There's honesty in the hypocrisy that's not actually that crazy. Anytime the topic of free speech comes up, the people who like the speaker who sparked the discussion will raise their fists in the air and scream, "What happened to free speech?! We'll skip that part. This has nothing do with anyone's freedom of speech being attacked or discouraged.
It's more a testament to why the First Amendment can be so generally frustrating. Because the freedom promised to Ozzie Guillen also guarantees that anyone he offended this week can respond with free-wheeling outrage toward the Venezuelan-immigrant-turned-American-patriot.
Even if nobody was actually supporting Castro's government this week--literally, Ozzie is just impressed he's not dead--the details don't really matter.
In America, everyone's free to willfully miss the point and get as angry as they want. So while the show goes on in Florida, let's be clear on one point: Ozzie and his success and all his crackpot opinions ultimately add up to a living example of why America is so, so awesome. And this big crazy controversy is a reminder that Americans can still be so, so stupid. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Spanish La Liga View team list. Filed under: MLB. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Example: In , Sports Illustrated reported that Guillen would fine any of his players who missed the Star Spangled Banner, explaining, "If you're not from this country, you should respect the anthem even more than Americans because you should feel pleased you're here. And if you're from this country, you should have respect for people who are dying for it.
As he said then , "T his country can't survive without [immigrants]. There are a lot of people from this country who are lazy. A lot of people in this country want to be on the computer and send e-mails to people. We're the ones who go out and work in the sun to make this country better. Loading comments When Guillen realized the severity of his quotes and the fallout it was causing in the Cuban-American community, he quickly retreated and retracted those comments, also taking the rare step of having a closed-door meeting with the team's beat writers before Saturday's game with the Cincinnati Reds to try and explain his comments and how they were reportedly taken out of context.
Guillen caused another stir late last September when he was introduced as the Marlins' new manager, saying he did not support the president of his native land, Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. She hates him to death," Guillen said. If I was supporting Chavez, do you think I would be manager of the Marlins? I never supported Chavez.
I want to look old. The last time I shaved my goatee off, people thought it was my fault we played bad. Baseball never even got a hit in Triple-A. I was a better player than him, I have more money than him and I'm better looking than him. He was bad-mouthing my team. He was bad-mouthing my trainer. He was bad-mouthing my general manager. He was bad-mouthing my owner. He was bad-mouthing my organization. But when he said Ozzie -- uh-oh. As soon as he named me, it was on.
I am here to say I am sorry with my heart in my hands and I want to say I'm sorry to all those people who are hurt indirectly or directly.
I'm sorry for what I said and for putting people in a position they don't need to be in. And for all the Cuban families, I'm sorry. I hope that when I get out of here, they will understand who Ozzie Guillen is. How I feel for them. And how I feel about the Fidel Castro dictatorship. I'm here to face you, person to person. It's going to be a very difficult time for me.
The interpretation didn't come out as I wanted. I was thinking in Spanish and I said the wrong thing in English. Everybody in the world hates Fidel Castro, including myself. I was surprised that he's still in power. That's what I was trying to say to the journalist. And that's the first thing that came out of my mouth.
I admit it.
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