I proudly stand with Kareem Abdul Jabbar In His Endorsement Of Hillary Clinton

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Kareem Abdul Jabbar endorses Hillary Clinton in Washington Post op-ed

Clinton has a long and distinguished history of fighting hard for working- and middle-class Americans. As first lady, she could have taken a traditional ornamental and passive role, but she chose a path as an activist. She has been an advocate of national health care since 1993, despite fierce opposition from the health-care industry. We wouldn’t have the Affordable Care Act — which has brought coverage to millions — if not for her early efforts.

I especially appreciate Clinton’s unflinching support of President Obama’s policies, which have lifted many Americans both economically and socially, despite the battered economy that he inherited. Continuing the direction of those policies, including reforming a bail system that targets the poor, drug laws that target minorities and an education system that saddles college students with unbearable debts, must be a priority if the United States is to be the land of equal opportunity it brands itself to be.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kareem-abdul-jabbar-in-this-crucial-election-im-endorsing-hillary-clinton/2016/04/15/305bd5fc-0244-11e6-9203-7b8670959b88_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-e%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

[Haveadream]

1. Awesome!

Thanks for posting!

[ghostsinthemachine]

2. I love Kareem, my favorite athlete ever, BUT

This does not set well with me. Just the events of the past two weeks should be enough to convince anyone to pull away from supporting the Clinton's. Especially after Bill's tone deaf, racist rant to BLM protestors last week.

[Buzz Clik]

5. Kareem is no fair-weather, intellectual lightweight. He undoubtedly knows exactly what happened...

... and why.

The dustup between Bill Clinton and the BLC protesters was generational, not racial.

[Buzz Clik]

3. +1

Kareem was always playing for the wrong pro teams, but I had tremendous regard for him.

His endorsement of HRC is, in my mind, the most meaningful of all her endorsements.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. Top three NBA player, accomplished author, and public intellectual.

[Bluenorthwest]

6. I've stood with Kareem and let me tell you this, standing with him makes you feel and look short....

I've seen very tall people stand next to Kareem and look short. So my tip for standing with Kareem? Don't wear flats.

He's a very nice man and while I do not agree with his endorsement I always enjoy the way Kareem says what he says and the fact that he talks about politics at all. He's one of the few sports figures that raise up the sporting culture.