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| Joe Soprano | posted on 08-15-2001 @ 11:30 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Sep. 00  | (Source: ESPN.com: http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2001/0815/1239847.html) MINNEAPOLIS -- Lee Hamilton has resigned as the Vikings' radio play-by-play announcer after making racially insensitive comments on his California talk radio show over the last 15 years. "I didn't feel what was going on was fair," Hamilton said Wednesday. "I just didn't want to be associated with this type of thing." Among the comments that upset local NAACP leaders was one in which Hamilton appeared to question the ability of blacks to do sports-talk radio. He also once made a derogatory remark about pitcher Hideki Irabu, who is Japanese. (NOTE: Stuart Scott on SportsCenter quoted the remark as "a fat jap".) Nathaniel Khaliq, head of the St. Paul chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, had said two weeks ago that his group planned to "strongly suggest" to the Vikings they fire Hamilton for his comments. NAACP leaders met with Vikings officials on Tuesday night. Vikings executive vice president Mike Kelly said "no specific demands" were made at the meeting. "They told us they thought the Vikings should handle this, but they wanted their concerns to be known," Kelly said. "There were no demands. They want the Vikings to address this in whatever manner is appropriate." Claudie Washington, of Duluth, who is state president of the NAACP, and Ron Edwards represented the NAACP at the meeting. Hamilton, who was hired by the Vikings and KFAN Radio during the offseason, made his debut with color man Joe Senser last Saturday, calling the Vikings' 28-21 victory over New Orleans in San Antonio. His regular radio show is heard on XTRA in Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County. An April 2000 column in the San Diego Union-Tribune criticized Hamilton for saying on air: "I think it's real hard to find an African-American that can come in and do sports talk across the board and be able to talk about a lot of different things." Hamilton said he was talking about three applicants he had brought in while working in San Diego for management to interview -- not all blacks -- when he made the statement. The column also said Hamilton had made repeated on-air references to former NBA player Charles Barkley's use of a derogatory term for blacks, and said a network football analyst, whom Hamilton didn't know was white, kept his job "probably because he's African-American." Hamilton admitted making mistakes. "When you do live provocative radio and take 250 calls a week you are going to get involved in some heated discussions," Hamilton said. "Sometimes what you say does not come out quite right, and many times it is misinterpreted. I just don't think four controversial calls in 15 years should define my career." The NAACP had delayed taking action because of the death of Korey Stringer. Khaliq said his group originally had hoped to send letters to the team, station and NFL opposing Hamilton's hiring, but the group decided having a face-to-face meeting first would be better. | ||||
| IkeaBoy P.L.F. Portugese Liberation Front- Liberating Status' everywhere from the Tyranny of Portugal I will die a traitor's death | posted on 08-15-2001 @ 11:37 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Sep. 00 | The Apology Tour, I guess he'll have to go to inner city basketball leagues. The narrator in Fight Club is the man we will be, Patrick Bateman in American Psycho is the man we want to be Eliza Dushku- Hotter Than Brittny | ||||
| Is Don on the phone? | posted on 08-16-2001 @ 6:58 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01 |   AIM:isdononthephone | ||||
| RottenVinny I have no fucking clue what happened to Sluggo667. VinnyWS6: chicks? they dont have the penis so why would i care about them VinnyWS6: froy is quite hansome VinnyWS6: I want froys cock! | posted on 08-16-2001 @ 9:08 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | "a fat jap" How fucking stupid can this guy be? Well, I heard there is a slot for a show after Grease. | ||||
| NewYorkDragons80 | posted on 08-16-2001 @ 11:02 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Nov. 00 | I hear he has been offered the spot to do Sports Updates for Mr. Imus and have a weekend show on the FAN. THAT OLD GAG But seriously, what this guy said was no worse than what Sid said. For that matter, it was nothing Jay Mohr has never said on a good day. Does it make them racists? (Well, Sid IS jewish, so the jury's still out on that one.) The New York Dragons-10,000 fans a game. No need for my help. This message was edited by NewYorkDragons80 on 8-16-01 @ 11:11 PM | ||||
| PeterDragon | posted on 08-16-2001 @ 11:19 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: And your point is......?  | ||||
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