HBO's Gumbel: Lack of Blacks Makes Olympics 'Look Like a GOP Convention'

Newsbusters.org ^ | 2/16/05 | David Pierre

[Airborne1986]

There were some eye-opening remarks from Bryant Gumbel on the most recent episode of HBO's Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel. According to a transcript posted by a television columnist named Seth Frelich, Gumbel said the following in his closing monologue last week (emphasis mine):

"Finally, tonight, the Winter Games. Count me among those who don’t care about them and won’t watch them ... Because they’re so trying ... Like, try not to be incredulous when someone attempts to link these games to those of the ancient Greeks who never heard of skating or skiing. So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world’s greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention. Try not to point out that something’s not really a sport if a pseudo-athlete waits in what’s called a kiss-and-cry area, while some panel of subjective judges decides who won ... So if only to hasten the arrival of the day they’re done, when we can move on to March Madness — for God’s sake, let the games begin."

[skaterboy]

Your momma still eating dogfood,Bryant?

[Coop]

Since Rush Limbaugh had to resign for tame comments wishing good will toward black quarterbacks, I imagine Gumbel will be facing a firing squad for this hate-filled rage.

Oh, duh! That's right. Different rules...

[Airborne1986]

I should have tried this sport. German Szolkowy with his partner Aliona Savchenko.

[Vaquero]

Yes Bryant.....yes. How many high ranking officials did your buddy Bill Clinton have in his cabinet in 8 years? How many did he appoint to the supreme court. How much money did the DNC give to Carl McCall in his 2002 bid for NY governor.

there is a party of the 'Plantation' Bryant, and it is the Democrats whose sole purpose is to keep the poor, poor, have children out of wedlock and give them a pittance every month and then expect them to vote for you, by buying their votes with that same welfare check.

Despicable..both the Dims and you Bryant.

[DCPatriot]

So what do the Summer Games look like? An NAACP Convention?

Excellent response.

[Bender2]

Gad! I am so torn on this issue!

[Battle Hymn of the Republic]

if this was the other way around, the newscaster would have been fired, shunned, sued, and ruined...

b/c gumble is a liberal, people will say "maybe he's right" this is all Bush's fault...

[Niteranger68]

So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world’s greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention.

This is too funny! Gumball already thinks he's white so make these comments under the "Guilty White Guy" column.

[goresalooza]

Oh, yeah, that's right GUMBEL: Whitey (the man) is keeping those talented Ghanian lugers and Rwandan figure skaters from competing!

Freaking ludicrous statement on his part. What about the NHL? Where are the black ice hockey players?

LMAO, he needs to be FIRED, but HBO is too libnut.

[Airborne1986]

"Can you imagine some white guy saying something about the NBA."

Kind of like Rush when he made his Donovan McNabb comment.

[hauerf]

Memo to TiVo users re HBO's "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel":

Three thumbs down.

[Mike10542]

Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't the GOP have three African Americans running for statewide office??? How many do the Democrats have? I wonder if Gumbel knows this.

[FormerLib]

...And Gumbel looks like an imbecile...

Yeah but that can't be considered news.

[bill1952]

Gumble, you pathetic POS, there were more blacks on the platform at the GOP convention than there were at the Democrap's.
Oh, thats right. They aren't black. Like you aren't racist.

How many blacks in your wonderful Clinton administration?

[The Sons of Liberty]

Why doesn't he get his fat butt on a sled and become a competitor? Besides, every other sport is dominated by blacks. His statements are nothing more than racism. A white person would be crucified for making a similar statement about whites.

[longtermmemmory]

how about see Jimmy the Greek, Howard Cosel, Rocker the baseball player.

They were crucified by the MSM for silly comments, I wonder what they have in common...

[dfwgator]

Of course Gumbel would complain about the lack of black swimmers in the Summer Games.

[af_vet_rr]

Most of what he said is idiotic, but he's right about some of the sports that really aren't sports...

[bill1952]

good one.