JUST SHUT UP...FOREVER!!!
Another posting about LeBron James and his decision to go to the Miami Heat. I am sorry, I like to try to change subjects so nobody goes through any overkill on a particular subject and I was prepared to do that until I woke up this morning and looked at my email. This morning i received my daily email from ESPN with the top things going on in sports. I saw the following quote..."His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave." This quote came from "The Reverend" Jesse Jackson. Jackson also made the statement "He speaks as the owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers."
Ok, before I can address the Jesse Jackson side of this, let me remind you of what he is talking about. On Thursday night, shortly after LeBron made his announcement that he would be going to Miami to play basketball, Dan Gilbert issues a Letter on the teams website (I will post a link to read the letter at the bottom of this posting). Among other things, Gilbert says about the decision "This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his "decision" unlike anything ever "witnessed" in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment." He went on to say you don't deserve this type of cowardly betrayal, he said the way it was handled was a shameful display of selfishness. Guess what...EVERYTHING HE SAID WAS 100% RIGHT!!! LeBron is narcissistic, it was a shameful, self promoted, joke that he built up (yes I watched, it was huge and unlike I remember in Sports Free Agency---so did you, don't try to lie to me). However, DAN GILBERT IS JUST ANGRY BECAUSE LEBRON DID NOT CHOOSE HIM!!! If LeBron had gone back to Cleveland none of this would have come out. He'd have been back there and Dan Gilbert would still be giving him everything that he wants. So let's look at what led to this and say THANK YOU DAN GILBERT!!! I KNOW YOU ARE ACTING LIKE A SPOILED BRAT, BUT YOU SAID WHAT THE REST OF US ALREADY KNEW.
Now, onto you, Jesse Jackson. Are you really this dumb? Are you really this egotistical? ARE YOU REALLY SO DESPERATE TO HAVE YOUR NAME IN THE MEDIA THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO MAKE A MOCKERY OF RACIAL ISSUES BY ACCUSING DAN GILBERT OF THINKING OF LEBRON AS A SLAVE? Here is what we can take from Gilbert's comments, He is angry. Guess what, he should be. What Lebron did was publicly spit in the face of Dan Gilbert and all of the fans on the Cleveland Cavs. I realize he was a free agent and could sign where ever he wanted. Good for him, he earned that right. However, Dan Gilbert earned the right to be made aware of the decision before the rest of the world. He had catered to LeBron's ever wish since he drafted him 7 years ago. Gilbert put James friends in positions within the team, allowed them to fly on TEAM flights...all so that HIS STAR was happy. Yes, he deserved to be treated with a little more courtesy than what he was shown. Were his comments angry...ABSOLUTELY. His team just went from being one of the best in the league for the last 5 years to being closer to the bottom than the top. LeBron had the right to leave & leave anyway he saw fit, I get it, but Dan Gilbert had every right to be this angry and if he chooses to handle it publicly, go ahead...after all, it was LeBron James who made this issue a public one to start with.
As to the claim that Gilbert is putting LeBron's health at risk, how is he doing that? Is he burning jersey's? Has he threatened LeBron? Has he done anything else besides accuse LeBron of being a coward (which I have also done, am I threatening James?) I know what he is saying the fans are doing that, and they are fans of his team. The word fan is short for fanatic. Let me tell you the problems with fans...THEY ARE FANATICS!!! They often times don't think clearly, lose all sense of being reasonable, and no matter how smart they are they can't put together a well thought out argument (you clowns and I will get along great during football season). THAT IS WHY THE JERSEY'S ARE BEING BURNED! the way LeBron handled this left the FANS feeling like he betrayed them. The way LeBron handled this left the fans feeling like he turned his back on them and they are UPSET AND WHO ARE YOU JESSE JACKSON, OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER TO TELL THE FANS HOW ANGRY THEY CAN BE?
So listen Jesse Jackson, PLEASE SHUT UP!!! You hurt the LEGITIMATE RACIAL ISSUES EVERY TIME YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH! Yes racial issues do exist, no America is not perfect, but by taking this and turning it into a racial battle all you are doing is driving a wedge into a situation that should not be driven. If you really want to help race relations in this country, GO HAVE YOUR TONGUE REMOVED AND THE LET SOMEONE SEW YOUR LIPS SHUT!!!
UNTIL NEXT TIME...
http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html
Good post. I wouldn't refer to him as "The Reverend", though...I can't name 10 times that I've seen him in church, and that's one of those things that you've got to earn.
ReplyDeleteI'm considering changing my first name to "Doctor". Then to all of you losers, I'll be "Dr. Phillips"...
That is an excellent point Dr. Phillips. If the church would ever loosen its standard and allow Satan inside, I am suthat we would see "The Reverend" inside the church walls.
ReplyDeleteI like what you are saying and since we are all appointing our own nicknames, please refer to me as "Your Honor" from here on out. I have always liked that title & think it suits me well.
What about the rest of you, any thoughts? What should we call you?
Guess what Calhoun I'm back & your honor is a name that you do not deserve!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat Lebron did was make all of you basketball nuts look like fools be tuning in to see who he goes with & again you are wrong not everyone wasted there time watching the OPRAH show.
If you wanna talk about someone leaving like a coward why not talk about Petrino when he walked out on ATL know that was a coward. What Lebron did was make it a sitcom for all of y'all to watch and if truth be known Gilbert already knew Lebron's decision just made out like he didn't even tho he knew it would get out he knew that he couldn't do anything to keep him so the best thing for him to do was to keep his mouth shut.
As for Jesse couldn't tell you if he goes to church or not so that may be one thing you may be right with in this article.
Until next time!
I am so happy, my good friend Mr. Anonymous is back from the dead. This is such a happy day for my, I must admit that the sun seems to be shining a little brighter now. Not because you are back, but for the 1st time, you actually brought something to the conversation. I am proud of you. My little boy is growing up right before my very eyes. Now let me tell you why you are still the student to my teacher...
ReplyDelete1. I am not now or ever been a basketball nut. If you can't see the importance of the best player in his sport becoming a free agent and how the potential of that could impact the ENTIRE NBA, then I can't help you. I am a sports fan and where LeBron plays basketball the next 5 years is HUGE! It was not Oprah, it was an announcement.
2. Yes, Bobby Petrino looked like a huge coward, but I am struggling to get readers for this blog while writing about current events, I can not rehash 3 year old subjects and hope to be successful doing this at all. Yes he was a coward and a FAILURE!!!
3. As far as it be a sitcom, it was nore like a very painful movie. You know the kind where the writing is bad, the acting is bad, but you can't turn it off. LeBron looked uncomfortable, The questions were stupid, but like any good train wreck, I (or the other 10 million people who watched could not turn it off).
Overall, good attempt for your 1st real attempt to counter what I said, keep your head held high little trooper and one day, you to can be as knowledgeable as I am.