I once shared an elevator with Professor Gates, which gives me no more insight into his arrest by the Cambridge Police Dept. than anyone else.

Thursday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe", CNBC blowhard Jim Cramer made the comment that when he attended Harvard in the 1970s African-American students were routinely rousted by the Cambridge Police. Knucklehead, it ain't the 1970s. Let's have a conversation that has some relevance to 2009.

Living in the Boston/Cambridge area for over twenty years, Cambridge is not one of the towns I immediately think of when it comes to racial profiling by law enforcement. There is a town, across the Charles River from Cambridge, that is notorious for racial profiling - and I'm not referring to Boston.

Cambridge cops want an apology from Obama - good luck with that.

The nation is riveted by events in Cambridge, but New Jersey elected officials are fighting for their fifteen minutes of fame. Forty-four people were arrested in a two-year investigation that has uncovered a morass of Garden State corruption and money-laundering. Doing the perp walk were three New Jersey mayors, two state assemblymen and five hirsute rabbis. The mayor of Hoboken, 32-year-old Peter J. Cammarano III, elected to office in June is accused of accepting $25,000 in bribes. The rabbis are accused of money-laundering and trafficking in human organs, which completely restores my faith in humankind.

Hey, I'm looking for a hardly used liver with a five-year warranty. I know a guy - who knows a rabbi. Perfect!

For an attractive woman, Jessica Simpson has a tough time holding on to men. Let's start the looks vs. intelligence/character debate right here.

In a four-hole playoff, fifty-nine-year-old Tom Watson lost the British Open to Stewart Cink. Professional golfers should be ashamed that a nearly 60-year-old man kicked their collective asses. Fat ass John Daly wore his technicolor pants on the links, but I have a feeling Tom Watson wouldn't let the drunko clean his clubs.

John Daly and His Stylist?

Robyn Hitchcock's 2009 release, "Goodnight Oslo", recorded with R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey is worth more than a listen. In fact, I keep on coming back to this album for another listen - again and again.

Robyn Hitchcock made an appearance in the Jonathan Demme movie, "Rachel Getting Married."  Don't watch "Rachel Getting Married" if you're looking for the feel good hit of last year.

McDonald's now has Angus Burgers. Some of us would really like to hear what Mayor McCheese and the Hamburglar think of the new Angus Burgers.

The Future Mayor of Hoboken?

The owner of the New York Mets, Fred Wilpon, lost an untold amount of money to Bernie Madoff. Wilpon should consider asking his rabbi for a loan.

Lance Armstrong will not win the Tour de France, but his valiant ascent during Tuesday's Stage 17 from Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Le Grand Bornand made for riveting television. Armstrong powered up the mountain to rejoin a group of riders, which included Tour de France leader and Armstrong's Astana teammate Alberto Contador. Armstrong's determination and will left me with goose bumps.

After a mountain stage is completed, how do the Tour de France's shamboozled spectators bicycle down the mountain? Is it mandatory to remove your viking helmet before a fan begins his perilous descent?

Is there a better way to start the day than watching a stage in the Tour de France?

Mornings at Wimbledon are pretty good, too.

Comment on a New York Daily News' message board regarding A Rod and Kate Hudson's relationship:

ITS TRUE KATE'S BEEN TURNED MORE TIME'S THAN A DOORKNOB BUT IF SHE CAN GET AROD HITTING IM ALL FOR IT !!!! YANKEES 09 !!