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I have always enjoyed that interview on Parkinson, even some 35 years later.

It was hard not to admire his courage on several fronts, the fact he held white America accountable for the discrimination black Americans lived with from day to day and two, his refusal to go to war to fight for a cause he didnt believe in, he went to jail rather than violate his principles and these would have been some of his peak years in the ring.
That said he did become a bitter, twisted individual and as pog says did in fact become a racist, a hater and he did a lot of damage to his legacy with his extremist views.

Ali  was consistant with his views on White America since he was a challenger for the heavyweight crown. He was a Black Muslim before he fought Liston, he was a Black muslim when refused the draft.
He was a Black Muslim when he was interviewed by Parkinson. His views were a constant.

What part of his life did he become, what you refer to as racist, bitter and twisted?

he is a sad figure nowadays, sometimes I wonder just who the dope was in rope a dope. Ali might have gotten over in the ring during the rope a dope bouts but in life he was the biggest loser of them all, he lost his health and that is a shame.

No prizes for the depth of thought that went into that dope allegory 
Why do call him a loser in life?  because he lost his health?  are you for real?

Those same words were later immortalised in the Michael Collins film

'Jaysus Mick, we're giving up the North'

It's an interesting looking family tree.

I thought Ali one time had suggested his great grand mother was forcibly inseminated by the master but I see his Ali's great grandfather Abe Grady married his African American great grandmother.

Good news for Monaghan.
We will see how good he is at making silk purses.

He is doing well to be away from the gossipy innuendoes of the backbiting cabal in Armagh.

My grandad and grand uncles signed for themselves, some of the sigs were very good, as good as the ennumerator, some were very childlike and clumsy.
It's possible that some house holders were shier than other about their scrawl and did not sign themselves.

When it came to teaching handwriting, the "murder machine"  did alright.

All the details were filled in and scripted by the ennumerator.
The head of the household was required to sign the form at the bottom.

I sense some hostility
No wonder, the 6 counties is chock full of the persecuted and the deranged, playing blame.

Despite all that, the good citizens in the Republic have indicated their positive affirmation towards a united Ireland in overwhelming numbers.
I think the Southern lot should exercise much more caution in these matters.

Can you point to any evidence to suggest such a result in a referendum poll?

Out of all the shenanigans to arise from the last year has any person been as brazen as Michael Fingleton?

Fingleton cannot be forced to repay €1m
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/fingleton-cannot-be-forced-to-repay-83641m-1875146.html

Maybe this example would provide an opportunity to Lenihan to demonstrate the magnificence of the frequently mentioned  secret weapon of the (unlegislated) power of "moral persuasion" to recover company assets from legally protected individuals.

I didn't watch the program, I just assumed the exercise was a sop by Lynch to a few in cabinet who wanted some plan for some action in case there was another event like the Battle of Bogside.

Mainstreet, a lot of people, including myself wouldnt say the republic because I'll never accept anything other than a 32 county republic!

I don't use the term Republic much myself,
but even within the occasional reference of its use, one (like me) can accept the incompleteness of what is being referred to.

The use of the term Free State - Free Stater is regarded as archaic in the Republic, the stuff of backwood hillbillies.
That would be the general perception in the Republic.

I would not be offended by the term being used,  just backwoods hillbilly comes to mind.
I don't know why.

It's not complete and utter bollix,
that's what was said on the short recent history guide to the North dvd that came free with the jumbo packs of cornflakes some 2 years ago.
or was it just written on the back of the cereal packet?

 
A truly muck design.

How does that original green and black hooped shirt design


materialise into this luminous yellow and black on the pitch?

Tyronites, with an outbreak of the decade complex on the AIF thread, in banter with a troll.

This thread could die a horrible death.