Will ESPN Suspend Mike Ditka?

http://leomcneil.net/2014/08/21/will-espn-suspend-mike-ditka/ ^ | August 21, 2014 | Leo McNeil

[Fair Paul]

Well, every time I see Mike Ditka on TV I say “it’s your fault!” It’s his fault that we have the current occupant in the White House. He was mulling over running for the Senate in Illinois but decided not to. I believe polls at the time gave Ditka a decent shot at winning, but he declined to run, and this enabled the rise of you know who. It may be a stretch to lay this on Mike, but it does provide a way to vent my frustration.

[Hyman Roth]

It’s not Ditkas fault. It’s the fault of our mind numbed brain dead society.

[wideawake]

Not his fault at all.

The Illinois GOP announced he was running before he made the decision - that made him angry, and they gave him the high hat.

You can blame whoever was the head of the Illinois GOP that year for what happened.

[T-Bird45]

I’d forgotten that until just now reading your post. I totally agree with Ditka on this Redskin kerfuffle and ESPN may suspend him for stating an opinion contrary to the party line. Unfortunately, for Ditka, that may mean the end of his time in the media but I bet we don’t hear one thing from him that sounds like an apology while trying to get back on the air.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Ditka running would have been a Hail Mary that just may have succeeded. It’s not too late. Stick his nose into running against a big fish(Durbin). The gop nominee should step aside. The climate this year is generating the perfect storm. Gop could very well take the governors mansion.

[demshateGod]

I was just thinking of that. If he had run against Hussein, where would we be now?

[ilgipper]

He could have stopped this, amazingly enough. Too bad, because having a Senator Ditka would have made so many things right in the world.

[LeoMcNeil]

He’s absolutely correct.

[LeoMcNeil]

I can’t blame Ditka for Obama. No one could have predicted in 2004 what Obama would become.

[nikos1121]

I’m from Chicago. I don’t get involved much with anything labeled “boycott” but if they suspend Mike I will not watch the stupid pre, half time and post BS on ESPN.

This is another example of people who are “low infomation voter types.” Why isn’t there a push to get rid of the Blackhawks logo or the Atlanta Braves? Washington Redskins? Are you kidding me?

[wdk535]

This is why I don’t watch football anymore.

[Hot Tabasco]

Mike Ditka IS football! I’d love for ESPN to suspend him just so I can watch the backlash.........

[oprahstheantichrist]

[Hot Tabasco]

It may be a stretch to lay this on Mike

Yea, I would say so......

Just like it's your fault Obama got elected because you didn't have the guts to move to Illinois so you could vote against him........

[Baynative]

It's odd. I used to be an avid sports fan. I couldn't get enough and ordered my first cable back in the 80s because of ESPN. AS the years rolled on it was ESPN that turned me off to the complex billion dollar sports industries that contribute so little to our society. Now I follow none of it.

Except for golf, I honestly can't name three players from any given sport.

[Vigilanteman]

My general experience with real Native Americans (of whom I are one) is that we generally fall between the range of indifferent to prideful of Indian mascot names for sports teams.

However, if the price is right, some will agree to be offended, or at least act offended.

[pilipo]

The state of Oklahoma’s name means redskins in Cherokee.

The Washington Cherokees. What would the libs do with that?!!

(probably sue OK for a name change)

[Ted Grant]

I don’t think Ditka will care very much.