re: ESPN finally gives Jemele Hill the axe...

Posted by BRgetthenet

Member since Oct 2011

118270 posts

Posted on 8/26/18 at 7:54 am to JoePepitone

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“So much of my career at ESPN – almost exclusively at some points – has been in commentary,” she told Variety.“They hired me as a columnist. I’ve been giving my opinion since day one

Proof ESPN is retarded.

Posted by The Pirate King

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Posted on 8/26/18 at 7:59 am to Restomod

Long time coming. With Skipper she was free to run amok.

Posted by Brettesaurus Rex

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Member since Dec 2009

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Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:01 am to Restomod

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$2.5 million-per-year contract

They were paying her that much? Holy cow.

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Posted by jdd48

Baton Rouge

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:11 am to JoePepitone

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WTF did she ever do to merit a 2.5 million dollar contract? I wonder what they pay SVP.

Look like the illegitimate daughter of Woopie Goldberg and spew nonsensical crap on air.

Posted by Rebel

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Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:11 am to Brettesaurus Rex

I can’t believe ESPN hitched their wagon to that one truck pony.

But it’s not really surprising since they hired Keith Olberman back.

Posted by TOSOV

Member since Jan 2016

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Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:12 am to Restomod

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reported $2.5 million-per-year contract

espns demise comes with them being stupid with contracts. Getting stuck with them as they are losing viewers due to these commentators becoming full of themselves.

Posted by Havoc

Member since Nov 2015

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Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:21 am to Restomod

She could literally die in a literal fire and I would literally watch.

Posted by Wild Thang

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Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:28 am to Restomod

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ESPN finally gives Jemele Hill the axe..

MAGA

Posted by LasVegasTiger

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Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:33 am to Wild Thang

She can now go back to being in The Muppets band.

Posted by TheHarahanian

Actually not Harahan as of 6/2023

Member since May 2017

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Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:35 am to Restomod

She’s exactly like the kneeling NFL players she’s been writing about for a while, and specifically Kaepernick.

She put her political beliefs above a multi-million dollar job, and lost the job and the political pulpit as a result.

There’s a lesson here.

Posted by tigersownall

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Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:41 am to BRgetthenet

This is true. Unless I am at the bar that’s the only way I watch it.

Posted by i am dan

Member since Aug 2011

32372 posts

Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:44 am to Restomod

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$2.5 million-per-year contract

She makes much more than me. That's not fair.

#payequality

Posted by Revelator

Member since Nov 2008

62290 posts

Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:48 am to Restomod

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The separation was due to Hill's desire to be involved in politics, while ESPN wants to be apolitical, the Post reported.

This post was edited on 8/26/18 at 8:49 am

Posted by iron banks

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Member since Jul 2014

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Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:49 am to i am dan

Sadly she has cashed in more with her brand than most will make in a lifetime.

Posted by TheHarahanian

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Member since May 2017

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Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:53 am to Revelator

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The separation was due to Hill's desire to be involved in politics, while ESPN wants to be apolitical

Whether ESPN is full of shite or not, they’re the good guys in this case. They re-assigned her at least twice in attempts to accommodate her, instead of letting her go. She apparently wouldn’t meet them halfway.

Posted by azcatiger

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Member since Mar 2011

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Posted on 8/26/18 at 9:08 am to TheHarahanian

ESPN has painted itself into a corner on so many issues. They forgot that 90% of their audience want to watch sports and not hear the same BS we hear in every other news channel. I hate ESPN with a passion and they have WAY more cleaning out to do besides this giant POS before it will be watchable again.