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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

ESPN Sucks - reason #3432


So ESPN has had a few high profile suspensions of its employees in the last couple years. Extramarital affairs, workplace harassment, and trouble with the law are a few examples. However, I am fuming about the recent suspension of Tony Kornheiser. I would like to compare two previously suspended ESPN personalities and see if you can guess how long their suspension was:

Tony Kornheiser was on-air on his daily radio show in DC (not an official ESPN show), and went on a mini-tirade against SportsCenter anchor and ND grad Hannah Storm:

"Hannah Storm in a horrifying, horrifying outfit today. She's got on red go-go boots and a catholic school plaid skirt ... way too short for somebody in her 40s or maybe early 50s by now. She's got on her typically very, very tight shirt. She looks like she has sausage casing wrapping around her upper body ... I know she's very good, and I'm not supposed to be critical of ESPN people, so I won't ... but Hannah Storm ... come on now! Stop! What are you doing?"

He apologized the next day on the radio and tried to explain that he was being sarcastic, but was suspended from his ESPN show PTI imediately.

Dana Jacobson was a speaker at an official roast for Mike and Mike. The roast was recorded for later airing. I'm sure the tapes have been burned by now. Before her drunken tirade against all things Notre Dame (she is a Michigan grad), she paused to take a swig of Vodka (pictured above):

"F--- Notre Dame," "F--- Touchdown Jesus" and "F--- Jesus."

Jacobson was silent for over a week following the incident before the Catholic League hounded her and ESPN for an apology. She sent a half-hearted email to the Catholic League and no public apology was ever given by her or ESPN. Obviously, they issued a suspension almost 2 weeks later.

So Tony Kornheiser got 2 weeks. Dana Jacobson got a week. Are you kidding me????????

By the way, anyone else notice the coincidence here? Both suspensions arose from attacks on ND or ND grads??? It's a conspiracy!!!

2 comments:

Kevin said...

I like Kornheiser, and in all fairness, he was calling out an inappropriately dressed woman who attempts to market herself physically. He made no mention of ND, so I think you're reaching for the conspiracy here, Ted. However, all good conspiracy's are always a reach...

ian said...

I thought Hannah Storm looked pretty good in those outfits, for 47. You're ruining it for all of us, Kornheiser!