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Related: About this forumStill, fellow panelist Mike Ditka — who feels like the most addled and dark-aged commentator on the
air at times says physical abuse made him a better man as a child.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/watch-cris-carter-take-an-emotional-stand-against-child-abuse-on-espn-153242374.html
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Still, fellow panelist Mike Ditka — who feels like the most addled and dark-aged commentator on the (Original Post)
joeybee12
Sep 2014
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Auggie
(31,173 posts)1. Strange -- seems that is always the opinion of the person making the quote ...
as if they're trying to rationalize the abuse. I guess it's an easier way to deal with any trauma than to confront the abuser, or to explain their own abusive behavior.
ProfessorGAC
(65,061 posts)2. And The Meatballs Here Still Revere Him
I wish he was just go away. I could have coached that team to a Superbowl win. The fact they only won one, and only got to one is actually an indictment of him and Ryan as coaches.
He's a tool
Iggo
(47,558 posts)3. Better man? LOL.
Newsflash, Coach: You're a fucking asshole!
ProfessorGAC
(65,061 posts)4. Iggo, You Need To Understand What A Newsflash Is!
Maybe i'm assuming wrongly. It's not news that he's this kind of tool.
Iggo
(47,558 posts)5. Evidently, it's news to him.