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Greg Bedard compares Christian Barmore to Aaron Hernandez, then Jim Murray asks for clarity on Barmore’s issues. Is he one of the dumb blacks, or one of the violent blacks?
Another 98.5 Klan rally.
Another 98.5 Klan rally.
Bedard thinks Belichick is setting Cam up to “hang himself”
More on Barmore.
Greg could burry this kid’s career right now, caller!
Look how charitable and sensitive he’s being.
Greg could burry this kid’s career right now, caller!
Look how charitable and sensitive he’s being.
Bedard and Murray (and most of the 98.5 roster) have a long, well documented history of racially tinged commentary.
Often derisively referring to black athletes they don’t like as “the player” or “this player”. Attempting to dehumanize them.
Often derisively referring to black athletes they don’t like as “the player” or “this player”. Attempting to dehumanize them.
Their socials are also littered with The Player nonsense.
And then we have the bizarre “personal” disdain for Kyle Van Noy. Which we all get to relive this coming season.
Bedard, of course, has a history of hiring people with racist tweets and then shielding them and himself from accountability. He still has not adequately addressed this stuff 2.5 years later.
This is pathetic. A full year after the incident and it’s still ‘alleged’. Even after the guy deleted his own account and stopped working in sports, Greg won’t admit it happened.
And he refers to his own former employee as “some guy” and pretends to not even remember his name.
And he refers to his own former employee as “some guy” and pretends to not even remember his name.
Greg has since hired another person with a questionable twitter past, and has not yet commented.
https://the15net.com/2021/02/11/greg-bedard-has-a-type/
https://the15net.com/2021/02/11/greg-bedard-has-a-type/
All of this is to say, that there's what you might call a pattern of behavior with the people that appear on this station.
They just aren't good people. At all.
https://www.boston.com/sports/media/2017/11/09/michael-felger-deserves-a-suspension-for-roy-halladay-comments
They just aren't good people. At all.
https://www.boston.com/sports/media/2017/11/09/michael-felger-deserves-a-suspension-for-roy-halladay-comments
Jim Murray wishing death on a caller’s children.
Then you have a known Dan Lifshatz burner telling people to stop caring about black children.
Then you have Adam Jones, who picks one black player on each local team to obsessively attack. In recent years, Marcus Smart and Jackie Bradley Jr. have been the main targets.
And when it comes to the Bruins, there isn't one. So in true Canuck Letter style, he goes at Patrice Bergeron, a French Canadian.
As close as he can get, I guess. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canuck_letter
As close as he can get, I guess. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canuck_letter
Don't get me started on this guy.
(35 is in reference to Mike Gillislee)
(35 is in reference to Mike Gillislee)
Mac, brilliant.
Cam, not mentally capable.
Cam, not mentally capable.
Trey Lance should be able to pick up the 49ers offense easily. I mean, even Robert Griffin III could do that.
Update: Greg Bedard doubles down on Christian Barmore.
Questions intelligence and motivation. Hints at something bigger that would tarnish him.
But Greg wants you to know that he’s actually protecting Barmore!
Questions intelligence and motivation. Hints at something bigger that would tarnish him.
But Greg wants you to know that he’s actually protecting Barmore!
Once this kid gets freedom
Greg wants to clarify that he’s not comparing Barmore to Hernandez.
Then immediately uses the Hernandez situation as a comparison again.
Then immediately uses the Hernandez situation as a comparison again.
Greg claims he said he wasn't comparing Barmore to Hernandez. That is true.
But saying "I'm not comparing..." and then going ahead and making the comparison is in the shit stirrers handbook.
And particularly when you're invoking Aaron's name. You know what you're doing.
But saying "I'm not comparing..." and then going ahead and making the comparison is in the shit stirrers handbook.
And particularly when you're invoking Aaron's name. You know what you're doing.
Furthermore, he reiterated the comparison today instead of walking it back.
So it was clearly no mistake.
So it was clearly no mistake.
Also, come on man.
You're the one spewing this unspecified and unsourced shit on a show famous for trolling its listeners. That's all they do.
And if we acknowledge what you say, then we're the ones trolling?
You're the one spewing this unspecified and unsourced shit on a show famous for trolling its listeners. That's all they do.
And if we acknowledge what you say, then we're the ones trolling?
Circling back to Greg calling Mike Loyko "some guy" whose name he feigned difficulty remembering in this clip from the fall of 2019.
He sure seemed to know him a little better one year earlier, almost exactly to the day.
https://twitter.com/police_at/status/1389744965048311812
He sure seemed to know him a little better one year earlier, almost exactly to the day.
https://twitter.com/police_at/status/1389744965048311812
And it spreads... https://twitter.com/PolarGinger/status/1390320998331863041
This is why it matters. This is why being vague is dangerous. And this is why you don’t bring up Aaron Hernandez’s name, even with a weak disclaimer.
Young innocent mistake szn
It just so happens that Greg appeared on Felger & Mazz the day Justin Rohrwasser announced he was having his 3%er tattoo removed.
It was discussed on the show.
I listened to Greg's segment. He had nothing to say about it during his in depth analysis of the Patriots draft.
It was discussed on the show.
I listened to Greg's segment. He had nothing to say about it during his in depth analysis of the Patriots draft.
Fair question. Didn't sound like it from his two appearances this week. Indicated it came from someone in the league. https://twitter.com/ThatDaveBrown/status/1390440623522689031
Shouldn't the people closest to his time at Alabama be polled about this before you go public?
If not as a courtesy to Barmore, then to at least protect yourself from relaying bad information before you might incite a national headline storm that you claim it's worthy of.
If not as a courtesy to Barmore, then to at least protect yourself from relaying bad information before you might incite a national headline storm that you claim it's worthy of.
Greg channeling Ben Volin's style of condescension.
Cute story.
Cute story.
