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Monday, July 6, 2009

Crime Last Seen

Posted by Charles Mudede on Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 3:29 PM

After seeing her for the last time...
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...Steven McNair entered the other eternity, the other and darker "world without end."

She was born in Iran. She entered America in 2002. She began dating a famous American six months ago. She and the famous American were found dead three days ago. It is wrong to separate their bloody collision with the other cracks and crises of the unstable global system. The collisions of globalization are to us what car crashes were to the period of J. G. Ballard.

There must be a moment last month that contains Steve McNair watching the demonstrations that rocked Iran after the presidential elections. In this moment, he sees on a plasma screen the green sea of marching people, the robo cops beating back protesters, the leaders giving speeches and threats. He sees all of this without thinking for one second that somehow his fate, his end here Nashville, is linked to these troubling events in Tehran.

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Chuck dick, again.

Posted by I have always been... east coaster on July 6, 2009 at 3:27 PM

Oh, for fuck's sake.

Posted by g on July 6, 2009 at 3:27 PM

(in reference to the post, not to #1)

Posted by g on July 6, 2009 at 3:27 PM

the wages of sin are death

Posted by bye bye stevie on July 6, 2009 at 3:29 PM

Nice looking burqa there.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on July 6, 2009 at 3:33 PM

Funny, she doesn't look like the kind of girl that would date a married man...

Posted by meowmeowkitty on July 6, 2009 at 3:34 PM

Nice titans.

Posted by DOUG.

on July 6, 2009 at 3:41 PM

Stay classy, Charles.

Posted by The Amazing Jim

on July 6, 2009 at 3:44 PM

look at that sweater meat!

Posted by m@tt on July 6, 2009 at 3:51 PM

People always told me be careful of what you do
And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts
And mother always told me be careful of who you love
And be careful of what you do 'cause the lie becomes the truth

HEE-hee-hee

Posted by Max Solomon on July 6, 2009 at 3:52 PM

Hey, you don't have to convince US about the awful things that happen thru the collisions of globalization.

Posted by Neanderthals, vis a vis, Cro Magnons .... on July 6, 2009 at 4:02 PM

Amen, ma brotha. Peace in MJ. Ow!

Posted by Confluence on July 6, 2009 at 4:05 PM

My name is John, and I hate every single one of you. All of you are fat, nonintellegent, no-lifes who spend every second of their day hacking into important political figures emails. You are everything bad in the world. Honestly, have any of you ever gotten any pussy? I mean, I guess you will now since you are going to federal pound me in the ass prison, but i hope you have fun. This is even worse then stealing a car or drug traficking.

Don't run away. its no use we will get you. I'm pretty much perfect. I was director of the fbi, and starter on my basketball team. What sports do you play, other than "hack peoples emails and look at child pornography"? i also have a banging prison mate on my side, his name is buba (hes about to pound your ass; Shit made us laugh). You are all faggots who should just kill yourselves. Thanks for listening.

Posted by I will save you Chuckles on July 6, 2009 at 4:19 PM

Charles ... what the fuck are you talking about? Do you write Sarah Palin's speeches in your spare time?

I'll give you points for creativity, I'll give you some credit for pointing out the irony that the woman was Iranian.

But then acuse of McNair of being an elitist ...

Besides Chuck, I thought black people couldn't be elitist?

Posted by former tri-state on July 6, 2009 at 4:26 PM