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	<title>Comments on: Dennis Brutus Smacks Down Hall of Fame: By Dave Zirin</title>
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		<title>By: Dennis Brutus - Newstips Blog</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dennis Brutus - Newstips Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] black athletes were excluded from sports opportunities.&#8221;  Cheering Brutus last January, Dave Zirin also noted the history of racism in U.S. baseball and a hall of fame where its proponents and [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] black athletes were excluded from sports opportunities.&#8221;  Cheering Brutus last January, Dave Zirin also noted the history of racism in U.S. baseball and a hall of fame where its proponents and [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Bugs &#38; Cranks &#187; Rounding The Bases: Philly Wins Something!?!?!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bugs &#38; Cranks &#187; Rounding The Bases: Philly Wins Something!?!?!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 04:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Someone besides The G-POPE is willing to boycott a hate-condoning Hall Of Fame. [The Starting Five] [...]</description>
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		<title>By: rashad</title>
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		<dc:creator>rashad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear god, I think my mother used to date this dude...Great article though. Talked about mixed feelings</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear god, I think my mother used to date this dude&#8230;Great article though. Talked about mixed feelings</p>
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		<title>By: michelle</title>
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		<dc:creator>michelle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dennis Brutus,

Thank you so much for sharing with us. Many of us here share the same views regarding racial injustice. It&#039;s nice to here from a voice across  the ocean. 

Dave Zirin,

Thanks again for another thought provoking article.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dennis Brutus,</p>
<p>Thank you so much for sharing with us. Many of us here share the same views regarding racial injustice. It&#8217;s nice to here from a voice across  the ocean. </p>
<p>Dave Zirin,</p>
<p>Thanks again for another thought provoking article.</p>
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		<title>By: Claude</title>
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		<dc:creator>Claude</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;d like to see some comments that relate to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield.

Mr. Brutus, your words and gesture are so stingingly sweet.  YES!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;d like to see some comments that relate to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield.</p>
<p>Mr. Brutus, your words and gesture are so stingingly sweet.  YES!</p>
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		<title>By: HarveyDent</title>
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		<dc:creator>HarveyDent</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow!!  Dang, Miz, Brotha Brutus came to site, you guys are movin&#039; on up here.

All Power To The People!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow!!  Dang, Miz, Brotha Brutus came to site, you guys are movin&#8217; on up here.</p>
<p>All Power To The People!!</p>
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		<title>By: mizzo</title>
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		<dc:creator>mizzo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow. Thank you so much for checking out the site. We&#039;re humbled to have you here. Please do send the press release for the rally.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow. Thank you so much for checking out the site. We&#8217;re humbled to have you here. Please do send the press release for the rally.</p>
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		<title>By: dennis brutus</title>
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		<dc:creator>dennis brutus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great to see comments; let the people speak!  And vote!  And participate in decisions!! About Land issues - Im right in the middle of the fight - BIG rally here in durban on Jan 26 - sending press release. And thanks, dave, for carrying on the fight,
Fraternally, dennis, Durban S A</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great to see comments; let the people speak!  And vote!  And participate in decisions!! About Land issues &#8211; Im right in the middle of the fight &#8211; BIG rally here in durban on Jan 26 &#8211; sending press release. And thanks, dave, for carrying on the fight,<br />
Fraternally, dennis, Durban S A</p>
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		<title>By: Imhotep</title>
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		<dc:creator>Imhotep</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>T3, Don&#039;t much matter what Brutus think of the rightful owners of that land. The south africian whites (more than the whites in other parts of africa) attach a religious signifance to them being the rightful owners of that land. Regardless of who was there before them.  When they won that last battle against the Zulus, they viewed that as a sign from god to occupy that land. That diamonds were ozing out the ground, that may have influenced their decision to occupy as well.
  
I&#039;m sure the deal was made between the s. africian government and the whites, so as to maintain the level of european/american/foreign investment in the country. 

Ofcourse, there would be the question of the heavy indian population in durban, what rights should they have to land ownership?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>T3, Don&#8217;t much matter what Brutus think of the rightful owners of that land. The south africian whites (more than the whites in other parts of africa) attach a religious signifance to them being the rightful owners of that land. Regardless of who was there before them.  When they won that last battle against the Zulus, they viewed that as a sign from god to occupy that land. That diamonds were ozing out the ground, that may have influenced their decision to occupy as well.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m sure the deal was made between the s. africian government and the whites, so as to maintain the level of european/american/foreign investment in the country. </p>
<p>Ofcourse, there would be the question of the heavy indian population in durban, what rights should they have to land ownership?</p>
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		<title>By: Temple3</title>
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		<dc:creator>Temple3</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dave:

Do you know where Brutus stands on the question of land being returned to Africans since the government has made a deal that the land will not be returned to its rightful owners?

All that other social discrimination, separation stuff is mere icing on the cake - it ain&#039;t the real issue - as degrading and dehumanizing as it may be when you&#039;re in the midst of it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dave:</p>
<p>Do you know where Brutus stands on the question of land being returned to Africans since the government has made a deal that the land will not be returned to its rightful owners?</p>
<p>All that other social discrimination, separation stuff is mere icing on the cake &#8211; it ain&#8217;t the real issue &#8211; as degrading and dehumanizing as it may be when you&#8217;re in the midst of it.</p>
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		<title>By: Imhotep</title>
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		<dc:creator>Imhotep</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dave, Thanks for the knowledge. A display of uncompromising principal, truely a thing of beauty. John Brown would be proud.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dave, Thanks for the knowledge. A display of uncompromising principal, truely a thing of beauty. John Brown would be proud.</p>
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		<title>By: mizzo</title>
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		<dc:creator>mizzo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>They&#039;ve never represented the players SML. They represent the &quot;people&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They&#8217;ve never represented the players SML. They represent the &#8220;people&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: stopmikelupica</title>
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		<dc:creator>stopmikelupica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great post, DZ.   Michelle has a good point:  The more the voters (press members) fail to represent the players, the more the Hall of Fame becomes irrelevant...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great post, DZ.   Michelle has a good point:  The more the voters (press members) fail to represent the players, the more the Hall of Fame becomes irrelevant&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Temple3</title>
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		<dc:creator>Temple3</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>change your name to Searin&#039; &#039;cuz that was hottt...hotter than Riyadh...luv&#039;d that line.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>change your name to Searin&#8217; &#8216;cuz that was hottt&#8230;hotter than Riyadh&#8230;luv&#8217;d that line.</p>
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		<title>By: Michelle</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>DaveZ,

Thanks for the info. and the history lesson. Great article. America&#039;s Hall Of Fame is full of unethical people. With some sports being 50 to 85 percent minority anyway I don&#039;t understand why more people of color don&#039;t have votes. None of it seems fair. I think people of color should have their own Hall to make sure our favorite players are honored.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DaveZ,</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. and the history lesson. Great article. America&#8217;s Hall Of Fame is full of unethical people. With some sports being 50 to 85 percent minority anyway I don&#8217;t understand why more people of color don&#8217;t have votes. None of it seems fair. I think people of color should have their own Hall to make sure our favorite players are honored.</p>
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