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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jay: [QB] John Rocker was suspended until May 1 by commissioner Bud Selig on Monday for racial and ethnic remarks that "offended practically every element of society." This effectivly keeps Rocker out of spring training and out of the first month or so of the season. To read the rest of the story, go <A HREF="http://sports.yahoo.com/nl/news/ap/20000131/ap-rockersuspended.html"TARGET=_BLANK>here</A>. His comments: "The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. I'm not a very big fan of foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?" You can read more of what a wonderful fellow he is by going <A HREF="http://cnnsi.com/features/cover/news/1999/12/22/rocker/"TARGET=_BLANK>here</A>. The question then is this...do public figures like Rocker have a greater responsibility because they [i]are[/i] public figures? Does the right to free speech not apply if you have a public persona? Or did Selig cross the line by his suspension? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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