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Tony Bruno's tweet about SF Giants offends Latinos
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| August 7, 2011
| Michael Cabanatuan
Posted on 08/07/2011 11:04:17 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
A sports radio talk show host's short-lived Twitter posting calling Giants pitcher Ramon Ramirez an "illegal alien" had the Internet world in an uproar Saturday.
Tony Bruno, a die-hard Philadelphia sports fan whose nationally syndicated show is broadcast on KNBR, posted his comment on Twitter after Ramirez hit the Phillies' Shane Victorino with a pitch Friday night, sparking a benches-clearing brawl.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bruno; illegalalien; p1visa; ramonramirez
To: ConservativeStatement
But is Ramon Ramirez really an illegal alien?
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08/07/2011 11:08:59 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Americans need to wean their government off of its dependence on foreign money.)
To: ConservativeStatement
“This guy is a pig,” said Alex Nogales, president of the National Hispanic Media Coalition. “In this day and age, using “This guy is a pig”, which encourages intolerance and hate crimes, is inexcusable.”
STFU Alex.
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posted on
08/07/2011 11:10:49 AM PDT
by
bigheadfred
("I consulted all the sages I could find in yellow pages but there aren't many of them")
To: bigheadfred
“STFU Alex.”
AND, if you’re here illegally, GO BACK TO MEXICO.
To: stylecouncilor
Oh, boy! ´Going the see the Phillies at Dodger Stadium tomorrow night...if I can get through the mayhem.
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posted on
08/07/2011 11:16:13 AM PDT
by
onedoug
To: ConservativeStatement
That’s okay - illegal aliens offend ME.
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posted on
08/07/2011 11:16:42 AM PDT
by
Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
("Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home." - Cicero)
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To: bigheadfred
Makes one wonder how Ali calling Joe Frazier a “gorilla” and an “Uncle Tom” would have been handled with today's technology.
To: FlingWingFlyer
But is Ramon Ramirez really an illegal alien?
I think it's safe to assume that an MLB team will get it's non-citizen players the necessary work permits. It's not like Dominican Republic players are something new in the major leagues. Tony Bruno recently lost his spot on KNBR, the Giants flagship station - might be a bit of sour grapes.
To: ConservativeStatement
Makes one wonder how Ali calling Joe Frazier a “gorilla” and an “Uncle Tom” would have been handled with today's technology.Pay-per-View
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posted on
08/07/2011 11:38:00 AM PDT
by
bigheadfred
("I consulted all the sages I could find in yellow pages but there aren't many of them")
To: FlingWingFlyer
“But is Ramon Ramirez really an illegal alien?”
No, he is in the country legally doing a job that Americans are incapable of doing and earning 1.65 million dollars a year.
To: onedoug
To: ConservativeStatement
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