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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Paul,<br><br>Why didn't you call this 'Financial interests run amok?'
That would at least address the NBA's primary concern. <br><br>You seem convinced that the world operates on 'Politically Correct' ideas, when it runs on money.<br><br>The NBA is trying to grow its
global presence. It wants to market in places where Africans and Mexicans
and other people of color live. Do you think those efforts are helped
when it becomes obvious that the owner of a team in one of the biggest
markets is racist, and that's fine with the rest of the NBA? Do you really think it matters that the conversation
was recorded illegally?<br><br>I'm sure some NBA and team officials are
outraged by Sterling's racism. I'm sure ALL of them are horrified that
he could ruin their financial plans.I <br><br>I agree that the NAACP is going to come off poorly when it becomes obvious that Sterling was given honors in exchange for large donations.<br><br>Sunil<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: donaldrose@cpcinternet.com<br>To: scooterd408@hotmail.com<br>Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:46:03 -0700<br>CC: vision2020@moscow.com<br>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Political correctness run amok<br><br><style><!--
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--></style><div class="ecxWordSection1"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;">First, I am sorry for the three posts when one was actually more than enough. I don’t know how it happened and I sure hope it doesn’t happen again.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;">I agree with Scott. I don’t know what criteria other NAACP groups use when selecting recipients for public awards</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;"> but I doubt that bigotry is a requirement. The folks who choose the old goat, had to be aware of his legal history with housing discrimination and that fact alone does not cover them with glory, does it? Further, since his newly converted colleagues in the NBA ownership club are finger wagging like ninety at him now (I think many of them had genuine reason to fear financial damage to their own investments – which hardly makes them innocent bystanders particularly they hung with for a good many years without calling him out) the ground floor issue to me is love of money. And, I don’t even want to think about the young women who were happy for daddy big bucks to support them. I suppose we can expect a tell all book next. Gag.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;">Rose Huskey</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";"> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott Dredge<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 29, 2014 4:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tom Hansen<br><b>Cc:</b> viz<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] Political correctness run amok</span></p></div></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">Nice to know that damn near anyone can buy a lifetime achievement award from the NAACP until their donor's dirty laundry makes a widespread public appearance.</span></p><div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"><hr id="ecxstopSpelling" align="center" size="2" width="100%"></span></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Political correctness run amok<br>From: <a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a><br>Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:12:43 -0700<br>CC: <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:scooterd408@hotmail.com">scooterd408@hotmail.com</a></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">Courtesy of CBS News at:</span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-sterling-controversy-naacp-returning-all-donations-made-by-clippers-owner/" target="_blank">http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-sterling-controversy-naacp-returning-all-donations-made-by-clippers-owner/</a></span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">-----------------------------------</span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"> </span></p></div><div><h1 style="line-height:0%;background:white;text-rendering:auto;word-spacing:-.04em;"><span style="font-size:37.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#202022;letter-spacing:-.85pt;">NAACP returning all donations made by Donald Sterling</span></h1><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">LOS ANGELES</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"> -- The NAACP says <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-sterling-banned-for-life-by-the-nba-for-deeply-disturbing-comments/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none;">Donald Sterling</span></a> will not be receiving its lifetime achievement award from its Los Angeles branch after the Clippers owner<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-sterling-naacp-drops-plans-to-award-la-clippers-owner/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none;">allegedly made racially charged comments</span></a> in a recorded conversation.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">Leon Jenkins, president of the LA NAACP, said at a news conference Monday that donations made by Sterling will be returned. He wouldn't say how much money was involved but called it an "insignificant amount."</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">Sterling had been slated to receive the honor on May 15 as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the group's Los Angeles chapter.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">Sterling's purported comments urging a woman to not bring black people to his team's games have overshadowed the NBA's opening playoff round.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">There still has been no official confirmation that Sterling is on the recording, portions of which were released over the weekend by TMZ and Deadspin.</span></p><ul><li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="color:#202022;line-height:16.5pt;background:white;"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";"><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24543425/report-magic-johnson-wants-to-buy-the-clippers" target="_blank"><span style="color:#B12124;text-decoration:none;">Report: Magic Johnson wants to buy the Clippers</span></a></span></li><li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="color:#202022;line-height:16.5pt;background:white;"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";"><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/ken-berger/24543587/sterling-qa-the-nbas-disciplinary-process-and-options" target="_blank"><span style="color:#B12124;text-decoration:none;">CBSSports.com's Ken Berger answers key questions about Donald Sterling controversy</span></a></span></li></ul><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt;background:white;"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#202022;">Meanwhile, used car dealership chain CarMax and airline Virgin America said Monday that they are <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-sterling-scandal-clippers-lose-sponsorships-after-racially-charged-comments-surface/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#B12124;text-decoration:none;">ending their sponsorship of the Clippers</span></a>. A third sponsor, insurer State Farm, said it "will be taking a pause in our relationship with the organization."</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt;background:white;"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#202022;">The NBA said it would make an announcement about its <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nba-probing-alleged-recording-of-los-angeles-clippers-donald-sterling/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#B12124;text-decoration:none;">investigation involving Sterling</span></a> on Tuesday.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">"This situation is a massive distraction for the league right now," said Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, the former NBA All-Star who is<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nba-players-question-whether-los-angeles-clippers-owner-donald-sterling-deserves-to-be-a-team-owner/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none;"> serving as an adviser to the National Basketball Players Association</span></a> while the Sterling matter plays out. "It must be addressed immediately."</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">NBA commissioner Adam Silver's first priority is verifying Sterling's voice is on the recording. From there, Silver's next move remains unclear. He works for the owners - and so far that group seems to have no sympathy for Sterling's latest controversy.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">Among those who have spoken out publicly to condemn the alleged Sterling remarks: Washington's Ted Leonsis, Miami's Micky Arison and perhaps most notably, Charlotte's Michael Jordan, who won six NBA titles as a player.</span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">-----------------------------------</span></p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"><br><br></span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;">http://www.MoscowCares.com</span></a></span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"> </span></p></div><div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">Tom Hansen</span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">Moscow, Idaho</span></p></div></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"><br><br></span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">"There's room at the top they are telling you still.</span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,</span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">If you want to be like the folks on the hill."</span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"><br><br></span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">- John Lennon</span></p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"> </span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>=======================================================
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