Some people just gotta be assholes:
If you ever wonder why I felt the need to give up political blogging, just one of the reasons can be found in the comments on my post about Pat Tillman.
Follow the links to see the liberal left feeling its oats in the form of some prick named Don or Brad or something. They all tend to run together into one long, continuous whine that vibrates through the teeth and directly into the skull to pound the gray matter within. It never fails to astonish me, but there are people out there so blinded by ideology and so far removed from what the rest of us would consider normal human decency that they’d piss on the (virtual) memorial of someone like Pat Tillman, or anyone else who made the supreme sacrifice.
Tillman was a mensch, a man, worthy of respect. His detractors show themselves to be unworthy of his sacrifice in every word. I can only imagine that such people feel comfortable airing these views because of the safe, anonymous nature of communicating on the Internet.
I really do not like the Buccaneers or the Cardinals (in fact I ban all football these days anyway), but this was interesting from the Mercury News:
“Someone who wasn’t overly impressed with Pat Tillman’s call to duty was Simeon Rice, a former Cardinals teammate who now is with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Earlier this year, on Jim Rome’s national radio show, Rice said Tillman “wasn’t that good, not really.” He went on to imply that Tillman probably wasn’t going to be around the NFL much longer anyway, so joining the Army was no big deal.
Only after Rome gave him repeated opportunities to amend his comments did Rice finally say, “I think it’s very admirable, actually.” He added of Tillman’s motivation: “Maybe it was the Rambo movies? Maybe it’s Sylvester Stallone and Rocky?”
“What we heard from almost all athletes after 9-11 was that they had seen what true heroism was from people like the firefighters and police officers,” he said. “Athletes were humbled and realized that this is what a real hero should be defined as, opposed to what we consider heroic acts on the playing field.
“There’s just no comparison, and the Tillmans are living that right now.”
or, they WERE living that… R.I.P., Pat…and thank you. and you WERE good on the field. and may your brother stay good, and be safe on his field.
Pat Tillman gave up 3.5 million dollars to join the army with his brother. 3.5 million. Show me anyone else who would be willing to do that for their country. I’m certainly not strong enough or have the moral fortitude to turn down that much money.
Pat Tillman was a giant among men and an example to us all. I will remember and praise his name up until the day I leave this world.