Tim Tebow......

[Zam-Zam]

......back in the news:

Tim Tebow and 9-year-old Seth Bosch met for the first time on July 29 at Charlotte Sports Park, where Tebow's St. Lucie Mets were playing against the Charlotte Stone Crabs.


The brief encounter turned into something special and all of it was captured on video by Seth's mother, Ileanna.

Tebow was on-deck taking practice swings when Seth, who has autism and hasneurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that produces tumors on the nerve tissue, took his shot to try and get his favorite ballplayer's attention.


Seth began waving at Tebow and, to the child's surprise, the star walked over and shook his hand through the netting. Seth went back to his seat next to his parents with tears of joy streaming down his face.

Tebow then went up to the plate and hit a three-run homer.


"When Seth came back to his seat, he was crying," Ileanna told the Tampa Bay Times. "And then Tim hit the homer. I started crying, too. How does that happen? I think God brought Seth and Tim together."


After the game, Tebow and Seth met again where Ileanna took photos of the two together.

http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/...e-To-Greet-Boy-With-Autism-Then-Hits-Home-Run

(Thought could all use a little good news).

 

[Arkady]

......back in the news:

Tim Tebow and 9-year-old Seth Bosch met for the first time on July 29 at Charlotte Sports Park, where Tebow's St. Lucie Mets were playing against the Charlotte Stone Crabs.


The brief encounter turned into something special and all of it was captured on video by Seth's mother, Ileanna.

Tebow was on-deck taking practice swings when Seth, who has autism and hasneurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that produces tumors on the nerve tissue, took his shot to try and get his favorite ballplayer's attention.


Seth began waving at Tebow and, to the child's surprise, the star walked over and shook his hand through the netting. Seth went back to his seat next to his parents with tears of joy streaming down his face.

Tebow then went up to the plate and hit a three-run homer.


"When Seth came back to his seat, he was crying," Ileanna told the Tampa Bay Times. "And then Tim hit the homer. I started crying, too. How does that happen? I think God brought Seth and Tim together."


After the game, Tebow and Seth met again where Ileanna took photos of the two together.

http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/...e-To-Greet-Boy-With-Autism-Then-Hits-Home-Run

(Thought could all use a little good news).

Tebow was a great college athlete, a marginal pro football player, and a pedestrian pro baseball payer. He also seems to be a good guy. But the attention he continues to get isn't due to those things. It's just another symptom of the growing tribalism in this country. Ever since he became a symbol for the anti-reproductive-choice movement in the US, he has been identified as part of the conservative tribe, and that tribe has played him up as a culture hero. Thus, he can interact with fans in a way that's common at the single-A level, and conservatives will treat it as news.

 

[Zam-Zam]

Tebow was a great college athlete, a marginal pro football player, and a pedestrian pro baseball payer. He also seems to be a good guy. But the attention he continues to get isn't due to those things. It's just another symptom of the growing tribalism in this country. Ever since he became a symbol for the anti-reproductive-choice movement in the US, he has been identified as part of the conservative tribe, and that tribe has played him up as a culture hero. Thus, he can interact with fans in a way that's common at the single-A level, and conservatives will treat it as news.

Something in you just can't let this be a feel-good story about a little boy and his hero hitting a home run. Something in you demands it be political in nature, demands everything be political in nature.

That's sad. I feel bad for you.

Fortunately, a lot other people will be able to see past that and enjoy this story for what it is, even if you object. I feel good for them.

I'll pray for you.

 

[Arkady]

Something in you just can't let this be a feel-good story about a little boy and his hero hitting a home run

Let's be honest about this. If this were a feel-good story about an athlete identified with the other "tribe," you wouldn't have posted it. For example, Colin Kaepernick, despite being out of work, has been in the process of donating $1 million of his own money to various charities. That's a feel good story. But it's not the kind we'd expect to show up in a Zam-Zam post, even though it will do vastly more good and involves a whole lot more personal sacrifice than Tebow's photo-op moment.

 

[Caroljo]

If Tebow was a liberal, Arkady would be singing his praises!! Yes, he has to make everything political! What a great story, I bet that kid was on cloud nine!

 

[Caroljo]

Let's be honest about this. If this were a feel-good story about an athlete identified with the other "tribe," you wouldn't have posted it. For example, Colin Kaepernick, despite being out of work, has been in the process of donating $1 million of his own money to various charities. That's a feel good story. But it's not the kind we'd expect to show up in a Zam-Zam post, even though it will do vastly more good and involves a whole lot more personal sacrifice than Tebow's photo-op moment.

How about you just go away instead of trying to trash a good post?

 

[Deleted member 21794]

Let's be honest about this. If this were a feel-good story about an athlete identified with the other "tribe," you wouldn't have posted it. For example, Colin Kaepernick, despite being out of work, has been in the process of donating $1 million of his own money to various charities. That's a feel good story. But it's not the kind we'd expect to show up in a Zam-Zam post, even though it will do vastly more good and involves a whole lot more personal sacrifice than Tebow's photo-op moment.

Well yeah Americans don't like people who hate America. Duh.

 

[Arkady]

How about you just go away instead of trying to trash a good post?

Nah. I didn't trash a good post. I provided an interesting insight to what was otherwise an insipid bit of tribal propaganda.

 

[Zam-Zam]

Let's be honest about this. If this were a feel-good story about an athlete identified with the other "tribe," you wouldn't have posted it. For example, Colin Kaepernick, despite being out of work, has been in the process of donating $1 million of his own money to various charities. That's a feel good story. But it's not the kind we'd expect to show up in a Zam-Zam post, even though it will do vastly more good and involves a whole lot more personal sacrifice than Tebow's photo-op moment.

When all else fails, pretend you can read minds......:>)

 

[Arkady]

Well yeah Americans don't like people who hate America. Duh.

Kaepernick has donated a large sum to charities, which nearly all seem to be focused on helping Americans; so he doesn't seem to hate America. That includes a veteran's group and a charity that helps people become American citizens. Those would be odd groups for an America-hater to support. In fact, of the $700,000 he's donated to twenty-some different charities, it looks like only a single donation went outside the US (to fund famine relief in Somalia).

 

[Arkady]

When all else fails, pretend you can read minds......:>)

Feel free to point me to some of your feel-good posts about the actions of celebrities prominently identified with the liberal movement, to prove my mind-reading incorrect.

 

[Zam-Zam]

Kaepernick has donated a large sum to charities, which nearly all seem to be focused on helping Americans; so he doesn't seem to hate America. That includes a veteran's group and a charity that helps people become American citizens. Those would be odd groups for an America-hater to support. In fact, of the $700,000 he's donated to twenty-some different charities, it looks like only a single donation went outside the US (to fund famine relief in Somalia).

Fine. Do a top post about him, and I won't object.

This thread is about something else that happened. It really doesn't have to be either/or.

 

[Deleted member 21794]

Kaepernick has donated a large sum to charities, which nearly all seem to be focused on helping Americans; so he doesn't seem to hate America. That includes a veteran's group and a charity that helps people become American citizens. Those would be odd groups for an America-hater to support. In fact, of the $700,000 he's donated to twenty-some different charities, it looks like only a single donation went outside the US (to fund famine relief in Somalia).

Oh I'm sure now that he's gotten a bunch of bad press and is out of a job, he's looking to so some damage control.

 

[connieb]

Is Tim Tebow still a virgin?

He's getting close to the movie, "The 40 year old Virgin."

Um.. so what if he is? He may have not had the personal fortitude to stay celibate until marriage, as most people don't. Should he be mocked for that personal weakness then? Or is he being mocked for having self control?

 

[connieb]

Oh I'm sure now that he's gotten a bunch of bad press and is out of a job, he's looking to so some damage control.

Of course he is. He promised if he came to Baltimore, that he wouldn't do his kneeing thing anymore..... The decision to take him on is still up in the air.

 

[connieb]

......back in the news:

Tim Tebow and 9-year-old Seth Bosch met for the first time on July 29 at Charlotte Sports Park, where Tebow's St. Lucie Mets were playing against the Charlotte Stone Crabs.


The brief encounter turned into something special and all of it was captured on video by Seth's mother, Ileanna.

Tebow was on-deck taking practice swings when Seth, who has autism and hasneurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that produces tumors on the nerve tissue, took his shot to try and get his favorite ballplayer's attention.


Seth began waving at Tebow and, to the child's surprise, the star walked over and shook his hand through the netting. Seth went back to his seat next to his parents with tears of joy streaming down his face.

Tebow then went up to the plate and hit a three-run homer.


"When Seth came back to his seat, he was crying," Ileanna told the Tampa Bay Times. "And then Tim hit the homer. I started crying, too. How does that happen? I think God brought Seth and Tim together."


After the game, Tebow and Seth met again where Ileanna took photos of the two together.

http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/...e-To-Greet-Boy-With-Autism-Then-Hits-Home-Run

(Thought could all use a little good news).

He seems like an actual genuine nice guy.

 

[Deleted member 21794]

Um.. so what if he is? He may have not had the personal fortitude to stay celibate until marriage, as most people don't. Should he be mocked for that personal weakness then? Or is he being mocked for having self control?

I don't think even Julie knows. Many leftists have simply developed a knee jerk reaction against Tim Tebow since he did the pro-life commercial with his mother. These losers will grab any anti-Tebow rant and run with it as his lifelong sentence for daring to encourage mothers to keep their babies.

Let's be honest: when it comes to abortion, many liberals are disgusting, low life pigs.

 

[Deleted member 21794]

Of course he is. He promised if he came to Baltimore, that he wouldn't do his kneeing thing anymore..... The decision to take him on is still up in the air.

This raises another point. Kaepernick (sp?) is rightfully perceived as an America-hater that got caught and is now making insincere moves to rehab his career.

Like him or hate him, I don't many people perceive Tebow as a phony. Even Arkady concedes he's a nice guy.

 

[connieb]

I don't think even Julie knows. Many leftists have simply developed a knee jerk reaction against Tim Tebow since he did the pro-life commercial with his mother. These losers will grab any anti-Tebow rant and run with it as his lifelong sentence for daring to encourage mothers to keep their babies.

Let's be honest: when it comes to abortion, many liberals are disgusting, low life pigs.

Indeed, they are. I just find it weird this visceral reaction they have to him. And to mock a person for their chosen sexual, or lack there of - activity. I generally find the hypocrisy entertaining.

 

[Arkady]

Fine. Do a top post about him, and I won't object.

This thread is about something else that happened. It rally doesn't have to be either/or.

Yes, it doesn't have to be either/or. Both of the following can be true:

(1) Tebow's a decent guy who made a small gesture that made the day of a minor league baseball fan.

(2) Zam-Zam hyped that event because Tebow's a political icon in anti-reproductive-choice circles.