Bye, Felicia - ESPN Jemele Hill Finally Gone From ESPN

burningmetal · 09-21-2018, 04:08 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Actually have no problem with her right to speak - my problem was when ESPN ran others that had differing, opposite opinions off the network...

They axed Linda Cohn just for saying something like "Politics don't belong in sports". I don't think those where her exact words, but that was nevertheless the only point she made when asked about it.

That's not even a differing political veiwpoint, it's just saying "hey, leave your politics out of entertainment". And they STILL fired her, I guess because ESPN takes such pride in being a hack political organization, as much or more as being a sports network, these days, that Linda's comments offended them.

ESPN used to be a giant in the sports world. They just couldn't leave well enough alone. Now they are almost obsolete.

09-21-2018, 04:08 AM	#5
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Bye, Felicia - ESPN Jemele Hill Finally Gone From ESPN Originally Posted by jeanpierre Actually have no problem with her right to speak - my problem was when ESPN ran others that had differing, opposite opinions off the network... They axed Linda Cohn just for saying something like "Politics don't belong in sports". I don't think those where her exact words, but that was nevertheless the only point she made when asked about it. That's not even a differing political veiwpoint, it's just saying "hey, leave your politics out of entertainment". And they STILL fired her, I guess because ESPN takes such pride in being a hack political organization, as much or more as being a sports network, these days, that Linda's comments offended them. ESPN used to be a giant in the sports world. They just couldn't leave well enough alone. Now they are almost obsolete. jeanpierre likes this.
	If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.