(Texas Longhorns Football Player Buck) Burnette ousted because of (Obama) comments on Facebook

[sabra]

Source: statesman

Backup center Buck Burnette was kicked off the Longhorns Wednesday because of comments he made on Facebook, a person close to the team has confirmed.

According to those who saw the Facebook page, Burnette updated his status shortly after Barack Obama was elected president Tuesday night and wrote that hunters should get their guns. One of the people who claimed to have seen Burnette’s original post said it also included a racial slur. Others saw what Burnette wrote and posted comments on other sites, encouraging their friends to shut down his page.

Burnette’s page has since been deleted from Facebook.

However, screen grabs show that he had updated his status to an apology. Burnette wrote: “Clearly I was in the wrong for what I did and I apologize for being a sore loser.”

He offered another apology. It said: “Clearly I have made a mistake and apologized for it and will pay for it. I received it as a text message from an acquaintance and immaturely put it up on facebook in the light of the election. Im not racist and apologize for offending you. I grew up on a ranch in a small town where that was a real thing and I need to grow up. I sincerely am sorry for being ignorant in thinking that it would be ok to write that publicly and apologize to you in particular. I have to be more mature than to put the reputation of my team at stake and to spread that kind of hate which I dont even believe in. Once again, I sincerely apologize.”

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/entries/2008/11/06/burnette_ousted.html

[zelta gaisma]

1. funny how...

when someone gets caught with their pants down and their face red they all of a sudden remember what they are doing is wrong and say sorry isn't it?

[damntexdem]

2. Well, he's apologized more than Dubya ever did for far worse.

[Ian David]

3. I don't know if he REALLY is sorry, but THAT is an ACTUAL apology...

“Clearly I have made a mistake and apologized for it and will pay for it. I received it as a text message from an acquaintance and immaturely put it up on facebook in the light of the election. Im not racist and apologize for offending you. I grew up on a ranch in a small town where that was a real thing and I need to grow up. I sincerely am sorry for being ignorant in thinking that it would be ok to write that publicly and apologize to you in particular. I have to be more mature than to put the reputation of my team at stake and to spread that kind of hate which I dont even believe in. Once again, I sincerely apologize.”

Compare to the standard Republican boilerplate Non-Apology:

"I apologize for my choice of words and if anybody was offended by them."

Whether he means it or not, it's actually written as a real apology.

Good on him for THAT much, anyway.

Not that I think he should be let off the hook.

[ogneopasno]

5. I agree. That apology struck me too. It wasn't one of those "I'm sorry *IF* you were offended..."

apologies.

[Ian David]

9. I wonder if the coach asked any of the black players on the team if they were uncomfortable with him

And I think the coach made the right call.

[damntexdem]

16. Yes, an apology, and its acceptance, has nothing to do with his nonstatus on the team.

But I think that he has seriously started to rehabilitate himself as a person.

[gratuitous]

12. Yes, that sounded like a real apology to me, too

And it sounds like the proper corrective was applied. I should hope that the young man is told to go his way and sin no more.

[ProfessorGAC]

33. He's Only Sorry He Got Caught

This hillibilly isn't sorry for what he said. He's only sorry about the consequences of being an idiot.
The Professor

[Paladin]

39. Actual Apology Or Not----It's Not Enough

Thank you, Coach Brown, for taking quick, decisive action on this.

Paladin
University of Texas at Austin ('72)

[Ian David]

45. Agreed. There's also some speculaton that HE didn't actually WRITE it. n/t

[babylonsister]

4. I like that 'no (in)tolerance' policy. Good for the TX Longhorns. nt

[d_b]

6. "Buck"?

Fuck.

[Faygo Kid]

18. Sounds like the Palins named him. Stupid.

[WildEyedLiberal]

43. I think its Texas policy to recruit players with the most redneck names

Their QB is named "Colt McCoy" for fuck's sake. Whose name is COLT?

[Red_Viking]

7. UT grad and rabid Longhorn fan here

Also, rabid progressive and proud Democratic voter, and a native Austinite. I'm glad coach Brown made the right decision about this. Intolerance should never be...well...tolerated! On a diverse sports team, there is no room for this kind of talk. Wonder how his fellow players feel about it?

I know Austin is a blue oasis in a sea of red. But there are still pockets of intolerance there. Trust me.

Peace, and Hook 'em!

RV

[lies and propaganda]

17. Mack Brown is a good man..

the Mr and I love to giggle abut his quote referring to Colt saving a man who was drowning "he did what any good American would do"

So sweet :)


He did the right thing! Hook em Horns!

[ananda]

25. I agree about Austin.

Austin is a great place for liberals and radicals
like myself, but it also has a strong racist
population.

It's nice to see the Longhorn coach do the right thing.
That's a step in the right direction.

[Longhorn]

8. I appreciate the apology but I agree with the dismissal.

There are consequences to such actions! :mad:

[aggiesal]

32. Yup! Loss of scholarship (i.e. pay your own tuition) ...

will make anyone suddenly grow up.

Also, should he decide to transfer to a new school where he
would be allowed to play, how would his new teammates feel
about his blogs. Enough maybe to keep him off any team!

[Kalifornia.Kid]

10. What can you expect from a redneck football player who's job is to squat & hand off his ball.

[jpak]

11. Dumbass

:rofl:

[a la izquierda]

13. As a proud Oklahoma Sooners fan I am...

:eyes:
Knucklehead.

[Bette Noir]

14. What? A real "I done wrong" apology?

Not the usual Republican "I'm sorry if any of you were offended?"

The kid might be okay. Still off the team, though, for inciting violence against the new Pres Elect.

[bluestateguy]

15. Mack Brown doesn't put up with that bullshit

He can go play for OU if that's his attitude toward black people.

[a la izquierda]

24. Do you know anything about OU football?

Piss the hell off, jackass.
Stoops would tolerate that for about an iota of a second.
I'm guessing that since you DO NOT live in Oklahoma, you don't know anything. Bugger off.

[CAG]

37. You obviously don't know anything about the history of OU/UT and black athletes.....

or else you wouldn't put such a stupid unnecessary slur against OU up on a political message board.

Just compare the 60's and 70's team lineups for a start.

[a la izquierda]

41. Thank you!

He also mustn't have a clue who the President of our University is. Former Democratic Senator David Boren wouldn't tolerate that. Period.

There's lots of stuff to get on Oklahoma about (this election is one of many)...our University, and the way Stoops handles the behavior of our football team nowadays is absolutely not one of those things.

[PfcHammer]

19. Longhorn here. Austin and UT are pretty blue but there

some total necks in the surrounding areas and communities
that spill over into Austin and the campus.Hook'em

[gizmo1979]

20. I bet he was popular in the locker room.

lose a scholarship to a one A school because you're stupid,Priceless!

[democracy1st]

21. Barack Obama Meets Mack Brown & The Texas Longhorns (11min Exclusive Behind the Scenes Video)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7432251

[bertman]

27. Thanks for the link, democracy1st. Mack Brown is a good man. Too bad that young man

did such a stupid thing.

Aren't y'all Longhorns glad us Tarheels let you have Mack? LOL

[curse of greyface]

22. Good Apology and a good outcome.

I hope this young player learns from this.

[louis-t]

23. If he wasn't a racist, he would never have posted it.

Sorry, it's NOT funny or cute.

[kiranon]

26. Agree. n/t

[wickerwoman]

28. Right. "I grew up around racists and I posted racist comments but I'm not a racist."

WTF?

You're a racist and a coward since you won't stand by your comments. Oh, and a dumbass too.

[fascisthunter]

29. racism should never be tolerated...

good for them

[natureman]

30. Texas A&M will take him

I bet that this player would still be playing at A&M. Racism is O.K. at A&M as long as it is against a Democrat. In my opinion this is why A&M can't seem to quite make it to the next level in sports. A&M does not have enough political diversity for a big time University. Mack Brown is very smart to get rid of this loser.
By the way, I received my B.S. at Texas A&M.

[Gman]

31. LOL! You got that right

and my apologies to any Aggie that I offend with this post. But you know what we're talking about here. You can't change the culture of A&M.

[Miss Chybil]

34. He's sorry for publicly being a racist.

I guess what you do in private is your own business.

:shrug:

[muntrv]

35. His teammates should dump their used jockstraps on him for hand cleaning.

:evilgrin:

[nickgutierrez]

36. There's those "small town values", hard at work.

And, yeah, those are the values Caribou Barbie was really talking about. Hate, bigotry, and racism, and apology and denial when you get caught.

[AlexDeLarge]

38. I always find it curious when

people say things like "I'm not a rascist". That immediately tells me that they're a rascist. Kinda like saying "I'm a uniter" and "Military force is the last option".

[janethussein]

40. Texas A&M Would Welcome Him

with open arms. I can't stand the Longhorns but I have utmost respect for Mack Brown for doing this.
And Mr. Burnette just might be getting a visit from the Secret Service in the next day or two. Invoking the assassination of a President or President-elect is a Federal Crime. His "apology" was total BULLSHIT !

I am an Aggie but not very proud to be one lately.

[bmbmd]

42. Look here.

You may be right.

http://texags.com/main/forum.reply.asp?topic_id=1292522&forum_id=5

[BrightKnight]

44. No public or respectable private institution

will have anything to do with him. Sometimes an apology is not enough.

[rexy]

51. A few of the people posting there may be stupid

but there are also a good number of comments agreeing with his dismissal. They don't believe that his actions were a "mistake" or just immaturity. Just pure ignorance and racism. Surprising, I know!

[Vidar]

46. His dismissal is appropriate.

[customerserviceguy]

47. I gotta ask

just what is it about Facebook that makes people post things they wouldn't even write in a diary? I don't have a page, and wouldn't, who knows who'd use it against me?

[marshall]

48. People need to be VERY careful what they post online

One can't just speak one's mind freely in such a public forum.

[underpants]

49. At around 11:00 PM?

:beer:

[benny05]

50. Stupid A$$ n/t