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Dr. Bliss
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| MLC67 wrote: | Air-B50: Of course, I was trolling for humor, as is my want. I too seek every opportunity to protect and preserve the individual rights uniquely bestowed on Americans by our own Bill of Rights.
By pointing out the egregious error published by WIKI, I simply acknowledged that they had an absolute right to do so without fear of retribution, punishment or censure - the only adverse consequence being my sarcastic condemnation of their stupidity. |
Wont.
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Ignorance is definitely Bliss, spelling proficiency not so much. Thanks Kind Sir for the heads up, just want it to have occurred in a different thread.
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slowcat95
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That's funny right there.
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ESPN decided to pull an Asian-American announcer from calling a University of Virginia football game because his name is Robert Lee.
More evidence that liberalism really is a mental disorder.
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MLC67
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:15 am Post subject: |
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Name calling, or dropping even, uncalled for here, unless Mr. Lee's middle name is Excellent.
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On our tour this spring of Britain this spring, our guide was Irish. One day in Scotland he explained to us the difference between Scotch, Irish Whiskey, and "that paint stripper" from the states. He noted that that the Scots spell it "whisky" and said the "e" was for "excellence."
A few days later at the Old Bushmills tour, I chose the 12-year old stuff for my sample and thought maybe he had a point.
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Mephisto
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| MakeIt-TakeIt Cat wrote: | ESPN decided to pull an Asian-American announcer from calling a University of Virginia football game because his name is Robert Lee.
More evidence that liberalism really is a mental disorder. |
Strikes me that the ridiculous decision by ESPN was less evidence of misguided "liberalism" than of a feckless and comic corporate effort at brand protection.
And count me happily among the "disordered." |
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stevelee
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:07 am Post subject: |
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| MakeIt-TakeIt Cat wrote: | ESPN decided to pull an Asian-American announcer from calling a University of Virginia football game because his name is Robert Lee.
More evidence that liberalism really is a mental disorder. |
Don't see what liberalism had to do with it, but I am glad to see that they are employing one of my Asian cousins.
| Quote: | | “This wasn’t about offending anyone. It was about the reasonable possibility that because of his name he would be subjected to memes and jokes and who knows what else,†wrote the unnamed executive, who claimed the negative coverage of ESPN’s decision is “reasonable proof that the meme/joke possibility was real.†|
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From Twitter:
"Someone tell me there was a Confederate General named Skip Bayless and I'll get behind ESPN 100%"
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wildforthecats
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| stevelee wrote: | | MakeIt-TakeIt Cat wrote: | ESPN decided to pull an Asian-American announcer from calling a University of Virginia football game because his name is Robert Lee.
More evidence that liberalism really is a mental disorder. |
Don't see what liberalism had to do with it, but I am glad to see that they are employing one of my Asian cousins.
| Quote: | | “This wasn’t about offending anyone. It was about the reasonable possibility that because of his name he would be subjected to memes and jokes and who knows what else,†wrote the unnamed executive, who claimed the negative coverage of ESPN’s decision is “reasonable proof that the meme/joke possibility was real.†|
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Call him Bob Lee for the UVA game. |
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MakeIt-TakeIt Cat
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Blinded to the obvious liberal bias and PC culture at ESPN?
I wish for all my liberal friends to have a full recovery ... 
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MLC67
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:30 am Post subject: |
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Of course, there is nothing in the classical definition of "liberal" which approves banning a good, decent and wholly competent professional from his employment, thereby tarnishing his reputation because antifa thugs will be offended by his sharing part of his name with another person, now dead for more than 125 years.
Respect for individual rights and opposition to tyrannical edits discriminating against people due to their innate personal characteristics used to be the hallmarks of progressive liberals.
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| ChantillyCat wrote: | From Twitter:
"Someone tell me there was a Confederate General named Skip Bayless and I'll get behind ESPN 100%" |
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