1. 05-29-17 03:16 PM #1
    Mr KLC
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    Sportswriter Fired After Indy 500 Tweet

    Denver Post publisher Mac Tully and editor Lee Ann Colacioppo issued a statement on Monday that sportswriter Terry Frei is no longer an employee of the newspaper one day after he tweeted that he was “very uncomfortable” with Japanese driver Takuma Sato winning the Indianapolis 500 during Memorial Day weekend.

    “We apologize for the disrespectful and unacceptable tweet that was sent by one of our reporters,” the statement reads. “Terry Frei is no longer an employee of The Denver Post. It’s our policy not to comment further on personnel issues. The tweet doesn’t represent what we believe nor what we stand for. We hope you will accept our profound apologies.”

    The Denver Post's statement on Terry Frei https://t.co/HPYG08FpCJ pic.twitter.com/PnN0tXO2oL

    — The Denver Post (@denverpost) May 29, 2017

    Frei issued an apology Sunday after facing backlash for his tweet that he later deleted about Sato’s historic win.

    “Nothing specifically personal, but I am very uncomfortable with a Japanese driver winning the Indianapolis 500 during Memorial Day weekend,”     Frei tweeted after Sato became the first Japanese driver to win the prestigious race.

    “I apologize,” Frei tweeted hours later. The Denver Post tweeted its own apologyon Sunday night and indicated that Frei’s tweet “does not reflect the standards and value of our organization.”

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.47694276e3cd
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  2. 05-29-17 03:19 PM #2
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    KLC find the other one today

    Cleve ESPN Radio Host got fired for accusing Jabril Peppers of taking drugs

    It is classic
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  3. 05-29-17 03:47 PM #3
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    So he went to school for journalism and still too dumb to realize this would get him fired? Stupid is as stupid does. No sympathy for stupid.
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  4. 05-29-17 03:57 PM #4
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    Had the race been on December 7th the tweet would've been ok.
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  5. 05-29-17 04:07 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by b1slickguy View Post
    Had the race been on December 7th the tweet would've been ok.


    Nice one
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  6. 05-29-17 04:31 PM #6
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    Heck there are racists around here at SBR that have said 10 times worse
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  7. 05-29-17 04:47 PM #7
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    It's not a real day in America until some little snowflake gets his feelings hurt. We've become a land of pussies.
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  8. 05-29-17 04:49 PM #8
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    You gotta pretend to be sweetness and light when your a member of the media,come on know.
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  9. 05-29-17 04:56 PM #9
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    what difference does it make if he's Japanese? The whole race is just a waste of time and fuel anyways
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  10. 05-29-17 04:57 PM #10
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    Shithead
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  11. 05-29-17 05:02 PM #11
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    He should tweeted: "Sato kamikaze'd his way to the checkered flag"
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  12. 05-29-17 05:11 PM #12
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    Pretty dumb move. So petty. Dumb way to lose your job.

    Guy was a good writer, too. Why would u be "uncomfortable" about foreigner winning the great American race? Many foreigners have won b4.
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  13. 05-29-17 05:13 PM #13
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    guy has a minor point considering Japan will not allow Muslims into their country
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  14. 05-29-17 05:17 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChuckyTheGoat View Post
    Pretty dumb move. So petty. Dumb way to lose your job.

    Guy was a good writer, too. Why would u be "uncomfortable" about foreigner winning the great American race? Many foreigners have won b4.
    Its because the guys a Jap,not just because he's a foreigner.
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  15. 05-29-17 05:17 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChuckyTheGoat View Post
    Pretty dumb move. So petty. Dumb way to lose your job.

    Guy was a good writer, too. Why would u be "uncomfortable" about foreigner winning the great American race? Many foreigners have won b4.
    Its probably because Japan killed many Americans in WWII, and Memorial Day is America's day to pay respect to them.
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  16. 05-29-17 05:53 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by VeggieDog View Post
    It's not a real day in America until some little snowflake gets his feelings hurt. We've become a land of pussies.
    They aren't employed though
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  17. 05-29-17 06:49 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Plaza23 View Post
    Its probably because Japan killed many Americans in WWII, and Memorial Day is America's day to pay respect to them.
    What the fukk does that have to do with Sato, who wasn't even born during Vietnam, let alone WWII?
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  18. 05-30-17 07:10 AM #18
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    twitter strikes again
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