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GeneralGodwins Law you lose Pin
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr.30-Apr-14 6:17
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MehGerbil30-Apr-14 7:07
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr.30-Apr-14 7:21
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MehGerbil30-Apr-14 7:29
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GeneralTOOOTD Award Pin
MehGerbil30-Apr-14 7:36
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charlieg30-Apr-14 7:02
charlieg30-Apr-14 7:02 
I agree with most of what you say, and the guy is not a racist. He might be a bore, a twit, or a bigot. What do normal people do when they encounter people like this? We walk away. We avoid them. We skip their posts. All he did was verbalize thoughts in his own home.

In listening to the comments in the media, I see the typical racial sluts showing up - the Rev. Jacksons, Oprah, etc. None of which have any say in this matter.

Setting that aside, the NBA and the owners have a right to protect their investments. Threaten league revenue, and you've stepped in it. Fair enough. I'm sure there are some contract stipulations governing behavior. With that said, the timing of all of this makes me wonder if it wasn't a setup....

The comical part about this is that every professional player is a big boy. They are the cream of the crop, or the would not be there. It's very, very hard for me to see someone like Barkley or Kobe or some other player getting their feelings hurt... Pay me millions / year - you can call me white boy all you want.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...

"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759


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GeneralUSB is useful Pin
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