Rashard Mendenhall = Dumbass

[BZ770]

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/05/steelers_running_back_rashard.html

PITTSBURGH -- Rashard Mendenhall has created a stir with comments made on his official Twitter page regarding Osama bin Laden's death.

The Pittsburgh Steelers running back on Monday tweeted: "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..."

Mendenhall didn't hold back, even making a reference to the Sept. 11 attacks.

"We'll never know what really happened. I just have a hard time believing a plane could take a skyscraper down demolition style."

The Steelers felt compelled to act. On Tuesday, team president Art Rooney II released a statement.

"I have not spoken with Rashard, so it is hard to explain or even comprehend what he meant with his recent Twitter comments. The entire Steelers organization is very proud of the job our military personnel have done and we can only hope this leads to our troops coming home soon."

Mendenhall, who profiles himself as a "conversationalist and professional athlete" on his Twitter page, turned some heads in March, as well, when he supported a comment by Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson comparing the NFL to "modern-day slavery."

"Anyone with knowledge of the slave trade and the NFL could say that these two parallel each other," Mendenhall posted at the time.

Mendenhall is coming off a tremendous season, as he led the AFC champions in carries (324), rushing yards (1,273) and rushing touchdowns (13). He has 2,439 yards in three seasons since being drafted in the 2008 first round out of Illinois.

In the 2010 postseason, Mendenhall ran for 230 yards on 61 carries in three games with four touchdowns, as Pittsburgh defeated the Baltimore Ravens (31-24) and New York Jets (24-19), before falling to the Green Bay Packers 31-25 in the Super Bowl.

Among his other bin Laden tweets:

"I believe in God. I believe we're ALL his children. And I believe HE is the ONE and ONLY judge."

"Those who judge others, will also be judged themselves."

"For those of you who said you want to see Bin Laden burn ... I ask how would God feel about your heart?"

"There is not an ignorant bone in my body. I just encourage you to think."

Mendenhall's string of tweets ended around 6 p.m. Monday. He has not tweeted since.

Sports radio talk shows in Pittsburgh -- and around the nation -- were fielding calls on Tuesday about his comments.

Mendenhall has 13,631 followers on Twitter, and he personally follows 66. Included in the group he's following is the Dalai Lama, comedian Sarah Silverman and the Park Community Church in Chicago.

What a dumbass.

[GH2001]

I guess he doesnt own a TV. Or know what a video is.

[Snaggletiger]

I heard the same type argument yesterday from a guy who was basically saying he was glad they got him but he just couldn't celebrate anyone's death.  That's fine.  I get it.  To each his own. 

And I'd be okay if these comments from Mendenhall stood alone.  But they don't.  Your NFL slave trade take just makes you babbling, racist idiot.

[GH2001]

I heard the same type argument yesterday from a guy who was basically saying he was glad they got him but he just couldn't celebrate anyone's death.  That's fine.  I get it.  To each his own. 

And I'd be okay if these comments from Mendenhall stood alone.  But they don't.  Your NFL slave trade take just makes you babbling, racist idiot.

Vindication or self defense of an act that killed 1000's of our own is an age old thing. It is expected. And I celebrate it. By celebrating the death of this asshole, you are also celebrating the retribution for those he killed who don't have a voice now. You are celebrating the fact that he won't play a part in the death of another human being. So yeah, youre damn right I will celebrate. Fuck you Mendenhall.

[Tarheel]

Vindication or self defense of an act that killed 1000's of our own is an age old thing. It is expected. And I celebrate it. By celebrating the death of this butthole, you are also celebrating the retribution for those he killed who don't have a voice now. You are celebrating the fact that he won't play a part in the death of another human being. So yeah, youre damn right I will celebrate. eff you Mendenhall.

You're exactly right, GH.

No pun intended but judging by Mendenhall's 'tweets' he seems to be espousing the Mike Huckabee, neo-Christian attitude of being lenient on criminals because they are God's creatures too and who are we to judge, etc., etc. 

This is the same attitude that guided Huckabee to release cop-killer Maurice Clemmons early from his 108 year prison sentence because he claimed to have "found Jesus"; doing so allowed him to go on another murder spree in Washington state ending in a shoot-out and, fortunately, Clemmons getting the final justice he deserved (shot dead).  And it also guided Huckabee to parole convicted rapist and murderer Wayne DuMond so that he could move out-of-state and rape and murder some more (after marrying a fine, upstanding, church-going, Christian woman who he'd met during a church group visit to his prison...he presumably "found Jesus" too...or convinced Huckabee that he had). 

These are only two of the convicted murderers that the folksy, provincial, country-preacher-cum-Governor let go.

(By the way none of my commentary is meant to be critical of Christians; I am critical of Mike Huckabee and this mis-guided, lenient attitude towards convicted, hardened criminals.  Just because one finds Jesus in prison it does not release one from the conviction due to criminal acts perpetrated under the Law.)

[BZ770]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/04/rashard-mendenhall-expands-on-bin-laden-comments/

He gave a BS Copout story but his foot is still in his ass.

[CCTAU]

"I believe in God. I believe we're ALL his children. And I believe HE is the ONE and ONLY judge."

We are not judged by our creator until we stand in front of him.


The US military just hastened that meeting time.

[Tarheel]

We are not judged by our creator until we stand in front of him.


The US military just hastened that meeting time.

Perzactly.

[Kaos]

Hmmm. 

Here's my position. 

1) Why do we give a fuck what Rashard Mendenhall (or Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Peyton Manning, Ozzie Guillen, Paris Hilton, Susan Sarandon, Barbara Streisand, Toby Keith, Kanye West, George Clooney, Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johanssen, Ben Affleck, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey or any other empty-headed dillweed who lives in a fantasy world) thinks about this or any other issue?  Just another dumbass walking the earth. 

2) Why should he have to apologize?  It's what he thinks.  This whole concept of having to apologize when your thoughts aren't in line with the accepted opinion is asinine to me.  He thinks what he thinks.  I don't have to agree, but I'm sick to death of watching fake ass apologies.  People should be able to make up their own mind about who to support, who to reward, who to punish based on what they actually think and say. 

3) Group think, where only one position is accepted as valid is the death of progress.  What good does it really do for people to spout platitudes when their true feelings are vastly different.  Case in point: Race relations.  I could fill a book with examples of people who say the right things in public, but when the doors are closed and they think they are among like-minded will turn into skinheads.  And I'm talking about suits, people with money and influence. 

Let the dumbass think what he wants.  I'm glad he was willing to say it.

[BZ770]

I would drink Jessica Alba's bathwater.  If she wants to talk Politics in my company I'd listen all day.