20 Minutes of Silence with Kirk Minihane: Philadelphia Inquirer reporter John Mitchell on race in Boston

It's too easy isn't settlements. Wooten not meant literally between here and into you and -- and it's certainly beyond -- TI don't tell. And here podcast W yeah I'd go home I'm joined today by seven sixers beat writer for the Philadelphia enquirer John Mitchell John Howard this afternoon. Are are you -- well as we take this your way. Four hours to just be a bit heading right now to -- arena would -- No -- -- you know the -- you'll give it my way there okay so let's get into the play I would speak directly with blocked. Yeah well. The today. A blog post are from you. Comes out and basically says that the title is -- fair weathered beats bigoted any any day you get into here and you get into it. When I looked at a John McIntyre we talked off here for men in my first take was that I don't get it yeah I think you're calling out. Garnett here you're calling out Boston fans I look at interpret it. As racist as saying that Kevin Garnett might have to watch help from self he plays badly next couple games John I gotta tell you -- here the entire. Garnett run in Boston goal for forty in his next two games they lose and both he rips the Boston fan base. Nothing's gonna happen this guy's a touch it was below to hear. Well it if you really if your early read blog post that I didn't re tired and very and I'm I don't know what the year. With the academics that it -- -- used to speak a little border let. I qualify my statements by saying. That there is a statement of the band -- Who turned on Jules ward and I'd been and we've already in the blog include all accredited -- -- the public well below you all local papers. And the Al reported. But saying that he's -- -- -- -- it reported between the majority of them didn't and an eight. Well I -- John but John did they say that the reports say they did. Important and we did you have a judgment that it won't talk. -- and what our job our job once second you're gonna sell a believer to viewpoints on the top. If you're gonna say they did the most and didn't come from that that's a that's a loaded statement right there because -- than suggesting that most of them did. And we don't know that. We're going to vote well listen all we know -- bought and bought -- bought. Bruins Boston Bruins. Cynical part of life here at their -- it's quiet about it. Did not seem the national spotlight I would say that the lion's share. But those comments probably -- -- -- -- Bowl that's not dissect. I would -- okay we're not talking about now outward -- to limit them with local follow. First of all let me just say obviously anybody tweeting this stuff -- a complete moron we agree on that I'm -- -- though John I think you might agree with us. Is that the saint Louis blues are playing Chicago Blackhawks in ward is the only black player. For the blue say he scores a goal you get a million tweets like that no matter what I mean that's just that's the people on Twitter people all over the place like that that's a sad reality is that I mean that's not. It is it's safe haven from war and. Right. But would you say that that's more about. More about that that a particular city. Oh what but my point is like I said say ward played for the Blackhawks scored a goal what the million people blues fans were they are not a million whenever he softer ward scored that goal. When those same people of their bid their blues fans are Blackhawks fans and -- and the other team. When you see that's the same and bombs all over Twitter. Well we know we're we're a country you know where at that the president the first African American president. Pass to. It is is -- the most problem networking media. Pat Fox News have to go out more about how request for is purchased tickets it. And so obviously. You know this country stood -- huge problems. -- with the race right boat he does so that's -- I understand your portable media earlier but it happened it's. John but -- them let me ask you this and and I'm personal -- think I don't think it allowed it to happen the -- -- -- people -- on Twitter I don't know where they were -- -- my point is. It's ward is the only black player on one hockey team scores a goal in game seven in any city. That other team is gonna have fans who put them on Twitter I'm not saying it's right John it's crazy. Right and I obviously -- But my point is I think that is more. -- to tie that in to Garnett in fair weathered it to -- answer to it's just a stretch to me to reach is reading it to me just seem to reach. Shoot it well you know -- -- you're entitled to your opinion I respect that they were domestic or not sure. If you look at the history of the public the Russell and in and out of sync yet we don't actually you can know what will we talk about I'm it would. No it's army which are saying is what's past is prologue to an extent. I didn't box and as you bots like to root -- as -- yeah. But there's also. A -- slot at this quote you whether it's an output though whether it's impossible that patent law. You know to actually be a better place most people just off. The bottom -- that it happened and it was connected to Boston based. And plot and its history. Ending note -- visited new media is going a little bit too far but I think what a night out. I have got recruit there are many of them who moved here from the but yeah. Qualified that statement -- say. That that these people it up or not they don't they are representative and every green -- I'm not surprised about it and I think they look they. The majority that we basically says. That altitude and -- I -- -- and I didn't know we read -- People just simply not. Is the attention deficit disorder in the country so bad that people in that you'd be Yahoo! here's the line. In his future okay nears are you talking about. Quote no this wasn't the whole Boston fan base not at all but it's not answer that Bill Russell the biggest sports winner in the history of Boston's sports a personal the biggest winner anywhere. Absolutely load the city in a fan base and he saw us racist what I mean. I don't know use the word coincidence there what what's what what's the coincidence. Could it happen roster we have why is that so why it happened again that happened people blocked across -- -- -- treated you bought. It brought to edit history I just my dog and after the Russell has British it. They've broken Russell's house and defecated in the house that they smeared as house with crap I'm not denying it is about this a bad history. But I'm telling you right now John -- African American -- stuff like this yeah. African American supposed to -- channel without. What job the job you're making it sound like that you're -- its book helped Kevin Garnett. It that bad that's my problem is nothing is going -- And then that I am not I really don't think that policy set. Something astute political army fought in the Sunbelt and it is not yet. Here's what you wrote so might my advice to you KG is that you're better off winning the series the next one the next because if you let these. So all our fans down who knows what they'll unleash on you we do know what they're capable of. We know that. We're knows what they nailed it that we can bring those new. Will you tell me I don't know what you're talking about nothing would happen to Kevin Garnett. Every objection is that building so LeMieux and who it. What are. The I don't know if you -- the benefits would that it made it more clear. That's a big differences -- music we talk about relatively -- -- general John John did everything we hear you suggesting a lot lockquote. You brought it into words so. It's going to be ultra so that doesn't mean it doesn't mean I think -- was a blog post I resented I think that it certificate it would be square archery. I don't know -- square I don't know though. Because oh well so what so what would happen so what's gonna happen I don't know what happened what you see -- Oh and I don't know what I and I didn't suggest what would happen -- do we know what they're able what you have proven himself became a beloved being -- -- -- but with. But I didn't go out there right now I'd be Asian it that this could happen yet. So Celtics -- help expands a brutally -- via Twitter. So Celtics fans have proven to be bigoted via Twitter you just. It that it had to let that happen in the rangers' series then. You know our listeners that we're we're talking you were talking about in note. That situation and it did it happen bought it. Do you -- a person until what do you bought about the. But it didn't happen the Boston. -- LA Bruins don't happen on Twitter that's the problem John this is where I definitely. Do about it at the what are some people are just random punks on Twitter. Know that you're a Twitter it exists. There until the place on there. Mike here or there are. -- -- -- say about their I don't know did twelve hours ago right I guess for you and I just come to a disagreement is I grit and. -- -- in the area I will say that I don't want to label you bought them because I didn't -- the book but -- -- -- -- action. -- -- -- a group came about and and and become a red October racially offensive and represent. Other terrible. Terrible. Absolutely terrible terrible if there were people who went broke when the people who put the tweets out. I agree but John those guys you know I mean listen you know better in my -- that's just just there's always gonna be that segment of thought now I know maybe you're right maybe you and I disagree I mess but. I feel like and again I'm I'm Melissa I'm white so I I I look at it may be definitely more up maybe I wanna be more optimistic so I don't feel bad about but I do feel like. Twenty years ago vs now project that with the Boston -- -- it. Up blockers and punched -- ball right so didn't grow but. My thing is when you write tonight that you dig up the race and it it it's it's just pop that the brought out there did you kind of. Pressed about press some buttons and it. So yeah I I -- which -- That's OK but my point is. Yeah I -- the with a tie in this year many say in you now you're saying it's gonna be Twitter with Garnett here -- when you wrote an apparent initially it's almost make it's not a. -- -- -- those attending as -- Mississippi Burning to the current case to yours and your larger point is that you're frustrated with what happened on Twitter. In your angry because Garnett. It seems to be -- defense and it -- to build -- when it was an. -- record you're out. There. Well when you. It seemed what are. It seemed to me what are we include. Spot -- I understand that but my point is that I hope out there trying to help well -- -- here to educate us. -- I think the idea that Philadelphia's a fairway that seemed to me that sort of touched a nerve with you know. I am sure -- -- I -- Philadelphia. And pretty intelligent very yeah I'm not a lot. So I mean you know. Okay well there it is there's your kids like certain plot that put their commitment that say it. Maybe. To -- level. Yet. Yeah well maybe edit yeah just and also artillery. It -- open it up but I think that the people that I addressed. In that block it apply. But I mean how many how many -- you know I think with. But no matter what you write some like that he gets out there in your practicing and you're saying things that are different people don't look at that and say listen this guy this this this writer for the inquirer. Called the city of Boston racist because people tweeted something after guys scored a goal in a hockey game it's a huge again I just think it's a hugely battle but it's a fairly are. You ideas and that's there. You love Boston you'll hate Boston that's injured. The -- -- Well Google can't afford an active against. And the political -- -- I know out of the movement that we create I'm not a -- in are people there are a lot of folks on Twitter. Who -- incredible part. Yeah I people who are. And you know look -- it did what it -- -- redress. An emotional back. Okay -- I don't know I understand and I appreciate you kind of -- a couple. Of seven. All right John I'll talk to -- That you John that's John Mitchell Philadelphia Inquirer.