Posted on 08/18/2018 4:34:51 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
New ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro told reporters that the network would not televise the national anthem before their Monday Night Football broadcast.
There was some speculation that ESPN, who hasn't been shy about covering politics, might break with precedent and show the protests of players during the playing of the anthem.
But, according to the story in USA Today, Pitano "bristled" at the suggestion that ESPN was a political network.
Pitaro, who was hired March 5 following the abrupt departure of John Skipper, told reporters at a media event on ESPN's campus in Bristol, Conn., that the network has not previously shown the national anthem during its Monday Night Football broadcasts and does not have plans to change — at least, not in the immediate future.
According to Axios, Pitaro also said that ESPN has informed the league of its plans "as (a) courtesy" given their partnership. Earlier, he had told reporters that he has spent much of his young tenure at ESPN working to strengthen the company's relationship with the NFL.
ESPN pays about $2 billion per year for the right to broadcast Monday Night Football , according to the Associated Press.
Not only is ESPN a political network, it is a blatantly partisan political network. With players in most major sports spouting off on politics ignorantly and many ESPN reporters and commentators egging them on, the network is pushing a partisan agenda - both in game, and on every other show broadcast by the network.
It's not surprising that sports reporters are frustrated political reporters. In fact, early political journalists were drawn from the ranks of sports reporters - the belief being that politics was akin to a horse race and who better to tell that story than a sports reporter?
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That’s CENSORSHIP!!!!
How dare them to censor the National Anthem! Omitting, or blocking it, from the public, is WORSE THAN KNEELING!
I want to be in YOUR fantasy league.
And I won’t be watching neither....
Actually this is funny. The players all taking a stand being obnoxious aren’t being seen, therefore none of their protests are getting out. Interesting strategy.
This announcement essentially says ESPN will bury its head in the sand and hope the problem goes away.
Betcha players find another way not protest They aren’t going to be satisfied with this option
Easy prediction. They will find a new way to thumb their nose at America. Mark my words
ESPN has completely caved to the idiot players.
Now, ESPN can watch their wiewership melt down.
ESPN has completely caved to the idiot players.
Now, ESPN can watch their viewership melt down.
ESPN stands for Entirely Socialist, Probably Nazi.
Check your local library in the history section.
It is important to remember that the NFL is not football.
Football is an extremely popular sport that generates billions.
The two are not inseparable.
Death to the NFL. Long live football.
Someone will video the kneelers and put it on the interweb thingy all the young folks are talking about.
Youtube is ready to ban.
**Jimmy Pitaro**
Coward and non-patriot.
NOT defending ESPN, however, this is a good call. First, it wont give the spineless, a-hole, puke players; a platform to display their complete disregard for everything American. Second, it helps ESPN a bit by at least appearing to do the right thing.
Dont give the pukes a national platform, then see how long it lasts.
Better figure out how to cover your losses then
These guys aren’t shooting themselves in the foot, they’re shooting themselves in the head.
Why does ESPN HATE the “protesters” and their cause so much? Media blackout=racism. If the kneelers want something to be triggered about here it is.
But, according to the story in USA Today, Pitano “bristled” at the suggestion that ESPN was a political network.
Yeah people often do not like when you call then out on what they really are!
Don’t watch the NFL and don’t watch zero of ESPN’s talking face shows.
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