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ESPN Denounced NFL as 'Unworthy of Contemporary Society' If Sam Was Undrafted
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Posted on 05/13/2014 1:37:09 PM PDT by chessplayer

While Tuesday's Washington Post covered ESPN's elaborate planning to broadcast "a kiss that rocked the sports world" -- after openly gay Michael Sam was drafted, and they don't mean the later cake-shoving kiss that seemed a little scarier given Sam's size -- the debate over the kiss submerged the flagrant liberal editorializing that ESPN aired a few minutes before the Rams selected Sam with the 249th pick.

ESPN reporter Chris Connelly (formerly with MTV) uncorked pre-emptive anger, that if Sam went undrafted, the verdict of "history" (read: liberals) "will be derisive laughter, aimed at a league thus deemed by many to be unworthy of its place in contemporary society." Connelly attacked "tired old" prejudice and praised Sam for "weeding out the hopelessly hidebound" teams of the NFL.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boycottdisney; espn; gaybullies; gaynewsrooms; lavendermafia; pinkjournalism; thoughtcrime; waltsrotatingcorpse
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ESPN openly admitting this had nothing to do whatsoever with athletic talent. They're saying that no matter how untalented he was to play at an NFL level, he had to be in the NFL anyway.
1 posted on 05/13/2014 1:37:09 PM PDT by chessplayer
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Well, it was obvious Sam was selected because he’s gay, not because he has any talent. Just think of all the other, better players who didn’t make it so this loser could be drafted.


2 posted on 05/13/2014 1:41:14 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: chessplayer

The “S” in ESPN stands for “sodomite” now.


3 posted on 05/13/2014 1:42:01 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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Now we have affirmative action for homosexuals.

Isn't that special?

4 posted on 05/13/2014 1:42:10 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
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To: chessplayer

ESPN=MSNBC


5 posted on 05/13/2014 1:42:25 PM PDT by RginTN
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Does everyone realize that drafted players don’t necessarily make the team coming out of training camp?

The activists pushing for a homosexual player are all happy right now, but, let’s see how camp goes. Suppose the Rams cut him before the season. It is not unusual for a last round drafted player to not make the team.

So, then, will the Rams be homophobic and all that, if Sam doesn’t make the team coming out of training camp? That will be the next event to watch by the politically correct crowd.


6 posted on 05/13/2014 1:42:41 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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Sam is smart or has some smart advisors.

He’s gone from an unknown player who at best was probably a UFA to a household name with Visa endorsement deal and currently the #2 selling NFL rookie jersey.


7 posted on 05/13/2014 1:43:44 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: chessplayer

Well, the NFL is worthy of contemporary society. It’s not worthy of my God though. I try not to afflict my spirit with trash like the NFL.


9 posted on 05/13/2014 1:44:01 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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I had read rumors that the Rams were told they better sign Sam otherwise there would be hell to pay..he isn’t even talented, heck I probably have more football talent than he does, but he was chosen just because he is a fag and that is the ONLY reason


10 posted on 05/13/2014 1:45:19 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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They can never cut him


11 posted on 05/13/2014 1:46:11 PM PDT by rocketmag
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Do you mean this old white dude (ESPN reporter Chris Connelly) with the Obama superior attitude problem is going to be the moral authority on 'contemporary society'?

12 posted on 05/13/2014 1:46:21 PM PDT by kcvl
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I used to watch sportcenter a lot. But then it got all goofy with the Stuart Scott speak, and they covered all kinds of crap I didn’t care about.

I started watching Mike & Mike in the mornings. Safe, simple, sports based, with no gotcha interviews.

Now, Mike & Mike is adhering to the agenda. If it’s gay, or racial in nature, they are going to talk about it until you want to throw up.

I watch Golf Central. I know, it’s owned by NBC, but when I tune in, it’s about golf 90% of the time.

To hell with ESPN.


13 posted on 05/13/2014 1:46:39 PM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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The NFL already has every other kind of lowlife. There are certainly queers playing in it now.


14 posted on 05/13/2014 1:46:41 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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Before joining ESPN, Connelly worked for Rolling Stone Magazine, as a music critic. During the 1980s he also served as Special Music Correspondent for Good Morning America, which involved interviewing the music stars of the day. Next Connelly spent thirteen years at MTV (1988–2001). He hosted the pre-shows for the MTV Movie Awards and prior to that, The Big Picture, a weekly show with features and movie reviews. He was also an editor and reporter for Premiere magazine, eventually becoming Editor in Chief. After six months however, Connelly resigned in a dispute over journalistic integrity after the owner of the magazine reportedly asked that he quash a story that unfavorably portrayed a business associate.


15 posted on 05/13/2014 1:47:31 PM PDT by kcvl
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Yeah, if he was not drafted, the world would say in the future “Michael who?”.

ESPN is the MSNBC of sports.


16 posted on 05/13/2014 1:47:58 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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the queer agenda is to destroy every aspect and institution of American life and culture.


17 posted on 05/13/2014 1:48:33 PM PDT by kingattax (America needs more real Americans.)
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To: chessplayer

Affirmafagative action.


18 posted on 05/13/2014 1:49:06 PM PDT by polymuser
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To: Dalberg-Acton

It is fitting that ESPN is almost a contraction of “Espanol”; the desperation with which they are trying to get Hispanics to eat up American football is pathetic. Whatever people think of soccer, I still have more respect for people that refuse to be bombarded with commercials; Hispanics will never settle for American football.


19 posted on 05/13/2014 1:49:11 PM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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Chris Connelly

@ChrisConnelly

ESPN reporter. E:60 round tabler. ABC News contributor. MTV News alum. Premiere magazine vet.

Overthehill&waydownunderneath

https://twitter.com/ChrisConnelly


20 posted on 05/13/2014 1:50:33 PM PDT by kcvl
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