MNF (ESPN) and Hank part ways

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

I masturbate to that song.

Whew....nice to know I was not the only one!!!!!


I will miss the Hank intro and this is another case of they need to separate politics and sports!!!!

[bsmooth]

Funny how people are trashing ESPN, but Hank is really only pissed at Fox and has already written and recorded a song slamming Fox.

[mecadonzilla]

Funny how people are trashing ESPN, but Hank is really only pissed at Fox and has already written and recorded a song slamming Fox.

Who would have thought Bosephus and Jon Stewart would be on the same side of a media battle?   

[DZA]

what did hank say to cause his departure

[fyo]

what did hank say to cause his departure

He invoked Goodwin's Law on live national TV.

Instead of giving you a quote, check out the interview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eF6vCv13bw

[CF DolFan]

Funny how people are trashing ESPN, but Hank is really only pissed at Fox and has already written and recorded a song slamming Fox.

Nah, he's gone after ESPN as well.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/10/showbiz/hank-williams-song/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7

Unapologetic Hank Williams Jr. jabs ESPN, 'Fox and Friends' in new song


"At the end of his song posted Monday, Williams urged people to "keep 'Fox and Friends' and ESPN out of your homes" in light of the flare-up."

[bsmooth]

Who would have thought Bosephus and Jon Stewart would be on the same side of a media battle?   

Haha, bet you never thought you would write that sentence.
On a side note, did you see him on the View??

[mecadonzilla]

Haha, bet you never thought you would write that sentence.
On a side note, did you see him on the View??

LOL no.  I avoid The View at all costs.

[Dave Gray]

The guy is an irrelevant a-hole.  It's one thing to say something stupid on TV.  But then to blame your employer and the show you were on when you said it.  See ya!

ESPN wants a guy to sing about football.  They want vanilla.  When you compare the President to Hitler, you gotta go.

[Phishfan]

To be honest, he wasn't comparing the President to Hitler. He was comparing the situation of Obama golfing with Boehner to Hitler golfing with Netanyahu. That is not the same as saying Obama is like Hitler and I think anyone who isn't trying to sensationalize the entire thing can see that.

[Spider-Dan]

Um, actually, it's a bit more than that.  Brian Kilmeade (one of the Fox & Friends hosts) said that he didn't understand the comparison, and Williams clarified it by saying that Obama is "the enemy."

Now, if you want to claim that Williams was just making an analogy about two people who should be mortal enemies having fun on the links, that's fine.  Hell, you might even be able to claim, "He never said who was who in that analogy; he's not picking sides."  But once he followed that statement up by saying that Obama is the enemy... he's done.

You can get away with calling Obama the enemy (especially on Fox), but you can't get away with it seconds after you compare him to Hitler.

[Dave Gray]

I'm all for free speech, but you gotta understand your role.  If you're hired to appeal to everyone, you should probably shut your mouth when it comes to really divisive things, especially controversial stuff.

There are a lot of politicians I think are idiots and morons, but when I'm in a setting that can reflect my professional life, I don't really put it all out there.  I think there are also ways to express your legitimate position without alienating the whole world.

If Hank Williams went on Fox and said that he disagreed with the President's policy and is excited to get the country going again with conservative principles, fine.

Also, if he wants to say outrageous crap, fine.  But don't expect to stay employed by a major organization that's trying to keep as vanilla as possible.

[MaineDolFan]

To be honest, he wasn't comparing the President to Hitler. He was comparing the situation of Obama golfing with Boehner to Hitler golfing with Netanyahu. That is not the same as saying Obama is like Hitler and I think anyone who isn't trying to sensationalize the entire thing can see that.

Not quite.  He also called Obama "the enemy" (which gets lost in the shuffle).  No one should "the enemy" here, people with different points of view but the same ultimate goals in mind.  Calling the President "the enemy" is pretty bad.

[mecadonzilla]

The part that keeps bugging me the most about this whole episode is why is ANYONE interviewing Bocephus on TV about anything?

[Dave Gray]

Political morning shows have to fill several hours every day.  They have to put anyone on there who's willing to speak.