Apparently Rashard Mendenhall Really Is an Idiot

[Stautner]

That's not what I saw. I saw the families of victims saying they where happy OBL was dead and justice was served, but they where still sad because his death will not bring their lost family members back.

That's what I saw. There may have been some that said something against the celebrating, but I didn't see it.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I don't think Mendenhall needs to apologize to anyone... when he's not in uniform he can practice his right of free speech whether he's right or wrong...

If you don't like that move to a country where you can't speak freely...

Let's separate the athlete from the person and their right on their private time to express an opinion right or wrong...

If two jets made the twin towers collapse at free fall speed on 9/11 how do you account for a third building, Bldg 7 falling at free fall speed due to small fires...

I think what gets people like myself angry is when Mendenhall says 'What kind of person celebrates death?'

Nobody is demanding that a person celebrate Bin Laden's death.

Nobody.

And nobody is questioning a person who chooses not to celebrate Bin Laden's death

Nobody.

But, Rashard Mendenhall is questioning those who choose to celebrate Bin Laden's death.

To me, that's arrogant and fascist. That's saying that we should have to handle things the way Mendenhall has handled them....or we are ruthless, uncaring animals.

You choose to handle Bin Laden's death your way, I'll handle it my way.







YR

 

[Ren]

If two jets made the twin towers collapse at free fall speed on 9/11 how do you account for a third building, Bldg 7 falling at free fall speed due to small fires...

The seismic force and shock wave of 2 100+ floor buildings hitting the ground at almost terminal velocity right next to it, fires and debris impacts would do more then enough damage to take down a building.

 

[keds]

How is the act of questioning someone "arrogant" or "fascist"???... I would think that not questioning and accepting someone's word as fact without examining evidence is "arrogant" and "fascist"...

 

[keds]

"The seismic force and shock wave of 2 100+ buildings hitting the ground at terminal velocity" is a nice conspiracy theory on your part but the owner of the building Larry Silverman in his own words admitted that the building was "pulled" because he thought the fire could not be contained...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WYdAJQV100

 

[SaltwaterServr]

I don't think Mendenhall needs to apologize to anyone... when he's not in uniform he can practice his right of free speech whether he's right or wrong...

If you don't like that move to a country where you can't speak freely...

Let's separate the athlete from the person and their right on their private time to express an opinion right or wrong...

If two jets made the twin towers collapse at free fall speed on 9/11 how do you account for a third building, Bldg 7 falling at free fall speed due to small fires...

The fact you used "free fall speed" in your post tells me immediately that you don't have anything that could be construed as even a remote grasp of the collapses that occurred.

Gravity is constant.

"Free fall speed".

 

[The30YardSlant]

If two jets made the twin towers collapse at free fall speed on 9/11 how do you account for a third building, Bldg 7 falling at free fall speed due to small fires...

Building 7 falling had very little to do with fires. It was mainly due to the seismic force of two neighboring skyscrapers hitting the ground near terminal velocity. The force of them collapsing alone was more than enough to crush and throw cars hundreds of feet, shatter windows blocks away, and drive the foundation of the twin towers almost 60 feet into the ground. Once you understand that, it isnt difficult to see how such force was enough to weaken the structure. Several other small buildings in the area either collapsed or suffered irreversible structural damage as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WYdAJQV100

He's referencing the order to pull all police and firemen out of the building. Take off the tin foil hat. It would be impossible for a controlled demolition to be set up in a half hour.

 

[keds]

Building seven came down in a free fall because like the owner, Silverstein said, the building was "pulled" ... no building I can think of in recent history imploded into its own footprint from small fires... the Empire State building had a plane crash in it, burned but did not collapse into its own footprint...

 

[keds]

Silverstein in his interview in his very own words says "we made the decision to pull it and we watched it collapse" ... the building was evacuated long before the collapse...

 

[keds]

How many other buildings in the area surrounding the twin towers collapsed neatly into their own footprint???

 

[Ren]

"The seismic force and shock wave of 2 100+ buildings hitting the ground at terminal velocity" is a nice conspiracy theory on your part but the owner of the building Larry Silverman in his own words admitted that the building was "pulled" because he thought the fire could not be contained...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WYdAJQV100

It's not a conspiracy theory it's basic physics

 

[DallasGirl50]

Building 7 falling had very little to do with fires. It was mainly due to the seismic force of two neighboring skyscrapers hitting the ground near terminal velocity. The force of them collapsing alone was more than enough to crush and throw cars hundreds of feet, shatter windows blocks away, and drive the foundation of the twin towers almost 60 feet into the ground. Once you understand that, it isnt difficult to see how such force was enough to weaken the structure. Several other small buildings in the area either collapsed or suffered irreversible structural damage as well.



He's referencing the order to pull all police and firemen out of the building. Take off the tin foil hat. It would be impossible for a controlled demolition to be set up in a half hour.

Great post...

 

[The30YardSlant]

Building seven came down in a free fall because like the owner, Silverstein said, the building was "pulled" ... no building I can think of in recent history imploded into its own footprint from small fires... the Empire State building had a plane crash in it, burned but did not collapse into its own footprint...

First of all, the plane that hit the Empire State Building was a small twin engined B-25 Mitchell bomber traveling at 200 miles per hour. The planes that hit the twin towers were large commercial jets traveling upwards of 500 miles per hour. The fire in the empire state building was not as hot nor was it nearly as widespread nor did it burn at maximum intensity for as long.

Second, a controlled demolition cannot be set up in a half hour. It cannot be done. Your thery is absolute lunacy.

 

[The30YardSlant]

How many other buildings in the area surrounding the twin towers collapsed neatly into their own footprint???

Four buildings collapsed, not counting the twin towers

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Marriott World Trade Center
World Trade Center Tower 7
A section of a local shopping strip containing a donut shop and a flower store

 

[Ren]

Building seven came down in a free fall because like the owner, Silverstein said, the building was "pulled" ... no building I can think of in recent history imploded into its own footprint from small fires... the Empire State building had a plane crash in it, burned but did not collapse into its own footprint...

Most building in that area are steel shells with concrete floors and pillars, concrete is not very flexible compared to steel so that damage would have been much greater in the concrete once that's weakened and starts giving away gravity takes over and it's a force that doesn't work sideways



It's already been explained to you what pulled meant.

The empire state building was not hit by a jumbo jet, it was hit by a WW2 prop plane if you think that's comparable to a modern day jumbo jet then I honestly don't know what to tell you

 

[skinsscalper]

Building seven came down in a free fall because like the owner, Silverstein said, the building was "pulled" ... no building I can think of in recent history imploded into its own footprint from small fires... the Empire State building had a plane crash in it, burned but did not collapse into its own footprint...

Some people's level of stupidity will never cease to amaze me.

 

[SaltwaterServr]

I'm reading keds posts, and this song keeps popping into my head.

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[RoyTheHammer]

Exactly. And what about all the people in islamic countries that where celebrating and dancing in the streets when 9/11 happened? Celebrating the death of a murderer of the innocent >>>>> Celebrating the death of the innocent


That's not what I saw. I saw the families of victims saying they where happy OBL was dead and justice was served, but they where still sad because his death will not bring their lost family members back.

You can be happy that justice was done and not celebrate it by going out into the streets and acting the exact same way that the "terrorists" did after 9/11. If it brings you some satisfaction that the man is gone, i can understand and agree with that. However, running around the streets, waving flags around, shooting guns off, and carrying on like children is ridiculous.

We're a nation of hypocrites..

 

[SaltwaterServr]

You can be happy that justice was done and not celebrate it by going out into the streets and acting the exact same way that the "terrorists" did after 9/11. If it brings you some satisfaction that the man is gone, i can understand and agree with that. However, running around the streets, waving flags around, shooting guns off, and carrying on like children is ridiculous.

We're a nation of hypocrites..

 

[RoyTheHammer]

In some way I think he has a point. People aren't very thoughtful about it. To me it's a reason to reflect, not celebrate. To many people had to die to bring bin Laden to justice.

Well spoken. Also, when you really think about it.. is justice REALLY served by putting a bullet in one man's head? I don't feel that way. Not after all the suffering he caused. Its not as if we beat the terrorists. It will only get worse.. Extremists are out of their minds.. they can't be reasoned with and won't be detered by one man's death and someone even more crazy will come along to take his place.