But Hank claims HE fired himself: “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.” (Huffington Post)
Related: Hank Williams Red, White & Pink-Slip Blues
My replacement candidate: Lady Gaga's Poker Face.
I have one Booms: "There's a Riot Goin On" by Sly & The Family Stone from the album of the same name. (Check the time ;) )
ReplyDelete<span>Side one"Luv n' Haight" – 4:01"Just Like a Baby" – 5:12"Poet" – 3:01"Family Affair" – 3:06"Africa Talks to You 'The Asphalt Jungle'" – 8:45"There's a Riot Goin' On" – 0:00Side two"Brave & Strong" – 3:28"(You Caught Me) Smilin'" – 2:53"Time" – 3:03"Spaced Cowboy" – 3:57"Runnin' Away" – 2:51"Thank You for Talkin' to Me Africa" – 7:14</span>
No freedom of speech except for foul-mouthed, left-wing liberals like Madonna for the Superbowl -- vomit.
ReplyDeleteI support Hank Williams Jr.'s freedom of speech. I won't spend a cent in the future for any ESPN products.
you clown, you probably never spent a dime with them anyway.
ReplyDeleteA.Men - Really? If Hank's free speech was violated, why did he put out an apology "not written by a publicist"? If he felt so violated, there would have been no need to apologize. Hank lost this cushy gig, not because he's a racist redneck (which I suspect he might be), but because he's one of those people in life who don't know when to STFU. No ESPN products for you? Yeah, screw Mickey and EVERYTHING (and I mean everything) asscoiated with it. #goodluckwithallthat
ReplyDeleteHank didn't "apologize" he clarified. And we're still waiting for clarifications from all the hateful progressives who didn't use Hitler as an analogy, but used him as a direct comparison to President Bush. If it's good enough for one side, why not both?
ReplyDeleteRoyapple4, here are your clarifications: http://semiskimmed.net/bushhitler.html#thomaswalkom The mainstream name on the page you may recognize is George Soros. He is quoted:<span> "...supremacist ideology" guides the White House. He hears echoes in its rhetoric of his childhood in occupied Hungary: "When I hear Bush say, 'You’re either with us or against us,' it reminds me of the Germans." It conjures up memories, he said, of Nazi slogans on the walls, Der Feind Hort mit (The enemy is listening): "My experiences under Nazi and Soviet rule have sensitised me,"</span> . Soros actually speaks from something he experienced. But he's hardly a mainstream entertainer, and his quote reads of fear. While many on the progressive side disagreed with President Bush's policies, I think they stopped short of calling him "the enemy". Hank's dismissal was a business decision. He said something something stupid. Tough break.
ReplyDelete<span>Really? Keith Olbermann never called Bush a Nazis or Facist? Dixie Chicks? Martin Sheen? Sean Penn? Tim Robbins? And the rest of the "Useful Idiots" in Hollywood or the media never made Nazis, Fascist or "the enemy" references to Bush? Really? Where have you been for the past 10 years? And the picture I've embeded below is a picture of Bush being burned in effegy and not one, I heard from anyone in the media condenming this.
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Someone in Hollywood once said if you are in the entertaiment industry entertain, if you want to send a message try Western Union. We live in a divided country, these people should just shut up and sing, if they want to sell to everyone, you never know who you'll piss off, bad for business.
ReplyDeleteWe're trying to have a sensible discussion on Hank Jr. being dropped by ESPN. There seems to be confusion by him about his right to free speech. Unless ESPN is owned by the federal government, his rights weren't violated. He has the right to write songs, do interviews, and scream at the top of his lungs analogizing President Obama to Adolph Hitler. At the same time, ESPN has the right to not do business with someone they feel disparages their brand, as a paid representative of said brand. Keith Olbermann for sure called President Bush a fascist on MSNBC many times. His show on the network was an opinion one, with a progressive slant. Over time, the act got old, and he's now stealing money from Current TV. Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks merely said she was "embarassed" that President Bush was from the same state she was (Texas). I don't know how that's analagous to a Nazi, (but maybe it is, it IS Texas!). As far as those posted pics? Well, those people do appear to be in public, so I guess they are public figures!
ReplyDeleteCome on people, everyone knows ESPN is very liberal. It is their choice what they want to do, it would just be nice if they were consistent about it.
ReplyDeleteOn the one hand fire Hank Williams, jr. over the Hitler comparison on the other do nothing when a host makes a rape joke about Sarah Palin.
But you know, if they pissed off Obama, who would fill out the brackets in the spring?
Hank doesn't appear to be the sharpest knife in the drawer...
ReplyDeleteHow about a tribute to the players?: Lady Gaga's "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich".
ReplyDeleteBetter than my idea, Jim! I think the theme should be sung by a hot chick. No more dudes!
ReplyDeleteSomeone please sober Hank up, and tell him that the First Amendment prohibits the govenment from abridging his freedom of speech. ESPN/Disney can pretty much do whatever they want.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah! "Are You Ready for some Cheerleaders?"!
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