OT - Clippers Owner Donald Sterling to GF -- Don't Bring Black People to My Games

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Will Sterling be owner of the Clips on Nov. 1?

  1. yes, he'll still be owner (Sterlng Wins, at least temporarily)

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  2. no, he'll be ousted (Sterling Loses)

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    25.0%

  3. no, but he'll make an exorbitant amount of dough in the sale (Sterling basically wins)

    18 vote(s)
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  1. HomerLovesKoolAid

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    Almost as brilliant as Magic Johnson is uppity!

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    You are banned from the next viewing party and fined 2.5 Coors light.
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    You guys keep having them too far north for me anyway, lol, and the gas savings will more than cover the amount of the fine...
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I would LOVE to see you try to get half a Coors Light away from Wook.
     
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  6. HomerLovesKoolAid

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    OK fine. If the Blazers make the next round (doubt they will-reverse jinx), it will be an ASSAULT ON LEBANON viewing party. We just need to get one of the more sensible forumites such as Lanny or even SPD to act as the designated driver. It won't be me because I'll be the designated drinker.
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    I'm loving the idea of anyone trying to catch me with a half-full Coors Light, lol. They usually don't last long enough to take accurate measurements...
     
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    I'll meet in Salem but I ain't drivin' to Lebanon or Albany or where ever that fucking Wookee lives.
     
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    Not sure what to think about this. On one hand, sure, Sterling is a dirtbag. On the other, I don't see his players saying they won't accept their paychecks, and at a public school like UCLA, a private donation of $3m for research could do a lot of good. I'm biased on this, because both of my daughters have had some abnormalities with their kidneys and immune systems, and I've also seen African-American kids in the Nephrology area at Kaiser Interstate. I've seen studies that say that blacks are 2.5x more likely to have renal issues than those of other races.

    http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014...ift-from-donald-sterling-for-kidney-research/

     
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    If you think about it, UCLA just paid Sterling's NBA fine, and Sterling gets an extra $500k to keep in his bank accounts. Idiots.
     
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    I'm sure people will rush in and surpass the Sterling donation. Actually it's a ton of free publicity for them. They're not stupid, they know what they're doing.
     
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    So UCLA is using race to drive donations. Until the NAACP and the Clipper players refuse or return their money from Sterling, I think this is a dumb decision. An extra $3m pays for a lot of researchers, and maybe potential donors have things in their private lives that they don't want exposed, either. The more I think about it, it's a dumb move.
     
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    I think it would a dumb move to accept Sterling money. Especially for a public academic institution. I could imagine there would be plenty of protests on campus.

    That there is devil's money . . .
     
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    No, they're returning a donation they are uncomfortable with and hoping it generates at least that much or more.

    What Sterling should have done or do in the future is what Phil Knight does, saying he will match dollar for dollar every donation up to a certain amount.
     
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    Has the NAACP given back Sterling all of the money he's donated to that organization? It's easy to say don't take the money, but it kind of fucks over those with kidney issues, a group that is disproportionately black. Are either you or Sly going to donate to UCLA's Nephrology department?
     
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    Why? His money is dirty, according to you, and should be rejected.
     
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    Hahahaha! I never said his money is dirt. I just don't see it as this giant UCLA fuck up like you do.

    And no, I won't be donating to UCLA. I donate to other charities.

    I'm not sure why you're trying to turn this into some argument.

    Go Blazers!
     
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    As I said, I'm biased about this due to my daughters. If UCLA wants to accept money from Louis Farrakhan, I also think it should be accepted.
     
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