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re: Deadspin: Manti Te'o Dead Girlfriend Story a Hoax (now with drug dealers!)
Posted on 1/18/13 at 5:48 pm to HarryBalzack
Posted on 1/18/13 at 5:48 pm to HarryBalzack
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Was today's big announcement that Te'o is now claiming that the girl told him she had to kill herself off to avoid being killed by Marcellus Wallace's enforcers?
Seems that way. This establishes that he knew on 12/6/12 and then proceeded to talk about her with reporters after the fact. So regardless if he was duped, he is still a lying POS.
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Posted on 1/18/13 at 5:49 pm to DEANintheYAY
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Do you think he made this up because he is gay?
I think it's possible.
This will be an EPIC story if that's the case. You've got a rugged football player, Mormonism, Catholicism, and homosexuality all wrapped up in one story.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 5:49 pm to DEANintheYAY
quote:Yep.
So regardless if he was duped, he is still a lying POS.
Nice to know, too, that drug dealers get all their info from Twitter. I'll be more careful on there.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 5:50 pm to DEANintheYAY
It's actually a lot worse if he claims his girlfriend died of cancer when he knew she was still alive.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 5:51 pm to Toddy
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I think it's possible.
This will be an EPIC story if that's the case. You've got a rugged football player, Mormonism, Catholicism, and homosexuality all wrapped up in one story.
The fait accompli would be him getting drafted by the 49ers.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 5:52 pm to DEANintheYAY
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The fait accompli would be him getting drafted by the 49ers.
True.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 5:53 pm to Toddy
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You've got a rugged football player, Mormonism, Catholicism, and homosexuality all wrapped up in one story.
The Atlantic had a good piece several years ago about how prevalent homosexual behavior is in repressive religions. " The Kingdom in the Closet" looks at Islam in Saudi Arabia, but the parallels between the repressive morality of Islam, Mormonism, Ted Haggardism, etc., are hard to ignore.
This post was edited on 1/18/13 at 5:55 pm
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:01 pm to HarryBalzack
Is Te'o ever going to publicly address this?
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:02 pm to Nonetheless
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Is Te'o ever going to publicly address this?
Unless he plans on spending whatever NFL career he has hiding from reporters and never ever talking to them before/after games, then, yes, he will have to one day.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:04 pm to HarryBalzack
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HarryBalzack
looks like a fascinating article.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:04 pm to dukke v
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dukke v
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And why should he care. He is gonna be making serious bank in the NFL no matter how all this turns out. I could care les about scumbags when they are on a certain pedestal.It matters VERY little to me here. I find it amusing that SOOOOOOOOOO many people are caught up in this shite.
HUGE surprise YOU don't care about people making up bullshite stories
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:06 pm to HarryBalzack
Can someone give me latest as of 2:30?
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:09 pm to Nonetheless
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Is Te'o ever going to publicly address this?
What can he even tell people at this point? When so much is based on lies how can you even remember every lie you've told. Probably waiting for more info to come out so his Media Team can figure out how to spin everything.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:13 pm to Decatur
Yeah it's funny to hear people claim Te'o was a victim, yet he needs a team of advisors to help him figure out what to say.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:15 pm to Decatur
quote:The truth would be the best place to start.
What can he even tell people at this point?
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:18 pm to hg
I can fap to this
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:19 pm to WarSlamEagle
Bonnie Bernstein weighs in: (just to get this back on topic and y'all can go chat with Bonnie)
IF everything holds up: Manti Te'o was duped by a guy who had a prior history of “Catfishing.” He was completely mortified. He lied to avoid further humiliation and any distractions for Notre Dame en route to the BCS Championship.
That still leaves some holes. Why did Te’o say he met Lennay Kukua at Stanford and tell his father they’d spent time together? Was he was embarrassed about meeting someone online? Quite possibly. I know people who have fudged cyber-setup stories. Didn't Te'o think it was bogus that Lennay canceled/no-showed every time they were supposed to meet? Yup. But I can personally attest to how love can distort the rational thought process. Make you think things are ok. That aaaalll the excuses are copasetic, even though outsiders looking in would scratch their heads. Especially young love. And if Te’o is as devout a Mormon as he so proclaims, and he’s a virgin, the value of the emotional bond might supersede the physical. Who are we to judge?
But ultimately, here's what it comes down to for me. I don’t subscribe to the notion "a lie is a lie is a lie." I really do try to understand the psychology behind it. Manti Te'o had an inspirational story that was embraced by Golden Domers, and lots of non-Notre Dame folks, at a time when the Irish were finally emerging from obscurity. He appreciated the support, especially with the Heisman dangling. Probably even reveled in it a little bit. And you know what? What 21 year-old wouldn't? What 41 year-old wouldn't?
And then, Te’o found out he was flat-out Punk'd. Imagine getting that phone call. “Hi. It’s your dead girlfriend.” The confusion. The anger. The embarrassment of knowing that you, one of college football’s top defensemen, just got sacked. And you were too naïve to see the oncoming blitz.
Te’o consciously chose to continue perpetuating the storyline. Don’t get in the way of the team’s run to a national title. Figure out how to handle this mess publicly when we get back from Miami, he probably thought. Does that make him a liar? Yes it does. Does it make him a liar of Lance Armstrong proportions? Did he irreparably hurt anyone? Does it make him a bad kid? In the grand scheme of things, my gut tells me… no.
Link: LINK
IF everything holds up: Manti Te'o was duped by a guy who had a prior history of “Catfishing.” He was completely mortified. He lied to avoid further humiliation and any distractions for Notre Dame en route to the BCS Championship.
That still leaves some holes. Why did Te’o say he met Lennay Kukua at Stanford and tell his father they’d spent time together? Was he was embarrassed about meeting someone online? Quite possibly. I know people who have fudged cyber-setup stories. Didn't Te'o think it was bogus that Lennay canceled/no-showed every time they were supposed to meet? Yup. But I can personally attest to how love can distort the rational thought process. Make you think things are ok. That aaaalll the excuses are copasetic, even though outsiders looking in would scratch their heads. Especially young love. And if Te’o is as devout a Mormon as he so proclaims, and he’s a virgin, the value of the emotional bond might supersede the physical. Who are we to judge?
But ultimately, here's what it comes down to for me. I don’t subscribe to the notion "a lie is a lie is a lie." I really do try to understand the psychology behind it. Manti Te'o had an inspirational story that was embraced by Golden Domers, and lots of non-Notre Dame folks, at a time when the Irish were finally emerging from obscurity. He appreciated the support, especially with the Heisman dangling. Probably even reveled in it a little bit. And you know what? What 21 year-old wouldn't? What 41 year-old wouldn't?
And then, Te’o found out he was flat-out Punk'd. Imagine getting that phone call. “Hi. It’s your dead girlfriend.” The confusion. The anger. The embarrassment of knowing that you, one of college football’s top defensemen, just got sacked. And you were too naïve to see the oncoming blitz.
Te’o consciously chose to continue perpetuating the storyline. Don’t get in the way of the team’s run to a national title. Figure out how to handle this mess publicly when we get back from Miami, he probably thought. Does that make him a liar? Yes it does. Does it make him a liar of Lance Armstrong proportions? Did he irreparably hurt anyone? Does it make him a bad kid? In the grand scheme of things, my gut tells me… no.
Link: LINK
This post was edited on 1/18/13 at 6:20 pm
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:20 pm to castorinho
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This is why we cant have nice things.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:23 pm to tigerskin
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Bonnie Bernstein
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:30 pm to saintsfan22
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HUGE surprise YOU don't care about people making up bullshite stories
EVERYTHING I have EVER said on here had SOME truth to it. But hey its a website. Troll away. ANYONE.....AND I MEAN ANYONE that is still facinated by THIS story is just looking for what HE is looking for. Don't tell me for ONE second this was a TOTAL PLOY to help him get drafted higher. BUT HEY MANTI. YOU GOt OWNED when you played a real team.
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