So often we are offended.  We are almost programmed to find fault in everything.  Is there anything more American than the perception of injustice?

Donald Sterling, owner of the LA Clippers set the sports world on its ear this past week with his comments.  Some for some ridiculous focused on how those sentiments were revealed.  I couldn't care less.  He may have been scheduled to be honored by the NAACP.  He may not have realized that his feelings made him a racist.  But the truth is unequivacal that his feelings about African Americans make him a racist.

Some would enjoy seeing him beaten senseless, others refuse to defend him all while barking harder at how his transgressions were revealed than about his character and ignorance.

The bottom line is that the NBA did a solid job in their actions (I won't call them a punishment, because punishment rarely leads to improved behavior).  Not so much the money because he has plenty of that, but because until we start making sense in the face of foolishness, until we start addressing ideas intelligently to help change the way people think, rather than punishing tham for what they think, these incidents will continue to pop up under our noses.  The NBA in implementing a lifetime ban acted quickly, severely and justly in this case.

I am not much of a basketball fan, but they should be louded for their efforts