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Mike Ditka: 'I'm embarrassed for (Rams) players more than anything'

Dikta is a pretty horrible human being.
 
CMPancake said:
Dikta is a pretty horrible human being.
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Are you saying that because of this statement, if so, kind of a rash decision to judge the nature of a person based on one statement..
 
DiAnna said:
I guess I am too, because I agree with him.
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That's not what I am saying.

Hamster Buddha said:
Are you saying that because of this statement, if so, kind of a rash decision to judge the nature of a person based on one statement..
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It's a accumulation of things he's said in the past leading up to this. He's not ashamed of the players for taking a political stance, he's ashamed of the players because he disagrees with them.
 
GhostlyJoe said:
The only people who should be embarrassed are the raiders. :D
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Sorry, I think the Rams little demonstration last Sunday is more embarrasing than the bad season Oakland is having.
 
Hamster Buddha said:
I don't know if anyone has brought it up, but Charles Barkley has been amazing through all of this.

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Yes, he has been... What has made his opinions on this so outstanding in my mind, is because he evaluates the whole situation from the correct perspective.

Instead of embracing dishonesty, political correctness, and seeing this thing through the phony "black vs. white" political prism that the liberal media and the far left has concocted, Barkley sees this thing for exactly what it is... a "Good guy vs. Bad guy", "Cop vs. Criminal" incident that had nothing to do with race at all.
 
So what though? Mike Ditka doesn't have to deal with the racial problems that the Rams players do. I don't know about you, but I don't listen to the guidance of people who know nothing about what I go through. It's like a man telling a woman that he's embarrassed about how she deals with sexism. His embarrassment is irrelevant.

This has been the most interesting part of the negative comments some White people have been making about the protests around the country. They make these comments like their perspective is worth something to someone other than like-minded people. By now, people should know that it isn't.
 
L believe I am about the same age as Mike and have followed his career through out the years and believe he tells it like it is.
 
ThePlayDrive said:
So what though? Mike Ditka doesn't have to deal with the racial problems that the Rams players do. I don't know about you, but I don't listen to the guidance of people who know nothing about what I go through. It's like a man telling a woman that he's embarrassed about how she deals with perceived sexism. His embarrassment is irrelevant.

This has been the most interesting part of the negative comments some White people have been making about the protests around the country. They make these comments like their perspective is worth something to someone other than like-minded people. By now, people should know that it isn't.
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion, doesn't matter the skin color/sex/what have you. Just because he isn't black, doesn't mean he can't sympathize with the racial problems they face. He faces discrimination that they know nothing about. We have all felt discriminated against at one point in time or another, so we can all relate to how that feels.
 
ThePlayDrive said:
So what though? Mike Ditka doesn't have to deal with the racial problems that the Rams players do. I don't know about you, but I don't listen to the guidance of people who know nothing about what I go through. It's like a man telling a woman that he's embarrassed about how she deals with sexism. His embarrassment is irrelevant.

This has been the most interesting part of the negative comments some White people have been making about the protests around the country. They make these comments like their perspective is worth something to someone other than like-minded people. By now, people should know that it isn't.
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White people see a repetitive culture of violence, poor parenting, irresponsibility, celebration of gangsta behavior, and a complete refusal to look in the mirror at those issues.

Then these players, who know nothing about anything, come out and make a statement like this before going to their respective job.

Kenny Britt, crying out loud. He's lucky the league lets him play after his multiple run-ins with the law.
 
CMPancake said:
Dikta is a pretty horrible human being.
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But intelligent enough not to buy into all the false narratives and BS stories that led to the riots and protest in Ferguson.

Thats not saying much of-course.

After the release of some of the evidence the GJ heard to STILL think Brown was shot with hands up is just retarded.

What the hell is wrong with some people ?
 
Fenton said:
But intelligent enough not to buy into all the false narratives and BS stories that led to the riots and protest in Ferguson.

Thats not saying much of-course.

After the release of some of the evidence the GJ heard to STILL think Brown was shot with hands up is just retarded.

What the hell is wrong with some people ?
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It's pathetically sad that this whole "Hands Up" movement is based entirely on a false premise.
 
Chaddelamancha said:
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, doesn't matter the skin color/sex/what have you. Just because he isn't black, doesn't mean he can't sympathize with the racial problems they face. He faces discrimination that they know nothing about. We have all felt discriminated against at one point in time or another, so we can all relate to how that feels.
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The " Hands up don't shoot " narrative is based on nothing but misinformation.

I would be embarrassed for the players too if I gave a crap.

These are grown Men who are STILL gullible enough to be sucked into lies.

True, Football players aren't the sharpest knifes in the drawer but its hardly an excuse.
 
Erod said:
It's pathetically sad that this whole "Hands Up" movement is based entirely on a false premise.
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Yep, a thug with priors who just participated in a strong armed robbery ( Dorian Johnson ) started the lies and throughout the GJs deliberations received the benefit of the doubt over a Police Officer who was innocent the whole time.

People STILL buy his BS.
 
No disagreement here. My problem with his statement is the idea the Ditka can't have a valid opinion on racism because he is white.

Fenton said:
The " Hands up don't shoot " narrative is based on nothing but misinformation.

I would be embarrassed for the players too if I gave a crap.

These are grown Men who are STILL gullible enough to be sucked into lies.

True, Football players aren't the sharpest knifes in the drawer but its hardly an excuse.
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Chaddelamancha said:
No disagreement here. My problem with his statement is the idea the Ditka can't have a valid opinion on racism because he is white.
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Vince Young scored a 6 on his Wonderlick test.

And he has a degree from UT.....

Wow. So Football players, not so smart.
 
Ryan Fitzpatrick graduated from Harvard. Stop lumping people into one category.

Fenton said:
Vince Young scored a 6 on his Wonderlick test.

And he has a degree from UT.....

Wow. So Football players, not so smart.
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CMPancake said:
Dikta is a pretty horrible human being.
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He is a pretty successful one for his career choice. He was a hall of fame end for the Chicago Bears. He was a Superbowl-winning head coach for the same team. He is a successful restauranteur. He is now a successful television football commentator. He is a millionaire many times over from all of this. How about you?
 
Chaddelamancha said:
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, doesn't matter the skin color/sex/what have you. Just because he isn't black, doesn't mean he can't sympathize with the racial problems they face. He faces discrimination that they know nothing about. We have all felt discriminated against at one point in time or another, so we can all relate to how that feels.
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That's a load of bull****.
 
Erod said:
White people see a repetitive culture of violence, poor parenting, irresponsibility, celebration of gangsta behavior, and a complete refusal to look in the mirror at those issues.
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I don't know a single White person who thinks this way, mostly because I don't associate with racists. To be frank, the only place that I encounter direct racism like above is on DP and with the occasional interaction with strangers. Thank God.
 
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