Send CN a pm he is probably on a first name basis with the guy. Expect a ring a ling soon.

I don't really get your post, Mags, but I'll just wait for the interview or the court case to hear Sterling's side of the story.

(05-07-2014, 10:15 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: I don't really get your post, Mags, but I'll just wait for the interview or the court case to hear Sterling's side of the story.

I'd still like to hear from him directly. <--------This

Yeah, I got that part. Sterling backed out of the interview last week and so far only his family and friends have made statements - not Sterling directly.

It's the CN connection that I don't get.

(05-07-2014, 10:26 AM)Maggot Wrote:

(05-07-2014, 10:15 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: I don't really get your post, Mags, but I'll just wait for the interview or the court case to hear Sterling's side of the story.

I'd still like to hear from him directly. <--------This

By PM'ing CN you'll discover that CN and Sterling are intimate friends. They hang in the same social circles and have mistresses.

Therefore, CN will use his influence on Sterling and have Sterling call you directly, giving you an in-depth, candid one-on-one phone interview.

Duh.

Man-speak!

I'm interested in hearing Sterling's account of the alleged extortion "directly" -- rather than only from his wife and his friends and all of those in the cheap seats.

But, CN can breathe a sigh of relief -- I won't be asking him to hook me up with his friends in high places; don't wanna hear it from Sterling one-on-one ("personally").

P.s. you're going down tonight, MS, and not in the good way.

Any word or sight of the check that the NAACP said they would be cutting to Sterling for all the funds he gave them?

Ima kinda thinkin' they will be keeping his bread and justify it as a reparation payment.

(05-07-2014, 11:31 AM)BlueTiki Wrote: Any word or sight of the check that the NAACP said they would be cutting to Sterling for all the funds he gave them?

Ima kinda thinkin' they will be keeping his bread and justify it as a reparation payment.

They reportedly returned his last donations shortly after the scandal broke -- at the same time that they rescinded their plans to give him a lifetime achievement award.

I haven't seen anything about that check being cut.

(05-07-2014, 11:34 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: I haven't seen anything about that check being cut.

I guess the niggers do publicity/media events differently than the NBA.

The NBA immediately implemented everything they said they would do.

I'd be holding a press conference with one of those ginormous sized lottery checks with Sharpton, KJ, MJ and Jackson holding it up.

Kinda makes me think that Sterling's combined contributions were so large, they don't want to disclose how much he has given over the years, to support the colored.

And the "poor" bastard didn't even use the word "nigger" to his whore.

I think the NAACP looks almost as bad as Sterling in this whole shit storm.

I support some of the work they do. But, it's hard not to believe that their applause can't be bought by high donations from people who use them to create an image that they support minority causes publicly -- regardless as to whether the donators' known words and actions contradict the goals of the NAACP (while affording the donators a nice charitable tax deduction in the process).

Sterling had already settled suits for housing discrimination when the NAACP gave him his first award, and long before the planned life-time achievement award. He didn't lose those discrimination suits. So, actually, that shouldn't have prevented him from getting an award from the NAACP if Sterling truly deserved it ahead of all those who put their time, effort, and hearts into it -- IMO. But, that's not the basis for the awards -- it's clear that those awards are based on donation amounts alone, IMO.

Having said that, I wouldn't have thought less of the NAACP if they'd been honest about it and kept the money. No chance I'd ever be elected as an NAACP spokesperson. I'd have said something like, "We are aware of past allegations of discrimination against Mr. Sterling and find his latest publicly-disclosed remarks indefensible. But, his money is as good as anybody else's and we're going to use it to continue our works towards fighting discrimination and elevating minority status. We realize that we were mistaken in basing NAACP achievement awards on monetary donations alone and we will be changing our award criteria and processes immediately. God bless America."

^ Jesus -- on a roll here with typos and double negs: "it's hard to believe that their applause can't be bought".

(05-07-2014, 12:23 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: Having said that, I wouldn't have thought less of the NAACP if they'd been honest about it and kept the money.

I agree.

They should have kept their mouths' shut about past donations and kept it unless they truly wanted to affirm their resolve against bigots and "hater" money.

Until I see an accounting and a returned check, it's a publicity bullshit stunt, to me . . . like turning your jersey inside-out while cashing Massah's check.

"Hater" money spends just as good as sympathizer money.

Just as a blood-diamond sparkles as brightly as a humane diamond.

For me, it's about the cause.

If I believe in the cause and I'm supporting the organization's mission, I'm gonna accept monetary donations from all donors, unless its known to be illegally-obtained. I've participated in a few fundraisers and we never screened the donors' characters or personal lives.

But, hailing someone as deserving the lifetime achievement award for writing checks -- especially when that person is known or suspected to contradict the organization's philosophy when outside of the spotlight -- in order to keep his/her donations rolling in is something that puts the organization's integrity in question, to me.

Of course, it's possible that the NAACP had a non-financial motive for publicly honoring Sterling. If so, beats me what it was and the NAACP isn't sharing that motive.

(05-07-2014, 11:31 AM)BlueTiki Wrote: Ima kinda thinkin' they will be keeping his bread and justify it as a reparation payment.

Of course they'll keep it but I'll be back to eat my words if I'm wrong.

They are both racist. But nobody will ever say that. Its political.

I'm laughing at the shock so many people are expressing, not Mockers but people in general and high profile blacks. Many are acting incredulous & I find that ridiculous. Of course they know some people think like that, there are those who will never accept blacks and I believe the black community knows this.

I'm laughing at the latest development in this reality soap, starring the rich and famous and the desperate to be rich and famous.

So, I heard from Sterling directly in his own words. BUT, you guessed it, only on audio via a tape allegedly made without Sterling's consent by his friend and released to Radar Online.

I wanted to hear about whether he did indeed ask for his calls to be recorded, as V. claims. AFAIK, he hasn't denied that claim or addressed it at all. Instead, I heard him defend himself against racist allegations and make it clear that he's going to fight a forced sell.

He's a tough bastard; he ain't going down without a fight.

The EXCLUSIVE story and tape: http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/0...acist-nba/

Send in the clowns...

Sterling did an interview with Anderson Cooper yesterday -- hypocrisy galore.

The highlights:
- He said he was baited by "that girl" into making racing statements.
- He said he was sorry, he knew he was wrong, and he asked for forgiveness. "Am I entitled to one mistake? Am I after 35 years? I mean, I love my league, I love my partners. Am I entitled to one mistake? It’s a terrible mistake and I’ll never do it again.”
- He said he's spoken to Magic twice since the scandal broke and Magic's a good person.
- He said he felt bad about the Magic Johnson comment because it's so against his character to talk about people at all.

And, then he stuck his foot in his mouth and said...
-Magic Johnson wasn't a good role model for the children of L.A., that Magic hasn't helped minorities, and that all Magic's done is sleep with a bunch of women and get AIDs (Magic actually got HIV; regardless, made me laugh that Sterling, who never talks about anyone, was condemning Magic for sleeping around -- pot/kettle).

He again didn't deny that he'd given permission for his calls to be recorded.

Meanwhile...
Shelly Sterling talked to Barbara Walters -- she is trying to vie for ownership rights to the Clippers to keep the team in the family. I don't think she's got anybody backing her, though. She may file for divorce so the team can be part of the joint assets settlement, which could delay a sell or ownership transfer for a long time.

The NBA's response to Shelly's vow to fight to retain ownership: “Under the NBA Constitution, if a controlling owner’s interest (Donald Sterling's) is terminated by a ³⁄₄ vote, all other team owners’ interests are automatically terminated as well. It doesn’t matter whether the owners are related as is the case here.”

And, over at the Silly Rabbit's house...
V. reportedly is trying to adopt two special needs teens whom she's known for some time. The DFCS granted her an exemption from all those convictions in her history, which would normally bar fostering and adoption, just before the tapes hit the media. Is the adoption attempt because she really wants to help the children or because she really wants it to be harder for anyone to boot her out of gifted multi-million dollar pad? Hope it's the former.

On a bright note...
The Clippers came back from a huge deficit yesterday to beat the Thunder by 2 points and tie the series up 2 - 2. The team is playing good ball -- fun to watch; they're upping their value for whomever ends up owning the team.


http://www.forbes.com/sites/markheisler/...s=business
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me...story.html

(05-12-2014, 11:07 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: The team is playing good ball -- fun to watch; they're upping their value for whomever ends up owning the team.

I'm bettin' Magic Johnson is happy.

Now he'll save a few bucks on the purchase.

I don't know if Magic Johnson and his investors are really all that interested, but Oprah Winfrey, David Geffen, and Larry Ellison seemed very serious about making a bid for joint ownership of the team.

Honestly, I think ownership of the Clippers will remain with the Sterlings for years to come using legal strategies that can (and will successfully, IMO) be invoked to stall or prevent a forced sell.

Anyway, I was happy that there was little mention of the Sterling drama during the play-off game coverage -- fun to watch the players and the coach advancing to the highest league ranking in the team's history without the ownership drama taking center court.