OK, he didn’t really say that. But the endless fascination amongst some folks in Chicago over every pearl of wisdom to escape Mike Ditka’s gaping maw is a little hard to fathom. From the Chicago Tribune’s Ed Sherman (thanks to Jay Strell for the link)
Many Bears’ fans were in an uproar over Ditka’s comments that he doesn’t have a rooting interest in the NFC championship game Sunday between the Bears and New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field.
Ditka reiterated his neutral stance during radio interviews Wednesday. He told Mike North of WSCR-AM 670 that “I won’t be sad if either one of them don’t win.”
Ditka then took it to another level by taking a swipe at former Bears president Michael McCaskey, who fired Ditka after the 1992 season, during an interview on WMVP-AM 1000. Ditka also blasted New Orleans owner Tom Benson, calling him “a stupid cheat.”
“I dealt with a sneak in Chicago; so I don’t really respect people who do those things, you know,” Ditka told WMVP hosts Steve Rosenbloom and Sean Salisbury. “When I have the job as the head coach and you talk to somebody behind my back (his successor, Dave Wannstedt) when I’m still the head coach about that job, then I think that’s a little disgusting.”
Ditka declined further interview requests Wednesday, telling his secretary he was “done talking about it.”
Did you see him on PTI today? He, um, clearly doesn’t like Obama.
Ditka trashed Obama? Damn…he’s on a roll. The guy gets a role in a low-end Will Ferrell movie and all of a sudden he’s deciding to channel Jesse Ventura.
And the winner of the Ditka Bowl will be (drum roll, please) DA BEARS! Too bad Aints fans, your ride is over, now you can return to your high murder rate and really pathetic mayor, ray nagin. A chocalote city indeed!
Warren,
a) you suck.
b) consider yourself 86’d
c) enjoy the game.
GC
ditka bowl? more like ditka massacre.. both on and off the field after the bears demolish the saints and the city of new orleans breaks out with continued raged homicide in disgust of their beloved aints lowly performance in the real mans city of chicago.
“randy”. Funny how you have the same IP address as Warren. Assuming you’re either housemates or the same person, you’re bounced, too.
real mans city of chicago? randy and warren are watching the game on n. halsted street i take it. not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Grabowskis everywhere can put the suicide platter of polish sausage and ribs down. Ditka decided to root for the Bears live from his restaurant on the Chicago ESPN radio affiliate. He claimed he wanted to make the announcement from “his own show.” He went on to complain about his daughter getting nasty emails, and stated he’s been a Bears fan for 100 years or something like that. Then something about how he could slide into home plate with Johnny Bench in front of it.
> Sean: Did you see him on PTI today? He, um, clearly doesn’t like Obama.
> deadissue: Ditka trashed Obama? Damn…he’s on a roll. The guy gets a role in a low-end Will Ferrell movie and all of a sudden he’s deciding to channel Jesse Ventura.
Funny thing… When the Illinois Republicans were casting around for someone to throw under the bus after Jack Ryan dropped out of the Senate race vs. Obama, at one point they looked to Ditka, who politely declined to run (and lose). He was too busy hawking casinos and boner pills.
FWIW, they eventually chose out-of-stater Alan Keyes (who just happens to be black) to run (and lose) in Ryan’s stead. Keyes proceeded to run an improbably hilarious campaign (somehow impossibly more hilarious than even a Ditka campaign might’ve been), spouting off such memorable lines as, “Christ would not vote for Barack Obama, because Barack Obama has voted to behave in a way that it is inconceivable for Christ to behave.”
Dan,
In addition to selling penis pillz, Iron Mike’s an awesome hair dye spokesmodel.
re : Alan Keyes. Might be regretting the Borat cameo.
Iron Mike is pulling for the Bears. I’m shocked CSTB has turned a blind eye to this developing and exciting story about has-been-blow-hard-buffoonery.