Remember all that noise Joey Porter was talking about how he had something to say to the President? About how he wanted some money back, and about how he had some things to say? Not so much, as it turns out…
“I regret that my quotes about our team’s upcoming visit to the White House were taken out of context,” Porter said in a statement issued by the team. “I am very excited to have an opportunity to visit the White House and meet the president of the United States.”
Oh, well… I guess people took your quote out of context. Just for comparison’s sake, let’s revisit the original quote…
During the Steelers’ minicamp last weekend, Porter was smiling and laughing when he told reporters he had “something to say to Bush” during the Super Bowl champions’ June 2 visit to the White House.
“I’m going to have a swagger when I walk in there, too,” Porter said. “I’m looking forward to it but, like I said, I have something to tell him, too. I don’t like the way things are running right now. I feel like he’s got to give me some of my money back, so I got something to tell to Bush.”
Yeah, it’s easy to see how something like that got taken out of context. It’s not Joey’s fault for saying something he didn’t think through, it’s our fault for taking his eloquent words out of context. I know it doesn’t seem like it’s possible, but the quote about mouthing off to the president actually came in the middle of a lengthy Shakespeare reading that Joey was conducting. The shortsighted media just didn’t get it.
The irony is that Joey Porter is one of the few men on the planet who would probably make a worse choice for president than George W. Bush. If you think the war in Iraq is a problem, you really wouldn’t have liked the war on Canada that Joey would’ve started the first time someone told him that Tim Horton’s had better donuts than Dunkin’ Donuts.
I’m not sure if the secret service paid Joey a little visit, or if one of the Rooneys just pulled him aside and said, “Hey, try not to fucking embarrass us at the white house.” Either way, Joey’s suddenly not as tough as he was a few days ago.
And here’s the Colbert thing, if you don’t know what I’m referring to.
dawgpwned
Sometimes I wonder why anyone gives this idiot any attention whatsoever. As a Browns fan he obviously gets on my nerves, but I think the majority of NFL fans would agree with me. He isn’t even debatable as being ‘good for the game’ like a Chad Johnson type, he is just a loud-mouthed punk. He whines in the media (Colts last year), gets suspended before games even start because of his mouth (in Cleveland 2004), and even threatens giving the President a piece of his mind. Heres something for you to think about Joey — NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU THINK.
May 18, 2006 at 1:44 am
echoparque
Hey Joey, maybe you should tell dickhead you don’t want your taxes going to level towns in western Iraq rather than bitching about not getting some of that paper back. Last I checked you and the punkass dudes earning 7 figures were getting major rimjobs from them republican dudes anyway, so maybe just stand in line with your hand out and shut that cakehole.
Getting your money back. Bitch, please.
May 18, 2006 at 3:52 am
Kn8
Typical NFL idiot. I’m sure one of his more intelligent advisors told him it would be very easy for him to appear on the “watch list” and be subjected to body cavity searches every time he tries to step on a plane…or maybe something even worse. Tread lightly on the White House lawn Joey.
May 18, 2006 at 10:37 am
jerloma
Yeah, but instead of automatically assuming that he’s a liar, you could actually read the whole article and entertain the fact that maybe he was taken out of context.
The PPG posted this is a notebook column which just gives brief little news snippets of a few rather unnewsworthy items. What they gave us was this…
“Yeah, I got something to say to Bush, I’m going to have a swagger when I walk in there, too,” Porter said, laughing loudly. “I’m looking forward to it. I have something to tell him, too. I don’t like the way things are running right now. I feel like he has to give me some of my money back, so I got something to tell Bush.”
Now read the whole article…
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16639474&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478568&rfi=6
Some news sources (FOX) conveniently left out the fact that he was laughing the whole time and he also said some normal things which made it obvious that he was kidding. That wouldn’t have been news though, right? I mean, what would compel a reputable source such as FOX news to mention that he wrapped up with…
“I’m not going to be in awe because I’ve seen him before,” Porter said. “But at the same time, it’s always an honor to be with the president. He’s the one who runs everything. So it will be an honor to be in the same room with him.”
It’s much more fun to make Joey look like a guy who really might fight the president. Why let the facts get in the way?
Look, Porter’s an idiot…I won’t argue that, but it’s equally as shortsighted to assume he’s a liar just because he’s an idiot. Even more shortsighted to laugh at the possibility of the media trying to “create” news. Especially the sports media.
May 18, 2006 at 10:52 am
the mighty mjd
Fair points. Never saw that article. My bad on that one.
May 18, 2006 at 11:55 am
Rob
jerloma – thanks for the link. Not sure why you’re knocking on FOX, but ESPN certainly hyped this. It even made PTI.
PS – Much love to mjd for the new secuirty word today! I’ll always remember his last second layup to beat the Bulls during the Hornets’ first season.
May 18, 2006 at 3:03 pm
Mr Furious
Tim Horton’s has MUCH better donuts than Dunkin Donuts.
I’d rank ‘em:
The Whole Donut (New England only)
Krispy Kreme
Tim Horton’s
random supermarket
Dunkin Donuts
May 18, 2006 at 3:22 pm
dmac
Aw, I liked him more when he hated President Bush.
May 18, 2006 at 4:18 pm
burnplant
Look, Porter’s an idiot…I won’t argue that, but it’s equally as shortsighted to assume he’s a liar just because he’s an idiot. Even more shortsighted to laugh at the possibility of the media trying to “create” news. Especially the sports media.
Yeah, and I bet you don’t eat up all those Peyton Manning stories, do you?
May 19, 2006 at 10:07 am
jerloma
Yeah, and I bet you don’t eat up all those Peyton Manning stories, do you?
I don’t even know what that means.
May 19, 2006 at 10:27 am
BoSox Siobhan
I’ll give you that KK donuts are better, but nothing in the world beats Dunkin Donuts coffee.
May 19, 2006 at 1:48 pm
burnplant
I’d explain it to you, but you have more important things to do:
A columnist for the Lincoln Daily Shopper just said something kind of negative about the powerhouse 2005 Steelers, so you’ve got researchin’, cuttin’, pastin’ and defendin’ to do…go get em’!!!!
May 19, 2006 at 9:50 pm
DC
joey porter would fuck all of u bitch ass mother fuckers up. He talks shit because no one can even compare to him.
January 18, 2007 at 8:25 pm