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I bet you can't start 7 more threads today.
You haters can lock this too but the fact that the whole world hates on the Lakers and that we'll win another le this year won't change...
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Congressman Jason Chaffetz implies Kobe Bryant is ignorant in bid to end House resolutions honoring sports teams
May 31, 2010 | 12:28 pm
Well, congressman, you've gotten your 15 minutes of fame. But do you really want to be remembered this way? In an apparent effort to garner attention for his efforts to end House resolutions honoring sports teams, Utah Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz suggested Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was, in some respects, ignorant.
"We recognized Kobe Bryant last year, but does Kobe Bryant even know who his congressperson is?" Chaffetz recently said to Fox News. "Can he even point to Washington, D.C., on a map? I don't think these people even care, yet we're spending all this time and resources on it."
Hmmm, it seems the Jazz's three consecutive playoff series losses to the Lakers still aren't sitting well with some.
You can call Bryant many things, but to suggest he's ignorant is just absurd. He speaks English, Spanish and Italian and spent most of his childhood in Italy. He's made plenty of trips to Asia, including sharing basketball know-how with kids while promoting his shoe as well as for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. And Bryant knew enough about the location of D.C. to make it to the White House in February when President Obama honored the Lakers' 2009 championship season.
No doubt, Chaffetz singled out Bryant knowing that his name recognition would result in his comments receiving more play and perhaps more support for Chaffetz's cause. Hence, this blog post. Chaffetz's cause, though, is a debatable one.
To say that these resolutions and ceremonies don't mean much to teams are unfounded. It was obvious the White House trip meant something to the Lakers, for whom it wasn't just a break amid a grinding schedule but a reminder to keep their eye on the championship prize.
Chaffetz says society overemphasizes sports at the expense of more serious issues. Perhaps true, but routine resolutions take up little time and few resources. It's just a nice gesture to honor the success of various sports teams. There's rarely any debate, partly because people know there are more important issues to debate (unless, say, you're U.S. Rep. Marion Berry [D-Ark.], and you feel you're taking a principled stance by not honoring the Syracuse men's lacrosse team).
It seems like the time Chaffetz is spending on this issue could be better used to ponder serious matters -- healthcare, perhaps? The oil spill? The national debt?
Talk about dropping the ball.
-- Mark Medina
I bet you can't start 7 more threads today.
he's gonna get the auto pink if he keeps this up
and I don't give a I will come back with a new iden y it can be easily done...but stop worrying about me...I'm just disseminating the news...
There is no such thing, so just keep quiet and lets see if this dude can start 7 more threads today. I bet he cannot.
A new iden y.
I have no desire too...but I bet you can't stop thinking about Koolaid either...so sit back waiting with Koolaid on your brain...
So I win the bet. Nice.
A new iden y.
you guys contribute way more to the demise of this board than I ever do...look at the quality of your posts compared to mine...all you do is complain and wine...you guys really have no legitimate basketball insights...I've peeped this out a long time ago...
We're talking about a guy who didn't even know the meaning of the word "polygraph". Saying he's ignorant is charitable.You can call Bryant many things, but to suggest he's ignorant is just absurd.
You have no legitimate basketball insights. You rarely post anything about basketball. It's just "Here's a random thought that i need to post cause they won't let me be apart of the circlejerk at lakers boards"
He also didn't know not to say to the cops without a lawyer present.
Anyone who posts things like this is bat crazy imo. No one else would do this on a forum. Sorry to be so cold, but that is the truth.
Culburns troll bout to get regulated
you prove my point...why worry about me..you guys should put me on ignore or stay on topic...and the topic is Legislation to Bar Kobe from The White House...it's not what Koolaid said...it's news....but it doesn't really matter you're about to yourselves once the Lakers hoist up another le...so i get why you're so "butt hurt"...
Kobe got 4.0 in High School and is very well spoken and smarter than 90% of league. Speaks 3 languages. That guy is an idiot
got a 1080 in his sat... enough for him to make plans of going to duke.
Ignore's for s that's why everyone knows this. And if you read the entire article which you quoted so I'd assume you did but you didn't. Its a resolution to end all sports teams visits not just the Lakers so if the Celts won they couldn't go either.
1080. no wonder he didn't know to keep his mouth shut in front of the cops
Sons, kobe is not particularly educated - after all, he only has a high school education. His entire life revolves around basketball Either way, he's more successful than anyone on this board, so who really cares if he's smart or not?
[quote=Trainwreck2100;4388253]Ignore's for s that's why everyone knows this. And if you read the entire article which you quoted so I'd assume you did but you didn't. Its a resolution to end all sports teams visits not just the Lakers so if the Celts won they couldn't go either.
Kobe's name was the only one SPECIFICALLY mentioned...can you say butthurt:
Fox News "You Listen We Decide"....
Well, well, well if it is not the self proclaimed Koolaid_Man. Still around like a bad cold you just can't shake. I see mommy's lessons were not absorbed by the one who got away. All those nights being forced to be submissive by those with power over you have certainly left their mark. So many personalities, but no true iden y. Tell me, when you find yourself pants down, mouth open, in that precarious position that is your life, do you still continue to blame the world around you?
There is no honor in what you do. You are so weak, so fragile. You may bother those who know nothing of your ways, but I know too much about your kind. Patrolling foreign places, wandering aimlessly and trying your hardest to fit in. Searching for the answers you seek in places where you are clearly not accepted. There is a difference in being above the world around you and well, being bat crazy.
Excuse me for my....... lack of tact, but when dealing with a creature like you, the only way to expose your flaws is to do so directly. When will you learn that acting like someone you aren't only turns you into something you never hoped to be?
But know this, your cries for help will fall upon deaf ears with me boy. I feel nothing for your kind, and I suggest next time you feel the need to cry wolf, you do so in the comfort of your own mind.
People like you will never learn because you are weak.
Well, well, well if it is not the self proclaimed Koolaid_Man. Still around like a bad cold you just can't shake. I see mommy's lessons were not absorbed by the one who got away. All those nights being forced to be submissive by those with power over you have certainly left their mark. So many personalities, but no true iden y. Tell me, when you find yourself pants down, mouth open, in that precarious position that is your life, do you still continue to blame the world around you?
There is no honor in what you do. You are so weak, so fragile. You may bother those who know nothing of your ways, but I know too much about your kind. Patrolling foreign places, wandering aimlessly and trying your hardest to fit in. Searching for the answers you seek in places where you are clearly not accepted. There is a difference in being above the world around you and well, being bat crazy.
Excuse me for my....... lack of tact, but when dealing with a creature like you, the only way to expose your flaws is to do so directly. When will you learn that acting like someone you aren't only turns you into something you never hoped to be?
But know this, your cries for help will fall upon deaf ears with me boy. I feel nothing for your kind, and I suggest next time you feel the need to cry wolf, you do so in the comfort of your own mind.
People like you will never learn because you are weak.
lmao....that was funny now stay on topic....and the topic is Utah Congressman butthurt over Utah's 3 consecutive losses want to bar Kobe from white house and he specifically questioned Kobe's intellect...this has nothing to do with Koolaid_Man...please stay on topic...don't contribute to the demise of the board...
You know what's sad is that i'd say the majority of Americans don't know who their congressmen are and can't point out DC on a map. As for kobe yes he mentions him by name but he's the highest profile sports visitor last year so yes he probably would use him. Do I think Kobe knows who his senators are or could point out DC on a map. I'd say If you asked him he'd say he doesn't give a cause he's rich. That doesn't make him ignorant.
and he knows Kobe doesn't know this how? There is no justification for singling out Kobe except Haterade...don't try to justify this the guy is flat out wrong...and so butt sore I might add...
You single out kobe to make the puppets talk about the subject. Trolling existed long before the internet and politicians are the best at it. You'd think you would recognize such an obvious troll job
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