Posted on 10/11/2017 2:41:27 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Mike Ditka has apologized for saying he wasnt aware of any racial oppression over the last 100 years in the United States.
The famed Chicago Bears coach came under fire for making the comments during a radio interview on Monday about NFL players kneeling during the national anthem. He issued an apology the next day, saying he was talking about professional football and not society as a whole.
I have absolutely seen oppression in society in the last 100 years, the Hall of Fame tight end and Super Bowl-winning coach said to WGN-TV in Chicago. The interview was about the NFL and related issues. Thats where my head was at.
The 77-year-old old Ditka previously has made harsh comments about players who take a knee, which has sparked fierce debate about issues such as patriotism and protest. He said he would bench players who didnt stand during the anthem.
Ditka went further on Monday, saying he didnt know what social injustices players are protesting.
There has been no oppression in the last 100 years that I know of, he said.
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At $15, its over $60k per year.
While thats not territory of the rich, it is territory of the surviving pretty well.
Despite his apology, Ditka wouldn’t have put up with any of this c**p from any player in his day.
If you can’t afford to live somewhere, move.
If you still can’t afford to live there and support kids, then don’t have kids.
Get a better job. Get more education.
Nobody said life was going to be easy, but we all face pretty much the same hurdles.
Never back down from these assh*les.
The lesson of Trump is that if you have nothing to apologize for, don’t apologize. In fact you should double down and accuse the people who are going after you as being racists who misstated what you actually said.
Unfortunately he did go to far, mentioning 100 years. He should have known better.
“no apology was necessary. at least for the last 60 years”
Maybe 50 years...but I get your point. He should have been more careful.
All of these have something else in common too.
The only error was 100 years. Probably closer to 55 or 70 years.
Yet in those days blacks were far more successful and had stronger families than today.
Yes, all brought to you by the Democrat Party!
No, “Iron Mike” got called on the carpet and his pension was threatened unless he issued a public apology.
Everybody’s got their price.
The “no oppression in the past 100 years” was an inarguably erroneous statement. There hasn’t been oppression in the NFL in its 97 year history, but there certainly has been in the US during the past 100 years. None of it in the lifetimes of the current crop of NFL players.
Ditka should have just ‘revised and extended’ his remarks, not apologized, unless he didn’t “apologize” but that’s the word used by the writer.
>> Ditka should have just revised and extended his remarks
Exactly. The race hustlers can go to Hell.
Rule #1: These people are not your friends.
Rule #2: These people will never be your friends.
Rule #3: You do not want these people to be your friends.
Rule #4: Believe nothing.
Rule #5: Trust no one.
Rule #6: Never apologize.
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