Community | October 07, 2011 | 2 comments

Are you ready for some FOOOT-BAALLLL?! A couple of notes on the Hank Williams, Jr. hullaballoo

source: http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2011/10/07/are-you-ready-for-some-fooot-baallll-a-couple-of...

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Second, anytime politics and sports intersect and you want to hear idiots proving that they slept through every History, Civics, Social Studies or Government class they ever signed up for, please, turn on your nearest sports talk radio station. (I’m lucky – here in the 5280 I have four to choose from.) Trust me, there was never a time when these guys had to make that hard choice between a career in broadcasting or one in nukular physics.
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2 comments // Are you ready for some FOOOT-BAALLLL?! A couple of notes on the Hank Williams, Jr. hullaballoo

  • faye59
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    • Frankly the racist s... is getting tired. This POS lived off his dad's legacy and couldn't even keep that clean. I don't want some right-winger messing with football. They've tried very hard to get their stinky fingers on sports for years. Good for us that they have not been successful. Good riddance, Hank !

    • 8 months ago
  • letsliveinpeace
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    • Updated Oct 6, 2011 1:54 PM ET...Williams Jr. out on Monday Night Football
      http://current.com/community/93480651_updated-oct-6-2011-1-54-pm-et-williams-jr-...

      Are you ready for some football? Hank Williams Jr. isn't anymore.

      The country singer and ESPN each took credit for the decision Thursday morning to ax his classic intro to ''Monday Night Football.''

      The network had pulled the song from the game earlier this week after Williams made an analogy to Adolf Hitler while discussing President Barack Obama on Fox News on Monday morning.

      ''After reading hundreds of e-mails, I have made MY decision,'' Williams said in a statement to The Associated Press. ''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.''

      But ESPN's statement said: ''We have decided to part ways with Hank Williams Jr. We appreciate his contributions over the past years. The success of Monday Night Football has always been about the games and that will continue.''

    • 8 months ago
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