Re: [Marxism] Mumia Abu-Jamal: The Vick Kick

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A distant cousin played professional football.  He got into some problems 
because 
someone gave in some cars.  He said he didn't know where they came from, but he 
told 
Sports Illustrated that was extremely proud of having graduated from college 
without 
being convicted of a single felony.


On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 11:58:32AM -0400, Mark Lause wrote:
> Naveen Jaganathan wrote college Athletes are expected to play "while
> maintaining their academic standing, for ZERO pay or a small stipend.... The
> spoiled brat image of college atheletes is really not rooted in reality."
> 
> I'm less categorical and sweeping than you are.  I'm perfectly ready to say
> that the situation surely differs in some places.
> 
> However, in my line of vision, they do get incredible material perks, new
> cars, etc.  However, in response to my citation of real incidents, you
> simply say that they're "really not rooted in reality."
> 
> I have no idea how to respond to that.
> 
> Just don't start telling me about alien abductions.....
> 
> ML
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