REAL REFS RETURN!

After an almost 4 month dispute, the NFL owners and the referees have reached an agreement. The referees formed a union and locked themselves out because they felt that 6 figures wasn't enough for a part time job. Granted, they spend a lot of time reviewing the rules, it's still a part time job. While they were locked out, the NFL hired a bunch of college and high school refs that did a less than ideal job. For instance, the Green Bay Packers-Seattle Seahawks Monday Night Football game was decided by a controversial call where two referees signaled different calls. One being touchdown and the other being a touchback. The touchback would've made the Packers win, and the touchdown would've made the Seahawks win. After review, it was declared a touchdown. Now we can't be sure what would've been called had there been the real referees, but we can only imagine.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8429885/nfl-reaches-agreement-officials-end-lockout

"Queen of Cocaine" assassinated

Tuesday, an old woman by the name of Griselda Blanco was killed coming out of a grocery store. Normally that would be sad, but when you plot and order more than 40 homicides in Miami, Queens, and Broward County in Florida, it's not so bad. Griselda was known as the 'Queen of Cocaine', 'Cocaine Godmother', 'Mafia's Mother', and the list goes on. Griselda was most prominent in the drug game in the 70s and 80s before she decided to settle down. The reason she lasted as long as she did was because she had very manly qualities (as seen in her picture).


http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/04/world/americas/colombia-elderly-ex-trafficker-killed/index.html?hpt=wo_bn5

The Cleansing of Reality TV

I'm sure we're all familiar with the television station MTV, and if you are, then you'll know the shows that are aired. Teen Mom is no longer one of those shows. After the 4th season of Teen Mom, MTV decided to pull the plug. Although there are still 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom 2 & 3, it's just the beginning of the end.

“Season 4 will be the final season of Teen Mom with Maci, Catelynn, Amber and Farrah,” MTV told Us Weekly. “They will continue to be a part of our MTV family, and we’re thankful to these brave young women for sharing their stories and helping to make a positive impact on teen pregnancy prevention.”

The part that I highlighted couldn't be more inaccurate. Sure, it might show the struggles of being a mom at that age, but it also puts into their heads that they might land on a TV show. Stupid.


http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/03/17/teen-mom-cancelled-fourth-season-original-cast/