https://www.yahoo.com/sports/pittsburgh-area-fire-chief-sorry-public-discovers-hateful-post-aimed-mike-tomlin-151118735.html

Oh, look here … another public figure who regrets what they said on social media after people discover they said some really disgusting thing on social media.

Today that’s Paul Smith, the volunteer fire chief in Cecil Township, Pennsylvania, about 20 miles southwest of the Pittsburgh Steelers practice facility.


Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin walks the turf at Soldier Field last Sunday. (AP)
You see, fire chief Paul Smith took to Facebook sometime after the Steelers’ decision to not be on the field for the national anthem on Sunday in Chicago and posted this:


(Facebook/WTAE)
“Tomlin just added himself to the list of no good (racial slur). Yes I said it,” Smith wrote.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s edict was that all players must agree on what they would do on the field and if they couldn’t agree, no players would be on the field, and his reasoning was that it was to keep the team unified and out of politics. As his teammates stood in the team’s tunnel during the anthem, shielded under a tarp, offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva was about 20 feet in front of them. Villanueva said on Monday that he was “embarrassed” to have left his teammates and unintentionally threw them under the bus.

But back to chief Smith. His post makes one wonder: does Smith have a list of “good” N-words floating around? What makes one a good N-word? Was Tomlin, a Super Bowl-winning head coach who brought Pittsburgh to the playoffs in seven of his first 10 seasons, a good N-word before this?

And sarcasm aside, Smith just showed why players are kneeling and protesting: to highlight racism like this. Smith and many like him are angry that African-Americans in particular are using their voices as American citizens and using their platform – a platform far too many believe was “given” to them as opposed to something earned over years and years of struggle and hard work – and many showing their true colors behind that.

And if Smith harbors such disgusting thoughts about black citizens, it’s fair to wonder if he would do all he could to help a black family or a black family’s home in his jurisdiction if it were on fire and they were in danger.

If the family were “no good N-words”, are they worthy of saving? Or just let their home and belongings burn?

Tomlin said he was trying to save his players from this very type of hatred. If none of the Pittsburgh players were on the field, then those who wanted to kneel would not face the scrutiny and hatred harbored by those like Smith, particularly since there of course were players who wanted to stand.

But true to form, once the heat hit Smith behind his vile post, he immediately expressed regret.

In a statement to WTAE, Smith said, “I am embarrassed at this. I want to apologize. I was frustrated and angry at the Steelers not standing for the Anthem. My FD had absolutely nothing to do with this. I am deeply regretful at what I posted.”

And let us to tell you that fire chief Paul Smith regrets nothing but the fact that people discovered how hateful he is. He knew exactly what he was saying, as evidenced by the “Yes I said it” used to punctuate the Facebook post.

The Cecil Township Board of Supervisors said it is “deeply disturbed by the comments made by Volunteer Chief Smith, and in no way, shape or form condone his comments.”

No word yet on what happens to Smith, if anything.


ain't shit gonna happen to him...

when folks talk about how great the city of Pittsburgh is it's true, but it's also mad racist and every chance they get they will call you a nigger (not to your face).

i saw it and was like...thats it

latinos or asians to participate in the 'cism prism

it's racism from simpler times

But does it tend to be more overt in Pittsburgh than in other cities though?

Especially ones that have more of a midwestern vibe.

coming from

its wild tho

i like it

doesn't it follow that the people who are somewhat angered by this may be fueled by racism?

Like whenever I don't like the company of people agreeing with me, I tend to want to re-examine my position.



>https://www.yahoo.com/sports/pittsburgh-area-fire-chief-sorry-public-discovers-hateful-post-aimed-mike-tomlin-151118735.html
>
>Oh, look here … another public figure who regrets what they
>said on social media after people discover they said some
>really disgusting thing on social media.
>
>Today that’s Paul Smith, the volunteer fire chief in Cecil
>Township, Pennsylvania, about 20 miles southwest of the
>Pittsburgh Steelers practice facility.
>
>
>Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin walks the turf at
>Soldier Field last Sunday. (AP)
>You see, fire chief Paul Smith took to Facebook sometime after
>the Steelers’ decision to not be on the field for the
>national anthem on Sunday in Chicago and posted this:
>
>
>(Facebook/WTAE)
>“Tomlin just added himself to the list of no good (racial
>slur). Yes I said it,” Smith wrote.
>
>Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s edict was that all players must
>agree on what they would do on the field and if they
>couldn’t agree, no players would be on the field, and his
>reasoning was that it was to keep the team unified and out of
>politics. As his teammates stood in the team’s tunnel during
>the anthem, shielded under a tarp, offensive tackle Alejandro
>Villanueva was about 20 feet in front of them. Villanueva said
>on Monday that he was “embarrassed” to have left his
>teammates and unintentionally threw them under the bus.
>
>But back to chief Smith. His post makes one wonder: does Smith
>have a list of “good” N-words floating around? What makes
>one a good N-word? Was Tomlin, a Super Bowl-winning head coach
>who brought Pittsburgh to the playoffs in seven of his first
>10 seasons, a good N-word before this?
>
>And sarcasm aside, Smith just showed why players are kneeling
>and protesting: to highlight racism like this. Smith and many
>like him are angry that African-Americans in particular are
>using their voices as American citizens and using their
>platform – a platform far too many believe was “given”
>to them as opposed to something earned over years and years of
>struggle and hard work – and many showing their true colors
>behind that.
>
>And if Smith harbors such disgusting thoughts about black
>citizens, it’s fair to wonder if he would do all he could to
>help a black family or a black family’s home in his
>jurisdiction if it were on fire and they were in danger.
>
>If the family were “no good N-words”, are they worthy of
>saving? Or just let their home and belongings burn?
>
>Tomlin said he was trying to save his players from this very
>type of hatred. If none of the Pittsburgh players were on the
>field, then those who wanted to kneel would not face the
>scrutiny and hatred harbored by those like Smith, particularly
>since there of course were players who wanted to stand.
>
>But true to form, once the heat hit Smith behind his vile
>post, he immediately expressed regret.
>
>In a statement to WTAE, Smith said, “I am embarrassed at
>this. I want to apologize. I was frustrated and angry at the
>Steelers not standing for the Anthem. My FD had absolutely
>nothing to do with this. I am deeply regretful at what I
>posted.”
>
>And let us to tell you that fire chief Paul Smith regrets
>nothing but the fact that people discovered how hateful he is.
>He knew exactly what he was saying, as evidenced by the “Yes
>I said it” used to punctuate the Facebook post.
>
>The Cecil Township Board of Supervisors said it is “deeply
>disturbed by the comments made by Volunteer Chief Smith, and
>in no way, shape or form condone his comments.”
>
>No word yet on what happens to Smith, if anything.
>
>
>ain't shit gonna happen to him...
>
>when folks talk about how great the city of Pittsburgh is it's
>true, but it's also mad racist and every chance they get they
>will call you a nigger (not to your face).
>
>


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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

it's not surprising at all.

They hate Tomlin. I mean HATE him.. simply because he is Black.

Then again, Terry Bradshaw refused to visit the city for 20 years or so due to the fans. They are fanatic and always complain.

All this kneeling shut is just white folks mad at Black millionaires not staying in their place

is he kind of a big deal like the chief of police?

http://muse-fire.org/

they obviously aren't exactly a topnotch outfit

(if that doesn't put all this in perspective, i don't know what will)

when the CHIEF has "volunteer" as his prefix....

now if you will excuse me I must go bleach my eyeballs (bonus irony: that flag background is a gross violation of "use of the flag" protocol)

it will continue to keep going. Same with police brutality, black-on-black crime, and a whole assortment of issues that I won’t get into.

Is it a safe to say that this is what we deserve for allowing this mess to keep going?

1. deserve?
2. how exactly do we stop it?

>1. deserve?

Black folks love the white establishment too much. We are too concerned with integration. We want to live in their neighborhoods, go to their schools. I truly believe that blacks were afraid to go to war in the 60’s. They listened too much to Martin and not enough to Malcolm during the height of the civil rights movement. Malcolm knew that we would have to go to war to get what the rights that we deserved. Being passive and allowing things to keep happening has continued, and with the failure of black people to be unified then it’s pretty much impossible to come together.


>2. how exactly do we stop it?

First hit them economically. Stop giving our monies to these business. Stop voting these sorry ass politicians into office. If we don’t see a candidate that you like then don’t vote. Start looking at lobbying to get certain agendas pushed through government that are important to the black communities. Voting never has changed anything, but the lobbyists can get their issues and concerns addressed just fine don’t they? Be prepared for war at all cost. Stop being divided and unify. Invest more into each other and into the community. We need to start policing our own neighborhoods.

The racism and killing will continue as long as blacks continue not to stand up. Protests do not work.

>>1. deserve?
>
>Black folks love the white establishment too much. We are too
>concerned with integration. We want to live in their
>neighborhoods, go to their schools. I truly believe that
>blacks were afraid to go to war in the 60’s. They listened
>too much to Martin and not enough to Malcolm during the height
>of the civil rights movement. Malcolm knew that we would have
>to go to war to get what the rights that we deserved. Being
>passive and allowing things to keep happening has continued,
>and with the failure of black people to be unified then it’s
>pretty much impossible to come together.
>
>
>>2. how exactly do we stop it?
>
>First hit them economically. Stop giving our monies to these
>business. Stop voting these sorry ass politicians into
>office. If we don’t see a candidate that you like then
>don’t vote. Start looking at lobbying to get certain
>agendas pushed through government that are important to the
>black communities. Voting never has changed anything, but the
>lobbyists can get their issues and concerns addressed just
>fine don’t they? Be prepared for war at all cost. Stop
>being divided and unify. Invest more into each other and into
>the community. We need to start policing our own
>neighborhoods.
>
>The racism and killing will continue as long as blacks
>continue not to stand up. Protests do not work.


Anti-gentrification, cheap alcohol & trying to look pretty in our twilight posting years (c) Big Reg


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