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Post by NancysSummerSip on Apr 29, 2014 14:28:10 GMT -5
Speaking of popping, I want to see a Botox face-off between the wife and girlfriend, just to see whose lips can handle one more shot before exploding. Sheesh, for a billionaire, you'd think he'd give them the money for better plastic surgery work.  |
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Post by Shooby on Apr 29, 2014 15:29:18 GMT -5
I mean, he's a pig so I don't really care what happens to him. Let him get his just desserts.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Apr 29, 2014 16:25:11 GMT -5
He's already got his just desserts. An estranged wife and a mistress (not sure if there are kids involved with the wife) who will fight to the death (and beyond) over his money. The mistress should still be OK. She'll find another sugar daddy stooge sucker boyfriend, even with that inflatable face.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Apr 29, 2014 16:26:27 GMT -5
Just pointing out that he has donated to Dems. I didn't know that, but I did hear on the news this morning that the NAACP has been criticized for accepting donations from him- which they now plan to return. We are now seeing the vaunted "political correctness" process at work. Perhaps these donations were his way of cleansing his soul. I found out on Jeopardy the other night that the phrase about charity covering a multitude of sins was actually coined by a man who was Sainted. Buy your way into heaven Sir.Jeopardy must be wrong, because it's a quote from Proverbs 10:12. In some of the older Bible translations, charity and love are used interchangably. Modern translations say "Love covers a multitude of sins" |
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Post by djAdvocate on Apr 29, 2014 18:41:04 GMT -5
It was just on the news here that he was indeed banned for life - and also fined $2.5 million.
<ETA: Tenn beat me to it> that is totally within the power of the NBA. just wait for the hue and cry from the "free speech" conservatives. |
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Post by workpublic on Apr 29, 2014 19:05:53 GMT -5
are you suggesting or confirming that there are no "free speech" liberals?  |
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Post by tallguy on Apr 29, 2014 19:34:14 GMT -5
Well, with true liberals anyway, there is no need for the (sarcastic) quotation marks. |
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Post by EVT1 on Apr 29, 2014 20:10:11 GMT -5
It was just on the news here that he was indeed banned for life - and also fined $2.5 million.
<ETA: Tenn beat me to it> that is totally within the power of the NBA. just wait for the hue and cry from the "free speech" conservatives. I hope not- maybe a handful of the usual nuts- but I doubt normal conservatives are going to want to intrude into the NBA and how it handles its own business. No Constitutional issues at all. |
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Post by djAdvocate on Apr 29, 2014 22:01:43 GMT -5
are you suggesting or confirming that there are no "free speech" liberals? no, i am suggesting that conservatives don't understand the term. but we'll see. |
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Post by OldCoyote on Apr 29, 2014 22:14:41 GMT -5
Our girl "V" may have a little problem, It seems that Cali has a law that in a recording like this, both parties have to be aware of it.
Penalties both civil and criminal.
If this is true, some chili was just added to the pot.
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Post by djAdvocate on Apr 29, 2014 22:24:33 GMT -5
Our girl "V" may have a little problem, It seems that Cali has a law that in a recording like this, both parties have to be aware of it. Penalties both civil and criminal. If this is true, some chili was just added to the pot. it won't impact what happened to this guy. at all. he will still be banned from life from the NBA, and probably be forced to sell his team at a huge profit (boo hoo). however, it might be well to note that none other than Kareem Abdul Jabbar (who was an assistant coach under this guy) said precisely the same thing. he said that the whole thing stinks. the guy who made the statement stinks. the woman who he said it to stinks. and the recording stinks. criminals all around. he said it, not me. |
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 29, 2014 22:33:24 GMT -5
Our girl "V" may have a little problem, It seems that Cali has a law that in a recording like this, both parties have to be aware of it. Penalties both civil and criminal. If this is true, some chili was just added to the pot. Sterling is toast regardless of any chili to the pot. |
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Post by EVT1 on Apr 29, 2014 22:35:35 GMT -5
Our girl "V" may have a little problem, It seems that Cali has a law that in a recording like this, both parties have to be aware of it. Penalties both civil and criminal. If this is true, some chili was just added to the pot. Keep digging that hole. In case you are not aware this has jack shit to do with the woman.... Girl 'V' could be a freaking terrorist- doesn't matter. If this was poker- be aware you showed your hand from post one. |
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 29, 2014 22:40:02 GMT -5
A racist and adulterer. A scorned mistress. A wife pissed off at the two of them for mudding up the family legacy.
They all deserve each other.
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Apr 29, 2014 23:02:10 GMT -5
It's not illegal to record a conversation in California, however the recording isn't admissible as evidence in a court of law unless all the parties in the recording gave consent to be recorded outside of a few specific instances. This whole thing was handled outside of the court system, so it doesn't really matter.
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Post by EVT1 on Apr 29, 2014 23:24:10 GMT -5
Good point- recording conversations is not illegal at all- the problem comes up when the government does it and tries to prosecute on evidence collected in that manner.
And for a private company- they can invade your privacy and do whatever the hell they want- and the GOP is going to take their side- because that's what they are paid to do. |
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Post by OldCoyote on Apr 30, 2014 0:00:49 GMT -5
Our girl "V" may have a little problem, It seems that Cali has a law that in a recording like this, both parties have to be aware of it. Penalties both civil and criminal. If this is true, some chili was just added to the pot. Keep digging that hole. In case you are not aware this has jack shit to do with the woman.... Girl 'V' could be a freaking terrorist- doesn't matter. If this was poker- be aware you showed your hand from post one. I think you are giving me more credit than I deserve here, I had to go back to see what I had posted at the beginning. Sometimes I'll make a comment "just to stir the chili", and I'm no good at poker. a couple of comments, 1. The old man has broken no laws with his comment, 2. V. appears to have broken the law with the recording. 3.The old man may say because of the illegal recording, He has suffered severe financial damage. |
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Post by djAdvocate on Apr 30, 2014 1:23:58 GMT -5
Keep digging that hole. In case you are not aware this has jack shit to do with the woman.... Girl 'V' could be a freaking terrorist- doesn't matter. If this was poker- be aware you showed your hand from post one. I think you are giving me more credit than I deserve here, I had to go back to see what I had posted at the beginning. Sometimes I'll make a comment "just to stir the chili", and I'm no good at poker. a couple of comments, 1. The old man has broken no laws with his comment, 2. V. appears to have broken the law with the recording. 3.The old man may say because of the illegal recording, He has suffered severe financial damage. if forced to sell the team, he might suffer a huge $1B GAIN. cry me a f(*king river. |
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 30, 2014 8:17:59 GMT -5
Keep digging that hole. In case you are not aware this has jack shit to do with the woman.... Girl 'V' could be a freaking terrorist- doesn't matter. If this was poker- be aware you showed your hand from post one. I think you are giving me more credit than I deserve here, I had to go back to see what I had posted at the beginning. Sometimes I'll make a comment "just to stir the chili", and I'm no good at poker. a couple of comments, 1. The old man has broken no laws with his comment, 2. V. appears to have broken the law with the recording. 3.The old man may say because of the illegal recording, He has suffered severe financial damage. 1. Neither did the NBA in banning him for life. 2. She broke no law because the taped material was never intended to be used as evidence for a court case. 3. As DJ has noted above, if Sterling is forced to sell the team, he looks to put in his pocket $200-300 million bucks, far, far more than what he paid for it years ago. What a hardship! |
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Post by OldCoyote on Apr 30, 2014 8:19:48 GMT -5
Loss of personal reputation, DJ Sorry I couldn't resist. |
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Post by OldCoyote on Apr 30, 2014 8:27:38 GMT -5
EVT1 Keep digging that hole. And? And? You just reminded me of old story from my youth One day we were digging post hole in the field when an old neighbor came by and said he would pay a good penny if we could move that post over to his place.  |
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 30, 2014 8:32:19 GMT -5
Loss of personal reputation, DJ Sorry I couldn't resist. $1.9 billion dollars buys a lot of good personal reputation. Especially if they are contrite for past comments and actions. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2014 9:28:16 GMT -5
It was just on the news here that he was indeed banned for life - and also fined $2.5 million.
<ETA: Tenn beat me to it> that is totally within the power of the NBA. just wait for the hue and cry from the "free speech" conservatives. the issue i have is that they will now try to force him to sell his team is this a precedent we want set in america? say something wrong, in your own home, and have it be used against you to take your property? i am not defending what he said at all..... and a ban for life from the nba seems just and then my next question..... does this also apply to the coaches, managers, and players? if in a heated exchange on the floor, two black guys get into it, and one calls the other n******, should he also be banned, lose his contract, lose his livelihood? just food for thought.....political correctness can be very over reaching and cause all sorts of fallout and lots of unintended consequences |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2014 9:38:09 GMT -5
that is totally within the power of the NBA. just wait for the hue and cry from the "free speech" conservatives. the issue i have is that they will now try to force him to sell his team is this a precedent we want set in america?
This isn't the precedent, it happens all the time. The only difference here is the moral standard. The only good thing I find in this situation is that the majority of people find his comments and behaviour unacceptable and he isn't going to be allowed to stay in a position of power over people he obviously has absolutely no respect for. And feels no need to pretend he does.
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Post by greeniis10 on Apr 30, 2014 10:23:59 GMT -5
gdgyva beat me to it - I was going to post something similar. What Sterling said (and his obvious personal beliefs) are disgusting. But, is it really ok to "force" someone to sell a possession or asset because of it? Case-by-case, of course, but I too fear there may be unexpected consequences.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Apr 30, 2014 10:39:18 GMT -5
I'm thinking of an even better punishment than merely having to sell the team plus the fine.
Have the wife and mistress go on a reality show. Let's call it Celebrity Botox Death Match.
Each one gets a needle of the stuff to the face, trading off until one of their mugs finally explodes. That gal is the winner.
The loser gets to spend her life with Mr. Sterling. That way, all three of them get what they deserve. The two women get more lousy cosmetic enhancement than they already have, and he gets the dubious privilege of dealing with at least one of them for the rest of his time on this earth.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2014 10:39:47 GMT -5
They can only force him to sell if there is a legal way of doing so. He owns the teams as a franchisee of the NBA. In that agreement, there are lots of legal stipulations. One of them is that owners can be forced to sell if there is a 75% vote from the other owners.
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Post by Angel! on Apr 30, 2014 11:21:15 GMT -5
that is totally within the power of the NBA. just wait for the hue and cry from the "free speech" conservatives. the issue i have is that they will now try to force him to sell his team is this a precedent we want set in america? He owns part of the NBA & had to agree to their rules upon purchase. This is within their rules that he agreed to. This is not setting any sort of new precedent. It isn't really the same as most assets you can own. |
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Post by djAdvocate on Apr 30, 2014 11:23:57 GMT -5
the issue i have is that they will now try to force him to sell his team is this a precedent we want set in america? He owns part of the NBA & had to agree to their rules upon purchase. This is within their rules that he agreed to. This is not setting any sort of new precedent. It isn't really the same as most assets you can own. i have rules at my shop, too. you call one of my employees a racial slur, you get ONE warning. ONE. |
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Post by djAdvocate on Apr 30, 2014 11:24:55 GMT -5
They can only force him to sell if there is a legal way of doing so. He owns the teams as a franchisee of the NBA. In that agreement, there are lots of legal stipulations. One of them is that owners can be forced to sell if there is a 75% vote from the other owners. with the owners that have already come out publicly, they are already at 50%. most think it is a foregone conclusion. |
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