So, I Found The Reporter That Tried To Start A Controversy With Cam

[pstall]

Im more a NWA mid atlantic guy but i think he died before TBS really blew up NWA. 

Im mid 40s so im up there. 

[Killa Cam 69]

fug that guy

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, tiger7_88 said:

GTG is a good poster, although she isn't on much anymore.

[JawnyBlaze]

I went back and watched it again.  Someone did indeed ask Cam to elaborate on his comments from the other day, then the OP quote happened:

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“I don’t even want to touch on the topic of black quarterback,” Newton said, “because I think this game is bigger than black, white or even green. So I think we limit ourselves when we just label ourselves as this and that. I wanted to bring awareness because of that. But yeah, I don’t think I should be labeled just a black quarterback, because there’s bigger things in this sport that need to be accomplished.”

I jumped in and asked Newton why he couldn’t elaborate on his words from a week earlier. Did he believe there’s still somewhat of a stereotype that says black, mobile quarterbacks cannot throw in the pocket effectively?

“We shattered that a long time ago,” he said, a sheepish smile on his face.

The response to the "elaborate" request was "I don't even want to touch...."

So it does seem Sullivan asked the first question, which in my opinion wasn't the most egregious, but it was still trying to egg Cam on.  It was hack journalism.  The "why don't you want to elaborate, is it because you don't believe it? You don't think the stereo type that a mobile black quarterback cannot throw in the pocket effectively, you don't think that exists?"  "Cam: We shattered that a long time ago." "You REALLY believe that?" line of questioning was hack journalism.  It was certainly hostile, the sort of thing you see from Nancy Grace or one of those other buffoonish media personalities.  Cam definitely took it as hostile, judging from his reactions.

The "back it up" comment was far worse.  Dunno if it was a different person or not, could have easily been the same guy and the slight rise in pitch was just a natural inflection in his voice from the tone of the conversation, or it could be a different person.  To me it sounded like the same person, and it fit the flow of questioning to have come from the same person.  "You REALLY believe that?" Cam just nods his head like he can't believe he's being asked this garbage. "Why don't you back it up then?"  Seems like it'd be coming from the same person.The only thing we have to go on is Cam is looking in the same direction to both comments.

Either way, Sullivan is definitely a shoddy journalist for the handling of the first question (elaborate), and the second part (back it up) was downright disrespectful.  Dunno for sure if it was Sullivan or not.

[Cookie Lyon]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[top dawg]

"Egging" someone on is a far cry from hack journalism. In fact, there is an argument that it is good journalism.

[PhillyB]

i have no problem with sullivan asking the question. that's what reporters are supposed to do.

i do have a problem with sullivan telling him to "back it up" as though it wasn't a statement that's been verified by observable evidence and is available for anyone who cares to open their eyes and look. the burden of proof is not on cam to prove that black QBs have had a harder go of it socially and in the media.

if anything, cam should be demanding that sullivan "back up" the statement that this fact is anything close to controversial when it's so clearly manifest and empirically gatherable.

everything else is just noise.

edit: i also have a problem with the fact that cam isn't allowed to answer because he might hurt well-meaning white folks' feelings and make them wonder for a split second if they benefit from structural biases and injustices even if they don't directly contribute to them. we really shouldn't be sacrificing the extremely important public grappling over this issue on the alter of our comfort and illusions of egalitarian society

 

[rainwater]

Just now, PhillyB said:

i have no problem with sullivan asking the question. that's what reporters are supposed to do.

i do have a problem with sullivan telling him to "back it up" as though it wasn't a statement that's been verified by observable evidence and is available for anyone who cares to open their eyes and look. the burden of proof is not on cam to prove that black QBs have had a harder go of it socially and in the media.

The fact that Sullivan told him to "back it up" pretty much proves Cam's point.  Thus, nothing else needed to be said.

[CatMan72]

Wonder if Jerry realizes he only succeeded in making himself look like an ass in a nationally televised press conference? 

[tiger7_88]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

GTG is a good poster, although she isn't on much anymore.

She's the one whining and moaning, not me.

[iamhubby1]

5 hours ago, thomas96 said:

Watch the damn video fool. Cam was specifically asked why he didn't want to elaborate, likely from Sullivan who says he's the one who asked that (and there's no reason at all to believe he's lying about that).

 

 

38 minutes ago, tiger7_88 said:

She's the one whining and moaning, not me.

 

2 great examples that prove that being civil is not a requisite to live on the interwebz.

[pantherphan96]

thank you Bomani Jones. only person at ESPN with the stones to call out others on their BS.

[pantherphan96]

8 hours ago, thomas96 said:

He's doing his job.

from Bills fans who have to deal with him 24/7:

 

 

 

 

 

This guy knew it was him from his prior history of trying to bait players into giving him a soundbite:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[CRA]

3 hours ago, Cookie Lyon said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like when people lie regarding their kids....no kid would use the phrase pro Cam Newton.