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A STERLING PLAN

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Donald Sterling has decided he will not be voluntarily tied to a tree while the NBA attempts to whip him.   He will fight back despite the NBA’s attempts to chop off his foot.   I appreciate his fighting spirit and his obvious attempts to further thin the veil of his racist attitudes with further racist and ignorant remarks.   He is entitled to his views.   Some of us may find them offensive and reminiscent of a shameful time but I am sure he is not the only NBA owner who has such views.   He is simply the only one stupid enough to express them in a PRIVATE conversation which was eventually made public.   Private conversations should not be made public but once they are one cannot place the Genie back in the bottle.   Now the NBA and the public must deal with the consequences of Sterling’s words.      Sterling’s unwillingness to go quietly into the night is a dream come true for me.   His unrepentant attitude will force others to take action.   Now we will discover the degree

THE GAY NFL: NOW THE NFL CAN PUT DRESSES ON THE QUARTERBACKS

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Local San Antonio radio talk show host, Joe Pags, posted this ignorant and/or stupid comment on his FaceBook page: "Let me be as direct as I can be. If there's nothing out of the ordinary for a person to be gay. If, in fact, acceptance and tolerance are the only allowable reactions -- then why exactly did ESPN lead with a mediocre football player being drafted? Why did they show him kissing his boyfriend after the call came in? Why did they focus on this man so much and not the other 200-some odd players dr afted? If this is not big deal and we are not supposed to see any difference whatsoever, why is ESPN and the rest of the media sensationalizing this story? You're a sports network. You are NOT TMZ or Entertainment tonight. Tell me why, as a sports viewer, I should care about this player being drafted and how he will or will not help his new team. Period." I decided to respond on my FaceBook page to his post and the ensuing thread it creat