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Which prompts a Maryland Congressman to tell the Ravens to keep their employees quiet, which spurs this very NSFW letter from Chris Kluwe:
http://deadspin.com/5941348/they-won...-supporting-it
I laughed, I cried, I laughed some more. Mr. Kluwe deserves a slow clap for this masterpiece of a rant.
Beautiful Oppressionism. Ha!
That was great. Good for Kluwe.
I'm actually quite impressed by both football players. Good for them and remember to vote no! this November. Also, feel free to give money to groups http://www.aclu-mn.org/ and http://mnunited.org/ that are working on the equality issues.
Kluwe 1, Maryland Congressman 0
Beautiful work by Kluwe...just wow. Beautiful.
Probably not effective, but damn sure entertaining.
This is all kinds of awesome on so many levels.
It already got 1.2 million reads on Deadspin within the first 20 hours and MSNBC interviewed him last night as well. I'm pretty sure this is the largest story deadspin has had since the Favre Scandal.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLeviathan
Kluwe is awesome, after his career I hope he writes somewhere. His live chat on deadspin a month or two ago was golden.
I have no doubt he will become some sort of writer. While I don't think he has been on much lately, Kluwe is/was a fixture on the Half-Assed morning show sports segment since becoming a Viking. His wit is uncanny for sure. You can tell the guy is pretty sharp as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpiritofVodkaDaveIt already got 1.2 million reads on Deadspin within the first 20 hours and MSNBC interviewed him last night as well. I'm pretty sure this is the largest story deadspin has had since the Favre Scandal.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLeviathan
Kluwe is awesome, after his career I hope he writes somewhere. His live chat on deadspin a month or two ago was golden.
One thing for sure is Chris Kluwe is definitely a character. His letter was passion charged, witty and of course very profane. I have no problem with it as that is the criteria that brings me enjoyment with the written word and of course I share the same belief on the same sex marriage issue with Kluwe. If I was to have any issues with it, it would be a scenario where his letter had an impact on a voter who was on the fence, trying to juggle their religious morality with their social/human rights responsibility and chose the former, rather than the latter because of his letter to Emmett Burns Jr.
Other than that...
Chris Kluwe - Great Job!!!
The people entertained by this don't need convincing. This won't be effective because no one on the other side of the aisle is going to take is seriously or be persuaded by it. The effort was fantastic for what it was, but it's not going to accomplish a damn thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpiritofVodkaDaveIt already got 1.2 million reads on Deadspin within the first 20 hours and MSNBC interviewed him last night as well. I'm pretty sure this is the largest story deadspin has had since the Favre Scandal.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLeviathan
Kluwe is awesome, after his career I hope he writes somewhere. His live chat on deadspin a month or two ago was golden.
Party pooper.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLeviathan
When you have people like Chris Kluwe and John Kriesel on your side it makes it really hard to vote no. If your under 40 and hate gay people you suck at life. That being said Chris Kluwe sucks at life.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brock Beauchamp
Has anyone ever told Kluwe he's a punter?
Who cares? Sometimes, people just need to stand up and call the douchebags out for being, well, douchebags. If we can shame just one of these bastards into shutting up, it's a small victory. If not, at least we all got a good laugh from it.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLeviathan
Dave's response is indicative of why it's worth pointing out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brock Beauchamp
Does that include those d-bags participating in this thread? Just saying....Quote:
Originally Posted by Brock BeauchampWho cares? Sometimes, people just need to stand up and call the douchebags out for being, well, douchebags. If we can shame just one of these bastards into shutting up, it's a small victory. If not, at least we all got a good laugh from it.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLeviathan
I like the fact that nobody covering this story is mentioning the guy is a Democrat. As a Republican on the vote no side this kind of media bias will make my decision in the ballot booth harder then it should be.
It sounds to me like you're making up excuses to vote "yes". Since when does "media bias" change your personal conviction? Are you that easily swayed by what others have to say that you take umbrage over the fact that a rant by a football player didn't address party affiliation?Quote:
Originally Posted by fatbeer
Democrats can be just as douchey as Republicans. I don't see anyone here arguing that point.
I dunno, its got over 2 million reads now, I'm sure there are plenty of people on the "fence" about Gay marriage. Who knows if this Ayanbadejo/Kluwe thing is tipping point for some of those folks.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLeviathanDave's response is indicative of why it's worth pointing out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brock Beauchamp
The amendment doesn't change a thing in reality. If the pro rights side is going to hurt Republicans chances of winning elections by stereotyping them as anti gay while not pointing out other groups that nearly always oppose their rights it won't be nearly as easy to vote my convictions.
And the "sounds like you're" stuff can end now buddy. You've crossed the line with me one to many times.