Posted on 01/09/2013 9:14:24 AM PST by Colonel_Flagg
Rob Parker, the commentator who created controversy when he questioned whether Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is a “cornball brother” because he has a white fiancee, has been fired by ESPN.
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So why did Parker’s discipline change from a 30-day suspension to termination? ESPN isn’t saying, but it may be that the network was unhappy with a recent interview Parker gave in which he said that ESPN knew what he was going to say on the air before he said it. In that interview, Parker also seemed to backtrack on his previous apology, complaining that people took his “cornball brother” statement out of context.
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Ping if you haven’t already seen this.
Karma has finally come ‘round for you, Rush.
Don’t worry...Al Goreezera will pick him up so he can maintain an outlet speaking stupidity to idiots.
So dumb he made it personal.Lost out on a lot of money.
ESPN fired him because new sports media competition means that they can no longer give a pass to Black Racists they have on their staff
ESPN fired him because new sports media competition means that they can no longer give a pass to Black Racists they have on their staff
I must admit to the same kind of horrified fascination I held for the Stanford Prison Experiment when I watch ESPN attempt to portray the NBA as compelling family entertainment. In addition, they pretend the NBA is just an indoor, lightly-clothed NFL in terms of fan support and interest.
Giving racists a platform to spread their hate is not profitable in sports.
Regardless of ESPN’s actions here, Donovan McNabb still isn’t that good of a QB.
In the recent interview Parker again went off and started talking about how Griffen (like OJ!) somehow wasn’t supportive of the Black cause.
What has been starkly missing from Parker’s racist discussion is what “cause” - exactly - has Parker been referring to? What “Black cause” do Parker and other Blacks still believe is necessary to fight against and not be cornball about?
Good Riddance. At only 22 Robert is 10 times the man he’ll ever be!
Parker was pissed at this young QB because he had two parents,an education, and had not embraced stupidity, crime, drugs and hatred as a lifestyle.
...Now free and unshackled to be down with the cause.
Good riddance.
I’m very impressed with Griffin personally, and of course, athletically. Just hopeful that his injury isn’t too severe. I think the league needs more people with his character as well as with his ability.
Forgive me for asking, but what is a “cornball brother”? I don’t think I’ve come across that before.
>> ESPN doing what a number of fans thought should have happened from the beginning.
The only question in *my* mind is why they didn’t fire the obnoxious chimp IMMEDIATELY.
If he had been white or Hispanic or Asian and said anything even close to as inflammatory they would have cut his mike right then and escorted him out the door pronto.
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