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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 04/29/2014 05:05 PM, Scott Dredge
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<div dir="ltr">Rose<br>
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Paul didn't invoke 'free spech', Sue did so maybe you should be
berating her instead. Paul was just asking if the NBA levying
their maximum penalty of lifetime ban + $2.5 million fine was
over top and was he the only one who wasn't shocked by
Sterling's alleged racist sound bites. Paul also is not too
fond that 'we have become a nation of nittering ninnies'.<br>
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I myself am unsure of what a 'nittering ninny' is, but I'm not
that thrilled that about the knee jerk emotional reactions on a
wide variety of issues that occur several times per month.<br>
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"nattering": talk casually, especially about unimportant matters;
chatter.<br>
"ninny": (short for "nincompoop") a foolish person.<br>
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I was picturing a bunch of grandmas with their knitting needles and
their bifocals looking utterly horrified that someone actually said
something bad about black people in private, and earnestly
conversing about it.<br>
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FWIW, I don't think the punishment meted out by the NBA is 'over
the top', but I'm skeptical that it's being done based on
principle as opposed to being done as a Public Relations stunt
in attempt to shield the NBA itself from being soft on racism.
Sterling has been a known racist for decades and that hasn't
been a problem because it was contained and no one was
protesting it. Now that we're in the brave new world or social
media, it's easier for the mob to grab their virtual pitchforks
and torches and chase unpolitically correct types back under the
rocks from which they crawled from under.<br>
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BTW, what's the qualification for being a member of the 'good
guys'? Siding with the mob? If so, I'll pass. I'll just come
to my own belated decision on this based on all the facts of the
case at hand. So far I haven't see a full transcript of the
taped conversation and haven't been able to find one online. My
sense is that this whole blown out of proportion story follows
the script of 'image is everything' from Sterling wanting a hot
chick sitting next to him to improve his image, to Sterling not
wanting black people around his hot chick because he thought
(for some odd reason) that would hurt her image and his image,
to the NBA dishing out punishment to Sterling to protect their
own image.<br>
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I ran into the sub-titled recording on youtube:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhT6d5fMhzI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhT6d5fMhzI</a><br>
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I'm sure this is all about image and showing everyone that the NBA
is on the "right side" of this issue, knowing that the public will
forget all about it next week.<br>
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Meanwhile everyone want to just sweep a small problem (Sterling)
under the rug and do very little about the larger problem of
racism and discrimination in general.<br>
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-Scott<br>
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<hr id="stopSpelling">From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com">donaldrose@cpcinternet.com</a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:03:49 -0700<br>
Subject: [Vision2020] whoa nellie !!!!<br>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Donald Sterling (an assumed name by
the way since his birth name didn’t suit him which is
disgusting in itself) is a jaw sagging, age bespeckled,
whore mongering, adultery committing, billionaire who is
also a racist. Except for the billionaire part these kind
of jackasses are thick on the ground, and if you don’t
think so, Paul you don’t around enough. Probably none of
the above is a crime, although adultery might be in some
states. The NBA put up with his disgusting behavior –
which was well documented – for thirty years. Eventually,
the NBA was placed in the position of having to do
something. (reread the second sentence Paul). I am
delighted they popped his sorry ass. And, it sure as hell
isn’t a privacy issue because girl friend shared the
tape. Guess, we can just call it a pretty spectacular
lesson on the importance of discretion. </p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal">This isn’t a free speech issue Paul,
no matter how you’d like it to be. It just kills me that
you strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. Why don’t you
surprise us sometime and line up behind the good guys for
a change?</p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Rose Huskey</p>
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<hr id="stopSpelling">From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com">donaldrose@cpcinternet.com</a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:03:49 -0700<br>
Subject: [Vision2020] whoa nellie !!!!<br>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Donald Sterling (an assumed name by
the way since his birth name didn’t suit him which is
disgusting in itself) is a jaw sagging, age bespeckled,
whore mongering, adultery committing, billionaire who is
also a racist. Except for the billionaire part these kind
of jackasses are thick on the ground, and if you don’t
think so, Paul you don’t around enough. Probably none of
the above is a crime, although adultery might be in some
states. The NBA put up with his disgusting behavior –
which was well documented – for thirty years. Eventually,
the NBA was placed in the position of having to do
something. (reread the second sentence Paul). I am
delighted they popped his sorry ass. And, it sure as hell
isn’t a privacy issue because girl friend shared the
tape. Guess, we can just call it a pretty spectacular
lesson on the importance of discretion. </p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">This isn’t a free speech issue Paul,
no matter how you’d like it to be. It just kills me that
you strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. Why don’t you
surprise us sometime and line up behind the good guys for
a change?</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Rose Huskey</p>
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