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Kamala
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 Posted: 05/09/07 5:30 pm ::: C. Vivian Stringer on Jason Whitlock |
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http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=2864760&sportCat=mlb&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab5pos1
Whitlock, in an April column, criticized Stringer's handling of the Don Imus situation and wrote that she conducted a public and grandstanding "pity party/recruiting rally" after the since-canned shock jock called Rutgers' players -- well, you know what he called them. Now it was payback time.
I'm amazed," she said, staring down the length of the table at Whitlock. "I just want to understand your mind-set. I just want to understand people like you."
This column isn't about Whitlock, who retracted nothing, or Stringer, whose intensity, anger and emotion won over the panelists and the room. But there is no denying that the most charged moments of the evening came when Stringer leaned toward the microphone and defended herself to Whitlock.
"It wasn't the Rutgers women's basketball team that brought Mr. Imus down," she said, still glaring at Whitlock. "It was America. Women spoke. Black people spoke. It was America!
"I made a statement that it wasn't black or white. The truth of the matter is that we have been fooled for such a long time. We have such promise and we all are important. We need to step on each other's heads to get the little piece of the American dream. It became green. It was power. You [Whitlock] understand that. That's the reason why you chose these few minutes to get your one moment of [fame]. Because other than that, who knows Jason Whitlock?"
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| Posted: 05/09/07 10:58 pm ::: |
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| Yea!!! I keep having more and more and more respect and admiration for CVS!!!
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| Posted: 05/10/07 8:13 pm ::: |
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| stfu, c. victim.
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| Posted: 05/11/07 11:22 am ::: |
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| "I made a statement that it wasn't black or white. The truth of the matter is that we have been fooled for such a long time. We have such promise and we all are important. We need to step on each other's heads to get the little piece of the American dream. It became green. It was power. You [Whitlock] understand that. That's the reason why you chose these few minutes to get your one moment of [fame]. Because other than that, who knows Jason Whitlock?" |
Somebody gets it.
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Kamala
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| Posted: 05/11/07 3:10 pm ::: |
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| "I made a statement that it wasn't black or white. The truth of the matter is that we have been fooled for such a long time. We have such promise and we all are important. We need to step on each other's heads to get the little piece of the American dream. It became green. It was power. You [Whitlock] understand that. That's the reason why you chose these few minutes to get your one moment of [fame]. Because other than that, who knows Jason Whitlock?" |
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True dat!
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bballfan2005
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| Posted: 05/11/07 4:09 pm ::: |
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Thanks for the link, caune! I've enjoyed reading Etan's thoughts on this matter.
And a big "THANK YOU" goes out to CVS for standing up to Whitlock. Someone had to do it.
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| Posted: 05/11/07 8:27 pm ::: |
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I'm going to jump in on this one with an effen vengeance. Later.  _________________ Every woman who has ever been presented with a career/sex quid pro quo in the entertainment industry should come forward and simply say, “Me, too.” - jammer The New York Times 10/10/17 |
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cthskzfn
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| Posted: 05/14/07 8:59 am ::: |
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jason whitlock 30 mins. ago on WFAN, re: the reaction (RU/c. victim/sharpton et al) to imus' comments:
"i think it was dishonest".
amen.
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| Posted: 05/14/07 3:01 pm ::: |
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| What would have been an honest response by C. Viv? No problem, you can the young women on my team anything you want. I'm sure that Geno wouldn't mind if Chris Rock called Megan Gardler "A straight-haired, trailer park piece of white trash" or maybe Rizzoti, or Lobo, or Ann Strother. I'm sure that Geno just would have laughed it off. I'm sure you would have, if it was your daughter. Jason Whitlock would have laughed hysterically if someone got on the radio and called his wife a "ho", I'm sure. In fact C. Viv stood up for her players and more power to her, any coach would have. As for Jason, if that noted rich frat boy Tucker Carlson, known for his passionate belief in fighting for the overdog, is on your side, then you're in trouble.
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