"Life is short is what some nigga saidNot if you measure life by how one lives and what he did"
-Nas
Three deaths have struck me recently as noteworthy. Saddam Hussein, Gerald Ford, and James Brown. An asshole, a dumbass, and a legend.
Saddam Hussein, the asshole, was hung as expected. No surprise there. Did anyone really expect anything less for him? Even Saddam knew that there was no way he was gonna be allowed to live after all the Americans who died in order to take him out of power. Some anti-death penalty people have protested Saddam's execution, but there's nothing that can be done now anyway. I also lean toward being anti-death penalty, but I could really care less about whether Saddam lived or died. Fascists don't deserve mercy. Go ahead and watch the video of Saddam getting hung. The only good thing about Saddam was that he pretty secular compared to other leaders of Muslim countries. But thats as far as his good side went. The asshole totally disrespected and ignored human rights throughout his rule over Iraq. Secret police, torture, mass murders, and targeted assassinations of political rivals were commonplace in Saddam's Iraq. Of course, Sunnis in Iraq will mourn Saddam's death. To them, it's just another symbol of the fall of the Sunnis from power in Iraq. So see ya Saddam! You had a good run and now its finally over!
Now, on to the dumbass former President Gerald Ford. A mediocre President at best. He is probably best known for pardoning Richard Nixon and then losing the presidency to the very liberal Jimmy Carter. The pardoning of Nixon, and also Chevy Chase's portrayal of Gerald Ford, is where Ford gets his "dumbass" moniker for this article. Only a dumbass Republican would pardon Nixon. Such blatant evidence of Republican partisanship is what helped put Jimmy Carter voters in the slight majority during the 1976 elections. And of course, dumbass Republicans still defend the Nixon pardon even today. I just hope that we move on from the death of this dumbass ASAP. Moving on...
James Brown, the legend and the Godfather of Soul, also passed away recently. The dude pretty much originated Michael Jackson and Prince's style.(as well as various other artists) Plus, he was singing "I'm Black and I'm Proud" at a time of deep racial tension in America. I know peeps that'll bump "It's A Man's World" and ask you "whatchu know about that?" Basically, James Brown's sheer influence on a variety of genres of music, including soul, funk, r&b, hip hop, and pop music, merits him his title of "legend". RIP JAMES BROWN!
DOWNLOAD THE VERY BEST OF JAMES BROWN HERE
Now, on to the dumbass former President Gerald Ford. A mediocre President at best. He is probably best known for pardoning Richard Nixon and then losing the presidency to the very liberal Jimmy Carter. The pardoning of Nixon, and also Chevy Chase's portrayal of Gerald Ford, is where Ford gets his "dumbass" moniker for this article. Only a dumbass Republican would pardon Nixon. Such blatant evidence of Republican partisanship is what helped put Jimmy Carter voters in the slight majority during the 1976 elections. And of course, dumbass Republicans still defend the Nixon pardon even today. I just hope that we move on from the death of this dumbass ASAP. Moving on...
James Brown, the legend and the Godfather of Soul, also passed away recently. The dude pretty much originated Michael Jackson and Prince's style.(as well as various other artists) Plus, he was singing "I'm Black and I'm Proud" at a time of deep racial tension in America. I know peeps that'll bump "It's A Man's World" and ask you "whatchu know about that?" Basically, James Brown's sheer influence on a variety of genres of music, including soul, funk, r&b, hip hop, and pop music, merits him his title of "legend". RIP JAMES BROWN!
DOWNLOAD THE VERY BEST OF JAMES BROWN HERE
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