bases_loaded;1610540 wrote:The NAACP twice recognized this man. That can't be said enough. Even after the DOJ charges and Elgin Baylor. Money talks and bullshit walks

rmolin73;1610543 wrote:It's funny how many times Al Sharpton is brought up on the oc.

rmolin73;1610543 wrote:It's funny how many times Al Sharpton is brought up on the oc.

TedSheckler;1610552 wrote:Then he should shut his mouth.

TedSheckler;1610555 wrote:Proving a point. As long as he's on the air spewing his drivel, he will continue to be used as an example.

TedSheckler;1610555 wrote:Proving a point.

Mohican00;1610560 wrote:What point needs to be proven? Most people know he's an asshat

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2012/04/05/gallup_says_60_of_americans_view_al_sharpton_unfavorably

At this point you're paying attention to someone who operates on attention.

Heretic;1610562 wrote:It's one of those things that people do when they're not that good at making up their own counterpoints.

1. Find famous person generally considered an asshat (Sharpton works in this case; Rush works in other cases; other people work in still other cases).

2. Point out their comments on the subject.

3. Use the fact they commented on said subject to discredit the entire subject, because obviously, if an asshat is on "your side", it has to be 100% wrong.

thavoice;1610557 wrote:When this came out over the weekend some outlets would preface this as not knowing for sure if this was him on the tape. I was in a wait-and-see mode because it all seemed too clean, too tidy, almost too scripted to be an actual phone conversation.

But since he hasnt come out and said it wasnt him then we pretty much have to believe it is.

sleeper;1610001 wrote:If it wasn't for owners like Sterling both of these guys would be on the streets living off the government.

reclegend22;1610584 wrote:I've never believed it wasn't him. The way the conversation was orchestrated, however, the whole thing was obviously contrived and Sterling baited into saying certain things in a light that intended to sound overtly racist. It sounds like a highlight tape. I wouldn't be surprised if it was in fact edited and spliced together so that we only hear the "juicy" parts.

As I said before, this **** was obviously using Magic Johnson's dick as a bargaining chip and the best way to do that was to parade him around in Donald Sterling's own house, at Clipper games. He was obviously pissed off and lost his cool on that phone call. It doesn't totally excuse his off-the-mark comments, but I'd love to hear the rest of that audio tape.

wildcats20;1610591 wrote:Now it's being reported as a $2.5 mil fine and a lifetime ban

reclegend22;1610596 wrote:LOL why wasn't Sterling banned for life after comparing African Americans to vermin 15 years ago? This was a power move to appease the proverbial lynch mob and nothing more.