In response to Trump pardoning former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr.
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Eddie D is a good man and deserves to be forgiven for bribery...politicians break that law before their first cup of coffee on a daily basisComment -
Is bribery even a crime? People pay to get what they want daily. GTFO.Comment -
Pardoning a rich white guy......who would have thought......hmmmmm???
Also gave the hall pass to former Gov. Blagojevich.Comment -
Love trumpComment -
Piece of shitComment -
Never seen a more polarizing figure in my life. I don't have an opinion on him either way as I am not really into politics very much but I have noticed a correlation among people that seem to hate him. They seem like they are very unhappy and miserable people in general. The hate for him is manufactured by mainstream media and overplayed in my opinion.Comment -
Junk bond thief Mikey Milken another pardon.
NYC Ex Police Commissioner Kerik as well. Buddy of Rudy and The Donald from NY.Comment -
It's good to be Rich and a Friend of Trump or a Friend of a Friend. Being Famous helps too.Comment -
Four More Years!!!Comment -
Love this guyComment -
And he's freeing his former Apprentice, Blago aka Swamp-O.Comment -
Great president!
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Implying racism
I didn't really know too much about this.
I just saw the headline.
Then I decided to read the article.
White House officials called an impromptu press gathering outside the West Wing to announce the pardon. Several retired NFL players, including Hall of Famers Jerry Rice, Charles Haley, Ronnie Lott and Jim Brown, told reporters they met with Trump about DeBartolo's case.
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"Eddie was like that 12th man that was on that football field. You know that this guy, you know, he wanted us to win. And I think he's the main reason why we won so many Super Bowls," Rice told reporters. "Today is a great day for him. I'm glad to be here and be a part of that. And, you know, it's just something I'll never forget. You know, this man, he has done so much in the community, he has done so much in NFL football."
Asked to elaborate on what Trump told him during their meeting, Rice said that it was "really just about" DeBartolo.
"I take my hat off to Donald Trump for what he did," Rice said.
Race-baiting much?
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That's right.
Jerry Rice approved HOFComment -
great job Trump
Dom G getting destroyed in this thread
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Now now Mo. I really don`t see it that way. In my opinion, I wasn`t race baiting. I also acknowledged DT going out of his way for the Ball kid.
I tend to stay way out of any political discussion on this or any forum, as it always seems to me a complete waste of time.
I wouldn`t mind running in to you in person some time as you are the only person on SBR who I believe 100% of the time and has picked the absolute perfect name as a handle and accounting of your intelligence.
Go get that 20K post.Comment -
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Today, there was also Angela Stanton-King, Judith Negron, Crystal Munoz, Tynice Nichole Hall, and few other people.
He has the power to do that.Comment -
I can understand the hate as people always overlook the amount of money that was lost on Hillary Clinton's campaign. How much money was invested into her? A Billion? More?
It's kind of like that bad beat that you have when your team is dominating going into the 4th quarter and then they shit the bed resulting in you hating on them for years to come.Comment -
I had no idea or had totally forgotten that guy was in trouble.
I vividily remember being very young and reading a sports illustrated article about him ( I think he was trying to buy the Pirates? his dad owned the Penguins)
it talked about how he started his day with a long time on the stair machine. I lobbied my parents for a stair stepper. they told me to just go up and down our stairs (smart) and got me a treadmill
but the main take away was that the guy was SUPER kind and appreciative to people in his lifeComment -
https://www.si.com/vault/1990/09/10/...francisco-49er
When the Niners won their third Super Bowl, in January '89, DeBartolo flew every player and office staffer and a guest to Youngstown, Ohio, DeBartolo's hometown, for two nights. He brought in the pastry chef from the Beverly Hills Hotel, the head chef from the Mayfair House hotel in Miami and four other chefs from across the country. They produced a gourmet dinner for 750, including freshly made pasta, smoked Norwegian salmon, imported lobster, Belgian endive salad and homemade chocolates—all served by more than 100 models brought from New York and elsewhere and trained as waitresses for the occasion. Singer Jeffrey Osborne entertained.
The night before the banquet, DeBartolo reserved his restaurant, Paonessa's, exclusively for his guests. The women found no prices on their menus. Come to think of it, neither did the men. Each night, the players came back to their rooms at the Holiday Inn, which DeBartolo also owns, to find a surprise: a portable CD player, a decanter of perfume, a bottle of cologne, Godiva chocolates in a cut-glass vase, a bottle of champagne, the inevitable fruit basket. This stuff will beat a mint on your pillow every time.
When the Niners won the Super Bowl again last January, DeBartolo had to top his considerable self—and did. He flew everybody to the Westin Kauai in Hawaii for a week of thankstaking. This time Huey Lewis entertained. The players got $600 to spend on meals, which, of course, were all free in the first place. "Then he decides that wasn't enough," says linebacker Matt Millen, "so he gives us $500 more."
Forty-niner coach George Seifert casually mentioned once that his fishing boat was in pretty bad shape. DeBartolo bought him a new boat. “If we win the Super Bowl again,” says Seifert, “you can be sure I'll mention my small three-bedroom house.”
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DeBartolo doesn't fuss only over large, sweaty athletes and their dates. He worries about 4'10" secretaries, too, and even men of the cloth. When the Niners moved their offices from Redwood City, Calif., to Santa Clara, he bought a train pass for each secretary with a long commute and had each of them picked up at the Santa Clara station and driven to the office, even though the walk is less than four blocks. "There's a lot of traffic on that road," he said. Priests eat free at Paonessa's in Youngstown.
DeBartolo has a nice command of the English language except for one word: no. He sends money and gifts to sick children such as one boy with cancer in Sacramento and another in Youngstown. "And that's just two of dozens of people the boss helps," says Kathy Keklak, secretary to DeBartolo, sifting through a file of answered prayers.Comment
