{"id":625888,"date":"2017-02-01T18:33:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T23:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=625888"},"modified":"2017-02-01T18:33:51","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T23:33:51","slug":"please-dont-compare-yourself-to-jackie-robinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/please-dont-compare-yourself-to-jackie-robinson\/","title":{"rendered":"Please Don\u2019t Compare Yourself to Jackie Robinson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-hall-of-very-good-podcast\/id1064701432?mt=2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-611442\" src=\"https:\/\/thebloguin.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/web-graphics-podcast-2.jpg\" alt=\"web-graphics-podcast-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/web-graphics-podcast-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/web-graphics-podcast-2-555x34.jpg 555w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThere\u2019s hyperbole\u2026and then there\u2019s this.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not sure who Alex Jones is, consider yourself lucky. The ultra-conservative, founder of Infowars has made more than a few headlines over the years because of his outspoken views on gun control, government conspiracies and being a Sandy Hook truther.<\/p>\n<p>And now, because Donald Trump has granted him a seat in the White House press room, he\u2019s comparing himself to Jackie Robinson.<\/p>\n<p>Because of course he is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt reminds me of the &#8217;30s and &#8217;40s saying don\u2019t let black baseball players on the baseball field. Because that\u2019s basically what this is,\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mediamatters.org\/video\/2017\/02\/01\/alex-jones-compares-infowars-white-house-press-room-desegregation-baseball\/215210\">Jones said Wednesday<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cPrepare to be completely dominated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the Texas-based blowhard is way off. 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