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[WilliamPitt]

I was not informed about Motumbo's humanitarian work, and have been sufficiently educated below. I was just astonished to see an athlete with everything that is going on. I am appropriately chastened.

[Hissyspit]

1. Baby Einstein?????!!!

Oh, sh*ttin', brother.

[THUNDER HANDS]

2. 2nd all time career blocked shots leader

late fill-in for the mayor of D.C.

[MissB]

3. Context, Will?

(In my defense, I was busy pulling dinner out of the oven).

Guessing that the basketball player was a special guest?

[Hissyspit]

12. Yes, introducing guests, a basketball player and the lady who started Baby Eistein

also, the guy who jumped over and rescued the guy in the subway, and an Iraq vet who has won the Silver Star.

[calimary]

84. Cheap applause lines - deliberately placed at the end of the speech

so he can end on a warm-fuzzy note. PUTZ. Just another ploy. Rather disingenuous if you ask me.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

4. It's a pageantry FFS !

[rockymountaindem]

5. Motombo is a good guy

I've got no problem with him being recognized. He's miles ahead of a lot of athletes who invest their millions only in luxury goods for themselves.

[RoyGBiv]

11. At the SOTU!?!?!?

There's a time for that sort of thing.

This ain't it.

[rockymountaindem]

18. I just think "why the heck not"

We know he's going to have some guests for this kind of thing. Unless they're all going to be Iraq and Afghanistan vets, Motombo is as good as any other choice.

[I_Make_Mistakes]

25. Yeah, I respect the hospital stuff but he got himself in a bind

with strippers I think! I guess that goes with the Republics version of family values.

[The Gunslinger]

6. "Who wants to sex Mutombo!!!!!!!"

Sorry If you never listen to the Jim Rome show you wont know the meaning.

[bullwinkle428]

23. YES!!!!!!!! That was my first thought when he was introduced!

:rofl:

I wanted to bring it up but didn't think anyone would get it (too obscure a reference)!

[The Gunslinger]

26. LOL

I started typing it before I even thought that noone might not understand.

[DAMANgoldberg]

7. NBA

A 7 Foot tall B-ball player known for his defense, not scoring

[Porcupine]

28. The "miniature golf" defense. nt

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[Jcrowley]

8. He's quite tall

sez National Prozac Radio

The bathos is dripping

[H2O Man]

10. Very tall

for his heighth. Thanks, George, for saying America stands tall.

[AwakeAtLast]

82. Yup

I actually thought the woman next to him was sitting down when everyone else was standing! It was some sort of weird visual trick.

Very tall indeed!

[kevin881]

9. this is better than the steroid SOTU address... what an idiot. -nt

[doublethink]

13. Where's the rescued missing blond?

hey look the guy who jumped on top of the other guy under the train!!!!!!! WTF does this all have to do with the TSOTU? :shrug:

[RB TexLa]

20. It has to do with the state of the Union in that it is people that represent

the things that Americans do. A man that came here from Africa becomes a citizen and does things for his home country, someone that saved someone's life, someone that created a business, and a person who displayed courage and valor in a military battle.

[doublethink]

27. Sorry to get under your skin .... but it ....

just started to sound a bit like the distraction 'news story's' we hear day in and day out everyday like say on Faux News to me. I mean really ... where was the reality of Iraq in tonights speech? WHERE WAS THE EMPATHY TO OUR SOLDIERS .... OR THE REALITY ON THE GROUND OVER THERE TONIGHT? All's hunky dorry here in the good old USA I guess ... :shrug: Peace.

[H2O Man]

30. Oh, come on!

Bush had nothing to do with the war in Iraq. That was the democrat party. Bush is all about brotherhood, peace on earth, and providing the guiding light to bring the world's poor to the City on the Hill.

[doublethink]

43. Love ya H2O Man !!!!

You are the Man. Peace. :)

note: not to take anything away from Motumbo or the Brad/Angelina show .... we all do what we can with what circumstances we are capable of ... some more than others. But it all adds up no matter how little or big. I bid you peace again tonight. ;)

[dancingme]

14. Laura tried to push him to stand up

as if she could move a 7 foot man

[salin]

22. Laura *didn't* stand up - big ovation - she and lynn sit... lynne finally stands

and Laura just sits there.

What kind of message was that?

[DoYouEverWonder]

33. Notice George didn't even acknowledge

Pickles tonight? Doesn't the POTUS usually acknowledge their wife?

[salin]

34. remember when he described her role (as a joke) as sweeping off

the front porch? Ugh.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

15. And the Bushit continues to spew in this new version of Amurika's Greatest

Political Pawns :banghead: :puke:

[Raskolnik]

69. Is it really that horrible to recognize a man that has done some pretty wonderful things?

I'm not sure what specific problem you're having here.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

83. I am commenting on the use of celebrities to turn

the SOTU into a personal showcase/pageant instead of an informing dialog for the U.S citizens. Is that specific enough?
Also see http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=21152&mesg_id=21483

[Raskolnik]

93. Of all the problems to have with Bush, honoring a man like Mutombo doesn't rate

in my top million. So Bush got some cheap heat. So what? Honestly, where it the harm in taking thirty seconds to give some recognition to someone who has done undeniably wonderful things for his fellow man?

[11 Bravo]

16. Dikembe has spent thousands of hours and millions of dollars of his own money ...

providing poor villages in Zaire with food, clothing, and medical assistance. I am a fan, Mr. Pitt, but we part company in this particular instance.

[THUNDER HANDS]

19. indeed

Mutombo is a good guy.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

21. Bush is using him for political gain -- that is BS. Dikembe is a great guy -- period.

[LSK]

17. yeah but hes putting up big #s with Yao on the shelf

[KoKo]

24. Where are the soldiers with missing limbs....maybe that guy had

a leg missing and I was waiting for Chimp to take credit for an artificial limb or two.

No costs of war in this speech....No maimed and broken bodies...just BOO YAH!

[fishwax]

29. a tremendous humanitarian

:applause:

[Superman Returns]

31. Pitt's gonna lose this one

[WilliamPitt]

36. Deservedly so, apparently.

I was just astonished...and then was educated.

[fishwax]

37. props to you for being open to the information

:toast:

[Bluerthanblue]

32. he IS a good guy- being used by a very bad guy- which is the way

this fucked up nation seems to work these days-

[Cobalt Violet]

35. Your suppose to idolize all athletes.

Why do you hate America?

[NYCGirl]

40. I like the ones who use their salaries to build hospitals in Africa. NT

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[k_jerome]

47. yeah, look at what this guy squanders his millions on...

what a loser.

http://www.dmf.org/newsletter.html

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[k_jerome]

53. yeah sure. your hero recanted. nt.

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[11 Bravo]

61. All of them weren't there. Dikembe was there ...

and his selfless philanthropy is well-documented.

on edit: Will Pitt was a a big enough person to listen and respond to some critical posts. I heartily commend his maturity to you.

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[oasis]

70. Please refrain from spamming the thread.

[Raskolnik]

74. How can you say that the same five-word post, repeated a mere eight times

the majority of which were apropos of nothing, constitutes "spam"? Outrageous!

You must be working for ESPN.

[Cobalt Violet]

75. I'm sorry.

I felt that any other response to these posters would not work out. They are clearly just here to argue and berate. The weird thing is I have no idea what the op was suppose to about in the first place;the president speech which I did'nt listen to? And apparently everyone things I know or need to know or something. I'm all set with this.

[Raskolnik]

76. Don't be so hard on yourself CV...you've made some very rational, reasonable arguments

about how you "no like all of them".

I'll save you a seat next Sunday, ok?

[Cobalt Violet]

77. Stop bullying me now!

[Raskolnik]

78. I'm not trying to bully you, I (was) trying to point out that Mr. Mutombo has done

things with his money and time that will better the lives of countless people. He is by all accounts a wonderful human being and many others would be well-served to use him a role model. If he doesn't do another thing for the rest of his life, he will still have done far more for the betterment of his countrymen than 99.99% of us.

In the face of Mr. Mutombo's accomplishments, "No like all of them" is a rather petulant response in my opinion.

[Cobalt Violet]

79. Who? I never heard of him. Go away now.

[Raskolnik]

80. You don't even know what the thread you're posting in is about? Wow.

Ok, now you do. Dikembe Mutombo used about twenty million dollars of his own money to build a hospital in Kinchasa.

[Cobalt Violet]

81. Do you know the original thread title...and message...

to the thread your posting in? Gotcha

[Raskolnik]

92. Oh look! Now that the block function is gone, I can call your bullshit "gotcha"

Mr. Pitt was expressing dismay that Mr. Mutombo, a professional basketball player, would be honored at the SOTU.

CV, its pretty lame to post a direct question and *then* block any replies. Pretty lame indeed.

[Dorian Gray]

89. What an unproductive way

to have a discussion. If your mind can't be changed, that's okay. But, just repeating a dismissive line like that in the face of someone else truly trying to portray his/her point of view is not going to garner support for yours.

[Cobalt Violet]

90. Listen! My reply was to the original title and the original message.

And then all these judgmental posters come along and want a piece of me AFTER the original title and message have been extremely altered.My post sits out of context. Is that too difficult for you to understand? Do you know what the original title and message said. If not how can you sit in judgment of my reply out of context?

I usually don't care what someone else's point of view is once they become hostel toward me.

So I'm not perfect at dealing with over critical,RIGID posters.

Have you got any more criticism for me oh perfect one?

[Raskolnik]

65. Are you really trying to argue with "No like all of them"?

Its such a thoughtful, logical argument-- I'm not sure how one could even begin to challenge it.

[Cobalt Violet]

68. No like all of them.

[Cobalt Violet]

85. Do you know the original thread title...and message...?

It made no mention of this guy everyone is talking about just so you know. All's it said was something like. AN ATHLETE...AT THE STOU...

I turned the STOU off after a few minutes cuz I couldn't stand it. And I never heard it, I know don't know this guy or never heard of him until this ugly ass thread.

All I did was make a lighthearted comment to Will's ORIGINAL THREAD. Now my reply is hang out here out of context and you and your bullies want something from me. No. Think will you.


Not on edit: ya that will pitt sure is a big person, glad you are impressed.

[LittleClarkie]

86. Why are you commenting in a thread if you don't know what it's about

and what's with the same five word response that doesn't make sense repeated over and over? Is there something wrong?

[Cobalt Violet]

87. Well. I guess you had to be there.

It doesn't make sense now that the original thread title and message have been changed.


Um... I knew what it was about when I first posted in it. It was a freak out thread about an unnamed athlete and a few others being the SOTU honorees or what ever they're called. And I feel that when the op changed people got hostel toward me as if I had posted what I did to the changed post. As if I even heard the SOTU. I am no expert at dealing with hostel people.

And yes there is something very wrong. I feel like this is high school all over again.

[Raskolnik]

88. That was my question as well. And no, you didn't really have to be there.

The OP expressed dismay that Bush would invite someone like a basktball player (I'll wait for the shrieks and gasps to die down...) to the SOTU. When the OP was informed that there is actually a very good reason to invite Mr. Mutombo, he acknowledged his mistake and moved on. Not so with CV, as you can see.

But we're probably just "hostel" people that don't understand the subtlety of repeating "No like all of them," I suppose.

[Raskolnik]

58. How many hospitals in Africa have *you* built with your own money?

I'm willing to bet Mr. Mutombo is ahead 1-0 in that particular area.

[Cobalt Violet]

64. No like all of them.

[Raskolnik]

66. I guess you're right. Your distaste for sports is certainly more important than a hospital.

Those Africans probably didn't even want that hospital, and here comes Mr. Jock to throw it in their faces. What a jerk.

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[Raskolnik]

71. Knee-jerk responses are fun, aren't they? They keep you from having to think at all.

That's got to be a time-saver.

So, CV...do you have any plans for the Superbowl?

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[Raskolnik]

73. So no plans, then? You can watch the game with my friends & me if you'd like.

Imagine it: cheap beer...chicken wings...multiple large-screen tv's...hundreds of drunken yahoos all yelling at people on the screen...nachos...people hugging each other for no apparent reason...cheese sticks...yelling until you lose your voice...

Sounds glorious, doesn't it?

[k_jerome]

38. building a hospital in Africa? big deal, huh? nt.

[Rex]

39. Kinda tells us about our SOTU

scary how people clapped.

[k_jerome]

44. yeah. scary. he helped Africans. craaaazy. nt.

[Rex]

45. Of all the things he COULD have talked about.

Sorry but I'm not knocking his contributions to society. I'm knocking Bush.

[k_jerome]

46. so why was it scary how people clapped? nt.

[Rex]

59. Scary SOTU, privitized armies, Iran and Syria

the clapping should have been far less IMO. Maybe they didn't listen to the same SOTU that I did.

[k_jerome]

60. in the context, i thought you were referring to Mutumbo. apologies. nt.

[Rex]

62. NP

Sorry I should have been clearer.

[Catherine Vincent]

41. I saw where everyone informed you about Mutumbo.

He definitely upstaged Hakeem Olajuwon in that department.

[theboss]

42. Wow...Will flew off the handle with a poorly formed opinion

What are the freaking odds?

[Cobalt Violet]

52. Quick check his grammar!

[k_jerome]

54. surprised there are no recs. nt.

[President Jesus]

91. you could say he's a real knee-Jerk (nt)

[onenote]

49. I guess you've forgotten that Bill Clinton had Sammy Sosa as a guest

in 1999.

Nothing new under the sun.

[Catherine Vincent]

56. And it always goes back to what Clinton did.

:eyes:

[Divine Discontent]

51. surprising you made the post about him

considering shrub said he has built a hospital in his home town...

[AngryAmish]

57. Who wants to sex Motumbo?