Costas Gun Rant

[DaytonIllini]

Costas went off about guns in a football halftime after Belcher killed himself and his girlfriend.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/vid...r-suicide.html

There was a backlash and he tried backtracking his nonsense but couldn't fail to put in the usual 'if you were too dumb to understand what I said, I am sorry.'

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/vid...a_mistake.html

He said he was talking about gun culture rather than gun control which isn't true if you look at the transcript. Just remember,

maybe I gave the audience too much credit

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Sorry Bob. We are not too dumb to know what your liberal rant meant. You were too dumb to keep it to yourself on national TV.

[pizzaman]

I heard it on TV. I really didn't see anything wrong with his comments. IIRC he simply made the point that the presense of guns makes it easy to kill people. I didn't relisten or read a transcript so my memory might be off but basically, I thought he was making a point that if you own a gun you (and other family members) better have good control of your anger and temper. Once it's done, you can't get a do-over.

Listeners take offense at anything someone says so he should just shut up and live with his comments. If some don't like it, so be it. JMO

[KBLEE]

Since Costas' remarks, there have been many talk show personalities who have picked up where Bob left off. One of these is Piers Morgan.

This is a real Twitter convo:

[DaytonIllini]

Originally Posted by pizzaman

I heard it on TV. I really didn't see anything wrong with his comments. IIRC he simply made the point that the presense of guns makes it easy to kill people. I didn't relisten or read a transcript so my memory might be off but basically, I thought he was making a point that if you own a gun you (and other family members) better have good control of your anger and temper. Once it's done, you can't get a do-over.

Listeners take offense at anything someone says so he should just shut up and live with his comments. If some don't like it, so be it. JMO

You probably should look at the transcript before commenting if you think that was his point.

Not to mention the fact that he was quoting a guy who states that the NRA is the new KKK.

So anyone that would suggest he wasn't advocating gun control is simply wrong.

[DaytonIllini]

Originally Posted by KBLEE

Since Costas' remarks, there have been many talk show personalities who have picked up where Bob left off. One of these is Piers Morgan.

This is a real Twitter convo:

Morgan is not too impressive. His ratings are horrendous.

I think he had less than a quarter million viewers the other night. They just cancelled a network show with no viewership (had 5 million people only).

[Cool Hand Luke]

Originally Posted by KBLEE

Since Costas' remarks, there have been many talk show personalities who have picked up where Bob left off. One of these is Piers Morgan.

This is a real Twitter convo:

lol. He threw her a total softball. What a dummy.

Guns account for 50% or less of all homicides in 10 states.

I am no NRA member. Guns scare me. I don't like being around them. I'm more of a Liberal than a Conservative. But stricter gun control can only make things worse. Look at the War on Drugs and Prohibition. People want what they want and other people want to sell them what they want. And when you try take it away they react violently.

Sooner or later guys like Costas have to come to terms with the fact that Man is sometimes violent by nature and people will kill people no matter how much you try to legislate it away, and you have to be careful that you don't make the problem worse in trying to do so.

[Sure Shot]

I mean, wanting the gun culture to go away is almost as fanciful as the idea that European gun control laws could give us European violent crime rates, but in Costas' defense, those are two different things.

[pizzaman]

Originally Posted by DaytonIllini

You probably should look at the transcript before commenting if you think that was his point.

You're right, I didn't really concentrate on his comments so I probably missed his point. I still say if he felt compelled to comment he should stick with his point of view and not try to backtrack.

[CaptainHindsight]

"muskets" BURNED!!!!!! LOL

[-josh-]

They can have my glock .45 when they pry it from my cold dead hands.

[zoggle101]

I've never felt unsafe even in some shady areas of town to need or want a gun. I'm about to have my first child tonight and this could change the way I think. I personally think guns make some weak, unstable people way stronger than they are. Anyone can pull a trigger and kill someone. These gangsters shoot people or have multiple people jump one person are jokes. Theyre showing the only way they can be strong is in numbers. The military and police forces have some very unstable people with too much power and with the steroid use by both groups can be scary to deal with.

I personally get a kick out of amatuer hunters who really think they did something special by killing a defenseless deer with a gun that has a scope. Wow, guys great job but I'd be a lot more impressed if you wrestled it down, dropped a couple elbows, and choked it out.

Watching these doomsday preppers shows shows that there are plenty of people who shouldn't be armed. I'm not real high on our Goverment letting anyone in the armed forces either. There are plenty of soldiers who shouldn't be learning how to kill people. One thing that does scare me is hearing Military members express extreme views.

Costas should stick to his views even if they are not popular within the US because of the gun culture.

Like Pizza said there are no do overs when you take these extremes. I'm sure the guy who killed that boy last summer wishes he didn't. I read another story where a dad shot his kid trying to sneak back into the house killing him. Could you guys imagine???

[Sybok]

Costas thinks too highly of himself. If he was suspended from SNF for the rest of the year, the show would still go on.

[gibb52]

Maybe I'm just grouchy in my old age but I don't give a damn about Bob Costas's views on the 2nd amendment. I watch sports to get away from everything else that's going on. It irritates me when these buffoons use their camera time to spout off about non sports matters.

I also hate going to concerts and having to listen to performers make political statements or criticisms of the political processes. I paid to hear you play and sing, so shut up already and do what you're paid to do.

And get off my lawn!

[-josh-]

Originally Posted by zoggle101

I've never felt unsafe even in some shady areas of town to need or want a gun. I'm about to have my first child tonight and this could change the way I think. I personally think guns make some weak, unstable people way stronger than they are. Anyone can pull a trigger and kill someone. These gangsters shoot people or have multiple people jump one person are jokes. Theyre showing the only way they can be strong is in numbers. The military and police forces have some very unstable people with too much power and with the steroid use by both groups can be scary to deal with.

I personally get a kick out of amatuer hunters who really think they did something special by killing a defenseless deer with a gun that has a scope. Wow, guys great job but I'd be a lot more impressed if you wrestled it down, dropped a couple elbows, and choked it out.

Watching these doomsday preppers shows shows that there are plenty of people who shouldn't be armed. I'm not real high on our Goverment letting anyone in the armed forces either. There are plenty of soldiers who shouldn't be learning how to kill people. One thing that does scare me is hearing Military members express extreme views.

Costas should stick to his views even if they are not popular within the US because of the gun culture.

Like Pizza said there are no do overs when you take these extremes. I'm sure the guy who killed that boy last summer wishes he didn't. I read another story where a dad shot his kid trying to sneak back into the house killing him. Could you guys imagine???

I respectfully disagree with your view on guns, and coming from a military family and lots of military friends i am offended by your take on our soldiers. But that's what makes this country great, everyone can have an opinion without being persecuted. In fact i hope you go the rest of your life without ever needing to use firearms in any way. Also most of my friends who hunt do it because deer meat tastes awesome, the trophy antlers aren't even a forethought.

The one thing i cannot stand right now more than anything is people who have opposing views who try to impose their beliefs on other people; if you don't like me having guns that's fine but don't try to take my rights away because you don't believe in them.


I have my firearm for home protection, and i hope to god i never have to use it, the only time i take it out is to practice firing it in a safe location. But if the day comes when someone makes the mistake of trying to take whats mine or to take my life or my families they'll get one warning shot before i put one in their skull.

[gibb52]

Originally Posted by -josh-

I respectfully disagree with your view on guns, and coming from a military family and lots of military friends i am offended by your take on our soldiers. But that's what makes this country great, everyone can have an opinion without being persecuted. In fact i hope you go the rest of your life without ever needing to use firearms in any way. Also most of my friends who hunt do it because deer meat tastes awesome, the trophy antlers aren't even a forethought.

The one thing i cannot stand right now more than anything is people who have opposing views who try to impose their beliefs on other people; if you don't like me having guns that's fine but don't try to take my rights away because you don't believe in them.


I have my firearm for home protection, and i hope to god i never have to use it, the only time i take it out is to practice firing it in a safe location. But if the day comes when someone makes the mistake of trying to take whats mine or to take my life or my families they'll get one warning shot before i put one in their skull.

No warning shot from me.

And congrats Zoggle, hope all goes well for everyone. Keep it in the Illini family. Dee is a good name for a boy or girl.

[zoggle101]

I didn't mean to offend Josh. I know good and bad police along with Military members. I'm not worried about the goods ones but only the bad apples. Sorry once again brother. The same goes for the deer hunters and that's why I called the ones im not happy with amateur hunters. A million apologies my friend.

He'll be an Illini just like his mother and a fanatic fan who admires one of the greatest state universities in the country.

[ill07]

Originally Posted by zoggle101

I've never felt unsafe even in some shady areas of town to need or want a gun. I'm about to have my first child tonight and this could change the way I think. I personally think guns make some weak, unstable people way stronger than they are. Anyone can pull a trigger and kill someone. These gangsters shoot people or have multiple people jump one person are jokes. Theyre showing the only way they can be strong is in numbers. The military and police forces have some very unstable people with too much power and with the steroid use by both groups can be scary to deal with.

I personally get a kick out of amatuer hunters who really think they did something special by killing a defenseless deer with a gun that has a scope. Wow, guys great job but I'd be a lot more impressed if you wrestled it down, dropped a couple elbows, and choked it out.

Watching these doomsday preppers shows shows that there are plenty of people who shouldn't be armed. I'm not real high on our Goverment letting anyone in the armed forces either. There are plenty of soldiers who shouldn't be learning how to kill people. One thing that does scare me is hearing Military members express extreme views.

Costas should stick to his views even if they are not popular within the US because of the gun culture.

Like Pizza said there are no do overs when you take these extremes. I'm sure the guy who killed that boy last summer wishes he didn't. I read another story where a dad shot his kid trying to sneak back into the house killing him. Could you guys imagine???

I would respond that a hallmark of our justice system is that people are punished for what they do, not what they might do in the future, or what someone else surmises they might do. That is the tradeoff for liberty.

[SteakSandwich]

These stupid uproars are getting old. He shouldn't of said what he said but to call for his job for one statement is a joke. Costas made a mistake, I don't agree with what he said but he is good at his job and i respect that. It's just getting old hearing liberals and conservatives making a national uproar everytime someone says something on a sports show. Leave my football and basketball alone already!

[DaytonIllini]

Originally Posted by SteakSandwich

These stupid uproars are getting old. He shouldn't of said what he said but to call for his job for one statement is a joke. Costas made a mistake, I don't agree with what he said but he is good at his job and i respect that. It's just getting old hearing liberals and conservatives making a national uproar everytime someone says something on a sports show. Leave my football and basketball alone already!

Who here has called for his job?

[bmb777]

Originally Posted by DaytonIllini

You probably should look at the transcript before commenting if you think that was his point.

Not to mention the fact that he was quoting a guy who states that the NRA is the new KKK.

So anyone that would suggest he wasn't advocating gun control is simply wrong.

Shared a thing on my facebook today that says "So you think criminals will follow more gun control laws? You're a special kind of stupid aren't you?"

Costas is an idiot. More gun control will not stop violence. The failed policies in Chicago and Washington D.C. show that. You want to stop violence then address the socioeconomic issues that feed the violence.

[Sybok]

Originally Posted by DaytonIllini

Who here has called for his job?

It's possible he interpreted my post mentioning Costas being suspended for the rest of the season as some sort of "calling for his job." If so, let me explain in a bit more detail. My point was that the NFL was a quality product long before Bob Costas ever broadcast an NFL game. The NFL was a quality experience long before SNF came along. If Costas was sent packing tomorrow, the NFL would still be a quality product. Since that's the case, one has to ask how much value Costas' halftime bloviating really brings to the table of the NFL experience.

[Sybok]

He just keeps getting deeper and deepr into this, and, I think, he is making it worse.

Youtube vid of Costas on MSNBC-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVbJT4r33Mg

And an article debunking one of his points...

“Give me one example of a professional athlete who by virtue of his having a gun took a dangerous situation and turned it around for the better – I can’t think of a single one – but sadly I can think of dozens where by virtue of having a gun a professional athlete has wound up in a tragic situation,” he added.

Costas failed to name any of the “dozens” of such incidents he claimed proved his point, but we were able to dig up examples of athletes using a gun for self-defense or to stop a crime taking place.

Costas couldn’t name one, and yet we were able to come up with a couple just from a quick Google search...
http://www.infowars.com/bob-costas-y...bad-happening/

[mattcoldagelli]

Originally Posted by zoggle101

I personally think guns make some weak, unstable people way stronger than they are.

Crazy, right? I mean, they're like arrows, knives, brass knuckles, crowbars and baseball bats that way.

:rolleyes:

[Fighting Billini]

Originally Posted by zoggle101

Costas should stick to his views even if they are not popular within the US because of the gun culture.

Nobody cares that he *has* views, although I disagree with pretty much everything he said. I will even brush aside the flat out lies and completely ridiculous things he said as part of his rant. The point is, it's a football game. We don't want to hear ANYBODY giving any political argument. I would say the same thing if he opined on my side of the argument, too. This is an issue which will be thoroughly discussed in the media, outside of the confines of a halftime show.

He can have any views he wants, but he shouldn't go on some stupid blowhard political rant during a football game. It's not his place. He can go throw a few phonebooks on a chair and sit in on any political roundtable shows he wants, and I would have no problem with that. Of course, they wouldn't have him on to talk gun control because he is completely irrelvant on that, and just some jackass who has views on things, like the rest of us. However, the opinion which wasn't relevant enough to be heard elsewhere was forced on us because he offered it during a football game. Don't sully sports with political BS.

[gibb52]

Originally Posted by Fighting Billini

Nobody cares that he *has* views, although I disagree with pretty much everything he said. I will even brush aside the flat out lies and completely ridiculous things he said as part of his rant. The point is, it's a football game. We don't want to hear ANYBODY giving any political argument. I would say the same thing if he opined on my side of the argument, too. This is an issue which will be thoroughly discussed in the media, outside of the confines of a halftime show.

He can have any views he wants, but he shouldn't go on some stupid blowhard political rant during a football game. It's not his place. He can go throw a few phonebooks on a chair and sit in on any political roundtable shows he wants, and I would have no problem with that. Of course, they wouldn't have him on to talk gun control because he is completely irrelvant on that, and just some jackass who has views on things, like the rest of us. However, the opinion which wasn't relevant enough to be heard elsewhere was forced on us because he offered it during a football game. Don't sully sports with political BS.

My thoughts exactly.