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I can't believe there are people in the 21st Century who think the name "Redskins" is acceptable. SMDH

Why not just change the team logo from;

http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/im5xz2q9bjbg44xep08bf5czq/Washington_Redskins/1983/Primary_Logo

To:

https://www.wolfiesnuts.com/popup.aspx?src=/images/Product/large/24.jpg

Keep everybody happy.

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Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.

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She said she suggested radiological tests or imaging to examine his brain, and was told eventually that he had early signs of Alzheimer's.

Now it makes sense how quickly he was deemed incompetent.

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She said she suggested radiological tests or imaging to examine his brain, and was told eventually that he had early signs of Alzheimer's.

Now it makes sense how quickly he was deemed incompetent.

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Does the way he's acting count? Where's the common sense?
  • Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone."
  • Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds.
  • Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location?
  • The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).

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Sterling lost his case and the courts said his "wife" can sell the team.

I don't think anyone expects Sterling to accept this ruling though.

Doc Rivers (coach) and Chris Paul (Point Guard) were openly musing about not playing if Sterling is still the owner by the start of the season. Where was their conviction during the playoffs?

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Sterling lost his case and the courts said his "wife" can sell the team.

I don't think anyone expects Sterling to accept this ruling though.

Doc Rivers (coach) and Chris Paul (Point Guard) were openly musing about not playing if Sterling is still the owner by the start of the season. Where was their conviction during the playoffs?

Even if he doesn't accept it, it is black letter law that if the rendering court and/or the appellate court doesn't issue a stay the closing on a sale cannot be undone. And Sterling would have to bond the sale price to get such a stay. Not bloody likely.

  • Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone."
  • Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds.
  • Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location?
  • The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).

  • 1 month later...
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The is the precedent that is set by forcing a guy to sell a team for saying things on personal time.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24699045/hawks-owner-bruce-levenson-investigated-for-2012-email-will-sell-team


The email was racist in nature, and Levenson expressed his remorse for it in a statement:

“Over the past several years, I've spent a lot of time grappling with low attendance at our games and the need for the Hawks to attract more season ticket holders and corporate sponsors. Over that time, I've talked with team executives about the need for the Hawks to build a more diverse fan base that includes more suburban whites, and I shared my thoughts on why our efforts to bridge Atlanta's racial sports divide seemed to be failing.

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The is the precedent that is set by forcing a guy to sell a team for saying things on personal time.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24699045/hawks-owner-bruce-levenson-investigated-for-2012-email-will-sell-team

I read his email. I don't think there was anything said in it which a reasonable person could disagree with. He said nothing insulting or racist about blacks, but he did make note that blacks as a group have lower earnings, and the team had a problem with attendance. Lower earning blacks couldn't afford to come in the numbers the team needed and higher earning suburban whites wouldn't come because the place was geared towards blacks and in a crime ridden black neighborhood. All the cheerleaders were black, for example, and the music played at all intermissions was hip-hop. The team couldn't sell those profitable corporate seats. It had to market more towards Whites and make the place more comfortable to them.

"A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley

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I read his email. I don't think there was anything said in it which a reasonable person could disagree with. He said nothing insulting or racist about blacks, but he did make note that blacks as a group have lower earnings, and the team had a problem with attendance. Lower earning blacks couldn't afford to come in the numbers the team needed and higher earning suburban whites wouldn't come because the place was geared towards blacks and in a crime ridden black neighborhood. All the cheerleaders were black, for example, and the music played at all intermissions was hip-hop. The team couldn't sell those profitable corporate seats. It had to market more towards Whites and make the place more comfortable to them.

Actually I found his statement more insulting to caucasians....."they ain't comin' cause ahh they's afraid the black man's going to rob them" Might be because the Hawks perpetually suck, but naw fear of black people must be it.

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Actually I found his statement more insulting to caucasians....."they ain't comin' cause ahh they's afraid the black man's going to rob them" Might be because the Hawks perpetually suck, but naw fear of black people must be it.

You don't think many southern whites would be influenced into not going to a basketball game in a high crime black neighborhood, where the stadium is largely full of blacks, the cheerleaders are black, the music is hip-hop, etc.? Come on. Even though he dismisses the reality of the fear, that wouldn't mean the fear wasn't there.

"A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley

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..... the cheerleaders are black, the music is hip-hop, etc.? Come on. Even though he dismisses the reality of the fear, that wouldn't mean the fear wasn't there.

What fear? Are all black ? Afraid of this ?

Economics trumps Virtue. 

 

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You don't think many southern whites would be influenced into not going to a basketball game in a high crime black neighborhood, where the stadium is largely full of blacks, the cheerleaders are black, the music is hip-hop, etc.? Come on. Even though he dismisses the reality of the fear, that wouldn't mean the fear wasn't there.

They go to Falcon/Bulldog games in the same neighbourhood. You don't think the young white suburban Atlanta fan doesn't listen to hip-hop? I enjoy a black dancer as much as a white one....T&A IS T&A.

The Hawks suck and just like the Thrashers....Atlanta money doesn't follow a loser.....which is why the idiot was trying to sell his stake for awhile now. Maybe he thinks Magic will give him 2 B$ for his stock.

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I've been hearing people defend what he said. It's just marketing. The Atlanta Braves are moving out to the burbs because of this same thing. Atlanta has a bad case of "White Flight".

Other than for football, teams in the ATL just don't draw well. Even the Falcons were perpetual losers until Michael Vick showed up.

If you want to be cynical, this guy used this as an excuse to sell the team. He probably doesn't want it anyway.

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They go to Falcon/Bulldog games in the same neighbourhood. You don't think the young white suburban Atlanta fan doesn't listen to hip-hop? I enjoy a black dancer as much as a white one....T&A IS T&A.

The Hawks suck and just like the Thrashers....Atlanta money doesn't follow a loser.....which is why the idiot was trying to sell his stake for awhile now. Maybe he thinks Magic will give him 2 B$ for his stock.

The Bulldogs play in Athens, Georgia. The SEC Champioship is played in the Georgia Dome. College football is almost completely a suburban/rural sport.

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The Bulldogs play in Athens, Georgia. The SEC Champioship is played in the Georgia Dome. College football is almost completely a suburban/rural sport.

Sorry you're right GA State plays out of there. I remember a college game there, just mixed up.

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Sorry you're right GA State plays out of there. I remember a college game there, just mixed up.

Georgia Tech.

I actually didn't know they played in Atlanta. They aren't exactly a perrenial power.

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Other than FSU the ACC is a really crappy football conference currently.

I looked it up. The only major Bowl they've played in, in close to 50 years is a loss to Iowa in the 2010 Orange Bowl.

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Other than FSU the ACC is a really crappy football conference currently.

The ACC is fairly successful in another collegiate sport. "Blacks" and "Whites" can even be seen together in the stands.

Economics trumps Virtue. 

 

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