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Posted on 08/22/2017 6:02:57 PM PDT by Radio Free Tuscaloosa
UPDATE: ESPN ISSUES OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
We collectively made the decision with Robert to switch games as the tragic events in Charlottesville were unfolding, simply because of the coincidence of his name. In that moment it felt right to all parties. Its a shame that this is even a topic of conversation and we regret that who calls play by play for a football game has become an issue.
In a story that seems made for The Onion, but is actually true, according to multiple Outkick fans inside ESPN MSESPN decided to pull an Asian college football announcer named Robert Lee off the William and Mary at University of Virginia college football game because they were concerned that having an ASIAN FOOTBALL ANNOUNCER NAMED ROBERT LEE would be offensive to some viewers.
(Excerpt) Read more at outkickthecoverage.com ...
It's not a hoax. ESPN has released an official statement describing their motives. We are through the looking glass on this one.
The page loads OK for me.
The Washington Times reported this too so apparently this isn’t a false story.
I hope they don’t have an up and coming young announcer named Stonewall Jackson.
I’m speechless.
They’ll probably replace him with that awful woman announcer.
Nothing on the ESPN site.
Discussion on Twitter re: possibility of a hoax.
https://twitter.com/_Almaqah/status/900152494210392064
Traveler, USC's mascot, comes under scrutiny for having a name similar to Robert E. Lee's horse.
It's a horse. It doesn't even have the same name as Robert E. Lee's horse (the USC horse, Traveler, has one "l" in his name; Lee's horse, Traveller, had two "l"s.)
And the horse is...
... well, look. It's white.
OMG
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Traveler, USC's mascot, comes under scrutiny for having a name similar to Robert E. Lee's horse.
It's a horse. It doesn't even have the same name as Robert E. Lee's horse (the USC horse, Traveler, has one "l" in his name; Lee's horse, Traveller, had two "l"s.)
And the horse is...
... well, look. It's white.
OMG
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It's unlikely ESPN would splash this on their website.
And I'm not sure how reliable that Twitter profile is.
Far left Liberalism is a mental disorder!
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I heard this guy was Swedish and used to work for Life magazine where he was known as the Swede Mister Lee of Life.
The story is true it was on Tucker tonight!!! This is out of control!!!!
In Korea, Lee as a surname is like Smith or Jones in English.
Fourth thread...
When his parents gave him a name which would benefit him in getting ahead in America little did they know they were branding him a racist/white supremacist!! It’s time for me to move somewhere more rational.
Lee is one of the most common names in Korea. It’s like smith or something. Every Korean Tom Dick and Harry is named Lee
Liberalism is a mental and moral disorder. I expect nothing less from them.
ESPN are leftist thugs. Do not watch or pay.
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