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Posted by streetcarman1 on Fri Mar 16 11:02:25 2012, in response to Re: SOME THINGS NEVER WANT TO CHANGE IN THE DEEP SOUTH, posted by SMAZ on Fri Mar 16 10:45:35 2012. "nahhhh....it's just the illegals they don't want."The issue here is ...someone who LOOKS HISPANIC is automatically thought to be illegal....that is the point I am making. This is actually the same racially charge statement from this editor: Jeremy Lin slur was ‘honest mistake' IRVING DEJOHN, HELEN KENNEDY Monday, February 20, 2012 The ESPN editor fired Sunday for using "chink in the armor" in a headline about Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin said the racial slur never crossed his mind - and he was devastated when he realized his mistake. "This had nothing to do with me being cute or punny," Anthony Federico told the Daily News. "I'm so sorry that I offended people. I'm so sorry if I offended Jeremy." The headline - "Chink in the Armor: Jeremy Lin's 9 Turnovers Cost Knicks in Streak-stopping Loss to Hornets" - appeared on ESPN's mobile website at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday and was removed by 3:05 a. From NYDAILYNEWS.COM |