Jesse Jackson's Group Getting On the Braves
http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sp...sminority.html
Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Push coalition is calling out the braves for now only having 1 african american on the roster (it was zero). Here is my favorite line:
"As I expected, [Schuerholz?s] idea is the bottom line: I'll put the best 40 men I can get wherever I can get them from on the field, and that's fair. But the fact of the matter is if they put resources into recruiting here in the United States, and more specifically here in Atlanta, there are talented players here." You cant just build an infrastructure to recruit players. Major League Baseball has implementsed their initiative in Compton, but baseball player development takes a lot of time and money, and for the braves to do that in Atlanta, when they arent even guaranteed all of the fruits of that labor, is absurd.
What? the braves are going to put the best players on the field? GET OUT OF TOWN! Its not like this is a business or anything? You know what, there are no Jewish people on the braves roster - I think Atlanta needs to do a better job recruiting Jewish people.
This type of thing is so infuriating - there is a sense of entitlement eminating from Jesse Jackson's group that is mind boggling.
I'm so sick of Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, etc.
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steven52682
http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sp...sminority.html
Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Push coalition is calling out the braves for now only having 1 african american on the roster (it was zero). Here is my favorite line:
"As I expected, [Schuerholz?s] idea is the bottom line: I'll put the best 40 men I can get wherever I can get them from on the field, and that's fair. But the fact of the matter is if they put resources into recruiting here in the United States, and more specifically here in Atlanta, there are talented players here." You cant just build an infrastructure to recruit players. Major League Baseball has implementsed their initiative in Compton, but baseball player development takes a lot of time and money, and for the braves to do that in Atlanta, when they arent even guaranteed all of the fruits of that labor, is absurd.
What? the braves are going to put the best players on the field? GET OUT OF TOWN! Its not like this is a business or anything? You know what, there are no Jewish people on the braves roster - I think Atlanta needs to do a better job recruiting Jewish people.
This type of thing is so infuriating - there is a sense of entitlement eminating from Jesse Jackson's group that is mind boggling.
They claim that they are fighting for equal rights and to rid racism and yet they stir up more racism and trouble than anyone. They seriously need to find a new hobby. A lot of racism in America wouldn't exist if they weren't constantyl telling everybody that there is racism. It's like a mosquito bite on your arm, the more you scratch it the worse it gets. JUST LEAVE IT ALONE!!! SHEESH :eek:
Today on Atlanta sports radio...
The Rainbow Push person stated that the first step to remedying the problem was firing the Braves manager, Bobby Cox. :eek: :confused:
If they post the interview, I'll post a link. UNREAL!
Cheers,
Lavabe
Andruw Jones is NOT African-American...
... at least by the logic of the PUSH representative.
Andruw does not count in the PUSH stats, as PUSH complained about the lack of US-born, African-Americans (Andruw is from Curaçao, IIRC). :eek:
Wilbon tore into this on PTI last night (near the end, right after Kornheiser says, "OK, Wilbon ..."). PTI should have a podcast up sometime soon.
Cheers,
Lavabe