New Biography on Walter Payton = Absolute Filth
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Amazon.com: Walter Payton: Football's "Sweetest" Superstar (Great American Sports Legends) (9781581824766): Mike Towle: Books
Hmmmm, now I'm curious. If this writer is correct, Payton had a "take it or leave it" attitude towards his Christian walk. The writer makes it sound like he wanted to get some "fire insurance" before he checked out of here. Maybe WP really was more concerned about pleasing people than pleasing God? I don't know. This writer also wrote for the Star-Telegram here in Ft. Worth, and I can tell you for certain that is one of the most liberal rags in America. I don't trust a liberal's interpretation of anything.
I am curious now. I wonder how much Pearlman covers this aspect of his life.
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If its true then so be it, everyone had flaws. Id rather them be honest then make him out to be something he is not
Looks like he did have an out-of-wedlock son and THEY NEVER MET! He did have his dark side. I'll tell you that doesn't bother me. You know what bothers me? The stupid @zz sports media and other media in general that always tries to reinvent people for who and what they are. Somehow it must be more profitable to the media to reinvent people. The media did the same thing with Rev. JJ, Mohammad Ali, & Martin Luther King Jr. I've read stories that MLK Jr. was actually in a hotel room with another women the night before he was killed. Tiger Woods--complete fabrication--wouldn't touch his dark side--too much commerical money and other sources of money.
I wonder if what we read in our history books at school is true? I wonder if Abraham Lincoln was really a good guy? Why is he such a great president when the worst war in America's history was started under his watch?
Chicago Bears: Walter Payton book's author: Why I wrote it - chicagotribune.com
I wonder if what we read in our history books at school is true? I wonder if Abraham Lincoln was really a good guy? Why is he such a great president when the worst war in America's history was started under his watch?
Chicago Bears: Walter Payton book's author: Why I wrote it - chicagotribune.com
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I notice Ditka never just flat out denies the content of Pearlman's book or says that it isn't true. I seems like nobody knew this man well enough to know if it was true or not. WP's wife did, and she is the one person that isn't talking. And the reason she isn't talking is because she also knows it's true--otherwise she would tell Pearlman exactly where to get off and threaten lawsuits against him.
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Attempting to debate the character of an individual you've never met is asinine.
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^^Agree 100%^^
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I get Mike Ditka's angle here. He is a good friend to try to defend a guy he loves, especially a guy who isn't here to defend himself. On the other hand, his question (which he intended to be hypothetical) is easily answered. The point is the same as with all (legitimate) journalism: to present information to the public which the author felt was worthy of sharing.
Putting aside for a second the obvious fact that sports is not anywhere near as serious as politics or government, if new or unknown information surfaced about Ronald Reagan, would we view it as disrespectful for someone to write a book about it? What about John Kennedy? Or Abraham Lincoln? What is the cutoff for when this kind of thing can come out? Part of writing biographies is creating a historical record.
Not everyone has to like it, but journalists really shouldn't care about that. If there is a sin in modern journalism, it is probably that they care too much about what people want them to write about and that impacts what they choose to report.
Putting aside for a second the obvious fact that sports is not anywhere near as serious as politics or government, if new or unknown information surfaced about Ronald Reagan, would we view it as disrespectful for someone to write a book about it? What about John Kennedy? Or Abraham Lincoln? What is the cutoff for when this kind of thing can come out? Part of writing biographies is creating a historical record.
Not everyone has to like it, but journalists really shouldn't care about that. If there is a sin in modern journalism, it is probably that they care too much about what people want them to write about and that impacts what they choose to report.
So, I can't know anything about someone's character unless I meet them?
Agree.
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You make some very good points Sir. I just feel it kind of sucks to print stuff like this about someone who's passed away......they can't defend themself. It does however, make journalists and their attorneys job much easier.
As I mentioned in a previous post, my number one argument would be that an athletes personal life is none of our business.
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Agree Agree Agree-no matter what the truth is I dont care to know about it. I loved the way this man played football and what he did in public for the good of people. It makes me ask the question about the author why in hell write this book-Oh I know the answer $$$$$$/and of course a way to draw attention to yourself and your book club of the month mentality. Go hide under a rock you insect. I was not even a big Peyton fan but some things just need to be left alone. I wouldnt read this book if it was given to me. The same goes for all the other crap out there on sports written by guys that were probably either jock sniffers gone bad or lost a girlfreind to the star athlete in high school. Get a life. If something like this was written about an icon of Notre Dame many would feel the same way. Its not necessary to do these things.
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If this guy has the balls to have a book signing (which he won't), he would get the living tar beat out of him.