April 29, 2004

Disrespecting Pat

An idiot grad student in Massachusetts decided to write a column bashing American hero Pat Tillman for joining the Army Rangers and going to Afghanistan, accusing him of indulging in Rambo fantasies while participating in the “unjust” (?) war against the Taliban. Tillman, the student argues, “got what was coming to him.”

I’m not going name the guy or link to his piece, because he’s already gotten way more attention than he deserves. Michele’s already done the full fisking, and the UMass-based Campus Press Notes has more. But what I’m wondering is why ESPN.com decided this guy’s stupid rant was an actual story worth mentioning. Oh well, if the student gets a beat-down or two for his efforts, I can’t say it’ll upset me for a second.

Really, if you had to think of a left-wing corollary to the “rhymes with tigger” incident at Brandeis, this would be it, no?

Posted by Stephen Silver at April 29, 2004 11:23 PM
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Nah, this is leagues, leauges lower than Tigger.

Posted by: jaws at April 29, 2004 11:53 PM
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