xp NRO is a shitty stupid place but even there a few writers basically said as much as any other reasonable person would, re: both sterling and cliven bundy's comments last week
― marcos, Tuesday, 29 April 2014 21:29 (ten years ago) link
I expect to see lots of stupid internet comments about how Sterling is being deprived of his "property rights" from commenters who don't understand contracts.
― Doritos Loco Parentis (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 21:38 (ten years ago) link
have been v busy today and couldn't check in but this is deeply cool and just.
honestly proud of adam silver. in the like 20+ years I've been following the league I've become conditioned to assume the right thing being done about a given situation was an extreme rarity. the new regime is ostensibly offering hope here. and that's cool.
― Clay, Tuesday, 29 April 2014 21:42 (ten years ago) link
let's remember this is the right thing being done solely for bottom-line reasons
textbook Morbs here but gotta call bullshit due to the "solely" in there. I have no doubt that many NBA people, from Silver to other owners to dudes who parks players' cars, were for real appalled by Sterling's audio.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 22:01 (ten years ago) link
"fuck yes, we finally can get this racist asshole out of our association" vs "oh fuck well I guess we'll have to bow to public pressure and get rid of good ol Donald T Sterling"
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 22:04 (ten years ago) link
someone I know confused this situation w/ the ole McCourt's one the other day and was waxing about how they wree going to sell the team when his wife owns half.
― getting strange ass all around the globe (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 22:20 (ten years ago) link
whatever ulterior motives they have, the end result was what the players wanted, and the league needed. Kudos, overall, to the ousting of the guy who once placed a Black History month ad in the paper the day after it ended.
― getting strange ass all around the globe (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 22:21 (ten years ago) link
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wait forgot about Cali community property law
― getting strange ass all around the globe (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 22:25 (ten years ago) link
This was fantastic news to wake up to
Rooting for the Clippers the rest of these playoffs
― 龜, Tuesday, 29 April 2014 22:39 (ten years ago) link
whoa whoa whoa
― kidd-gilchrist-douglas-roberts- (Spottie), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 22:45 (ten years ago) link
lets not get carried away
yeah cliff paul is still a real thing lets not forget
― Clay, Tuesday, 29 April 2014 22:48 (ten years ago) link
plus LA
― kidd-gilchrist-douglas-roberts- (Spottie), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 22:49 (ten years ago) link
I'd love the Clips to finally be relevant, all for 'em.
though part of me wants a Hawks-Dallas "all 8 seed" final
― getting strange ass all around the globe (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 22:58 (ten years ago) link
so it appears that Sterling authorized the recording? Hope that's the case, cause already nauseated by people banging on about privacy and "if someone took 10 minutes of your worst phone call..." and "people should have the right to express their views in private" etc
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:00 (ten years ago) link
p sure even the ten minutes of our worst telephone calls are fuckin rosy and flowery compared to his
― getting strange ass all around the globe (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:04 (ten years ago) link
but he was baited! by a golddigger!
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:07 (ten years ago) link
wait I spoke too soon...
" It doesn'tmatter if he wanted his conversation taped. It is stll private in case you haven't figured that out.. The guy is a registered democrat so it fgures he has hidden agendas.Reply ·· 1 · 2 hours ago"
So even if he authorized the recording, he expected it to be private so this is all very wrong and PC GONE MAD, plus THOUGHT CRIME
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:09 (ten years ago) link
dumb people who think they're smart are just the worst
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:10 (ten years ago) link
t'aint nothing private when it comes to the fuckin NBA Code of Conduct...so kiss the zero rings, BITCH
― getting strange ass all around the globe (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:12 (ten years ago) link
besides what these Yahoo Commenters really mean is "I secretly have viewpoints similar to mr. sterling and this criticism of him feels a wee bit too close to home"
Granny, what is your guy even arguing? That Sterling is both the victim and up to no good?
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:13 (ten years ago) link
well there's already a website that has pointed out that Sterling has donated lots of money to Democrats in recent years, trying to insinuate that the media is painting him as a 'stereotypical racist Republican' when he's really ONE OF YOU GUYS.
y'know even though nobody invoked anything remotely political until they brought it up but hey w/e
― getting strange ass all around the globe (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:16 (ten years ago) link
Link please. Everything I've read has said that he made two or three small donations a long time ago.
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:17 (ten years ago) link
he is a registered republican fwiw
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:19 (ten years ago) link
Oh wait I get it, Sterling approved the recording because he has hidden agendas.
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:20 (ten years ago) link
seen something similar to this a bunch too:
"I’m sorry, but this just isn’t right. And where does this end?
At the rate our society is moving, the outrage mob is just going to get hungrier and hungrier. Soon, disagreeing with gay marriage or believing that homosexuality is a Biblical sin will get you the same sentence that Sterling just got. It will be said to be as bad as making racist remarks."
OMG THE HORROR!! We must nip this in the bud or else bigory of ANY form might get similar punishment!!!!
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:27 (ten years ago) link
yup
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:28 (ten years ago) link
Poly ill look for it again but it was a pile of BS
― getting strange ass all around the globe (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:28 (ten years ago) link
that's really not necessary
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:31 (ten years ago) link
seems like looking at comments on any article related to this mess would be basically a form of self-inflicted torture
― Clay, Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:39 (ten years ago) link
also looking at comments ever about anything
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmbWjnyCQAAbW_w.jpg
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:53 (ten years ago) link
lolllllllll I was thinking more this:
http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/wp-content/uploads/01-The-Giant-3-785x425.jpg
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 23:54 (ten years ago) link
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Key-details-about-woman-on-Sterling-scandal-audio-5437096.php#photo-6235394
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
gd Silver going ham today, loving this.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 30 April 2014 00:04 (ten years ago) link
There is no shortage of different sadsack Sterling-uninterested-at-courtside jpgs for all of these stories.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 30 April 2014 00:05 (ten years ago) link
On Monday, a man who answered the phone at Nehoray's law office wouldn't identify himself and said the attorney would no longer comment on the audio or Stiviano's case. He said the attorney was invoking the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, citing a statement issued by the Clippers accusing Stiviano of embezzlement.
So the leaker looks like Stiviano's lawyer?
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Wednesday, 30 April 2014 00:09 (ten years ago) link
Also, was she sued for receiving gifts? How on earth is that a crime?
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 00:11 (ten years ago) link
looks like all teams' websites are rockin the WE ARE ONE with black background
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 30 April 2014 00:44 (ten years ago) link
wow
― Daniel, Esq 2, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 00:45 (ten years ago) link
union's still pushing hard, too.
"I reached out to other players around the league and made it clear the players were ready to boycott the games if this type of action was not something that Adam Silver felt was necessary," Mason said. "We're happy with the decision but we're not content yet. We want immediate action. We want a timetable from the owners as far as when this vote is going to happen."
double wow. this is a no-joek sacrifice.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 01:01 (ten years ago) link
(would have been, had it come to pass)
― Daniel, Esq 2, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 01:02 (ten years ago) link
vry cool that everyone is going all-out w/ this stuff, gl for Silver and rest of NBA.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 30 April 2014 01:08 (ten years ago) link
Wonder what they do if both teams just stand around
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 30 April 2014 01:09 (ten years ago) link
really clips/GSW missing a golden opportunity to play the first tie game in NBA history iirc.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, 30 April 2014 01:10 (ten years ago) link
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/04/donald-sterling-republican-democrat-politics-nba-racism
essentially: conservatives rush to paint sterling as a filthy democrat because of a few donations he made without finding out the facts.
― fit and working again, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 01:11 (ten years ago) link
hm. distorting the facts like that is very unlike conservatives.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 01:13 (ten years ago) link
Holy shit Bomani blacked the fuck out
many xps
― tsrobodo, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 01:16 (ten years ago) link