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Deadspin Spins out and Crashes Over Race Politics

Here at the sports desk located somewhere below decks of the Good Pirate Ship RedState, we do our best to focus on sports and not the inane insanity of woke sports reporting. Frankly, it’s too easy a target, and liberals saying stupid stuff is so omnipresent it rapidly grows tiresome to so much as acknowledge, let alone mock. However, every once in a while, something comes along that is so dumb, over the top, and detached from reality that it becomes well nigh impossible to ignore. Such is the case with one Carron J. Phillips at Deadspin, whose philippic titled White fans were entertained by Black athletes a day after a racist killed Black people in Buffalo — this is what white supremacy looks like has graced us with pure comedic gold.

First, we state the obvious. Nothing is amusing about what happened in Buffalo on May 14th. It was a hideous sin straight from hell. It was a brutal testimony to untreated mental illness’ possible results. The shooting of innocent people, targeted for their skin color, was a vile, satanic abomination. Period. Yet even with this, Phillips’ reaction manages to reach new heights, or depths if you prefer, in unintentional and unaware self-parody.

Sports only serve as an escape from society if you’re white … And if you don’t believe me, both of Sunday’s Game 7s were proof that the awakening was only a brief moment of pseudo-accountability that’s passed.

There were five Game Sevens on Sunday. Apparently, the NHL doesn’t count. But I digress.

Last time I checked, professional sporting events are open for members of all races to attend. I’ve been to many, many games of the four major sports. I’ve seen every color available in attendance. The only dividing line of note is for which team do you root. Sports are beautiful that way. Too bad Phillips’ miserable self-pitying existence precludes him from enjoying this beauty.

Players aren’t getting asked how they feel about things outside of 94 feet after games as much. It’s as if basketball, or whatever sport they play, is all that should matter to them. Sideline reporters aren’t asking them about Roe v. Wade or if their loved ones are scared to go to the grocery store like they used to.

Dude. Try reading or watching ESPN. It’s easier to get any given athlete’s societal hot take than the current scoreboard.

On Sunday, four teams played in two Game 7s. The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics were up first, followed by the Phoenix Suns and the Dallas Mavericks. Three of the four head coaches are Black, along with the overwhelming majority of those teams’ rosters. However, in Boston — where one of the games was played — over 52 percent of the population is white, according to the latest census. And in Phoenix, where the Suns were the host, over 68 percent of the residents are white.

What does this mean?

Well, off the top of my head I’m thinking it means … pretty much nothing. For the record, the 2020 Census shows Milwaukee’s population is 38.8 percent black and 34.0 percent white. Which also means nothing. Dallas is 28.8 percent white, 24.3 percent black, and 41.5 percent Latino. Meaning? Yup, you guessed it. Nothing. Well, nothing to any sane person, which sadly leaves out Mr. Phillips.

And despite how well Jayson Tatum and Grant Williams played Sunday in Boston, or how Jalen Brunson and Spencer Dinwiddie stepped up on the road in Phoenix, just know that they did despite what happened to people that look like them on Saturday. Because when you’re a Black athlete in America, competing at the highest level as a form of entertainment to the rest of the world, all the while knowing that the majority of the people that cheer for you don’t think your life matters, may be the hardest part of the game that you work at that a reporter will never ask about.

Let’s break this down a bit.

Did Shohei Ohtani hit the 101st home run of his career Sunday despite what happened to people who look like him in Laguna Woods? Yes, he’s Japanese, and the shooting victims were Taiwanese. But you get the idea. No one asked him about Laguna Woods, correct? Why? Because it had nothing to do with him. Nor did what happened in Buffalo have anything to do with any of the black players on the Celtics or Bucks or Mavericks or Suns.

As to the “white people in the stands don’t think black athletes’ lives matter” feldergarb … dude, get serious. Ever been to a Warriors game? Do you want to feel the love? Be there when Steph Curry or Klay Thompson drains a three-point shot or when Draymond Green makes a steal. Just because your clenched little world is incapable of acknowledging admiration and passionate support on and off the court crosses all racial divides doesn’t mean it isn’t alive and well.

As Tucker Carlson brilliantly points out, race politics by anyone to anyone is evil. Phillips is a babbling fool trying to score points in the Jemele Hill Wannabe Society by decrying how black athletes’ every question and response isn’t a racial and societal screed. These are grown men. When they want to speak up, the sports media will lap it up and lavish praise. If this isn’t enough for whiny woke jokes like Phillips, nothing will suffice.

Rep. Comer to Newsmax: Baby Formula Shortage Shows Biden Admin's 'Incompetence'

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., told Newsmax on Monday that the ongoing baby formula shortage shows the incompetence of President Joe Biden's administration by not acting sooner to deal with the crisis.

"This is another example of the incompetence of the Biden administration," Comer said during "Prime News" Monday. "What we learned also today [Health and Human Services] Secretary [Xavier] Becerra said that he's been monitoring this situation for months now."

Parents around the country seeking baby formula have been confronted with empty shelves at stores due to lingering supply chain issues from the COVID-19 pandemic and the February closing of an Abbott formula production plant in Sturgis, Michigan, due to tainted products.

The company announced Monday that it reached an agreement with the Food and Drug Administration to reopen the facility, but that it would still take about two months for the formula to appear on local store shelves.

"Our number one priority is getting infants and families the high-quality formulas they need, and this is a major step toward re-opening our Sturgis facility so we can ease the nationwide formula shortage. We look forward to working with the FDA to quickly and safely re-open the facility," Robert B. Ford, chairman and chief executive officer of Abbott said in a press release Monday. "We know millions of parents and caregivers depend on us and we're deeply sorry that our voluntary recall worsened the nationwide formula shortage. We will work hard to re-earn the trust that moms, dads and caregivers have placed in our formulas for more than 50 years."

The factory produces an estimated 40% of the baby formula made in the United States.

"The problem is the FDA shut down the production of baby& formula, and they didn't have a backup plan," Comer said. "No one at the FDA, no bureaucrat thought, 'Wow, if we shut down the maker of 40% of the baby formula in the United States, I wonder if there's going to be a plan or something miraculous is going to happen to replace that production.'"

Comer said the administration is dealing with this crisis the same way it is handling the energy issue — by buying baby formula from other countries.

"This administration continues to drop the ball, and this is another perfect example," Comer said.

Comer noted that he was glad the facility is coming back online, and it should have happened "months ago," but also said he is concerned that they fixed the problem that shut it down in the first place.

"Did they fix the problem? You shut them down because of bacteria," Comer said. "Are we confident the bacteria is gone? What have you been doing ever since you shut down the production of this plant?"

Jack Nicklaus Decries 'Cancel Culture' After Trump Loses Chance to Host PGA Championship

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Golf legend Jack Nicklaus decried that "cancel culture" had caused the PGA to pull its slated championship at Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey.

Nicklaus, who has won 18 major championships, said that the tournament should not have been moved to Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Nicklaus told Fire Pit Collective that while he likes PGA chief Seth Waugh, he should not have kowtowed to cancel culture and changed the location.

"Seth didn't need this job," Nicklaus said. "He took the job because he thought he could give the PGA of America some good guidance. And I think he's doing that. But this move is cancel culture. Donald Trump may be a lot of things, but he loves golf and he loves this country. He's a student of the game and a formidable figure in the game. What he does in the future in golf will depend on what the cancel culture will allow him to do."

According to Breitbart, in Jan. 2021, Waugh said that a "political situation not of our making" had compelled him to seek a new host for the tournament. He cited the situation as an "existential" threat and that he "had no choice."

"We're fiduciaries for our members, for the game, for our mission and for our brand," Waugh expressed. "And how do we best protect that? Our feeling was given the tragic events of Wednesday that we could no longer hold it at Bedminster. The damage could have been irreparable. The only real course of action was to leave."

In response, the Trump Organization said the PGA had "no right to terminate" the agreement.

By December, the PGA had reached an undisclosed settlement agreement with the Trump Organization.

A PGA press release from December reads:

"The PGA of America ("PGA") and The Trump Organization today announce that they have reached a settlement resolving their ongoing dispute regarding the PGA's decision to cancel its contract with Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey to host the 2022 PGA Championship."

After the instance, former President Donald Trump said that the settlement was "a wonderful conclusion for all. Thank you to the PGA of America!"