Naughty And Nice

By Zamboni

It's always amazing how events like the attacks in Paris bring out people's bright — and, sadly, dark — sides. We guess you could say "It was the best of behavior, it was the worst of behavior."

On the "best" side, you have the crowd at Wembley stadium last night — mostly British fans, we assume — singing a spirited rendition of "La Marseillaise" before the UK's friendly match with France.

You also had an emotional tribute to Paris from the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Saturday. Listen to the cheering when the French national anthem starts up, and watch how many fans hold up their glowing smartphones. (In the old days at rock concerts, it would have been cigarette lighters.)

But on the "worst" side, you have the jackass who yelled out "Muslims suck!" — or something equally ignorant — during the moment of silence that the Green Bay Packers held before their game on Sunday. How embarrassing that an American would be so disrespectful (and, by the way, wrong). On the "best" side, though, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers called out the guy as a racist.

But let's not forget that Turkish fans booed the moment of silence that was held before their match with Greece yesterday. That definitely qualifies as "worst."

Still, in our furry little minds, nothing tops the behavior of the right-wing Republicans here at home who are demonizing Syrian and other refugees from the Middle East. We won't repeat any of their execrable language here (we're looking at you, Fat Mike Huckabee, and you, Donald Trump, and you, Chris Christie, just to name a few). Instead, we'll simply note that President Obama had it exactly right when he said, "First, they were too scared of the press being too tough on them in the debates. Now they are scared of three-year-old orphans. That doesn’t seem so tough to me."

Should we take down the Statue of Liberty? Because if the Republicans get their way, the Golden Door will be swinging shut. We cats HISS.