Paul Shirley’s Modest Proposal for Haiti Gets Him Fired From ESPN

Posted January 27, 2010, 12:30 pm by Ty Duffy (341 Comments)

ESPN cut ties with NBA player turned author Paul Shirley after an inflammatory column that criticized relief efforts in Haiti. Those of a certain bent will frame this politically and make him a martyr, but it’s not a case of valid viewpoint discrimination.  Shirley’s words were inexplicably ignorant. Historical issues can be explained two basic [...]