Comments on: During suspension, Roethlisberger plans to work out in Pittsburgh

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:04:15 +0000

@PurpleNGold …
Thank you for the humor. Toothlessberger is okay. As QBs go, it’s hard to imagine we’ll ever do better than Bubbi Brister. What could anyone have come up with that would top the name he came with?

By: PurpleNGold

PurpleNGold — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:13:37 +0000

@ Deb
Thanks for the research. I will consider myself corrected, but from time to time I may still refer to him as Mr. Toothlessberger.
@ The Terminator
My sister’s baked goods are considered lethal weapons in a number of states. It will have to be encased in something they would never expect, like the Spanish Inquisition…

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:39:37 +0000

@PurpleNGold …
I’m not sure I get what you’re saying since neither of these cases has seen a courtroom. But I assume you mean sometimes there’s more to a case than what appears on the surface–and that’s true. It’s definitely true in this case, but in a way opposite to what you suppose.
I’m a writer/researcher with a lot of experience dealing with sexual assault, medical, and legal issues. I skipped the gossip sites and delved into the actual cases. Every detail I post comes from the Nevada civil complaint and court filings, or from the Georgia witness statements, police reports, documents, DNA studies, and the DA’s summation–including the words of the accusers. Nothing I post comes from Roethlisberger.
The Nevada case is extremely complex. Andrea McNulty has a lot of issues. But the bottom line is that she had a one-niter w/Ben and bragged about it to mulitple people, including sending text messages saying she looked forward to seeing him again. Among other things, she was quite upset that didn’t happen. But those text messages alone prove their encounter was consensual.
The Georgia case isn’t complex. She was drinking heavily before connecting with Roethlisberger. Multiple witnesses say she followed him from club to club, pinching him and trying to get his attention through the other men in his party. At the last club, he bought shots for the room and she helped herself. She told him her pin meant she was “Down to F**k.” They invited him to a party at their place and he refused, telling his companions that was a lawsuit waiting to happen. Her sorority sister started ragging him about Nevada and he threw her out of the party. She and another girl tried to get back in but the bodyguard blocked them.
Multiple witnesses said the accuser was out of sight only 10 minutes. Later the two women who were expelled from the party dragged her to a cop and said he’d raped her. She repeatedly denied she’d even had sex. The medical exam found she hadn’t had intercourse. Later those three went to the cops and said she’d been raped. They’re the only ones who told the story about the bodyguard blocking the door–which conflicts with one of her accounts that she and Ben were rolling around on the floor in the hall outside the bathroom. Several witnesses refuted the story about the bodyguard. She also complained to police that Ben just dumped her in the bathroom and left.
In his statement, the DA said Ben needed to grow up (TRUE) and he hoped these women learned their lesson. That’s not something a seasoned DA says about a rape victim.
Ben was an easy target because of his immature, frat-boy behavior and reckless, foolhardy lifestyle, not because he targeted anyone. The people who choose not to believe that either haven’t read the case files or don’t want to believe it because they hate the Steelers and/or Roethlisberger.

By: The Terminator

The Terminator — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:12:01 +0000

@ PurpleNGold
LOL!
Dude like I told you I Cannot be a part of that…you’ll have to get your sister to bake a cake!
Go Steelers!

By: PurpleNGold

PurpleNGold — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:02:26 +0000

@ The Terminator
You were supposed to bring the metalworking tools that we discussed on a previous visit. What’s up?
@ Deb
In all my arrogance, I think there’s more to life than what comes out in the environment of a courtroom. People with money are targets, they become easy targets when they target others.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:35:22 +0000

@kravon …
Filthy rich Steelers fan who doesn’t have to work?
Hi!

By: Holeinone09

Holeinone09 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:50:28 +0000

I agree, the hating is getting old and tired. I guess none of the haters believe anyone deserves a second chance. I hope they all remember that when someone close to them needs one. They are nothing but hypocrits who have wasted countless hours posting on a web site thinking their hating drivel actually will mean anything to anyone. What a bunch of complete losers who ignore the facts. They live in their own fantasy lands, good for them if it makes them happy with their miserable hating lives.
Good luck Ben on living up to your word about the type of human being you desire to be. I will miss you at QB for your suspension, and look forward to your return.
10/17/10
GO STEELERS!!

By: The Terminator

The Terminator — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:35:18 +0000

The haters on here are either in prison or the nut house..yea you’d be surprised what’s allowed in those places today….PC’s are everywhere…how do I know because I just got done visiting PurpleNGold in the big house!
Go Steelers!

By: Bdrunk

Bdrunk — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:30:23 +0000

I hate that I broke the thread. What causes the random start of bold lettering?

By: kravon

kravon — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:43:23 +0000

The “Hate Ben” talk is old now. Find something else in your pathetic lives that make you happy.
Hate me if it makes you feel better. I am filthy rich due to a family business and never worked a day in my life.
Kravon
PFT Charter Member

By: FloriosHairHat

FloriosHairHat — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:41:06 +0000

Richm2257 says: August 31, 2010 9:09 PM
“What, getting a 2 time Super Bowl winning quarterback to stop whipping out his weiner uninvited and forcing himself on women?”
it was hardly uninvited…

By: J_Dean

J_Dean — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:05:25 +0000

Who gives a crap what Rapelisberger is doing during his suspension????
This is some lame ass reporting…

By: BorisBulldog

BorisBulldog — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:40:50 +0000

flake13 wrote-
“You read it here: Ben will be suiting up against the Ravens in week 4 [who incidentally, haven't beaten him in about 5 years]”
I hope you’re right because I will pee my pants when the Browns hand him another 8 sack loss in week 6!

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:43:52 +0000

@PurpleNGold …
Good grief, you are stupid. What victims??
You mean the woman in Nevada who texted friends how great he was and how much she was looking forward to seeing him again? Then a year after their one-niter she sued for $3 million claiming rape? Gee, that’ll teach him not to call.
Or the one in Georgia who’s medical exam showed she didn’t have intercourse? The one who followed the guy all night wearing a pin that said she was “Down to F**k” then complained to the cops he just dumped her without a word? The one DA said he hoped had learned her lesson?
Looks like someone skipped the court files, police files, and DA’s statement and just got his news from TMZ.

By: straightup

straightup — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:51:24 +0000

Spoonthis.
Is this your name or an invitation for Ben? Just curious man!

By: CanadianVikingFan

CanadianVikingFan — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:38:14 +0000

Are you sure it wasn’t Senator Scott Brown, who created this as a job for Ben? If he was driving a truck then you know it was.

By: FrankoBollo

FrankoBollo — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:47:58 +0000

Word is the telethon will be held in Pittsburgh too.
The AMA has officially added PFTBHDS (Pro Football Talk Ben Hater Delusion Syndrome) to its list of treatable diseases.
Symptoms include:
1. Misguided attempts to convince the public at large that someone should be matter-of-factly be referred to as “rapist” when in fact he has never even been charged with jaywalking in his life.
2. The chanting of cute phrases such as “she said no!” in the misguided belief that this will actually affect said professional QB’s play on the field. (See: Denver, Sunday Night. Hostile crowd clams up tight after said QB completes first beautiful bullet of a pass to Steeler WR.)
3. The misguided belief that screaming and drooling enough about said player on the Internet will result in that player’s team disposing of him. (This one’s really pathetic.)
PFTBHDS afflicts literally dozens on the Internet. Won’t you help these poor deluded fools? After all, a hater’s mind is kind of a terrible thing to waste.
Characteristics of the PFTBHDS sufferer include bloated belly, jittery behavior from overconsumption of caffeine and junk food while spending long hours on the computer engaged in PFTBHDS behavior, and, most of all, total lack of any sexual activity (at least involving others).
Thanks on behalf of the American PFTBHDS Society. Dedicated to the cure.

By: Poo Flinging Monkey

Poo Flinging Monkey — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:42:50 +0000

Four games, six games… whatever. He’s served his time in the court of public opinion. Penalties in the NFL have been deferential to player importance for years (see: Brett Favre – Vicodin).
He’ll be formidable when he comes back.

By: leeanthony

leeanthony — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:20:18 +0000

Roethlisberger to throw passes upon his return, I’m told. Florio, should someone Tweet this for you?

By: seventhheaven7

seventhheaven7 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:50:23 +0000

You Big Ben haters sound like a bunch of idiots in here. Jealous your team hasn’t one a superbowl in years if at all.

By: jamaltimore

jamaltimore — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:49:03 +0000

Sure he’s hiring a QB coach to help him but more importantly who’s going to guard the janitor’s closet while he’s out?

By: IntelligentOne

IntelligentOne — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:42:22 +0000

@# Philtration says: August 31, 2010 9:17 PM
Pittsburgh…
Where the skies are gray and so is the QB’s penis.
SOOOO, You go around looking at other dicks? LOL!
@ All the DOUCHES calling him a rapist or other names, You’re Right ,she did say “NO”!! IDIOT!
Come up with something more original, you ASS SECRETIONS!!
Go ahead and say I’m a homer for rooting for the steelers,because you idiots got issues on your teams also.
Cue the idiots!!
Goodnight Whiners!!!

By: flake13

flake13 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:30:32 +0000

SHE SAID NO — SHE SAID NO — SHE SAID NO
Actually, the only time she said “NO” was when the cop asked her if he raped her.
Read her testimony

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:17:36 +0000

Florio, do you think it’s a bigger chore for Roethlisberger to redeem himself from being an egomaniac and drunken frat boy than it was for Ray Lewis to redeem himself from involvement in a murder case?
You’ve enjoyed bilking this story–fair enough. But since you have a law degree and managed to launch this cash cow, I give you credit for having a brain. You know McNulty’s texts about looking forward to seeing Ben AFTER their one-niter negate her accusation. And you should be able to grasp from the findings of Georgia’s medical exam that there was no rape. If you can’t, develop a few sources in NFL Security who can explain it to you. Ben’s a frat boy who got drunk and acted like a boob. But he’s no rapist.
I’d be more comfortable leaving my best friend alone with him than with guys like Nosredna, who get an erection chanting “she said no.” The men getting off on these rape fantasies are a lot sicker and more dangerous than Roethlisberger.

By: Roscoe P. Coaltrain

Roscoe P. Coaltrain — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:06:10 +0000

Big deal where he is or who he works with. ……..YAWN…….CRICKETS.

By: PurpleNGold

PurpleNGold — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:48:29 +0000

How can there be talk of redemption while Rapistberger still refuses to acknowledge his victims?

By: tombrookshire

tombrookshire — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:45:35 +0000

Keep those H.S. cheerleaders off the field when big Ben is in the house.

By: The Van Buren Boys

The Van Buren Boys — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:40:40 +0000

Dear Florio,
You omitted two words from your headline, it should read as follows: During suspension, Roethlisberger plans to work out his penis in Pittsburgh.

By: sportsdrenched

sportsdrenched — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:40:14 +0000

Any word if Mark Chmura will be coaching Big Ben on how to coach in High School?

By: meatball13

meatball13 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:29:50 +0000

Blitz43,your mastery of the english language is truly astounding.Is there a Steeler fan to english translator anywhere?