Doc probably want the guys away from this tsunami for a day. It may be a good idea. It is pretty crazy though I agree.
pavy I disagree 100%. Clippers win this series for sure
pavy I disagree 100%. Clippers win this series for sure
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Old sterling should not be fukkin minoritiesComment -
Here is an interesting article with a different slant on things:
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If blacks want to punish Sterling they should make him an offer he won't refuse and buy the team from him. That will teach him a lesson.Comment -
I don't know about 'can't refuse', but he will not be able to refuse and will have to sell the team. Mark my words, no players will play for him after this season.
I heard someone saying he could be "suspended" for a season. What does that mean anyway? Suspended from what? He's the owner. How can he be suspended from owning?Comment -
D2 it's common knowledge this happened many times
Several owners have been suspended from owning a team. Hell these two Schott and Steinbrenner were suspended twice each. Schott was ready for her third suspension when she sold her team but still remained a minority partner
Steinbrenner...
It wasn't the first dubious incident in Steinbrenner's career, or even the first time he had been suspended from the game. In April 1974, he became part of the Watergate scandal which brought down President Nixon, when he was indicted on 14 counts of making illegal campaign contributions and obstruction of justice. He pleased guilty to two, was fined a five-figure sum, and then Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspended him from baseball for two years, reduced on appeal to 15 months.
and suspension # 2 .......
On July 30th, 1990, Vincent banned the man who had just been labeled "The Most Hated Man in Baseball" on the cover of Newsweek George from the game for life. The weird thing is, it was Steinbrenner who requested the ban, instead of the two-year suspension originally suggested by Vincent. At the time, George thought a suspension would mean he would lose his position as vice president of the United States Olympic Committee. At the time, Steinbrenner was tired of the game, but - as so often - changed his mind, and Vincent relented and revoked the lifetime ban, shortly after two years had passed.
Schott.....
On May 5, 1996, Schott aroused ire when she made statements favorable of Adolf Hitler, saying he "was good in the beginning, but went too far."[2] MLB again banned Schott from day-to-day operations through 1998. Later in the month, Schott was quoted in Sports Illustrated as speaking in a "cartoonish Japanese accent" while describing her meeting with the prime minister of Japan.[2] Further, she said that she did not like Asian-American kids "outdoing our kids" in high school.[2]
On April 20, 1999, Schott agreed to sell her controlling interest in the Reds for $67 million to a group led by Cincinnati businessman Carl Lindner. At the time she was facing a third suspension, failing health and an expiring ownership agreement with her limited partners, who planned to oust her. Schott remained as a minority partner.
you still haven't answered my question if those 25 comments I posted offend you. Why do you choose to ignore it?Comment -
James, are you really in direct contact with Sterling since the incident?
I'll pay you 100 points if you can produce an audio clip.
200 points if you ask him his impression of the Harlem Globetrotters.
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Sterling's wife just threw him under the bus.
Has anyone publicly said that this is out of character for Sterling?Comment -
Obamas faultComment -
I thought that was the funniest post of the week just the way you wrote it
I will tell you what if James gets an audio interview with the Sterling it's game over possibly poster of the year already
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James D if you really do talk to Donald tell him this:
As bad as things are right now let him know that he could do something great here
Hold a press conference and say "From the bottom of my heart I would like to say to those people in the media and everyone else I have offended (pause for effect) ... deal with it! Agree with me, don't agree with me, people are free to have their own thoughts and opinions. When TMZ and ESPN have become our ethics police we need to take a long hard look at some things."
He will always have money, but this would make him a legendComment -
They're still married? And he has a GF? I missed the memo on that one and we're surprised he's an old rich white racist.Comment -
Probably a more reliable source out there, but:
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fantastic post LOL
In all seriousness I am very good friends with the family since about 1980 and it makes me sad to see this.
He would go to girlfriend then his wife would find out and refuse to see him. This particular girl has been a thorn in Shelly's side for years. Don has cheated for decades but he is so public about it that if really has hurt Shelly. She has six tickets to clipper games and she has status as dons girl, it wasn't hidden like the old days.
She didn't throw him under the bus. All she said was she does not share the despicable views expressed by her husband. That is true, if she didn't love don she would not have spent these few days with him at the hotel during this sh@tstorm . He is really distraught and he may finally be realizing it's not 1948 anymore.
Everyone knows Shelly loves Don and this woman and affair has hurt Shelly immensely. They even had a heated exchange once (V & Shelly) in the media room this year at a clippers game. If Shelly didn't love don she could have left him and took a billion dollars years ago.
GUMMO I meant to quote your post and respond. No one would dare say this is out of character for Don because he has 4/5 times in his 40+ years owning the team had similar comments flare up. Anyone that would publicly support him now in the media would be annihilated. Many people have called them expressing sadness, a few expressing support but it would be insane to say anything publicly
centaur they are going to do whatever they can to hold onto the team and pissing people off is not part of the plan. I think you are all going to be meeting Eric and the family soon. He was the heir apparent anyway.
Took that Pic at restaurant Don and the crew eats at before every game. It's a VIP area above staples and I thought it was funny a couple warrior fans were eating and talking smack not realizing Don was sitting next to them. May be the last time he eats there, pretty crazy how fast things changeComment -
I realize there are a lot of things to consider, but someone needs to do it (tell the media and people to deal with it).
He has billions, he would survive, and his rep with them is unsalvageable anyway. Might as well do something noble and stand up to them, regardless of his personal opinions.
The attacking and bullying of everyone who doesn't agree with the views of the mass media is a more important issueComment -
What's most important to the sterlings is to survive this news cycle and eventually get the team in the hands of Joanne, Chris , Eric (Joanne's hubby) and the grand kids. Don & Shelly adopted 3 kids ( sadly one passed away) and passing the team onto those kids is the most important thing to the family. They have immense wealth and security, that won't change regardless of these events. The team is so important to the family that taking a stand which won't change anything is not even a consideration. Centaur you see the way people are reacting to this story, how many people opinions are going to change? Surviving this is the only objectiveComment -
This is one hilarious family:
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No one has done it. No one has stood up to this media machine and said "screw you media, you can't control and shape the thoughts of individuals and society by bullying people with negative coverage.
If he would do it, other people who find themselves in these circumstances in the future could do the same instead of capitulating and back peddling like everyone else has done.
The way the media wields it's power today is much more dangerous than an old guy not wanting his gf to hang out with blacks or not wanting to rent to them.Comment -
David stern is the ultimate slave master but he's a lot smarter about it.
Wonder how much Jews will punish the jew. ..Should be a slap on the wrist or inside agreement.
Whites should stop going to games and turn off your tv. Stop being stupid.
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Centaur you are wrong on this one. Don is not the person to lead this fight. He does not have the moral high ground. Due to his past inflammatory comments he could never be the one leading the fight.
I am sure you have hear of rosa parks, she is even mentioned in this thread. Rosa was a great woman with dignity and as you know refused to give up her seat on the bus. Parks received national recognition, including the NAACP's 1979 Spingarn Medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal, and a posthumous statue in the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall. Upon her death in 2005, she was the first woman and second non-U.S. government official to lie in honor at the Capitol Rotunda
did you know she was not really the first?? She was preceded by nine months by mrs Claudette Colvin, a unwed pregnant black teenager....
For a long time, Montgomery's black leaders did not publicize Colvin's pioneering effort because she was a teenager and became pregnant while unmarried. Given the social norms of the time and her youth, the NAACP leaders worried about using her to represent their movement.[1][2]
the NAACP leadership was very smart to not use Mrs. Colvin as the face of the movement. A woman like Rosa Parks was a much more compelling dignified person to rally around.
One last point and I have made it before. Don personally never was accused of discriminating in his housing practices, he has HUNDREDS OF BUILDING MANAGERS and the case was built around a few of their actions. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THEN IF MICROSOFT EMPLOYEES TREAT YOU UNFAIR THE LAWSUIT COMES OUT OF BILL GATES AND THE SHAREHOLDERS POCKETS. BILL GATES DOESNT DIRECTLY HAVE TO BE AT FAULT.
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The more I hear and read the more I realize what a POS this guy really is.....This story, if true, is worse:
Seven years ago, Clippers assistant coach (and later head coach) Kim Hughes was diagnosed with prostate cancer. It was an aggressive form of the disease and Hughes understandably didn't want to wait to have the surgery - or miss part of the season - so he opted to have it done by an out-of-network doctor that wasn't covered by the team's insurance policy.
(One can only guess what company Sterling selected for that gig).
The surgery came to more than $70,000 and Sterling refused to foot the bill, saying if he paid for Hughes' cancer treatment he'd have to pay for every Clipper employee who found himself (a) with cancer and (b) needing a doctor not covered by insurance.
Makes sense. After all, the man had over 100 employees and he's only worth $1.5 billion. You do the math.
But Hughes had his surgery. And now we know his own players - Corey Maggette, Elton Brand, Chris Kaman and Marko Jaric... already saddled with the indignity of being Clippers - stepped up and paid Hughes' bills.
So while Sterling slips on his nightcap and enjoys a small saucepan of gruel before crawling into bed tonight, I'm sure he tucked himself in secure in the thought that since Clippers players paid for Hughes' surgery and he pays the players ... well, you know.
James D what's the deal with that?Comment -
Sterling is only saying things that alot of people think. Lot of white people dont like black people. Lot of white people dont want to hang out with black people. Same thing vice versa.
There's no forcing people to like other people. The PC police in this day and age is ridiculous. I hope Sterling tells the NBA to stick it and doesnt apologize. He has nothing to apologize for.Comment -
D2 an asset worth 500 million when you are worth 2 billion gift tax is not the deciding factor. They would happily pay the tax.
You still never answered my question about these 25 questions. I asked you like three times. Why don't you want to answer? I continually answer your questions. I even posted info about suspended owners when you were unaware that it has happened a number of times. Do any these comments not offend you and if they all do not why does sterlings comments offend you so much?
1) "(Obama’s) a nice person, he’s very articulate this is what’s been used against him, but he couldn’t sell watermelons if it, you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic." -- Dan Rather
2) “White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires … We built pyramids before Donald Trump ever knew what architecture was … we taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it." -- Al Sharpton
3) "‘Hymies.’ ‘Hymietown.’" -- Jesse Jackson’s description of New York City while on the 1984 presidential campaign trail.
4) "A few years ago, (Barack Obama) would have been getting us coffee." -- Bill Clinton to Ted Kennedy
5) "The Israeli puppeteer travels to Washington and meets with the puppet in the White House. He then goes down Pennsylvania Avenue and meets with the puppets in Congress. The Israeli leader then 'brings back millions of dollars' in aid to Israel." -- Ralph Nader
6) "(Harry Reid) was wowed by Obama's oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama -- a 'light-skinned' African American 'with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." -- Harry Reid's comments reported by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann
7) "I do not think it is an exaggeration at all to say to my friend from West Virginia [Sen. Robert C. Byrd, a former Ku Klux Klan recruiter] that he would have been a great senator at any moment. . . . He would have been right during the great conflict of civil war in this nation." -- Former Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd (D.,Conn.)
8) “Civil rights laws were not passed to protect the rights of white men and do not apply to them.” -- Mary Frances Berry, former Chairwoman, US Commission on Civil Rights
9) "Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There is no evidence that tea party adherents are any more racist than other Republicans, and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats win in November. Having one’s opponent rebut charges of racism is far better than discussing joblessness." -- Mary Frances Berry, former Chairwoman, US Commission on Civil Rights
10) “Well, because the Arabs who were involved in 9/11 cooperated with the Zionists, actually. It was a cooperation. They gave them the perfect excuse to denounce all Arabs. It’s a racist sort of thing, really racist – you know, picking out these 19 or 20 terrorists – they were terrorists – and saying all the Arabs are like them.” — Former Democratic Senator James Abourezk on Hizbullah TV
11) "Let me see one of you adopt one of those ugly black babies." -- Abortionist Ashutosh Ron Virmani
12) “There’s no great, white bigot; there’s just about 200 million little white bigots out there.” -- USA Today columnist Julienne Malveaux
13) "Them Jews aren’t going to let (Obama) talk to me. I told my baby daughter, that he’ll talk to me in five years when he’s a lame duck, or in eight years when he’s out of office. …They will not let him talk to somebody who calls a spade what it is.” -- Jeremiah Wright
14) "There’s white racist DNA running through the synapses of his or her brain tissue. They will kill their own kind, defend the enemies of their kind or anyone who is perceived to be the enemy of the milky white way of life." -- Jeremiah Wright
15) "The white man is our mortal enemy, and we cannot accept him. I will fight to see that vicious beast go down into the lake of fire prepared for him from the beginning, that he never rise again to give any innocent black man, woman or child the hell that he has delighted in pouring on us for 400 years.” -- Louis Farrakhan
16) “White people shouldn’t be allowed to vote. It’s for the good of the country and for those who’re bitter for a reason and armed because they’re scared.” -- Left-wing journalist Jonathan Valania
17) "(Joseph Lowery) said that when he was a young militant, he used to say all white folks were going to hell. ...'Then he mellowed and just said most of them were. Now, he said, he is back to where he was.’" -- The Daily Mail quotes Joseph Lowery, who gave the benediction at President Obama’s inauguration
18) "We are owned by propagandists against the Arabs. There’s no question about that. Congress, the White House, and Hollywood, Wall Street, are owned by the Zionists. No question in my opinion. They put their money where their mouth is…We’re being pushed into a wrong direction in every way." -- Helen Thomas
19) “You cannot go to a 7-11 or Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian Accent.” -- Joe Biden
20) “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.” -- Joe Biden
21) "I give interracial couples a look. Daggers. They get uncomfortable when they see me on the street." -- Spike Lee
22) “I want to go up to the closest white person and say: ‘You can’t understand this, it’s a black thing’ and then slap him, just for my mental health.” — New York City Councilman, Charles Barron
23) "We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up businesses and dirty shops. They ought to go." -- Marion Barry
24) “The point I was making was not that Grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn’t. But she is a typical white person…” -- Barack Obama
25) “That’s just how white folks will do you. It wasn’t merely the cruelty involved; I was learning that black people could be mean and then some. It was a particular brand of arrogance, an obtuseness in otherwise sane people that brought forth our bitter laughter. It was as if whites didn’t know that they were being cruel in the first place. Or at least thought you deserving of their scorn.” -- Barack ObamaComment -
Did you see this story I linked below anywhere? It's from 3 weeks ago and it's fact. He donated 3 million this month to UCLA transplant program. just because this Kim Hughes story is on the internet doesn't make it true. Tmz ( and they usually get things right) reported the sterlings are separated for years. That is complete fiction they went on vacation a few weeks ago to the carribean and Columbia and don't live separately at all. They have multiple residences in LA but stay together ( except when fighting like everyone else) .
Tell me the truth does is this documented true story making the rounds?? No it isn't and I wonder why
http://www.examiner.com/article/ucla...idney-research
I will ask Shelly and Don about this story tomorrow if you want me to just ask. But you have to read my link, that's a fair trade LOLComment -
I think this is a great post
However James there are important differences
There will never be a suitable candidate because what the mass media ergo the public deems to be suitable would never be attacked in the first place
The ethics of an opinion or view are irrelevant. The media cannot be allowed to keep punishing people (much more than the law could financially and socially) who don't fit their agenda. They were not elected and have wayyyyyy too much powerComment -
I'm not saying he didn't do anything good, but if that Kim Hughes story is true, that is disgusting regardless
I'm a big believer in "where there's smoke, there's fire" and I've heard too much from several different sources about him being very cheap overall in several instances and saying some bad things over the years....Just too many people, controversies, and stories that go against his character for all of it to not have atleast some bit of truth....Like why would everyone all conspire to pick on Donald Sterling??Comment
