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Bryant Gumble makes raciallly tinged remarks about Astros Owner Jim Crane
Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:49 pm
In the wake of the Donald Sterling incident, Bryant Gumble sticks foot in mouth.
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HBO Sports host Bryant Gumbel said Sunday that Astros owner Jim Crane “has kind of the same tortured history” regarding race-related matters as Donald Sterling, the Clippers owner who has been accused of making racially tinged remarks.
Gumbel, appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” made his comments about Crane during a discussion with host David Gregory, MSNBC host the Rev. Al Sharpton and Lorraine Miller, interim president of the NAACP, regarding the Sterling case and the manner in which it is being addressed by the NBA.
“I don’t want us to sit here, singling out the NBA, because they are not necessarily the exception to the rule,” Gumbel said. “I mean baseball, for example, has an owner down in Houston who has kind of the same tortured history as Donald Sterling, in that his company was sued for discrimination and wound up paying a settlement, and has said sometimes attributed to him that are inopportune.”
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This post was edited on 4/28/14 at 10:50 pm
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Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:53 pm to BamaHater
this shite is becoming ridiculous
Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:53 pm to BamaHater
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This post was edited on 4/9/23 at 2:01 pm
Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:53 pm to BamaHater
black people can't be racist
Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:54 pm to BamaHater
He is a rich white guy. Of course he is racist. There is no room for debate on this. You are a piece of shite for suggesting otherwise.
This post was edited on 4/28/14 at 10:54 pm
Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:54 pm to msutiger
Too bad no one gives a shite about the Astros
Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:54 pm to BamaHater
Gumble is a tool
Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:56 pm to LosLobos111
quote:
this shite is becoming ridiculous
So true.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:57 pm to msutiger
I don't think you know how defamation lawsuits work.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:58 pm to BamaHater
I see a back door window of hope for Astros fans who have to be tired of that pathetic team. Maybe this leads to a competent regime
Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:59 pm to BamaHater
Bryant Gumble is too white to be speaking on this issue
Posted on 4/28/14 at 11:01 pm to SPEEDY
Wayne Brady makes Bryant Gumble look like Malcolm X
Posted on 4/28/14 at 11:02 pm to BamaHater
The hits just keep on coming. shite damn yall I hate this social media driven society with everything in me.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 11:18 pm to Keys Open Doors
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“Gumbel referred to allegations in a lawsuit that were disproven. The federal judge who presided over the case repeatedly admonished the EEOC and plaintiffs’ lawyers for making baseless, inflammatory allegations about Jim and his former company, EGL. The judge stated that the EEOC was “relying on third-rate gossip in order to impugn” EGL and Jim and they were “taking positions that have no factual or legal merit.” In order to avoid the high cost of litigation, EGL agreed to set up a settlement fund that was used to investigate and pay claims. Almost 90% of the funds were eventually returned to EGL because of the lack of valid claims. Not one of the plaintiffs who made the inflammatory allegations ever received a penny.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 11:20 pm to BamaHater
BTW if Crane were indeed a racist would this be true.
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Minority hiring and the advancement of minorities in baseball is an important issue to Jim and Major League Baseball. Before approving Jim’s ownership group, all of these issues were thoroughly vetted by MLB. Since becoming owner, Jim has proven to be one of MLB’s best in regard to minority hiring and advancement of minorities. The Houston Astros have two members of the ownership group who are African Americans; the Astros are one of three teams that has an African American manager; the only MLB club that has an African-American radio play-by-play announcer; and the Astros have more African American players than any American League team and the second-highest total in MLB.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 11:23 pm to BamaHater
That is an Astros PR statement, nothing more. PR statements are fun because you can kind of say whatever the hell you want. Lindsay Lohan and Chris Brown's PR people are among the best at that.
eta: in reference to the first part, not the second post.
eta: in reference to the first part, not the second post.
This post was edited on 4/28/14 at 11:25 pm
Posted on 4/28/14 at 11:26 pm to Keys Open Doors
quote:
That is an Astros PR statement, nothing more. PR statements are fun because you can kind of say whatever the hell you want. Lindsay Lohan and Chris Brown's PR people are among the best at that. eta: in reference to the first part, not the second post.
What about the 1st post?
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“Gumbel referred to allegations in a lawsuit that were disproven. The federal judge who presided over the case repeatedly admonished the EEOC and plaintiffs’ lawyers for making baseless, inflammatory allegations about Jim and his former company, EGL. The judge stated that the EEOC was “relying on third-rate gossip in order to impugn” EGL and Jim and they were “taking positions that have no factual or legal merit.” In order to avoid the high cost of litigation, EGL agreed to set up a settlement fund that was used to investigate and pay claims. Almost 90% of the funds were eventually returned to EGL because of the lack of valid claims. Not one of the plaintiffs who made the inflammatory allegations ever received a penny.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 11:32 pm to BamaHater
That is a very clever of saying "A company owned by Jim Crane paid a $9 million settlement with the EEOC to settle a case related to unfair hiring practices."
Posted on 4/28/14 at 11:35 pm to Keys Open Doors
Read the quote, he did not pay $9 million dollars.
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Almost 90% of the funds were eventually returned to EGL because of the lack of valid claims. Not one of the plaintiffs who made the inflammatory allegations ever received a penny.
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