Monday 24 December 2018

Profiles in Lack of Courage: ANDY DALTON (Apr. 12, 2012)

Preliminary comment by MORRISSEY BREEN... 
Andy Dalton, like Pat Lam, knows perfectly well what the wellspring of these racist comments is. It's the years and years of incendiary racist comments from broadcasters, with the following being particularly vile and provocative: Murray Deaker, Tony Veitch, Leighton Smith, and Paul Holmes. 

Yet neither Dalton nor Lam has had the courage to publicly point this out. 

Instead, all they do is weep about "the faceless people" and issue bland comments like the following.... 

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/103154/gutless-criticism-has-to-stop-dalton 

Gutless criticism has to stop - Dalton 

Auckland Rugby Football Union chief executive Andy Dalton says 
racially motivated criticism of Auckland Blues coach Pat Lam for their poor season is gutless and has to stop. 

The Blues have won only one of their six Super Rugby matches so far season prompting comments on social media sites and talkback radio that Lam's Polynesian background is to blame. 

Lam broke down in tears on Wednesday as he spoke of the racial abuse he and and his family have been subjected to. 

Dalton told Morning Report it shows an ugly side of society. 

Listen to more from Andy Dalton on Morning Report 

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