Posted on 04/23/2007 8:02:04 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
It's hardly news that sportscasting, MSM-style, offers no respite from liberal politics. Particularly so when it comes to the ABC/Disney owned ESPN, the sports network that pressured Rush Limbaugh to resign from its Sunday NFL Countdown pregame show for saying what was on his mind about media treatment of Eagles QB Donovan McNabb.
Even so, it came as something of a shock to observe that one ESPN personality is turning his on-screen appearances into an opportunity to promote the candidacy of a Dem presidential contender. Many sportscasters have their signature calls. From Stuart Scott's "boo-yah!" to Chris Berman's "back-back-back gone!," several of the ESPN announcers utter idiosyncratic phrases to underline signal athletic accomplishments. Fair enough. But watching ESPN's Kenny Mayne over the course of the last few days, I was surprised to notice that he has come up with a new one. Home run at a crucial moment, three-pointer to take the lead in a basketball game? "Obama!", exclaims Mayne.
This is the second sign that Mayne leans left. He is also a celebrity endorser for "Progressive" Insurance, owned by Peter Lewis, a billlionaire who has donated millions to Moveon.org and other far-left organizations.
I like Mayne. In a world of screamers and rah-rah types, he's a refreshingly quirky change-of-pace. But does he need to inject his personal politics into his sports work? For that matter, would ESPN let a Republican host [if there are any at the network] shout "Ch-Ch-Ch-Cheney!" to mark an outstanding feat?
Come on, Kenny. How about ditching the "Obama!" and going back to wryly observing that a baseball was slugged "over some fencing they set up in the outfield"?
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Mayne proved on “Dancing With the Stars” that he is a white guy who truly cannot dance. So now he’s trying to get street cred another way.
ESPN-politics ping to Today show list.
Where's Craig Kilborn when you need him?
Also, this thread needs pictures of that girl.
Annoying as it is, you’ve got to admit, it’s a catchy little exclamation phrase for something like a big three-ball or a crushed home run. It doesn’t beat “booyah!”, but Mayne’s way too white to pull off something like that anyway.
Then again, I quit watching Sportscenter when Olbermann went off to become a moonbat. And the irony is, now he’s back reunited with Dan Patrick for an hour every afternoon on Patrick’s ESPN radio show.
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Tell me which girl and I’ll try to oblige!
Has anyone else caught Mayne yelling “Obama!” I want to make sure I’m not imagining things.
This and that last cup of coffee just reminded me, I need to go take an “Obama”.
ESPN is a Liberal network pretending to be a Sports network.
Didn’t they give us Olberman?
That NESN girl with the great rack.
Here you go:
Just like shouting "Osama?"
The young lady's name is Hazel Mae.
Google the name and you can get all the pics you want.
Yeah, I can't believe I had to look it up. I'm totally slipping. I mean, what's next, am I gonna forget Kelly Hu?!??!
The first time I heard “Obama!” from Maybe I took it as more of a slight towards Barak than an exclamation of his virtues.
Yeah, and Dan Patrick keeps taking jabs at Rush. It makes me sick. I simply want to hear sports talk and Dan Patrick keeps throwing in his digs at Rush. It’s like Sports Illustrated putting Dontrelle Willis on the cover standing in water and talking about the implications of global warming on sports. I’m sick of their propaganda.
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