Posted on 04/27/2014 8:04:09 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The racism controversy embroiling Don Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, has reached half way around the world to Malaysia, where President Obama is on a diplomatic mission to Asia Pacific nations.
At a press conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Sunday, Obama was asked about racist comments Sterling allegedly made about African-Americans.
"When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk. That's what happened here," the President said. Obama also said Sterling's alleged comments are an example of how "the United States continues to wrestle with the legacy of race and slavery and segregation."
"That's still there, the vestiges of discrimination. We've made enormous strides, but you're going to continue to see this percolate up every so often," Obama said in Malaysia.
Sterling, who has owned the basketball franchise for nearly three decades, is now under investigation by the NBA over the alleged comments.
According to the website TMZ, Sterling made the alleged discriminatory remarks during a 10-minute argument he had with girlfriend V. Stiviano on April 9. TMZ posted a recording of the argument online Friday.
If authentic, the remarks seem to reflect Sterling's embarrassment and frustration with Stiviano over her associating with African-Americans at Clippers games and for posting such pictures on her Instagram account.
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and she is half black and half hispanic plus he obviosly hired black coaches and players..So why is the guy a racist??? I don’t get it.
He says she can sleep with them ... just don’t bring them to the game.
Maybe it’s like someone who would hire a minority .... but would never invite one to dinner.
Either way, I don’t like nor condone racism.
What does Putin or the Pope have to say about this matter?
You would think if he was truly racist, his team would be all white, coachesl all white and girl friend white. Probably a better term to use than racist, maybe prejudiced
“Isn’t it odd for the president to wade into this controversy?”
He thought the guy was a Republican. ‘Looks like we got the last laugh here.
I haven’t read his comments till just now. So it appears, Sterling is in an open relationship with his girlfriend. In his comments he said he had no problem with her having sex with Magic Johnson, as long as she doesn’t advertise it. So he has no problem with a woman whom he is sexually involved with, having sex with people affected with HIV? Am I reading this correctly?
It’s going to be interesting to see how it plays out. I would advise him not to do anything that was not in his financial interests to do. Which may mean holding onto the team that doesn’t want him.
So what do his players do who have publicly reviled him?
Huh?
Did I misinterpret?
I want America to be productive, to have lots of jobs, and not to run a massive trade deficit with communist China.
We are currently heading full speed in exactly the opposite direction.
BOTH PARTIES are selling out America.
Now I smell set up. It took a little prodding for him to spit this out.
The cattle dude was prodded, too.
“alleged comments”
Yes. Maybe he is impotent.
Men like having beautiful women on their arm [even though she is not beautiful iMO]. Their status is elevated by being seen in their company.
But men think other men think they have sexual prowess to satisfy a pretty woman.
He was supposed to get the award on May 15th. Sept up??
Hey Barry, I guess it’s time to give back all the money that Sterling bundled for you and the Democrats.
Waiting, waiting...
I’m sure 0bama will return the racist’s campaign donations, and encourage the other Democrats to do the same. Luckily, they will have a record of it.
Uh oh, there is a new Sreling audio ... 5 minutes about he puts food on black peoples’ tables.
http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/27/donald-sterling-new-audio-released-clippers-black-people/
I bet Sterling attended several of obama’s fund raisers at 30k a plate.
Oh boy, he;s really screwed up.
Why is it that every time someone says something stupid, Obama feels the need to say something even more stupid?
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