larry johnson is a guy that played basketball for the charlotte hornets for years. that we should seek to have our own league band and we should have all teams. so why isn't that absurd? wise and that something that is upsetting everyone? but racial tribalism should always be viewed exactly at least in the same way. >> let's move from racism to homophobia, which would be an accusation against this eeo of mesilla, the company that makes the firefox web browser. six years ago he made a 1000-dollar political contribution to support a measure that defined marriage as between a man and a woman. when liberal groups found out about it, they demanded that all untrendy fire the new ceo and he was forced to resign. even some liberals then said that that went too far. andrew sullivan said that he was disgusted by what he calls gay-rights fanaticism. and even one of america's most intolerant individuals at this. >> i think there is a gay mafia. if you correct them, you do get whacked. i really do. >> so there is this social prancer censorship, is a good? yes, says austin peters

leaders, british general cornwal limbings s was unable to hold the city of charlotte and was prompted to write it was a hornet's nest of rebellion. it's worth noting that on this very day today, the charlotte bobcats, i mean the charlotte hornets, get their buzz back. i'm so proud of our heritage and the leadership the state of north carolina continues to provide this nation. on this festive day, i want to con gadge late the city of charlotte and all north carolinians and i welcome my colleagues to join me in supporting this important moment in our history. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to draw attention to an epidemic in our country. we have seen rates of autism rising rapidly in our -- in the last two decades. mr. quigley: today one in six children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. i attended the autism

even the controversy dodging charlotte hornets owner michael jordan managed to speakup in protest.rk cuban, the owner of the dallas mavericks, who sounded a note of caution. while he called the remarks abhorrent, he warned that a blanket call for the nba to kick sterling out of the league for something he said in private was a very, very slippery slope. in interviews published this week by ink magazine, cuban waded even deeper into the complicated discourse on race in this country. >> i know i'm prejudiced. i know i'm bigot ed in a lot of different ways. i've said this before. if i see a black kid in a hoodie at night on the other side of the street, i'm probably -- on the same side of the street, i'm probably going to walk to the other side of the street. if i see a white guy with a shaved head and lots of tattoos, i'm going back to the other side of the street. >> so let's review the whole story. wealthy owners, check. profit made from the sale of black bodies, check. racial angst, check. we're going to have more on the case for reparations after this. at any minute... ...you cou

and i was just reminded by somebody by text, george shin, who is a former owner of the charlotte, the hornets, bobcats, about to be, and one of the owners of the team had used the n word in reference to one of the players. so i'm sure that donald and his lawyers are going to look at that and say yes, what i said was bad but you didn't try to expel george shin out of the league for what he said. now you're going to try to do that to me? that is the argument he is going to try to present. and i dare say that is only one example. donald sterling having been in the league for a long time i'm sure he has other things to pull out of his pocket. >> best defense is a good offense, and i am sure his lawyer will be doing that. but this is the nba's candy store and they are going to control who gets to play and who gets to own and sterling will be gone. >> the things he said in this interview will they be used against him? >> absolutely, absolutely. that is the icing on the cake. that makes the case against him even stronger. his disparaging of magic johnson. but they have had enough, of the original di

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