Timely Hitting Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Below are his words in full."Right now I'm just trying to formulate thoughts. It's too early. I'm just sick to my stomach. Not basically because the Republicans won or anything, but the disgusting tenor and tone and all of the comments that have been xenophobic, homophobic, racist, misogynistic."I live in that country where half of the people ignored all of that to elect someone. That's the scariest part of the whole thing to me. It's got nothing to do with the environment and Obamacare, and all of the other stuff. We live in a country that ignored all of those values that we would hold our kids accountable for. They'd be grounded for years if they acted and said the things that have been said in that campaign by Donald Trump."I look at the Evangelicals and I wonder, those values don't mean anything to them? All of those values to me are more important than anybody's skill in business or anything else because it tells who we are, and how we want to live, and what kind of people we are. That's why I have great respect for people like Lindsey Graham and John McCain, John Kasich, who I disagree with on a lot of political things, but they had enough fiber and respect for humanity and tolerance for all groups to say what they said about the man."That's what worries me. I get it, of course we want to be successful, we're all going to say that. Everybody wants to be successful, it's our country, we don't want it to go down the drain. But any reasonable person would come to that conclusion, but it does not take away the fact that he used that fear mongering, and all of the comments, from day one, the race bating with trying to make Barack Obama, our first black president, illegitimate. It leaves me wondering where I've been living, and with whom I'm living."The fact that people can just gloss that over, start talking about the transition team, and we're all going to be kumbaya now and try to make the country good without talking about any of those things. And now we see that he's already backing off of immigration and Obamacare and other things, so was it a big fake, which makes you feel it's even more disgusting and cynical that somebody would use that to get the base that fired up. To get elected. And what gets lost in the process are African Americans, and Hispanics, and women, and the gay population, not to mention the eighth grade developmental stage exhibited by him when he made fun of the handicapped person. I mean, come on. That's what a seventh grade, eighth grade bully does. And he was elected president of the United States. We would have scolded our kids. We would have had discussions until we were blue in the face trying to get them to understand these things. He is in charge of our country. That's disgusting." A reporter then interrupted him."I'm not done," Popovich said. "One could go on and on, we didn't make this stuff up. He's angry at the media because they reported what he said and how he acted. That's ironic to me. It makes no sense. So that's my real fear, and that's what gives me so much pause and makes me feel so badly that the country is willing to be that intolerant and not understand the empathy that's necessary to understand other group's situations. I'm a rich white guy, and I'm sick to my stomach thinking about it. I can't imagine being a Muslim right now, or a woman, or an African American, a Hispanic, a handicapped person. How disenfranchised they might feel. And for anyone in those groups that voted for him, it's just beyond my comprehension how they ignore all of that. My final conclusion is, my big fear is --- we are Rome." Smartest guy in the game. Most well spoken. Seems to get it. Amazing the amount of intelligent minds that have come out against the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viejo Dinosaur Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Good for Pops....he gets it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjt Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Love Pop Pop 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripp Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Pretty much everyone ive seen in the basketball community have come out against him. I mentioned in another thread that a reporter asked the Raps players about it in the locker room and every guy seemed disgusted with the result and the reporter heard lots of comments about guys saying they are very grateful to play in/for Toronto at the moment (Patrick Patterson specifically mentioned getting duel citizenship) Stan Van Gundy had very strong thoughts as well, pretty much in line with Pop. Nothing political about their comments, 100% about the man and the attitudes he and his supporters stand for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sol Aristatel Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 When are these idiots gonna learn? Politics and sports don't mix. Shut your mouth and do your job. I don't give 2 fucks what your political views are. Whether I agree with them or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangover Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 https://www.amazon.com/Are-We-Rome-Empire-America/dp/0547052103 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timely Hitting Posted November 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 When are these idiots gonna learn? Politics and sports don't mix. Shut your mouth and do your job. I don't give 2 fucks what your political views are. Whether I agree with them or not.He's a very intelligent and well spoken man who has experienced a lot. To not care what he thinks is weird in my opinion. I certainly care the hear the thoughts of someone like him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 When are these idiots gonna learn? Politics and sports don't mix. Shut your mouth and do your job. I don't give 2 fucks what your political views are. Whether I agree with them or not. exactly it's more disgusting that he feels the need to make shit up and speak badly about a president-elect where are all these racist and homophobic comments that trump has made? everyone says that he is so racist and xenophobic, but it's hard to find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Pop a great man. One of the greatest coaches ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Aristatel Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 He's a very intelligent and well spoken man who has experienced a lot. To not care what he thinks is weird in my opinion. Big fucking deal. There are plenty of super intelligent people on both sides of the aisle. If he wants to get involved in changing the world, have at it Pops. In the meantime, you coach athletes and you make millions of dollars. Shut your mouth and do your job. I don't give 2 fucks what your political opinions are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjt Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 exactly it's more disgusting that he feels the need to make shit up and speak badly about a president-elect where are all these racist and homophobic comments that trump has made? everyone says that he is so racist and xenophobic, but it's hard to find Lol what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Aristatel Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 where are all these racist and homophobic comments that trump has made? everyone says that he is so racist and xenophobic, but it's hard to find Oh. You just opened up a can of worms, Michael. The Libtards are Googling right now to cut and paste. And 99% of anything you can find will be taken out of context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timely Hitting Posted November 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Big fucking deal. There are plenty of super intelligent people on both sides of the aisle. If he wants to get involved in changing the world, have at it Pops. In the meantime, you coach athletes and you make millions of dollars. Shut your mouth and do your job. I don't give 2 fucks what your political opinions are.Excusing his racism and sexism is absurd to me. You want to give him a chance and see what happens, sure... go ahead. Nothing Pop said is false. Nothing. I haven't seen very many very smart people come out and defend his bigotry and sexism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjt Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Excusing his racism and sexism is absurd to me. You want to give him a chance and see what happens, sure... go ahead. Nothing Pop said is false. Nothing. I haven't seen very many very smart people come out and defend his bigotry and sexism. Yeah but Chachi and Ted Nugent endorsed Trump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Aristatel Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Nothing Pop said is false. Nothing. Could be. But I don't fucking care. His opinions on any subject carry the same weight as my next door neighbor. He's pretty fucking smart too. Quite the resume. Shut your mouth and do your job, Pops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Oh. You just opened up a can of worms, Michael. The Libtards are Googling right now to cut and paste. And 99% of anything you can find will be taken out of context. i'd love to see it so far he called a girl fat 20 years ago, and 10 years ago he said grab em by the pussy oh the horror Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Yeah but Chachi and Ted Nugent endorsed Trump :laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangover Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 theracebaitingforum.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Aristatel Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 i'd love to see it so far he called a girl fat 20 years ago, and 10 years ago he said grab em by the pussy oh the horror Every fucking guy on this forum has said something sexist or dumb in their lives. If they deny, then they are lying. We just aren't in the public eye and are not accountable for our words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timely Hitting Posted November 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Every fucking guy on this forum has said something sexist or dumb in their lives. If they deny, then they are lying. We just aren't in the public eye and are not accountable for our words.You guys really are idiots on this topic. Not trying to be a dick but it's remarkable how dumb and ignorant you are about this. It truly is. You are exactly who pop is talking about. There's no need to list every horrible thing the guy has said. It's readily available to anyone who isn't blind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timely Hitting Posted November 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 And can I get quotes from these super intelligent people you speak of defending his actions? I'll wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripp Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 When are these idiots gonna learn? Politics and sports don't mix. Shut your mouth and do your job. I don't give 2 fucks what your political views are. Whether I agree with them or not. So because they work in the sports industry they shouldn't be allowed to have an opinion? What professions are allowed to have opinions, if you dont mind me asking Diabs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 You guys really are idiots on this topic. Not trying to be a dick but it's remarkable how dumb and ignorant you are about this. It truly is. You are exactly who pop is talking about. There's no need to list every horrible thing the guy has said. It's readily available to anyone who isn't blind. i am so dumb and ignorant, that makes there a need to list some of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangover Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 What professions are allowed to have opinions, if you dont mind me asking Diabs? Professional Advantage Gamblers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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