I respect what Kenny is trying to do but he didn't go far enough. Not nearly far enough. And no way is he better than Duncan but he was great.
Kenny Smith's open letter to Chuck.
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I respect what Kenny is trying to do but he didn't go far enough. Not nearly far enough. And no way is he better than Duncan but he was great.
So he thought a cac Mormon would protect his freedoms and Obama wouldn't ? WHATEVER the fuck that means. I trust no black person who drops that freedom shit.
Good cop, bad cop routine to rope y'all back in.
Kenny's a cool brotha, no doubt, but this is damage control. And he'll probably put on a performance, and like Ahmad, some will be "back on the bikes," but we gotta make Barkley not cool.
This is a headline: Sir Charles Barkley: The Last American Who Can Speak His Mind on Obama and Ferguson Without Blowback
You all are grown men but don't do it.
Kenny's a cool brotha, no doubt, but this is damage control. And he'll probably put on a performance, and like Ahmad, some will be "back on the bikes," but we gotta make Barkley not cool.This is a headline: Sir Charles Barkley: The Last American Who Can Speak His Mind on Obama and Ferguson Without Blowback
You all are grown men but don't do it.
Barkley is a buffoon, that is why he has his job.
White people see him as "non-threatening", he is one of the "good blacks". He is a non-serious person, a "lawn jockey", harmless, inept, flaccid, impotent, pusillanimous. Here's a guy who got busted driving drunk by the police because he said he was rushing to meet a whore who in Charles's own words "gave him the best blow job he ever had in his live". Charles then had the audacity to criticize and moralize about Tiger Woods' sexual exploits with numerous white women. What a piece of shit!
Chuck gonna get his nigga moment real soon... It always comes back around when karma will remind his ass what his color is. It could be some scandal right around the corner when the media is destroying his ass... He should go talk to Tiger and find out..
so more of us can get killl??
Props to Kenny smith for writing that letter.....
My alarm clock every morning.
Everything you just said.
yall going for the okey doke, while I do respect what
Kenny said, I think there is more to it..
charles and espn got a lot of flack for his remarks...
and espn is looking down the road..
Im sure Kenny was encouraged to write something..
so espn could appear fair and balance...
in their political views..
but we should know better...
this shit is about money and ratings...
but Ken did save face..
well his at least..
LOL
Kenny said, I think there is more to it..
charles and espn got a lot of flack for his remarks...
and espn is looking down the road..
Im sure Kenny was encouraged to write something..
so espn could appear fair and balance...
in their political views..
but we should know better...
this shit is about money and ratings...
but Ken did save face..
well his at least..
LOL
Barkley's wake up call will come when he gets a lil older and is no longer on TV or in the public eye. Right now he's still one of the most endorsed and recognized NBA players and he hasnt played in almost 15 years.
Just saw Barkley on CNN...he thought that Garner's death was not a homicide, and that the situation just "got out of hand".
He also said that Black people need to have "personal responsibility" for themselves, and that "we do have Black people that are criminals". Lastly, he said that some of the people who are critical of the police, are "Monday Morning Quarterbacks....and you know why they are? Because they don't have the balls to play on Sunday". Wow. Don't know what to say that hasn't been said already, except fuck him.
He also said that Black people need to have "personal responsibility" for themselves, and that "we do have Black people that are criminals". Lastly, he said that some of the people who are critical of the police, are "Monday Morning Quarterbacks....and you know why they are? Because they don't have the balls to play on Sunday". Wow. Don't know what to say that hasn't been said already, except fuck him.
Just saw Barkley on CNN...he thought that Garner's death was not a homicide, and that the situation just "got out of hand".
Kenny shone a light on an extremely important issue...in an article posted on this site the writer said Barkley's opinion differed from "other prominent Black leaders". Why the fuck is Barkley considered a prominent Black leader? He is a famous Black man no doubt but what has he done to be considered a prominent Black leader? The media is making him one before our very eyes without being called on it. Ironically enough, the same media is completely destroying Cosby, a man much more deserving of the term than Barkley.
Just saw Barkley on CNN...he thought that Garner's death was not a homicide, and that the situation just "got out of hand".
And I'm back to where I was before.
Sorry Kenny, you tried and i respect you. every word you wrote lets me know that you get it. Im glad you get it
but I can't concentrate on the NBA while watching this jackass charles talk and act like his views are just OK
Shiiiiiit; imagine how much coke they could find if they stopped and frisked white dudes wearing suits in Manhattan's financial district.....
First off Kenny Smith's open letter to Chuck was great.
Now after reading your comment you are definitely right about if they pulled over whites as much as they pull us over they would find all kinds of shit on whites. That is what gets lost in all of this, its as if blacks are the only ones who commit crime. If they pulled over whites at the same rate and sentenced them the same as they do blacks those jails would be full of white folks. These coon niggas totally ignore that!
Just saw Barkley on CNN...he thought that Garner's death was not a homicide, and that the situation just "got out of hand".
Barkley is a real life Acur. He's a troll always going against popular Black opinion to piss people off. Fucking coon.
Just saw Barkley on CNN...he thought that Garner's death was not a homicide, and that the situation just "got out of hand".
are you serious? i dont understand, i cant even grasp how a black man can say this
I agree on the damage control point.Good cop, bad cop routine to rope y'all back in.
This is a headline: Sir Charles Barkley: The Last American Who Can Speak His Mind on Obama and Ferguson Without Blowback
You all are grown men but don't do it.
It was a terribly written piece, by the way.
Kenny Smith: Open Letter to Charles Barkely
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/12/kenny-smith-charles-barkley-ferguson-open-letter-exclusive
Editor’s Note: NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley’s comments about recent events in Ferguson, Mo. have prompted a strong reaction from many, including Kenny Smith, his friend and fellow analyst on TNT’s “Inside the NBA.”
Smith addressed Barkley’s remarks in an open letter submitted exclusively to For The Win. The letter is featured below in its entirety:
Dear Chuck,
I hope this finds you in the way I always see you, in great spirits, with great joy and full of life. There are some things I want to openly say to you that sometimes in conversation get lost.
Firstly I lied! You ARE the greatest Power Forward of all time. It’s not (Tim) Duncan or (Karl) Malone, they had size and height that you weren’t blessed with and you never had near the talent around you that they were blessed to have. Contrarily you took your teams to similar heights. Secondly, you are a champion in my book. Effort and determination is what makes a champion, not a ring.
Lastly, you are the most entertaining person in sports television (partly because I throw you so many assists lol).
However, what I consistently find interesting is how writers and media members view your insights in politics, and now race relations, with the same reverence as your insights in sports.
They did it in the Trayvon Martin trial and now with Mike Brown and the decision in Ferguson. It’s not that you shouldn’t ever have an opinion, but you are often quoted alongside the likes of Al Sharpton and even President Obama. I would hope that Sharpton or President Obama would never be referenced with you when picking the next NBA Champs!
The body of work that our Black Civil Rights leaders put in by planning, executing and activating does not justify you being in the conversation. While your body of work on the court very few compare to nor should be mentioned when you are giving your expert analysis. Again, I respect that you have an opinion on Ferguson. And here’s mine.
The question must be asked: Why is there so much distrust in the police and the legal system from the African American community? Without manifesting what the effects of slavery still have today, Dec 1st still marks only 59 years since Rosa Parks sat on that memorable bus. Many of our parents and grandparents have lived through those times and have passed those stories on to all of us. Those civil rights changes were at one time the law! They were not illegal.
So did the protection of the law by the courts and police make it right? Obviously not, so as African Americans we still know and feel that there are laws and jurisdictions that severely penalize the poor and, most importantly, African Americans greater than any other group. Some laws were initially made without us as equals in mind; that’s just the facts. So the thought process that it’s not for us or by us will unfortunately lead to distrust.
When someone is in “the struggle”, which many of our black communities are in, they are living with a lack of educational facilities, high unemployment and poor recreational facilities. The masses involved in “the struggle” will react in several ways. They can overcome it, challenge it, live in it, or fall victim to it … For those of us who are decades removed from “the struggle” because of our life through sports or business, we now have to acknowledge that every option listed exists. If not, then we are the ignorant ones.
That leads me to the looters and civilians burning buildings which you referred to as “scumbags”. Here’s an analogy: If you put 100 people on an island with no food, no water, no hope of a ship coming, then some will overcome it and be resourceful, some will live in it, others will panic and others will show horrific character, which is wrong. But not to understand that all alternatives are possible is wrong as well.
I was also disheartened to see the reaction of burning buildings and looters by some. However, when you are in “The Struggle” to not expect that that potential reaction is foolish on our part.
The real issue is learning to positively manage your anger so you can be heard. It’s not that they are “scumbags”, their emotions won’t allow them to rationally think through their anger. I applaud that you have done a great job in your anger management in recent times … but not always.
Mike Brown wasn’t about race relations, nor Trayvon Martin or even Hurricane Katrina for that matter. It’s about trust. Do I trust you to help me off the island? If so, do you have my best interests at heart? Do I trust that you will you send a ship or allow me access to build my own ship?
And you were right Chuck, let’s not discredit that there are great police officers in all neighborhoods, but let’s not credit that we shouldn’t have doubt.
See you Thursday night!
Kenny Smith
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/12/kenny-smith-charles-barkley-ferguson-open-letter-exclusive
Editor’s Note: NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley’s comments about recent events in Ferguson, Mo. have prompted a strong reaction from many, including Kenny Smith, his friend and fellow analyst on TNT’s “Inside the NBA.”
Smith addressed Barkley’s remarks in an open letter submitted exclusively to For The Win. The letter is featured below in its entirety:
Dear Chuck,
I hope this finds you in the way I always see you, in great spirits, with great joy and full of life. There are some things I want to openly say to you that sometimes in conversation get lost.
Firstly I lied! You ARE the greatest Power Forward of all time. It’s not (Tim) Duncan or (Karl) Malone, they had size and height that you weren’t blessed with and you never had near the talent around you that they were blessed to have. Contrarily you took your teams to similar heights. Secondly, you are a champion in my book. Effort and determination is what makes a champion, not a ring.
Lastly, you are the most entertaining person in sports television (partly because I throw you so many assists lol).
However, what I consistently find interesting is how writers and media members view your insights in politics, and now race relations, with the same reverence as your insights in sports.
They did it in the Trayvon Martin trial and now with Mike Brown and the decision in Ferguson. It’s not that you shouldn’t ever have an opinion, but you are often quoted alongside the likes of Al Sharpton and even President Obama. I would hope that Sharpton or President Obama would never be referenced with you when picking the next NBA Champs!
The body of work that our Black Civil Rights leaders put in by planning, executing and activating does not justify you being in the conversation. While your body of work on the court very few compare to nor should be mentioned when you are giving your expert analysis. Again, I respect that you have an opinion on Ferguson. And here’s mine.
The question must be asked: Why is there so much distrust in the police and the legal system from the African American community? Without manifesting what the effects of slavery still have today, Dec 1st still marks only 59 years since Rosa Parks sat on that memorable bus. Many of our parents and grandparents have lived through those times and have passed those stories on to all of us. Those civil rights changes were at one time the law! They were not illegal.
So did the protection of the law by the courts and police make it right? Obviously not, so as African Americans we still know and feel that there are laws and jurisdictions that severely penalize the poor and, most importantly, African Americans greater than any other group. Some laws were initially made without us as equals in mind; that’s just the facts. So the thought process that it’s not for us or by us will unfortunately lead to distrust.
When someone is in “the struggle”, which many of our black communities are in, they are living with a lack of educational facilities, high unemployment and poor recreational facilities. The masses involved in “the struggle” will react in several ways. They can overcome it, challenge it, live in it, or fall victim to it … For those of us who are decades removed from “the struggle” because of our life through sports or business, we now have to acknowledge that every option listed exists. If not, then we are the ignorant ones.
That leads me to the looters and civilians burning buildings which you referred to as “scumbags”. Here’s an analogy: If you put 100 people on an island with no food, no water, no hope of a ship coming, then some will overcome it and be resourceful, some will live in it, others will panic and others will show horrific character, which is wrong. But not to understand that all alternatives are possible is wrong as well.
I was also disheartened to see the reaction of burning buildings and looters by some. However, when you are in “The Struggle” to not expect that that potential reaction is foolish on our part.
The real issue is learning to positively manage your anger so you can be heard. It’s not that they are “scumbags”, their emotions won’t allow them to rationally think through their anger. I applaud that you have done a great job in your anger management in recent times … but not always.
Mike Brown wasn’t about race relations, nor Trayvon Martin or even Hurricane Katrina for that matter. It’s about trust. Do I trust you to help me off the island? If so, do you have my best interests at heart? Do I trust that you will you send a ship or allow me access to build my own ship?
And you were right Chuck, let’s not discredit that there are great police officers in all neighborhoods, but let’s not credit that we shouldn’t have doubt.
See you Thursday night!
Kenny Smith
Bro that can't be real
Duncan would have gotten mashed up in that era, short career if he stayed in paint or he would have been outside shooter all day and grabbing no boards with the beasts in the paint waiting on him.
Chuck was in the trenches!
Charles has some deep rooted bitterness toward his own race and the older he gets, the more he becomes bitter Coons like him buy into the cac's favorite tactic which is "victim blaming" whenever there is some type of injustice towards us. I'm seeing that more and more from some of our elders. I even had to check my old man about some shit he said regards to the Mike Brown case. It's like they're trying so hard to not ruffle feathers with white folks...
Coons like him buy into the cac's favorite tactic which is "victim blaming" whenever there is some type of injustice towards us. I'm seeing that more and more from some of our elders. I even had to check my old man about some shit he said regards to the Mike Brown case. It's like they're trying so hard to not ruffle feathers with white folks...Truth.com but fuck dude. He can't continue to compound ignorance because of bravado. Give it up, your card has been pulled; some of us black folks are no longer tolerating his Stepin Fetchit routine, as well as self appointed voice and critic of the Black community, without accountability.
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Done wit Chuck....He went full bitch
Smart, political move by Smith. Didn't want to have two black men fighting a war of words in the media as white folk sit back and laugh, but he adroitly addressed some of the issues that are circling Barkley.
Chuck needs to learn to shut the fuck up re: his opinions of Black folk. He hasn't had the life of a typical Black man since the day he stepped foot on Auburn's campus. He's incredibly out of touch with the Black reality that whenever he speaks on issues he embarrasses himself and gives white power another Black man acting the Tom to champion and ballyhoo.
Chuck needs to learn to shut the fuck up re: his opinions of Black folk. He hasn't had the life of a typical Black man since the day he stepped foot on Auburn's campus. He's incredibly out of touch with the Black reality that whenever he speaks on issues he embarrasses himself and gives white power another Black man acting the Tom to champion and ballyhoo.
well done mr. smith
You gotta remmeber Kenny is talking to a friend not a enemy. How hard are you gonna go towards your friend? When you have a homeboy who maybe doesn't get "it" the best way to talk to them is to talk to them like a friend. That's if he and Chuck are friends. I assume they are.
I can't fuck with Charles man. Props to Kenny for the open letter.
Props to Kenny for the open letter.
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