Saturday, April 24, 2004

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

This past Thrusday, an American soldier by the name of Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan. Tillman was a former NFL player who left behind his multi-million dollar contract to enlist with the Army Rangers shortly after 9/11. If you're like me, you probably never even heard about this till now, because the man was so humble that he joined without a bunch of fanfare or any press releases. He simply did what he knew was right. To this man, his duty to his country was infinitely more important than his rich lifestyle. I think it should definately make us all look at ourselves and see if we're actually doing something that matters with our lives. Pat Tillman sure did.

In related news, Warren Sapp may be in Oakland, but there's still plenty of loudmouths to hate in Tampa Bay. Idiot Simeon Rice's brilliant radio eulogy for Tillman was that "He really wasn't that good, not really. He was good enough to play in Arizona, [but] that's just like the XFL." He then made an attempt to complement Tillman by comparing him to someone like Rambo or Rocky. What a moron. Apparently Rice doesn't have a clue what duty or honor is. It's sad that a good man like Tillman had to die to defend people like Rice.

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