Am I the only a@#hole who doesn't give a F%CK about Barbaro???

[alcibiades_mystery]

:shrug:

I mean, the up-to-the-minute reports about a racehorse strike me as uber-weird. What the m#therf$ck?

[Skittles]

1. I'd rather hear about Barbaro than Natalee

I know that sounds bad but it is the truth

[NMMNG]

2. Who?

:shrug:

[alcibiades_mystery]

3. The horse...won the Kentucky Derby, broke his leg in the Preakness

Now I have to see him on the news 4 times a week and on Sportscenter every friggin' day, and I've learned more about infections to the goddamn hoof than I ever need or want to know? Y'know, THAT f!*king Barbaro?

[NMMNG]

4. That's certainly sad

But I can't see the need for that much news coverage (and I'm an animal lover).

[Jamastiene]

5. Who?

Nah, somethin' tells me I don't give a shit either. A racehorse? What, does he talk? Did he give Bush the middle hoof? Or what? Nah, you aren't alone. I don't give a shit about that either. It seems there are missles flying yon and hither and I'm just hoping none of them stray and land on my head at the moment. There are definitely more important things going on right now.

[Duppers]

43. well, of course

there's more important things going on! who said there wasn't??
Point: we post our pet pics all the time in the lounge....and using your logic, why should we even have a lounge since there are much more important things to discuss.

See.

Lighten up...and have some empathy and compassion for the 4 legged critters in the world.

[JVS]

6. I also do not give a F%CK

[Duppers]

42. then perhaps you are one

"Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives."
-Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate (1875-1965)

Compassion for a horse does NOT diminish compassion for people!

[Calliope]

7. Let's look at other "news"

Barbaro vs. Suri, Barbaro vs Brangelina, Barbaro vs Oprah and Gail, Barbaro vs Britney, Barbaro vs any pregnant, marrying, divorcing (or any combination thereof) celebrity. I'll take Barbaro.

[Bzzzz]

18. I 2nd that!!!! n/t

[Cannikin]

8. What's a barbaro?

[patcox2]

9. I am so with you on this.

And whats with the breathless gooey dramatic tone to the updates, I expect these people to have unicorns for their avatar.

[wildhorses]

15. OMG...if I knew how to have one, that is exactly what it would be:

pegasus with a unicorn and< I am riding on it...and there is a rainbow in the background...sugar overkill but, WTF I need it with the non-life I am leading...:P

[leftyladyfrommo]

10. I'm a Huge Barbaro fan - and I really want him to get better.

[Hugin]

12. Strangely enough, my Dad is also all caught up in the saga of Barbaro.

Very unlike him... But, we all buy into a story now and then.

[wildhorses]

11. horse racing is a HUGE industry in areas of this country and

when the one you like is down well you just got keep pulling for him and for the what might have been

[hiro]

13. Well...

People really were fascinated by this horse, especially people in the Philadelphia area. And while it would be nice for this horse to get better, I too am getting sick of hearing about him. I'd rather see people expend that energy trying to cut down on violence and poverty in Philadelphia (where Barbaro is being treated by the University of Pennsylvania, as I understand), than focus on a horse.

-H.

[Duppers]

44. and

"I'd rather see people expend that energy trying to cut down on violence and poverty in Philadelphia"...than see them go to a stupid baseball game, etc., etc.

why are folks like you even bothering to type a response in this thread?

[CottonBear]

14. Those of us who love horses are following his recovery closely.

Many owners of pleasure and show horses have had their horses operated on for broken bones (although not as sever as Barbaro's injury) and have had to deal with founder, abcesses and laminitis. (I have two friends whose horses have screws in theri lower legs to repair fractures.) The veterinary hospital is the top equine medical facility in the nation. It is a research institution. Perhaps, the doctors can learn more about treating these sort of injuries and conditions in the process of caring for Barbaro.

My filly has medical insurance in case she needs surgery or treatment for an injury.

[Dear Bastards]

16. I think I got banned on the first

Barabaro: Yea or Neigh go-'round so no comment from me this time

[RedCloud]

17. Glue or dog food?

We need a poll,

just saying.

[Katina]

19. eew, that's just tasteless

I was at the "Great Match Race" at Belmont years ago when Ruffian pulled up during the race and they had to put her down. My only interest in Barbaro is whether vetinary medicine has gottem any better so that they can actually save a race horse so they could at least breed. It seems while the medicines have improved, the skittish nature of the beasts make recovery difficult at best.

[Duppers]

45. tin man! nt

heartless
:scared:

[SnohoDem]

20. No.

[GalleryGod]

21. Apparently

We feel much better when we're allowed to F-Bomb our brains out.
Bomb away,Kids.

(thread hidden!):argh:

[jobycom]

22. Lack of compassion isn't something to flaunt.

Other people do care about Barbaro. Respect them, if nothing else.

[alcibiades_mystery]

23. OK. I respect them

Can I still say I don't give a f%#k about Barbaro?

[jobycom]

24. Sigh.

You can say anything you like, of course.

[alcibiades_mystery]

27. Why, thank you

I appreciate your support. Nuff respect.

:crazy:

[jobycom]

32. Whoosh, eh?

:shrug:

[alcibiades_mystery]

34. Whoosh indeed

Or, eh.

One of the two. Salud!

[LSK]

25. WHO???????????

:popcorn:

[ecstatic]

26. Barbaro has better insurance than most Americans nt

[fishwax]

28. the other day I saw a Barbaro feature on sportscenter

Until then, I honestly had no idea that all that had happened. (I was leaving the country on the day the Preakness was run, so hadn't heard anything about the injury.)

Anyway, this jeremy schapp schlock-fest was all about how this racehorse had touched the nation, comparing him to secretariat and affirmed (i think he threw in seabiscuit, too) and talking about how the whole country was concerned about barbaro. And I was like :wtf: I haven't heard anything. And even though I've been back in the country for well over a month now, I hadn't heard anybody mention him or ask me if I'd heard how he was doing. It all seemed like a very manufactured outpouring of sympathy.

I'm sure there are people who are interested and who are fans, and that's cool. I don't wish the horse any ill will. I just find it odd that it took so long for me to find out that HIS story was the one everyone had been talking and worrying about for the last six weeks, even though I'd never heard of it.

The end of the schlock-fest, so help me god, said that in the end, barbaro "affirmed" us all. :puke:

[alcibiades_mystery]

29. That's precisely th kinda shit I'm talking about

What in hell is it all about? Barbaro affirms us all? In what fucking way, I'd like to know. Yeah, fishwax, it's super fucking weird.

[fishwax]

33. super fucking weird was my reaction

i meant to start a thread about it at the time, but then I guess I blocked it from my mind. Thanks for starting this one ... good to know I'm not alone :rofl:

[cobalt1999]

30. well, if you buy some Elmers stock, then you might care. n/t

[conflictgirl]

31. I don't even know who/what it is.

Don't really care, either.

[grannylib]

35. No, you are not alone...I think there may be a couple of other issues

that would take precedence for me...
Like, I dunno, the state of the nation? the world? election fraud? NSA wiretapping? port inspection, or lack thereof? Democratic infighting? the economy? health care? minimum/living wage issues? outrageous CEO pay? the environment? outsourcing of American jobs? the state of our schools? overcrowded prisons? regressive taxes?

silly me.

[bklyncowgirl]

36. The Barbaro story has touched many people, myself included

First of all a confession. I'm a lifelong horse lover. I own a Thoroughbred myself. I'm a sucker for a good horse story.

There are a lot of things that make this particular horse story stand out. First of all, the obvious. Barbaro's a stunningly beautiful animal who showed incredible promise as a race horse only to have it end in a horrible accident. Millions of people watched in horror as he broke down and floundered to a stop in the Preakness. Most expected to see him die on their TV screens. Instead, in the most complicated surgery ever performed on a horse, Barbaro was given a chance at life.

Second, he's surrounded by what appear to be a thoroughly decent group of human beings from the skilled jockey who helped slow Barbaro and keep him calm in the first moments of the injury to the (admittedly) wealthy owners the Jacksons, who've visited him every day and told the vets to do everything they can for him--even if he's not sound enough for stud duty and turns out to be the worlds most expensive lawn ornament, to the former Olympian medalist and plane crash hero Michael Matz, the trainer, who clearly loves this animal--he also visits him every day--and has been through the emotional wringer these past few weeks. Then of course there's Doctor Richardson, who sometimes seems amazed that Barbaro has made it this far.

Third there's the horse himself who has shown not only an incredible will to live but a remarkable intelligence and adaptability. Thoroughbreds are high strung by nature and anyone who's seen footage of Ruffian after her fatal breakdown struggling with the people who were trying to save her life has to marvel at the way Barbaro stood calmly on the track and leaned his head into his trainer's chest while they put a temporary splint on his leg. The latest stories are about how he's not only learned to use the sling they put him in at times to relieve pressure on his hind legs after he developed laminitis--he sits down in it like a dog--he's also apparently able to communicate when he's tired and he wants the sling put on and has even started to play with it--there are stories about him boinging up and down in it like a kid in a jolly jumper. The people around him keep talking about the spark in his eye and they seem determined to stick with him as long as he's willing to hold onto life.

There's a lot of ugliness in this world and certainly problems that are more earth shattering than the story of an injured horse but there are many of us caught up in this story of an animal that should not by any reasonable standard, be alive, but who somehow seems to overcome every setback and does it with determination and style. It may not be rational but many see in Barbaro a symbol of a fighting spirit and even of hope.

[Corgigal]

38. I also care about Barbaro

The odds are so against that poor colt. Rarely do Thoroughbreds recover from a track injury.

Also the man himself, Secretariat died of the same aliment that Barbaro is trying to live through now.
He seems like such a good boy. He must have a great temperament to put up with what hes been putting up for the past few months. His trainer visits him daily. His former jockey just came by to see him last week.

I bet if the people who don't care stopped by his stall and saw him they would care.

[zonkers]

40. Wow, thanks for the insiders perspective. I love him even more.

[bklyncowgirl]

48. Check out Tim Wooley's blog for the insider info on Barbaro

Tim's a trainer at Fair Hill where Barbaro was stabled before his accident. He and his excercise rider Alex talk to Michael Matz, the assistant trainer Peter Brette who was Barbaro's excercise rider and his regular vet Kathy who continues to visit him and keep tabs on his condition.

They've added Barbaro news to Tims existing blog and have become an unofficial news outlet for Barbaro's team. Tim jokes that he's the only horse trainer in the world who's more famous for his blog than his horses.

http://www.timwoolleyracing.com/

[pokerfan]

47. Well said

I grew up on a farm with horses. Mu gradfather wheat farmed with horses. They loved their horses and buried them when they died when it would have been so much easier to send the carcass to the rendering plant. Takes a crew of men a day to bury a horse. And wheat farming back then was very lavor intensive.

There is a lot of ugliness in horse racing but Barbarosa has decent owners. They are on record saying that they would have provided him with the same care had he been a gelding.

And I believe them.

[zonkers]

37. I care about a horse with two broken legs trying to hang on. And he has

the sweetest face. Get better Barbaro. You never asked for this life. Hope you can survive it.

[Norton]

39. If I saw that one of my friends had posted one of these heartless posts...

I'd dump their ass on the spot. "Zonkers", you are so cool, decent, and you really got to me with that comment about "not the life you chose"! People who don't care about animals are useless to me, the lowest of the low... what a tragic world this would be without the "innocents", the animals. Unlike the humans, I've NEVER been dissapointed by an animal... you people are prime examples. I absolutely hate that you are fellow liberals... how dissapointing is that?!? I assume you are all the type that don't slow down for animals in the road, right? I also assume that you are all afraid of horses among other animals... WIMPS!!! There are a million stories regarding horses and other animals saving human lives.

P.S. I'll think of you people tomorrow and hope you break a leg or two... (I'll be sleeping with my fingers crossed tonight.)

[njdemocrat106]

41. I like Barbaro, but the coverage is somewhat overboard

I've always liked horsies, and I hope that Barbaro does recover.

[Duppers]

46. then changed the fvcking channel if you don't want to hear it!

why bitch here?

[Scout]

49. yes n/t