Mac,
I think you are a very very smart person, really.
But I think sometimes even smart people miss some things.
He may be "colorful" and "eccentric" ...
by macnole » Fri May 11, 2012 1:39 pm
If he had the opportunity to meet Jackie Robinson, former big-league pitcher John Rocker says he would say: "Why'd you do this?"
Robinson broke the color barrier in the major leagues when he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. The move opened the door for African Americans to play in the majors.
"I don't really think that Negro league baseball shoulda been broken up," Rocker says during an interview that will air tonight on ESPN's E:60, according to The Boston Globe.
Robinson broke the color barrier in the major leagues when he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. The move opened the door for African Americans to play in the majors.
"I don't really think that Negro league baseball shoulda been broken up," Rocker says during an interview that will air tonight on ESPN's E:60, according to The Boston Globe.
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by macnole » Fri May 11, 2012 1:42 pm
Yes--BCB deserves to be in the same racist camp as Rocker. His nonsensical rant doesn't hold more weight because of the color of his skin.
The only thing subtle above was the not-so-subtle reference to Boyd outsmarting everyone else except Salt by speaking metaphorically.
Really.
Wow.
The only thing subtle above was the not-so-subtle reference to Boyd outsmarting everyone else except Salt by speaking metaphorically.
Really.
Wow.
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by macnole » Fri May 11, 2012 1:43 pm
[quote:90deccf3d1="El-Saltman"]Mac-
If Im Italian and I make fun of Italians and speak on Italian history and how ridiculous it is all day long-
cant we see how thats different than if say a Frenchman does it?[/quote:90deccf3d1]
Nope. Depends on the content of what was said, objectively.
If Im Italian and I make fun of Italians and speak on Italian history and how ridiculous it is all day long-
cant we see how thats different than if say a Frenchman does it?[/quote:90deccf3d1]
Nope. Depends on the content of what was said, objectively.
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by macnole » Fri May 11, 2012 1:46 pm
[quote:22fab9c87f="nevdully's"][quote:22fab9c87f]There is wisdom there: [b:22fab9c87f]"consider the source"[/b:22fab9c87f] [/quote:22fab9c87f]
WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Its this same ignorant pre-judged thought process that allowed little boys with vivid imaginations to continue to be raped for years by our holier than thou church.
and we all know any and all drunk girls out at night aren't raped they were asking for it.[/quote:22fab9c87f]
Maybe also a product of the MS school system. Dunno. But I can understand his words. Apologetic guilt-laden repressed folks really need to move on and judge life on the basis of the results....not against their own repressed sense of values, which some wear as original sin of sorts.
WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Its this same ignorant pre-judged thought process that allowed little boys with vivid imaginations to continue to be raped for years by our holier than thou church.
and we all know any and all drunk girls out at night aren't raped they were asking for it.[/quote:22fab9c87f]
Maybe also a product of the MS school system. Dunno. But I can understand his words. Apologetic guilt-laden repressed folks really need to move on and judge life on the basis of the results....not against their own repressed sense of values, which some wear as original sin of sorts.
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by macnole » Fri May 11, 2012 1:48 pm
[quote:265a8e9ca6="El-Saltman"]okay-
Im gonna leave at 'you dont get it'.
Because, YES, it does make a difference when somebody who has lived it speaks on it.[/quote:265a8e9ca6]
Nope--doesn't count for the military apparently above.
Im gonna leave at 'you dont get it'.
Because, YES, it does make a difference when somebody who has lived it speaks on it.[/quote:265a8e9ca6]
Nope--doesn't count for the military apparently above.
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by macnole » Fri May 11, 2012 1:50 pm
White nonsense, black nonsense, green nonsense, is all nonsense. this wasn't an explanation of his childhood days. It was about how he was not glad that MLB and NLB combined their talent. That, uttered by any other white source, would be racist. So he doesn't get a bye.
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by Salty » Fri May 11, 2012 1:55 pm
You know I teach teenagers music 4 days/wk- and at first they usually dont get it either.
Then I say something in a slightly different way with maybe an analogy that connects better.
By the end of the year, after they are sick of hearing me, they sound damn good.
The good news is that if you are feeling a bit upset - it means that we are engaged in a dialogue that might lead us somewhere, if not today, then tomorrow.
Then I say something in a slightly different way with maybe an analogy that connects better.
By the end of the year, after they are sick of hearing me, they sound damn good.
The good news is that if you are feeling a bit upset - it means that we are engaged in a dialogue that might lead us somewhere, if not today, then tomorrow.
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