Last blog of Global Issues (Whatever Week it is)

Well, earlier this week, Obama said that he has changed his mind about gay marriage, and now says that he supports it. He used to believe that it should stay man and women, but in an interview, I guess his mind just happened to change. There isn't too much to add to what it was about.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/09/politics/obama-same-sex-marriage/index.html

So, does anyone else find it very wierd that he all of a suddden changed his mind on same-sex marriage a few months before the elections? (sarcasm). I don't have anything against gay marriage or gay people, but there are some people who support gay marriage waaaaaay too much, like WAY to much. Go ahead and support your beliefs. But back to Obama and his beliefs. I believe, like many others, this is just a move to get all the people who support same-sex marriage to vote for him. It's just a bit unusual that he all of a sudden changes his mind. It just upsets me he is saying this to get votes. He just needs to state what he believes in. I just feel bad for all the poeple who like Obama now just because he said that. But again, I believe he said it just for the votes. I just feel like Obama shouldn't be president again. He isn't basing his campaign on the economy because look what happened to it during his term. He is just basing it off of killing bin Laden, and now he supports gay marriage. Let's just get this country in line and on a good path economic wise and then deal with everything else.

Week 16, Derrick Rose

This past weekend, the NBA playoffs were underway. In game 1 of the Bulls vs 76ers. The game was fairly close all the way to the end. With about 1:10 to go in the game, the Bulls were up by 12, but the 76ers were on a roll. As point guard for Chicago, Derrick Rose, driving down the lane. He jump stopped, and his knee bent in just a bit, tearing his ACL and putting him out for the rest of the season. Many are asking why was Rose in the game. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012-04-28/Derrick-Rose-injury-late-ruins-Bulls-win/54602588/1

Now why many take hits at Chicago's coach for keeping Rose in the game is for having Derrick Rose in that late. It was a smart decision to keep him in. The 76ers were starting a small roll, and the score was slowly decreasing for Chicago. Andre Iguadala, a guard for the 76ers said  "It's the playoffs. Some things happen at times. You can't fault a guy being in." He wasn't suprised Rose was still in the game. The criticts were taking huge shots at Tom Thibodeau for keeping Rose in. It is just a freak injury that can happen at any time. You can't control when it does and doesn't happen. It just happens. Rose should have stayed in the game untill the end to seal the victory for the Bulls (which they did win the game). It is a freak injury you can't really prevent, and the 76ers were on a roll. It was a smart decision to keep him in that late in the game.

BSC Playoff

Earlier this week, the BSC for NCAA football had meeting about creating a playoff for the current bowl system. Right now, they select teams from each conference and have a certain amount of bowls. Many say this is unfair. They are considering doing something like the NCAA March Madness tournament, with teams in a bracket.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7858795/bcs-says-bids-include-4-team-playoffs-only

I think a playoff would be a great idea. The bowls are decided unfairly sometimes, but there is a study or something along that nature that shows TV programs would make $1 billion off of a BSC playoff. This year, I believe they did the right thing for the BSC National Title game, picking the top two teams to play in the game. It ended up being a one sided game, but still, it was a great game to watch. A BSC playoff would be the right decision.

Andrew Luck

Earlier today it was announced that the Colts will draft Andrew Luck from Stanford for the first pick of the NFL draft. ESPN had said the Colts have had a decision for a few weeks now but today, Indianapolis notified Andrew Luck of the decision. With the Redskins most likely taking Robert Griffen III, the Vikings are now on the clock. http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2012/story/_/id/7831853/2012-nfl-draft-indianapolis-colts-tell-andrew-luck-no-1-pick-source-says

I think this is a good decision by the Colts to draft Andrew Luck. He may not have as much talent as RG3, but I feel like Luck is better at the talents him and RG3 have in common and also has a better QB mind. I feel like RG3 would be a good decision for the Colts, but not for a long term situation. I think RG3 is going to be like Donavan McNabb type QB, good in his first few seasons, but slowly loses his talents. I believe Luck will be a good long-term QB, like a Big Ben or even a Peyton Manning type QB.

Week 12

This week, Arkansas Razorbacks football coach, Bobby Petrino, was fired. A few weeks ago, he had crashed a motorcycle and suffered some injuries, and he also said he was the only one to crash. A few days later, we come to find out that there was also a young 20's woman who was on with him. He basically hired her himself as a "secretary."

Some are saying the firing was a bit too harsh, but how can you trust someone after they never told you about hiring someone and when they get into a crash, they lie about how many people were involved. Petrino must be so stupid. He might have gotten fired even if he didn't lie, but it wouldn't be as bad as it has been. And to top it off, he barley sends Akansas University an apology. He sent them a text message, that means nothing! At least be a man and say it face to face.

Week 11

This week North Korea basically ended the plan with the US and has started up their nuke program again. We traded them food for the end of their nuke program earlier in the year. Sunday, they released pictures and videos of their launch pad.

I don't know exactly what we did for North Korea to end the plan so fast, but we need stop North Korea's nuke program. Though they are making their selfs look stupid and just asking for war, we need to stop their program somehow. We cannot get into a war with them, and need to make sure their program ends.

Week 10

Dwight Howard earlier this week decided to stay with the Orlando Magic for the rest of the season. He was wanting to be traded and wanted out of Orlando, but changed his mind, for now, and wait to move at the end of the season.
http://www.nj.com/nets/index.ssf/2012/03/dwight_howard_staying_with_orl.html

I think Dwight Howard made a great decision. He has a nice chance of going decently far in the playoffs. Also, the New Jersey Nets, who Howard is most likely to go to before next season, are moving to Brooklyn. This offers Howard a great way to get some money and the Nets are also a growing franchise.

Week 9

Earlier this week, the Colts released Peyton Manning. They announced Wednesday that he was going to belong to the Indianapolis Colts anymore. Jim Irsay, the owner of the Colts, said they are trying to rebuild. Peyton Manning, obviously, was very saddened to leave the city.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/marino-has-miami-pitch-ready-for-manning/article2363317/

I thought the release of Peyton Manning was stupid. Andrew Luck said he wouldn't mind being a backup of Peyton. I think that Peyton has about 4 years left in the tank. The Colts should have kept him for at least 1 more season to see what he looked like. But anyways, I wasn't shocked. It was bound to happen. I think we all should give Andrew Luck a chance and see what he can do.