fossten
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As some of you sports fans may be aware, UK basketball coach Tubby Smith left yesterday to go coach the University of Minnesota. While opinions and emotions are all over the map, Sports Illustrated's William Reed took a cheap shot at citizens of this state in an article he wrote about the coach. Interestingly enough, the part I've bolded has since been CUT OUT of the article. But it WAS THERE.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/03/22/tubby.smith/index.html
"Of course, some racism also was involved. In the rural areas of the state, where poverty and ignorance have been chronic problems, Smith was never accepted because of his African-American heritage. This is a state, remember, where right-wing religious zealots dominate the debate over flag-burning, prayer in the classroom and same-sex marriage. Thankfully, however, such narrow-mindedness and intolerance no longer represents the majority. Even fans who didn't like Smith's coaching or recruiting had to concede that he was a superior human being."
By the way, Sports Illustrated's website is owned by CNN.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/03/22/tubby.smith/index.html
"Of course, some racism also was involved. In the rural areas of the state, where poverty and ignorance have been chronic problems, Smith was never accepted because of his African-American heritage. This is a state, remember, where right-wing religious zealots dominate the debate over flag-burning, prayer in the classroom and same-sex marriage. Thankfully, however, such narrow-mindedness and intolerance no longer represents the majority. Even fans who didn't like Smith's coaching or recruiting had to concede that he was a superior human being."
By the way, Sports Illustrated's website is owned by CNN.