President Donald Trump is calling on ESPN to apologize days after one of the sports network's anchors called him a "white supremacist" and "bigot."

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertai...hors-tweets-49869957

And ESPN comes through in their usual manner

"ESPN attempted to replace her on the 6 p.m. broadcast of SportsCenter with a different African-American co-host, according to a report from ThinkProgress.org.

Hill’s co-host Michael Smith “refused” to go on the air without Hill and two other black hosts at ESPN, Michael Eaves and Elle Duncan, declined to replace her when asked by the network.

With no one to take Hill’s place, and Smith threatening to not go on camera, ESPN opted to let them both co-host the show as usual."

https://thinkprogress.org/jeme...m&utm_source=twitter

Good

We've got to give these sons o' bitches ten kinds of hell.

The hypocrisy is absolutely amazing.

F*ck ESPN!

ESPN could have replaced Hill with Robert Lee.

Oh wait, Lee, an Asian, was removed from play by play action due to someone confusing his name with Robert E. Lee.

Does anyone at ESPN Sports know what the hell is going on?

I watch ESPN for sports, not political and social commentary. Lately I find myself not watching ESPN at all.

Yeah, I do not think Smith is any better than that woman is.

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President Donald Trump is calling on ESPN to apologize days after one of the sports network's anchors called him a "white supremacist" and "bigot."

We supported and elected him for not taking any crap and fighting back. Good.

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Does anyone at ESPN Sports know what the hell is going on?

In a word, NO!

Just one more collection of "journalism" students who never learned that the jobs they were going into were about news, not personal opinion or politically correct bull shit.

ESPN needs to realize that we can go on living our lives without them. Some sports fans need to realize that a world without sports is fine.

Some people are too into shit that doesn't have much to do with their existence. Worst are the ones who refer to their favorite team as "us" and "we" as if they're on the field/court/payroll.

Sorry if I live in the same reality that most of us do.

ESPN has picked sides.
Anyone watching ESPN after this has no scruples.

The 100+ ESPN staff that were laid off a couple of months ago may have received a blessing. Those talking heads at ESPN that remain must all be thinking about getting their resumes updated. I've read a number of articles about how their business model is destined to fail based on the contracts they've signed over the past few years with major sports leagues (NFL, College Football ...), as the era of unbundling of "cable packages" is hitting them earlier and harder than they expected.

Sadly, there are games (College Football ...) that I still want to watch, and they are the only source for many of them. But, the ESPN shows that are nothing more than talking heads trying to integrate their personal liberal agenda into sports, are no longer on my viewing list.

you can get the box scores almost anywhere. nobody needs their stupid commentary.

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Originally posted by Edmond:
ESPN needs to realize that we can go on living our lives without them. Some sports fans need to realize that a world without sports is fine.

You would think so.

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Originally posted by zoom6zoom:
you can get the box scores almost anywhere. nobody needs their stupid commentary.

Agreed. It's just hard to give up viewing 'live' games for box scores.

I respect those who want to give up ESPN all together. But, just as many of us continue to buy products from liberal companies like Apple, Target, Intel, Microsoft, Amazon ..., nearly all of us at some point, either consciously or unconsciously, separate the corporation's products from their liberal values.

And if you aren't a patron of ANY liberal leaning company, kudos to you. I certainly respect that too.

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Originally posted by ScreamingCockatoo:
ESPN has picked sides.
Anyone watching ESPN after this has no scruples.

I agree.

"But, but, I'll miss my game!"

Yep - that's the "sacrifice" you'll have to make if you want the media, including ABC's affiliate, ESPN, to stop taking sides. Not much of a sacrifice if you ask me.

ESPN Promotes Boss Who Hates Donald Trump To Number Two In Company
Posted on June 16, 2017 by Clay Travis

This morning ESPN announced that Connor Schell, newly promoted, would be the new second most powerful man in the company behind head boss John Skipper. Within a few minutes of that announcement conservative ESPN employees were sending me messages asking me to check out Connor Schell’s Tweets from back during the election.

And I know this is going to completely shock you guys, but it turns out that Connor Schell is a huge left winger who expressed public disgust on his Twitter account over the election of Donald Trump and endorsed the idea that Trump oppresses minorities, women, and gays.

MSESPN gonna MSESPN, y’all.

Indeed, Schell spent all election day retweeting and commenting on left wing candidates and endorsing left wing talking points. This would, of course, seem to be a clear violation of ESPN’s own stated policy on politics, which requests that talent connect their Tweets to sports if possible.

How can conservative ESPN talent be comfortable espousing their political beliefs if Disney CEO Bob Iger is considering running for President as a Democrat and using ESPN as his public platform, the head of ESPN John Skipper is an avowed far left winger, and the new number two guy at the company has been aggressively Tweeting about left wing politics for months and hates Donald Trump? Do you really trust this guy to stick to sports when he’s being rewarded for not sticking to sports at Disney?

Here’s Schell on election day when he was optimistic Hillary was going to win. (I screenshotted these after being tipped off by multiple conservative ESPN employees. That way if they disappear when ESPN PR runs screaming down the hallway ten seconds after this post is published, they’ll exist forever.)

I particularly love the comparison of Trump to the Buffalo Bills team that gave up a big lead to the Houston Oilers. Except, you know, Trump won. FYI, Jason Kander was the Missouri Democratic candidate for Senate running against the Republican. FYI, he lost too.

But as the night turns more troubling, Connor Schell gets more distraught, eventually retweeting the vice president’s wife lamenting the election of Donald Trump and saying that Trump’s supporters “openly voted for the oppression of LGBT’s, minorities’ and women’s rights.”

In the days ahead Schell went on to blame dumb people for the election of Donald Trump and retweeted a suggestion that the President should be taunted over losing the popular vote.

Of course, Schell hasn’t stopped with the political Tweets, he recently encouraged people to compare the crowds at Trump’s election with the women’s march.

Ever wonder why ESPN has given so much attention to Greg Popovich’s opinion of Donald Trump? Why do we care, he’s just a coach? Think it might have something to do with having a top executive who hates Trump? Here’s Schell retweeting Popovich ripping Trump.

And, just for good measure, ESPN’s new number two man also wants to make sure and encourage you guys to get involved in politics.

On the very day that Donald Trump gets elected.

Guess who liked this Tweet? His own on-air employee, Rachel Nichols. Libs gonna lib.

But why should Schell get involved in politics when he can just stay at ESPN and get promoted to second most powerful at the company for being a left winger and then be able to enforce his left wing political views on the nation and all his subordinates who are afraid to disagree for fear they might get fired?

Look Connor Schell may be a very good and talented guy, but the truth of the matter is this — he’s a left wing political zealot who was comfortable enough at ESPN that he was okay with publicly violating the rules he’s helped promulgate for employees and their own political views.

And he gets promoted for it.

Yet despite all the clear evidence that ESPN has gone left wing, reveled in alienating conservative viewers, and consistently rewarded those with left wing political views, they keep making decisions like this. How can you possibly trust ESPN to make fair editorial decisions when the executives in charge of the product hate Donald Trump and his supporters?

So for all of you who voted for Donald Trump and watch ESPN, just know the new guy second in command at ESPN thinks you voted for Trump because you wanted to oppress gays, minorities and women.

And that you’re deplorable.

MSESPN gonna MSESPN, y’all.

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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
I watch ESPN for sports, not political and social commentary. Lately I find myself not watching ESPN at all.

Same here. Dear Sports Caster, i dont give a flying fuck about your political views. Talk sports or STFU.