Comments on: Ditka on White House visit: A shame Walter Payton won’t be there

By: barneysbullet

barneysbullet — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:59:54 +0000

Hey McMahon, dont forget your ID cause otherwise Obama wont recognize you (see; Packers WH visit

By: polishkingski

polishkingski — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:45:52 +0000

@thedingo8….shamwow salesman huh? did you forget the previous eight years? remember? the guy that could not put together a proper english sentence and had the I.Q of a fly? and by the way i bought a shamwow and love it.

By: polishkingski

polishkingski — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:49:09 +0000

i was very curious to see how iron mike would feel about going to the white house being his political beliefs are about 180 degrees different than president obama`s. i am glad he shows respect to the office of the president. BOTH sides of the aisle need to remember that. kudos mike, kudos.

By: stairwayto7

stairwayto7 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:29:35 +0000

Hey Ditka, why nto give the ball to Peyton at the 1 instead on Fridge? Most overrated coach in NFL history! aLL THAT TALENT ON bEARS AND ONLY 1 SUPER BOWL APPEARANCE? Oh what happened in New Orleans?? You ruined that francise!

By: thedingo8

thedingo8 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:24:31 +0000

The tele prompter / photo op president.. the worst president ever. just a shamwow salesman.

By: chris6523

chris6523 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:56:39 +0000

I wonder if Buddy Ryan is going. Him and Ditka hated each other and I haven’t ever heard of any fence mending in that regard.

By: davisjosh20

davisjosh20 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:21:02 +0000

Thanks, jaggedmark, that’s the first thing I thought about after reading this article. Ditka doesnt think it’s a shame that Dave won’t be there? I understand the circumstances of their deaths are different, but it should be about the player not being there, not about how they passed.

By: indianajet

indianajet — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:08:15 +0000

Why are knuckleheads to dense to sense sarcasm?

By: 1captain1

1captain1 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:49:28 +0000

Where’s Buddy!?

By: mempusa

mempusa — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:24:51 +0000

R.I.P Sweetness!

By: fcs34

fcs34 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:56:39 +0000

Sweetness may not be there in person, but he will still be there. I coach basketball and I guarantee the kids are tired of me telling them about Walter all the time lol. And don’t get too upset about Ditka not getting Walter his TD in the SB, 34 was way to big of a man to let things like that bother him for long. Never Die Easy .

By: lgbarn

lgbarn — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:38:06 +0000

Why are knuckleheads bringing politics into this?

By: kingdm8

kingdm8 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:34:16 +0000

Wow… Who gives thumbs down on comments celebrating a GREAT man who gave back to the community and was a great, great player on a few bad to mediocre Bears teams before they finally became a great team? Walter Payton was one of the hardest working, unselfish, classiest men to ever don an NFL uniform. In 1977 he had more than HALF of the Bears’ yards from scrimmage. For many years he was the ONLY player on the Bears’ offense and he stil produced. All of this from a 195 lb. running back who could run, catch, pass, block… He was one of the best ever.

By: blaz0037

blaz0037 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:28:46 +0000

They deserve it. However, this is just Obama using the presidency to satisfy his fantasy by bring HIS beloved Chicago Bears to the White House. If this had been any other team, this would not be happening.

By: klucky97

klucky97 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:20:02 +0000

i agree with everyone who said something about payton not scoring a td in the super bowl , that was wrong of ditka and thats why i consider him an a**hol*

By: indianajet

indianajet — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:48:57 +0000

Another failure of the Obama administration.

How could they not have invited the Bears before Walter died in 1999? This is preposterous!!

IMPEACH OBAMA!!!!

By: vanhenge1234

vanhenge1234 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:22:06 +0000

Dave Duerson won’t be there either.

I’m not sure how I feel about the visit. It seems weird at this point, and will perhaps be a mournful gathering for the team.

By: ruffbufffire

ruffbufffire — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:19:52 +0000

Does coach feel sorry for Dave Duerson? He was on the team also.

By: jaggedmark

jaggedmark — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:07:16 +0000

It’s also a shame that Dave Duerson won’t be there. The former Bear that recently committed suicide, and donated his brain to science.

By: yzguy431

yzguy431 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:46:35 +0000

no disrespect intended, but you would think that the initial visit could have been rescheduled. 25 years after the fact seems a little strange.

By: vadog

vadog — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:38:04 +0000

Payton always seemed to have career days when his Bears played my Vikes! Those games were hard to watch, but, even as a Vikings fan, I couldn’t help but be awed by the way Payton played. He was tough, tough, tough!!! I have all the respect in the world for Sweetness…great football player and great person. He is missed.

By: cjspiller12

cjspiller12 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:29:50 +0000

Sweetness = class!!!

By: mel1sharples

mel1sharples — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:19:48 +0000

Cant wait to see Steve Fuller do the Super Shuffle…its no wonder…he runs like lighting and passes like thunder.

Here hoping Singletary doesn’t drop his pants.

By: tougie1

tougie1 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:18:55 +0000

It’s also a shame that Payton didn’t score a TD in the Super Bowl and Perry did…As a Packers fan that is my only beef with Ditka.

By: rajbais

rajbais — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:14:19 +0000

This is why Ditka is one of the most overrated coaches of all time!!!

He had Buddy Ryan’s defense, Walter Payton, but he just screamed for a living and didn’t have a brain!!!

Not visiting the White House earlier, letting Payton score a touchdown in the Super Bowl, and the Ricky Williams trade up are reasons why!!!

By: scoops1

scoops1 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:12:59 +0000

Its also a shame Ditka didn’t Walter score a TD in the SB

By: scoops1

scoops1 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:10:30 +0000

the least they could do is bring Walter’s family to this

By: dmc1542

dmc1542 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:08:17 +0000

Doesn’t matter who your team is, everyone has to respect Walter Payton as a player second, and a person first.