Sports offers a good window into the soul of a nation. If Americans took the mess LB and his army of anti American leaches have gotten us into half as seriously as they do Manti Teo’s make believe girlfriend, Mitt Romney would have won by 25 points.
The Lex take on Teo is this, anyone older than say 30 years old is probably thinking YGBSM. How exactly do you become so invested in a girl you’ve never met? Wouldn’t you hop a flight at some point and go visit? Maybe for the funeral? How about after the funeral? How about meeting the family? Anyone under 30 is probably thinking, yeah, I can see that happening. No make that, “Like, yeah, I can like totally like see that happening, totally.”
But a couple of things I cannot quite get my arms around was the holier than thou reaction of the sports media. After being burnt like the last hot dog at a 4th of July picnic by the story they never bothered to check, the lazy@$$ media wanted some revenge. Teo must come forward and explain this, they demanded.
Why? No one actually got hurt. Duped media dopes: “Well, he won all of those awards, and character is part of the mix.” Ha BS! Two words, one guy, Cam Newton. If character was part of the mix thieving Cam and the money grabbing Newtons would have been so far down the Heismann voting list, the backup QB at Slippery Rock would have beaten him by 10 votes and Auburn would just now be getting off NCAA probation.
Well Teo did come forward and it appears that he’s a gullible kid that did get totally invested in a girl that did not exist. At some point, he probably knew he was in too deep. So to avoid looking like a total dope, he began manufacturing make believe details around the edges to make his make believe girl friend a bit more believable to an outsider – and maybe even to himself.
But again, he didn’t steal another kid’s computer. His father didn’t shake down the coach and the university for an undisclosed amount of money, and he certainly wasn’t involved in the murder of two men. The only one hurt by Teo’s naiveté was Teo.
Juxtapose Teo’s “crimes” and the media reaction against those of NFL super star Ray Lewis.
Ray Lewis was involved in the murder of two men in Atlanta in 2000. Oh and before LB makes this a case for gun control, the men were stabbed to death. Lewis was given opportunity to plead down to obstruction of justice if he testified against the other two men he was with, who were involved in the incident. Lewis took the deal. The other two men walked, because the jury was convinced the two dead men were killed in self defense. Lewis was named Super Bowl MVP the following year.
So back to the first line, what does all this tell about the “soul of the nation.” Well, we’re a pretty soulless bunch. Lewis walks on the murder of two men. The NFL fines him $250,000. Instead of telling Lewis, “You can play football, but you cannot play here,” Ravens owner Art Model, welcomes Lewis back with open arms. Lewis pays off the families of the two dead men to avoid a civil trial were the facts of his involvement would become widely known. Media heaps great praise on Lewis for his “leadership.” Lewis wins the Super Bowl MVP without a word ever spoken about the two dead men. The two dead men are never mentioned for the remainder of Lewis’ career. He’s is currently better known for his pre-game antics than his involvement in the deaths of two men.
Manti Teo gets duped into believing he has girl friend he has never met and all hell breaks loose.
Yeah, we’re a pretty soulless bunch. Or is it, “Yeah, well, like we’re totally like a totally soulless bunch, totally.”
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