Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Sharp Racial divides on display as Red Sox players visit Trump
PBS ^ | May 9, 2019 | PBS

Posted on 05/11/2019 5:19:45 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff

Longstanding U.S. tradition sees champions in many sports visit the White House as a celebratory honor. But in this bitterly polarized era, meeting the president is no longer a routine practice. Many star athletes have opted out of the experience based on their political and philosophical perspectives. Yamiche Alcindor talks to Kevin Blackistone of The Washington Post and ESPN about the divide.

(Excerpt) Read more at pbs.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: athletes; dnctalkingpoints; race; redsox; sports; staterunmedia; taxdollarsatwork; trump; youpayforthis
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-44 next last

1 posted on 05/11/2019 5:19:45 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: GuavaCheesePuff

Meh...


2 posted on 05/11/2019 5:25:09 PM PDT by subterfuge (RIP T.P.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GuavaCheesePuff

So let’s see - Trump invites the whole team, some black players choose not to attend, so that makes Trump a racist according to the lamestream media.


3 posted on 05/11/2019 5:28:13 PM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GuavaCheesePuff

media helps black racists to make trouble... film ad nauseam

Mr. Smolett... Mr. Smolett to the courtesy desk please. Mr. Smolett to the courtesy desk.


4 posted on 05/11/2019 5:28:23 PM PDT by thoughtomator (The Clinton Coup attempt was a worse attack on the USA than was 9/11)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GuavaCheesePuff

If it were Obama it would be a frenzy fest, these are nothing but racist, and they call trump a racist.


5 posted on 05/11/2019 5:29:07 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GuavaCheesePuff

Many star athletes have opted out of the experience
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

They meant to say...whiny little wussies.


6 posted on 05/11/2019 5:29:16 PM PDT by shelterguy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GuavaCheesePuff

Appears that the Boston Red Sox have several intolerant racists on the team.


7 posted on 05/11/2019 5:30:42 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GuavaCheesePuff
political and philosophical perspectives

Ask any of the ones that don't show up what are these "political and philosophical perspectives" are, not a one of them could name them.

They've just be brainwashed by MSM that "Orange man, bad".

8 posted on 05/11/2019 5:30:55 PM PDT by PallMal
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GuavaCheesePuff

F*** em if they can’t the honor. Bless those who showed.


9 posted on 05/11/2019 5:33:24 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: PallMal

And, in spite of holding supposedly strong political opinions, quite a few sports players never quite get around to voting.


10 posted on 05/11/2019 5:33:52 PM PDT by Rockingham
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Vaquero

So did he serve fast food?


11 posted on 05/11/2019 5:36:45 PM PDT by redshawk (0pansy is a Liar and Hates.........he just hates!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: redshawk

Remember....Obama served these teams NOTHING!!


12 posted on 05/11/2019 5:37:57 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: Sacajaweau

He might have served ice cream but that would be work and he’d get it wrong somehow.


13 posted on 05/11/2019 5:46:57 PM PDT by wally_bert (Disc jockeys are as interchangeable as spark plugs.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: GuavaCheesePuff

John Henry could Not have gotten any closer to PDJT for the photo ops.
He owns the Boston Glob and the Sox....rabid little Lieberal that he is!

Hypocrites all. Alex Cora is a crappy manager...the Sox suck this year.
Puerto Rico can go embezzle some money from another country...
Could we find another dump to pass it off to...Cuba perhaps


14 posted on 05/11/2019 5:50:57 PM PDT by acapesket (all happy now?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Rockingham

You say that like it’s a bad thing . . .


15 posted on 05/11/2019 5:55:24 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: GuavaCheesePuff

Here’s news for the twits that didn’t show: President Trump is very important and someone who is badly needed. You twits however are NEITHER!


16 posted on 05/11/2019 5:56:57 PM PDT by Enterprise
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GuavaCheesePuff
This is such a great opportunity for a minority who is also a real leader to lead. Tiger Woods, for all his baggage may be a leader.

Nevertheless, what a chance this is for a leader to tell minorities it's okay to like Trump for what he has done for them. It's not okay to dislike Trump because your overseer, your putative leader, tells you to dislike him.

17 posted on 05/11/2019 6:01:59 PM PDT by stevem
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GuavaCheesePuff

Oh, the truth that shall not be spoken about racism: Most blacks are hard racists, most whites are not much racist.


18 posted on 05/11/2019 6:02:14 PM PDT by polymuser (Hi It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chesterton)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GuavaCheesePuff

Here’s the difference:

America needs President Trump.
NOBODY needs a pro jock.


19 posted on 05/11/2019 6:03:08 PM PDT by ScottinVA (The most urgent gathering threat to America: the Democrat Party)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ScottinVA

“NOBODY needs a pro jock.”

Another unwelcome truth.


20 posted on 05/11/2019 6:04:35 PM PDT by polymuser (Hi It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chesterton)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-44 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson