Never heard of Jason Collins

[Diesels_dad]

CBS idiot Scott Pelley called it “A Jackie Robinson moment.” on his coming out. Whatever.......
Jackie Robinson was a great baseball player, no comparison.....
Collins sucks on and off the court.....

[Dugout Dad]

I have a lot of respect for RGIII. Telling it like it is......
The media had already started to attack him this past season.....
I hope he comes back strong this season from his injury....

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/05/01/rgiii-americans-held-hostage-by-the-tyranny-of-political-correctness/

[Xpress2001]

Apparently (I didn't see it), Jimmy Fallon said on his show last night, "For a big man, Collins is a pretty good ball handler."

Great line as a joke, even greater if it wasn't meant as a joke.

[jtat32]

I have a lot of respect for RGIII. Telling it like it is......
The media had already started to attack him this past season.....
I hope he comes back strong this season from his injury....

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/05/01/rgiii-americans-held-hostage-by-the-tyranny-of-political-correctness/

The media attacked RGIII? You need to adjust your tin foil hat my friend; your reception isn't too clear.

[Dugout Dad]

I have a lot of respect for RGIII. Telling it like it is......
The media had already started to attack him this past season.....
I hope he comes back strong this season from his injury....

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/05/01/rgiii-americans-held-hostage-by-the-tyranny-of-political-correctness/

The media attacked RGIII? You need to adjust your tin foil hat my friend; your reception isn't too clear.

Tin foil works best on breakfast burritos.

Here are a couple of articles that responded to comments by Rod Parker, the ESPN analyst who was eventually fired. Our MSM has a way of attacking Black Conservatives. Apparently, only Rev. Jesse and Al know what is best for the community.

Juan Williams take:
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/12/20/robert-griffin-iii-rob-parker-and-sad-truth-about-our-racial-politics/

Lloyd Marcus' article:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/blackness_gestapo_attack_on_rgiii_typical.html

[jtat32]

So, you are trying to make the case that Roy Parker represents "the media"? That would be a tin foil view of the world. "The media" has been all over RGIII's jock for the past two seasons like I don't think I've ever seen before. One dumbass comment (for which the person was let go) amidst thousands and thousands of examples of positive articles and commentary does not mean that "the media started to attack him". That is just plain stupid.

As far as the comparison between Tebow and Collins in this discussion, they are ridiculous, too. There have been thousands of openly Christian athletes and countless Christian gestures and references over the years during games and interviews. Athletes, and Tebow specifically, have never been mocked for acknowledging the fact that they are Christian. If, during his career, Collins mentioned his homosexuality in every interview, gave all credit for his success and ability to his homosexuality, struck a homosexual pose on the court every time he scored a basket, and took out an ad in the Super Bowl to discuss his homosexuality, then you might have something.

My point here has nothing to do with politics, religion, or views on homosexuality; it is about critical thinking.

[jonriv]

My point here has nothing to do with politics, religion, or views on homosexuality; it is about critical thinking.

Well that's your first problem Critical thinking is a tough concept for some to grasp

[Dugout Dad]

My point here has nothing to do with politics, religion, or views on homosexuality; it is about critical thinking.

Yeah, you are right, it has nothing to do with........anything.

I leave you with this, it happened yesterday:

High school track team disqualified for making religious gesture
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/22148067/2013/05/02/high-school-track-team-disqualified-for-making-relious

And with the Collins event,
The President of the United States announces at a national press conference that he called a man(Collins) to congratulate him on admitting(to the whole nation) to having sexual relations with another man. Hmmm, okay.

I get it, critical thinking makes things look clearer.

[Clamato]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/official-- ... 34775.html

According to the UIL's Harrison, however, Hayes crossed the finish line and pointed not above his head but straight out in front of him. That brought a red flag from a track official, which signaled that he needed to review what had happened. Hayes and the official then had a verbal exchange, and the runner was disqualified. Harrison told Yahoo! Sports he spoke with Hayes, his father, and the official who made the ruling.
"Although I am very thankful for all God has given me and blessed me with … my actions upon winning the 4x100 relay were strictly the thrill of victory," Derrick Hayes said in a statement released by the UIL. "With this being said, I do not feel my religious rights or freedoms were violated.”
Hayes did tap his chest and point to the sky in an expression of gratitude, Harrison said, but that did not happen until after the red flag was raised.
Runners had been warned before the meet that no gestures made across the finish line would be tolerated.
"Every report we have heard was that at the scratch meeting, the referee said no gesturing across the finish line, and that could be grounds for disqualification," Harrison said.
Yahoo! Sports has requested footage of the finish of the race in question.
Most important to Harrison is his assertion that an "act of faith" had no bearing on the disqualification. He said although the family is not pleased with the decision, Derrick Hayes agrees that the disqualification was not on religious grounds.
"This is Texas," Harrison said. "It is quite OK to thank our Father. If this young man was disqualified for religious reasons, we would have had a problem. That is not the case."
Harrison said the judge at the meet is a 30-year veteran of the sport and is a "good, Christian man."
"He would never disqualify for an act of faith," Harrison said. "I have met him, I have talked to several people who know him. In the opinion of the official, [Hayes] was in violation of track rules. We don't have a mechanism for overturning that."

[DonnieS]

Thanks for getting this for us - our local reporter told me in a snapshot the same thing.