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Edgy MD Dec 05 2013 02:56 PM

Heard of this guy, Ben?

sharpie Dec 05 2013 03:20 PM Re: Guess who died in 2013

I saw his appearance at Yankee Stadium. Other than his wearing a MFY hat it was a pretty great event to be at.

Edgy MD Dec 05 2013 03:21 PM Re: Guess who died in 2013

The shot heard round the world here. Play him out, Jerry Dammers. [youtube:3c51b1zu]AgcTvoWjZJU[/youtube:3c51b1zu]

d'Kong76 Dec 05 2013 03:24 PM Re: Guess who died in 2013

“People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

MFS62 Dec 05 2013 03:30 PM Mandela Dead (split from the Dead Thread)

A leader and a role model. Later

Frayed Knot Dec 05 2013 04:31 PM Re: Guess who died in 2013

Wow, this could get even bigger coverage than Paul Walker!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 05 2013 05:01 PM Re: Guess who died in 2013

They put the man in jail, they tortured him for years, and he wholeheartedly forgave them... and worked for the rest of his life to save their nation. That's hard not to admire.

HahnSolo Dec 05 2013 05:10 PM Re: Guess who died in 2013

And he waited all those years to be with his wife again, only to get out and discover she turned all batshit-crazy. After all he went through he deserved to make it to 95. God bless him.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 06 2013 06:02 AM Re: Guess who died in 2013

Edgy MD wrote: Heard of this guy, Ben? I... think I have. You can count me among the admirers of Mandela. Last year in preparation for my trip to South Africa I read a bunch of books, including his fantastic autobiography Long Walk to Freedom. All that reading, as well as the movies and documentaries I watched, and of course the actual trip, gave me an affinity for South Africa that I never would have expected to have. More than for other places I've visited.

Edgy MD Dec 06 2013 06:27 AM Re: Guess who died in 2013

I walked over to engage with one of my co-workers who was a correspondent for the Baltimore Sun out of South Africa during the period of transition. It was the most profound period of his life and he reflects on it constantly. He's now working for us while people read Upworthy and Buzzfeed instead of actual news. He had just recently seen the most recent film bio and while he admired their execution, found it generally ineffective. "How do you even hope to capture a life like that in a single film?"

G-Fafif Dec 06 2013 07:20 AM Re: Guess who died in 2013

According to one Detroit newscast, Mandela looked pretty good for 95 years old.

Nymr83 Dec 09 2013 07:13 PM Re: Guess who died in 2013

I was looking for the thread for this and was actually a bit surprised to see it merely included in the "guess who died" thread. They (and I dont know who the "they" making this decision are) are letting Castro speak at the funeral. Pretty disgusting considering what Mandela represented. If you were Obama what would you do? would you not show up given that they've apparently decided YOU arent worthy of a speaking roll while a dictator is? there'd certainly be precedent for sending others in your stead... Bush, both Clintons and (ughh) Carter are already going.

Edgy MD Dec 09 2013 07:35 PM Re: Guess who died in 2013

If he's not going to go, I think objections to Raul Castro speaking would be a poor reason. On the other hand, if it was Charles Taylor speaking and Bush were president, Bush would likely be pilloried.

metirish Dec 09 2013 09:13 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

Obama will be the first leader to speak according to NBC. Not sure what the beef is with Castro, last I checked he hasn''t droned anyone.

d'Kong76 Dec 09 2013 09:21 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

metirish wrote: Not sure what the beef is with Castro, last I checked he hasn''t droned anyone. I read he has a lot of Amazon stock, and they're working on that drone delivery thing.

d'Kong76 Dec 10 2013 06:06 AM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

Yankees to honor Mandela in Monument Park. Please.

metirish Dec 10 2013 06:28 AM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

metirish Dec 10 2013 11:27 AM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

Someones in trouble @TheBlogPirate lmao! Michelle Obama vs Prime Minister of Denmark at Mandela's ceremony

Edgy MD Dec 10 2013 11:48 AM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

11 min ago Now I'm sitting near FLOTUS Michelle Obama! She seems real nice! LOL!

metirish Dec 10 2013 11:52 AM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

Of course stitched together poix can be deceiving but make for a laugh , as does this one David Cameron, Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Barack Obama pose for a selfie. Michele Obama, meanwhile, remains focused on Nelson Mandela's memorial service. Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images Helle Thorning-Schmidttalks to Michelle Obama. Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/d ... ers-selfie

d'Kong76 Dec 10 2013 12:53 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

metirish wrote: Too funny, I'm captionless!

d'Kong76 Dec 10 2013 01:15 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

metirish wrote: I'm sorry, but this is fucking beyond absurd behavior.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 10 2013 01:18 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

metirish Dec 10 2013 01:35 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

Kong76 wrote: metirish wrote: I'm sorry, but this is fucking beyond absurd behavior. twitter is all a twatter about this, but they are there to celebrate the life of Mandela.

dgwphotography Dec 10 2013 01:36 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

Kong76 wrote: metirish wrote: I'm sorry, but this is fucking beyond absurd behavior. How Presidential...

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 10 2013 01:41 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

I'm just glad nobody's going to blow this out of proportion, or make a thing of it, y'know?

d'Kong76 Dec 10 2013 02:18 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I'm just glad nobody's going to blow this out of proportion, or make a thing of it, y'know? Well, of course not!

d'Kong76 Dec 10 2013 02:23 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Hah!! Don't think Bush knew how to selfie though.

Frayed Knot Dec 11 2013 06:40 AM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

"Hey Cameron, instead of just taking a selfie with you and me in it, whatta-say we get this good-looking blonde between us and call it a summit meeting?" And, not surprisingly, the NY Post went with the top one here on its cover along with the implication that Michelle is all pissed at it. Is kind of funny that, by the third picture, she's wormed her way in between Barack and the nice tempting Danish, whereas before she was the one on the outside. Could be worse I suppose; Clinton would have had one of his secret service plant a weapon on Hillary just to give security an excuse to haul her away for a while and give him a little more time with blondie. Oh yeah, and apparently the guy doing the sign language interpretation was a complete fraud and was just up there flapping his hands around. Can't make this stuff up.

Nymr83 Dec 11 2013 07:57 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

wow, Obama really should have stayed home. and Michelle needs to learn the cameras are always on her, even when she thinks some foreign flake is flirting with her husband, that doesnt look good.

d'Kong76 Dec 12 2013 05:44 AM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

Mandela signer: "I was hallucinating."

Edgy MD Dec 12 2013 07:16 AM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest said during a press briefing that he wasn't aware of any security concerns with the man being so close to Obama. "I think my only reaction to that is that it's a shame that you had a service that was dedicated to honoring the life and celebrating the legacy of one of the great leaders of the 20th century, [and it] has gotten distracted by this and a few other issues that are far less important than the legacy of Nelson Mandela," he said.

d'Kong76 Dec 12 2013 08:18 AM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

Edgy MD wrote: has gotten distracted by this and a few other issues that are far less important Can you imagine if it was someone the general press didn't particularly like, promote, or support?

Edgy MD Dec 12 2013 08:28 AM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

I saw your post and thought, "Did I say that?" But yes, if it was Bush speaking at Netanyahu's funeral, it would probably be seen as a legitimate concern, as it gives rise to worries about the health of the state, and the judgment of the president's personal security team. But, well, I'm really glad this poor man didn't try and throttle our president or anybody else.

d'Kong76 Dec 12 2013 08:45 AM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

I wasn't quoting you I was quoting that press secretary, and was being general with all the selfiegate and other little things.

Edgy MD Dec 12 2013 09:21 AM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

Sure, understood. It just took me a few seconds to figger out.

seawolf17 Dec 13 2013 10:54 AM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

d'Kong76 Dec 13 2013 12:07 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

seawolf17 wrote: I'm hallucinating! I'm hallucinating!

Zvon Dec 13 2013 02:55 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

seawolf17 wrote: Absolutely classic. Haven't posted here but what's to say? Nelson Mandela, one of the few real saints of our time.

Nymr83 Dec 13 2013 09:02 PM Re: Nelson Mandela Dead (split from Dead Thread)

the balloon animal thing is just amazing