For years and years, the biggest right-wing windbag in Chicago sports was Mike Ditka, former coach of the Bears, who could be counted on to say anything, no matter how daffy, to promote the Republican cause.
Until Urlacher revealed what was in his mind and heart, I’d never seen such contempt for Black people so openly expressed by a Chicago celebrity.
And earlier this year, Urlacher visited Trump in the White House. And in June, he made a pro-Trump comment on Twitter. But last week, he really let loose his inner MAGA.
When LeBron James, Chris Paul, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the other NBA players boycotted several playoff games last week, they were making a larger stand—using their prominence to force society to confront its racial problems. Especially regarding the police.
Rittenhouse is being turned into a political hero by Trump supporters, who are raising money for his criminal defense.
Norment’s theory is that the further white people get from Black people, the more prone they are to say stupid, racist things they wouldn’t say if Black people were around.
