Rashard Mendenhall's twitter take on Bin Laden....

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This has nothing to do with what Mendy said or didn't say.

I was actually agreeing with everything you were saying until you got to the above sentence...it has a lot to do with what Mendy said.

In fairness, I'm not even sure if I agree with even half of what I say.

I get that what happened is because of what he said. Just trying to put my comments in the context where it doesn't matter what he said and if it was agreeable or not.

Maybe I have a soft spot for idiots because I am one But for some reason (and I'm not sure why) I've always had a hard time taking a strong stance or opinion on anything because of my nature of questioning everything. So I tend to be open to almost all opinions having some validity. Some more than others of course

[birtikidis]

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I don't mind that he is questioning the government. I just think he picked a bad topic to question. He should have left off about the celebrations. once he went further.. that was a bad idea lol.

[Lebsteel]

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I don't mind that he is questioning the government. I just think he picked a bad topic to question. He should have left off about the celebrations. once he went further.. that was a bad idea lol.

Yea, I would have been fine if he would have just stopped after he said we shouldn't be celebrating the death of another human being. I can understand that. Everything he said after that is just ridiculous and more importantly factually incorrect.

It's not all bad news, Mendy did win an award in the local paper today, "Knucklehead of the Week." I must say it was well deserved!

[hawaiiansteel]

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Hines Ward: Rashard Mendenhall should re-think his opinions

Posted by Michael David Smith on May 11, 2011



Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall stepped into one of the biggest controversies of this NFL offseason when he went on Twitter and questioned whether Osama bin Laden was behind 9/11, while criticizing those who celebrated bin Laden’s death. Teammate Hines Ward thinks Mendenhall should have kept quiet.

“Everybody’s entitled to their opinion,” Ward told ESPN. “But that wasn’t a good opinion.”

Mendenhall’s bizarre claim that hijacked planes couldn’t have destroyed the World Trade Center was, indeed, a bad opinion. At this point, we’d hope that goes without saying.

But Ward also had some interesting comments on the way Twitter has changed sports: Athletes have a thought pop into their heads and they tweet their thought, even if it’s not a thought that it’s wise for them to broadcast publicly.

“If that’s your opinion leave it as your opinion,” Ward said. “When you tweet that out there, you have to deal with the backlashes that come with that. You put everybody out there because everywhere we go we get asked questions about the comments you made. When you tweet like that, you’ve got to be careful. I’m not a big tweeter because sometimes your emotions get caught up, you speak your mind and it’s not always the best thing to say.”

That’s a lesson Mendenhall learned the hard way.

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Hines Ward: Rashard Mendenhall should re-think his opinions

Posted by Michael David Smith on May 11, 2011



Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall stepped into one of the biggest controversies of this NFL offseason when he went on Twitter and questioned whether Osama bin Laden was behind 9/11, while criticizing those who celebrated bin Laden’s death. Teammate Hines Ward thinks Mendenhall should have kept quiet.

“Everybody’s entitled to their opinion,” Ward told ESPN. “But that wasn’t a good opinion.”

Mendenhall’s bizarre claim that hijacked planes couldn’t have destroyed the World Trade Center was, indeed, a bad opinion. At this point, we’d hope that goes without saying.

But Ward also had some interesting comments on the way Twitter has changed sports: Athletes have a thought pop into their heads and they tweet their thought, even if it’s not a thought that it’s wise for them to broadcast publicly.

“If that’s your opinion leave it as your opinion,” Ward said. “When you tweet that out there, you have to deal with the backlashes that come with that. You put everybody out there because everywhere we go we get asked questions about the comments you made. When you tweet like that, you’ve got to be careful. I’m not a big tweeter because sometimes your emotions get caught up, you speak your mind and it’s not always the best thing to say.”

That’s a lesson Mendenhall learned the hard way.

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Where's Crash to point out all the hypocrisies in Hines Ward when you need him?

Hines giving a guy advice on how to speak is like Santonio giving guys advice that they shouldn't get caught with weed.

[rpmpit]

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Anyone catch Saturday Night Live this past weekend?? It was heavy on Bin Laden content. There was a great skit based on the Little Mermaid. It encompassed many of the opinions we expressed here on what we should or shouldn't be feeling following OBL's death. Sometimes humor is the best way to cope with events of this magnitude. Here's the link if you're interested. Don't remember how to post videos and too lazy to look. Thanks!

And before you judge me or the video, keep in mind that SNL is shot in NYC. If you've never seen the episode done right after 9/11 I highly recommend you check it out. It was very emotional but also very therapeutic.

[url="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/mermaid/1325765/"]http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/ ... d/1325765/[/url]

[rpmpit]

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Hines Ward: Rashard Mendenhall should re-think his opinions

Posted by Michael David Smith on May 11, 2011



Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall stepped into one of the biggest controversies of this NFL offseason when he went on Twitter and questioned whether Osama bin Laden was behind 9/11, while criticizing those who celebrated bin Laden’s death. Teammate Hines Ward thinks Mendenhall should have kept quiet.

“Everybody’s entitled to their opinion,” Ward told ESPN. “But that wasn’t a good opinion.”

Mendenhall’s bizarre claim that hijacked planes couldn’t have destroyed the World Trade Center was, indeed, a bad opinion. At this point, we’d hope that goes without saying.

But Ward also had some interesting comments on the way Twitter has changed sports: Athletes have a thought pop into their heads and they tweet their thought, even if it’s not a thought that it’s wise for them to broadcast publicly.

“If that’s your opinion leave it as your opinion,” Ward said. “When you tweet that out there, you have to deal with the backlashes that come with that. You put everybody out there because everywhere we go we get asked questions about the comments you made. When you tweet like that, you’ve got to be careful. I’m not a big tweeter because sometimes your emotions get caught up, you speak your mind and it’s not always the best thing to say.”

That’s a lesson Mendenhall learned the hard way.

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Where's Crash to point out all the hypocrisies in Hines Ward when you need him?

Hines giving a guy advice on how to speak is like Santonio giving guys advice that they shouldn't get caught with weed.

Agreed, flip. I wish these guys would just shut up and worry about football. And dancing

[flippy]

Re: Rashard Mendenhall's twitter take on Bin Laden....

Anyone catch Saturday Night Live this past weekend?? It was heavy on Bin Laden content. There was a great skit based on the Little Mermaid. It encompassed many of the opinions we expressed here on what we should or shouldn't be feeling following OBL's death. Sometimes humor is the best way to cope with events of this magnitude. Here's the link if you're interested. Don't remember how to post videos and too lazy to look. Thanks!

And before you judge me or the video, keep in mind that SNL is shot in NYC. If you've never seen the episode done right after 9/11 I highly recommend you check it out. It was very emotional but also very therapeutic.

[url="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/mermaid/1325765/"]http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/ ... d/1325765/[/url]

THe MIchael Bolton skit was one of my favorites:

[youtube:ys31aios]GI6CfKcMhjY[/youtube:ys31aios]

The best line is near the end where Michael's dressed up as Tony from Scarface and he sings ..."there's whole towns of p$#@ys waiting to get f'd". That was downright brilliant. And I'm a Michael Bolton fan now.

My wife said I had a StepBrothers moment after that video. I said something along the lines of "all my life i thought michael bolton was a real doucher until now." And I'm dead serious, complete new respect for michael bolton. i even saw him on DWTS this week and for the first time i listened to him sign and he was in fact pretty good. the guy's got talent. i wish it didnt take so long for me to notice

[flippy]

Re: Rashard Mendenhall's twitter take on Bin Laden....

Anyone catch Saturday Night Live this past weekend?? It was heavy on Bin Laden content. There was a great skit based on the Little Mermaid. It encompassed many of the opinions we expressed here on what we should or shouldn't be feeling following OBL's death. Sometimes humor is the best way to cope with events of this magnitude. Here's the link if you're interested. Don't remember how to post videos and too lazy to look. Thanks!

And before you judge me or the video, keep in mind that SNL is shot in NYC. If you've never seen the episode done right after 9/11 I highly recommend you check it out. It was very emotional but also very therapeutic.

[url="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/mermaid/1325765/"]http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/ ... d/1325765/[/url]

THe MIchael Bolton skit was one of my favorites:

[youtube:27wkhrrg]GI6CfKcMhjY[/youtube:27wkhrrg]

The best line is near the end where Michael's dressed up as Tony from Scarface and he sings ..."there's whole towns of p$#@ys waiting to get f'd". That was downright brilliant. And I'm a Michael Bolton fan now.

My wife said I had a StepBrothers moment after that video. I said something along the lines of "all my life i thought michael bolton was a real doucher until now." And I'm dead serious, complete new respect for michael bolton. i even saw him on DWTS this week and for the first time i listened to him sign and he was in fact pretty good. the guy's got talent. i wish it didnt take so long for me to notice

i just rewatched this and it gets better. my new favorite part may be @ 1:30 in the video where andy samberg raps "whatch it girl cause i ain't your mr nice guy, more like the meet you take you home, and f u twice guy" and then michael pops up in a pirate hat in the middle of the screen and sings "now back to the good part".

[RuthlessBurgher]

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[url]http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/51a525cebd/behind-the-music-video-with-michael-bolton-rob-riggle?rel=player&playlist=310726[/url]

[hawaiiansteel]

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Steeler veterans address Mendenhall flap

By Scott Brown, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, May 14, 2011



James Farrior
Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review


LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Steelers president Art Rooney II and coach Mike Tomlin may not have to say much to running back Rashard Mendenhall about his recent comments regarding Osama bin Laden and 9/11.

That is one of the benefits of having a veteran locker room, where younger players are expected to fall into line.

Several team leaders, including defensive captain James Farrior, said Mendenhall made a mistake by voicing inflammatory opinions on a social media website.

They said they expect Mendenhall, who turns 24 next month, to learn from the fallout of his Twitter posts. In one, Mendenhall questioned how planes flown into the World Trade Center could have brought down the Twin Towers "demolition style." Mendenhall since took down the post.

"He made some comments that he probably shouldn't have made at the sensitive time that it was," Farrior said. "You can voice your opinions, but you don't want to try to offend people that have strong feelings about that. You've got to think about everybody that's involved."

Because of the lockout, neither Rooney nor Tomlin have been allowed to contact Mendenhall since he ignited a firestorm following a military operation that killed bin Laden, the face of the 9/11 attacks.

The Steelers were quick to distance themselves from Mendenhall's comments, with Rooney saying in a prepared statement that it was "hard to even comprehend" what the team's first-round draft pick in 2008 meant. Champion dropped Mendenhall as an endorser, even though the sports apparel company recently re-signed him to a four-year contract.

Champion's decision came after Mendenhall tried to clarify the stance he had taken in a blog post in which he took issue with celebrations sparked by bin Laden's death and apologized to anyone he may have "unintentionally harmed."

"You live and you learn, and I hope everybody accepts his apology," said cornerback Ike Taylor, who is hoping to re-sign with the Steelers after the lockout. "Some mistakes are bigger than others, and I say this is a huge mistake. It's just something you can't say. He'll learn from it.

"As long as he doesn't keep making the same mistake we're all good with it."

Tomlin allows players to use websites such as Twitter and Facebook so long as they don't talk about team business. Many Steelers, including Farrior, Taylor and receiver Hines Ward, are active on one or both of the those sites.

When asked recently about Mendenhall, Ward told ESPN, "Everybody's entitled to their opinion. But that wasn't a good opinion."

"You've got to be careful," Ward said. "I'm not a big tweeter because sometimes your emotions get caught up, you speak your mind, and it's not always the best thing to say."

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