Steelers' Mendenhall Is A Tweeting Fool!
by Bruce Raffel on May 4, 2011 6:00 AM EDT
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PrintIn this day and age of social media platforms everywhere you look, all the world really is a stage, and no one seems to take advantage of it better than pro athletes. Every thought they put out there, be it on Facebook or on Twitter, they can be assured that hundreds, thousands, even tens and hundreds of thousands will salivate over every word. Unfortunately for some, that could be a double-edged sword, as evidenced by the comments that Pittsburgh Steelers running back, Rashard Mendenhall, made about the news that the USA had finally found and killed Osama bin Laden.
Mendenhall immediately tweeted his thoughts, which were:
"What kind of person celebrates death? It's amazing how people can HATE a man they have never even heard speak. We've only heard one side..."
Then, if that ignorant comment wasn't enough to get him slammed for what could have been looked at a simple case of a lack of patriotism, he took it a step further, tweeting next:
"We'll never know what really happened. I just have a hard time believing a plane could take a skyscraper down demolition style"
Combining a total lack of sensitivity for those who died and those who lost their fathers, moths, sister, brother, parents and children on that fateful day, with the ignorant earlier comment, Mendenhall opens himself up to a ton of negative publicity, including those who would normally count themselves as his fans.
No one would care if those were his opinions, which they obviously are, but to put them out there for the entire world to see and judge, only paints him as an incredibly stupid, young man that should remember what our teachers used tro say while we were growing up in grade school, which was to "remember to put your brain in gear before you put your mouth in motion!"
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Well what else could you expect from a pukesburgh squealer?
"They kept throwing it at me. I don’t know why. They just kept trying, and I just kept knocking it down." - Joe Hayden, Cleveland Browns.
Out of touch
Those comments were simply staggering.
by 60minuteassassin on May 4, 2011 7:22 AM EDT reply actions
So it is okay for him to have a different opinion as long as he keeps it to himself?
Three cheers for freedom of speech!
I guess you should just say, “Shut up and run, Rashard.”
"I read one article, I said, 'This guy doesn't know what he's talking about,' " Mayhew said. "Then I read another one, and I thought, 'Wait a minute, they're all saying the same thing.' -Martin Mayhew 2011 regarding Draft Gurus.
This is Not
A free speech issue, or forcing someone to keep their opinion to themselves. It is about common sense, awareness of the situation around you, etc.
Just because one has a right, does not mean one should exercise that right all the time.
Second amendment is great and all, but you are not going to find me hanging out on my front stoop with my 870 across my lap all the time…
I agree that this really doesn’t have anything to do with free speech. 9/11 is still a very sensitive subject to a lot of Americans, and for Rashard to come out and question how the events played out is just naïve. Its completely different for your local neighborhood psycho to have his conspiracy theories, but here you have a professional athlete who uses his Twitter account, which is followed by thousands of people, children included, to share his questionable opinions on one of the most tragic events to ever occur on American soul? Shut up and run Mendenhall, that’s of the Rooneys don’t cut your ass.
"Really, all Americans want is cold beer, warm p***y, and someplace to take a s**t with a door on it."
by StuckInUtah on May 4, 2011 9:29 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You know what I just realized?
Guess who’s going to be in Baltimore on the anniversary of 9/11? Our buddy Mendenhall. Maybe Ray-Ray will set his ass straight, god knows it wouldn’t be the first time he’s done it.
"Really, all Americans want is cold beer, warm p***y, and someplace to take a s**t with a door on it."
by StuckInUtah on May 4, 2011 9:41 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yup.
I always had a little respect for Mendy because I was a big fan of his coming out of Illinois, but now I have nothing good to say about him. To have a theory as idiotic and out of line as his is not something you share with others, especially all of the sports world.
"As far as nobody agreeing with me, how many people stood up to prevent the crucifixion of Jesus?" - The Shadow
Mendenhall is...
a tool. He has no reasonable comprehension of all the events that led up to this past weekend. He should be ashamed and more than that, he should have kept his absurd comments to himself. As a veteran, I am extremely disgusted over Mendenhall’s words and I will certainly let that punk know through my wors when I see him at M&T!
If it wasn't for the lockout
We probably wouldn’t even be talking about this fucking shit! The owners and players need to get their shit together. The rookies are only going to fall more and more behind the longer this last.
"Really, all Americans want is cold beer, warm p***y, and someplace to take a s**t with a door on it."
by StuckInUtah on May 4, 2011 12:55 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Jump over to BTSC
One of the most heated arguments I have seen in my time over there is raging about this. He is a fool, just as Ben was foolish for what he did. I have a feeling you would get the same as what you guys are giving us if he was a Raven. Don’t pretend Ravens fans are better. After the Steeler-Raven game in Baltimore this year a Steeler fan was put into the hospital and people here were celebrating that because he “deserved it.” It is easy to be a big man behind a computer, but trust me, he isn’t getting off easy from us “degenerate fans” of the only team with 6 Super Bowl championships and 3 appearances since your franchise was created…
The Poster Formerly Known As Gimpsta7
by Michael Uhlhorn on May 4, 2011 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
The number of championships your scumbag organization has won/stolen has nothing to do with your fans being degenerates. But thanks for playing.
Just as our fans
Have nothing to do with the statements of a RB. Thanks for playing.
The Poster Formerly Known As Gimpsta7
by Michael Uhlhorn on May 4, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
“I have a feeling you would get the same as what you guys are giving us if he was a Raven.”. Not my most eloquent phrase, but it seems you didn’t read correctly.
The Poster Formerly Known As Gimpsta7
by Michael Uhlhorn on May 4, 2011 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh wahh...
You Steelers fans have it so hard. Everyone is ways picking on you. Atleast you guys can always defend yourself with the “6 championships” bullshit. Quit living in the past, and stop making excuses for your classless players. Sure if one of our players had said something stupid, he’d be laced into just the same. But that’s the point, it wasn’t one of our players. So run along and come up with some more stupid “Six-burg” asinine remarks.
"Really, all Americans want is cold beer, warm p***y, and someplace to take a s**t with a door on it."
by StuckInUtah on May 4, 2011 3:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
How is this past season living in the past?
And where did I make an excuse for Mendenhall. Blast him if you want. He more than deserves it, but why bring Steelers fans into this?
The Poster Formerly Known As Gimpsta7
by Michael Uhlhorn on May 4, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I personally never even mentioned Steelers fans until you went off on some completely unrelated rant about winning 6 championships. That didn’t have anything to do with anything we were talking about. And last year may not be considered “living in the past”, but you weren’t specifically referring to last season were you? Just like every other Pittsburgh troll that comes through here you just go off about the whole Sixburgh shit. Which in my book is living in the past, especially when a large chunk of the Steeler fanbase wasn’t even alive when Pittsburgh won their first Super Bowl. Maybe take a look at what you’re posting before you continue to make an absolute ass out of yourself. Stay classy Pittsburgh…
"Really, all Americans want is cold beer, warm p***y, and someplace to take a s**t with a door on it."
by StuckInUtah on May 4, 2011 4:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
We could live in the present to
Remember when we beat you in the playoffs again this year? Is that better?
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on May 4, 2011 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
too*
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"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on May 4, 2011 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup, I sure do. But what did this have to do with Mendenhall’s ridiculous tweets again?
"Really, all Americans want is cold beer, warm p***y, and someplace to take a s**t with a door on it."
by StuckInUtah on May 4, 2011 6:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Nothing
I just thought you wanted to live in the present.
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on May 4, 2011 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe that game was back in January, aka the PAST season.
"No disrespect to Patrick Peterson and Prince Amukamara, but I just think I have better cover skills. They get tested a lot, and that’s for a reason. The other team sees something in their game that they want to attack, and me playing in the same league as Prince, we played the same teams and they didn’t attack me the same. So why does that happen?" - CB Jimmy Smith
Oh, are there more recent football games then?
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"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Toll.
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"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Concisely…
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by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Infrequency
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by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I was wondering when the bandwagon troll would say something totally irrelevant. Again, nice Orioles logo…
yawn
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by John Stephens on May 4, 2011 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
If you went over to BTSC you would see that a lot of us, myself included, think Mendenhall is an idiot for this comment and his previous one paralleling playing football to slavery. Players like him and Luke Scott for the Orioles I might dislike strongly as people, but I am still going to root for them because they benefit my team. Thus is sports.
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by John Stephens on May 4, 2011 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I see you only managed to read the small words. Nice work.
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by John Stephens on May 4, 2011 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions
And I see you know how to read a whole two sentences and still have the energy to respond…nice work.
Josh… You need to chill out with the aggressive commenting I’ve been reading from you lately. There’s nothing wrong with a little trash-talking, but these aren’t the ESPN boards. Don’t cross the line with personal attacks and aggressive comments. Please respect the people commenting here and keep it civil.
by BAL_Hawk on May 4, 2011 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The more things change the more they stay the same on the interwebs…
"If you come at a man hard and fast enough, he stops thinking about how many of 'em there are and starts thinking about himself, and the wrath that's about to set down on him."
--Rooster Cogburn; "True Grit"
FILL YOUR HANDS YOU SONS OF BITCHES!
by jackmca on May 4, 2011 7:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Josh is not the bad guy here. Does he get a bit “heated” at times? Fuck yeah he does, we all do. But some of these other guys instigate just as much, if not more than Josh does. Personally I love a little shit talking, but I won’t disagree that it does go a little overboard at times. I just wouldn’t single out Josh. If anything, call me out. I’m a fucking prick :)
"Really, all Americans want is cold beer, warm p***y, and someplace to take a s**t with a door on it."
Get used to it John
He even attacks the Ravens fans personally here by calling them names if you don’t have the same opinion as his. The worst part is the moderators let him run rampant. I don’t even like posting about football because he turns it into a personal bashing. I’d rather not post then have to put up with his infantile attitude.
Enough, guys. Let’s keep it civil. This blog is to talk about football.
by BAL_Hawk on May 4, 2011 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
But I talk about football
I don’t care who calls me out, just make it about football and what I post. I’ve been watching football since super bowl one. I’ve been down roads you’ve never traveled, but I"m not gonna belittle you because haven’t. And I still think they should have put Bulger in some of the games last year!
Eh, I am
He could at least try some originality.
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by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I think everyone should strive to be original. If it’s too much for you though I understand.
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by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh you two :)
I have not yet begun to procrastinate.
by NYSteelersFan4 on May 5, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Now that’s fuckin funny!
"Really, all Americans want is cold beer, warm p***y, and someplace to take a s**t with a door on it."
by StuckInUtah on May 5, 2011 3:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I actually just filled up the tank last night.
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by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
‘E’ for exceptional?
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by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, look at me.
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by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not sure who is going to get the last word. Do you want it?
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by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, see ya next time
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by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Not too long, I hope.
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by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, we should totally high five.
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by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
How about a low five?
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by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Chest bump?
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by John Stephens on May 5, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, and by the way, no one knows what that Squeeler fan was doing to get the violent response that he did. And if a Ravens fan had been put in the hospital up in Pittsburgh, you all would be doing cartwheels and celebrating. Don’t be a hypocrite.
No, not all of us would.
I have not yet begun to procrastinate.
by NYSteelersFan4 on May 4, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree, not ALL of you guys would. Its just some of these morons that come over and post ridiculous shit and back it up with “we’ve won 6 Championships” that give Steelers fans a bad name as a whole. If only every Pittsburgh fan could keep it classy like you do. But there’s no denying that we have trolls of our own…but I digress.
"Really, all Americans want is cold beer, warm p***y, and someplace to take a s**t with a door on it."
by StuckInUtah on May 4, 2011 4:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'd like to think most of us wouldn't
A few bad apples…
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by John Stephens on May 4, 2011 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions
He should have known better than to say that; as a celebrity, he has to know that his words (especially the controversial ones) will be held under a microscope
Other than that, however, his comments seem pretty reasonable.
Shawn Camp earned my dog several beatings back in 2007
by wtbudlight on Aug 30, 2010 5:54 PM PDT
What was unreasonable about what he said?
Shawn Camp earned my dog several beatings back in 2007
by wtbudlight on Aug 30, 2010 5:54 PM PDT
I don’t know, maybe the “I just have a hard time believing a plane could take a skyscraper down demolition style” part. I don’t know if you’ve seen any of the videos, but…
"Really, all Americans want is cold beer, warm p***y, and someplace to take a s**t with a door on it."
by StuckInUtah on May 4, 2011 5:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Are you fucking kidding me? How could that have been fake? What the fuck? Try telling the families of the people that died in 9/11 that was fake
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by Zachary Beard on May 4, 2011 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
"Really, all Americans want is cold beer, warm p***y, and someplace to take a s**t with a door on it."
by StuckInUtah on May 4, 2011 6:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I have a hard time believing that OJ didn't kill Nicole, too
That has no bearing on whether or not it’s true, though.
Shawn Camp earned my dog several beatings back in 2007
by wtbudlight on Aug 30, 2010 5:54 PM PDT
He had that wrong--OBL stated many times what his reasons were for attacking the USA
Distorted as they were by the mainstream media, but still, if people really only heard “one side”, it’s their own fault.
Which is not to say that it excuses or justifies the WTC attacks at all.
I’m thinking that Mendenhall is just generalizing his own experience to everyone else—that because he hasn’t heard the ‘other side’, that he’s assuming nobody else has, either.
Shawn Camp earned my dog several beatings back in 2007
by wtbudlight on Aug 30, 2010 5:54 PM PDT
There is no "Other Side"
When it comes to the slaughter of 3,000 innocent men, women and children. Attack on the Pentagon? One might argue it as a viable military target. Russians and Chinese have plans to do that very thing. But everything else with 9-11 was beyond barbaric.
Heck, even German U-boat commanders would go out of their way to avoid civilian casualties when targeting allied shipping during WWII.
I like freedom of speech, but what Rashard said is irresponsible.
I could understand about not celebrating a person’s death. That I could understand, but this….
It’s amazing how people can HATE a man they have never even heard speak. We’ve only heard one side…"
Has he been hiding under a rock? Yes, he has. Search the worldwide web and I’m sure you’ll find a vid of that terrorist speaking. For goodness sakes, we, as in the U.S., weaponized this mofo.
“We’ll never know what really happened. I just have a hard time believing a plane could take a skyscraper down demolition style”
This. Is. Just. Ridiculous. I wonder if he typed that with a straight face.
I fully understand not celebrating a man’s. A lot people don’t believe in killing a person for any reason except self-defense. Other than that, Rashard has fallen off his rocker.
thank you
I, for one, do not believe in celebrating a man’s death or killing a person for self-defense, but the rest of what Mendenhall said is really stupid.
Bin Laden wasn’t a man…he was a coward.
by JoshuaStein on May 5, 2011 5:32 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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