Thanks for the reply.
Hulk objectively was not a good guy? Huh.
I knew Hulk a little bit. Jimmy Hart and Tony Atlas more so. And Gene Okerlund as well (again, to a lesser degree than Jimmy). And, I’ve been fortunate enough to work with many, many wrestlers over the years at an annual show in the Northeast.
Every single one of them defended Hogan.
But before I continue, when you say “we are past the point of giving Trump supporters, let alone ENDORSERS, a pass,” who is we?
Is this board reserved solely for followers of one type of ideology? I happen to be smack dab in the middle, for what it’s worth.
As Damien covered, "we" as in the Leftists of this board, of which I think is fair to say, a majority. At least a vocal majority. I'm assuming judging by your reaction that we have a birds of a feather situation, and you are also a Trump supporter, or at the very least, a voter. You and I will not get along. I've lost family and friends thanks to this administration. And I don't mean just in the sense of me voluntarily cutting them off--I mean, quite literally affected by. So, if this is something you still tolerate and celebrate, I repeat...we won't be friends. I especially don't tolerate people who say they're in the middle because that generally tends to be the biggest crock of shit. That just screams "I voted for Trump, and I'm too afraid or embarrassed to admit it".
But again, as mentioned, that is what the ignore feature is for. If I'm too harsh for you, use it. No skin off of my nose.
But back to the main crux of this: Stating that Jimmy Hart, the man who suckled at the teat of Terry Bolea through thick and thin, and Foot Fetish Tony being some that defended Terry aren't the greatest of examples of people to give your argument any weight. They're carnies and grifters themselves, and grifters respect the grift.
You are purposefully obfuscating the many transgressions of one Terry Bolea: his betrayal of other wrestlers in regards to the formation of a union, the politicking, the racial slurs, and awful things he said about the person his son damn near killed, the cheating on his family, and yes, aforementioned support of someone actively separating families.
So, defend the man all you'd like. Turn the blind eye to what he's done. And sure, maybe he never murdered his baby boy and wife like Benoit, but don't sit there and with your full chest act like he was a good fucking person. Give me the biggest fucking break.
Moving on from the absurdity that is this conversation.
