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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

If You Don't Read Peter King, You Are Missing Out

Readers, if you don't take the time to read Peter King on SI.com each week, you are missing the most socially aware and valuable sports columnist in America.

(No, we aren't columnists, so that doesn't include us. But good question.)

In his most recent MMQB, King related an experience he witnessed in the parking lot a NJ mall. To condense his descriptive imagery and breath taking writing, we will sum it up thusly:

Lady in minivan driving. Lady in Audi on phone not paying attention. Angry lady get out of minivan. Yells at lady in Audi, who is on cell phone. Cell phone is reason that Audi lady was distracted.

At this point in the column, King is just a reporter. Relaying the events as they unravelled. Giving us the details of the situation. But that quickly changes.

King becomes relevant social commentator.

"I find myself cheering on minivan woman. Where's the enforcement of the cell-phone laws in some states, the ones that mandate users not be holding the phone while driving?"

And Peter brings up a valid and enormously important point.

This incident should have never gotten to the point that a lady had to get out of her minivan to flip off another driver. A driver on a cell phone. It should have never happened.

The state of NJ has banned driving while using a hand held cell phone.

In doing so, the state assumed the responsibility of ensuring that drivers comply with the edict. As Peter points out, that's called enforcement.

If the state is going to make it illegal to do, they should allocate the appropriate number of law enforcement personnel to enforce it. As Peter asked, "where's the enforcement?"

This is an issue that transcends race, religion or ethnicity.

We at NOISb join Peter's call for law officers to be stationed in every mall parking lot in the country. Vigilantly patrolling and intent on enforcing the cell phone ban.

If law enforcement had been doing their jobs, minivan woman would never have had to get out of her car to curse at and flip off Audi lady.

This is just another case of the lack of enforcement in this country forcing citizens to be uncivil towards one another.

We have Peter King to thank for bringing this to light.

Oh, and, one more thank you to Peter. For this:

Tiger Woods and I have something in common: He just got a tuneup of his original LASIK procedure. I'll get said tuneup in June.

You don' t get commentary and insight like that anywhere else, folks!

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

WHAT IS YOUR POINT?

nation_of_islam_sportsblog said...

"WHAT IS YOUR POINT? "

Sir, that Peter King is must read.

You're pretending to be this obtuse, aren't you?

Anonymous said...

"WHAT IS YOUR POINT? "

Sir, that Peter King is must read.

You're pretending to be this obtuse, aren't you?

Why are you writing this sarcastic piece??

Anonymous said...

sometimes when you REALLY don't have shit to say. Just don't post.


and Peter King is NOT a must read.

Anonymous said...

If law enforcement had been doing their jobs, minivan woman would never have had to get out of her car to curse at and flip off Audi lady.

Your basic theory here is flawed..odds are the minivan lady would have still been just as angry because she has to go around driving in a MINIVAN.

nation_of_islam_sportsblog said...

"sometimes when you REALLY don't have shit to say. Just don't post."

Sir-

Physician, heal thyself.

nation_of_islam_sportsblog said...

"and Peter King is NOT a must read"

Sir, you aren't pretending to be obtuse, are you?

You...you...you're serious?

Anonymous said...

If we have to listen to stuart scott on sportscenter then you have to read peter king...that is the trade off..like it or not.

nation_of_islam_sportsblog said...

"If we have to listen to stuart scott on sportscenter then you have to read peter king...that is the trade off..like it or not"

Sir, we LOVE Peter King.

BOOYAH!

Anonymous said...

Sir, we LOVE Peter King.

BOOYAH!

and we LOVE stuart scott...lazy eye and all!!

nation_of_islam_sportsblog said...

"and we LOVE stuart scott...lazy eye and all"

Sir, who is "we"?

You speak for all white people?

We just meant that we on the blog love Peter.

You are out of control.

Now you speak for white America?

Anonymous said...

"and we LOVE stuart scott...lazy eye and all"

Sir, who is "we"?

You speak for all white people?

We just meant that we on the blog love Peter.

You are out of control.

Now you speak for white America?

No i just meant we here at my office....damn you are angry. This is not about white or black just your hate and stupidity.

nation_of_islam_sportsblog said...

"No i just meant we here at my office....damn you are angry. This is not about white or black just your hate and stupidity. "

Sir, what company hoping to turn a profit would employ you?

One supposes you are a manager or supervisor or hold some importance in this "office"?

Again, we type with a smile on our faces.

We don't know angry.

We only know peace and righteousness.

An angry man would stalk around on here, posting comments as an act of futility agains the changing world. Every keystroke revealing his pent up racist frustration that the bleached walls of the kingdom are tumbling down.

Peaceful and righteous men would offer a blog to help others better understand the world around them.

:)

We offer peace and righteousness upon you, lost one. No malice. No anger.

We offer our pity as alms for the homelessness of your soul and intellect.

Accept it. Come in from the cold and hunger of an ignorant existance.

We have room for you.

Anonymous said...

Accept it. Come in from the cold and hunger of an ignorant existance.

We have room for you.

Can i get an AAAAMEN!!! hallelujah you have done rescued me.

nation_of_islam_sportsblog said...

"Can i get an AAAAMEN!!! hallelujah you have done rescued me."


Sir, ummm....this isn't church.

A more appropriate response would have been Allahu Akhbar.

Wrong, yet again.

Anonymous said...

A more appropriate response would have been Allahu Akhbar.
Islam is the religion of the terrorist devil...i dont acknowledge it.

nation_of_islam_sportsblog said...

"Islam is the religion of the terrorist devil...i dont acknowledge it"

Sir, so...you have made it known you are racist.

And now you let it be known that you persecute against certain religions.

You are quite the catch.