Redskins owner apologizes over TV dispute involving cheerleader

Washington Post ^ | May 5, 2010 | Howard Kurtz

[ConservativeStatement]

It was the sort of feel-good story that local television loves.

A Marine lieutenant calls his hometown station, saying he is coming home early from a combat tour of Iraq and Afghanistan and wants to surprise his wife -- with the cameras rolling.

But because Lt. Denver Edick's wife is a cheerleader for the Washington Redskins, the easy score turned into a turf battle in which ABC, the network that pitched the idea, wound up barred from FedEx Field, while the team handed the ball to the NBC station in town, which happens to be its broadcast partner.

[centurion316]

The press acting like low lifes. Why, I just can’t believe it.

[Tribune7]

Most NFL owners are jackasses. Rush ought to be glad he wasn’t let into the club. He’d have just been slumming.

[VRW Conspirator]

Question: Is she guilty or not?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Most NFL owners are jackasses.

And Dan Snyder is King of the Jackasses

[Principled]

Question: Is she guilty or not?

Sorry to disappoint w/ no pic on your ping! But....

I would bet a lot that she is pure as the driven snow NOT GUILTY.

[sonnysteelgrave]

Judging from the video with the story; Not Guilty with extreme prejudice

[Principled]

Not guilty. See video.

[ConservativeStatement]

Very much in the not guilty column.

[Pollster1]

Kristin's official photo from http://www.redskins.com/gen/cheerleaders/Kristin.jsp

This could have been a nice story for everyone. I'm glad it worked out for the Marine and his beautiful wife.

[FreeAtlanta]

Clearly, she married him because she couldn’t do better < /sarcasm>

[Pollster1]

Sarcasm? I would be thrilled to see my daughter marry a decent, romantic Marine Corps officer. Even a gorgeous NFL cheerleader couldn’t do better.

[ansel12]

I think there is a wise country song about not surprising your cheerleader wife by coming home with out calling first, after a long time away, and for God’s sake, not on live TV.