Lawbreakers and other heroes

This is dedicated to unsafe drivers, bad offensive linemen, crooked politicians, would-be terrorists who spoof sports and, of course, Facebook.

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So this YouTube video of a guy crashing his Lamborghini in a Chicago suburb so went viral. Just an ordinary guy crashing an extraordinary car.


Where was YouTube when Lance Briggs did this?

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Say it with me now: "Mets no-hitter! Mets no-hitter!" 

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Jay Cutler has been telling the media that he still has doubts about his offensive line's ability to protect now that the Bears drafted for defense and signed and/or traded for running backs and wide receivers.

None of whom will do any good for him or the team if he's flat on his back. Or worse, on Injured Reserve.

Caleb Hanie, last year was not all your fault.

Or was it?

Either way Jay, you shouldn't be dissin' your teammates and throwing them under the bus, especially the ones who are supposed to be protecting you.

Or should you?

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John Edwards is not guilty of using campaign funds to conceal, protect and deceive over his affair with a woman who got pregnant while his wife was gravely ill and he was trying for the White House.

He might not have broken the law, but he sure is guilty. Once more the rich and influential do what they want, when and where they want to and with whomever they want.

And get away with it.

Damn, I sure hope O.J.'s plan to find the real killers is working out for him.

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So, I'm in Canada, reading their version of USA Today, and the cover story is about a Canadian-born terrorist who is now relating how he mocked the North American lifestyle he once lived.

Heck, I do that everyday and I'm not a terrorist.

Now though, the terrorist, Omar Hammami, lives the life of no running water, no bathing, no healthy foods, no sanitary conditions and no life, really.

Go get 'em, kid. The only thing scary about you is your God-awful beard.

And your body odor.

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With so many pitchers having "Tommy-John" elbow surgery or rotator-cuff shoulder surgery, you have to ask the question:

WTF is coaching and training these guys? Pitching coaches and pro trainers get so much praise for their abilities. Really? How come so many of their pupils go down with damaged wings?

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Facebook has gone public with a stock market valuation of more than $100 million. More than $100 million!!!!!!

I write stinging sports commentaries on Facebook. I'm designing a course to teach about that. You'd think the assholes - uh, wise people - who run Facebook could 'grant' me $100,000 in seed money to develop the course and spread the gospel about how they are becoming the world's biggest web site.

No, wait...

Howard Schlossberg is editor of the Journal of Sports Media, with his first edition out this year. He's an associate professor of journalism at Columbia College Chicago, where creativity and learning are embraced hand-in-hand. And he still writes sports for the Daily Herald in Chicago's northwest suburbs. http://journalsportsmedia.blogspot.com; www.colum.edu; http://www.facebook.com/pages/CCC-Journalism-Columbia-College-Chicago/115604591875424   Journal of Sports Media, University of Nebraska PressColumbia College Chicago, Department of JournalismHoward Schlossberg, Sports Correspondent, Daily Herald (www.dailyherald.com)