Posted on 04/03/2014 12:28:04 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Sports broadcaster Bob Costas is not backing down in the face of criticism for his outspoken advocacy of gun control. In fact, hes challenging his critics to a bet.
Costas was asked about the controversial political positions he has taken on the air, including gun control, in an interview with Late Night host Seth Meyers, and said its very much an issue in sports that deserves to be talked about.
Heres what I would say to anybody who any time they hear the word guns automatically goes off, like, Oh, theyre going to repeal the Second Amendment, Costas said. Lets make a bet, you and me. Lets say over the next five years well do a Google search. Well have an independent party monitor it. You keep track of how many good and constructive things are associated with athletes having a gun, and Ill keep track of all the tragedies and criminality and folly. And lets see who comes out ahead or behind as the case may be.
Costas said regardless of Americans positions on gun control generally, its undeniable that sports has a gun culture.
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I think Bob would have a point if he were advocating for guns to be banned for all athletes.
But that’s not what he’s advocating.
He knows he already lost the bet going in unless he adds quantifiers or constraints that were not a part of his original rant.
Hey Costas
You stick to your Pinkeye and sportscasting, and we’ll stick to our guns.
How many MILLIONS, billions(?) have not been killed because a good guy has a gun and the bad guys are afraid to attack.
Keeping Socialism any should be worth at least 10 billion lives saved by the knowledge that good people have guns since it was puked out of the mind of Karl Marx.
Hey Bob!
Are you a Gun Runner?!?!
Cuz, ya know, the last guy who tried banning guns....ya know, that Democrat California State Senator....
No bet. The media hardly ever reports when anyone uses a gun in self defense but reports practically EVERY assault and murder with a gun.
Gee, with guys like Botox-Bob Costas creating the sports stories is there any wonder why he makes such a chest-thumping though completely specious bet?
Hey Bob Costas, here’s a wager for you..since you hate guns so much, how about you get rid of your armed security detail, have them walk around with bananas instead..see how you want the rest of us to live and see how you like it
I think he’s inviting the athletes to come forward and tell their stories. I think they should.
And then think about the unmeasurable “deterrent”. How you measure that Costas???
Sports does not have a “gun culture” sports has a “gangsta thug” culture. Call me when some IDPA stars get in trouble with the law.
No, lumberhead....Lets keep track of the number of people who protect and defend themselves, their families and others, against criminals such as sports figures, who kill themselves and their friends/wives etc.
Bet??
Heres a better wager - Bob can keep track of all the bad gun things he reads in the state run MSM and I’ll continue to not give a sh*t what he says.
It was Crazy Bob that had to point out the gymnast in the last Olympics was “African American.”
Gee, Bob, you would be great for radio.
Lets keep track of those how defend themselves, families and others against criminals, as opposed to sports figures who commit crimes with guns.
What an idiot...
When was the last time you saw a news article that read:
"Would-be mugger Sebastian Braithwaite said that he was ready to 'run up on' famous running back Aleister Urquhart-Graeme and 'snatch them Cuban links' but remembered that a friend had told him that Urquhart-Graeme was known to carry a Sig Sauer P226. Braithwaite decided not to accost Urquhart-Graeme in the club parking lot, but went inside and had a Hautes-Côtes de Beaune instead."
No one would have to look at your self induced Pink Eye.
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