Don Sterling is a liberal Democrat Billionaire - TYPICAL

[MCWAY]

The NBA simply made an example out of him, because they couldn't cover this incident up, like the others.

They've known about his past racial problems FOR DECADES. But, as long as he scratched the checks to their cause du jour, they all CLAMMED UP!

[Soul Crusher]

He is a disgrace on all levels. 

[Dos Equis]

The NBA simply made an example out of him, because they couldn't cover this incident up, like the others.

They've known about his past racial problems FOR DECADES. But, as long as he scratched the checks to their cause du jour, they all CLAMMED UP!

Truth.  Money masks a multitude of sins in society.  

But at least they are finally doing the right thing and getting rid of that turd.  

[dario73]

Do you have proof of his voting record?
What about his donations over the past 20 years?

It is a known fact and reportedly so that he contributed to DEMOCRATS and voiced his support for them.

Why was the NAACP honoring him? Come on. Use that common sense.

[MCWAY]

It is a known fact and reportedly so that he contributed to DEMOCRATS and voiced his support for them.

Why was the NAACP honoring him? Come on. Use that common sense.

He was supposed to get that award (another one, I might add) in just a couple of weeks.

As David Webb just said on "Cavuto", the NAACP was basically going to honor a black bigot (Sharpton) and a white bigot (Sterling) with Lifetime Achievement Awards.

[Straw Man]

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/376641/racist-clippers-owner-donald-sterling-democrat-tim-cavanaugh


 

you wrote "typical" in the title

tell us what exactly is typical about this guy

Given that you've defended Bundy's racists and moronic statments, we know you have no problem with what Sterling said so that just leaves the question about how this guy is "typical"

[Soul Crusher]

you wrote "typical" in the title

tell us what exactly is typical about this guy

Given that you've defended Bundy's racists and moronic statments, we know you have no problem with what Sterling said so that just leaves the question about how this guy is "typical"

Hypocrite lib says one thing in public does opposite in private

[Straw Man]

Hypocrite lib says one thing in public does opposite in private

so how does that make him typical?

you've got some tape of him making positive racial statements in public?

btw - you've got a point that at least Republican racists such has yourself have no shame in sharing their racist beliefs in public

[240 is Back]

You act as if his registration means diddly these days. Colin Powell is a registered Democrat. He voted for Obama TWICE. Charlie Crist was a registered Republican. He groveled before Obama in 2012, before officially switching parties (which he basically did, because Rubio stole what he thought was his free ticket to DC and the Senate).

I'm pretty sure if Obama was a registered Communist, it would mean diddly.

Him carrying that party affiliation does have some meaning - if nothing else to nullify the cries of "look, he's a dem!"

I'd say he's a shitty dem if he is calling himself a republican.

[24KT]

the hooker was female, so yeah, he's a dem.

Actually 240. I think you owe Ms. Stiviano and apology. She was not a "hooker". She WAS his girlfriend.

[24KT]

None of this matter...none of it.  I'm glad some asshole decided to ask Obozo about this..and he decided to actually answer the question. Because weighty questions on the future of Asia and our alliances aren't as important as this idiot.

My my my, how quick you are and so determined to malign & hammer the man who dishes up your free gov't shit.

How would you've spun it had he NOT chosen to respond to the question posed to him? That he was being evasive?

He was asked a sensitive question regarding race, ...and he responded BRILLIANTLY! He took no sides, but responded with brilliance. Well done Mr. President!

[24KT]

You act as if his registration means diddly these days. Colin Powell is a registered Democrat. He voted for Obama TWICE. Charlie Crist was a registered Republican. He groveled before Obama in 2012, before officially switching parties (which he basically did, because Rubio stole what he thought was his free ticket to DC and the Senate).

Colin Powell is a registered, card carrying Republican.

[MCWAY]

Colin Powell is a registered, card carrying Republican.

AND? Until 2007, I was a card-carrying independent. Yet, I NEVER voted for an independent or Democrat in any of the elections, in which I cast my ballot.

[Dos Equis]

Actually 240. I think you owe Ms. Stiviano and apology. She was not a "hooker". She WAS his girlfriend.

She was his prostitute. 

[240 is Back]

She was his prostitute. 

whether she was a hooker, or just a girlfriend that required $500 per sexual act...

I just hope the republican party revokes his membership for bringing such disgrace onto them.  He's been a card-carrying member since 1998... they don't stand for this kinda racism and shady family values.  Bounce him, Reince Priebus!

[24KT]

Truth.  Money masks a multitude of sins in society.

Agreed. Money has been known to mask a multitude of sins in society, ...however, it can also be the root of a whole other multitude of sins. Don't get me wrong, I am no adherent to the belief that "money is the root of all evil" or that money is bad. I believe counterfeit money in the form of a Federal Reserve promissary notes are the root of all that plagues society today, ...but that's a topic for another thread.

I'm refering to the punishment handed down...

But at least they are finally doing the right thing and getting rid of that turd.  

Hmmm.... How was his lifetime ban the right thing to do and for whom?

As a Black person, I'm going to try to look at this objectively, ...and I know I'm probably going to take a lot of heat for this... but I think the penalty was not only NOT the right thing to do, but infact was a very slippery slope as far as ushering in "thought crimes legislation". Think the wrong way, and we're going to make you pay. We've seen this used too many times over the years with disastrous outcomes for all concerned. Don't get me wrong, I think the man is an idiot... and a very tortured idiot at that, ...but denying him his right to enjoy the fruits of his labours? Forcing him to relinquish ownership of his business enterprise... in a capitalist society ...because of what he thinks? Are people not allowed the right to have an opinion... even an ignorant one? The man is 80+ yrs old and having sex with young babes. His heart is gonna give out sooner, rather than later. He's gonna die off soon enough anyway... but couching this decision under the mantle of "doing the right thing" and pretending it's about how "racism is wrong" yada yada yada is nothing more than platitudes & rhetoric that allows people to feel good about themselves. Call it for what it really is... an attempt to save their own skins {pun intended}   I'm glad his mentality has been revealed. People now have the ability to make up their own minds as to whether or not they want to have anything to do with him.

Nate Silver's response was a tremendous one as far as the NBA goes, ...and I harbour no illusions that this was done out of morality. It was about the same thing it is/ has/ and will always be about... MONEY

A good 80% of NBA players are Black, I don't know the % of the fans in the stands, but I have to believe it's pretty high. Then there are the Billions upon Billions in merchandising... jerseys, equipment, etc.,

What does Mark Cuban or any other team owner do if because of Sterling... players refuse to play the Clippers, thereby losing games by default? There there is Sharpton calling for a boycott on games, fans & players alike boycotting games? Wouldn't that be special? ...or in the case of players... mailing in their free throws {no pun intended}

The economy is bad enough, but losing a major sports industry as well, ...an extremely effective tool for the distraction & pacification of the masses.... not to mention all the other industries & businesses that thrive on the commerce spun off NBA basketball. Bars, restaurants, pay-per-view, gas stations, public transit, even municipal parking lots all thrive & benefit from players on the court in all their glory.

What Sterling did, and why so many players & team owners support his decision, he did for the preservation of the league, and the financial gravy train it provides for all fiduciary parties. I don't think compassion, enlightenment, and morality entered into the equation. This was about ensuring that Mark Cuban, and guys like him aren't taken down by a tortured relic of times gone by... entrenched institutional & systemic racism. Damn what a legacy!!

This was a very effective pre-emptive strike using conventional sticks & stones, in the hopes of ending the battle before African Americans both in & out of the league unleashed a thousand 50 megatonne nuclear warheads across every NBA franchise in North America. That might not have been such a bad thing... Instead of little boys in the hood striving to buy $150 sneakers, or forking out all their cash on Jerseys, they might actually pick up a book, and receive no resistance when expressing curiosity about the sciences, or attempting to pursue academics.... This story I'm sure is far from over... nowhere even near that.

[Dos Equis]

whether she was a hooker, or just a girlfriend that required $500 per sexual act...

I just hope the republican party revokes his membership for bringing such disgrace onto them.  He's been a card-carrying member since 1998... they don't stand for this kinda racism and shady family values.  Bounce him, Reince Priebus!

 

[Dos Equis]

Agreed. Money has been known to mask a multitude of sins in society, ...however, it can also be the root of a whole other multitude of sins. Don't get me wrong, I am no adherent to the belief that "money is the root of all evil" or that money is bad. I believe counterfeit money in the form of a Federal Reserve promissary notes are the root of all that plagues society today, ...but that's a topic for another thread.

I'm refering to the punishment handed down...

Hmmm.... How was his lifetime ban the right thing to do and for whom?

As a Black person, I'm going to try to look at this objectively, ...and I know I'm probably going to take a lot of heat for this... but I think the penalty was not only NOT the right thing to do, but infact was a very slippery slope as far as ushering in "thought crimes legislation". Think the wrong way, and we're going to make you pay. We've seen this used too many times over the years with disastrous outcomes for all concerned. Don't get me wrong, I think the man is an idiot... and a very tortured idiot at that, ...but denying him his right to enjoy the fruits of his labours? Forcing him to relinquish ownership of his business enterprise... in a capitalist society ...because of what he thinks? Are people not allowed the right to have an opinion... even an ignorant one? The man is 80+ yrs old and having sex with young babes. His heart is gonna give out sooner, rather than later. He's gonna die off soon enough anyway... but couching this decision under the mantle of "doing the right thing" and pretending it's about how "racism is wrong" yada yada yada is nothing more than platitudes & rhetoric that allows people to feel good about themselves. Call it for what it really is... an attempt to save their own skins {pun intended}   I'm glad his mentality has been revealed. People now have the ability to make up their own minds as to whether or not they want to have anything to do with him.

Nate Silver's response was a tremendous one as far as the NBA goes, ...and I harbour no illusions that this was done out of morality. It was about the same thing it is/ has/ and will always be about... MONEY

A good 80% of NBA players are Black, I don't know the % of the fans in the stands, but I have to believe it's pretty high. Then there are the Billions upon Billions in merchandising... jerseys, equipment, etc.,

What does Mark Cuban or any other team owner do if because of Sterling... players refuse to play the Clippers, thereby losing games by default? There there is Sharpton calling for a boycott on games, fans & players alike boycotting games? Wouldn't that be special? ...or in the case of players... mailing in their free throws {no pun intended}

The economy is bad enough, but losing a major sports industry as well, ...an extremely effective tool for the distraction & pacification of the masses.... not to mention all the other industries & businesses that thrive on the commerce spun off NBA basketball. Bars, restaurants, pay-per-view, gas stations, public transit, even municipal parking lots all thrive & benefit from players on the court in all their glory.

What Sterling did, and why so many players & team owners support his decision, he did for the preservation of the league, and the financial gravy train it provides for all fiduciary parties. I don't think compassion, enlightenment, and morality entered into the equation. This was about ensuring that Mark Cuban, and guys like him aren't taken down by a tortured relic of times gone by... entrenched institutional & systemic racism. Damn what a legacy!!

This was a very effective pre-emptive strike using conventional sticks & stones, in the hopes of ending the battle before African Americans both in & out of the league unleashed a thousand 50 megatonne nuclear warheads across every NBA franchise in North America. That might not have been such a bad thing... Instead of little boys in the hood striving to buy $150 sneakers, or forking out all their cash on Jerseys, they might actually pick up a book, and receive no resistance when expressing curiosity about the sciences, or attempting to pursue academics.... This story I'm sure is far from over... nowhere even near that.

You're misstating the quote.  It's "the love of money" not the money itself. 

I know Silver's decision was largely an economic one.  And I agree this could be dicey because it involved private communications where Sterling really was set up by his hooker.  But outcry here was too great.  Every team currently in the playoffs was prepared to boycott today's playoff games.  That would have been catastrophic.  Silver had no choice but drop the hammer.  And I'm glad he did. 

[24KT]

It is a known fact and reportedly so that he contributed to DEMOCRATS and voiced his support for them.

Why was the NAACP honoring him? Come on. Use that common sense.

The NAACP was honouring him because he routinely gives away free tickets to the Clipper games to many impoverished kids who otherwise might not be able to afford these tickets.

[24KT]

AND? Until 2007, I was a card-carrying independent. Yet, I NEVER voted for an independent or Democrat in any of the elections, in which I cast my ballot.

And Powell has voted Republican in every election, except 2008. I don't know what he did in 2012.
He might have sat back and got hammered instead... who knows.... but what Colin Powell has to do with this thread is anyone's guess. Does someone have a small vial that needs to be held up? 

[24KT]

She was his prostitute. 

What makes her a prostitute? The fact that she was 20 something dating a 80 something year old married Billionaire?

Or was it the fact that she allows herself to not only be seen walking with, but photographed with Black people?
...and then publicizes it on Instagram?

[Dos Equis]

What makes her a prostitute? The fact that she was 20 something dating a 80 something year old married Billionaire?

Or was it the fact that she allows herself to not only be seen walking with, but photographed with Black people?
...and then publicizes it on Instagram?

The fact the only reason she was having sex with him was for money. 

[240 is Back]

I read on one of the papers posted on the gossip board - she charged him $500 per sexual act and gave him BJs all day long.  She kept very detailed records, and he happily paid her at the end of each weekend or after several days of hooking up.  I'm sure she called herself that name, and the line between hooker and sugar daddy can be a blurry one.  But I think it was HIS words that detailed the record keeping on her part and the financial transaction - She didn't spread that, he did.  (I think, trying to recall)

[24KT]

whether she was a hooker, or just a girlfriend that required $500 per sexual act...

And from where are you getting this information? $500 per sexual act... from a Billionaire?
That's not a prostitute... that's a slut who gives it away for free.

She is accused of "embezzling $1.8 Million dollars". At $500 a pop... you do the math.
There ain't enough viagra on the planet to make that happen, and if there was Sterling would've never survived.

I just hope the republican party revokes his membership for bringing such disgrace onto them.  He's been a card-carrying member since 1998... they don't stand for this kinda racism and shady family values.  Bounce him, Reince Priebus!

Oh ya... what with the Republican's history of embracing Blacks in modern days, he won't stand a chance.
Too bad he wasn't fucking men in bathroom stalls, or sexually harassing underage Congressional pages.

[24KT]

You're misstating the quote.  It's "the love of money" not the money itself. 

I wasn't quoting the bible... I was refering to the prevalent common meme regurgitated in society, and often used to justify a lack of initiative and passive acceptance of a state of financial poverty amongst many.

I know Silver's decision was largely an economic one.  And I agree this could be dicey because it involved private communications where Sterling really was set up by his hooker.  But outcry here was too great.  Every team currently in the playoffs was prepared to boycott today's playoff games.  That would have been catastrophic.  Silver had no choice but drop the hammer.  And I'm glad he did. 

Unless you have proof that she was in fact a hooker, then you really shouldn't be referring to her as one.
That's libelous, ...and from what I've seen thus far... Ms. Stiviano is a woman NOT to be trifled with. 

I heard the entire recording, ...not just the brief snippet sound bytes released, and Sterling was right...
She is a fighter, ...an oh one hell of a fighter she has proven to be. YOU GO GIRL!!!