THE FLUB-A-DUB AWARD
June was a pretty nice month. The weather was good,
BushŐs popularity down, and things at the Knox County Courthouse, rather than
just out-of-control, seem completely absurd. And I love the absurd.
Happy Summer Solstice. Remember to keep your air
conditioner on 78 degrees. AmerenIP warned us, so there will be no excuse when
you get that electricity bill that you canŐt pay. AinŐt they something? Always
looking out for us.
The FlubŐs were flying in June. Paris Hilton going to
jail really tore me up. I canŐt believe they would put such a petty little
thing behind bars. WhatŐs a girl to do? I bet BubbaŐs sister was happy. Anyway,
what goes around comes around. You act stupid, you pay. ThatŐs the American
way. In the end, it probably only helped her career, if thatŐs what you would
call it.
The Register-Mail gets joint ownership of the Flub for
June. It appeared important to them that President Clinton did not contribute
enough to GalesburgŐs economy while he was here, probably all of four hours.
TheyŐve never said a word about the EDC, or GREDA, not contributing to
GalesburgŐs economy for the last 30 years, but they were sure worried about
Clinton. Typical Register-Mail politics. Don Cooper at his finest. The front
page article was Flubbingly stupid and ridiculously biased.
The other half of this months Flub goes to the
District 205 school board and the Galesburg High School administration. Holding
graduates responsible for their parents or friends or siblings behavior at
graduation is a ludicrous idea. Whoever had it should be fired. It would hold
up in court long enough for the judge to say, ŇGet the hell out of here.Ó
Galesburg once again makes national news for the dumbest of reasons. The
administrations premise that graduation should be a solemn occasion is flawed
from the beginning. A funeral is a solemn occasion. A graduation should be a
celebration. ItŐs not so much that youŐre celebrating the earning of a diploma,
since a high school diploma gets you next to nothing nowadays. ItŐs more for
having tolerated the nonsense of the administration for four years and not
chocking anyone. So, congratulations to the students who were denied their
diplomaŐs. You won, they Flubbed. I applaud you for not rolling over and taking
their nonsense.