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ESPN yanks Hank for comparing Obama to Hitler
Politico ^
| 10/3/11
| staff
Posted on 10/03/2011 3:23:34 PM PDT by Nachum
Hank Williams, Jr., the voice famous for asking millions of football fans whether they’re ready for some football, has been pulled from tonight’s broadcast of “Monday Night Football” over a comment he made on Fox News this morning.
Williams, who sings the lead-in song to the game each week, criticized the president for his golf summit with House Speaker John Boehner this summer.
“It would be like Hitler playing golf with (Israeli leader) Benjamin Netanyahu,” Williams told “Fox & Friends.”
USA Today, among others, picked up the quote, speculating on whether the comparison would get Williams booted from the broadcast .
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: espn; hank; hankwilliamsjr; hitler; obama; williams; yanks
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posted on
10/03/2011 3:23:41 PM PDT
by
Nachum
To: Nachum
gonna run out of people to yank, eventually.
2
posted on
10/03/2011 3:24:58 PM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(...then they came for the guitars, and we kicked their sorry faggot asses into the dust)
To: All
3
posted on
10/03/2011 3:25:13 PM PDT
by
Nachum
(The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
To: Nachum
Some people just hate when the truth is spoken.
To: Nachum
Well, it was a bad analogy any who.
More like Netanyahu playing golf with Arafat.
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posted on
10/03/2011 3:25:55 PM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
( The Prudential Governor... Have you bought your piece of the Rick)
To: Nachum
ESPN is a PC scaredy cat company, like most of the rest of them.
6
posted on
10/03/2011 3:26:17 PM PDT
by
Tublecane
To: Nachum
So, ole’ Hank won’t be playing the White House until 2013.
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posted on
10/03/2011 3:27:24 PM PDT
by
justapicker
(I don't want the cheese, I just want out of the trap)
To: Nachum
Well I’m going to yank espn.
8
posted on
10/03/2011 3:27:50 PM PDT
by
jersey117
To: the invisib1e hand
SO much for FREE SPEECH. And sports are controlled as a big money-making scheme. So Who’s controlling ESPN?
9
posted on
10/03/2011 3:28:24 PM PDT
by
lephantom
To: Nachum
Put MNF back on the network. We can do without a reality show on Monday night.
10
posted on
10/03/2011 3:28:38 PM PDT
by
chemicalman
(The more support I see,the harder I want to work,and the more determined I am not to let folks down.)
To: Nachum
I can't imagine anyone who answers to "Bocephus" would give a rat's ass about ESPN anyway. I'm sure the checks were nice while they were coming.
And the lawsuit, too; that oughta be a hoot.
11
posted on
10/03/2011 3:28:58 PM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(...then they came for the guitars, and we kicked their sorry faggot asses into the dust)
To: Nachum
Entertainers who engage in political commentary must be willing to deal with the consequences.
To: Nachum
Are they going to yank idiots like Kenny Maine for making violent statements about Palin? ESPN has a massive double standard and punishes anyone who is critical of Obama.
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posted on
10/03/2011 3:29:04 PM PDT
by
ilgipper
(Everything you get from the government was taken from someone else)
To: Nachum
Guess we’ll never know the names of the cowards that took the decision to fire him.
14
posted on
10/03/2011 3:29:17 PM PDT
by
ngat
To: jersey117
” It`s a family tradition “?
To: Nachum
a fast and furious response
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posted on
10/03/2011 3:29:43 PM PDT
by
xp38
To: Nachum
I listened to the quote. I don’t think he compared Obama to Hitler anymore than he compared Boehner to Netanyahu. In fact, it could be the other way around. Who knows?
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posted on
10/03/2011 3:30:17 PM PDT
by
IamConservative
(Government is the only institution that can add ink to paper and make both worth less.)
To: Nachum
If a similar remark had been made about Bush there would be no consequence.
To: lephantom
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posted on
10/03/2011 3:30:26 PM PDT
by
stefanbatory
(Insert witty tagline here)
To: Tex-Con-Man
“Entertainers who engage in political commentary must be willing to deal with the consequences.”
how do you know he’s not?
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posted on
10/03/2011 3:30:59 PM PDT
by
ngat
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