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Lakers coach criticized for remarks on immigration law
Los Angeles Times ^ | 05/18/10 | Patrick McDonnell and Robert J. Lopez

Posted on 05/18/2010 11:16:01 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway

A small but spirited group of activists, outraged at comments by Lakers coach Phil Jackson that seemed to back Arizona's controversial new immigration law, rallied Monday outside Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles before the playoff opener against the Phoenix Suns. "The way we look at it, Phil Jackson is supporting the Arizona law," said Mario Gonzalez, a longtime Lakers fan and rally organizer. "That's surprising. It caught us off guard. We want to find out where the team stands on the law."

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KEYWORDS: aliens; arizona; illegals; lakers; losangeles; philjackson; sb1070
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"There are nuances here that Phil Jackson perhaps is not familiar with. He's an expert at basketball but not at immigration law."

You'll straighten him out, right?....Pancho?

1 posted on 05/18/2010 11:16:01 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: AngelesCrestHighway
We want to find out where the team stands on the law."

Because it's soooooooo important to find out the opinion of the L.A. Lakers on an Arizona law.

2 posted on 05/18/2010 11:18:15 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway
A small but spirited group of activists

There were more news-reporters than there were "activists". But not one of the news stations pointed out that at most there were about 15 protesters.

3 posted on 05/18/2010 11:18:33 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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“We want to find out where the team stands on the law.”

Easy.
You obey it.

4 posted on 05/18/2010 11:20:32 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Sounds like Phil may have read the law. That’s why he’s not as informed as our Attorney General or obama...who claim that they haven’t.


5 posted on 05/18/2010 11:20:50 AM PDT by gundog (Outrage is anger taken by surprise. Nothing these people do surprises me anymore.)
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Notice how the frame the protesters?....it looks wall to wall but you are right, less than 20 people showed up...


6 posted on 05/18/2010 11:21:00 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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We want to know where the Lakers stand on Arizona. STHU


7 posted on 05/18/2010 11:21:18 AM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

I loathe the NBA and most of the other leagues as the NFL is incredibly pro-Obama yet the idiots still watch it. I think Phil Jackson was awesome in his comments.


8 posted on 05/18/2010 11:22:46 AM PDT by Frantzie (McCain=Obama's friend. McCain/Graham = La Raza's Senators)
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To: Izzy Dunne

Ha! From everything I heard Jackson is a lib, and these morons are going to nail him to a cross until he recants.


9 posted on 05/18/2010 11:23:07 AM PDT by incredulous joe
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

I want to know what Phil Jackson thinks of the 2-1-2 defense.


10 posted on 05/18/2010 11:23:21 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

So what if a NBA basketball coach supports the law? We all can’t be liberal, Speedy Gonzalez!


11 posted on 05/18/2010 11:23:36 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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Unless I missed something, didn’t Jackson just basically say you shouldn’t put politics in sports and turn it into a rally?

I don’t recall him saying anything about it one way or another as far as his position.


13 posted on 05/18/2010 11:24:16 AM PDT by Crimson Elephant
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Governor Brewer! What are your thoughts on the traingle-and-1 offense?


14 posted on 05/18/2010 11:25:26 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (We were hoping for flying unicorns that crapped skittles. We got nationalized health care.)
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That’s right...all he said was, keep politics out of sports. and these idiot radicals run with it....


15 posted on 05/18/2010 11:26:25 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

“Oh Cisco!”
“Oh Pancho!”

Ta gotta be old to know!


17 posted on 05/18/2010 11:29:13 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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I don’t recall him saying anything about it one way or another as far as his position.

That's correct. To the pro-illegal alien crowd, you're either with them or against them. Jackson has not said he's for them, so they assume he's against them. Intellectually dishonest.

18 posted on 05/18/2010 11:30:18 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Build a man a fire; he'll be warm for a night. Set a man on fire; he'll be warm the rest of his life)
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"The way we look at it, Phil Jackson is supporting the Arizona law," said Mario Gonzalez, a longtime Lakers fan and rally organizer. "That's surprising. It caught us off guard. We want to find out where the team stands on the law."

Humm...last name Gonzalez...doesn't believe in following the law...shocking....

19 posted on 05/18/2010 11:30:34 AM PDT by Niteranger68 (Barack Obama is Osama bin Laden's relief pitcher.)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Ta?”
meant “Ya.” New bifocals,,,,,,,,


20 posted on 05/18/2010 11:31:56 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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