Warning: Objects of our criticism are not as dumb as they appear

While Master P on Dances with the Stars has not evoked the obvious jokes about "shooting stars" yet, the man best known for his groans in his songs is making the rest of his people groan by watching him continue his so-called ghetto hood roots on the dance floor. No one made him join the cast of that show, and you would have to think that as a successful business man, he would have at least watched an episode of last season's show to know what he was getting himself into. Instead, we have to see this southern rapper do the waltz in sneakers and a personalized baseball cap in a performance that brought his partner to tears. For his sheer lack of effort. Not willing to be outdone by Ron Artest for dumbest NBA player of the year award, Steve Francis was recently suspended by the Orlando Magic for "conduct detrimental to the team". This is typical behavior from today's players that don't seem to care about there not being an "i" in team because they have all the "i"'s they need in "rich" from the "millions" they have "signed"in the contract. At least in the case of professional sports players, most wait until they have made their first million before they do something stupid. Not so for a Mr. Marcus Vick. Maybe inspired by the fact that his brother Michael has yet to live up to his elite expectations, and fueled by the legal problems he continues to get into while in College, Marcus Vick has decided to make himself eligible for the NFL draft. He celebrates his decision by going over to the local McDonald's and starts waving his gun at teenagers that apparently didn't think he was a Vick-tem as much as he was a complete moron. Marcus must have been inspired by the recent robbery attempt by Maurice Clarett, who can't seem to stay out of the news. Not happy with having taken on the NFL and lost, Maurice decides he needs to arm himself with a weapon and start with two passerby's. Now, Maurice will go from being a running back that was great between two white tackles to running to save his back from being tackled. Here is the good news. We are only 12 days into the new year. As far as I am concerned, the proposed movie version of The Boondocks can't come soon enough. There is a message that needs to be heard in his comics that is well worth listening to. A dose of reality with two shots of common sense. Best thing our community has to leadership since...