Dropping the F-bomb three times, she reportedly slandered Notre Dame, the icon painted behind their goal posts dubbed "Touchdown Jesus" and finally Jesus himself. 
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/religion_theseeker/2008/01/dana-jacobson-r.html
Well said, Howie!
This isn't a free speech issue. ESPN is private company making a business decision, and it's perfectly within their right to do so. There's no first amendment violation. But of course it's with our right to complain about it and, if we deem their decision offensive enough, to boycott ESPN.
I hadn’t heard that the light in the loafer fairies at ESPN had fired Hank. I’m sorry to hear it. He said nothing wrong this morning. Just another kneejerk reaction from the TV commie fairies.
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I stopped watching MNF when they moved to ESPN. They put the freaking scoreboard right in the middle of the screen. Annoying as hell. So I don’t watch anymore.
This brings to memory the Ditzy Chicks fiasco from the Bush years and I will say the same thing I said then regarding boycotts, cancellations and empty seats at their shows:
Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from repercussions.
Do I think he should be fired - hell no. 75% of NFL fans probably agree with him. But I bet 90% of the people at ESPN agree with the decision to fire him.
I was watching Fox and Friends when this went down.
He didn't liken President Obama to Hitler.
He compared a golf summit between Obama and Boehner and said it would be “like a summit between Hitler and Netanyahu.”
Besides, Bush was compared to Hitler every other day and no one seemed to care.
Good ole Liberal double standards in play if you ask me and the jerks running ESPN are about as far left as it gets!
Dropping the F-bomb three times, she reportedly slandered Notre Dame, the icon painted behind their goal posts dubbed "Touchdown Jesus" and finally Jesus himself.
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/religion_theseeker/2008/01/dana-jacobson-r.html
>>There never seemed to be an issue with that when President Bush was in office.
That was back when dissent was the highest form of patriotism. Now, its divisive, uncivil, and possibly illegal. Besides, in Soviet America, only Republicans can be compared to Hitler.
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Why are you not on the Texas forum? You would fit right in.
ESPN also has a right to free speech.
Noting that you are a Marine, will get your letter thrown in the trash can at ESPN!
The idea of an all sports network was one I enthusiastically embraced when I first got cable TV many years ago. However, as things worked out, it wasn’t long before I no longer could stomach watching ESPN. Firing Hank Jr. just adds to my detestation of all things ESPN.
So the twits did fire him. Darned shame.
/johnny
I haven’t watched Monday Night Football since Cosell and Dandy Don, I guess.
If they would put Rush Limbaugh, Dennis Miller, and Hank Jr. on there I might go back to it just for the entertainment. Maybe throw Christiane Amanpour on the sidelines for the helluvit, that could be interesting. No, wait, Whoopi Goldberg, now that’s the ticket. That would be some good TV.
FUESPN. Who cares about you?
....this has little boy king all over it. He probably threw a hissy fit and Momma Jarrett had her hands full calming the stoooopid brat down. Someone fearing a major clean up called for an American icon to be “taught a lesson”....
Convenient, that both teams are bad teams and up against the ALDS , so viewership is down, it can all be cleared up in the morning *wink wink nudge nudge*....but it won’t be forgotten.