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June 10, 2004

No, no, no, I want to hear the CONSERVATIVE opinion

Bird reminds of another who took race Cavalierly

Thursday, June 10th, 2004

It was Ted Stepien's 79th birthday yesterday, and the former Cleveland Cavaliers owner was not so much amused at the irony of Larry Bird's clumsy dilemma as he was sympathetic. Stepien is a stubborn, old-school guy, and one who got himself into all kinds of trouble 25 years ago by uttering racial stuff that was similar, only worse, to what Bird says tonight on ESPN's "Two on Two."

Stepien once insisted that half the NBA's roster should be white, in order to appeal to white fans. Bird, ignoring the importation of Eastern European standouts in recent years, now says the league needs more white stars to reach a white audience. These are slightly different propositions, but products of the same, impaired vision.

"Larry Bird is a gentleman," Stepien said, from his advertising office in Willoughby Hills, Ohio. "He took his share of shots. I'm sure he can take the criticism.

"When I was growing up in Pittsburgh, you could call a black guy a ---, an Italian a ---," Stepien said. "I'm Polish, and you're supposed to be an imbecile because of that. Because I'm Polish, I like to see these guys coming from Europe, and of course they're white."

Case closed. There are people who talk about race and ethnicity who probably should filter their thoughts, and Bird joins Stepien as two of them.

Posted by P6 at June 10, 2004 06:46 PM
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Just stopping by to check on you. It's been awhile. I hope you're doing well.

Posted by Elle at June 10, 2004 07:51 PM

So now they can manufacture stars? Golly, I thought actual ability had something to do with it. Gimme a break, rotfl. Are they going to have a Gallup poll on the srata of who watches basketball now? (don't say it, they probably already DO)

Posted by Leila at June 11, 2004 03:06 AM

Elle:

Other than getting old and cranky, I'm fine.

Posted by P6 at June 11, 2004 11:11 AM

Leila, if I told you who I thought were manufactured stars I'd probably annoy some folks. Carl Malone is a BIG example.

Posted by P6 at June 11, 2004 11:13 AM