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ESPN Demotes Ditka after Hall of Famer Calls Obama ‘Worst President We’ve Ever Had’
Breitbart ^
| 03/09/16
| Breitbart Sports
Posted on 03/09/2016 5:20:54 AM PST by Enlightened1
Less than a week after calling President Barack Obama “the worst president we’ve ever had,” Mike Ditka lost his job on ESPN’s marquee Sunday football program.
The Big Lead reports that the cable network hired Matt Hasselbeck to replace Ditka on Sunday NFL Countdown. Hasselbeck performed well in relief for an injured Andrew Luck this past season. He threw nine touchdowns to five picks and went 5-3 as a starter. But at 40, and with brother Tim enjoying a successful run as an analyst at ESPN, the 18-year NFL veteran opted to call it a career and start a new career in broadcasting.
“Obama is the worst president we’ve ever had,” Ditka told a New York radio station last week, adding that the commander in chief is “not a leader.” The Pro Football Hall of Famer expressed a preference for Donald Trump for president.
Immediately, the comments set off widespread speculation about whether the words would result in the demise of the Super Bowl-winning coach and player at the network. Ditka joined ESPN in 2004 after stints with CBS and NBC.
ESPN has refrained from commenting on what role, if any, Ditka’s criticism of the president led to him losing his job on Sunday NFL Countdown. The Big Lead reports that Ditka will stay on at the network in a diminished capacity.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: communistsports; demotes; dita; espn; leftistmedia; obama; screwespn
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To: Enlightened1
Further proof that the media is in the pockets of the political elite.
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:21:42 AM PST
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: Enlightened1
EsPN still has their head up obama’s obama, eh?
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:22:09 AM PST
by
MichaelCorleone
(Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
To: Enlightened1
Truth continues to be the greatest Enemy
of the White Mosque
and the corrupt MSM.
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:22:52 AM PST
by
Diogenesis
("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
To: Enlightened1
He’d be well suited for Fox Sports 1.
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:24:04 AM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(You have entered an invalid birthday)
To: Enlightened1
I still remember Ditka saying the NFL Commissioner should ban all NFL players from owning guns.
To: Enlightened1
Iron Mike is not someone to fool with. He will get ‘em back.
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:29:16 AM PST
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: Enlightened1
Isn’t there a law against such discrimnation?
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:29:18 AM PST
by
4rcane
To: GOPsterinMA; hockeyfan44; stephenjohnbanker; NFHale; GeronL; Bender2; big'ol_freeper; ...
FOAD ESPN
He didn’t say anything remotely controversial or disrespectful, he just gave a political opinion that the bastards don’t like. Sickening. Millions of Americans agree that Obama is a terrible President. Many of them have been clicking off ESPN.
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:30:13 AM PST
by
Impy
(They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
To: Enlightened1
And ESPN wonders why they are losing viewers? Won’t be long before they start circling the drain.
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:31:02 AM PST
by
Obadiah
To: MichaelCorleone
They’re the worst pc outfit in media - worst by miles. Ironic a business model built on 1st amendment disregards it at all times.
To: Impy
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:31:10 AM PST
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: DIRTYSECRET
Wouldn’t that be nice if Hassleback said the same thing right off the bat?
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:32:23 AM PST
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: Enlightened1
So he got fired for his political opinion? I suppose it’s their business and they can do it, if only it would motivate their conservative listeners to turn them off, permanently, as is their right.
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:32:37 AM PST
by
mrsmel
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Enlightened1
Eppur Si Muove.
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:33:39 AM PST
by
Agnes Heep
("Oh, Master Copperfield, with what a pure affection do I love the ground my Agnes walks on!")
To: Obadiah
They need to lose them a lot faster, but as long as people continue to support things like the National Felons League as if their lives depend on it, ESPN ain’t going’ nowhere.
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:34:21 AM PST
by
mrsmel
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Enlightened1
ESPN ceased to be a sports network when they started giving their “courage” award to the likes of Michael Sam and Bruce Jenner.
To: Enlightened1
Ditka should be fired if he claims Obummer best Pres__ent ever.
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:35:54 AM PST
by
depressed in 06
(If you like your part-time job, you can keep your part-time job. Vote Bolshecrat.)
To: Enlightened1
I’m sure his restaurant business is going gangbusters...
https://www.ditkasrestaurants.com/
I highly recommend the “KICK ASS” Paddle steak, it takes up almost the entire plate.
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:38:14 AM PST
by
Hotlanta Mike
('You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
To: MichaelCorleone
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posted on
03/09/2016 5:38:40 AM PST
by
Hotlanta Mike
('You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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