Hank Williams Jr Terminated by ESPN due to comment made.

Hank Williams Jr Terminated by ESPN due to comment made.

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According to ESPN, the sports network has sacked Hank Williams Jr. after the country singer compared a golf game between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to a golf game between Adolf Hitler and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“We have decided to part ways with Hank Williams, Jr,” ESPN said in a statement. The sports network added that “we appreciate his contributions over the past years. The success of Monday Night Football has always been about the games and that will continue.”



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Not sure how I feel about this whole situation. Was he on ESPN's time when he made these comments? I understand at one point he was the face intro to the NFL's Monday Night Football but can't the guy have his own opinion on his political beliefs?

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i understand where hank was coming from, but in the future, make the republican the nazi, and you'll be fine ....lol

Depends on what his contract with ESPN says. Look at Gilbert Gottfried Aflac fired him within an hour after his tweets about Japan after the tsunami. Hank should learn some history though Hitler was a supporter of Zionism so why wouldn't he play golf with Benny.

Look at what happened to the Dixie Chicks after they gave their opinion on Bush's wars. Same deal here. If your famous, don't publicly make your opinions known, esp political ones.

Originally posted by buster2010
Depends on what his contract with ESPN says. Look at Gilbert Gottfried Aflac fired him within an hour after his tweets about Japan after the tsunami. Hank should learn some history though Hitler was a supporter of Zionism so why wouldn't he play golf with Benny.

It should be illegal to offer a contract that goes against your rights.
I know its not that way.

It was a fun ride while it lasted Mr. Williams.

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Perhaps Ashton Kutcher will be tapped to replace him, too?

Makes me wonder how they will open the show now?

And yet Charlie won in end

Originally posted by syrinx high priest
i understand where hank was coming from, but in the future, make the republican the nazi, and you'll be fine ....lol

Definite example of the double standards in action.

See Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin, Natalie Means (Dixie Chick), and many other celebrities for examples of people on the left getting away with saying anything and everything.

According to Hank Williams, Jr. He was not fired, he quit. From his website:

“After reading hundreds of e-mails, I have made MY decision. By pulling my opening Oct 3rd, You (ESPN) stepped on the Toes of The First Amendment Freedom of Speech, so therefore Me, My Song, and All My Rowdy Friends are OUT OF HERE. It’s been a great run.” -- Hank Williams Jr

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they should have let him go well before this anyway. the last few openings have been pretty bad, but how am i gonna know if I'm ready for some football now??

I think people went way overboard with this, he was NOT comparing Obama to Hitler which would be ridiculous in itself. He was trying to make a point on how different Obama was to John Boehner. Hitler and the Prime minister of Israel are about one of the most powerful examples of differences you would be able to find.

That in no way made him racist nor did it make all rednecks racist like some posts I've seen on news sights talking about this. At worst it made him stupid for not realizing how his comments would be taken.

Vote with your remote.. If you think what ESPN did is wrong, simply change the channel and boycott their sponsors. Money talks..

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Lol kutcher...ESPN will be in the wrong and settle with him out of court for violation of rights.

Originally posted by Aggie Man
According to Hank Williams, Jr. He was not fired, he quit. From his website:

“After reading hundreds of e-mails, I have made MY decision. By pulling my opening Oct 3rd, You (ESPN) stepped on the Toes of The First Amendment Freedom of Speech, so therefore Me, My Song, and All My Rowdy Friends are OUT OF HERE. It’s been a great run.” -- Hank Williams Jr

So - - he used his employment/employer as a platform to make a personal public political statement?

Is that correct?

Originally posted by Annee

Originally posted by Aggie Man
According to Hank Williams, Jr. He was not fired, he quit. From his website:

“After reading hundreds of e-mails, I have made MY decision. By pulling my opening Oct 3rd, You (ESPN) stepped on the Toes of The First Amendment Freedom of Speech, so therefore Me, My Song, and All My Rowdy Friends are OUT OF HERE. It’s been a great run.” -- Hank Williams Jr

So - - he used his employment/employer as a platform to make a personal public political statement?

Is that correct?

Whether he intended to or not, I suppose so. Well, actually, he used Fox News as his platform...

I love his statement "You (ESPN) stepped on the Toes of The First Amendment Freedom of Speech". .....Hey Hank, get a clue! Nobody infringed on your rights. You're just paying the consequences for exercising them.

I don't believe for one second that he quit.

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Here is the video/ Fox News interview...

www.youtube.com...

And a rather entertaining Wash. Post op ed on the situation:

Wash. Post op

Originally posted by LadySkadi
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Here is the video/ Fox News interview...

www.youtube.com...

Thanks. IMO - - if he is on his own time - doing his own thing - he has every right to express his political views.

If he is in anyway promoting ESPN or Monday Night Football - - he is not on his own time - - and he is wrong.