ESPN Issues Statement After SportsCenter Anchor Jemele Hill Calls Trump a ‘White Supremacist'

[aujeff11 6,243]

2 hours ago, TitanTiger said:

Sign of the day this past Saturday on College Gameday:

Glad to see you’re back to talking my language. 

[AuburnNTexas 7,140]

This subject has been beaten to death. It is really simple should a Sports network fire somebody for their personal Opinions when those personal Opinions are not advocating violence towards others. Personally I don't believe they should but if they feel they have to then they have to have the same standards if they feel the comments were inappropriate they should fire the person. ESPN gets in trouble because they are not balanced in their Policies. The lack of balance is the issue pure and simple. Every person they fired has been on the right the ones they basically do nothing about have been on the left.

[aujeff11 6,243]

It’s about to get interesting again. ESPN suspended Jemele Hill for two weeks for promoting the boycott of the Cowboys organization and their advertisers via twitter after Jerry Jones hard-line stance on players disrespecting the flag.

And now Michael Smith is sitting out tonight’s SC-6 in response to ESPN’s decision to suspend Hill.

Here. We. Go 

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She's too stupid to realize that many of the NFL's advertisers are in bed with her employer (ESPN) as well, and that ESPN pays a pretty penny to broadcast these NFL games that she's calling boycott over.

[Auburn85 432]

https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/espn-hasnt-yet-realized-that-it-needs-jemele-hill-more-1819292312

 

 

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ESPN Hasn’t Yet Realized That It Needs Jemele Hill More Than Jemele Hill Needs It

The president of the United States and his administration are in a de facto state of war against anyone who isn’t male, anyone who isn’t straight, anyone who isn’t white, anyone who isn’t Christian, anyone who isn’t wealthy and anyone who doesn’t place the interests of straight and wealthy and Christian white men above the interests of everyone else. He has made this plain repeatedly and unambiguously with his words, his actions, his policies and his appointments, as his only political agenda is to retain the value of whiteness (white maleness, particularly) and reverse everything his black predecessor did.

Recently, he specifically targeted his ire at the predominantly black athletes of the NFL (and NBA), calling on his friends (the white owners) and his base (the mostly white fans) to put these men in their place. And they have responded to the call from their leader. Boos, beer and even death threats rain down from the stands on those who’ve decided to use the anthem to bring attention to racial injustice, and owners have ordered their employees to behave or else.

 

One of these edicts came from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who declared that any player who disrespects the flag won’t play—a clear line drawn in the sand and a message communicating to his fanbase and hisowner (the president) that they shouldn’t worry because he’s getting his ni**ers in line.

Jemele Hill is perhaps, after her truth-telling tweets about President Trump last month, the most famous sports-media personality in the country—a status which combines with her talent and her blackness to place her in a unique position to articulate exactly what’s wrong with what Jerry Jones is doing and exactly how to combat it. ESPN, Hill’s employer, is in the unique position of possessing an opportunity to circle their wagons around this star. Which would undoubtedly lose them customers and money today but would place them on the right side of history. Which is where Jemele Hill will be.

 

 

Instead, they chose to suspend her—a craven and transparent attempt to appease a base that will never, ever, ever, ever, ever be satisfied unless all black athletes and media personalities either become mutes or Jason Whitlock. And along with being f**king wrong, this choice was remarkably short-sighted. They are, through their cowardice, making themselves a willing agent of an evil president. And if somehow, through the grace of God, we’re not all vaporized because of World War III, history will look back at the companies who chose ratings over being right and money over not being gutless bastards bending to the will of a triflin’ bum, and it will thumb its nose at these f**ks.

 

 

[aujeff11 6,243]

Pretty telling that her talent is complaining about Trump and has nothing to do with the sports network. Why doesn’t CNN just offer her a blank check?

 

 

[Auburn85 432]

3 minutes ago, aujeff11 said:

Pretty telling that her talent is complaining about Trump and has nothing to do with being the sports network. Why doesn’t CNN just offer her a blank check?

 

 

Agreed. Heck, Keith Olbermann transitioned to MSNBC. Could kick old white guy Chris Matthews or old white guy Lawrence O' Donnell to the curb to make room for her.

[aujeff11 6,243]

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article178071036.html

Gooddell tells owners that players should stand for stand for Anthem. Owners mulling making it a rule. 

Meanwhile: 

[Auburn85 432]

52 minutes ago, aujeff11 said:

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article178071036.html

Gooddell tells owners that players should stand for stand for Anthem. Owners mulling making it a rule. 

Meanwhile: 

Hope Trump doesn't retweet this. Will be WWE GIF Part 2

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ESPN should have fired Hill the first time, but failing to fire and just suspending her this time is stupid.   

Hill advocated boycotting sponsors of the Cowboys.  That includes AT&T the owner of AT&T DirecTV.  AT&T DirecTV pays $1.5 billion a year to the NFL to provide their NFL Sunday Ticket games to DirecTV customers.   AT&T also pays for advertising on ESPN.   

Hill is clueless.  

[Auburn85 432]

 

[Mims44 1,867]

On 10/9/2017 at 6:41 PM, Auburn85 said:

https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/espn-hasnt-yet-realized-that-it-needs-jemele-hill-more-1819292312

 

 

 

Did you quote that because of how stupid it is?

 

11 hours ago, Auburn85 said:

 

Same question here

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11 hours ago, Mims44 said:

Did you quote that because of how stupid it is?

 

Same question here

yes and yes

[aujeff11 6,243]

http://brobible.com/sports/article/titans-wr-rishard-matthews-national-anthem/amp/

Rishard Matthews of the Titans says he will quit football if a no protesting rule is passed. 

Absurd reaction but it is based on principle and is putting his own interests behind him. The real protests have now begun.

[aujeff11 6,243]

On 10/12/2017 at 5:23 PM, aujeff11 said:

http://brobible.com/sports/article/titans-wr-rishard-matthews-national-anthem/amp/

Rishard Matthews of the Titans says he will quit football if a no protesting rule is passed. 

Absurd reaction but it is based on principle and is putting his own interests behind him. The real protests have now begun.

Rishard backed down from his statement and won’t quit football if that rule passes.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21012623/tennessee-titans-wr-rishard-matthews-said-deleted-tweet-was-bad-decision