Dick Vitale

WRONG...Ever hear of a guy named RODNEY CAVENESS? Port Neches Supt.? Yeah well he was an ADMIN in BISD without state intervention. There were PLENTY more too...How many black coaches are even EMPLOYED in Lumberton? Well there are white coaches in Port Arthur AND Beaumont! Any black coaches at HJ? I would venture to say NO to that as well...Non since Carey Palmer...no assistants even...PLENTY black kids playing there....no coaches...Vidor? Bridge City? Port Neches? Nederland MAY have ONE assistant. Come on man, that argument is GARBAGE! Its not proportionate, no matter HOW you slice it! Port Arthur Lincoln had coaches for YEARS, just on the basketball staff alone...EVEN Houston WHEATLEY! They had white coaches on staff too, in case you were wondering...Central's head coach...WHITE...Think a black coach would even get an INTERVIEW at Evadale? NO. Buna? HA! NOPE! That's not something you want to compare Mr. Whoa....try again.

How many black kids go to Lumberton schools? How many black families are allowed to buy homes there? I know one that tried to, and the realtor thought she was white and explained how they try hard to keep black people out of Lumberton. THAT happened, so sorry if I have drawn the conclusion that Lumberton residents are, for the most part, card carrying racists.

What about the black man that was found hung in Ohio? YES hung in 2016....That almost happened at the same time...They say suicide...I say BS.....Can you guys say DISTRACTION? SMH

Can one get Parkinson's from brain trauma? Michael J. Fox didn't get that memo! Whenever someone is outspoken, yes, certain people that are not used to someone of that "skin tone", if you will, being so brash and fearless, will automatically not like him. YES....I can FULLY relate...Stevenash knows that I am a quite likable guy, but I have the tendency to call it as I see it, and that may take some getting used to by many on here that don't look like me....You ask some white men on here who the greatest boxer was and they might answer "Rocky Marciano"! LOL....Its funny, but somehow I don't think I am 100% wrong on that assumption!

You think he would KNOW that this was done to him? Kind of like the TUSKEGEE EXPERIMENTS? Ohhhh, you guys forgot about that huh? Don't act like it's not possible..SMH

Look it up....I'm no conspiracy theorist, but it's been said in MANY circles, and if it IS possible, I think it was done. Just a theory.

They have to hire a principal FIRST, and secondly Boutte's PAISD contract does not end until June 28. Its done.

In theory, yes, I guess anyone could be. However, in order to be racist, you must feel as though your race is superior to others. And we all know who really feels that way. I will give you a clue. Those who want to make America "great" again....smh. And you being from Lumberton, I KNOW how you feel about other races that do not look like you, but I won't expand on that today. How can you say that THIS country gave Muhammed Ali ANYTHING in those days? In the Olympics he fought under the name "Cassius Clay". Him carrying the darn torch is not the same as going into another country and KILLING people that did nothing to him! I am also quite sure he was ASKED to carry the torch and was not forced to...Fact is, he was not accepted by the vast majority of whites until he was no longer able to speak publically about his plight and the plight of others that look like him, due to having Parkinson's disease, which by the way, I believe he was injected with by the good ol folks of the US of A, in an effort to silence him. That's what most people like you do...Find SOME way to discredit a person that's obviously one of the greatest sports figure of our time, by saying things like "he was great, but he dodged the draft though". We all know why...Its ok...No matter what YOU people here in good ol SE Texas feel, Muhammed Ali was and IS still THE GREATEST. Rest in POWER, champ.

Did you even look up the word racist yet? Is my interpretation not accurate? Did he face this situation without running to Canada as many whites did during that era? Don't worry....I'll wait...Dog.

You best believe when he was drafted into the army, he was not worth that much. As a matter of fact, he was hated by the majority back then. Fight for them? For WHAT???

It is what it is....He didn't DODGE anything. And for any of you to paint him as such, in death, is wrong.

Did you or did you not call Ali a draft dodger?

He decided not to go and fight for people that oppressed him, and FACED THEM HEAD UP....He didn't RUN anywhere. To me to run is to dodge....Ali didn't do that.

Says he wants to stay in the Houston area....this would be a good job for him, if they would hire him though....but he wants to stay in the big city...

Only because you both decided to tarnish his greatness somehow, by calling the man a draft dodger, unnecessarily so, and to no avail....shame...why?

So you don't think any blacks own double wide trailers? I doubt very many of us would hang a confederate flag from the front door of one, but it's definitely possible. So how was that assumption racially motivated again? Muhammad Ali was a WORLD WIDE figure...you expect the sitting president to have NO response? Are you people INSANE? FYI, Jack Nicklaus is no where NEAR the world figure as Ali was, and he never will be. Sorry. I know you won't agree but it's true.

Yes Nam was before my time...If you look up the definition of RACIST and seriously look read it for comprehension, you will realize that NO black person can be considered a racist...Ali STOOD up to OPPRESSION...You people call that being racist...ITS NOT. Go read the definition...seriously.

Soooo, being that it was such a great law, it must still be in effect today, right? You could also go to jail for sitting in the front of a bus in 1950, that doesn't make it RIGHT! SMH..

Got off light? They took this man's livelihood, just because he refused to KILL FOR THEM FOR NO GOOD REASON...Are you serious?

Racist? me? No way! I just call it like I see it...It was a guess based on feel and context clues that's all...Me, serve in the military? HA! No way, man! I qualified academically and also earned a full basketball scholarship, so there was no need...Although I was recruited to attend West Point, I declined the offer as well. Bottom line is, Muhammed Ali had EVERY right to tell those people NO. I would have done the EXACT same thing.

I read and comprehend better than most. MY point was why does anyone have to fight for a country that WAS NOT FIGHTING FOR THEM? And second, yes, his religious belief also came into play, but his conscious mind led him to not want to harm anyone that was not harming HIM...That's FAIR...Hey REBgp....I bet you still have a confederate flag hanging from your double wide trailer door, huh? SMH

Draft dodger? What GOOD reason can YOU give for killing people that did NOTHING to you? Or fighting for a country that treated you like a second class citizen? Don't worry.....I'll wait....SMH.

In the right hands, Wheatley could be Silsbee on Steroids! That's definitely something to think about.....

AAAAAAA, AAAAAAAA, UUUUUUUUUU! LOL Its the DEVIL, but dag-nabbit, you just might get a player or three from it if you're lucky.....or plugged in! lol

The "good ole boy" system and local media bias....nothing more, nothing less.