Posted on 05/26/2011 11:02:52 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
Disgraced American football star Tiki Barber faced fresh controversy today after comparing his fall from grace to the life of Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Speaking to Sports Illustrated, the former Giants star and TV personality, compared living in his Jewish agent's attic to doing a, 'reverse Anne Frank thing.'
The comments are the latest in a string of gaffes and scandals that have plagued Barber since his professional playing career ended in 2006.
In the Sports Illustrated article Barber, 36, spoke of moving with his 23-year-old girlfriend Traci Johnson into the house of his agent Mark Lepselter. He joked the couple were hiding out in Mr Lepselter's attic.
Mr Barber said: 'Lep’s Jewish. It was like a reverse Anne Frank thing.'
This latest controversy comes after Barber announced in March he would attempt an NFL comeback, five years after retiring from the game.
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Pitiful and shameful, what an idiot!!!
Tiki, you’re a DUMB %$$!
>>>Why a comeback? He was never all that even in his prime.<<<
I’m a Jets fan, so I was never a Tiki fan, but I have to admit he put up some monster numbers his last five years (especially the last 3). He rushed for over 100 yard per game those last 3 years, with a yard per rush average of about 5 and caught nearly 60 passes a year.
BTW, does anyone know the release date for Tiki’s new book, “Diary of a Cheating, Dumb Jock”? :)
excellent point.
The Holocaust is always good for a joke.
Back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, Blacks came out of the closet with their Nation of Islam “diversity” stance towards Jewish people.
They made clear that when it came to being victims, the suffering of the Jews was nothing compared to African Americans. It was wierd.
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