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| ESPN Changes Course, Will Air National Anthem on Monday Night Football Due to Vegas Shooting |
| 2017-10-04 |
| [BREITBART] After initially declaring it would no longer show the national anthem on Monday Night Football, ESPN has reversed course and decided that air the singing of the anthem. The network cites the shooting in Las Vegas, as the reason behind the move. ESPN was set to follow in the footsteps of Fox Sports, which decided to go back to its previous habit of running commercials during the time the national anthem is played in the stadium at the start of each NFL game. However, after the shooting at Mandalay Bay, the network changed its mind: |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Exactly right! The bastards need lawyers to examine the early termination clauses and penalties on each $20M contract before they fire anybody. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-10-04 23:48 |
| #9 Fuck the NFL. Its all about damage control, not honor and integrity. They could have fucking cared less what we think, until we stopped watching. If they really cared they would have told the protestors they are off the teams and to go protest outside the arena... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2017-10-04 23:12 |
| #8 ESPN and NFL are too late. Their apologies will be only CYA Mea Culpas. I'm done with them. Tahwee, folks, but you screwed the pooch big time. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-10-04 20:44 |
| #7 Sirius XM called me today to re-up our service. I told the CSR that, as they are sponsors of the NFL, I had to say no. The CSR seemed a little confused, but said "OK." |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2017-10-04 18:46 |
| #6 They need to think about what this means because obviously they take it for granted. They take their obvious and in-your-face contempt for their audience for granted. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-10-04 13:22 |
| #5 I was going to watch the Twins take on the Yankees until I saw what channel it was on. Fox Sports Baseball is not much better, with their constant footsie with each other and inherent and obvious biases for certain cities. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-10-04 13:19 |
| #4 I find it curious that the NFL doesn't get that some insults are personal and lasting. And if you tolerate or facilitate them, you are complicit. Insulting the symbol of my nation to whom I pledge allegiance and for whom I dedicated my life and my honor for three decades isn't trivial and it is intensely personal. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2017-10-04 11:42 |
| #3 After you hit the iceberg, it's a little late for a course correction. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-10-04 11:11 |
| #2 What is this "ESPN" you speak of? |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-10-04 08:33 |
| #1 Fox and ESPN need to air the national anthem. To not do this is cowardice. It's one of the rare opportunities we have to come together to honor our country and what went and goes into it. Shine a light on the vermin who would disrespect it. They need to think about what this means because obviously they take it for granted. |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-10-04 01:37 |