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johnjohnW
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Posted: 12/20/22 6:11 pm ::: |
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I wonder how many players knew before the media reported it.
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CalwbbFan
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johnjohnW
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Bob Lamm
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Posted: 12/21/22 7:07 pm ::: |
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SO great of Brittney Griner to speak out on behalf of Paul Whelan and other imprisoned Americans right at this time, so early in her return after months of horrors.
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pilight
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Posted: 12/21/22 7:18 pm ::: |
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I wonder if Griner has imposter syndrome, wondering whether she was worth what the US paid or if they should have pursued someone else
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Howee
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Posted: 12/21/22 11:57 pm ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
I wonder if Griner has imposter syndrome, wondering whether she was worth what the US paid or if they should have pursued someone else |
I'm thinking she's got "GoodLordImSoFreekinHappyToBeHome" syndrome, but is absolutely empathetic to Whelan's dilemma. I can't imagine a better cause for her to take up, having 'been there/done that' - using the visibility of her newfound fame to heighten awareness of these predicaments.
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Bob Lamm
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Posted: 12/22/22 12:07 am ::: |
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Howee wrote: |
I'm thinking she's got GoodLordImSoFreekinHappyToBeHome" syndrome, but is absolutely empathetic to Whelan's dilemma. I can't imagine a better cause for her to take up, having 'been there/done that' - using the visibility of her newfound fame to heighten awareness of these predicaments. |
Thanks, Howee. I completely agree. Wonderful way for Griner to use her increased fame.
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elsie
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Posted: 12/24/22 2:37 am ::: |
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new found fame like the whole 20 people who showed up at the Baylor church to greet her?....oh that fame.......LOL.....what a joke.
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Stormeo
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ChiSky54
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Bob Lamm
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Posted: 12/24/22 7:48 pm ::: |
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ChiSky54 wrote: |
Just gave the haters more reason to hate, when what the world needs now is love sweet love! (Longtime Dionne Warwick fan here!) |
Yes, to Dionne Warwick, to her song, and to your statement!
I feel confident that when Brittney Griner first comes on the court in Phoenix and in every other WNBA city fans will be ecstatic and showing our love, respect, and support. I feel confident that when Griner feels ready for a serious, extended television interview there will be great interest in what she has to say.
And I feel certain that Griner will continue to be a powerful voice for Paul Whelan and many others.
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Howee
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Queenie
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Posted: 12/25/22 10:33 am ::: |
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elsie wrote: |
new found fame like the whole 20 people who showed up at the Baylor church to greet her?....oh that fame.......LOL.....what a joke. |
Did somebody inadvertently use you as a tree topper?
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Ex-Ref
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Posted: 12/27/22 8:47 am ::: |
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The reason Brittney Griner is the sports story of the year, isn't solely because of her bravery while being "wrongfully detained" in Russia. It isn't just that she became a symbol of strength that unified large swaths of the sports world and beyond. It isn't just because of the love story that is her wife, Cherelle, who fought relentlessly to free her. It isn't only because of the success of American diplomacy that saw her as a human being and worked tirelessly to secure her release.
It is all those things but perhaps one of the biggest reasons Griner is the sports story of the year is because of what she still represents: the gender pay gap. |
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2022/12/27/brittney-griner-biggest-sports-story-year-russia-release/10930846002/
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Bob Lamm
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Posted: 12/27/22 11:09 am ::: |
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The reason Brittney Griner is the sports story of the year, isn't solely because of her bravery while being "wrongfully detained" in Russia. It isn't just that she became a symbol of strength that unified large swaths of the sports world and beyond. It isn't just because of the love story that is her wife, Cherelle, who fought relentlessly to free her. It isn't only because of the success of American diplomacy that saw her as a human being and worked tirelessly to secure her release.
It is all those things but perhaps one of the biggest reasons Griner is the sports story of the year is because of what she still represents: the gender pay gap. |
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2022/12/27/brittney-griner-biggest-sports-story-year-russia-release/10930846002/ |
Excellent. Thanks for posting this.
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Ex-Ref
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Posted: 01/11/23 11:26 pm ::: |
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Well, here's another reason to never go to Louisiana.
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The Louisiana Republican State Central Committee voted Saturday to condemn the Biden administration’s prisoner swap with Russia that led to the release of basketball star Brittney Griner.
Members of the GOP committee attending their quarterly meeting in Lafayette supported a resolution condemning the Griner exchange through a voice vote. No members raised objections to the matter, once a reference to Griner being a “woke” gay woman was removed from the statement. |
https://lailluminator.com/2023/01/08/louisiana-republican-party-objects-to-brittney-griner-prisoner-swap/
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“Thank you for showing the fellas that you've got more balls than them,” Haley said, to cheers from the crowd.
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Howee
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pilight
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justintyme
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Posted: 12/09/23 11:56 pm ::: |
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Thank's for posting this pilight. It was a very interesting read.
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ChicagoAnnie
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Posted: 01/03/24 12:42 am ::: |
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justintyme wrote: |
Thank's for posting this pilight. It was a very interesting read. |
I wanted to echo this. Thanks Pilight for posting the link.
I am just floored at the dozens of people connected to this situation in both big and small ways, and of course the political chess game that went along with it.
I had read somewhere prior to TJ's article that Russia had been hyper-focused on searching and detaining Americans several months prior to Griner's situation to due the amped US/Russia rhetoric. BD walked right into a nightmare.
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