Robert Lee will not be calling games for the Virginia football team because his name might offend some fans. When does this stupid S..T end ! The guy looks Asian lol. If someone can pull up the link on this id appreciate it, thanks
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There trying already. RogerGarrison has a post about Columbus, Ohio being offended of they name of a man who has nothing to do with anything going on in 2017
After spending (I forget how long and how much $) they are thinking of removing the Statue of Columbus in COLUMBUS Circle, NYC.
Because THIS type of sh*t is what is important now to get humanity to a better place.
Yeah, focus on the statues of old dudes and the private parts of people and which bathroom they should take a sh*t in, and the color of people's skin when deciding what schools they should be allowed to go to and what money they are owed because maybe stuff happened in the past.
Then there's that whole "which invisible friend do you believe in" thing.
Robert Lee will not be calling games for the Virginia football team because his name might offend some fans. When does this stupid S..T end ! The guy looks Asian lol. If someone can pull up the link on this id appreciate it, thanks
What we really need to be worried about is laws being made to back up these leftist ideologies. When our gov decides that their side results in more government power, (which they probably already have) it will ride this wave.
That and the fact that for teh most part the media already backs it up.
He was moved to another game, not "let go" as in fired..
But phrase it however you want. Not like its misleading or anything..
Why was he moved to another game? Because of his name! Virginia football and ESPN thought it might offend people in that limp D state.Theres your misleading answer.
Ha! I just showed this story to my neighbor. We were having a chat over coffee, and he could not believe the foolishness. He is in his 80's. May have seen a thing or two is the feeling he gives me. I enjoy his stories.
Why was he moved to another game? Because of his name! Virginia football and ESPN thought it might offend people in that limp D state.Theres your misleading answer.
not arguing the ridiculousness of what and why they did it. As it was dumb. Just your misleading headline.. He was not fired or "let go".. They just moved him too a different game. Which according too the article, was mr. Lee's own choice. But if you want to pretend it was more than it is, feel free.
And again, even this shows the disdain that left leaners have. Nothing happened, yet they moved this person due to ONLY HIS NAME.
It feels similar to when my Father would smack the shat out of me in the back of the Chrysler before we entered Kmart or a restaurant. Good times. Lay blame, convict, and punish when no crime has occurred. Let real crimes like blacks killing thousands of blacks every damn year. Now I understand my position within the liberal mind****.
They asked him whether he wanted to do the Charlottesville game, as originally planned, or be reassigned to the other game. They discussed it with him.
In the few news reports that I have seen, the ESPN broadcaster is referred to as "Robert Lee". I have never seen any video or text that referred to the Confederate general as "Robert Lee". It's always been "Robert E Lee".
They asked him whether he wanted to do the Charlottesville game, as originally planned, or be reassigned to the other game. They discussed it with him.
In the few news reports that I have seen, the ESPN broadcaster is referred to as "Robert Lee". I have never seen any video or text that referred to the Confederate general as "Robert Lee". It's always been "Robert E Lee".
What is it with you leftists that makes you so damn intentionally obtuse and intellectually dishonest all the time?
You know damn well it was his EMPLOYER that "asked" him and "discussed it" it with him.
HIS BOSS(ES).
I don't think there is a rational adult on this forum that believes for one moment that Mr. Lee had any actual choice to defy his EMPLOYER'S WISHES and remain employed.
Then you double down on intentional stupidity and pick nits about a middle initial ??
That certainly wasn't a distinction for ESPN or you delicate lefties was it?
Even sans the middle initial, just the name Robert Lee was more than sufficient cause for another leftist "crisis" and ban.
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Always on the lookout for any media report that can be offered up to the masses on Pennock's as a new online diatribe against "liberalism".
There isn't a magnifying lens in the world that could make this ESPN broadcaster reassignment look like any kind of big deal---when viewed by a rational person.
What would the Breitbart Sports Channel have done?
Oh wait, there isn't one.
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Always on the lookout for any media report that can be offered up to the masses on Pennock's as a new online diatribe against "liberalism". Trump or any *person* in his administration or family.
Fixed that to best apply to your posting history here.
Then, you apply an exclamation point to your being intentionally obtuse and intellectually dishonest by making a specious and ridiculous analogy.
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Originally posted by rinselberg:
What would the Breitbart Sports Channel have done?
Oh wait, there isn't one.
You might just as well have asked what Olive Garden Restaurant would have done. It would have the same relevance.
(Since I *know* we will have to explain this to you; Olive Garden Restaurants doesn't have a TV sports channel either and like ESPN, their core business is not advertised to be political news and commentary.)
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Ironically it would be left leaning idiots (ignorant useful idiots that they lost control of) who they are concerned about. But at the same time they try to blame right leaning trouble makers.
Ironically it would be left leaning idiots (ignorant useful idiots that they lost control of) who they are concerned about. But at the same time they try to blame right leaning trouble makers.
I don't see it so much as "ironic" as much as I see it as part and parcel of leftist-liberal *victim* mindset.
1. BLAME Someone *else* MUST always be to blame for the consequences of the leftist-liberal's own actions.
2. RESPONSIBILITY Having fixed the blame on someone else, the leftist-liberal then proclaims it is now their responsibility to fix the consequences that he brought upon himself.
3. GRIEVANCE AND COMPLAINT Having now absolved himself of any blame or responsibility for the consequences of his own actions, the leftist-liberal then complains and protests bitterly when someone else doesn't respond immediately to his demands and proclaims himself A VICTIM being "oppressed" by anyone who won't accede to his self-proclaimed victimhood.
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Ironically it would be left leaning idiots (ignorant useful idiots that they lost control of) who they are concerned about. But at the same time they try to blame right leaning trouble makers.
I have to correct my statement: I don't believe that right or left "politics" are inherently racist. I tend to believe that racism is a social issue more than a political issue. BUT people do blend them. So I should have said: Ironically it is the liberal useful idiots that the liberals lost control of and are blaming conservatives. AND ironically racism is not a conservative principal.
They asked himwhether he wanted to do the Charlottesville gameif you want to stay employed you'll say no, as originally planned, or be reassigned to the other game. Theydiscussed it with himadvised him of take the move or there is the door.
In the few news reports that I have seen, the ESPN broadcaster is referred to as "Robert Lee". I have never seen any video or text that referred to the Confederate general as "Robert Lee". It's always been "Robert E Lee".
Originally posted by Jonesy: Which according too the article, was mr. Lee's own choice. But if you want to pretend it was more than it is, feel free.
You can pretend, you can believe the article. I have some ocean front property in Arizona I will sell to you. Is Mr Robert Lee going to change his name ?
I can't believe it. ESPN asked him to agree to not broadcast the game. ESPN says they did it to protect him from ?ridicule. Why did ESPN not just defend him from snowflakes ?
I am not sure if this comment is directed towards me, or someone else? I feel like I have been fighting back against the liberal tactics?
I posted this above...
Edit: My intentions were to quote a Rinselberg post. I failed miserably. I apologize.
My "hatred" got in the way, and during one of my viscous attacks on kind forum members I went into a fit of dementia and a near psychotic episode was recorded. I have no mental memory of said accusation, and stand by my prior statement of "Snazzlepussy." Any further minutes of the meeting will be brought to the King's attention, and a ruling will be entered that will satisfy the Relm. That is all...
You can pretend, you can believe the article. I have some ocean front property in Arizona I will sell to you. Is Mr Robert Lee going to change his name ?
I can't believe it. ESPN asked him to agree to not broadcast the game. ESPN says they did it to protect him from ?ridicule. Why did ESPN not just defend him from snowflakes ?
It had absolutely nothing to do with protecting Mr. Lee at all. It had EVERYTHING to do with protecting ESPN, because, YES, they in fact are that cowed and afraid of leftists and their threats.
"Standing one's ground" and not giving in to these extortionists is one of the reasons that my family patronizes Chik-Fil-A and others that stand up to them as often we can.
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Someone else just opened that discussion as a new thread. I posted my thoughts about it. But I haven't returned to that discussion. Maybe later, or maybe not before Tuesday.
I think it is better for me to limit my exposure to some of the discussions here. To pace myself, and not have too much exposure to certain discussions within the same 24-hour period, or, for certain discussions, the same 72-hour period. It's like radioactivity. Better not to absorb too much of it within a short period of time.
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Someone else just opened that discussion as a new thread. I posted my thoughts about it. But I haven't returned to that discussion. Maybe later, or maybe not before Tuesday.
I think it is better for me to limit my exposure to some of the discussions here. To pace myself, and not have too much exposure to certain discussions within the same 24-hour period, or, for certain discussions, the same 72-hour period. It's like radioactivity. Better not to absorb too much of it within a short period of time.
So "we" are expecting ESPN to reason with people that might otherwise act out in some berserk way about ESPN broadcaster Robert Lee?
You can't reason with crazy.
The usual suspects on Pennock's who are leveraging this into a diatribe about "liberalism" are mired in desperation: they despair that the world, by and large, does not proceed according to their taste.
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