After making a long string of anti-Christian remarks, ESPN host Dana Jacobson is getting only a one-week suspension. Lucky for her she didn't say something about Mohammed or another member of the left's "protected class:"
Sources have confirmed that Jacobson, a co-host of "First Take" on ESPN2, currently is serving a one-week suspension because of her behavior at a Jan. 11 roast for ESPN Radio personalities Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic at Atlantic City, N.J.
While declining to confirm Jacobson had been suspended, ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said, "Her actions and comments were inappropriate and we've dealt with it."
At the roast, Jacobson made a rambling speech that included vulgar references about Notre Dame. Jacobson is a Michigan graduate, and she and Golic, a former Irish defensive lineman, often have exchanged barbs about the rivalry between the schools.
One eyewitness labeled it an "embarrassing display," and a newspaper account said the crowd booed Jacobson. Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis also was in attendance.
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HOW DARE
January 23, 2008 - 19:15 ET by red_dragon311HOW DARE SHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so what we had a sh!t season....well the worst in school history
but NEVER break bad on ND
1 week was not enough.......2 months without pay
now had she said negative things about my Bears ...... then buring at the stake at least
but it's good to see the shoe being put on the other foot now.
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Wasn't Paul Hornung's senior
January 23, 2008 - 19:31 ET by fitzfongWasn't Paul Hornung's senior season worse? I think you only won twice that year.
well then it would be a tie
January 23, 2008 - 20:11 ET by red_dragon311well then it would be a tie for the worst season, they won only 2 games this past season too
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Three wins
January 23, 2008 - 20:18 ET by fitzfongUCLA, Duke and Stanford. Still, terrible season.
damn i forgot they DID beat
January 24, 2008 - 00:12 ET by red_dragon311damn i forgot they DID beat UCLA, thanks for remind me.
but still as you said a horrible season
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rebound
January 24, 2008 - 08:57 ET by rubberpelletfrancisWeiss has recruited two stellar classes in a row, and they play a relatively poor schedule,so i hope for good things to return.
Fine!
January 23, 2008 - 19:20 ET by CaringwhiteguyOver with, done with. I hope she gets help with her alcohol problem. Let's get back to ripping people worth ripping.
So what?
January 23, 2008 - 19:36 ET by robertjacobFirst: she is an idiot
Second: she has every right to be an idiot
Third: where does ESPN get off punishing her?
Fourth: who cares? Get over it
Robert, ever hear of a guy called Rush Limbaugh?
January 23, 2008 - 19:42 ET by RJIn light of ESPN's treatment of him for lesser comments, and since this is a site that explores liberal bias in the media, why would you think it's not appropriate to discuss her and EPN's reaction?
only Christians were offended - no biggie?
January 23, 2008 - 19:53 ET by landsharkOr how about the media backlash that hit Mel Gibson after his drunken, anti-semitic, tirade?
She's pathetic. At least she respects all religions. Yeah, I could tell.
eta: is the suspension with, or without, pay?
And don't forget very
January 23, 2008 - 20:55 ET by motherbeltAnd don't forget very recently Kelly Tilghman (sp?) got TWO weeks suspension for using the word "lynch" in the same sentence with Tiger Woods.
Well, I guess it was worth it for people to write to them. It got their attention and they got her attention. I don't know what I would have considered "sufficient" punishment...but the point's been made and that's good.
My favorite director is
January 23, 2008 - 21:17 ET by red_dragon311My favorite director is David, Lynch Tiger Woods, of course being my favorite golfer.
missed placed coma can be a b!tch
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Jacobson
January 23, 2008 - 20:09 ET by robertjacobI am fully aware of the Rush incident with ESPN.
They were as wrong then as they are now.
FREE SPEECH - the right to be right and the right to be a complete idiot. We hold this right ....
Thank you for posting to me - I pay you the respect you deserve.
ok so the very next post
January 23, 2008 - 20:20 ET by red_dragon311ok so the very next post answered my question lol
Rush Limbaugh for the pathetic controversy over Donavan "Look Up Soft in the Dictionary and You'll See His Picture"
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What DID rush say to get
January 23, 2008 - 20:13 ET by red_dragon311What DID rush say to get kicked off ESPN...i keep hearing that but to this day I don't knowhat he said
.
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red_dragon...ask acumen.
January 23, 2008 - 20:21 ET by Jerred_dragon...ask acumen. I don't want to step into that snake pit again.
However, I am sure if Jacobson's comments had been made on-air during ESPN's Sunday NFL show instead of an untelevised celebrity roast at a restaurant, she would be ancient history by now.
Jer
Jer,
January 24, 2008 - 00:18 ET by R D HelmI think you have a point there.
While I think ESPN canning Rush Limbaugh was taking the chicken way out, and the Golf Channel's actions against Kelly Tilghman were similarly cowardly, Jacobson's comments were not made live in front of millions of viewers.
Had they been, I imagine she would be working at DQ by now.
Or perhaps the ACLU. Lol.
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe
Do you think they were
January 24, 2008 - 00:19 ET by balboaDo you think they were cowardly because they didn't stand up to Sharpton et al?
bal,
January 24, 2008 - 00:35 ET by R D HelmPrecisely.
In both cases, they should have had the stones to tell Fat Al to go pound sand. I would have.
I have about had it with this busy-body, speech-fascist PC PITA, and others like him, going around and trying to get people fired simply because they say things that he manages to twist all out of proportion to reality.
If he were held to the same standard to which he holds others, given his utterances over the years, he would be living in a dumpster out behind some K-mart somewhere.
I would say that I wish someone would fire Al's worthless behind, but you have to actually have a job in order to be fired. Lol.
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe
He said of quarterback
January 23, 2008 - 20:49 ET by motherbeltHe said of quarterback Donovan McNabb:
"I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well," Limbaugh said on Sunday's show. "There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team."
and then the fit hit the shan.
That is what got him
January 23, 2008 - 21:24 ET by red_dragon311That is what got him fired???
saying a QB was not as good as people think because the team's defence ......i just threw up a little in my mouth.
and what about McNabb he said teh NFL is racsit because there are not as many black QB's as white. and all you heard " well he's right....not that many black QB's "
Now how many white wide recievers are in the NFL. running backs,
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red_dragon311...
January 23, 2008 - 22:03 ET by Jer[McNabb said] teh NFL is racsit because there are not as many black QB's as white. and all you heard "well he's right....not that many black QB's"
Can you link those remarks, please?
Jer
http://www.philly.com/inquir
January 23, 2008 - 22:50 ET by DCC1http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20070920_McNabb_stands_by_his_comments.html
This article pretty much sums up McNabbs comments last year.
'McNabb told Brown that "there are not that many African American quarterbacks, so we have to do a little bit extra."
Asked why African American quarterbacks have to do more, McNabb said, "because the percentage of us playing this position, which people didn't want us to play this position, is low."'
http://sports.espn.go.com/nf
January 23, 2008 - 23:47 ET by red_dragon311http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3025308
ok so not word for word, but here you go
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nf
January 23, 2008 - 23:47 ET by red_dragon311http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3025308
ok so not word for word, but here you go
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nf
January 23, 2008 - 23:50 ET by red_dragon311double post
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Keep in mind the Rush thing on ESPN
January 23, 2008 - 22:55 ET by exLibKeep in mind the Rush thing on ESPN went buy Chris Berman (white) but the other two guys on the panel were black and neither one of them batted an eyelash and, at the time, took his comments seriously.
Then nothing for 2-3 days until Sharpy got on TV and got face time and then after about a week of pressure ESPN folded like a lawn chair. Berman and company were forced to say some insincere apology that was obviously written by upper management.
Then about a month later the head of the Philly chapter of the NAACP made almost the EXACT same comments about McNaab and it got some press for a day and then faded.
I didn't hate the comment
January 23, 2008 - 22:59 ET by balboaI didn't hate the comment because I thought it was racist; I hated it because it was him bringing Rushism, his view on politics into a football show.
bal -
January 24, 2008 - 00:22 ET by drillanwrWhich is why NBC caught so much crap this season for having Keith Olbermann do their NFL football coverage. The guy never shut his politically motivated yap.
Yeah, Olberman should make
January 24, 2008 - 00:24 ET by balboaYeah, Olberman should make up his mind. Stay out of sports if you're in politics.
RJ, I've noticed that,
January 23, 2008 - 20:23 ET by Chris NormanRJ,
I've noticed that, lately, there's been an uptick of comments like: "This isn't bias", "Who cares what this person thinks?", or "This isn't important". I suppose NewsBusters should just close down...
It's one thing to discuss
January 23, 2008 - 20:27 ET by fitzfongIt's one thing to discuss the disproportionality of her punishment relative to Rush Limbaugh's to illustrate liberal bias. It's another thing to demand her termination for her comments. That's getting into Sharpton territory. I certainly wouldn't want to see her get fired just for that.
Not saying that. Just
January 23, 2008 - 20:40 ET by Chris NormanI'm not sure what you mean Fitz. I didn't demand her termination - I didn't comment on her or ESPN's actions at all. I just noticed that lately more people are coming on here to scold NewsBusters and their readers about what is worthy of posting and commenting upon.
I understand, Chris. Fair
January 23, 2008 - 20:44 ET by fitzfongI understand, Chris. Fair enough. It's just that sometimes I read posts by people demanding a liberal scalp to compensate for the taking of conservative scalps over turns of phrase. Political correctness has a tendency to have people questioning why Dana Jacobsen didn't get fired rather than why Rush Limbaugh did. But I do see your point that some have been rather dismissive of posts and have arbitrarily determined that Subject A is not important enough to discuss on NB.
That's all I was saying. :)
January 23, 2008 - 20:47 ET by Chris NormanThat's all I was saying. :)
The only reason I ever
January 23, 2008 - 19:52 ET by fitzfongThe only reason I ever watched that nauseating show Cold Pizza was to see the lovely Thea Andrews. Then they marginalized her with those gasbags Skip Bayliss and Woody Paige (and that Donny Osmond clone). Then they fired her and hired that GUY, Dana Jacobsen. So I stopped watching it altogether because I hate ESPN...sports coverage sucks, lame off-season programming (Who's More Now?...WTF), empty suit sports geeks involving themselves in socio-political issues way beyond their comprehension, the sickening MNF broadcast of the first post-Katrina Super Dome game, Jim Rome, Tony Kornheiser, Dan "Ted Baxter" Patrick, Stephen A. Smith...but I digress. Anyway, I don't care much about this roast story...I understand the argument that since the cowardly suits at ESPN fired Rush Limbaugh for the pathetic controversy over Donavan "Look Up Soft in the Dictionary and You'll See His Picture" McNab and Imus could get pulled for that non-story that fairness would dictate Jacobsen's termination. Ever since Peter O'Malley served Al Campanis up at the altar of Jesse Jackson, I've detested the Dodgers. Frankly, I don't think any of these people (Jacobsen included) should be suspended or fired for these statements. Let the market determine who stays and who goes. Oh, but I forgot, Al Sharpton is the head of the FCC.
You sure your a sports fan?
January 23, 2008 - 20:38 ET by general companyYou sure your a sports fan? I love the debating of Skip and Woody, although Woody in gone now. Also like PTI even though Kornheiser sucks on MNF. You see the whole point of the channal is to get folks passionate about sports, but in your case it seems they went to far?
"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest". Mark Twain
Are you serious??? Skip and
January 23, 2008 - 20:50 ET by balboaAre you serious??? Skip and Woody are two of the most annoying people to watch or listen to in the history of sports journalism. If there's one thing I hate Around the Horn for it's making Woody and Jay think there are people that want to listen to their opinions in anything other than print form. If Skip was on there, the show would be the worst...ever.
Around the Horn
January 24, 2008 - 12:32 ET by mikebromoThe backround drum machine is irratating on the Horn show. Never watch it anymore or other shows that have that backround noise.
Oh, yes. Around The
January 24, 2008 - 15:12 ET by fitzfongOh, yes. Around The Horn. A show dedicated to promoting Jim Rome-type scribes engaging in competitive analysis. I don't know who's more annoying, that intern host or the disembodied voice that introduces segments a la Van Earl Wright. Have they given the show the cute abbreviation like they have with PTI and SC?
Quite the contrary, I love
January 23, 2008 - 20:56 ET by fitzfongQuite the contrary, I love sports. I just see ESPN as a self-important hype machine...as if sports never existed before the network was created...and as if it can't be presented better. There are dozens of sports-only channels on cable and satellite...but they cover sporting events and sports news...not fashion, music, culture, marketing, politics, etc. And they don't have stupid, unwatchable, self-congratulatory awards shows.
Remove ESPN and sports from
January 23, 2008 - 22:08 ET by general companyRemove ESPN and sports from your comment and add any other channel and the comment could still be appropriate. Including most products and services. All of the other sports channels do the same thing, least all the ones I get.
BTW I am not trying shill for ESPN, I am just a sports fan.
"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest". Mark Twain
Well, let's put it this
January 23, 2008 - 23:33 ET by fitzfongWell, let's put it this way...I hate baseball, I hate basketball, I hate college sports. I like football, hockey and international soccer (Tottenham Hotspur and the Republic of Ireland). ESPN carries baseball, basketball and college sports. It barely covers hockey or international soccer (Deportes excluded)...and its football coverage is hyped garbage. The less said about their Monday Night Football broadcasts, the better. ESPN is obsessed with individual athletes as opposed to teams, "personalities" as opposed to athletes and a whole lot of ancillary "back story". Their unapologetic reverance for Michael Jordan was just nauseating. And their self-important grandstanding over the steroids "scandal" was even worse. The network carries a bunch of standard geeks tripping over themselves to come up with the next tortured catchphrase so that they may become stars. I hate to say it, but the network went downhill after Olberdouche left. When they ran a crawl announcing that Tiger Woods had fired his caddy, I knew that the network was oversaturated and had nothing interesting to report. That "Who's More Now" mess was the final straw.
ESPN has definitely gone
January 24, 2008 - 00:10 ET by balboaESPN has definitely gone around the bend. When it was Keith and Dan it was good fun. Even Kilborn was good. But, yeah, "Who's More Now" was retarded. Cold Pizza, bad idea.
Deadspin.com is what ESPN used to be: fun.
a newspaper account said
January 23, 2008 - 20:24 ET by drillanwra newspaper account said the crowd booed Jacobson
My final word on this topic:
Had the crowd NOT booed Jacobson, and in fact had cheered and laughed at her remarks ... THIS would have been shrugged off by ESPN.
Not necessarily,
January 23, 2008 - 20:58 ET by motherbeltNot necessarily, drill....some of us here wrote to them that I know of, and who knows how many others, here and elsewhere they heard from?
And even if ESPN wanted to
January 23, 2008 - 20:59 ET by balboaAnd even if ESPN wanted to shrug it off, their parent company would probably have let them know that's not kosher in the Mouse House.
This is not about what the
January 23, 2008 - 20:37 ET by mostlymoderateThis is not about what the woman said. I could care less about what she or Michael Richards, Imus, Mel Gibson etc say. This is about "DOUBLE STANDARDS" in the media.
One Weak Week
January 23, 2008 - 20:57 ET by rocksf18jazzWell, I forgive her, but I don't think she can take a week off during her finale. Good luck to Dana during her afterlife.
rocksf18jazz
I hope she repents
January 23, 2008 - 22:21 ET by Lame CherryGod bless her to repent as in the bigger picture of life here and eternal life to not have a shred of "curb" to make one step back and not say such a thing about the Son of God.........or about your pick of Ghandi, Golda Mier, Mahdi, Krishna........is just in poor taste and hurts people.
As the nation is being forced to honor Martin King, even liberals should figure out if she said this same thing about him how very bad it sounds.
Some things should be off limits.
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What's the big deal. After
January 24, 2008 - 00:48 ET by Sonny LykosWhat's the big deal. After all , she is sticking with the anti-Christian agenda. Sodom and Gomorrah is good - God and his asshole son is bad. A real person with real courage. Well, except for courage to say the same about Islam.
roast?
January 24, 2008 - 11:18 ET by seaniepwhat about the fact that this was a roast? a time where people are supposed to use hyperbole in their insults to make humorous comments to denigrate the person being roasted
that is the whole purpose, this was not something said as an off the cuff remark, she said this to tease the guy being roasted no?
off course, it is only stifling free speach if the govt does it, its just caving to people's bitching if a private organization acts on someone's comments
sean???
January 24, 2008 - 11:24 ET by LionKingDo you really think you can get away with dropping the F-bomb anywhere you go?
Where I work, it is a terminating offense. In Texas, if caught, you could be cited for a violation of a profanity statute.
It is not stifling Free Speech...it is standing up for DECENCY.
Do you really think you
January 24, 2008 - 11:31 ET by balboaDo you really think you can get away with dropping the F-bomb anywhere you go?
I didn't see that Sean was saying that.
bal...
January 24, 2008 - 12:36 ET by LionKingI asked a question and got no answer. I asked the question because he claimed they were caving in to pressure.
ghj
January 24, 2008 - 15:31 ET by seaniepmy point is that is was a roast
at a roast the point is to be offensive, now granted this is not decent behavior, buts what you do at a roast
my point about free speach was that if a company wants to act on it, then they can, if the govt does, then its a free speach issue
I guess it was two points in one post, sorry for the confusion
ESPN and lynching back in the news
January 24, 2008 - 14:16 ET by LionKingNFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown is deriding Tiger Woods for not making an issue out of the off-the-cuff lynching remark.
The full story is on ESPN.
Expose the Hypocrites
January 24, 2008 - 14:29 ET by richflanjAsk the lefties at "ThinkProgress" if they support firing her, based upon what they are saying about John Gibson.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/23/gibson-mocks-ledger/
Then wait..... (crickets chirping)
Do you want Dana fired?
January 24, 2008 - 16:43 ET by balboaDo you want Dana fired?
Bal, I know your question
January 24, 2008 - 16:48 ET by fitzfongBal, I know your question wasn't directed at me, but I'll give you my perspective. I don't think either should be fired. But if TP or other Sharpton-style shakedown artists manage to get Gibson terminated, I can see the argument for Dana to go, too. Neither or both. But it's pathetic that it would have to come to that. It should be neither.
Agreed.
January 24, 2008 - 22:51 ET by balboaAgreed.
→ bal
January 24, 2008 - 16:59 ET by Cool ArrowI think ESPN set the bar extremely low when it fired Rush. It's fair, then to judge the fairness of one Network (ESPN) on how it treated two individuals
If FOX fires Gibson, they're setting their own bar. I can understand either way they decide.
I do not care if they fire
January 24, 2008 - 17:25 ET by richflanjI do not care if they fire her or not. My point was that the liberal ilk will use any opportunity to rant about us eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvilllll conservatives, while ignoring their own prejudices and disgusting behavior.
Does anyone know what Dana
January 24, 2008 - 22:52 ET by balboaDoes anyone know what Dana Jacobs' political persuasion is?