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Warpath 04-26-2007, 10:20 PM From Nfl.com (http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/10151491)
(April 26, 2007) -- The National Football League will salute Virginia Tech during the 2007 NFL Draft on Saturday, April 26, at Radio City Music Hall.
Commissioner Roger Goodell will introduce coach Frank Beamer and former Hokies and NFL Pro Bowlers DeAngelo Hall, Bruce Smith and Michael Vick on stage just prior to the draft's noon start.
The five incoming rookies on hand at the draft will wear Virginia Tech pins in honor of the victims of last week's shooting massacre on campus.
I think this is kind of cool, the NFL usually doesn't do things like this.
skinsfan_nn 04-26-2007, 10:26 PM Yea, I had heard this, Beamer was in the Hampton Roads area last night, for a big night out. This is GREAT for him and the HOOKIE NATION!
dmek25 04-27-2007, 08:18 AM something like this keeps me believing in the goodness that is still out and abound
Monkeydad 04-27-2007, 12:52 PM Mike could be "busy" with the police.
He's not much of a tribute to the school...couldn't they find someone on the right side of the law to honor murder victims?
Nice move by the NFL nonetheless.
SmootSmack 04-30-2007, 01:55 AM something like this keeps me believing in the goodness that is still out and abound
Yup...but then you have stories like these morons
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KLHJ2 04-30-2007, 02:03 AM Mike could be "busy" with the police.
He's not much of a tribute to the school...couldn't they find someone on the right side of the law to honor murder victims?
Nice move by the NFL nonetheless.
Let's not start this again. Let a good thing be a good thing.
GusFrerotte 04-30-2007, 02:17 AM Nice,more pablum puking insincere PR crap from the NFL. God damn, take a horrible disaster and do something half assed to honor them(victims) during the draft. I have to agree with that soldier in Iraq, we fly our flags half mast for shooting victims, but the poor boogs in Iraq that knowingly put themselves in harms way to defend our way of life get treated like crap by our govt, etc. I mean it is terrible what happend at Va Tech, but can people really feel a sincere empathy for folks they don't know? Folks in this country wear their hearts on their sleeves way too much.
KLHJ2 04-30-2007, 02:35 AM Nice,more pablum puking insincere PR crap from the NFL. God damn, take a horrible disaster and do something half assed to honor them(victims) during the draft. I have to agree with that soldier in Iraq, we fly our flags half mast for shooting victims, but the poor boogs in Iraq that knowingly put themselves in harms way to defend our way of life get treated like crap by our govt, etc. I mean it is terrible what happend at Va Tech, but can people really feel a sincere empathy for folks they don't know? Folks in this country wear their hearts on their sleeves way too much.
While you may think it was half assed at least they did something at the draft. What did you expect a 2 hour program during the draft? U.S. soldiers do not get treated like crap often, believe me. When they do it is usually by Civilians not the Government. But those circumstances are heavily outweighed by the times that they receive overwhelming gratitude. Yes, you can feel empathy for people that you don't know due to a common bond. You just expressed empathy for U.S. servicemembers in that last paragraph, and I guarentee that you do not know all of them.
SmootSmack 04-30-2007, 02:39 AM Yes, you can feel empathy for people that you don't know due to a common bond. You just expressed empathy for U.S. servicemembers in that last paragraph, and I guarentee that you do not know all of them.
Great response
GusFrerotte 04-30-2007, 03:26 AM Bullshit, you just say you do. How do you know how those families feel about losing friends or loved ones like that, or being shot, unless you were there at the scene. Total bullshit, and our guys don't get treated like crap by our govt? Look at the VA Hospitals across the nation? No health care, inadequate body armor, low on weapons, ammo, etc.. Amd I didn't express empathy for US servicemen either. They signed up to do the job, just using a letter that a pissed off GI wrote back after the VA Tech shootings saying why aren't the flags down for them. What a bunch of pussies!!!!!!
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