tmurfin
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- May 8, 2010
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Figured we should have an off topic thread, just a place for everyone to chat about what's going on outside of the hockey world, whether it be news, television, personal experiences, etc..
For me the Minnesota Governors recent comments have really irked me.. I mean, comparing NFL players to vets coming back from war? Was this guy even thinking when he said this?
He is rightfully catching a lot of heat for it, I know it's a few days old but I figured I'd start the thread off with something someone current that was bothering me
Fire away fellow Flames fans!
For me the Minnesota Governors recent comments have really irked me.. I mean, comparing NFL players to vets coming back from war? Was this guy even thinking when he said this?
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-on-football/19607792/minnesota-governor-idle-time-for-nfl-players-is-the-devils-play“Shake one of their hands and you know that this is someone who is not your ordinary citizen. They're heavily armored, heavily psyched to do what they have to do and go out there. It's, basically, slightly civilized war," Dayton said.
"Then they take that into society. Much as soldiers come back, they've been in combat or the edge of it and suddenly that adjustment back to civilian life is a real challenge. And that's part of the reality. That's not to say it's good and it shouldn't be improved. It should."
He is rightfully catching a lot of heat for it, I know it's a few days old but I figured I'd start the thread off with something someone current that was bothering me
Fire away fellow Flames fans!