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He's a legendary college player, and a bust in the NFL, best known for an infamous trade to Minnesota that built the foundation for two Super Bowl wins by Jimmy Johnson and the Cowboys.
On the day he retired only one player in NFL history had more total all-purpose yards than Walker: Walter Payton.
He's now #11 all-time and that's with an extremely offense-friendly league nowadays.
Good point, he was a bell cow for sure, but only rushed for more than 1,000 yards in two of his eleven seasons. His best year was 1988, when he rushed for 1,500 yards, and in 1990, the trade that no one will ever forget, which showed how shrewd Jimmy Johnson is. I remember Johnson's first year with the Cowboys, they were awful and I was living in Texas at the time, I read about the Cowboys and Emmitt Smith and Troy Aikman in the paper almost every day.
What exactly was so 'racist' about what Lemon said?
I'm no fan of Lemon but I'm sure he's only expressing what many feel, that Kanye is some sort of sellout. And right or wrong, I'm also pretty sure Trump is eager to soften his image among black people, hence his eagerness to quickly accommodate Kanye in the White House oval office for a very public media session. Nothing wrong with that, it is what it was.
Plus, Lemon is black, so he has a pass to use terms like 'house negro' and all that.
Just calling it like it is, feel me?
Why is he a sell out for having a different opinion? I never understood that line of reasoning. No one expects all white people to have the same political opinions. Why should black conservatives be called race traitors simply for holding different opinions?
I would have to agree with Heschal Walker on this one. However since Lemon is also black can you really call it racism?
yes it is racism, the term is inappropriate in any context regardless of who says it... but leftists will give a pass to black people saying it unless those black people happen to be conservatives.... because liberals/leftists are hypocrites.
What exactly was so 'racist' about what Lemon said?
I'm no fan of Lemon but I'm sure he's only expressing what many feel, that Kanye is some sort of sellout. And right or wrong, I'm also pretty sure Trump is eager to soften his image among black people, hence his eagerness to quickly accommodate Kanye in the White House oval office for a very public media session. Nothing wrong with that, it is what it was.
Plus, Lemon is black, so he has a pass to use terms like 'house negro' and all that.
What exactly was so 'racist' about what Lemon said?
I'm no fan of Lemon but I'm sure he's only expressing what many feel, that Kanye is some sort of sellout. And right or wrong, I'm also pretty sure Trump is eager to soften his image among black people, hence his eagerness to quickly accommodate Kanye in the White House oval office for a very public media session. Nothing wrong with that, it is what it was.
Plus, Lemon is black, so he has a pass to use terms like 'house negro' and all that.
Just calling it like it is, feel me?
So why do SOME blacks still even use terms like these or Uncle Tom anymore???? So any black person who is integrated and doesn't always stick to the black community alone, or whom isn't a Democrat is an Uncle Tom?
To be honest, when I first saw coverage of the meeting among President Trump, Kanye West and Jim Brown, I laughed when I initially heard what Kanye stated.
Then, I thought - "Why am I laughing." I should go back and listen again to what Kanye is saying.
You see, I laughed because I felt that his articulation of words were not correct.
That he appeared to not really know enough to communicate to the President the plight of the inner city, the need for reform of the criminal justice system, the need for tax abatement zones in the inner cities, the need for jobs in the inner city, etc.
As I listened again, I did chuckle a little but then began to realize that what he stated revealed some understanding of the many issues plaguing the inner city. It made sense!
I continued to listen and realized that oftentimes, we do not "listen" to others who may not be highly educated or who do not articulate at the same level as we do.
We may talk to others but do we communicate.
I admire his courage to go against the agenda that most African Americans appear to follow.
As many are attacking him, It reinforces for me the need to have courage and conviction!
Noted was his comment of racism being an "Invisible Wall."
As I pondered this, I am thinking "Yes", racism may initially seem to be an abstract notion - a "invisible wall" but it has historically resulted in the victims actually having a limitation placed upon them whether via restriction where to live or how much money they make or even if they are hired or in so many cases resulting in death, etc. etc.
But, it appears that Kanye is stating that racism is just a temporary setback but it can be the "challenge" to actually rise above it.
The question arises, can a victim of racism rise above racism by himself/herself without any intercession by anyone else?
Yah he absolutely is one of the all time great players. That's 100% accurate. You are probably young.
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