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HBO's Gumbel: Lack of Blacks Makes Olympics 'Look Like a GOP Convention'
Newsbusters.org ^ | 2/16/05 | David Pierre

Posted on 02/16/2006 7:25:32 AM PST by 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."


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To: Airborne1986

I'm black, and my wife is Puerto Rican. The problem is we're afraid our son will grow up to lazy to steal!!!!!!


241 posted on 02/16/2006 5:24:16 PM PST by Doc Savage (Of all these things you can be sure, only love...will endure.......................)
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To: Finalapproach29er
I'd pay to see that pompous bastard on ice skates. I'd teach him some manners

You'd teach him nothing...you'd be so busy laughing at him that you'd not have time for any lessons in manners.

242 posted on 02/16/2006 6:00:34 PM PST by AlaninSA (It's one nation under God -- brought to you by the Knights of Columbus)
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To: Airborne1986
Bryant Gumble is a perenial ratings cellar dweller. Has never attracted any audience of any size in his entire career.

A racist, and a failure to boot.

243 posted on 02/16/2006 6:07:37 PM PST by lawnguy (Give me some of your tots!!!)
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To: radiohead
Thomas was a better skater than her Worlds and Olympic results show, IMO; she was attending Stanford most of that time, concentrating on studies and a degree.

There's another former black figure-skater ole Gummy might have forgotten about: Condoleezza Rice. ;)

244 posted on 02/16/2006 6:16:43 PM PST by Heatseeker (Never underestimate the left's tendency to underestimate us.)
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To: Milhous

bttt


245 posted on 02/16/2006 7:30:37 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Airborne1986

Frankly, I've gotten a huge kick out of seeing our "Team USA" basketball team, made up of NBA all stars getting their butts kicked by Eastern European teams consisting entirely of White players.

It's not that I don't have respect for Black basketball players. I just think the NBA has gotten away from fundamentals such as good shooting and team oriented play, in favor of guys who are 6 foot 8 inches who can fly down the court with blazing speed and jump really high, yet have absolutely no instinctive feel for the game.

Not too many White players who fall into that category.


246 posted on 02/16/2006 9:50:34 PM PST by The Fop (They attacked 2 of America's main arteries, so we invaded the heart of Arabia. It's that simple)
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To: The Sons of Liberty
Besides, every other sport is dominated by blacks.

Not exactly. At elite levels of competition, athletes of West African ancestry utterly dominate the sprints, as well as positions in team sports that emphasize foot speed. But black athletes are not especially dominant in events emphasizing strength, endurance, or technique (with the interesting exception of the Kenyans and Ethopians in the marathon). Raw speed is important in a lot of games, but different sports favor different body types.

247 posted on 02/16/2006 10:08:58 PM PST by sphinx
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To: discostu

There was a black American female figure skater about 20 years ago, her first name was Debbie. I believe she even won American Nationals one year, the skating federation was really pushing her career.


248 posted on 02/16/2006 10:13:28 PM PST by Ciexyz (Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
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To: Ciexyz
I remember her-she used to flip over.
249 posted on 02/16/2006 10:15:43 PM PST by fatima (Just say it if it is for love-have no regrets.)
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To: Airborne1986

Gumbel is a racist anti-white and envious.


250 posted on 02/16/2006 10:19:19 PM PST by TheBrotherhood (Tancredo for President.)
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To: fatima

Yes, the black American skater was very athletic, she did amazing flips. And there was a Black French skater, Surya Bonaly, who was similarly athletic, circa ten years ago.


251 posted on 02/16/2006 10:25:14 PM PST by Ciexyz (Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
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To: TheBrotherhood

I think he was looking to be notice but he was dismissed.


252 posted on 02/16/2006 10:28:38 PM PST by fatima (Just say it if it is for love-have no regrets.)
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To: Airborne1986

Gumbel loves to go on bizarre rants, it seems. The last time I saw part of his show (and one of the only times) he closed with a diatribe against NFL players pouring Gatorade on their coaches after wins. I hate it when sportscasters stretch to invent issues.


253 posted on 02/16/2006 10:32:22 PM PST by LiveBait
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To: Ciexyz
I remember her.I liked the American one-flipped over-lot's of spirit would take her over Weir.We all would.
254 posted on 02/16/2006 10:33:11 PM PST by fatima (Just say it if it is for love-have no regrets.)
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To: Airborne1986

..a gumball quote:

On Conservatives: This test is not going to tell you whether you’re a racist or a liberal.”
— Previewing his prime-time special The Racial Attitudes and Consciousness Exam (RACE), Sept. 5, 1989, Today


255 posted on 02/17/2006 12:45:23 AM PST by Doogle (USAF...8thAF...4077th TFW...408th MMS...Ubon Thailand..."69"..Night Line Delivery,AMMO)
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To: Airborne1986
HBO's Gumbel: Lack of Blacks Makes Olympics 'Look Like a GOP Convention'

Or a Democratic Cabinet meeting.

256 posted on 02/17/2006 8:54:04 AM PST by Family Guy (I disagree with what you said, but I'll defend to the death your right to shut up.)
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To: Airborne1986

What's March Madness??


257 posted on 02/17/2006 8:59:08 AM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: Airborne1986
Just cancelled my subscription to all things HBO. E-mail them your disgust at what this racist Bryan Gumbel said.

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258 posted on 02/17/2006 9:05:47 AM PST by Search4Truth (The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul.)
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To: Search4Truth
Thanks for the link to HBO -- I immediately followed it and expressed my disgust with Gumbel's remarks.

For anyone who didn't read the entirety of Gumbel's monologue, here it is: Please note the final sentence, it is very telling.

"Finally, tonight, the Winter Games. Count me among those who don’t care about them and won’t watch them. In fact, I figure that when Thomas Paine said that “these are the times that try men’s souls,” he must’ve been talking about the start of another Winter Olympics. Because they’re so trying, maybe over the next three weeks we should all try too. 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. And try to blot out all logic when announcers and sportswriters pretend to care about the luge, the skeleton, the biathlon and all those other events they don’t understand and totally ignore for all but three weeks every four years. Face it — these Olympics are little more than a marketing plan to fill space and sell time during the dreary days of February. 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."

259 posted on 02/17/2006 1:34:19 PM PST by JustaDumbBlonde (Proudly Made in the USA -- See reverse for care)
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To: Search4Truth

bttt


260 posted on 02/17/2006 1:50:24 PM PST by JustaDumbBlonde (Proudly Made in the USA -- See reverse for care)
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