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PREZ CANDIDATE JULIAN CASTRO NBA MUST TAKE STAND AGAINST CHINA ... Principles Trump Money
tmz ^ | 10/9/2019 | tmz

Posted on 10/09/2019 3:41:39 PM PDT by RummyChick

Presidential candidate Julian Castro says the NBA should seize the opportunity to push America's constitutional principles in China, even if it ends up costing the league millions.

The Democratic hopeful came on "TMZ Live" Wednesday to discuss the international feud between the league and the Republic, over Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey's comment supporting Hong Kong protesters.

Julian firmly believes the NBA -- and other American companies doing biz in China -- have to draw an ethical line in the sand ... even if that means pressuring a foreign country to adopt America's ideals about freedom of speech and the right to protest.

(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: basketball; castro; chicoms; china; nba; socialist
btw, futures down tonight over China. This is why I sold my CMG calls. No way I hold it overnight

China Whipsaw

1 posted on 10/09/2019 3:41:39 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

CONtestant! Let’s call it what it is.


2 posted on 10/09/2019 3:42:59 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: RummyChick
Did he say something sensible? 🤔
3 posted on 10/09/2019 3:43:28 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: RummyChick

Kerberos007 Retweeted
zerohedge
@zerohedge
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GOODWILL DAMAGED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE’S BLACKLISTING OF 28 CHINESE COMPANIES THIS WEEK-CHINESE OFFICIALS

BEIJING HAS LOWERED EXPECTATIONS FOR PROGRESS FROM U.S. TRADE NEGOTIATIONS THIS WEEK-CHINESE OFFICIALS BRIEFED ON TALKS


4 posted on 10/09/2019 3:51:41 PM PDT by RummyChick ("Pills, money .. this city is wicked. Your best friend will kill you here." Smoove about Baltimore)
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To: RummyChick

Broken clock.


5 posted on 10/09/2019 4:02:16 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping List)
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To: RummyChick

https://www.tmz.com/2019/10/09/dennis-rodman-says-he-can-mend-nba-relationship-with-china/

DENNIS RODMAN
Hey, Adam Silver ...
I CAN MAKE PEACE W/ NBA & CHINA


6 posted on 10/09/2019 4:06:05 PM PDT by RummyChick ("Pills, money .. this city is wicked. Your best friend will kill you here." Smoove about Baltimore)
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To: RummyChick

Wow, La Raza boy said something sensible.


7 posted on 10/09/2019 4:10:47 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: RummyChick

My Gawd. I agree with Castro!


8 posted on 10/09/2019 4:12:37 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: RummyChick

He’s right, but he’s a hypocrite.


9 posted on 10/09/2019 5:08:58 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: RummyChick

I agree with him on this, and thank him for speaking out.


10 posted on 10/10/2019 3:18:24 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for our country and President Trump)
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