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Sterling banned for life by the NBA
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Published: 29.04.14, 22:17
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1. "Jewish owner"
Avi Israeli ,   Tel-Aviv   (04.29.14)
If Sterling was a Christian, would Reuters have included his religion in the title of this article? I don't think so.
2. Punishing a man without due process...speaks loudly about
Al   (04.29.14)
how America has become blinded by its PC religion. America is so PC, it is heading towards becoming a lawless society. This a wake up call to the Jews in America. Your position is in grave danger. You will not be protected by your holy Constitution. Get a clue and wake up. Your days in America are numbered.
3. Obamas own preacher is an open racist
Reality Check   (04.30.14)
4. Stirling is a racist Ashkenazi , what a suprise!
S Judah ,   Jerusalem   (04.29.14)
5. money does not make a mensch
moshe ,   Tivon, Israel   (04.29.14)
$2 million does NOT erase the insult to black people. Slowly, but surely the American blacks are closing the gap in education. The Ethiopian Jews in Israel have just started to close that gap. It will take more time. I am convinced that all of us Israelis will one day be proud of the success of Ethiopian Jews! moshe
6. He deserves worse...
RichInBoston ,   Boston USA   (04.29.14)
...as we Jews have a moral obligation to show the world examples of tolerance, understanding and kindness. We know all too well what racism and hate can do...the untold evils from which this can unfold. With all his money and success he could have been a force for good, a light onto the world. Building unity, bridging divides, healing the world. Instead, he brings disgrace and dishonor in the worst possible form...from hate. Let this be a lesson to us all. Money means nothing. Kindness, tolerance and understanding is a true mark of a human being.
7. 1 Had Sterling been WASP he wouldn't have lasted
lydia ,   Brisbane   (04.30.14)
Donald Sterling thought he was back in Israel and talking about Palestinians and the power to exclude them from everything
8. He also said on tape, the blacks are treated like dogs in...
PersianCAT   (04.29.14)
Israel. Rarely the bigots tell the truth. But in this case he's spot on.
9. double edged sword
James ,   USA   (04.30.14)
No matter your feelings, this was simply a bad politically correct decision that actually smacks of prejudice in reverse. In the US, his constitutionally protected right of free speech was trampled on. He should be able to speak his mind without having his business taken away from those that did not purchase it. Don't like it, don't sign up for employment in his firm. (this despite the fact I disagree with what he says..)
10. #8 YOU KNOW ISRAEL SO WELL
Iranian Jew ,   LA USA   (04.30.14)
Have ever been to Israel? What does this article have to do anything with Israel anyway? You seem to have a huge fascination with Jews and Israel. We thank you for paying so much attention and giving so much interest. Blacks in Israel are entered illegally usually and they commit a lot of crimes, much like Afghans in your heaven of a country. You don't treat them as royalty, do you? I know I'm wasting words on you, but at least I can vent out at useless quotes like this written by useless talk-backer like you.
11. 2 Pull you head in you are an idiot
lydia ,   Brisbane   (04.30.14)
Donald Sterling is Jewish and racist playing the eternal Holocost victim while spewing racist and despicable language about Blacks. Without Blacks renting his apartments or playing in his basketball team the slum landlord wouldn't have made his fortune.
12. His Black friend should get 2.5 Mills also + own the team.
Michael ,   California, USA   (04.30.14)
13. He's a racist, his girlfriend is a
R ,   Israel   (04.30.14)
His "girlfriend" is in her 20s, he's in his 80s, she records their conversations... bet before she went public she tried to blackmail him. The two of them deserve each other.
14. #2
Dahlin ,   Haifa   (04.30.14)
did you hear the tapes?when Sterling's girl talk of holocaust and him Sterling being a jew ,you see how he dance around it even Fred Astaire will blush ,you can never have it both ways/
15. While I do not agree...
Moshino ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (04.30.14)
with his distorted opinions and worldview. I'm a Sephardic Jew of color myself, but this was such a setup! It reeks of character assassination and looks a lot like a plot to gain/steal something from him. Don't get me wrong. I think he deserves the punishment he's getting, but his cronies are and all involved in this plot are just as filthy.
16. 6 Examples of tolerance and understanding
lydia ,   Brisbane   (04.30.14)
Doesn't seem to have extended to the Palestinians whose land Israel occupies illegal in violation of UN res. Sterling girlfriend has made a huge contribution to mankind for exposing this Jewish fraud
17. #1 - Reuters didn't
Carol ,   NYC   (04.30.14)
Do you see an anti-Semite under your bed? It's your not just Jewish, but Israeli newspaper that added that subtitle, you can se the Reuters version at the link. Why you may ask? Because the tribe is just way too obsessed with Jewishness and sees the world through those lenses. Satisfied? http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-nba-clippers-idUSBREA3S0UU20140429
18. #2, of course, he wasn't an anti-Semite after all
Carol ,   NYC   (04.30.14)
Only anti-Semites should be forced to step down from their political or other high profile posts. Anything else is kosher right? There was due process. He isn't being charged with a crime. The NBA and its viewers have the right to kick him out. Your only problem is that for a change, a rare occurrence a Jew is on the receiving end of the punishment.
19. #2: maybe you want Obama's advise what to do ???
Z. Lazkow ,   israel   (04.30.14)
NBA has its own rules. I can imagine if Sterling was sued in Court of "justice"... Sterling would hire the best lawyer and would end up paying $1, and a "waring".
20. #8:DO U know Israel?been in Israel? NO? so shut up.
Z. Lazkow ,   israel   (04.30.14)
21. #16 Ex-girlfriend set him up
Benji ,   US   (04.30.14)
She slept with him and happily accepted his money and gifts. He wasn't a racist until he rejected her. Then she set him up, recorded a staged interview to discredit him. Probably worked in collusion with a buyer for the team. In California, it's illegal to record a conversation without permission. The story is just beginning. Pass the popcorn, lydia. Enjoy the brief diversion from your boring, uneventful life.
22. Jews&basketball just don't go together well: Pini Gershon ?!
tom ,   tel aviv   (04.30.14)
23. Why haven't we used a drone and hellfire missile on ole chap
Miron ,   USA   (04.30.14)
Spare the embarrassment to everyone involved.
24. I stand with my comment...Due process is a right in
Al   (04.30.14)
America. Most of those who posted against my comment are too dense to see the real motive that is behind the venom that is being directed towards Sterling. Sterling may not be a Tzaddick, however taking into account the willy nefarious deeds of his 'girlfriend', it should all be taken with a huge grain of salt. The NBA may do what they want to pander to public opinion, for they are in the business of separating people from their money. However, don't kid yourselves. While the media is all over themselves talking about Sterlings perceived racism, the real underlying motive for their venom is the fact that he is Jewish. I remember quite well the vile comments that were uttered by the chattering classes towards Bernie Madoff at the time of his arrest. They were besides themselves in glee when it was reported that he was a Jew. And thus I warn the Jews of America. Nothing will protect from the wrath of the masses in the new America, including the fact that there are three Jews on the Supreme Court. For those who understand what I am saying it makes sense, for the others well I rest my case.
25. Adam Silver who banned Sterling is a Jew too, so what?
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (04.30.14)
26. no. 12 - stupid, black girlfriend violated CA law, jail time
(04.30.14)
27. To no. 1
American ,   Americana   (04.30.14)
Don't you do the same in Israel when an Arab is involved? "An Israeli Arab did this and did that..!!" Cheers
28. thought police is out to devour
CJK   (04.30.14)
under the soviets and the nazis, children, relatives, neighbours, were encouraged and rewarded for denouncing people. here we have a man who made racist comments in private to his mistress who recorded those comments and passed on the recordings to a newspaper. the punishment of the man by a dictatorial commisioner is 2.5 million dollars, and banishment for life from basketball. anyone who thinks that having a thought police targeting individuals who make racit remarks in the privacy of their own homes has never lived in a police state and has no idea how a police state functions. they should realise, however, that in a police state people's thoughts are controlled and eventually people are disappeared arbitrarily.
29. Wright, Farakhan, Jackson, Sharpton, et al
CJK   (04.30.14)
the above named individuals have all made obnoxious, horrific antisemitic remarks for years. these remarks were made in public, not in the privacy of their homes. barack obama sat for twenty years in the antisemitic church of jeremiah wright. obama's behaviour has been disregarded by the entire press and by the majority of the public, including the american jewish community. yet when one jewish man makes a racist remark in the privacy of his home, obama excrocriates him and the public demands its pound of flesh.
30. Jews own 52 teams, see... Wikipedia "List of Jews in sports"
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (05.01.14)
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