Reader comments
5 hurt in latest Pamplona bull run

2 comments   |   Read story

observing | 9:03 a.m. July 11, 2009
The perpetuation of cruelty and stupidity.
Bob2 | 10:07 a.m. July 11, 2009
Agreed. Idiotic, poser macho but actually very wimpy sport that disguises itself as "culture," in much the same way that dogfighting does. A rodeo clown does a much better and more humane job of "bull fighting" than these Mickey Mouse ear matadors do and we laugh and point. These jerks soften the bull up to the point of near death then bravely shove their swords into a dying beast. Wow--look at our culture amigos!" Sickening. And then there are the sad souls who don't have what it takes to take part in this spectacle, so they choose to brag to their girlfriends that they "ran with the bulls." More like, ran like a frightened schoolgirl and tried to not get hurt. If one gets bruised, you can bet he'll display where that wound used to be for the rest of his life. I'll agree that our infatuation with some of our sports is a bit idiotic. But bullfighting-and the running of the Pamplona bulls, takes the cake.

Add your comment

Comments are monitored. Any comments found to be abusive, offensive, off-topic, misrepresentative, more than 200 words or containing URLs will not be posted.

Words Remaining

E-mail address: For internal use only. We may want to contact you to publish your comment (not your e-mail address) in the newspaper or for a separate story idea.

Image
Alvaro Barrientos, Associated Press

Revelers run in front of Dolores Aguirre Ybarra fighting bulls, as people watch from balconies, during the fifth day, at San Fermin Fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday.

previousnext

Latest comments

I will start treating my mechanic better!

It's funny to me that people are complaining about the article and the...

The Jews have no more right to Isreal than the Palestinians do. A two state...

"Just sent loads of station data to Scott. Make sure he documents everything...

I'll be perfectly honest. It's my plan to saddle this country with so much...

To "Phil Jones | 3:28 p.m. " let me play the part of the GW believer. That...

TCU's BCS game missing something

This year would be the best year for an 8-team playoff. TCU is 1st in the...

One can go to Bethlehem, Galilee, Jericho, Capernum etc. and enjoy visiting...

LOTS of jealousy here coming from liberal Democratic women. They've...

Playing time tough for Jazz

The sharing needs to happen with the frontcourt players. Fesenko needs to be...

Advertisements