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I'm not surprised by his firing we all knew who he was singling out with his comments and how the pc Twitter warriors would react. The problem Is the hypocrisy on the left, when Prime ministers gets caught in blackface they acknowledge it was wrong but all is forgiven with conversation and apologies... after all he's one of us he's a champion of diversity but if your clearly conservative the punishment has to be immediate exile. Our pm was also accused of groping women but never suffered a consequence like Patrick Brown did, this double standard is very dangerous. If your a moderate or even slightly to the right there's a real danger of this happening to you. Extremely dangerous road we are on if my charter rights are judged by the Twitter mob.

Incredible work, the precision, quality and visual appeal are astounding. You sir are a master of your art.

Really? Yeah and maybe Elvis is still alive and driving Taxi in Quebec.

I am sure this topic comes along every so often but I recently purchased a Ranger 621fs. I am coming from 2 previous aluminum boats, a crestliner fishhawk 1650 and a Lund Pro v 1875. This is the 2nd biggest purchase I've made in my lifetime. I fish for bass and walleye on the great lakes and big rivers. I just wanted to start the discussion for all people that made the switch from an aluminum to a glass boat or vice versa. I am curious what your opinions are regarding the difference fishing out of these different platforms. I only went for a test drive in the Ranger and pulled the trigger, I have yet to fish out of it. The boat is put away for the winter and I will be picking it up in March/April.

Moose Antler Fishing Rod, well sort of. A customer requested I build him a rod using Moose Antler as he knew I had done one previously. The reel seat, butt cap and handle inserts were turned from stabilized Canadian Moose Antler that I acquired from a friend.

If your stream is slow you should get your prostate examined

Sportsnet aired Coaches Corner 3 times that night if I am not mistaken. I do not know anything about the production but let's say the first airing is live. Then why did they air it 2 more times that evening if they had a problem with it? I don't find what Grapes said to be offensive but should the folks at Sportsnet not be held to the same standard that they holding Grapes to?

So if anyone in a workplace says what he said they should be fired without getting the opportunity to explain themselves to HR? I hope he goes after them in court. He'd win. He has always supported veterans and heroes of all backgrounds evenly from what I recall. This is how a patriot is treated. Bad show. Mac Clean abandoned his bread and butter and i hope he gets sidelined when the new crew is selected.

If you went to the Pacific Mall and a guy said he needed to take your credit card into the back room for a little while, would you let him? PayPal for all on line purchases.. ALthough, at the recommendation of a banker, I got one of the free RBC credit cards and put a low limit on it. I use that card if I buy something cheap and the seller does not take Paypal. No big deal if I have to cancel that card, and its helpful to have a back up card in case something ever goes wrong and I have to cancel the other one.

Funny how 2 guy's on opposite sides of the spectrum can carry a conversation back then with nobody getting their nose outa wack

Don is a very popular guy. I bet his new book-----The Wrath of Grapes(The Don Cherry Story) will be a bestseller.

Likely by their appearance and skin color. I was merely correcting previous posts claiming Don had said something about skin color.

LOL WHATEVER GUYS. The important things is the he has been silenced for good on television. BUHBYE LOL

So you classify 'New comers' and 'You people' as black/brown? What about the Polish, Italian or Irish guy that just got off the boat 3 weeks ago? Doesn't fit either one of those descriptions?

How did he recognise those people in Mississauga and Toronto as “you people that come here” then? Were they wearing a badge with ‘New Canadian” on it where the poppy should have been? Of course not, he recognised them by the colour of their skin. It’s interesting how people are racist these days. If I don’t say Black but use other ways of saying it I then have plausible deniability. I can say it’s not about race, or race is not an issue and claim the universality of human experience and then turn things upside down and say because the accuser of racism talked about skin colour they are in fact the racist. What is the purpose of this? To shut down the conversation and neutralise any argument that racism exists and maintain the status quo, a status quo in which there is a huge power imbalance that benefits one group and denies others purely on the basis of skin color. I remember as a kid I was stopped by the police and asked for my immigration documents! I had a broad English accent then as now, why did the cop assume I was not from England? This still happens today, coded language is key. I get asked all the time, where are you from? You tell the person and the reply is, “ no, I mean where are you really/ originally from?” These are just examples of frequent reoccurring microaggressions experienced by people of color, we are well aware of the ways in which racism manifests without saying black, brown etc.. etc. Being reminded daily of one’s ‘otherness’ is the commonly shared experience of people of colour, of course if you don’t experience this it might be hard to see or believe it is the reality for some, to be told that my actual experience and my actual identity don’t exist and I only believe it because I’m a “ snowflake” is just insult to injury.

Yes, so if you are an immigrant and don’t wear a poppy. He was talking about you. anyone else upset is looking for an excuse to be racist against an 85 year old white man

...and there it is. Everyone has their own interpretation of what Don said. Of course the snowflakes that are so sensitive to absolutely everything will jump on this and think it's racist. Perhaps they should look up the word racist and read it's definition before using it in a sentence.

Nice, Still not as good as the ones you built me, except that butt cap would look better on mine

Thanks Limey, I was looking for this. I can't believe I had to go 5 pages deep to find this simple, sensible comment. Don's been quoted as follows MANY times in this thread: “You people... love our way of life, love our milk and honey. At least you could pay a couple of bucks for poppies or something like that. These guys paid for your way of life that you enjoy in Canada.” The three dots are conveniently left out because that's where Don says "you people that come here", making it a clear message to immigrants. It's disingenuous to leave out that part. Don's message was directed toward immigrants when it should have been directed at everyone that isn't wearing a poppy. Period.

Don Cherry said...“You people, that come here”. So he is addressing people that have come from somewhere else. He says that he sees those people walking around Mississauga and Toronto. How does Don know who is an immigrant or not? It’s not like “New Canadians” wear a badge with that on it, he is talking about visible minorities. So Don is making assumptions about people based on the color of their skin, can’t think of a better description of ‘racist’ if I tried.

One of the local guys was out on Sunday on the closest fishable water to my house. It's less than a mile to his spot from my front door.

My take on Ron's reaction was that he agreed with Don and did not see Don's intention as being racist, just Don using his limited education and vocabulary to get a point across. I think he knows Don better than any of us. If you look for racism, you will find it, but I think Don's intention was to bring to light the fact that too many people don't appreciate the life they have here or the sacrifices made by others to maintain that lifestyle. I also think that SportsNet was already looking for reason to let Don go... much easier to let him go, then let him still the pot. HH

I’m glad he wouldn’t apologize. His statement was exactly what it needed to be. Wouldn’t bend to the lefty’s for a second. MacLean should be ashamed of himself for not having the guts to stand by him. You’d think that after 30 years of working with a guy there would be some loyalty.