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Rocker sound ed off on issues including the Post Oak Mall 693-6429 Tuesday-So torday . ty , No Cover sIULOMf SHPMJSSb • TUESDAYrr e0, ^ LS! * HAIFP R ,c £ ?,K S E “« TS4a , U6s • WEDNESDAYS • FAJITA DINNERS! HALF PRICE MARGAR,TASaM?xTcAN BEER •THURSDAYS • CHICKEN FRIED STEAKS! HALF PRICE MIXED DRINKS, 99< DRAFT BEER Second of equal or lesser value. people of New York, African-Americans, immigrants, and teammates, such as Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine. He will not be receiving love letters from any of them in the near future. In fact, his comments were about as disgusting and inflammatory as any that have been made in the past..oh, two months. However, because these comments were made to Sports Illustrated and gleefully bandied about by oth er media organizations. Rocker is public enemy num ber one. Groups such as the Rainbow Coalition have demanded that Rocker be “fired” from the Braves for his insensitivity. The coalition’s founder, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, has said that Rocker should apologize to the people of New York City. Alter you, Jesse. Alter all, you just love “Hymi- etown,” don’t you? For a little elaboration, Jackson used this phrase to describe Gotham while running for President in the ’80s. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Taken further, this means the media had better put down those boulders they are throw ing at Rocker, be cause the media are just as guilty for helping culti vate racism in America. Rocker, and any white person idiotic enough to think the way he does, should be criticized. But there are two sides to every coin. Racism is not only white on black. If the media go out of their way to report only certain cases of racial dis dain. they are not improving the situation. They are only making the situation worse. Barry Bonds was easily the best player in Major League Baseball in the 1990’s. In terms of personality, a bigger jerk could not be found in the Brazos Valley. Bonds has repeatedly made comments hashing w bite teammates like Robby Thompson and Matt Williams, as well as Jews. This is especially disturbing consider ing that his ex-wife, Sun, is white. His father, Bobby Bonds, repeatedly asserted that Cal Ripken Jr. was al lowed to play in 2,632 consecutive games because he was white and protected by white managers. The father of tennis phenomenons Venus and Serena Williams has also made racial comments about white people, including calling one player on the tour a “white turkey.” Earl Woods, father of Tiger Woods, has also maintained that he and his son have been held back by the racist Professional Golf Association (PGA). The fact that Tiger is by far the most popular player on the tour and receives more publicity than any other golfer from the PGA offices was not mentioned. Former Green Bay Packer Reggie White hashed nearly every race under the sun in a speech to the Wis consin state legislature and was lampooned for about a week. Recently, the Rainbow Coalition has called (or (ir- , whole :nt Green Bay general manager Ron Wolf a raci; ing Ray RIkkIcs, an African American, and h coaching stall. Was he a racist w hen he hired ther If a man cannot win more than half of his gan with All-Universe quarterback Brett Favrc and t; like Antonio Freeman. Dorsev Levons and LeRoy Butler, he deserves to he fired. The Packers had more talent than Detroit and Dallas, yet they did not make the playofl’s. It does not matter if he is white, black or orange, he should be fired. Racism of any sort is a disgusting form of igno rance. It does not matter who spouts hate, they should be condemned. Yet. for some reason, the media seem intent on focusing on the while idiot instead of every idiot. 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