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  • ESPN Host: Ridiculous For 50-Yr Old White Refs To Chase 25-Yr Old Black Guys

    08/08/2006 2:31:12 PM PDT · by governsleastgovernsbest · 81 replies · 2,310+ views
    by Mark Finkelstein August 8, 2006 - 17:04 Imagine if Rush Limbaugh had said it . . . 'Rome is Burning' is ESPN's edgy sports-commentary show starring the eponymous Jim Rome. Jason Whitlock is standing in for Rome this week, and while I don't know much about him, from what I've seen I enjoy his shtick. He's smart, funny and seems to successfuly walk the fine line of expressing strong views without being malicious. Another plus: his physique and bearing remind me of one of my all-time favorite movie characters in my all-time favorite movie - Sydney Greenstreet as Signor...
  • Rosen: DeBerry speaks truth (Air Force coach's comments on blacks running faster than whites)

    11/03/2005 11:48:33 PM PST · by ajolympian2004 · 29 replies · 1,400+ views
    Rocky Mountian News column ^ | Friday November 4th, 2005 | Mike Rosen
    We owe a great debt to Air Force Academy head football coach Fisher DeBerry. To be sure, the initial knee-jerk reaction to his recent comments about black football players being generally faster than white ones caused him to be treated like a "politically incorrect" piñata (my God, I hope I haven't offended Latinos). Upon reflection, however, his statements were so obviously true that something of an anti-PC backlash has materialized in his defense. To their credit, Sam Adams and Thierry Smith, two African-American Denver sportswriters, both agreed on their KKFN radio talk show that DeBerry's remarks weren't racist and that...
  • Air Force coach guilty of speaking his mind

    10/28/2005 11:00:33 AM PDT · by JZelle · 16 replies · 607+ views
    The Washington Times ^ | 110-28-05 | Tom Knott
    Air Force Academy coach Fisher DeBerry has apologized for voicing a need to recruit more black athletes to fill the speed positions of his football team. This is not too far removed from a basketball coach expressing a desire to acquire taller athletes in the frontcourt. Both prototypes on the sports wish list fall under the heading of, "Duh." Perhaps the objection to DeBerry emanates from the ideal to have a color-blind society, a hopelessly impossible goal because of the highly visual nature of humans. You might as well be pining for the day that Vogue magazine routinely splashes plus-size...