Dylan Scott on the NAACP’s long, strange relationship with wealthy racist Donald Sterling.
Secretary Kerry just released a statement sort taking back his off-the-record remark that without a two state solution Israel faces a future as an apartheid state. That’s unfortunate because he’s actually doing Israel a big favor by saying this. But I like the way he also threads the needle – saying, in essence, these are the facts, two former Israeli Prime Ministers and the current Minister in charge of negotiations with the Palestinians have made the same argument with the same word but it’s better if I don’t use the word even though it’s true.
Statement after the jump …
You know Donald Sterling as a civil rights hero. Now meeting Donald Sterling, feminist.
Interesting. First affirmative defense of Donald Sterling outside of Stormfront. Verdict from Powerline: not racist but crucified by race-baiters and hussy girlfriend.
Conor P. Williams documents that the conspiracy theories surrounding common core range from inspired by the Hitler Youth to contributing to the Islamification of America.
Sheila Bapat reminds us that Donald Sterling is just one more pice of sexism that the NBA has given a pass to.
From NBC News:
BREAKING: NBA suspends LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling indefinitely, fines him $5 million, senior NBA official confirms to NBC News
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) April 29, 2014
Late Update: NBA commish goes further than NBC reported: bans Sterling from NBA for life and will move to force sale of his ownership in Clippers.
NBA commissioner bans Donald Sterling from the NBA for life and will try to force him to sell his ownership interest in the Clippers.