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University of Minnesota Mascot Mocks Penn State Player for Praying
Unspun America ^ | October 20, 2009

Posted on 10/20/2009 8:24:22 PM PDT by PatriotJG

Goldy Gopher, the mascot for the University of Minnesota football team the Golden Gophers, made news today for mocking Penn State player Jerome Hayes. Jerome had knelt down in prayer before the game when the mascot decided make fun of him. Take a look at the video below. ...

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TOPICS: Religion; Sports
KEYWORDS: christianstudents; mascot; psu

1 posted on 10/20/2009 8:24:22 PM PDT by PatriotJG
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To: PatriotJG
i find football very distasteful because it's infected with the college-boy mentality.

Notwithstanding that, I hope the cycle wherein what goes around comes around will be swift and sure in this case.

2 posted on 10/20/2009 8:25:34 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (Fearing for the republic 24/7.)
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To: PatriotJG
GOD will not be mocked. Maybe the Gopher will fall into a hole and break a leg.
3 posted on 10/20/2009 8:27:52 PM PDT by guitarplayer1953 (Romak 7.62X54MM, AK47 7.62X39MM, LARGO 9X23MM, HAPINESS IS A WARM GUN BANG BANG YEA YEA)
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To: PatriotJG

From my point of view, it looked like he was praying with him and when the player got up, he went for a handshake and when the mascot got dissed, the gopher turned and did a tear.

Either way, you should just respect the guy and not interfere with a person praying.


4 posted on 10/20/2009 8:28:16 PM PDT by smith288 (Peace at all costs gives you tyranny free of charge)
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To: PatriotJG

Its hard to see exactly what the mascot was doing.


5 posted on 10/20/2009 8:31:24 PM PDT by fkabuckeyesrule
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To: guitarplayer1953
GOD will not be mocked. Maybe the Gopher will fall into a hole and break a leg.

PSU won the game 20-0.

6 posted on 10/20/2009 8:37:03 PM PDT by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: PatriotJG

Not surprising from a state that is represented by Al Franken.


7 posted on 10/20/2009 8:37:43 PM PDT by MGMSwordsman
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To: smith288

That’s what I saw too. The player looked like he was in his own little world and just didn’t really see what the mascot was trying to do...in his defense.


8 posted on 10/20/2009 8:43:38 PM PDT by kimmie7 (THE CROSS - Today, Tomorrow and Always!)
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To: PatriotJG

and was that a high five from a cheerleader?


9 posted on 10/20/2009 8:44:22 PM PDT by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: smith288
it looked like he was praying with him

That was my impression too. But who knows for sure if he was for real or just going thru the motion!

10 posted on 10/20/2009 8:44:43 PM PDT by tflabo
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To: MGMSwordsman

In order to get rid of a RINO you have to be willing to accept the consequences. Coleman is gone we can try again next time hopefully without ACORN interference.


11 posted on 10/20/2009 8:47:07 PM PDT by vicar7
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To: PatriotJG

To watch this and assume the gopher was mocking the player is, well, crazy and ignorant. Someone should ask the gopher what he was doing, because only he knows.


12 posted on 10/20/2009 9:33:43 PM PDT by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless, indisputable, and unambiguous clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: PatriotJG

Pompous, melodramatic howling about the end times in 3...2...1...


13 posted on 10/20/2009 9:51:51 PM PDT by Julia H. (Freedom of speech and freedom from criticism are mutually exclusive.)
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To: PatriotJG

So a guy making prayer was mocked eh? Shoud I do anything or just let God handle it? I have power and it can really piss people off.


14 posted on 10/20/2009 9:56:45 PM PDT by eyedigress
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