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President Barack Obama admonishes Donald Sterling for “offensive racist statements”

 
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President Barack Obama admonishes Donald Sterling for “offensive racist statements”
President Barack Obama admonishes Donald Sterling for “offensive racist statements”
Adam Silver, Barack Obama, Donald Sterling, Los Angeles Clippers
By Rob Mahoney
President Barack Obama was asked about Clippers owner Donald Sterling during a press conference in Malaysia on Saturday. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama was asked about Clippers owner Donald Sterling during a press conference in Malaysia on Saturday. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Reaction to the racist comments attributed to Clippers owner Donald Sterling extended well beyond the confines of the basketball world on Saturday, as President Barack Obama was asked about the subject during a press conference in Malaysia. Obama, himself an avid fan of the NBA and the sport in general, conveyed both his condemnation of Sterling’s comments and faith in the league to address the issue.

Obama’s full comments on the subject were as follows:

The owner is reported to have said some incredibly offensive racist statements that were published. I don’t think I have to interpret those statements for you; they kind of speak for themselves. When people — when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance you don’t really have to do anything, you just let them talk. And that’s what happened here.

I have confidence that NBA commissioner Adam Silver — a good man — will address this. Obviously, the NBA is a league that is beloved by fans all across the country. It’s got an awful lot of African-American players. It’s steeped in African-American culture. And I suspect that the NBA is going to be deeply concerned in resolving this.

I will make just one larger commment about this. The United States continues to wrestle with the legacy of race, 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. And I think that we just have to be clear and steady in denouncing it, teaching our children differently, but also remaining hopeful that part of why some statements like this stand out so much is because there has been this shift in how we view ourselves.




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Re: President Barack Obama admonishes Donald Sterling for “offensive racist statements”
Freedom of speech is still number one.

I think Obama is an offensive racist statement.
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Freedom of speech is still number one.

I think Obama is an offensive racist statement.
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complete setup of a private conversation someone wants the team follow the money if he racist it his god given right to be so
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so wadde say?
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Why does Obama even care?

He should be focusing his energy on "fixing" the economy, getting that damn Obamacare website to work correctly, or HOW ABOUT TAKING A FUCKING STAND ON THE CURRENT GEOPOLITICAL NIGHTMARE THAT IS COMING OUR WAY!
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We have Russia on the brink of starting WW111. The bonehead speaker of the house taking the piss out of his own party over immigration (wonder what the powers that be are blackmailing him on) and the only headline that seems to matter is the President of America vilifying a private citizen over some fucking stupid racist remark. Now Al the conman Sharpton wants to rally in the streets. WTF is happening to this country?
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We have Russia on the brink of starting WW111. The bonehead speaker of the house taking the piss out of his own party over immigration (wonder what the powers that be are blackmailing him on) and the only headline that seems to matter is the President of America vilifying a private citizen over some fucking stupid racist remark. Now Al the conman Sharpton wants to rally in the streets. WTF is happening to this country?
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They are going to make it a crime to be white.
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Freedom of speech is still number one.

I think Obama is an offensive racist statement.
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A man of position and wealth like Sterling knows FULL WELL the impact those words can and will have on our current environment. A most inopportune (convenient)? time to make a statement like that.

Just like Rumsfeld when he put down Obama. Rumsfeld isn't stupid, and for him to make a statement like that was also very suspicious.
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This bastard only opens his mouth when a white person says or does something. He's a racist prick that want's nothing more than to divide and cause a race war. Can't wait till this asshole is out of office along with his cronies.
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With all due respect... there is hardly ANYONE who listens to O anymore anyway. The HUGE population segment of the US understands how false he is, how insidiously he consistently lies about "virtually" anything concerning Truth and how immoral & anti-God/Jesus Christ he is.

Those who are confused by this comment will largely remain lost with the inevitable fall into eternal darkness of your/their spiritual judgement.
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We have Russia on the brink of starting WW111. The bonehead speaker of the house taking the piss out of his own party over immigration (wonder what the powers that be are blackmailing him on) and the only headline that seems to matter is the President of America vilifying a private citizen over some fucking stupid racist remark. Now Al the conman Sharpton wants to rally in the streets. WTF is happening to this country?
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We have America on the brink of starting WWIII. And by the way, fuck O.
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Stalin was right

Americans focus on the most unimportant things
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thats because he just wrote a check to the dems for 50 million
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Re: President Barack Obama admonishes Donald Sterling for “offensive racist statements”
With all due respect... there is hardly ANYONE who listens to O anymore anyway. The HUGE population segment of the US understands how false he is, how insidiously he consistently lies about "virtually" anything concerning Truth and how immoral & anti-God/Jesus Christ he is.

Those who are confused by this comment will largely remain lost with the inevitable fall into eternal darkness of your/their spiritual judgement.
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The Black community does still and he loves to rile them up against us and it still works.
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President Barack Obama admonishes Donald Sterling for “offensive racist statements”
Adam Silver, Barack Obama, Donald Sterling, Los Angeles Clippers
By Rob Mahoney
President Barack Obama was asked about Clippers owner Donald Sterling during a press conference in Malaysia on Saturday. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama was asked about Clippers owner Donald Sterling during a press conference in Malaysia on Saturday. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Reaction to the racist comments attributed to Clippers owner Donald Sterling extended well beyond the confines of the basketball world on Saturday, as President Barack Obama was asked about the subject during a press conference in Malaysia. Obama, himself an avid fan of the NBA and the sport in general, conveyed both his condemnation of Sterling’s comments and faith in the league to address the issue.

Obama’s full comments on the subject were as follows:

The owner is reported to have said some incredibly offensive racist statements that were published. I don’t think I have to interpret those statements for you; they kind of speak for themselves. When people — when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance you don’t really have to do anything, you just let them talk. And that’s what happened here.

I have confidence that NBA commissioner Adam Silver — a good man — will address this. Obviously, the NBA is a league that is beloved by fans all across the country. It’s got an awful lot of African-American players. It’s steeped in African-American culture. And I suspect that the NBA is going to be deeply concerned in resolving this.

I will make just one larger commment about this. The United States continues to wrestle with the legacy of race, 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. And I think that we just have to be clear and steady in denouncing it, teaching our children differently, but also remaining hopeful that part of why some statements like this stand out so much is because there has been this shift in how we view ourselves.




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These types of things were benith previous presidents
Not this one
Maybe why his wife is disappointed ?
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This is what “offensive racist statements” sound like.





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Just to keep this in perspective. The Obama mentor -

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We have Russia on the brink of starting WW111. The bonehead speaker of the house taking the piss out of his own party over immigration (wonder what the powers that be are blackmailing him on) and the only headline that seems to matter is the President of America vilifying a private citizen over some fucking stupid racist remark. Now Al the conman Sharpton wants to rally in the streets. WTF is happening to this country?
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They are going to make it a crime to be white.
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Re: President Barack Obama admonishes Donald Sterling for “offensive racist statements”
Freedom of speech is still number one.

I think Obama is an offensive racist statement.
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Under the disguise of being offended, they are the real offensive and racist ones.

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This is what “offensive racist statements” sound like.






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Re: President Barack Obama admonishes Donald Sterling for “offensive racist statements”
Freedom of speech is still number one.

I think Obama is an offensive racist statement.
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Besides, this was a private comment to his girlfriend that got secretly recorded.

WTF? Sterling did NOTHING wrong. We're supposed to censor ourselves in private conversation now? I don't think so, Barry.
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No one wants to bring up Obama supporting the racist blacks during the Trayvon Martin trial?

:rjthehutt:
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i agree he has no buissness in the NBA with that lousy attitude. what a chump his bee-otch set his rasict ass up. wow!!!!
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Re: President Barack Obama admonishes Donald Sterling for “offensive racist statements”
A man of position and wealth like Sterling knows FULL WELL the impact those words can and will have on our current environment. A most inopportune (convenient)? time to make a statement like that.

Just like Rumsfeld when he put down Obama. Rumsfeld isn't stupid, and for him to make a statement like that was also very suspicious.
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It wasn't a public statement, it was a private communication to his girlfriend.

If the NBA does ANYTHING to him over this, he should sue the NBA for $billions. If the black NBA players don't want to play for him, they are free to quit consistent with the terms of their contracts.
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Slap on the wrist for Sterling, wealthy jewish democrat,nothing will happen ,it will be out of the news in two days.
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He's said more about that than he has the Ukraine situation. Messed up priorities or what...
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Re: President Barack Obama admonishes Donald Sterling for “offensive racist statements”
racism is the direct result of blaming others for your own insecurities, which is a convenient way to pass the buck.





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