It’s okay to trash conservatives and Republicans at ESPN. It’s even expected. Just don’t trash the DemocRATS. It’s not allowed. Sounds like Lou is about to be Limbaughed by ESPN.
Please note that the source of this "article" is actually media gossip from a blog, it is not a fact that Lou Holtz is in hot water at ESPN for his political comments. Not yet anyway...
Just thought some of you might find this interesting.
Keith Olbermann could go nuts for ten years and stay on sports TV, but not Limbaugh or Holtz. Those hypocrite
&^&%$^^&%&*.
Just worship the messiah and all is well
two years ago Chris Fowler, the host of college game day, referred to people who would not vote for obama as racist...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133558/posts
Keith Olbermann was a terrible sportscaster on ESPN, but I had no idea what his politics were. I don’t remember him commenting on politics.
ESPN - owned by Disney - who also own ABC
You know ABC - the ones who run that centrist show “The View” every day? And Oprah?
The only problem here is he supports Republicans. Disney lets their people act like total idiots if they are leftists. ON THE AIR. DURING THEIR BROADCAST.
Irony is lost on leftists.
ESPN just looks silly.
Lou Holtz Silenced When It Comes To Politics
By Marcus Vanderberg on October 6, 2010 11:10 PM
You can officially add ESPN to the list of places where you shouldn’t discuss politics or religion.
After Lou Holtz had some choice words to say about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, an ESPN spokesperson said the 73-year-old would be silenced when it came to politics.
“We have discussed this with him and he will not be involved in any future similar efforts,” said Mike Soltys of ESPN.
In an e-mail sent Tuesday on behalf of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Holtz was urging support for Republican candidates in the upcoming November election.
“You see, despite the slew of positive polls and media reports on our Party’s terrific chance to recapture the U.S. House majority, the truth is the ball is still on the 20-yard line with plenty of time on the clock,” Holtz said.
At the conclusion of the e-mail, Holtz suggested GOP leaders in the House are well positioned to “fire Nancy Pelosi” in November.
http://www.mediabistro.com/sportsnewser/lou-holtz-silenced-when-it-comes-to-politics_b1896
Sarah Palin jokes would be fine of course
Holtz has now become one of my favorite sports announcers!
LOL! I absolutely LOVE Lou!
Have you read the comments? They are great!
If they want to fire Lou, he will probably go on Hannity’s Great American Panel and tell them to stuff it!
Thank you so much for the ping!
Just for context, in 2009 the monthly basic cable subscription fee for ESPN was $4.08 a month.
For comparison Fox News was $0.58, MTV was $0.33, and Comedy Central was $0.14.
Lou Holtz is GREAT!
Colin Cowherd is an interesting case. He's known to be against extremism on BOTH sides, because he sees that die-hard dogmatic views causes more problems than it solves, based on looking at die-hard sports fans--especially in SEC college football and Philadelphia-area sports fans.
(Off Topic) - I had breakfast with Lou about 12 years ago. How come he still looks exactly as he did then and I look 12 years older? This man is nothing but a bundle of inspiration ... even over bacon and eggs and a lingering coffee. He wouldn’t remember me, but I’ll never forget him.
If it wasn’t part of his ESPN job, then it’s none of ESPN’s business what kind of politics Holtz gets involved with. At first I thought this might have been something he said in the booth as part of his job. In his private life he can say whatever he wants.
ESPCN is obsessed with Zero. Though to be fair I have heard some anti-socialist things said on there, but their job is sports not politics.