Racist LA Clippers Owner Donald Sterling is a Democrat, What else is new?

Thomas Clarke said:
i have read from various spots on the interwebs that forcing him out may be harder than suggested. Apparently you can't just vote away an owners rights just because of something he said. It has to be like a crisis (not pr crisis) re: the team and like if a teams profitability is tanking etc. And they would have to prove it. This is entirely uncharted territory and it's not going to be an easy thing for them to do if he wants to fight.

but even if he keeps the team he wont be able to make any decisions. he can only make money from it and nothing else.
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Oh boo hoo. He can still make a shit ton of money and have no responsibility whatesoever. Woe is him.
 
Twerk Master Miley said:
Oh boo hoo. He can still make a shit ton of money and have no responsibility whatesoever. Woe is him.
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i wasn't saying one thing one way or the other. just stating the facts.

However, for a billionaire like him, money isn't a likely issue for him at this point. He's 80 and needs something to do, and he probably likes being in control of shit. Self actualization and all that.

I was just stating though that if the owners can't force him out, he can't make any decisions with re: to the clippers. He can't fire anyone or hire anyone or do anything. So he's been pretty shut out.
 
cawacko said:
It is illegal. You'd think she'd be f'd but I read something else today that said he consented. I find that hard to believe but if true wow.
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wowwwwwwwwwwwwww if that's true how could anyone be so retarded to consent to being recorded and then say that shit. lol.
 
USFREEDOM911 said:
Talk radio was having a discussion about this, earlier today, and a caller brought up a good point.
Since this was said during a private conversation, it raises a good question.

He's being condemned, by the NBA and the public, for what was said in private.
Without supporting him, in any way, what happened to his right of free speech?
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I feel so blessed.

Tinfoil returned, after 8 days, just to groan my post.
Sucks to be the rest of you. :chesh:
 
Twerk Master Miley said:
Oh boo hoo. He can still make a shit ton of money and have no responsibility whatesoever. Woe is him.
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I was Right again. Basketball great Kareem Abdul Jabbar today said that Donald Sterling's Ho should be prosecuted for breaking California's law against recording someones private conversation without their consent. I have already posted that somewhere in this thread, so maybe Lew Alcindor reads my "street corner Style" posting stuff?
 
Darla said:
I didn't know she taped him. That's dirty, but dating billionaires for their money is understandable. Most of them are douches so they don't really get girls based on personality...and god knows not for their looks. You dated women for their looks before you got married. What makes that different? To me, nothing. And I always find it funny when men who wouldn't think of dating a girl who was overweight or plain judge beautiful women who don't want to date poor guys.
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I think the above bold might be a double-standard and in a way, mixing apples and oranges. If I date someone because they look appealing to me then that is the basis of my attraction to that person but IF THAT IS THE ONLY REASON then it makes me shallow. Most humans who court a mate go by physical appearence which is quite different than solely going by someone's pocketbook. This female clearly was dating for money and had no qualms taking this man's money and using it as leverage against him. She clearly has no morals seeing how this man was married to a woman for 50 years.
 
cawacko said:
I'm not blaming the girl for doing it (dating Sterling). The guy has bought her several very expensive sports cars and a nearly two million dollar complex right next to Beverly Hills. It can be strongly argued she's a very smart business woman for what she has done. And Sterling is separated from his wife but has always had young women around and has basically always been a P.O.S.

It is the classic definition of a gold digger and clearly she set him up for this phone conversation and illegally recorded it and gave it to TMZ.
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There are reports that she (the young woman in question) regularly record Sterling because of his forgetfulness.
 
Sun Devil said:
I think the above bold might be a double-standard and in a way, mixing apples and oranges. If I date someone because they look appealing to me then that is the basis of my attraction to that person but IF THAT IS THE ONLY REASON then it makes me shallow. Most humans who court a mate go by physical appearence which is quite different than solely going by someone's pocketbook. This female clearly was dating for money and had no qualms taking this man's money and using it as leverage against him. She clearly has no morals seeing how this man was married to a woman for 50 years.
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To an extent of course we all date for physical attractiveness. But we all also date for financial stability. I mean, is there anyone here who would date a homeless person? But if you only date billionaires, or if you are 70 and only date 25 yo swimsuit models, then you have taken it to an extreme that is very shallow.

Also, as to her morals, he was the one who was married not her. So what does that say about his morals? I don't feel women are here to police married men's morals. She didn't take the vows he did. If he can't keep those vows, that's on him. I'm not saying it's admirable to date married people, but the greater sin IMO, is on the one who is actually married.
 
My Two Cents

I've been watching basketball for a long time and personally I think this is a momentous event for the new commissioner Adam Silver regarding the outburts of Sterling. I've read so many respondents on whether Sterling's comments should warrant suspension/banned. Personally, my mentality is like "what took them so long?" Look, I don't care if this was made private because in the world we live in what is privacy? Besides, according to recent reports apparently this man wants to be recorded because he has an issue with forgetfulness and has to revert back to tape recording to reference things he has said (which I find quite odd).

Another thing I find interesting of those who indirectly defend Sterling is the mentioning of Magic Johnson's HIV status. Seriously, what does his health status have to do with the issue with Sterling? Aside from that this is another face of the gold digger getting an old man because the soon-to-be-ex-wife wants all the monies spent on this young woman back and supposedly this young woman was threatened legal action if she didn't return "the gifts" given to her. I "hate" gold diggers with a passion but I personally feel like this person was useful in exposing Sterling, which I believe it to be poetic justice.
 
In completely unrelated news this week, hundreds of teenaged Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped by Islamic militants, carted across the borders into Chad and Cameroon, and at this very moment are being sold into slavery.

... we now return you to the *REAL* news, the senile pillow talk between an addled old white man and his high-priced callgirl.
 
Darla said:
To an extent of course we all date for physical attractiveness. But we all also date for financial stability. I mean, is there anyone here who would date a homeless person? But if you only date billionaires, or if you are 70 and only date 25 yo swimsuit models, then you have taken it to an extreme that is very shallow.

Also, as to her morals, he was the one who was married not her. So what does that say about his morals? I don't feel women are here to police married men's morals. She didn't take the vows he did. If he can't keep those vows, that's on him. I'm not saying it's admirable to date married people, but the greater sin IMO, is on the one who is actually married.
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Well the fact that Sterling is a racist let's me know his moral compass is non-existing. They're both culpable in this situation. But what was curious is what you said in the following:

"I mean, is there anyone here who would date a homeless person?"

Interesting you would use that as an example. I wasn't sure if you meant an actual homeless person or someone who is in a loweconomic status because I think when it comes to dating I think depending on the proximity of where you meet people we tend to run into people who fit this category. If you truly mean a homeless individual I think it is uncommon that we date someone who doesn't have a home. There is a huge difference between dating someone without shelter and dating someone of an socioeconomic bracket.


The following is something I also find curious:

"If he can't keep those vows, that's on him. I'm not saying it's admirable to date married people, but the greater sin IMO, is on the one who is actually married."

Sounds like you're putting more blame on him than what ought to be. I personal do not think marriage is "sacred" anyway so on matters of who has more sin, I truly do not believe in it anyway. But when it comes to using I think both are culpable. The fact that she apologized about being born the way she was, was a sickening fact that either she is an elaborate actor, or she is demented and believed that she truly wish she could appease him by being born another skin pigmentation. She took $1.8 million plus $240,000 for upkeep plus two Bentleys. To me, she presents herself as someone who uses her looks to get what she wants. She's a user and he is an old man that has the money to do it.
 
Taft2016 said:
In completely unrelated news this week, hundreds of teenaged Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped by Islamic militants, carted across the borders into Chad and Cameroon, and at this very moment are being sold into slavery.

... we now return you to the *REAL* news, the senile pillow talk between an addled old white man and his high-priced callgirl.
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You do know Sterling is Jewish right and a racist? I think this is important news!
 
Sun Devil said:
Well the fact that Sterling is a racist let's me know his moral compass is non-existing. They're both culpable in this situation. But what was curious is what you said in the following:

"I mean, is there anyone here who would date a homeless person?"

Interesting you would use that as an example. I wasn't sure if you meant an actual homeless person or someone who is in a loweconomic status because I think when it comes to dating I think depending on the proximity of where you meet people we tend to run into people who fit this category. If you truly mean a homeless individual I think it is uncommon that we date someone who doesn't have a home. There is a huge difference between dating someone without shelter and dating someone of an socioeconomic bracket.


The following is something I also find curious:

"If he can't keep those vows, that's on him. I'm not saying it's admirable to date married people, but the greater sin IMO, is on the one who is actually married."

Sounds like you're putting more blame on him than what ought to be. I personal do not think marriage is "sacred" anyway so on matters of who has more sin, I truly do not believe in it anyway. But when it comes to using I think both are culpable. The fact that she apologized about being born the way she was, was a sickening fact that either she is an elaborate actor, or she is demented and believed that she truly wish she could appease him by being born another skin pigmentation. She took $1.8 million plus $240,000 for upkeep plus two Bentleys. To me, she presents herself as someone who uses her looks to get what she wants. She's a user and he is an old man that has the money to do it.
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A homeless person is as extreme as a billionaire. Though there are more homeless people than there are billionaires.

I don't think marriage is sacred either. But I do believe that making a vow or a promise to someone you love is sacred. So if you sleep with a married woman, you did not make a promise to her husband to be faithful and not to cheat and lie, she did. She is the one who has committed the far worse sin, IMO. It's very obvious to me. If you can't even show respect and basic decency for your significant other, that's on you. I have always felt that way. If my significant other cheated on me I don't care who the woman is, don't want to know, have no interest in her or in confronting or blaming her. HE is the one who has made a commitment to me and he is the one I expect to be faithful to his word and to our relationship.
 
Sterling is a racist and apparently always has been from what I've read so I can't excuse this with his pretty obvious senility. I saw someone say that what would take care of these old racists is the flu. LOL You know, this guy is going to be dead soon. He's from another century, he might as well be a hundred years old screaming at some black guy not to drink from the white water fountain. He's a laughing stock in this day and age and if you're younger than that and you are defending this guy, you're a walking anachronism. A joke really.
 
I don't really understand men who hate "gold-diggers" so much. I equally don't understand women who despise very wealthy often famous men who only date 22 yo models. That just has nothing to do with me, it's not about my life, and I don't care. I don't get all resentful over men like that, because 22 yo models are not a threat or concern to me. If a old billionaire or 22 yo model is a threat or concern to you, then I'd ask myself why. Once you know who you are and you have your own accomplishments and are glossed with many coats of self-confidence you have earned each year and with each accomplishment that shit is just irrelevant to you IMO. I once saw that moron Naomi Wolf talking about walking into parties and seeing all of these highly accomplished men with 23 yo arm candy and stating that the men of substance were more interested in her. Well, if she had any of the confidence she was implying she wouldn't have to sneer at 23 yo beauties. Who is to say they aren't women of substance or what they will grow into? It's no sin to be young and beautiful. I don't resent it. I was young and beautiful once. I was no dummy then either.
 
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