Posts by TonyT

2003 Rush Limbaugh resigns from ESPN after the firestorm created when he suggested that Eagles QB Donovan McNabb was overrated because the Media wanted another successful black QB.

2001 Denver Nuggets Coach Dan Issel forced to resign after the public outcry following a game in which he called a heckling fan a $%^%% Mexican.

1999 New York Yankees pitcher John Rocker, during a SI interview, makes anti gay, anti foreigner, anti single mother comments. The public outcry is deafening. He is suspended for 2 games and fined.

1998 23 year CBS veteran golf announcer Ben Wright was fired after stating that lesbians hurt LPGA golf. He also said that having Breasts impaired women?s golf swing since they hampered the ability to keep the left arm straight.

1987 LA Dodger GM Al Campanis (a 43 year veteran) fired after a nightline appearance in which he stated that Blacks may not have the Necessities to be a field manager.

1983 Veteran announcer Howard Cossell resigns following intense public outcry after a Monday night football telecast in which he referred to a fast running Black player as a "little monkey"

Where was the liberal indignation after these individuals were "deprived of their freedom of speech" ? I don?t recall Elton John, Whoppi Goldberg or Linda Rondstat whining about censorship. I suppose Rush Limbaugh could have blamed the public outcry on the Bush administration.

These people exercised their constitutional right to make extremely controversial, often racist statements (I'm still not sure about the golf swing though) and paid the price.

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Is There ANYTHING That You Still Believe In From The JWs?

by minimus in

jw
friends

do you believe in hell again?

the trinity?

the "slave"?

TonyT

yes,yes no,no

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In All Honesty, Are You A Happier Person Now Than when You Were A JW?

by minimus in

jw
friends

jws say, "the apostates are miserable!!

".....do you feel miserable?

(i don't).

TonyT

Absolutely.

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"Those days will be cut short " - question

by Sirona in

my jw friend (the only one who does keep in touch) is really considering "fading".. the trouble is that she was raised a jw and is finding it all really difficult, plus her father is a prominent jw.. she mentioned to me the scripture (matthew?

) that says that the last days would have to be cut short for the sake of the holy ones.

she says they always taught that this referred to the anointed and that they'd all die off if jehovah didn't cut short the days of the time of the end.. she says that if they ever change thoughts on this doctrine she would immediately leave.

TonyT

Nice job Czar.

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THE MOST ANNOYING WT PHRASES!

by tresbella in

jw
friends

hey!

ever read the wt and awake articles and get tired of seeing words and prases like "the society's counsel on..."

TonyT

Unity.