Saturday, February 11, 2012 1:26pm EST
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I am not impressed with celebrity. I have had the opportunity to meet some pretty famous people in my life and I have spurned the opportunity to meet others. Nothing against them, their fame is not their fault. It's just that it's not in my DNA to get hyped over certain things, fame being one of them.
But then, I am not in a profession where one of the rewards for my success is meeting the president of these divided states. If it was, and I did reach that pinnacle, I doubt seriously if I would turn it down. I mean there are famous people and there are FAMOUS PEOPLE. The president of these divided states qualities as a famous person with capital letters.
Which brings me to James Harrison of the Pittsburgh Steelers. This ignoramus refuses to meet with the president of these divided states with the rest of his Steelers for the lamest of all reasons:
"This is how I feel -- if you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we don't win the Super Bowl. As far as I'm concerned, he [Obama] would've invited Arizona if they had won."
James, with all due respect, you are a f****** idiot. Not only is Barack Obama the most powerful man on earth but one could argue that he is one of the most historical figures in the history of these divided states. He is just not a famous person he is a famous person with capital letters. You, as a black man, should be ashamed of yourself. Where is your sense of history? (For the record, you were just as dumb to pass on meeting W with your teammates) It would have been something to tell your children and grandchildren; the fact that you visited the White House and met the first black president. Don't you get that? What a shame, all that money you make from playing ball and you can't even buy a clue.
Well, yes and no. I would be up in arms and posted about it if it was a black republican president. (What's the chance of that ever happening?) Because James Harrison should have a sense of history and he should understand the historical importance of having the first president of color in the White House, whether he agrees with the man's politics or not.
Oh well, just one more reason not to hold these athletes up as role models for our children. They continue to do great things on the playing field, but dumb things off it. As if this wasn't bad enough. Harrison's stance on visiting the White House should get him flagged for unnecessary stupidity.
Wain Bennett is a practicing attorney in Philadelphia who blogs at The Field Negro.
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Consistent. He's not a hypocrite like most black people.
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This a fabricated story or someone searching for a story at the least. Blacks are not monolithic. But we must all like Barack? Odd combination there my friends.
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In short, I have no idea who "not shocked" is nor how what Harrison looks like has to do with my opinion on what has occured. It would have been nice had the author given us a bit of background on Harrison but I'm sure that would not serve his purpose well at all.
This is now the second time Harrison has opted to skip a White House visit. The first time was back in 2006 when the Steeler's won. He chose not to attend then for the same reasons. Should he "want" to meet the first black president? Of course he should. I would have jumped at the chance. But that's his choice. The same choice many complaining would have had they been invited by George Bush.
If we are at a point where those who are not enamored with the Presidency (not Obama) are ridiculed by those preaching tolerance, then how far have we really come? These comments are worse than Harrison's reaction to the invitiation. Much worse.
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If those who advocate for tolerance and understanding are the perptuators of intolerance, then it's less clear to me how fact we have really come. Your judgment may be that it's dumb to 'not' want to meet with a US President. However, that's your judgment. If pas.sing judgment is a prereq for intellect, then I have witnessed some of the most brilliant minds in the world posting to an article by "The Field Negro."
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It is visibily apparent that many of you who preach tolerance don't really understand what the concept is. Your immediate reaction is to Tavis'ize or vehemently attack opposing points of view. That's not tolerance. It's divisive, incendiary and boderline hateful--quite opposite the tone I struck when first posting.
So really, who's zooming who.
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Am I not to respond to these infantile swipes at me? How about this. Why don't you be original. If you don't like what I have to say, then why don't you stop directing any commentary in my direction.
Only people of a certain kind would invite someone to dialogue, expect them not to respond, and when they do, choose to blame the person they went after instead of themselves.
The terms old, bitter and hateful are appropriate here.
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Why were black folks silent when he did this three years ago? I guess partisan politics changes people.
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