Posted on 05/03/2011 1:06:19 PM PDT by markomalley
Rashard Mendenhall has created a stir with comments made on his official Twitter page regarding Osama bin Laden's death. The Pittsburgh Steelers running back on Monday tweeted: "What kind of person celebrates death? It's amazing how people can HATE a man they have never even heard speak. We've only heard one side..."
Mendenhall didn't hold back, even making a reference to the Sept. 11 attacks.
"We'll never know what really happened. I just have a hard time believing a plane could take a skyscraper down demolition style."
The Steelers felt compelled to act. On Tuesday, team president Art Rooney II released a statement.
"I have not spoken with Rashard, so it is hard to explain or even comprehend what he meant with his recent Twitter comments. The entire Steelers organization is very proud of the job our military personnel have done and we can only hope this leads to our troops coming home soon."
Mendenhall, who profiles himself as a "conversationalist and professional athlete" on his Twitter page, turned some heads in March, as well, when he supported a comment by Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson comparing the NFL to "modern-day slavery."
"Anyone with knowledge of the slave trade and the NFL could say that these two parallel eachother," Mendenhall posted at the time.
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Among his other bin Laden tweets:
"I believe in God. I believe we're ALL his children. And I believe HE is the ONE and ONLY judge."
"Those who judge others, will also be judged themselves."
"For those of you who said you want to see Bin Laden burn ... I ask how would God feel about your heart?"
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Go Packers!
Maybe after his NFL career, he can work for Obama.
I said it on another thread, but... Twitter: the great illuminator of stupidity.
The Steelers USED to be my favority AFC team. Not anymore, they should get rid of this nut case and anti-American.
“Anyone with knowledge of the slave trade and the NFL could say that these two parallel each other”.....
I’m sensing an attitude here.....
Someone needs a really big butterfly net.
Oy. Go away, Mendenhall.
Too many hits to the head.
Not to smart are you fella?......
Why does anyone give a crap about what these morons have to say?
another good test subject for what repeat blows to the head does to the brain.
I’m a huge Steelers fan, but I give Ray Lewis leave to break his collarbone again for that nonsense.
...just of of the thousands of people who work tirelessly each and every day to keep the ‘twit’ in Twitter.
I’m sick to death of these millionaires who play a stupid game for a living pretending that they’re smarter than all of us. what I’m sick of more, though, are all the dumbasses lining up to follow these clowns like they’re something special. I wish society would just shun them. Morons.
...just ONE of the...
Well if it means anything to you, he’ll probably be like a lot of other money makers in the NFL, broke five years after his career is over.
Who knew slaves were paid millions of dollars a year?
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