Posted on 07/11/2010 10:33:01 PM PDT by TheThinker
Jackson rips Gilbert's LeBron comments Associated Press CHICAGO -- Jesse Jackson criticized Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert on Sunday, saying Gilbert sees LeBron James as a "runaway slave" and that the owner's comments after the free-agent forward decided to join the Miami Heat put the player in danger. “ Jackson His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave. This is an owner employee relationship -- between business partners -- and LeBron honored his contract. ” -- Rev. Jesse Jackson on Cavs owner Dan Gilbert's comments about LeBron James Shortly after James announced his decision last week, Gilbert fired off an incendiary letter to Cleveland's fans, ripping the 25-year-old and promising to deliver a title before James wins one. He called James' decision "cowardly" and later told The Associated Press he believes James quit during a handful of Cavaliers playoff games. "He has gotten a free pass," Gilbert told the AP in a phone interview late Thursday night. "People have covered up for [James] for way too long. Tonight we saw who he really is." Jackson said Gilbert's comments were "mean, arrogant and presumptuous." "He speaks as an owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers," the reverend said in a release from his Chicago-based civil rights group, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. "His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave. This is an owner employee relationship -- between business partners -- and LeBron honored his contract." Messages were left Sunday night seeking comment from Gilbert, the Cavaliers and James. Jackson also called Gilbert's comments an attack on all NBA players and said the owner should face a "challenge" from the league and the players' association. NBA spokesman Tim Frank declined comment.
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When does the second Civil War start?
If we as Americans can’t publicly denounce disarm Jesse Jackson’s racism, how are we going to save this country?
I don’t remember slaves being paid 20+ million a year to dunk a basketball.....
Must be referring to his running away from higher tax rates.
And that's what makes the comment so ridiculous and racially biased.
Obviously, there's an all consuming racial animosity in Jackson that is gratified by capitulation and moral, social and economic self flagellation by whites.
And it's obviously tearing this country apart.
Not too many of them could just walk away either.
When Jessie Jackson dies, it will be a good thing.
I’m a slave to a Marxist kenyan klown, where are my reparations?
Shit, for 20mil a year, I’d call the owner “massah” if he wanted.
Keep talkin’ Jesse....Keep talkin’....between you, Sharpton and the New Black Panther Party....we’ll resolve this “race” issue soon.
No reparations for you unless your a drag on society, sorry.
Is anyone in the MSM (or elsewhere) pointing this out?
That may be true, but he sees white players as slaves, too.
Sharpton is probably pissed that Jesse beat him to the punch.
The master of hyperbole is at it again. Jackson also can not pass up a change to invoke slavery. But he has gone so far this time that it will probably backfire on him. Though it is fun to watch him come up with more entertaining assertions.
Can I be a slave???? Please??? I’ll settle for 6 million a year....plllleaaasssee...oh please...please...please...
If journalists were honest, the headline would read:
Striving for relevance, Jesse Jackson says Cavs owner sees LeBron James as a runaway slave
I’ll do it for 1 million a year. I’ll even live in the shed behind his house.
Very, very funny.
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