OK, so you are in Vegas and get stopped because your car is reaking of POT SMOKE. You are asked to roll the window down the rest of the way and you just roll it up. You get out of the car in front of the police and a bag of COCAINE falls out of your purse, which you claim is NOT your purse, BUT the cash and cards and ID and makeup IN the purse IS yours…but NOT the COKE. Then, when that didn’t fly (imagine that), she claims the purse IS her’s but NOT THE COKE. PLEASE throw this IDIOT away for years. We no longer NEED Paris Hilton on the loose even though it IS entertaining to wait for what stupid thing she will do next. What would YOU do with her ? Is it a case of what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas ???????

Doesn’t make you wonder just how STUPID you have to be to be arrested many times for DUI and violations . You have been sent to jail and sent to rehab, got out early because you are a star, and warned that if you step out of line you will be put straight in jail. So what do you do ???? You get behind the wheel of a car and run a stop sign. How friggin dumb and useless would you have to be ? At least if you have to go somewhere while still on probation, have someone DRIVE yous behind the wheel.

Football HOF Great Jim Brown is a BUM. He’s not a man with HONOR anymore. After his RACIST infused letter he wrote to Browns President Mike Holmgren where he LIED and said that Mike had used the term “Monkey” to refer to him in a press conference about his termination,. That conference was taped and filmed and nothing of the sort was said. And that’s just the beginning. Jim was let go from his position of advisor, where he obviously has been NO USE for all these years. Certainly the team never improved with his suggestions for which he was paid $500K a year to give. And with Jim Brown deciding NOT to attend the Ring of Honor ceremony where he will be inducted into a rare group of Browns greats is just petty and childish. Not being a MAN at all. He’s being a Child having a tantrum. He is disrespecting the other players and especially the FANS by “dissing” the “team” in a way he FEELS keeps his “dignity” intact. Jim Brown OWES Mike Holmgren a PUBLIC apology for LYING about what he said. For years I thought Jim Brown was a man with honor. Not any more. And HEY, he doesn’t need ANYONE to validate him, so let’s just not do it !

It’s been some time since I added a new Bender’s Blog entry because I have been distracted and focused on the passing of my mother Vivian Bender back at the end of July. She was 90 and lived a full life and even though you may feel you are ready to say goodbye to your mother, I do not think you are ever fully ready to let go. I will miss her for the rest of my life. I will miss her voice and her guidance. I will miss her humor and her memories of a simpler time in America. I will miss being able to pick up the phone and call her just to chat and tell her about the latest from our family here in Cleveland. I will miss her special comfort foods she knew I liked, and I will miss how she always made me feel no matter how old she, or I became. I was a lucky son to have my mother and father around for such a long time and my dad still survives at age 92. He keeps saying that he “lost his best friend” and wife of 63 years, and that is sad in it’s own way, but we, as a family, will continue to support each other and thrive. I want to take this opportunity to THANK all my friends and even the complete strangers from this program, and Bender’s Blog that have offered their condolences and kind thoughts during this time of emotional sadness for me. I appreciate it very much and wish nothing but the best for each and every one of you. My family thanks you, and I thank you.

There has been enough said about LeBron James porking and punking the CIty of Cleveland and his fans. Aside from saying he is a traitor, scum bag, ass hole, dick head, jezebel, child, ego maniac, ego whore, fool, bastard, rat bastard, double rat bastard, and loads more, there’s nothing left to say. Unless YOU have something to add and I would LOVE to read it. (ps – Dan Gilbert is Da MAN)

Dear President Obama. STOP the SPENDING. CUT the GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS back. NO NEW SPENDING, STOP the SPENDING. STOP STOP STOP. I Can’t wait to vote again. It’s all I CAN do, but YOU Mr Obama, Can End the insanity and bring back JOBS. And NOT Government Jobs that produce NOTHING, and that EVERYONE of us HAVE TO PAY FOR. STOP the SPENDING. CUT TAXES for SMALL Business to STIMULATE EMPLOYMENT. Government Jobs do not help the problem, they make it worse overall. STOP STOP STOP. YOU ARE WRONG with your POLICY. WRONG WRONG WRONG. It SOUNDS good, but it’s WRONG and BAD. BAD BAD BAD OBAMA. STOP STOP STOP. Save the country and STOP killing it.

Have you ever tried to call customer service from AT&T ? What a JOKE. And the Jokes on ME and YOU. I have heard about the out sourcing of call jobs to India, but until now I had been spared the insult of this American company and their SHAMELESS outsourcing and un-educated people in the English Language expected to speak to English Speaking people. they hire. I had to call the Toll Free number on my bill to have that phone line turned off. I got a female OBVIOUSLY in India (and I asked her and she confirmed it), with such a thick accent, I really couldn’t understand her. And I TRIED. I REALLY TRIED. It was so sad it was funny. (I only laughed after the call was done) Added to that the AT&T phone line was HORRIBLE with ghost phone lines ringing on it making understanding her that much harder. I handed the phone to my wife after a full 10 minutes trying, and she could not understand her either. Is THIS customer service ??? Is THIS what we should be supporting in our American Companies ? What GOOD does that outsourced job do for anyone here ? Certainly doesn’t make your phone bill less. It was so frustrating to try and understand and get the help I needed, it has turned me off of AT&T and am switching lines to COX and Verizon. BTW, she was NOT able to turn off the line and I had to make 3 more calls to have it done. Amazing.

The match isn’t even over yet for the US vs Algeria but again the team was SCREWED out of a goal due to a blatant bad call.  The announcers knew it, the replay showed it, but again, the US team gets screwed out of a goal.  Not just a bad call on a foul, a goal again dis-allowed.  It’s hard to bring Americans to the sport of soccer when the games they see, maybe for the first time watching soccer, are tainted by sucko bad calls that steal games from our team.  There needs to be some form of replay check at least when it comes to scoring such as in baseball for home runs, or NFL for touchdowns replayed from the box.  At least look at the red flag rule with one per side.  Whatever it will be it needs to be looked at NOW.  Getting cheated out of honest wins sucks and is not good for the sport.  WTF !!!!

I can’t STAND it.  NOW the government is spending MORE of our money to find out that Kids LOVE McDonald’s Happy Meals because in addition to a yummy lunch, they get a toy or special item to collect and play with and trade with their friends.  So what’s wrong with that ?  Business has been offering FREE BONUS items or offers for generations.  How about toys in boxes of cereal ?  How about that Cracker-Jack Toy in every box ?  How about baseball cards in loaves of bread ?  Or for older kids, how about buy the refrigerator and stove and get the microwave oven free ?  Or buy 3 tires get the 4th tire FREE ?  The government now actually wants to OUTLAW places like Micky D’s from offering toys in their Happy Meals because it contributes to children who are FAT.  In fact they were alarmed that over 90% of kids actually order FRIES with their happy meal instead of apples and dipping sauce or a salad.  WOW, imagine that.  Those 3 to 10 year olds actually drive thru the drive-thru and order their fries without ANY input from mom and dad.  C’Mon people.  If your kids are FAT, stay away from McDonalds.  If you don’t want them to get fat, kick them out of the house to play outside and not on the TV with video games.  If you don’t want them eating fries, DON’T ORDER THEM.  The whole subject is frickin NUTS.  Or more to the point, the PEOPLE who are PUSHING this are Frickin Nuts and need to GET A LIFE while they are snacking on the fruit and nuts they want everyone to embrace.

Did you SEE it ?  Did you WATCH ?  The U.S. match against Slovenia was FIXED.  No Question !  The Ref from Bali was a DISGRACE.  In addition to many questionable and just plain BAD calls throught the match, his CRIME was illuminated by a call late in the game with the score tied.  The U.S. scored a goal that the Ref called back for a ….for a……for a…….for NOTHING that’s what.  Replay after Reply shows NO FOUL.  NO FOUL.  NOTHING.  NADA.  ZIP.  Nothing but the Refs complete sell out to the syndicate bookmakers.  It was SO OBVIOUS that it would be funny, if I didn’t care about the outcome.  But care I do, and the U.S. was robbed by a criminal.  Afterall the sport of Soccer is bet on world wide with Billions at stake in these world cup matches, and a LOSS or TIE by the U.S. would be GREAT for the UK and others.  I obviously can’t say WHO or WHAT crime syndicate was to blame, but they are.  They did it and we all have to eat crap and move on.  IT SUCKS to be a U.S.  fan today.  It just PLAIN SUCKS.