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Jesse Jackson says Cavs owner sees LeBron James as a runaway slave
AP ^ | 07/12/2010 | espn.com

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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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: dangilbert; jessejackson; lebronjames; slave
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To: TheThinker

I’m not so sure Jackson is not onto something here—hell, I’d go even further and say nearly the entire fan base of the Cavalier’s probably thinks something close to that. Did you see the idiot goombahs burning James’ jerseys in Akron—with cigarettes dangling from their mouths the whole while? Seriously, they’d have burned him in effigy if they were intelligent or resourceful enough to make papier mache.

It’s a game, dimwits, and the men who play are, once in a while, able to decide where they want to play. There’s no reason to go Islamic Rage Boy on the dude. Let it go.


21 posted on 07/11/2010 11:27:10 PM PDT by j-damn
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To: TheThinker

LeBron (The runaway slave.) James' Ferrari 430 customized by Unique Whips.

22 posted on 07/11/2010 11:31:34 PM PDT by Daaave ("Gunter glieben glauchen globen")
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To: Defiant
That may be true, but he sees white players as slaves, too.

I think he can afford using them as props, particularly since there are so few of them in the NBA.

23 posted on 07/11/2010 11:45:30 PM PDT by TheThinker (Communists: taking over the world one kooky doomsday scenerio at a time.)
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To: Daaave

Good one!


24 posted on 07/11/2010 11:46:38 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (R)
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To: TheThinker

FUJJ


25 posted on 07/11/2010 11:57:47 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: TheThinker

Oh, and your new name is JJ/

You are irredeamably stupid and nothing more than an impish adolescent in an adult body.

You are so stupid, vapid and given to fits of uncontrolled moronic statements, given with such rapidity, you must surely have someone on your staff calling cadence, to remind you to breathe.

Blowhard.


26 posted on 07/12/2010 12:00:19 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: TheThinker

His racism has become such a commodity the very essence and meaning of the act, that is now a cheap ass perjorative and really no longer has any value.

In fact, we are no longer fazed or cowed by hearing it.

In short.... It’s old


27 posted on 07/12/2010 12:02:53 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: Republic_of_Secession.

Jesse Jackson is a race hustler who is out for number 1. He is no longer, if he ever was, of any benefit to other black people or society at large. Hey Jesse, why don’t you figure out some way to extort money from Lebron?


28 posted on 07/12/2010 12:15:10 AM PDT by Sam Clements
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To: TheThinker

Dear Jesse,

I’m white, but if being an NBA Superstar is equated to slavery, sign me up!


29 posted on 07/12/2010 12:21:58 AM PDT by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: TheThinker

Jesse is just sorry he doesn’t own that multimillionaire “slave”/ sarc

Jesse is so yesterday. We now have the New Black Panthers running the race hustling gig!


30 posted on 07/12/2010 12:32:24 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: TheThinker

Jesse Jackson is a has been race racketeer..


31 posted on 07/12/2010 12:55:56 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: TheThinker
“And it's obviously tearing this country apart.”

You're so right. So much for the progress in race relations that the election of Obama was touted to signify. Ironically, the Obama administration has torn the scab off of race relations, and people like Jesse Jackson are eagerly pouring salt on the open wound.

32 posted on 07/12/2010 1:44:24 AM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: TheThinker
Who let Jessie out of his hole?
33 posted on 07/12/2010 2:27:30 AM PDT by politicalmerc (It's not their house; it's your home: GaHouseTrust.com)
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To: TheThinker

Nuff said....

34 posted on 07/12/2010 2:27:46 AM PDT by maddog55 (OBAMA, Why stupid people shouldn't vote.)
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To: TheThinker

I’m a tax slave for the left. When will I get Lebron’s salary?


35 posted on 07/12/2010 2:52:36 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: TheThinker

I didn’t think anyone could come off as a bigger asshole than Gilbert, but Jesse rides again.


36 posted on 07/12/2010 4:02:55 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: TheThinker

Jesse’s true discussion of Race is very courageous


37 posted on 07/12/2010 4:32:50 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: TheThinker
Jesse Jackson says Cavs owner sees LeBron James as a runaway slave

Who cares...

38 posted on 07/12/2010 4:42:25 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: TheThinker

Jesse thinks of all of us as slaves of the state.


39 posted on 07/12/2010 4:59:40 AM PDT by all the best
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To: TheThinker

It’s getting hard out there for tha PIMP!


40 posted on 07/12/2010 5:06:41 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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