Paul Shirley has probably become public enemy No. 1 in Haiti and elsewhere.
Paul Shirley played in the Euroleague in 2008.
JEAN FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP
The former NBA player posted a long column online in response to the earthquake disaster in Haiti in which he criticized Haitian citizens and said he won't donate to relief efforts.
"I haven?t donated to the Haitian relief effort for the same reason that I don't give money to homeless men on the street," he wrote. "Based on past experiences, I don't think the guy with the sign that reads 'Need You're Help' is going to do anything constructive with the dollar I might give him. If I use history as my guide, I don't think the people of Haiti will do much with my money either."
And he didn't stop there, even writing a letter to the people of Haiti.
"Dear Haitians," he wrote, "First of all, kudos on developing the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Your commitment to human rights, infrastructure, and birth control should be applauded.
"As we prepare to assist you in this difficult time, a polite request: If it?s possible, could you not re-build your island home in the image of its predecessor? Could you not resort to the creation of flimsy shanty- and shack-towns? And could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?"
He also asked what's being done to prevent this tragedy from happening again, using New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina as an example.
"We did the same after Hurricane Katrina," he said. "We were quick to vilify humans who were too slow to respond to the needs of victims, forgetting that the victims had built and maintained a major city below sea level in a known target zone for hurricanes. Our response: Make the same mistake again. Rebuild a doomed city, putting aside logic as we did."
Shirley has been dropped as a freelance writer for ESPN for his comments on Haiti.
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02-09-2010, 12:02 PM #1
Former NBA player is ALPHA!!!!!!!!!
Last edited by CEO10Kumad; 02-09-2010 at 12:22 PM.
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02-09-2010, 12:05 PM #2
wow. totally alpha...
not, what a ****ing idiot. the misc is full of morons. none of you are even close to alpha. dickless little wimps.
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02-09-2010, 12:05 PM #3
Harsh message, he will be burned at the stake for this though.
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02-09-2010, 12:05 PM #4
everyone was thinking it, but he had the balls to say it
"the pain you feel today, will be the strength you feel tommorw"
get big
lean bulking fo' liife
steak and eggs son, thats all you need
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02-09-2010, 12:06 PM #5
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who?
♦ ɴɣϲ ϲrew ♦
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02-09-2010, 12:06 PM #6
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02-09-2010, 12:06 PM #7
R....
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02-09-2010, 12:06 PM #8
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02-09-2010, 12:08 PM #9
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Too bad he was a nobody
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02-09-2010, 12:08 PM #10
A white guy on the Suns.
Never saw one of those before.
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02-09-2010, 12:10 PM #11
Title should read: Former NBA towel boy is ALPHA.
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02-09-2010, 12:10 PM #12
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02-09-2010, 12:10 PM #13
right... cause they chose to build their homes as cardboard shantis?
do u know the natural resources in haiti? none. the gdp? nothing. u realize the people of that island have only been there for a few hundred years as they were forced their from their natural geographic location?
this **** is just stupid, so many of u mother****ers are so uneducated, especially when it comes to anthropology and the movement of human population.
i seriously cant stand how stupid the average person is. i can almost forgive the ignorance of the poor ****s living in haiti, but if you are able to post on this forum then u have the ability to be informed. no excuse this day n age in any developed country to be as ****ing stupid as the average person is. kill yourselves.
so u all know, paul shirley came from a rich family and has always been an arrogant prick.
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02-09-2010, 12:12 PM #14
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02-09-2010, 12:12 PM #15
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02-09-2010, 12:13 PM #16
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02-09-2010, 12:14 PM #17
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02-09-2010, 12:15 PM #18
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he actually kind of right
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02-09-2010, 12:16 PM #19
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lol posted this almost 2 weeks ago
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02-09-2010, 12:17 PM #20
how does talking shit about a country that is struggling with a major crisis make him alpha
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02-09-2010, 12:19 PM #21
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02-09-2010, 12:20 PM #22
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02-09-2010, 12:21 PM #23
i am upset. 2 many uneducated ****s holding us back from reaching our human potential. u mad i could **** ur girl off my knowledge base alone?
im far from liberal, but i love those who use words such as liberal. makes it real easy to spot the brainless sheep.
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02-09-2010, 12:22 PM #24
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lol
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02-09-2010, 12:22 PM #25
inb4 he goes missing
PS : he isn't just a scumbag but he is also attention whore in an evil way .
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02-09-2010, 12:25 PM #26They say a wise man knows nothing, so I know a lot less
But I been where you at homie, put to the test
The answer lies deep within, so open your chest
And find God within yourself and he'll show you the rest
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02-09-2010, 12:25 PM #27
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02-09-2010, 12:27 PM #28
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02-09-2010, 12:29 PM #29
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02-09-2010, 12:29 PM #30
yes
"why idolize someone, that only makes you number 2. IDOLIZE urself"
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