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	<title>Comments on: Why Torii Hunter&#8217;s comments about having a gay teammate matter</title>
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		<title>By: Gamera the Brave</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gamera the Brave]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nuke,
I can&#039;t tell if you are butchering Shakespeare to ask Craig if he&#039;s in the closet for being gay, Christian, or a Seinfeld fan...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nuke,<br />
I can&#8217;t tell if you are butchering Shakespeare to ask Craig if he&#8217;s in the closet for being gay, Christian, or a Seinfeld fan&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Gamera the Brave</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gamera the Brave]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plessy v. Ferguson much?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Plessy v. Ferguson much?</p>
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		<title>By: Gamera the Brave</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/why-torii-hunters-comments-about-having-a-gay-teammate-matter/comment-page-2/#comment-421533</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gamera the Brave]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Homosexuality is a behavior. &quot;
And that is why everything you said is totally wrong.
As soon as you describe homosexuality as a &quot;behavior&quot; or a &quot;lifestyle&quot; you forfeit the field of discussion.  Those words imply conscious choice.  In other words, at some point in a person&#039;s life they have to make a decision as to which gender they are physically, viscerally attracted. 

As humanity slowly comes to the realization that some people are gay, just as some are blue-eyed, or left-handed - and that it&#039;s just as genetically driven - stupid, incoherent, factually incorrect arguments like this will fade away.

Sadly, it&#039;s not today...

I am too depressed by this comment to take it all on, sorry...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Homosexuality is a behavior. &#8221;<br />
And that is why everything you said is totally wrong.<br />
As soon as you describe homosexuality as a &#8220;behavior&#8221; or a &#8220;lifestyle&#8221; you forfeit the field of discussion.  Those words imply conscious choice.  In other words, at some point in a person&#8217;s life they have to make a decision as to which gender they are physically, viscerally attracted. </p>
<p>As humanity slowly comes to the realization that some people are gay, just as some are blue-eyed, or left-handed &#8211; and that it&#8217;s just as genetically driven &#8211; stupid, incoherent, factually incorrect arguments like this will fade away.</p>
<p>Sadly, it&#8217;s not today&#8230;</p>
<p>I am too depressed by this comment to take it all on, sorry&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Kleinz 57</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kleinz 57]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh I used to LOVE WWF Judgment Day. 

The one in 2000 where the Undertaker came back and chokeslammed the entire McMahon-Helmsley faction? Classic.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh I used to LOVE WWF Judgment Day. </p>
<p>The one in 2000 where the Undertaker came back and chokeslammed the entire McMahon-Helmsley faction? Classic.</p>
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		<title>By: jmays77</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jmays77]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[None of those examples are even in the same league as what Tori said. How can being from Arkansas ever be the same as sexual preference? Like what most people said, it&#039;s opinion. It really doesn&#039;t matter what he said. Because if he is still playing, and he ends up on a team with a homosexual player, he has to play with him regardless of Hunter&#039;s opinion. It&#039;s his job. Please stop blowing this out of proportion.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>None of those examples are even in the same league as what Tori said. How can being from Arkansas ever be the same as sexual preference? Like what most people said, it&#8217;s opinion. It really doesn&#8217;t matter what he said. Because if he is still playing, and he ends up on a team with a homosexual player, he has to play with him regardless of Hunter&#8217;s opinion. It&#8217;s his job. Please stop blowing this out of proportion.</p>
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		<title>By: xjokerz</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[xjokerz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frankly I don&#039;t care as long as he hits for my tigers.  The only thing that should be points down upon is bullshit religion. Sorry people gods not real.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Frankly I don&#8217;t care as long as he hits for my tigers.  The only thing that should be points down upon is bullshit religion. Sorry people gods not real.</p>
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		<title>By: nightman13</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nightman13]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 04:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m going to assume your derogatory comments about liberals mean you are a conservative.  I will also assume that because you link liberal views and communism together, you are not smart.

Here&#039;s why open minded educated people are anti-Christian.  A portion of the &quot;Christian&quot; population is distorting the actual messages of the Bible as a justification of racist and bigoted behaviors.  Hiding behind religious freedom to conduct the same types of beliefs usually reserved for clan members.

Jesus preached to forgive the people that murdered him, but to hate homosexuals?  A lot of NRA members are conservative and religious and in the Bible God said to treat all his creations with respect.  So they obey that by hunting some of them for sport?

That&#039;s why people are anti religion, several groups are just using religious freedom as a cover for bigoted behaviors and only believe the parts of the Bible that justify their beliefs while turning a blind eye to anything that contradicts their beliefs.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m going to assume your derogatory comments about liberals mean you are a conservative.  I will also assume that because you link liberal views and communism together, you are not smart.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s why open minded educated people are anti-Christian.  A portion of the &#8220;Christian&#8221; population is distorting the actual messages of the Bible as a justification of racist and bigoted behaviors.  Hiding behind religious freedom to conduct the same types of beliefs usually reserved for clan members.</p>
<p>Jesus preached to forgive the people that murdered him, but to hate homosexuals?  A lot of NRA members are conservative and religious and in the Bible God said to treat all his creations with respect.  So they obey that by hunting some of them for sport?</p>
<p>That&#8217;s why people are anti religion, several groups are just using religious freedom as a cover for bigoted behaviors and only believe the parts of the Bible that justify their beliefs while turning a blind eye to anything that contradicts their beliefs.</p>
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		<title>By: lyacko</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[lyacko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[what do you mean his views-he has every right to feel-THE WAY HE WANTS TO-if thats how he feels-and he has the balls to say it-the la times is going to tell him how to feel-or are you going to tell him how to feel-last i herd we still live in america-not sure for how much longer-i never cared for him as a player-but as a man i like him]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what do you mean his views-he has every right to feel-THE WAY HE WANTS TO-if thats how he feels-and he has the balls to say it-the la times is going to tell him how to feel-or are you going to tell him how to feel-last i herd we still live in america-not sure for how much longer-i never cared for him as a player-but as a man i like him</p>
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		<title>By: Kevin Gillman</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Gillman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craig, are you literally taking Hunter word for word for what he is saying?  Nowhere in that interview did he say he would alienate those teammates that are homosexual.  Nowhere did he say he would refuse to play alongside those teammates.  He DID say he was uncomfortable with their lifestyle, and again that&#039;s his choice.  But it doesn&#039;t mean he will suddenly be a jerk to those players, and ignore them.

And if you think like that, you&#039;re wrong.  

If Hunter homophobic?  Perhaps, but he&#039;s not the first player ever to be homophobic, nor will he be the last person too, but in this &quot;Political Correct&quot; world, not even a baseball player can speak his mind.

I guarantee you there is a homophobic Football player in the NFL right now, as is NBA player.  Perhaps they need to get betetr educated, but it is what it is.  This shouldn&#039;t even be a cover story, even on the holidays.  It&#039;s just one man&#039;s opinion, let it go.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Craig, are you literally taking Hunter word for word for what he is saying?  Nowhere in that interview did he say he would alienate those teammates that are homosexual.  Nowhere did he say he would refuse to play alongside those teammates.  He DID say he was uncomfortable with their lifestyle, and again that&#8217;s his choice.  But it doesn&#8217;t mean he will suddenly be a jerk to those players, and ignore them.</p>
<p>And if you think like that, you&#8217;re wrong.  </p>
<p>If Hunter homophobic?  Perhaps, but he&#8217;s not the first player ever to be homophobic, nor will he be the last person too, but in this &#8220;Political Correct&#8221; world, not even a baseball player can speak his mind.</p>
<p>I guarantee you there is a homophobic Football player in the NFL right now, as is NBA player.  Perhaps they need to get betetr educated, but it is what it is.  This shouldn&#8217;t even be a cover story, even on the holidays.  It&#8217;s just one man&#8217;s opinion, let it go.</p>
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		<title>By: louhudson23</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[louhudson23]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 11:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no playing of the &quot;Christian&quot; card unless Hunter and his &quot;Christian&quot; apologists go on to explain what means they use to pick  and choose their &quot;sins&quot; they wish to oppose....so touching pigskin is ignored? how and why? Working on Sunday is ignored? how and why? divorce ignored? how and why? mixing fabrics ignored?how and why? disrespectful wife is ignored? how and why? tattoos ignored?how and why? trimming one&#039;s beard ignored? how and why? and on and on....
These are of course,rhetorical questions,as there is no viable answer. Bigotry is bigotry and attempting to hide behind admonitions written in earlier times of ignorance which clearly hold no place in the modern world.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is no playing of the &#8220;Christian&#8221; card unless Hunter and his &#8220;Christian&#8221; apologists go on to explain what means they use to pick  and choose their &#8220;sins&#8221; they wish to oppose&#8230;.so touching pigskin is ignored? how and why? Working on Sunday is ignored? how and why? divorce ignored? how and why? mixing fabrics ignored?how and why? disrespectful wife is ignored? how and why? tattoos ignored?how and why? trimming one&#8217;s beard ignored? how and why? and on and on&#8230;.<br />
These are of course,rhetorical questions,as there is no viable answer. Bigotry is bigotry and attempting to hide behind admonitions written in earlier times of ignorance which clearly hold no place in the modern world.</p>
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		<title>By: stercuilus65</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stercuilus65]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For me it&#039;s very gratifying to read posts like this because it shows what pretentious, holier-than-thou dicks that people are who throw out the &quot;homophobe&quot; label every time somebody dare say something that disagrees with the hard left orthodoxy. Good luck with your ignorance!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For me it&#8217;s very gratifying to read posts like this because it shows what pretentious, holier-than-thou dicks that people are who throw out the &#8220;homophobe&#8221; label every time somebody dare say something that disagrees with the hard left orthodoxy. Good luck with your ignorance!</p>
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		<title>By: kirkvanhouten</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kirkvanhouten]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 06:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@cur68

1. &quot; I realize that you don’t speak for gay people everywhere, nor are you official Keeper Of The Gay Faith or anything&quot;  

Wrong, I am absolutely the sole spokesman for all things gay. We had a secret gay election.  The ballots were pink. I won. 

2. &quot;he claims people like you would stare at his junk in the locker room shower and so make him uncomfortable.&quot; 

You know your around you female friends and you can&#039;t stop oggling at their boobs to the point where you can&#039;t ever talk you can&#039;t be friends anymore,  or at work where you can&#039;t stop yourself from sexually harassing your female co-workers?  Wait, you don&#039;t because your a human being and some a crazy, horned up sex monster who doesn&#039;t live into a cliched stereotype?  Exactly.  Believe me, I&#039;m sure his junk isn&#039;t worth staring at.  If it was, I&#039;m sure a professional gay athlete has enough humility and respect for others not to harass his teammates.  If someone is, it&#039;s out of line regardless of sexual orientation.  But making that assumption based on nothing at all is ridiculous.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@cur68</p>
<p>1. &#8221; I realize that you don’t speak for gay people everywhere, nor are you official Keeper Of The Gay Faith or anything&#8221;  </p>
<p>Wrong, I am absolutely the sole spokesman for all things gay. We had a secret gay election.  The ballots were pink. I won. </p>
<p>2. &#8220;he claims people like you would stare at his junk in the locker room shower and so make him uncomfortable.&#8221; </p>
<p>You know your around you female friends and you can&#8217;t stop oggling at their boobs to the point where you can&#8217;t ever talk you can&#8217;t be friends anymore,  or at work where you can&#8217;t stop yourself from sexually harassing your female co-workers?  Wait, you don&#8217;t because your a human being and some a crazy, horned up sex monster who doesn&#8217;t live into a cliched stereotype?  Exactly.  Believe me, I&#8217;m sure his junk isn&#8217;t worth staring at.  If it was, I&#8217;m sure a professional gay athlete has enough humility and respect for others not to harass his teammates.  If someone is, it&#8217;s out of line regardless of sexual orientation.  But making that assumption based on nothing at all is ridiculous.</p>
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		<title>By: kirkvanhouten</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kirkvanhouten]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 06:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@meadowsm1989

If that&#039;s the case, then I&#039;m very glad.  I would much rather completely miss someone&#039;s point and come off as an idiot.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@meadowsm1989</p>
<p>If that&#8217;s the case, then I&#8217;m very glad.  I would much rather completely miss someone&#8217;s point and come off as an idiot.</p>
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		<title>By: meadowsm1989</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[meadowsm1989]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 03:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think you may have missed his sarcasm, Sir.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think you may have missed his sarcasm, Sir.</p>
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		<title>By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 01:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How about if i post a .gif of katy perry jumping around? 

http://imgur.com/t2TXk

forgiven then?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How about if i post a .gif of katy perry jumping around? </p>
<p><a href="http://imgur.com/t2TXk" rel="nofollow">http://imgur.com/t2TXk</a></p>
<p>forgiven then?</p>
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		<title>By: jwbiii</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jwbiii]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can I hold the door for you?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can I hold the door for you?</p>
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		<title>By: thebadguyswon</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[thebadguyswon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craig knows this garbage drives hits. There will be plenty more to come. Hacktastic.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Craig knows this garbage drives hits. There will be plenty more to come. Hacktastic.</p>
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		<title>By: cur68</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[cur68]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do not besmirch the good name of my junk. My junk is known and respected by some pretty unimpeachable sources.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do not besmirch the good name of my junk. My junk is known and respected by some pretty unimpeachable sources.</p>
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		<title>By: cur68</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[cur68]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world is a crazy place some days.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The world is a crazy place some days.</p>
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		<title>By: cur68</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take it easy, eh? Soon, it&#039;ll be Friday and you&#039;ll be in love.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Take it easy, eh? Soon, it&#8217;ll be Friday and you&#8217;ll be in love.</p>
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		<title>By: ultimatecardinalwarrior</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/why-torii-hunters-comments-about-having-a-gay-teammate-matter/comment-page-2/#comment-419910</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ultimatecardinalwarrior]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Again with the stereotype that gay men are voracious sexual animals who want to just grab a hold of your penis and never let go. It&#039;s not true and only proves how ignorant you are. Have you ever hung out with a gay man before?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Again with the stereotype that gay men are voracious sexual animals who want to just grab a hold of your penis and never let go. It&#8217;s not true and only proves how ignorant you are. Have you ever hung out with a gay man before?</p>
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		<title>By: ultimatecardinalwarrior</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/why-torii-hunters-comments-about-having-a-gay-teammate-matter/comment-page-3/#comment-419907</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ultimatecardinalwarrior]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking of jokes...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking of jokes&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: beelza</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/why-torii-hunters-comments-about-having-a-gay-teammate-matter/comment-page-3/#comment-419905</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[beelza]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article from the LA Times writer is nothing more than a hit piece, from a piece-of-shit writer, from a piece-of-shit publication. As a Tigers fan, welcome to Detroit Torii, very happy to have ya.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The article from the LA Times writer is nothing more than a hit piece, from a piece-of-shit writer, from a piece-of-shit publication. As a Tigers fan, welcome to Detroit Torii, very happy to have ya.</p>
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		<title>By: dbldmr</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/why-torii-hunters-comments-about-having-a-gay-teammate-matter/comment-page-3/#comment-419900</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dbldmr]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why does anyone care what Torii Hunter thinks?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why does anyone care what Torii Hunter thinks?</p>
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		<title>By: nothanksimdriving123</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/why-torii-hunters-comments-about-having-a-gay-teammate-matter/comment-page-3/#comment-419897</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nothanksimdriving123]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[randy, I&#039;ll try to explain this. You said: &quot;No one should have to be exposed to that while at work.&quot; Reality check: At most people&#039;s jobs, we might see a photo of a co-worker&#039;s loving family at their desk/cubicle/locker. They might get a phone call/message from their spouse. A spouse/partner might drop by for some legitimate reason and we see an appropriately quick kiss. We do not consider this to be blatant, sexual behavior. Unless it&#039;s two gays. Then, OMG, it&#039;s &quot;in your face&quot; &quot;flaunting your (so-called) lifestyle&quot; etc etc etc. You say you &quot;don&#039;t care&quot; who someone loves, but we&#039;ll &quot;be sorry&quot; if you hear any hint of our home lives at your office. Please, I beg you, if you have any guns, leave them at home. And forgive me if I&#039;m a little wary of going for a beer with you.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>randy, I&#8217;ll try to explain this. You said: &#8220;No one should have to be exposed to that while at work.&#8221; Reality check: At most people&#8217;s jobs, we might see a photo of a co-worker&#8217;s loving family at their desk/cubicle/locker. They might get a phone call/message from their spouse. A spouse/partner might drop by for some legitimate reason and we see an appropriately quick kiss. We do not consider this to be blatant, sexual behavior. Unless it&#8217;s two gays. Then, OMG, it&#8217;s &#8220;in your face&#8221; &#8220;flaunting your (so-called) lifestyle&#8221; etc etc etc. You say you &#8220;don&#8217;t care&#8221; who someone loves, but we&#8217;ll &#8220;be sorry&#8221; if you hear any hint of our home lives at your office. Please, I beg you, if you have any guns, leave them at home. And forgive me if I&#8217;m a little wary of going for a beer with you.</p>
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		<title>By: seattlej</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/why-torii-hunters-comments-about-having-a-gay-teammate-matter/comment-page-3/#comment-419880</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[seattlej]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hasn&#039;t &quot;judgment day&quot; happened three or four times now in the past two years?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hasn&#8217;t &#8220;judgment day&#8221; happened three or four times now in the past two years?</p>
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		<title>By: dparker713</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/why-torii-hunters-comments-about-having-a-gay-teammate-matter/comment-page-3/#comment-419872</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dparker713]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craig, you&#039;re being entirely hypocritical here.  How many times have you railed against a front office for making a move for a clubhouse guy?  How many articles have you bashed Jeff Francouer as a great guy but a terrible player?  

Whether or not Hunter&#039;s actions harm a clubhouse atmosphere, you&#039;ve never shown a care in the world about clubhouse atmosphere.  We all know that if the Tigers win this year, they&#039;ll have great team chemistry, regardless of the views of Torii Hunter on any subject under the sun.  Nor does his making his views public have any weight, otherwise Ozzie Guillen would&#039;ve lasted 5 minutes.  

Hunter&#039;s views just don&#039;t matter in regards to his play, his value to the Tigers, the Tigers as a team, or baseball in general.  They may matter to society since he is a minor public figure, but this has about as much effect on the upcoming season as the weekly Biden gaffe did on the 2012 Presidential election.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Craig, you&#8217;re being entirely hypocritical here.  How many times have you railed against a front office for making a move for a clubhouse guy?  How many articles have you bashed Jeff Francouer as a great guy but a terrible player?  </p>
<p>Whether or not Hunter&#8217;s actions harm a clubhouse atmosphere, you&#8217;ve never shown a care in the world about clubhouse atmosphere.  We all know that if the Tigers win this year, they&#8217;ll have great team chemistry, regardless of the views of Torii Hunter on any subject under the sun.  Nor does his making his views public have any weight, otherwise Ozzie Guillen would&#8217;ve lasted 5 minutes.  </p>
<p>Hunter&#8217;s views just don&#8217;t matter in regards to his play, his value to the Tigers, the Tigers as a team, or baseball in general.  They may matter to society since he is a minor public figure, but this has about as much effect on the upcoming season as the weekly Biden gaffe did on the 2012 Presidential election.</p>
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		<title>By: historiophiliac</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/why-torii-hunters-comments-about-having-a-gay-teammate-matter/comment-page-2/#comment-419861</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[historiophiliac]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps that should give you pause.  Consider the company you keep.

(And, yes, you are right -- I haven&#039;t been to PFT.  But, I will probably watch some college ball mañana, if that makes you feel any better.)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Perhaps that should give you pause.  Consider the company you keep.</p>
<p>(And, yes, you are right &#8212; I haven&#8217;t been to PFT.  But, I will probably watch some college ball mañana, if that makes you feel any better.)</p>
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		<title>By: bigtrav425</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/why-torii-hunters-comments-about-having-a-gay-teammate-matter/comment-page-3/#comment-419858</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtrav425]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He is allowed to have his own beliefs! Right,wrong or indifferent......but he is right we all know most guys feel like him,again whether its right wrong or indifferent.I was going to give him kudos but now he is backtracking like a pussy because of the over sensitive pussies in this country began to whine and complain.......Waaaaaaaaa he doesn&#039;t want a gay teammate..Waaaaaa]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He is allowed to have his own beliefs! Right,wrong or indifferent&#8230;&#8230;but he is right we all know most guys feel like him,again whether its right wrong or indifferent.I was going to give him kudos but now he is backtracking like a pussy because of the over sensitive pussies in this country began to whine and complain&#8230;&#8230;.Waaaaaaaaa he doesn&#8217;t want a gay teammate..Waaaaaa</p>
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		<title>By: paperlions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paperlions]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess you haven&#039;t been over to PFT....it is impossible to have a discussion over there, part of it is the formatting of the comments section (and the tendency of the moderators to delete posts), but mostly....it is just the sheer volume of neanderthals that preclude any decent exchanges...even gets in the way of effect trolling.  :-(]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I guess you haven&#8217;t been over to PFT&#8230;.it is impossible to have a discussion over there, part of it is the formatting of the comments section (and the tendency of the moderators to delete posts), but mostly&#8230;.it is just the sheer volume of neanderthals that preclude any decent exchanges&#8230;even gets in the way of effect trolling.  <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':-(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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