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6 months ago ::
Dec 12, 2012 - 1:46PM
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6 months ago ::
Dec 12, 2012 - 2:02PM
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I doubt they'll be fired. I'm willing to bet that pretty soon ESPN will put out a statement, and the radio hosts will all apologize and they their comments were either taken out of context, misconstrued, mistated, or all of the above.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 12, 2012 - 2:10PM
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ESPN has said they've already disciplined them internally and they've already 'apologized'. In any case, I hope they're not fired. What they said was wrong but they're allowed to say it. I mean, what is this? Canadia?
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6 months ago ::
Dec 12, 2012 - 2:19PM
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ESPN has said they've already disciplined them internally and they've already 'apologized'.
Figures. It was probably a slap on the wrist and a "Don't say naughty things."
In any case, I hope they're not fired. What they said was wrong but they're allowed to say it. I mean, what is this? Canadia?
If I was a network exec, I'd fire them. Why would you want people making statements that bring bad attention to the network? I'd fire them to make a point. I bet the next set of hosts that wanted to make a stupid statement would think about it first.
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Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. ~Ernest Benn
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it. ~P.J. O'Rourke
"I actually held public office and I left the only way a politician should, in handcuffs." ~ Chael Sonnen
It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it! ~ Upton Sinclair
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6 months ago ::
Dec 12, 2012 - 6:45PM
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ESPN has said they've already disciplined them internally and they've already 'apologized'. In any case, I hope they're not fired. What they said was wrong but they're allowed to say it. I mean, what is this? Canadia?
There's a difference between being "allowed to say it" and "entitled to a platform to say it from".
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6 months ago ::
Dec 13, 2012 - 5:54AM
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Figures. It was probably a slap on the wrist and a "Don't say naughty things."
Odds are it was. I haven't even heard word of a suspension. I wonder how much these guys make and what their contract looks like.
If I was a network exec, I'd fire them. Why would you want people making statements that bring bad attention to the network? I'd fire them to make a point. I bet the next set of hosts that wanted to make a stupid statement would think about it first.
How's that old saying go? All press is good press? I agree that if they cost them sponsors an' money an' stuff, sure. But fire them for that, not for saying something. I know the distinction is minute but I feel it's an important one. If we're free to say what we wish we should be free to say what we wish - no matter how stupid and insensitive. That doesn't mean I think they should be free from consequences, though, and if what they said loses ESPN money, well, that's reason enough for dismissal.
There's a difference between being "allowed to say it" and "entitled to a platform to say it from".
True. I just think it sends a bad message to fire someone for what they said. I know it happens all the time (and often for lesser stuff than this) but I don't like it. Like I said above, if you want to fire them, fine. Just do it for some other reason. Even if that reason is there only because of what they said, that's enough. Again, minute distinction but important, IMO.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 13, 2012 - 6:01AM
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How's that old saying go? All press is good press? I agree that if they cost them sponsors an' money an' stuff, sure. But fire them for that, not for saying something. I know the distinction is minute but I feel it's an important one. If we're free to say what we wish we should be free to say what we wish - no matter how stupid and insensitive. That doesn't mean I think they should be free from consequences, though, and if what they said loses ESPN money, well, that's reason enough for dismissal.
You can say what you wish, but you can't say what you want when you wish... especially when you are representing someone or something (corporation) else. You can scream fire if you want, but you can't scream fire if you are a theater manager during work if there is no fire.
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Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. ~Ernest Benn
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it. ~P.J. O'Rourke
"I actually held public office and I left the only way a politician should, in handcuffs." ~ Chael Sonnen
It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it! ~ Upton Sinclair
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6 months ago ::
Dec 13, 2012 - 6:20AM
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You can say what you wish, but you can't say what you want when you wish... especially when you are representing someone or something (corporation) else. You can scream fire if you want, but you can't scream fire if you are a theater manager during work if there is no fire.
Meh, like I said I know what I want is something representative of a very minute distinction. I mean, I know it's sorta silly. It'd just make me feel better. And we all want that.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 13, 2012 - 6:23AM
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You can say what you wish, but you can't say what you want when you wish... especially when you are representing someone or something (corporation) else. You can scream fire if you want, but you can't scream fire if you are a theater manager during work if there is no fire.
Meh, like I said I know what I want is something representative of a very minute distinction. I mean, I know it's sorta silly. It'd just make me feel better. And we all want that.
That's not what your wife wants. 
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Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. ~Ernest Benn
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it. ~P.J. O'Rourke
"I actually held public office and I left the only way a politician should, in handcuffs." ~ Chael Sonnen
It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it! ~ Upton Sinclair
Kicked Adam and Eve out of Missouri.
Wears flip-flops in church buildings.
Official troller of Kolob.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 13, 2012 - 6:36AM
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Well yeah. Marriage immediately turns a relationship adversarial. That's what it's for!
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