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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:12 AM Original message |
Jesse Jackson slams Cavaliers owner for treating Lebron James like a "Runaway Slave" |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
1. Jesse should learn to keep his mouth shut @ times. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. +1000 |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. the man never saw a t.v. camera that he didn't love |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
19. I dissent! |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:47 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Jackson was caught calling Obama a N***** |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:55 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. That was shameful, but Mr. Jackson is correct on this issue |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:58 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Geez I wish I was treated like cattle then |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:16 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. If someone gave me several hundred million, yeah, call me cattle! n/t |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
51. Start practicing hours a day, everyday, at any sport and you just might |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Considering I am female, 40, with no time left after work and kids, I don't see that happening |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. Not the best move Jesse |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. I think both sides were an absolute embarrassment and justifies why I don't watch basketball |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:39 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. He'll probably get bitten by a shark and be out for the season *laughs* |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #3 |
45. DING DING DING! LynneSin, y ou're our grand prize winner! |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
46. How was the grass greener, he actually took Less than the Cav's were offering? |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #46 |
58. Seriously - if I offered you the chance to live in Miami or Cleveland who would you pick |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 09:35 AM Response to Reply #46 |
60. That is exactly the attitude Rev. Jackson was pointing out. |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
5. The one thing Jackson got right was |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
6. I'll see your over-the-top and raise you |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
7. Isn't This Crap History By Now??? |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
8. I think Jackson is wrong. Worse, I think Jackson undermines efforts |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. This was my thought as well. Really it is a put down to slaves who |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #14 |
38. Yes. Lebron James' treatment is exactly like what this man endured. |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
9. LOLZ |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. I do not like green eggs and ham |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
11. Good for Jesse |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. Um, the point's over here. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #24 |
54. Don't bother...trumad now worships at the altar of leBron... |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. No I wouldn't have... |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Absolutely! |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 10:55 AM Response to Reply #11 |
50. Yep. |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
12. When I saw that James was putting on this spectacle to air his decision I thought |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #12 |
26. Neither Lebron nor Gilbert is admirable. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
13. Wow even when super rich and famous it all goes back to being a slave? |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
15. Dan Gilbert = Sour grapes. n/t |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
53. agreed n/t |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
16. For once Jesse is 100% correct |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:49 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. + 1 nt |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
29. No |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:13 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Then you know nothing about the fight for |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Free Agency??? |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 10:35 AM Response to Reply #39 |
47. I recommend this book |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #33 |
44. Exactly, |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
30. Yes. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:14 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. LOL |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:02 AM Response to Reply #16 |
31. Gilbert's comments were largely about the way Lebron went about it. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:16 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Do other professionals hold their cards |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:11 AM Response to Reply #16 |
32. There's no excuse for the circus James put on. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:17 AM Original message |
His contract with Cleveland expired |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
59. Right. Did you see any of this when Bryant signed a new contract? |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
22. The unraveling of Jesse Jackson has been sad. |
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guruoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
23. The Onion? n/t |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
37. Poor Jesse, he does not realize that "his time" has passed |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
40. Yes. Lebron James' treatment is exactly like what this man endured. |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
41. Gilbert paid 20+MILLION to build a training facility a little closer to Lebron's home. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #41 |
48. Apparently he didn't read the expiry date of James |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. As if Lebron does not speak of Cleveland and the Cavs franchise to the media. |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
42. poor poor poor Lebron will have to dump his 35,000 sq ft tar shack in Akron? |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
43. Seems to me James freely made the decision to leave. |
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GreatCaesarsGhost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
49. Wake up, Jesse. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
57. hee hee |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
61. Gee who would have thought a Reverend would be prone to hyperbole |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
62. Anyone noticed that Stern fined the Cavs |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-10 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
63. Jesse "should" keep his mouth shut n/t |
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