ESPN Fawns over Seahawks' Activist Disguised as Football Player
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Don't be too surprised if Michael Bennett becomes the first NFL player to join the radical, pro-abortion National Organization for Women. He's crusading for women's rights and a whole bunch of other issues that prompted Lois Nam, a writer for ESPN's The Undefeated, to conclude the Seattle Seahawks' defensive end is "an activist disguised as a football player."
Kaeper-Kicked: Cops, EMTs Blow Off Kneelin’ Browns Opening Ceremony
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Apparently when you insult Cleveland cops and paramedics, and the symbols they revere, they’re not the types to say “Thank you, sir, may I have another.” So after a dozen Cleveland Browns players refused to stand for the National Anthem in a preseason game, Cleveland’s finest won’t be holding a huge Old Glory on the field at the Browns’ home opener, as they’d previously agreed to.
CBS Analysts Say NFL Teams Averting Kaepernick Distraction
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NFL on CBS analysts spoke up during today's NFL Media Day on the Colin Kaepernick situation. Bill Cowher, the former Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach, questioned the free agent's desire to play, and retired Dallas quarterback Tony Romo said that NFL teams aren't willing to deal with a backup QB who brings a distraction.
The Guardian: Teams Face Punishment for 'Blackballing' Kaepernick
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Continuing the well-worn left-stream media narrative on Colin Kaepernick, The Guardian's DJ Gallo wrote that three NFL teams have absolutely no excuse for not signing the baggage-laden free agent. Gallo asserted those teams are -- you guessed it -- blackballing Kaepernick and soon the NFL standings will punish them for not signing him.
WashPost: NFL Owners Shaming Dissenters Like Kaepernick
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Any difference between the news and opinion sections of The Washington Post and the sports pages is barely discernible in the current age of racial hysteria. Post sports writers like Sally Jenkins demonstrate this by taking up the social justice crusade for rebel without a team Colin Kaepernick.
Amid Kaepernick's Lib Media Support, Brown Opposes QB's Tactics
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The Kaepernick beat has taken some unusual twists and turns in the past 24 hours. There was plenty of the usual support from left-stream media and Kaepernick apologists, an accusation against Michael Vick of criticizing Kaepernick in order to land a job with Fox Sports and some opposition to the polarizing football free agent.
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Lauer Interrogates ESPN Employee After He's Fired Over PC Nonsense
Here’s another entry for the “Just When You Think You’ve Seen It All Department:” Former tennis professional and ESPN broadcaster Doug Adler has filed a lawsuit against the company because he was fired due to confusion regarding his use of the word “guerrilla” while describing an aggressive play by an African-American tennis champion.
ESPN Sparks Criticism from Fox News for Robert Lee Fiasco
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Fox Sport Radio's Clay Travis broke the story Tuesday that ESPN had bumped college football broadcaster Robert Lee out of a Sept. 2 game in Charlotteville because violent mobs clashed there recently over the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue. The story spread like wildfire and ESPN took megawatts of heat for its PC overdose. On Wednesday, Travis went on Fox News with Tucker Carlson and Fox…
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CBS Hypes Comparison of Kaepernick to Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali
While ABC and NBC only produced a news brief about a protest in favor of Colin Kaepernick, CBS This Morning on Thursday devoted an entire segment to “taking a stand” for the football player, even hyping comparisons of him to Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali. Reporter Dana Jacobson spun the rally in New York, cheering, “Social justice advocates rallied to show their support for Colin Kaepernick.”
NYT Critic Sees ‘White Hot Supremacist Summer’ in TV, Movies, Boxing
Wesley Morris, the New York Times critic at large with a focus (or obsession) with race in entertainment, declared a “white supremacy summer” on television and in the movies in a long essay posted Wednesday, “In Movies and on TV, Racism Made Plain.” Earlier headlines were even more provocative: “In Virginia and on TV, A Supremacist Summer,” and the URL suggests that the phrase “white hot…
ESPN Removes 'Robert Lee' from College Football Broadcast
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From the "Hello, darkness, my old friend ... I've come to talk with you again" files:
ESPN has drop-kicked one of its college football broadcasters from the Virginia vs. William & Mary game, on Sept. 2, for no reason other than his name is "Robert Lee." This is no joke. ESPN really is that sensitive and that PC. That childish, too, for that matter.
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ESPN Reprimands 'Wise' Sports Writer for Pushing Fake Saban Quotes
Most people across the country have little trust in the “mainstream media” due to unchecked errors and false reporting, but on Tuesday, Mike Wise -- a former Washington Post columnist who's now with ESPN's The Undefeated -- joined that group when he was disciplined for posting false quotes in an attempt to prove people will believe anything published online.
USA Today: Leftist Athletes Are Role Models, President Isn't
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In a video that could easily pass for a Hillary Clinton campaign commercial or a message by MoveOn.org, USA Today's Trysta Krick urges athletes to speak up for left-wing causes, and she blasts President Trump. It's apparent that USA Today is progressing nicely in its transition from sports section to "political action committee."
ESPN Hosts Bash President Trump as 'Divisive"
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On Wednesday, Kevin Durant of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors, said he won't attend a celebration for the team at the White House if an invitation is extended. One of the liberal commentators on ESPN praised Durant for that decision, insisting it's not political. Another ESPN talk show co-host ripped into President Trump and says he is fed up with people complaining about sports media…
