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To: forty_years

I met Ali in LAX several years ago. He was one of the most pathetic people I had ever encountered.


4 posted on 11/29/2005 7:46:42 AM PST by Hoodlum91
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He was one of the most pathetic people I had ever encountered

Details, man! Details!!

6 posted on 11/29/2005 7:49:34 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Hoodlum91

"He was one of the most pathetic people I had ever encountered."

Well, yeah, but you're not going to tell him that to his face, right? ;)


9 posted on 11/29/2005 7:50:41 AM PST by Canard
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He was one of the most pathetic people I had ever encountered.

And was always dumb as a sack of rocks. He did have an amazing motormouth, however.

10 posted on 11/29/2005 7:51:03 AM PST by FerdieMurphy (For English press one. Only in America!)
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He was one of the most pathetic people I had ever encountered.

"Pathetic" is the exact word that crossed my mind when I met him.  Pathetic, drooling, cowardly, moron.

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

11 posted on 11/29/2005 7:52:32 AM PST by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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There is no one in the world more overrated than Ali. Personally, I think he is a draft-dodging bum. Bill Clinton would love to have Ali's legacy rehabilitation program. It's working very well. I'm very disappointed that W would honor him.


14 posted on 11/29/2005 7:53:42 AM PST by Ronaldus Magnus Reagan
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I have a friend of the family who worshipped Ali, he had scrapbooks, rare pictures, etc. Ali signed most of the pages and pictures.

Say what you want about Ali, but he was kind to strangers and fans, I was supposed to go to meet him as a kid but I had to get up at 5 AM and didn't go.

Ali invited my friend to come to to Pennsylvania and stay on weekends whenever he wanted, he has tons of pictures of his visits. He allowed him to bring whoever he wanted too.

These scrapbooks are huge, I was alllowed to borrow them once. Ali was very kind to an ordinary Joe, Bundini Brown used to try and steal the scrapbooks though!

Jimmy Breslin mentioned my friend when Ali was first hospitalized, he came to visit Ali and said of him to the effect that he was the only person who didn't want anything from Ali except his friendship which he gladly offered.

Last I asked him, he couldn't get through to him any more because of all of the layers of people protecting him.


70 posted on 12/06/2006 3:49:29 PM PST by word_warrior_bob
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