Activists Protest Phil Jackson at Staples Center For Supporting Arizona Immigration Law (Video) …Update: Students Given Credits to Join Protest
Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, May 17, 2010, 9:32 PM
Illegal immigrant activists held a protest outside the Staples Center tonight to demonstrate against LA Laker’s coach Phil Jackson. The NBA coach argued this week that the Arizona immigration bill “usurped” federal law, saying it “gave it some teeth to be able to enforce it.”
The leftist protesters painted their standard swastika on the American flag.
Notice the kids at the end of the video said they were students who were protesting for credits.
NESN reported:
Lakers coach Phil Jackson is under fire – and it’s got nothing to do with a basketball decision. His support of Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 has some L.A. natives redrawing their rooting allegiances along political lines for the upcoming Western Conference finals.
Activists plan to demonstrate outside the Staples Center before Monday’s Game 1 to protest the 10-time champion’s stance on Arizona’s racially divisive bill, which has already prompted L.A. city council to vote 13-1 to “ban most travel there and to forego future business contracts with companies headquartered in the state.”
AltoArizona.com has led the charge by starting a petition that urges Jackson to “Stand with Los Angeles,” painting the “Zen Master” as anything but one with the community.
But in comments made to the ESPN.com’s J.A. Adande, Jackson made it clear he doesn’t believe his opinion betrays the Lakers’ large Hispanic fan base.
“Am I crazy, or am I the only one that heard [the legislature] say, ‘We just took the United States immigration law and adopted it to our state?’” Jackson told Adande.
Jackson then countered Adande’s argument that the bill “usurped” federal law, saying it “gave it some teeth to be able to enforce it.”
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Neoavatara commented:
Well, I hate the Lakers and the Bulls…but Phil finally gave me something to cheer for him about.
Opaobie commented:
He shoots! He scores!!
Charlie commented:
Sorry, I’m not buying it. This and the “Los Sols” thing… no way. I’m not believing that Mexicans watch basketball.
bg commented:
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hmm, not a very big crowd..
maybe they should’ve asked the Coffee Partiers to
join in with them to help boost their numbers, oh wait..
when is someone in authority going to crack down on all of
these racially motivated discriminatory school activities..
oh yeah, Obama should send a thank you card to his friend Bill Ayers for teaching teachers how to “revolutionize” their students (i’m sure Bonilla-Molina & Chavez & who knows who else does).. *sigh*
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Nathan R. Jessup commented:
Way to go Phil. I knew you were a bright guy (won’t help you against the Celtics when/if you play them though).
Perhaps Holder should actually READ the bill before determining the Constitutionality. Here’s yet another VIDEO of Holder looking utterly incompetent:
http://the-raw-deal.com/?p=1742
wanumba commented:
“Activists” is a JOB. They are PAID for these things out of taxpayer money.
We already know it’s taxpayer money – OUR money that’s the source of funds, or rather our DEBT – so the question to answer and pursue is WHO is organizing these things?
chrisbg99 commented:
Of course Phil is a smart guy, he grew up in North Dakota.
YeahRight commented:
Something is wrong with this picture…when 15 individuals who are part of a racist group advocating the destruction of the United States of America get national/international press and almost 2 MILLION Americans protesting high taxes and bailouts on September 12, 2009 get nary a word from the press…something is wrong with this picture.
squeaky commented:
to take a step up to support the arizona bill takes courage. phil is standing by his convictions instead of letting them hide in order to satisfy the opponents. those against the bill assume silence is a sign of their strength.
Sickofobama commented:
Go Phil Jackson! Lose Los Lakers and Los Suns. Go Boston.
Andreas K. commented:
The same crap is taken to a whole new level here. The rabid left wing in Austria, supported by the Catholic church, wants a law that allows everyone to stay. Basically it’s called “Bleiberecht” (the right to stay here) and means simply that everyone, who sets his foot on our soil, has the right to stay.
So if Saddam Hussein was still alive and would set foot on Austrian soil, he would have the right to stay here.
And the church supports this because of “humanitarian” reasons.
Load of BS.
The same church says islam is good because it brings religion back into our societies.
Chip Bennett commented:
I’ve never been a Phil Jackson fan… until now. Kudos to you, sir!
eaglewingz08 commented:
I guess the City Council of Los Angeles will have to stop contracting with itself, and with the State of California and all other political subdivisions and business entities in California since the California Penal Code has almost the exact same ‘racial profiling’ ‘anti-immigrant’ provisions in it as that ‘racist’ Arizona law just passed. What was it I heard about ‘people living in glass houses’?
Militant Conservative commented:
Alyinsky model, small group very loud to hide thier numbers (lack of). On target when you hear them squeal. Fire for effect, bring the rain. powder is dry.
reliapundit commented:
gbless phil jackson
ProLifer commented:
“Viva Los 1070” ___ “Viva Los 1070” ___ “Viva Los 1070”
anon commented:
Already love the Lakers, now I love them that much more.
xxx commented:
There are 8 – 10 million people in the Greater LOS Angeles, and about less than a dozen came out, that is not a protest, but the lefty media put this on page one. They want to globalize the world.