It has happened. The most unbelievable thing possible in the world of the Miss Universe pageant…
For the second year in a row an actual BEAUTY was declared the winner!
Believe me, there is no chance I would waste time watching the pageant. Especially when I can get the results right here on the Internet. The Bull will also admit to a certain amount of male chauvinism when speaking about beauty pageants – I think that beauty should be the deciding factor. That was, after all, the original purpose of the events.
This year’s winner lives up to my decidedly male expectations. Miss Universe 2008 is Venezuela’s Dayana Mendoza.
A stunning beauty! Miss Mendoza, I believe will be a credit the Miss Universe title.
Sadly, as pretty as she is, it is my personal contention that Dayana Mendoza can not hold a candle to the 2007 Miss Universe, Riyo Mori of Japan.
My parents, (Mom in particular), always considered my admiration for the beauty of the Japanese, as well as an admiration of their culture, as a character flaw. Their stance rooted in the memories of Pearl Harbor and the loss of friends & family in that war. For whatever reason, their feelings simply could not be pressed into my mental makeup. When it comes to the appreciation of beauty, or the appreciation of a culture’s contributions to Mankind, The Bull has the ability to look beyond the conflicts of nations which pass in time. Before my detractors can ask, yes, that applies to the Middle Eastern cultures as well. I have the highest regard for both their beauty and the advancements in the Human Condition that the cultures of the Middle East have brought.
It is the corruption of Islam for the purpose of murder, and the apathy of the Muslim people to that corruption and murder, that I abhor. The Japanese of the WWII era had similar issues – and they over came those issues. The Bull sincerely prays that the Muslim people can similarly overcome their issues.
I have the honor to remain your male chauvinist host,
Bull. 
