If I had to compare the events of my weekend to a TV sitcom past or present, it would be Seinfeld. I chose this program in particular because just like an episode of Seinfeld, it was an interesting and entertaining convergence of a series of events…about nothing.
Friday and Saturday, I faced pressure for the first time ever to give a public apology for something that I wrote on this site. The increased scrutiny came from the Washington Post Express publishing a quote from my entry about the last Presidential debate where I made fun of John McCain’s arms. Over on the Blog Log page, to say that some McCainiacs were pissed off would be an understatement. A few made their way over here, but most overall it wasn’t too bad.
Those who read my site on a regular basis know that the likelihood of an apology from me is slimmer than an Olsen twin. The best you’ll get, is me admitting that it was sort of a low blow. Do I feel bad for it? No. Do I regret saying it? Hell no. Have other comedians and journalists said worse things about that treacherous f*cker? Absolutely. So at the end of the day, I’m just going to thank the Express for highlighting ListenToLeon.net for the 14th time(yes, 14), and hope that some people actually liked what they saw when they came over here.
I saw some beautiful ladies and spent some time with some friends, but I didn’t take part in any official Howard University homecoming events for the first time in awhile. Usually, the sheer volume of beautiful women is enough to get me out there, but as I walked down U Street on my way home Friday, I realized that I’m pretty much over it. I have seen and done pretty much everything imaginable during previous Howard Homecomings. Some things unimaginable…Hell, some were downright unprintable, even on the world wide web! When you consider the fact that I attended Hampton University, Howard’s arch rival, it makes these Homecoming party stories that much more noteworthy.
I ended up focusing on writing this weekend for the most part. Maybe I can credit this productive decision to new found maturity. Possibly, it’s the fact that I’ve been having a good year professionally, and I intend to work as hard as I can to build on it. It may even be the fact that I’m not as quick to get excited about chasing tail as I used to be, since I haven’t really had the time or energy to do much dating over the past 6 months or so. Whatever led to this decision, I’m sure it will prove to be a good one in the long run.
Fast forward to today: The Cowboys lost, and even though the ‘Skins look a little shaky, they’re in the driver’s seat right now against Cleveland, and I’m feeling good about things. Mainly because Cleveland’s offense today looks nothing like the one what burst out the whooping stick on the Giants on Monday.
Damn it!!! As soon as I typed that, Jamal Lewis ran it down to the one yard line. Let me get back to this game!
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I read that BS this morning in the Express re: the guy who was mad that you made fun of McCain. I’m gonna comment back and hope it gets published. :-)
We all thought it was funny so EFF HIM! McCain is a war hero just like BUSH is war hero…..YEA THE HELL RIGHT! Eff them both.
Man…fuck what you heard. I was wondering for the last 3 debates how McCain puts on a turtleneck. The American people want to know. He looks and acts like Cotton off of King of the Hill. We all see it and they can’t be mad at you for being brave enough to say something. We’re all thinking the same damn thing.
It’s worse on the website. I’m not claiming the guy wasn’t tortured, but the more I learned about his past since researching it after he got the Republican nod, the more I saw that he’s a self-serving, dishonest jackass. That’s the only reason why I don’t feel bad at all for what I said. Well, that, and his most vocal supporters probably don’t like my black ass anyway, which makes me less likely to care about their feelings!
Oh yeah, HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!
A win is a win, even if it wasn’t pretty! LOL
Had no idea why he couldnt raise his arms. I mean come on though, we all talk the wrong type shit to ourselves sometimes, I know i do?
Leon you just said your out loud, you’re a columnist for gods sake!
Aw, how cute! You got your 5 minutes of fame by pissing people off. :)
Would you think it was funny if you were drafted to fight an unpopular war, got tortured for 5 and a half years and as a result had a physical disability?
Oh yeah, that’s hilarious. Let’s make fun of World War II vets while we’re at it! Sorry God never blessed you with a soul, sweetheart.
McCain was NOT drafted. He chose to fight in Vietnam because of his Admiral father and Admiral grandfather. Then only made it in thanks of nepotism since his scores and conduct were flat out horrible. To top it all off, he crashed 4 different US planes as a pilot. Some “war hero.”
Read the man’s book before coming over here and spitting out sound bites, Katie.
Are these dissenters really serious??? How many days ago was that, get outta here and off this blog with your complaints and support of McCain….WE DONT CARE!!!
Thank you @ MsDailey. I’m this close to telling all these clowns to eat a d*ck! LOL
Hell I say tell ‘em, lol…