Mike Ditka 'Embarrassed' For St. Louis Rams Who Protested Ferguson Decision

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mike-ditka-embarrassed-rams-ferguson

Legendary former football coach Mike Ditka was apparently not impressed with the NFL players who recently took the field with their hands raised in solidarity with protesters in Ferguson, Mo.

In an interview published on Tuesday with the Chicago Sun-Times, Ditka said he was "embarrassed" for the St. Louis Rams players who made the "hands up, don't shoot" gesture during their game on Sunday night.

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I find it surprising that Ditka would feel that way. I had long ago come to the conclusion that
he lacked the mental and emotional capacity to be embarrassed. period.

Just goes to show, those old assholes will surprise you every time.

[HuckleB]

1. Mike Ditka embarrasses the NFL, yet again.

[City Lights]

2. Da Coach lost his luster years ago.

Fuck him.

[justiceischeap]

3. Raise your hand if you give a shit about what Ditka has to say? nt

[jillan]

4. I really wish MORE football players would walk out to the field with their hands up.

This is about free speech afterall!

[wilt the stilt]

5. Has the term "Big Dumb Jock"

ever been more fitting.

[a kennedy]

11. Big Dumb Jock AND A FAT STUPID OLD WHITE ARSE HOLE......

[joeybee12]

6. He's not a legend...

He's a guy whose team won the Super Bowl in spite of the fact that he was mediocre coach, at best.

[iloveObama12]

7. No Mike DItka We're Embarassed By You

go to hell!

[KamaAina]

8. So am I.

Only five out of 53 of them did it.

[GeorgeGist]

9. :no pity:

[otohara]

10. Mike Ditka Isn't Black

he has no clue and no reason to ever protest anything.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

12. Ditka is an uber Republican

From his wikipedia page:

"...In July 2004, Ditka, a self-described "ultra-ultra-ultra conservative",[32] was reportedly considering running against the Democratic candidate, state senator Barack Obama, for an open seat in the U.S. Senate for Illinois in the 2004 Senate election. The seat was being vacated by Peter Fitzgerald, a Republican, and Republican nominee Jack Ryan withdrew from the race amid controversy at the end of June, leaving the Republicans in a bind. Local and national political leaders, from Illinois Republican Party Chair Judy Baar Topinka to National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Sen. George Allen, whose father by the same name was an assistant coach with the Bears in the 1960s when Ditka played, met with Ditka in an effort to persuade him to fill the spot on the ticket.

On July 14, however, Ditka announced he would not seek the nomination, citing personal and business considerations. His wife was against the run and he operates a chain of restaurants.[33] B arack Obama went on to defeat the eventual Republican candidate, former U.S. ambassador, Alan Keyes in a landslide in the November 2004 election...."


He's always been a conservative and kind of a curmugeon but a good football player.

[Dawson Leery]

13. Ditka and Bradshaw are the ones that gave Football players

the reputation of being ignorant goombas.

[jwirr]

14. I was never too impressed with him either. So what he thinks is of no interest to me.