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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:49:43 +0000

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By: Gairzo

Gairzo — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:43:23 +0000

Said with tongue drilled into cheek.

Pittsburgh cried for a long time after Roberto died.

By: Nate Barlow

Nate Barlow — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:33:04 +0000

Another "sports hero" who is an actual hero, and not from military service: Roberto Clemente.

Thank god for Chad Ochocinco?

By: Gairzo

Gairzo — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:43:39 +0000

Well said.

Tom Brady…

Marries a super model, makes miilions playing a game that simulates warfare…

NOT A HERO!

The homeless guy pissing near the dumpster on Los Feliz Blvd.–former Special Forces, who has a Silver Star and Purple Heart stuffed in to his duffle bag–

HERO!

So why do we worship the sports guys?

They do everything we secretly want to do…

The real heros have suffered in ways we cannot imagine and would never want to..

Guess we need the illusion that heroes don't have to suffer.

Secretly, we WANT our children to imitate and emulate the selfishness and narcissism of many modern athletes because it's better than imagining sons and daughters coming home in wheelchairs and addicted to oxycontin.

The Greatest Generation united to fight real evil and terror. Communism paled in comparison, but at least it was a defined enemy in uniforms surrounded by borders.

Now we're fighting a threat. Our rights are trampled in the name of safety. As long as we let the government create our enemies, the wars will continue.

Thank god for Chad Ochocinco.

By: Nate Barlow

Nate Barlow — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:02:14 +0000

I was thinking about this today and I thought how easily your genius commentary could be applied to athletes being referred to as heroes. Sports stars are not heroes. People who live in service and risk or even lay down their lives for others or for their country are heroes. The only athletes who are heroes are those who have done that as well. Pat Tillman, Ted Williams, Christy Mathewson… those are athletes who are legitimate heroes.

By: Nate Barlow

Nate Barlow — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:07:42 +0000

God forbid they show the truth!

The media shoulders the blame for an awful lot, in sports and elsewhere.

By: Gairzo

Gairzo — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:30:22 +0000

I'm very disappointed in ESPN especially. They cancelled the very realistic series about pro football because it showed players abusing drugs, women, their wives, privileges and drugs–you know, just like in real life.

Now they have so many interview shows that need guests, they're afraid to say anything offensive or confrontational.

The media as a whole is guilty.

By: Nate Barlow

Nate Barlow — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:43 +0000

Perhaps your funniest post yet.

I agree that Cincy deserves to be proud–the franchise has come along way. I don't expect a slip against Oakland. Maybe against another week team, but this is Oakland.

I love nominating the so-called pundits for the Tampy. About time they receive such a well-merited award.

I'd be okay if they used the term "football genius", so as not to connect these coaches with actual geniuses.