Posted on 09/23/2016 9:47:37 AM PDT by Cubs Fan
Seattle Mariners catcher Steve Clevenger tweeted some disparaging remarks Thursday about Black Lives Matter protesters and the controversy over police shootings.
“Black people beating whites when a thug got shot holding a gun by a black officer haha (expletive) cracks me up! Keep kneeling for the Anthem!” one read.
“BLM is pathetic once again! Obama you are pathetic once again! Everyone involved should be locked behind bars like animals!” another one of his tweets read.
Clevenger had since deleted the tweets and changed his Twitter account to protected mode, according to the Seattle Times.
The Mariners organization released a statement later saying there were “very disappointed with the tweets Clevenger had sent out.
“While he is certainly free to express himself, his tweets do not in any way represent the opinions of the Seattle Mariners,” the statement said. “We strongly disagree with the language and tone of his comments.
“We are currently examining all internal options that are available to us as we determine appropriate next steps.”
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I'd bet 10 to 1 they will try and get this guy fired, fined, and shut up any way possible.
The fascist left loves their double standards almost as much as they like silencing dissent.
The Mariners just suspended him for the rest of the season - for speaking the truth. So now both the NFL and MLB can take a flying f**k at a rolling doughnut as far as I’m concerned.
Mariners suspend Steve Clevenger without pay for remainder of the season!
So much for Freedom of Speech in our snowflake world.
It’ll be interesting to see the reaction of the SJWs at ESPN to Clevenger’s remarks.
Like you said, the 1A is a 1-way street for them.
“In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
George Orwell
This guy attended my local university and played baseball there. We teach em right at Southeastern Louisiana! The double standard is just mind boggling.
Freedom of speech ONLY for far left loons, for the rest of us, not so much
Mariners suspend Steve Clevenger without pay for remainder of the season!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/09/23/steve-clevenger-suspended-racist-charlotte-tweets-seattle-mariners/90908618/
So much for Freedom of Speech in our snowflake world.
Well, that didn't take long now did it.
Free speech for black lives matter stooges.
And Orwellian silencing of any who dare dissent.
F**k the NFL and MLB I am done with them.
I’m on your side with this!... The NFL and MLB can go scratch. I will never pay another to support those morons.
He’s been suspended without pay.
He wasn’t playing anyway, being on the 60-day disabled list, so the Mariners took the opportunity to grab some spare change (1/16th of his $500,000 salary).
As the three of us have noted, in Obama’s/Clinton’s world there is no free speech from our side.
The left/BLMers can cry and spew hate speech 24/7. The moment we say there is two sides to this story, we are using hate speech.
Even saying all lives matter is hate speech to the new brownshirts of America.
Watching how the NFL handled this, I’d almost expect to see MLB fall in line and fire the guy. He’s not PC. You pay for that these days.
There is some very very very twisted thinking going on these days.
I’ve just gained a large amount of PERSONAL time, thank you NFL/MLB.
Multi-millioniare illeterates insult our anthem/flag and I’m supposed to be proud of their courage? You nuts?
Multi-millionaire athelete has the unmitigated GALL to publicly put out TRUTH and he is kicked out? Give me a break.
I must be really angry because my teams are the PATRIOTS and the Red Sox.
The Nfl will force the PATS to change their name from their “right wing”, “gun clinging” theme.Also their logo, which honors men who carried the “Assault weapon” of the time.
The Baseball Commisioner will make the SOX change color away from the Republican RED. Maybe PINK (?)
30 YO journeyman catcher, heading in the direction of Crash Davis.
Yep. Easy fall guy.
So what? kaepernick is a second stringer. And he is in large part responsible for a huge drop in NFL viewership. He was not suspended.
Liberal fascist double standard? You betcha
Kaepernick is a bench riding second stringer whose best years are behind him, but he wasnt suspended.
To use a sports metaphor. try and Keep your eye on the ball. This is about Political Correctness not team utility.
He could backstop for Curt Schilling and John Rocker.
Curt Schilling just got a Saturday morning radio talk show with Howie Carr’s syndication network (New England).
Maybe Clevenger can screen calls for him.
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