Americans love eachother dont they???

[Fresh8]

One player who wasn't as enthusiastic about the team's White House visit was Rasheed Wallace. Asked on Sunday what he would say to President Bush when they met, the Pistons forward told the Free Press: "I don't have [expletive] to say to him. I didn't vote for him. It's just something we have to do."

Rasheed ^

[Jowe]

The next step is for Rasheed to go sue david stern now.

[Waz]

yeh i saw this on sports center...Bush was holdin Rasheed's baby

[The GOAT]

I was surprised Rasheed did'nt hurt him, it sounds like the kind of thing he would do

[Indy]

im not a big rasheed wallace fan but this definitley boosted him up a few pegs in my book

[-BHZMAFIA-]

I was surprised Rasheed did'nt hurt him, it sounds like the kind of thing he would do

no, thats the kind of thing artest would do

[Indy]

I was surprised Rasheed did'nt hurt him, it sounds like the kind of thing he would do

no, thats the kind of thing artest would do

i think it would be difficult for a lot of people (including me) not to hurt the president when they had the chance.

[Yessie]

Rasheed gets props from me. just cause we are americans doesnt mean we have to agree or like our president. i know i dont agree with anything bush does. and like Rasheed said " I didn't vote for him"

[Wormy10]

If I could vote I wouldnt have voted for him
Woot Woot Rasheed

[cyanide]

im not a big rasheed wallace fan but this
definitley boosted him up a few pegs in my book

Agreed!

Rasheed gets props from me. just cause we are americans doesnt mean we have to agree or like our president. i know i dont agree with anything bush does. and like Rasheed said " I didn't vote for him"

Couldn't have said it better myself

[Gripni]

Oh come on Sheed. You didn't have to insult the President like that.

That way, he'll be expecting it when you attack him.

Let's go NBA. Next time, send Sheed and Artest. And Zach Randolph's brother. And Damon Stoudamire. And Qyntel Woods. And your coach can be Dennis Rodman. Wow that was a lot of Blazers.

[Jowe]

Wow that was alot of 'and's.

[Fresh8]

man... u americans need to revolt and kill that dumbass Bush!

[Indy]

man... u americans need to revolt and kill that dumbass Bush!

yay cuz then wed have a great president in........

the guy whos already president

[Fresh8]

so u reakon Bush is a good president???

some of his decisions are just stupid... the war in Iraq as unjustified! he seems to think the world revolves around the USA... even if its true u shouldnt let us know that! idiot!

[Matthew]

Its easier to follow, and its easier to be idealistic. What exactly makes george bush a"dumbass"? Why is there so much hate around him? What has he done that is so bad that warrants all this hate? It's the opposite of Allen Iverson. Alot of people were scared of him when he came into the nba, and as pat croce said "just becuase he's black, and from the hood, doesnt mean he's bad". And just becuase George Bush is from the south, and he's white, and he's religous doesnt mean he's bad either.

If you hate someone for no real reason, and just follow the media, I have zero respect for you and alot of people will have zero respect for you.

[Fresh8]

The fact that he is sefl centered and got president to finish off his dads war is unprofessional and not respectable at all!

[Matthew]

So the fact that he liberated a country to finish of "dad's war" doesnt enter your mind? Bottom line is more good has come out of the iraq war than bad, and he acts more proffesional than anyone can expect one human being to be. Look at how often he gets insulted and yet he still displays common courtesy and manners to people...

[Fresh8]

aha. he tries to. man, this guy u gotta admit wanted to finish daddy's war, why else did he say, 'they got weapons of mass destruction..' man, hes lucky they caught suddam... if they didnt hed be hated on more. He liberated Iraq? they are still screwed man. Sure, they had democratic elections but hes made it even more dangerous for the christian ppl who live in that area. Hes gotta fix it all... im not sure if he will!

[Matthew]

You have got to be kidding that "he's made it worse". More people were dying per day on AVERAGE under saddam than the bloodiest day of this war. The terrorists number have weakened, and they dont have anything substantial which was proven by the fact that the elections were held without any real hurdles, and the people are much happier. Just becuase the media generally doesnt show positive stories from iraq doesnt mean they dont exist.

he tries

Thats all you can ask of anyone.

[cyanide]

You have got to be kidding that "he's made it worse". More people were dying per day on AVERAGE under saddam than the bloodiest day of this war. The terrorists number have weakened, and they dont have anything substantial which was proven by the fact that the elections were held without any real hurdles, and the people are much happier. Just becuase the media generally doesnt show positive stories from iraq doesnt mean they dont exist.

100 000+ Iraqi civilians have already died because of the war, and I don't think Saddam actually killed at least 100 000 of his own citizens in the duration of the war. Even if the terrorist number have weakened, it's impossible to stop terrorism completely. There will always be new terrorists and you can't really control that. It's better if they boosted homeland security because the motives of "liberating" Iraq seem considerably weak compared to the consequences America's image had to endure. For example, WMDs, which have not been found. Imo, the media's also hiding the negative stories from Iraq just as much as they're showing positive stories.

[Matthew]

Fuck image, it doesnt mean a thing. People will always criticise no matter what, even if you do good, they will hold you to you a higher standard just so they will have a shot at criticisng you still.

As for how many people sadaam killed, read this:
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/voigt/040917

"We shall never know the exact number of those who perished . . . but they probably accounted for 150,000 — 200,000 lives. . . . [At one prison camp for Kurds] registration and segregation took place with a brutality reminiscent of Nazi death camps. Teenage and adult males were lined up rank after rank, and stripped of everything but their clothes, and interrogated. Beatings were routine. . . . After two or three days at the [prison camp,] all these males were loaded onto closed trucks. They were not seen again."

Thats just of the Kurds, who occupy a small part of northern iraq. And people still think going into iraq was a bad thing. Oh yeah, sadaam deserved to stay in power...

The media never shows positive stories. You have to really weed them out on the internet or in newspapers. The bottom line is the iraqi people wanted a democracy, and america (along with other countries) delivered and its irrelivent whether or not there were wmds anymore, becuase people now enjoy freedom and basic human rights that they deserve.

[Matt]

the Bush quotables make u think how he made it to President...some stuff he says is so damn stupid it's unbelievable, honestly i couldnt say the stupid shit he does if i tried

[Guest]

Rasheed is the nice guy in the Piston's Family. Ben Wallace would have snatched Bush's head off and dunked it in his neck.

[Fresh8]

well Matt- ur entitled to ur opinion and i am entitled to mine. i believe that Bush shouldnt have gone to war. U think the other way... well as long as we agree on one thing...

MAKE LOVE NOT WAR. Peace brothers