Comments on: Monday Morning Starting Five: The R.I.P. Steve Air McNair Edition http://thestartingfive.net/2009/07/06/monday-morning-starting-five-the-rip-steve-air-mcnair-edition/ Bangin’ and Scorin’ Every Trip Down the Floor Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:55:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: TC http://thestartingfive.net/2009/07/06/monday-morning-starting-five-the-rip-steve-air-mcnair-edition/#comment-27837 TC Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:59:39 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=6411#comment-27837 What Sankofa said about the cheating angle being the start of the argument to keep Steve McNair out of the hall is SOOOOOO true. Soo true. It really would be sad if Steve Damn DeBerg got in. And as Tariq said about Temple3 - yes, he is very smart. All of you guys are on point on this. I just wish that commentators could stick to sports...the actual game, and leave everything else out. I don't know the nature of Steve's relationship with his widow and quite frankly it doesn't concern me. She's going through her own personal hell right now, regardless of what that relationship was so I hope that folks can give her some peace. And anyway, as Origin said, who knows what goes on behind closed doors? I'm never surprised to hear celebrity breakups, or the secrets coming out of the closet or anything. While we're going about our business day-to-day, ish is happening and to assume it isn't is just naive. Anyway, RIP Steve. What Sankofa said about the cheating angle being the start of the argument to keep Steve McNair out of the hall is SOOOOOO true. Soo true. It really would be sad if Steve Damn DeBerg got in. And as Tariq said about Temple3 - yes, he is very smart. All of you guys are on point on this. I just wish that commentators could stick to sports…the actual game, and leave everything else out. I don’t know the nature of Steve’s relationship with his widow and quite frankly it doesn’t concern me. She’s going through her own personal hell right now, regardless of what that relationship was so I hope that folks can give her some peace. And anyway, as Origin said, who knows what goes on behind closed doors? I’m never surprised to hear celebrity breakups, or the secrets coming out of the closet or anything. While we’re going about our business day-to-day, ish is happening and to assume it isn’t is just naive. Anyway, RIP Steve.

]]> By: sankofa http://thestartingfive.net/2009/07/06/monday-morning-starting-five-the-rip-steve-air-mcnair-edition/#comment-27767 sankofa Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:06:38 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=6411#comment-27767 You brothers are on point on the double standards, but let's not let the enemies of truth have us be distracted by ancillary conversation about his peccadillo. What Mizzo initially stated was a brother, father, son, husband, friend and icon was snatched up too young, cut down like a dog by some one with a purpose. Now the media or the po-lice seem to be angling towards the girlfriend… an easy “wrap and cut to commercial!”. Which is a double blow to her family! Somewhere in some corner of Babylon, we need to take the remembrance of ours out of the hands of the doers of Isfet so they don’t distort their tales. And while doing so, lets pause and reflect on how far this “civilized” Western society has/ is going in relations to African people and all people on the outside looking in. You brothers are on point on the double standards, but let’s not let the enemies of truth have us be distracted by ancillary conversation about his peccadillo. What Mizzo initially stated was a brother, father, son, husband, friend and icon was snatched up too young, cut down like a dog by some one with a purpose.

Now the media or the po-lice seem to be angling towards the girlfriend… an easy “wrap and cut to commercial!”. Which is a double blow to her family!

Somewhere in some corner of Babylon, we need to take the remembrance of ours out of the hands of the doers of Isfet so they don’t distort their tales. And while doing so, lets pause and reflect on how far this “civilized” Western society has/ is going in relations to African people and all people on the outside looking in.

]]> By: Temple3 http://thestartingfive.net/2009/07/06/monday-morning-starting-five-the-rip-steve-air-mcnair-edition/#comment-27766 Temple3 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:53:16 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=6411#comment-27766 Origin: That's the Old School way of sustaining relationships. It's why heads of state in Europe never get removed from office for having "affairs." Damn sure wouldn't happen in Africa or Asia. And people wonder why the Puritans got run the f%@!!! out of dodge. Origin:

That’s the Old School way of sustaining relationships. It’s why heads of state in Europe never get removed from office for having “affairs.” Damn sure wouldn’t happen in Africa or Asia. And people wonder why the Puritans got run the f%@!!! out of dodge.

]]> By: origin http://thestartingfive.net/2009/07/06/monday-morning-starting-five-the-rip-steve-air-mcnair-edition/#comment-27765 origin Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:58:43 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=6411#comment-27765 I would add another example of what I mentioned above would be the relationship between Kenny Anderson and the young lady on the real world. Now I don't think that there was a mutual agreement in terms of Monogamy was ever involved (because she was on Oprah after the divorce). But all of the attributes of the relationships I mentioned above were there.....economical support for the woman (who was looking for a man that could provide a lavish life style for her).....the man getting a women who for a lack of a better word was "going places" in terms of stardom or earning potential. I would add another example of what I mentioned above would be the relationship between Kenny Anderson and the young lady on the real world.

Now I don’t think that there was a mutual agreement in terms of Monogamy was ever involved (because she was on Oprah after the divorce).

But all of the attributes of the relationships I mentioned above were there…..economical support for the woman (who was looking for a man that could provide a lavish life style for her)…..the man getting a women who for a lack of a better word was “going places” in terms of stardom or earning potential.

]]> By: origin http://thestartingfive.net/2009/07/06/monday-morning-starting-five-the-rip-steve-air-mcnair-edition/#comment-27763 origin Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:49:02 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=6411#comment-27763 True Matthew.....but I cannot judge what goes on in other folks houses. As I was telling a friend of mine......many of these relationships (with folks with money), are open relationships or even mutual agreements. In that the mate with money is able to do what they want as long as the other mate is financially taken care of. Case in point I won't say any names. But my cousin was engaged to an NFL player. They had been dating since college. My cousin and the NFL player had come to an agreement that as long as he took care of her economically and didn't bring the women around, she didn't care what he did. My cousin was for years openly looking to "catch a star athlete in college" who was going pro. And the athlete she was with was looking for a women who was bringing something to the table that the other women he was dating wasn't (my cousin was going to school to be a doctor). The relationship was similar to relationships that many politicians make with the women they marry (IMO). The women are there because the men need these women for career advancement. Where as the women are there because the men can provide a certain life style for them or help advance their careers (see Hillary and Bill). True Matthew…..but I cannot judge what goes on in other folks houses.

As I was telling a friend of mine……many of these relationships (with folks with money), are open relationships or even mutual agreements. In that the mate with money is able to do what they want as long as the other mate is financially taken care of.

Case in point I won’t say any names. But my cousin was engaged to an NFL player. They had been dating since college.

My cousin and the NFL player had come to an agreement that as long as he took care of her economically and didn’t bring the women around, she didn’t care what he did.

My cousin was for years openly looking to “catch a star athlete in college” who was going pro. And the athlete she was with was looking for a women who was bringing something to the table that the other women he was dating wasn’t (my cousin was going to school to be a doctor).

The relationship was similar to relationships that many politicians make with the women they marry (IMO). The women are there because the men need these women for career advancement. Where as the women are there because the men can provide a certain life style for them or help advance their careers (see Hillary and Bill).

]]> By: origin http://thestartingfive.net/2009/07/06/monday-morning-starting-five-the-rip-steve-air-mcnair-edition/#comment-27761 origin Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:37:23 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=6411#comment-27761 Sorry guys but "Where as whites transgressions are thought off being part of the past and shouldn’t be brought up……you know let bygones be bygones." Should be "Where as whites transgressions are thought of as being part of the past and shouldn’t be brought up……you know let bygones be bygones." Sorry guys but

“Where as whites transgressions are thought off being part of the past and shouldn’t be brought up……you know let bygones be bygones.”

Should be

“Where as whites transgressions are thought of as being part of the past and shouldn’t be brought up……you know let bygones be bygones.”

]]> By: origin http://thestartingfive.net/2009/07/06/monday-morning-starting-five-the-rip-steve-air-mcnair-edition/#comment-27760 origin Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:35:33 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=6411#comment-27760 Eric you hit the nail on the head with that statement. Yeap the parameters of morality always change when its black folks. And we can never live down or pass so called wrong doings. No matter how long ago they happened. Where as whites transgressions are thought off being part of the past and shouldn't be brought up......you know let bygones be bygones. Eric you hit the nail on the head with that statement.

Yeap the parameters of morality always change when its black folks. And we can never live down or pass so called wrong doings. No matter how long ago they happened.

Where as whites transgressions are thought off being part of the past and shouldn’t be brought up……you know let bygones be bygones.

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