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Katie Nolan tests ESPN's new politics policy by calling President Trump stupid
The Sporting News ^ | Jan. 5, 2018 | By Michael McCarthy

Posted on 01/05/2018 7:28:03 PM PST by ConservativeStatement

New ESPN star Katie Nolan jokingly called President Donald Trump a "f------ stupid person" this week on Viceland's "Desus & Mero" late night comedy show, less than a month after the company revised its social media guidelines, imploring its staff to steer clear of politics.

Appearing Wednesday night on the nearly two-year-old Vice Media channel, Nolan and the comedy duo of Desus Nice and The Kid Mero were discussing hand gestures and memes that could be associated with white supremacists. One of the co-hosts told Nolan a thumbs-up means "white power," noting President Trump often uses the gesture.

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KEYWORDS: nolan; trump
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I canceled cable due to the likes of these "ESPN star(s)." Anything for attention I suppose. There is a word for that. Rhymes with bores.
1 posted on 01/05/2018 7:28:03 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
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......no more cable here either. No more TV!!


2 posted on 01/05/2018 7:29:46 PM PST by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: ConservativeStatement

“Jokingly”?

Not likely.


3 posted on 01/05/2018 7:30:16 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Merry Christmas, Mr. President, and another happy year!)
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To: ConservativeStatement

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3619905/posts


4 posted on 01/05/2018 7:30:17 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: ConservativeStatement

Heh. Rich, is it not, to hear a sportscaster talk about the mental abilities of others?

We are talkin’ dumber than dirt collections of nothingness, buried in a sea of acute intelligence neediness.


5 posted on 01/05/2018 7:31:19 PM PST by Da Coyote
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Oops. I didn’t see anything on a search.


6 posted on 01/05/2018 7:31:31 PM PST by ConservativeStatement ("Silence is violence.")
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To: ConservativeStatement

Ignore them. Post as you like.


7 posted on 01/05/2018 7:34:05 PM PST by citizen (The aging US Senate: 5 in 80s, 18 in 70s, 32 in 60s, 30 in 50s, 14 in 40s, and 1 in 30s.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Different source.


8 posted on 01/05/2018 7:34:20 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Merry Christmas, Mr. President, and another happy year!)
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To: ConservativeStatement

If a truly stupid person (in this case, Katie Nolan) calls another person (in this case, Donald Trump who took $1MILLION and turned it into a $-7BILLION empire AND won a Presidential election against a criminal hag that had the entire deep state in her corner) a “stupid person,” does it really matter?

I submit that BSPN’s “new policy” against ruminating about politics by their “talent” is B.S. But then, we already knew that.


9 posted on 01/05/2018 7:38:01 PM PST by RocketMan1 (Privileged White Cracker)
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oops .. I meant $4-7BILLION empire”


10 posted on 01/05/2018 7:39:11 PM PST by RocketMan1 (Privileged White Cracker)
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Looks like Sporting News is looking to cause some trouble for ESPN - good! Does Sporting News radio still exist? If not, I wish it would make a comeback since it was better than ESPN radio has ever been. Only the Golic and Wingo show is worth a listen - there is nothing on ESPN TV worth watching at this point.
11 posted on 01/05/2018 7:39:26 PM PST by Major Matt Mason (The U.S. Senate - where American freedom goes to die.)
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I wonder what they thought of the curious one-finger salutes noted Half-White Supremacist Ødungo obsessively does?


12 posted on 01/05/2018 7:40:47 PM PST by rockrr (Everything is diff bright.erent now...)
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. . . imploring its staff to steer clear of politics.

Imploring is done from a position of weakness.

I never had an employer/boss implore me to do anything. Either I followed company policy and did what I was told or I was on the street.

13 posted on 01/05/2018 7:40:50 PM PST by Arm_Bears (Hey, Rocky--Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!)
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Katie Nolan is stupid — and trashy.


14 posted on 01/05/2018 7:41:21 PM PST by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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oh puleeze! They have Hateriots on the mind as usual... follow barstoolsports.com
so much better informed .
ESPN is a pathetic joke.
They wrote their own obituary as does the NFL.


15 posted on 01/05/2018 7:44:15 PM PST by acapesket (all happy now?)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Watching a coup........


16 posted on 01/05/2018 7:47:59 PM PST by ALASKA (Watching a coup..........)
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Well, well, well. They must be losing big numbers in viewers or not polling well if management is admonishing the celebrities not to slander President Trump or make political jokes.

It is well deserved. I may be over-stepping, but I don’t believe toning your shows down will bring many of us back anytime soon. I have felt oppressed and persecuted for a long time now by the left and the opposition media. I have been slandered as well.

It’s a cold anger. A very cold anger.


17 posted on 01/05/2018 7:53:42 PM PST by Lopeover ( The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Yep. The man who built gleaming skyscrapers in the world’s most cutthroat real estate market is stupid.


18 posted on 01/05/2018 7:54:22 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (God Bless Attorney General Jeff Sessions! Thank You!)
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Right, oh sure, someone builds a huge and illustrious real estate, hotel empire all over the world through stupidity. The one accusing must be the stupid one.


19 posted on 01/05/2018 8:00:45 PM PST by Bellflower (Who dares believe Jesus?)
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To: ConservativeStatement

She went to Viceland and escaped unharmed?


20 posted on 01/05/2018 8:01:14 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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