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Good write up in defense of Bob McNair against the idiots constantly throwing the racist accusations.

The City of Houston vs Bob McNair

Charge: Racism

The Honorable John Granato presiding

Judge Granato: Are both sides ready to argue this case?

Defense: Your honor the defense moves to have this charge dismissed. It is baseless and without merit.

Prosecutor: We have several witnesses who heard Mr. McNair state that “the inmates can’t run the prison.” That is clearly a racist statement. The NFL is made up of almost 70% African American players. This plantation mentality must stop here and now.

Defense: Your honor all my client is guilty of is mixing a metaphor. If he had said “inmates running the asylum” would they have condemned him for believing they’re all crazy? If he had said “that was a horse of a different color” would they have thought he called them all horses? It’s ridiculous to think that a life’s work should be tarnished by one slip of the tongue and an ambiguous one at that. Let’s also not forget the setting of that statement: negotiations to end the flag controversy. Racial tensions were extremely high. In any other setting Mr. McNair’s statement would not have been as highly scrutinized.

Prosecutor: Your honor we also have the 2008 incident in which Mr. McNair was addressing the team and was “very disappointed” that Barack Obama had won the election and would be President of the United States. We will have plenty of witnesses testifying to that.

Defense: Your honor we can save the court a lot of time here. We will stipulate that yes Mr. McNair was indeed disappointed in that election’s result if the prosecutor will also stipulate that in every election the losing side is disappointed that they lost. Mr. McNair was a staunch Republican. Was he supposed to be happy that a Democrat won? Were Democrats happy that Reagan, Bush and Trump won? Are they racists because of it? Of course not. They have their political views just like Mr. McNair did.

Prosecutor: Mr. McNair’s views included defending his friend Jerry Richardson when he was accused of making racially charged statements. Mr. McNair was certain Mr. Richardson meant no harm. Since when are racial epithets harmless?

Defense: You honor Mr. McNair saw the good in everyone. That he thought that his good friend meant no harm with his words is not surprising. Mr. McNair was an extremely positive person. Seeing the best and positives in everyone and everything may be idealistic but it certainly isn’t criminal and neither should defending a friend when he is under such intense public scrutiny.

Your honor the defense would like to offer the examples of Rick Smith, Tony Wyllie and Kevin Cooper, all African Americans who among other African Americans held high ranking positions in the Texans organization. Mr. Smith was his highest ranking official as General Manager of the team for 11 years. Mr. McNair’s legacy is the Texans and he entrusted that legacy to an African American. Does that sound like a man who is racist?

Prosecutor: Donald Sterling had Elgin Baylor and Doc Rivers as his General Manager and Player Personnel Director and he was clearly a racist.

Defense: I didn’t say it precluded you from being a racist. Donald Sterling was a slum lord and was taped making racially charged statements. Bob McNair has done nothing remotely like that. Mixing a metaphor, being a disappointed Republican and standing up for your friend don’t make you a racist. Please tell me that there’s more evidence than this because I have a lot more evidence to the contrary, namely the millions of dollars in charitable donations to help the underprivileged no matter what their color and the testimony of countless African American employees who will tell you that he always treated them with class and respect.

Judge Granato: Gentlemen I believe I’ve heard enough. It is the burden of the prosecution to bring evidence of racism to these proceedings and I do not believe they have met that burden. We throw the word “racist” around pretty loosely these days. The definition of the word racist is a “person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races or who believes that a particular race is superior to another.” I cannot find any example of that in any of Mr. McNair’s actions. As a matter of fact his life was filled with examples of exactly the opposite. That his legacy is marred by these accusations is in my opinion a shame and says more about this society than it does about Mr. McNair. He always represented himself with class and dignity and should be remembered in that way. This court finds for the defendant. The charges are dismissed. Court is adjourned.
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https://houston.sportsmap.com/city-...acism-honorable-judge-john-granato-presiding/
 
Hookem Horns said:
Good write up in defense of Bob McNair against the idiots constantly throwing the racist accusations.



https://houston.sportsmap.com/city-...acism-honorable-judge-john-granato-presiding/
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only issue is this isn't a US court, it's the court of public opinion. Unfortunately in our society with information so mass spread, convoluted, and often distorted in the court of public opinion the burden of proof always falls on the accused, and not the accuser. It's a shame that people twist stuff they way they did
 
Shishkabob said:
only issue is this isn't a US court, it's the court of public opinion. Unfortunately in our society with information so mass spread, convoluted, and often distorted in the court of public opinion the burden of proof always falls on the accused, and not the accuser. It's a shame that people twist stuff they way they did
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Unfortunately “racism” sells. The news media outlets know it and find any slant to make something about race. You put the word “racist” in any headline and the clicks are off the chain. I see this here locally with the Tampa Bay Times. They love their racist stories. Any story that they can put a race slant on has 10 times the engagement on social media. It reminds me of the old Puritan witch hunts. Someone gets accused and the entire village has to come and see.
 
Sarah Barshop‏@sarahbarshop 3h3 hours ago

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had tears in his eyes talking about Bob McNair.

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https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/12/07/jerry-jones-memorial-texans-owner/
(James A.) Baker talked about McNair’s determination and told a story of how he only saw McNair give up on a quest once in his life, when the two were quail hunting in sweltering south Texas heat. After a long and miserable day, McNair finally said in his Southern drawl, “Calf rope,” an expression similar to “Uncle” or “I give up.”

Never heard that expression before.
Dig it.
 
Boris said:
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/12/07/jerry-jones-memorial-texans-owner/
(James A.) Baker talked about McNair’s determination and told a story of how he only saw McNair give up on a quest once in his life, when the two were quail hunting in sweltering south Texas heat. After a long and miserable day, McNair finally said in his Southern drawl, “Calf rope,” an expression similar to “Uncle” or “I give up.”

Never heard that expression before.
Dig it.
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I’m glad this didn’t come out while he was alive or else he would have been accused of “lynching.”
 
ung14 said:
I’m glad this didn’t come out while he was alive or else he would have been accused of “lynching.”
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I’m sure many are still thinking that. It reminds me of years ago when I worked at a bank in Delaware getting called in for making a “racist” remark. A coworker overheard me use the word ”coonass” when I was talking to someone from Louisiana. Most people up north have no idea what that means. The guy that turned me in assumed it was a racist slur against blacks. Instead of asking me he turned me in for “calling blacks coons”.
 
Hookem Horns said:
I’m sure many are still thinking that. It reminds me of years ago when I worked at a bank in Delaware getting called in for making a “racist” remark. A coworker overheard me use the word ”coonass” when I was talking to someone from Louisiana. Most people up north have no idea what that means. The guy that turned me in assumed it was a racist slur against blacks. Instead of asking me he turned me in for “calling blacks coons”.
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That coworker should have been tarred and feathered–or maybe just feathered if he was already black as coal tar.:ahhaha:
 
Hookem Horns said:
I’m sure many are still thinking that. It reminds me of years ago when I worked at a bank in Delaware getting called in for making a “racist” remark. A coworker overheard me use the word ”coonass” when I was talking to someone from Louisiana. Most people up north have no idea what that means. The guy that turned me in assumed it was a racist slur against blacks. Instead of asking me he turned me in for “calling blacks coons”.
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I’m from the south and know to use extreme caution with my words up north. They make you learn fast why.

Dumbasses.
 
I didn' know either. I have relatives in Arkansas and Louisiana though.


Coonass, or Coon-ass, is a term for a person of Cajun ethnicity. Some consider the term an ethnic insult, even though many Cajuns use the word in regard to themselves.
 
I don't see how grown men who've had to work to live their whole lives can't see it. None of these nfl owners give a damn about you. Youre the little people that fund their lives of luxury. You don' know him from a hole in the ground nor he, you.
I'm not wasting care on a old wealthy guy who died who has nothing to do with my family. There's nothing wrong with that either.its quite mentally healthy. You don't' turn on the trivial news and you'd never know. It doesn't matter in a anyone's life. Don't tell me I'm a troll. I'm a critical thinking, rational adult with an opinion you may not like. Nothing more,nothing less.
 
BwhiteshoesJ said:
I didn' know either. I have relatives in Arkansas and Louisiana though.


Coonass, or Coon-ass, is a term for a person of Cajun ethnicity. Some consider the term an ethnic insult, even though many Cajuns use the word in regard to themselves.
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Most Cajuns take pride in that name, however in East Texas it can be used in a derogatory way when a Texan is referring to someone from Lousiana. Regardless, it's like "Damn Yankee", it has nothing to do with racism.
 
BwhiteshoesJ said:
I don't see how grown men who've had to work to live their whole lives can't see it. None of these nfl owners give a damn about you. Youre the little people that fund their lives of luxury. You don' know him from a hole in the ground nor he, you.
I'm not wasting care on a old wealthy guy who died who has nothing to do with my family. There's nothing wrong with that either.its quite mentally healthy. You don't' turn on the trivial news and you'd never know. It doesn't matter in a anyone's life. Don't tell me I'm a troll. I'm a critical thinking, rational adult with an opinion you may not like. Nothing more,nothing less.
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Bob McNair really went the distance in bringing an NFL team back to Houston. I don't think he did it to just "fund his life of luxury", he already had that. What he did brings a lot of entertainment and joy to people that are fans of football in Houston. So it does make a difference in people's lives. Sports is a needed escape for a lot of people, especially in this bat s**t crazy world that we live in.

I never met the guy, however, I'm sure he enjoyed seeing the fans enjoy what he brought to Houston. The satisfaction in that goes beyond profits. So I doubt that it's true that he didn't "give a damn" about the fans. From his actions, it seemed pretty clear to me that he cared about a lot of people. For example, I don't think he funded the funerals of all of those killed in that South Carolina church as merely a tax write off to benefit his bottom line.

BTW, check out https://www.grammarly.com/ . It will auto-correct punctuation, misspelling, etc. There is a Chrome extension for it.
 
BwhiteshoesJ said:
I don't see how grown men who've had to work to live their whole lives can't see it. None of these nfl owners give a damn about you. Youre the little people that fund their lives of luxury. You don' know him from a hole in the ground nor he, you.
I'm not wasting care on a old wealthy guy who died who has nothing to do with my family.
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They've been telling a story about Bob McNair coming to Houston with $700 to his name. Started a business, failed. Started another, failed again. Then got it right & badda bing, badda boom... rich guy shting on the little guy.
 
Hookem Horns said:
Bob McNair really went the distance in bringing an NFL team back to Houston. I don't think he did it to just "fund his life of luxury", he already had that. What he did brings a lot of entertainment and joy to people that are fans of football in Houston. So it does make a difference in people's lives. Sports is a needed escape for a lot of people, especially in this bat s**t crazy world that we live in.

I never met the guy, however, I'm sure he enjoyed seeing the fans enjoy what he brought to Houston. The satisfaction in that goes beyond profits. So I doubt that it's true that he didn't "give a damn" about the fans. From his actions, it seemed pretty clear to me that he cared about a lot of people. For example, I don't think he funded the funerals of all of those killed in that South Carolina church as merely a tax write off to benefit his bottom line.

BTW, check out https://www.grammarly.com/ . It will auto-correct punctuation, misspelling, etc. There is a Chrome extension for it.
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I'm pretty sure the numbers will tell you what McNair was all about.

He was the chair of the NFL finance committee. That should tell you what his priorities were.

With that said I'm sure he wanted to win, it just wasn't his #1 priority. Hopefully Cal will be different.
 
BwhiteshoesJ said:
I didn' know either. I have relatives in Arkansas and Louisiana though.


Coonass, or Coon-ass, is a term for a person of Cajun ethnicity. Some consider the term an ethnic insult, even though many Cajuns use the word in regard to themselves.
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I was told by a client, whose husband was a transplanted Creole, that Louisiana natives with Negro blood were known as Creole French, those without were Cajuns, all of them Coonasses.
 
Hookem Horns said:
Bob McNair really went the distance in bringing an NFL team back to Houston. I don't think he did it to just "fund his life of luxury", he already had that. What he did brings a lot of entertainment and joy to people that are fans of football in Houston. So it does make a difference in people's lives. Sports is a needed escape for a lot of people, especially in this bat s**t crazy world that we live in.

I never met the guy, however, I'm sure he enjoyed seeing the fans enjoy what he brought to Houston. The satisfaction in that goes beyond profits. So I doubt that it's true that he didn't "give a damn" about the fans. From his actions, it seemed pretty clear to me that he cared about a lot of people. For example, I don't think he funded the funerals of all of those killed in that South Carolina church as merely a tax write off to benefit his bottom line.

BTW, check out https://www.grammarly.com/ . It will auto-correct punctuation, misspelling, etc. There is a Chrome extension for it.
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That punctuation checker would tell you that the way to use a conjunctive adverb is to put a semi-colon before it and a comma after it.
 
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