<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt">I'm sure it made perfect sense from a financial standpoint. That doesn't make it the right thing to do, though.<br><br>Of course I think it's appropriate for people to say 'That's unacceptable'. I've fought for that on this list many times, even when I think they are being a bit hysterical like I do about this subject. I'm talking about the NBA sanctioning somebody based of a recording of a private conversation. Shouldn't you be able to say words to your lover in private without it costing you 2.5 mil?<br><br>So, one for you. Do you think it's acceptable for whoever made that recording to do so and to upload it to the Internet? Also, what other aspects of a person's private life should the NBA be able to monitor in order to sanction them if they find that lots
of people object to it?<br><br>Paul<br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Sunil <sunilramalingam@hotmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 30, 2014 12:39 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Political correctness run amok<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv6021393719"><style>#yiv6021393719 #yiv6021393719 --
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#yiv6021393719 </style><div><div dir="ltr">No Paul, if it weren't for:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-fans who may not buy tickets<br clear="none">-fans who may not buy merchandise<br clear="none">-advertisers who may not buy airtime<br clear="none">-networks that might offer less money to buy NBA games<br clear="none">-sponsors that may back away, as has already happened with the Clippers.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">For all we know the NBA wanted the 70+% of its players who are African-American that racism is no longer quietly accepted. Who knows?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">More fundamentally, Paul, do you think it's appropriate for people to say 'That's unacceptable'? <br clear="none"><br clear="none">Sunil<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv6021393719yqt4866834040" id="yiv6021393719yqt14774"><div><hr id="yiv6021393719stopSpelling">Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:12:38 -0700<br clear="none">From: godshatter@yahoo.com<br
clear="none">Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Political correctness run amok<br clear="none">To: sunilramalingam@hotmail.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">If it weren't for the millions of horrified fans trolling social media, the NBA wouldn't give a damn.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">It would have been nice, though, if they had said "No, we're not going to sanction someone for something they said while having an private conversation with their girlfriend", but that was too much to hope for when there's cash on the table, I guess.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Anyone out there think he's the only team owner with a character flaw? I highly doubt it. He's just the one that got suckered into saying something that got recorded. Why the hell should I care whether or
not the owner of a sports team is a saint or not?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Paul<br clear="none"><div><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div><br clear="none"></div> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Sunil <sunilramalingam@hotmail.com><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 30, 2014 9:20 AM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Political correctness run amok<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <div
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#yiv6021393719 </style><div><div dir="ltr">Paul,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Why didn't you call this 'Financial interests run amok?'
That would at least address the NBA's primary concern. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">You seem convinced that the world operates on 'Politically Correct' ideas, when it runs on money.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">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 clear="none"><br clear="none">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 clear="none"><br clear="none">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 clear="none"><br clear="none">Sunil<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404yqt0388271772" id="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404yqtfd93957"><hr id="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404stopSpelling">From: donaldrose@cpcinternet.com<br clear="none">To: scooterd408@hotmail.com<br clear="none">Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:46:03 -0700<br clear="none">CC: vision2020@moscow.com<br clear="none">Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Political correctness run amok<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><style>#yiv6021393719 #yiv6021393719 </style><style>#yiv6021393719 #yiv6021393719 --
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#yiv6021393719 </style><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxWordSection1"><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">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></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">I agree with Scott. I don’t know what criteria other NAACP groups use when selecting recipients for public awards</span><span style=""> 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></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">Rose Huskey</span></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></div><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott
Dredge<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 29, 2014 4:27
PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Tom Hansen<br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> viz<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] Political correctness run amok</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"> </div><div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="">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></div><div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span style=""></span><hr id="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxstopSpelling" align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="">Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Political correctness run amok<br clear="none">From: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank"
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a><br clear="none">Date: Tue, 29
Apr 2014 16:12:43 -0700<br clear="none">CC: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br clear="none">To: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:scooterd408@hotmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:scooterd408@hotmail.com">scooterd408@hotmail.com</a></span></div><div><div><div><div><div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">Courtesy of CBS News at:</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></div></div><div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style=""><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank"
href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-sterling-controversy-naacp-returning-all-donations-made-by-clippers-owner/">http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-sterling-controversy-naacp-returning-all-donations-made-by-clippers-owner/</a></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></div></div><div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">-----------------------------------</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></div></div><div><h1 style="line-height:0%;background:white;word-spacing:-.04em;"><span style="font-size:37.5pt;">NAACP returning all donations made by Donald Sterling</span></h1><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><b><span style="">LOS ANGELES</span></b><span style=""> -- The NAACP says <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank"
href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-sterling-banned-for-life-by-the-nba-for-deeply-disturbing-comments/"><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 rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-sterling-naacp-drops-plans-to-award-la-clippers-owner/"><span style="text-decoration:none;">allegedly made racially charged comments</span></a> in a recorded conversation.</span></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">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></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">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></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">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></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">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></div><ul><li class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal" style="color:#202022;line-height:16.5pt;background:white;"><span style=""><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24543425/report-magic-johnson-wants-to-buy-the-clippers"><span style="color:#B12124;text-decoration:none;">Report: Magic Johnson wants to buy the
Clippers</span></a></span></li><li class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal" style="color:#202022;line-height:16.5pt;background:white;"><span style=""><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/ken-berger/24543587/sterling-qa-the-nbas-disciplinary-process-and-options"><span style="color:#B12124;text-decoration:none;">CBSSports.com's Ken Berger answers key questions about Donald Sterling
controversy</span></a></span></li></ul><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt;background:white;"><span style="">Meanwhile, used car dealership chain CarMax and airline Virgin America said Monday that they are <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-sterling-scandal-clippers-lose-sponsorships-after-racially-charged-comments-surface/"><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></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt;background:white;"><span style="">The NBA said it would make an announcement about its <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank"
href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nba-probing-alleged-recording-of-los-angeles-clippers-donald-sterling/"><span style="color:#B12124;text-decoration:none;">investigation involving Sterling</span></a> on Tuesday.</span></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">"This situation is a massive distraction for the league right now," said Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, the former NBA All-Star who is<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nba-players-question-whether-los-angeles-clippers-owner-donald-sterling-deserves-to-be-a-team-owner/"><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></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">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></div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">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></div></div><div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="">-----------------------------------</span></div><div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style=""><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv6021393719ecxyiv5353192404ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div></div><div><div
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