July 02, 2007

One Alleged Cheater On Another Alleged Cheater

Last year's Tour de France winner, Floyd Landis, was in the area over the weekend to (1) plug his book and (2) explain that he didn't cheat. Apparently -- whoops! -- Landis didn't actually cheat to win the Tour last year because the tests were screwed up and blah blah blah. So, yeah, he didn't cheat, apparently; sorry we all thought you were guilty, Floyd! (I don't really care; I think riders should be able to pump as many drugs as they want into their system, because that makes them faster riders and lets them hit longer home runs. Imagine how far Ryan Howard could hit homers if he were on steroids! But I digress.)

Comcast SportsNet's John Finger interviewed Landis while he was in his native Lancaster and asked him a bunch of questions, including one about Lance Armstrong.

The guy is obsessed. With whatever he does he is obsessed, and whatever he does he wants to be the best at it. Ultimately, he doesn’t have a lot of close friends because of it and he winds up not being the nicest guy.

It's nice when athletes don't mince words, although it would have been more direct if he had just said, "Lance Armstrong is an asshole."

All done [Finger Food]

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June 01, 2006

Malkin Says: Speak Asshole

Since the report in Tuesday's Inquirer about Geno's owner Joe Vento and his English-speakin', immigrant-hating ways, there's been a lot of people saying that, well, Joe Vento is a jerk/racist/bigot/asshole (that was yours truly's term)/etc.

And some people have said "I'll never eat at Geno's again," making a statement with the wallet, etc.

One woman, however, has said she's taking a stand for Geno's. Are you really surprised that woman is Michelle Malkin? Malkin, who's also in favor of internment camps and puppy-kicking for fun and profit -- one of those is real, guess which one! -- writes in favor of Geno's "only order in English" policy:

If you know Philadelphia, you know Geno's. Best cheesesteaks in the world. Reader Willie S. sends word via the Philly Inquirer that Joey Vento, the grandson of Italian-born immigrants who owns Geno's, is taking a stand for assimilation and against illegal immigration. The Inquirer does its best to knock down Vento, but his blunt Philly style overrides the paper's wishy-washy open-borders slant [...] Oh, man, I have half a mind to drive up for a "cheesesteak with" at Geno's right now.

Ahh, yes, giving a man the forum to promote his Mexican hatred on the front page really is knocking him down. And, please, Vento isn't practiving blunt Philly style. True Philadelphians hate everyone, not just a certain race or group or whatever.

And, babe, ordering a "cheesesteak with" is not only a half-order -- what kind of cheese, hmm? -- but why the hell did you ad an extra letter onto the end of wit'?

GENO'S SAYS: SPEAK ENGLISH (The all caps is for extra fun!) [MichelleMalkin.com]
Tuesday: Press 1 For Asshole

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May 30, 2006

Press 1 For Asshole

There's an article in today's Inquirer about the immigration debate, but that's not really what it's about. It's an article about assholes, and how they run some of our more popular local businesses.

Or, really, only one. The asshole in question here is Joe Vento, owner of Geno's, who has a sign on his window that says "This is America. When Ordering, Speak English." Vento certainly has every right to run his business how he pleases, since this is America! But we (fortunately) all have the right to mock him, call him an asshole and wonder why someone pointing to 'provolone' would get you all riled up?

Vento doesn't limit his assholic behaviors to Geno's, though:

With Geno's Steaks tattooed on his arm, Vento is used to publicizing things, especially what's on his mind. Speak English signs also poster his Hummer. He has driven through South Philadelphia blaring through the SUV's P.A. system denunciations of neighborhood business owners who hire illegal immigrants.

"I say what everybody's thinking but is afraid to say," Vento said. [...]

"They want us to adapt to these people. What do you mean, 'Press 1 for Spanish'? English, period. Case closed. End of discussion. You better make it the official language."

Ahh, yes, the old American tradition of going around a neighborhood and blasting your stereo and telling your neighbors you hate them. And, really, is there anything more American than getting all worked up about having to spend a half-second pressing '1' for English? God Bless America!

Also, how does a deaf person order at Geno's?

Thanks to The 14th Windiest State for the image, although I think Joe Vento only has one mood.

An old struggle to adapt to a new country's ways [Inky]

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March 23, 2006

ABC Does Extreme Takeover Of Northeast

Crews from local construction firms and from ABC will be in Bustleton this week, doing round-the-clock construction on a new house for the show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. They'll be knocking down William and Carole Py's rancher and putting a two-story, four-bedroom home in its place.

It's a really sad story: The Pys are raising three children who were left orphaned when their parents died 14 months apart in the late 1990s. They were worried that the asbestos and lead paint in the house could harm the children. And so they'll be getting a bigger new house with an in-ground pool!

The next-door neighbors are three developmentally delayed men in a home managed by SPIN, Special People in Northeast. They said they were happy for their neighbors.

But this being the Northeast, not everyone is happy. Ellen Gray of the Daily News writes:

But at least one of the Pys' neighbors, who wouldn't give his name, complained bitterly that "this thing wasn't done right" and claimed that if the community had been notified in advance, many would have opposed it.

Heh, that's funny. So this unnamed neighbor is actually stupider than the developmentally-challenged men. Eh, I guess that's not all that surprising.

Ellen Gray | A dream come true [DN]
Photo by mentalpirate

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