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Philips on Stern on Ashcroft and Bryant

I just read an interesting comment over on the excellent James Philips from Folsom blog (which by the way isn't on the Internet, it typically resides only in my email inbox. This is great for me, but can't be doing much for his traffic totals).

James uncovers a heretofore unknown member of the Get Ashcroft Crowd - NBA Commissioner David Stern.
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This is a link to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article (originally LA Times) about David Stern's comments on Kobe Bryant's pending charges. David Stern is, well, an *sshole. And an idiot:

"Tarrytown, N.Y. -- NBA commissioner David Stern said Monday that Kobe Bryant should continue to play for the Los Angeles Lakers this season, even as Bryant faces a potential trial on a sexual assault charge in Colorado. "Absolutely," Stern said. "We don't have a patriot act in the NBA. That means that you're innocent until proven guilty."

"We don't have a patriot act"??? God , what a jerk. And really, is any further comment necessary? David Stern, the Warden of the NBA, is lecturing everybody else on right and wrong? Yeah, right.
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I had no clue Stern was a liberal either. I mean he's a successful business man after all. And he seems generally well adjusted and happy with his life. How does this happen?

I guess he became addicted to all that corporate welfare via government subsidized stadiums and he turned to the dark side. Oh well, at least we still have Bud Selig on our side.