curby Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eF6vCv13bwbut apologizes after NFL drops his song off Monday night football.http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/04/showbiz/williams-football/discuss... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester3681 Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Another chance for the media to over-react... *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 No, he didn't.He compared Boehner and Obama golfing together to the unlikely pairing of Hitler, and a Jew golfing together. People are really reaching on this... I am no Hank Williams Jr. fan; in fact, I think he came across as a total moron, but he never said anything close to "Obama's like Hitler."any odd-couple could have been substituted into that analogy. David Duke and Farrakhan, an OSU football player and a Michigan football player, Keith Olberman and Rush Limbaugh, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InyaAzz Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 ^ThisThe guy should really keep his mouth closed because he sounds like a babbling idiot...but I think his only crime here is a poor analogy. Let's just drop the Hitler references...it's 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curby Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 I didn't think he did either but he sort of said he towards the end of the interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InyaAzz Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Admittedly, I only heard up until the part where he called them the three stooges.It was a hard listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapphy Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 really, can no one have an opinion anymore without being villianized?ESPN: "OMG he has an opinion, we have to pull his music"Someone at ESPN needs kicked in the junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 He compared Boehner and Obama golfing together to the unlikely pairing of Hitler, and a Jew golfing togetherThe guy should really keep his mouth closed10000% accurate on both accounts. ESPN probably gives the liberals a shit ton of money so they had no choice. I don't fault ESPN for doing it, but at the same time I think its something incredibly petty to be newsworthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 <sigh> I see the rational fairy has already visited this thread. Let's see if I can still When do you think the Tea Partiers are going to claim Hank's First Amendment Rights are being infringed upon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 <sigh> I see the rational fairy has already visited this thread. Let's see if I can still When do you think the Tea Partiers are going to claim Hank's First Amendment Rights are being infringed upon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 OhWut?! Some celebrity/has been said something stoopid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granda080 Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 That was painful to watch...er attempt to listen to. I'm all for people having opinions, but I don't think we need to make statements about our President as the "Enemy". IMO that's a bit much.This really just reminded me of every local news story that interviews people on the street. They always seem to find the craziest person available and ask them serious questions. It never turns out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InyaAzz Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 This really just reminded me of every local news story that interviews people on the street. They always seem to find the craziest person available and ask them serious questions. It never turns out well.And usually they're um...urban..so this is a refreshing change of pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beegreenstrings Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 He should not of appologized! They are not going to give him the gig back. he used to stand his ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 I think the funniest part was when they were talking about Roseanne Barr earlier in the program and said something to the effect of "Why do we care what celebrities think anyway?" (since they didn't agree with her viewpoint)"Now welcome Hank Williams Junior to the program..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curby Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 What do they think they were going to get from a backwoods hillbilly anyways? Something intelligent, i think not. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I think the funniest part was when they were talking about Roseanne Barr earlier in the program and said something to the effect of "Why do we care what celebrities think anyway?" (since they didn't agree with her viewpoint)"Now welcome Hank Williams Junior to the program..."hahaha yeah i saw that too. i was like wtf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 apparently they pulled the song for goodhttp://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7066449/espn-hank-williams-jr-theme-song-return-monday-night-football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beegreenstrings Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 apparently they pulled the song for goodhttp://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7066449/espn-hank-williams-jr-theme-song-return-monday-night-footballWTF... So much for freedom of speech in this country. I forgot we are under the Oboma regimen.Capitalism! You can say whatever you want to as long as you dont make a comment about me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 His music sales will skyrocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 WTF... So much for freedom of speech in this country. I forgot we are under the Oboma regimen.Capitalism! You can say whatever you want to as long as you dont make a comment about me.I hope you're being sarcastic.Hank is allowed to say whatever he wants, he's not in jail for it -- the gov't didn't punish him. But, no one said there wasn't going to be other consequences for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beegreenstrings Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 I hope you're being sarcastic.Hank is allowed to say whatever he wants, he's not in jail for it -- the gov't didn't punish him. But, no one said there wasn't going to be other consequences for it.I am kind-of.I think its bullshit that there has to be consequences so someones feelings dont get hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 I guess I don't recall Obama -ing over what HWJ said This was ESPN's decision. I haven't read their statement, but I would assume ESPN doesn't sanction hyperbolic hate speech for some economic reason.Personally, I'm so desensitized to the whole Godwin's law (ie. "compare [Obama / Bush / Insert political leader that you don't like here] to Hitler") that I don't care. It's lost it's sting.In fact, I don't think what HWJ said was even that bad. One could argue it wasn't a direct comparison of Obama to Hitler, but more of an illustration of the dichotomy of Dems/Reps being similar to Nazis/Jews. But because of the way he said it, Obama is to Hitler as Boehner is to Netanyahu (sp?) it's considered derogatory.I guess I don't think the hillbilly that is HWJ is smart enough to concern himself with sentence structure to make that implication -- so whatever. You think things would've been different if HWJ would've switched the phrasing to pair Obama with Netanyahu and Boehner with Hitler? Same effect, I suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 (edited) Welp, that didn't take longWhen do you think the Tea Partiers are going to claim Hank's First Amendment Rights are being infringed upon?Vintage Right-Wing Whine: Hank Jr. Says His First Amendment Rights Were Violated By ESPN Edited October 7, 2011 by JRMMiii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 I hope you're being sarcastic.Hank is allowed to say whatever he wants, he's not in jail for it -- the gov't didn't punish him. But, no one said there wasn't going to be other consequences for it.^ thank the fucking lord someone else pointed this out. One of my track buddy's brothers was bitching about ESPN ignoring Hank's constitutional right to free speech.I tried to be nice while explaining it, but the guy just didn't want to hear logic.I think I ALMOST got through to him when I said, "listen, I can say horrible things about your mother, and my comments are constitutionally protected free speech. But that doesn't mean I should be surprised when you jack me in the face. ESPN just jacked Hank Williams in the face."There are a lot of things that are legal that I would still get fired for. I can't crack open a beer at my desk, fuck my CEO's daughter, or be rude to clients... Hank Williams can have all the moronic opinions he wants, but his employer is under no obligation to tolerate the bad publicity it generates.Now if he tries to claim he's being discriminated against (by ESPN) for his views, that might be a different story... The distinction would be that they can't fire him for BELIEVING something. They CAN fire him for SAYING something that draws negative attention to their company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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