How long are we going to take $hit from these a-holes? I mean, seriously, look at this dork.
Posted on 07/22/2019 9:03:50 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
The Daily Beast published an article Sunday accusing Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Mariano Rivera of “secret far-right politics,” solely on the basis of the fact that he is a Christian who supports the State of Israel. The story, by Robert Silverman, is titled, “Inside Baseball Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera’s Secret Far-Right Politics.”
But there is no evidence of “secret far-right politics” in the article.
Instead, there is just an extensive recounting of Rivera’s support for Israel.
Silverman says that despite the admiration the legendary New York Yankees closer has received from fans, he has “served at the pleasure of a racist president, taken part in thinly veiled propaganda on behalf of an apartheid government in Israel, and gotten chummy with outright bigots and apocalyptic loons.”
The accusation of “serving” President Donald Trump appears to refer to Rivera’s support for the administration’s programs to fight opioid abuse and promote physical fitness, and for appearing in photographs with the president.
Silverman also asserts that Israel has an “apartheid” government — a claim he never backs up, because he cannot. (Jews and Arabs enjoy equal rights in Israel, and Arabs have the vote and serve at the highest levels of government.)
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I remember hearing that Rivera generally sat quietly reading the Bible in the clubhouse down times or even in the bull pen waiting to get called.
“I remember hearing that Rivera generally sat quietly reading the Bible in the clubhouse....”
What more proof do you need? He’s obviously a screaming racist who hates everyone.
Burn him.
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God Bless Mariano.....a great pitcher and a great man.
How long are we going to take $hit from these a-holes? I mean, seriously, look at this dork.
This was blatant, desperate clickbait. Don’t go there. I made that mistake. It doesn’t even TRY to make a point. Not worth getting angry about. It’s garbage.
Blessed are ye, when men shall REVILE you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. ( Matthew 5:11 )
Silverman is likely Jewish himself. But like Jews through history, he has difficulty discerning who his friends and enemies are.
I’m no Yankee fan but Mariano was a truly great reliever. I don’t know him personally, and hated when he came on the field against the KC Royals, but he was the man in his day. The fact that he’s a Christian. Well that just ups the respect factor.
God bless and keep Mariano Rivera.
It’s alive and well on the left. In fact, thriving.
Then I am ‘far right’ too. I support Israel and I am a Christian.
Bob SILVERMAN. Just another self-hating Jew?
Martin Luther King was a Christian who supported Israel, so he must now be considered far-right.
As a Red Sox fan I also hated to see Mariano step out of the bull pen. However, just like Jeter, he was always respected as a great ball player. Maybe the best closer of all time. Hence his induction into Cooperstown this week.
God Bless Mariano Rivera.
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