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Home Front: Politix
ESPN star says he will consider presidential run if he has a ''legitimate shot''
2025-04-09
[NYPOST] Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith declared that he is considering running for office in the next few years if he believes he can win.

Smith has risen to fame as a bombastic commentator in the realms of sports and politics.

Previously, he denied he would ever run for president, saying recent chatter about doing so only took off due to Democrats
...every time you hear the phrase white people, white supremacy, white anything but paint, you're listening to a Democrat. Ask him/her/it to reimagine something for you; they do that a lot, though not well. They can hear a dog whistle a mile or two away. They invented the spoils system and Tammany Hall, and inspired the addition of the word (Thomas) Nasty to the English language. They want to stop continental drift and repeal the law of unintended side effects...
' desperation for a leader.

However,
a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
the ESPN host spoke at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in Las Vegas on Monday, where he stated that recent events have changed his mind.

He posted a link to a story on his comments on X and said, ''Time to stop messing around. Life is great. Especially at ESPN/Disney.
Seriously??
Hate the thought of being a politician. But sick of this mess. So I'm officially leaving all doors open.''

''Over the last few weeks, I've had no choice but to get more serious about it,'' he said at the NAB event. ''I've been approached by people on Capitol Hill. I've been approached by people who are elected officials in office, whether it's governors or mayors or what have you. People have legitimately, seriously, asked me about it.''
Posted by:Fred

#3  Stick to commentary. It is what you are best at.

Ouch.

The other thing they are trying to manufacture is Bill Burr as their version of Joe Rogan, which is funny because Joe Rogan was their version of Joe Rogan until they went so bugzo he was left behind. So you can imagine what a pile of shit Burr will need to be sculpted into in order to accommodate The Shift and to overshadow his previous work.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2025-04-09 13:07  

#2  Smith is bad news, has been for years.
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-04-09 07:19  

#1  I appreciate you putting your money where your mouth is.

But at the same time you don't know shit about global politics and would be destroyed in the first debate.

Stick to commentary. It is what you are best at.
Posted by: DarthVader   2025-04-09 01:10  

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