skilled man. President Clinton did such an excellent job helping our economy grow, balancing the budget, cutting the national debt in half, and forming political alliances. From an economic and political point of view, Bill Clinton is one of the best Presidents in the history of our country.

Nevertheless, President Bill Clinton did experience marital problems that many people do not approve of. But what those people don't realize is that in America approximately 50% of all marriages end in divorce. An even larger percentage of marriages involve adultery. It simply doesn't make sense for such a skilled president to be asked to resign when he is doing what over 50% of married Americans are doing. But there is also no doubt that President Clinton did not set a good moral example for married people to follow.

At this point in 2011 Bill Clinton continues to lead the world – helping to provide food, education, and other healthcare to children and adults across the world. We know the founders of our country would never approve of American citizens aggressively saying negative things about a wonderful philanthropic leader such as Bill Clinton. Selfishly focusing on the small number of negative things in a man's life rather than the large number of positive things in a man's life is always counterproductive.

Everyone makes mistakes in life, but not everyone is willing to acknowledge personal mistakes and ask God for forgivingness – the key to salvation. We need to give credit to Bill Clinton for maintaining a relationship with the Lord, remaining married to his wife, and remaining a father to his daughter. It definitely is the will of God for a married man to remain married to his wife and stay in a close relationship with children. With that in mind, Bill Clinton actually joins the 50% of Americans who remain married – an impressive achievement in today's society.

Jeremiah chapter 3 verse 15 made it clear that God gives us leaders after His own heart whenever possible. The one thing our leaders need to do in order to achieve this is look to God for guidance. We know that Hillary Clinton has said many times that she prayed to God, looking to Him for guidance during that rough time of her life. God used Hillary Clinton in a way that helped all American citizens and everyone else in the world see that marriages can be saved if people are willing to look to the Lord for guidance and accept the divine power of His grace to overcome obstacles.

Hillary Clinton is the one God wants Americans to focus their primary attention on in this particular situation involving marriage and marital leadership. Hillary Clinton was hurt and embarrassed in this situation, yet she responsibly gathered her thoughts and realized it was best to remain married. Hillary Clinton didn't allow a selfish form of pride to take priority over her lifelong commitment to marriage. Hillary Clinton looked to God and prayed for the grace to overcome all obstacles she faced. As a result, Hillary Clinton was able to happily remain married to her husband and work with him to enjoy raising their daughter in the type of environment God wants.

"Haters" are groups of people that often exist in the world of politics. Almost every time I hear someone saying something bad about President Bill Clinton, it is a selfish person who labels himself as a Republican. I've studied history, and I can tell you that the Founding Fathers of our country did not want our citizens battling back and forth fighting each other in a hateful way while labeled as either a Republican or a Democrat. Our Founding Fathers wanted the most skilled leaders possible leading our country, regardless of race or sex.

The simple fact is that Hillary Clinton set a 100% positive example for American citizens and people across the world – both male and female. God wants us to realize that Hillary Clinton is the shepherd (i.e., leader) that He provided to us in order to show us exactly what we need to do in order to save a struggling marriage. God wants us to look to Him for guidance at all times, especially the era we currently live in that makes a successful lifelong marriage very difficult to achieve. When a marriage experiences problems, the answer is to follow the lead of Hillary Clinton by looking to our Heavenly Father for guidance and praying to Him for the grace needed to overcome those problems.

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