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In reply to the discussion: Ghislaine Maxwell told DOJ Trump never did anything concerning around her: Sources [View all]rsdsharp
(11,177 posts)Kahn covered them in 1952 and 53 for the New York Herald Tribune. By the time he covered the Dodgers Jackie Robinson, and other African Americans, were established stars. That did not mean that prejudice had ended.
St. Louis was the most western, and most southern city in MLB. Robinson complained that the Cardinals were shouting racial epithets at him. Eddie Stanky, a native of Mississippi, former Dodger and teammate of Robinson, was the Cardinal manager.
Young reporter Kahn went to Stanky to ask him if it happened. Stanky denied it, and Kahn wrote his story around that denial. The next morning Robinson was disgusted by the story,, and let Kahn know it. Embarrassed, Kahn did some checking and found Robinson was right. He confronted Stanky, demanding to know why he had misled him.
Stanky denied doing so, saying that he had told Kahn he didnt hear anything out of line. He said [parapharsing], I heard n
.r, I heard shine, I heard snowball, I heard coon. I dont think any of those out of line.
Maxwell says Trump never did anything that would cause concern. She was a groomer, and apparently a child molester herself. What she thinks would cause concern is probably different from what most people would think, in addition to being a known liar.
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