tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008154498818034496.post8475776110158185777..comments2023-09-02T11:24:12.868-04:00Comments on The Heron's Nest: Something good from the Riley Cooper saga?Heron's Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14660975576038978211noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008154498818034496.post-68893934546638718252013-08-01T14:25:48.592-04:002013-08-01T14:25:48.592-04:00WOW!!! It is amazing that a football player can ge...WOW!!! It is amazing that a football player can getaway with saying that dreaded N-Word with just a slap on the wrist and a fine. And he did it in the present and was drunk at a concert.... but that's ok. Oh and let's not forget he is MALE... Yet Paula Deen admitted to saying the same word 20 YEARS AGO and she is striped of all her shows, book deals, all endorsement, etc.. seems just a little unfair dont you think..<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008154498818034496.post-50057937549494647252013-08-01T10:05:36.699-04:002013-08-01T10:05:36.699-04:00Riley Cooper and his use of the N-word dominated t...Riley Cooper and his use of the N-word dominated the first 10 minutes of the 30 minute long 11pm news last night. Are you freeking kidding me? The story even trumped a few shootings in the area. This is News? Sports figures are held up to us by the media as gods, role models, etc... They are overpaid athletes who, without those talents would most likely be just another stain on society. His actions were no more newsworthy than my latest bowel movement and the fact that the public just eats it up and hangs on every word only helps to advance the agendas of race baiters such as Sharpton & Jackson. We need to demand better from our so-called journalists and stop accepting what is placed before us as news. Wake Up America! We are circling the drain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008154498818034496.post-69527372459069361612013-08-01T08:12:10.128-04:002013-08-01T08:12:10.128-04:00Excellent editorial, Phil. It reminds me of the of...Excellent editorial, Phil. It reminds me of the oft-cited idea that WE are the ones that determine how we react to outside influences. We can choose to make more of it, or we can choose to diffuse the explosive situation. The black players have chosen the high road on this, in the interest of team cohesiveness. I know I'm taking great license with this, but it reminds me of a comment a Facebook friend wrote about the Zimmerman-Martin tragedy: "What if George had just offered Travyon a ride home?" I dream of such a world.janmurphy312@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008154498818034496.post-2020353301418162162013-08-01T08:03:04.339-04:002013-08-01T08:03:04.339-04:00I love that you found something good in a bad stor...I love that you found something good in a bad story, Phil Heron! Forgiveness is always something good - thanks for searching (and finding) a positive note for us.Lynn McKeownhttp://sandcastlelady.comnoreply@blogger.com