Boycott ESPN Due To Hiring of Rush Limbaugh
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I hereby declare that I will refrain from watching, listening to, logging on to, reading, or gaining any information directly from ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN Magazine, and all other ESPN affiliates (including ABC Sports) until ESPN terminates the contract of Rush Limbaugh on the Sunday Night Countdown program.
Mr. Limbaugh continues to discharge venomous, vindictive, inaccurate, and erroneous statements daily against anything and everything that he has a dislike for. Giving a man such as him an additional forum unrelated to his purported expertise only serves to further insult and anger millions of football fans, and undermines the legitimate professionals (broadcasters, writers, former players) in this field, all of whom are more qualified than Mr. Limbaugh to serve in the same position.
Most of all, the mere selection of such a controversial political figure for a sports show indicates that ESPN does not value its audience, or at least highly underestimates the intelligence of much of its audience. As a commercial enterprise, ESPN stands to lose significant amounts of money for such a bizarre hiring that alienates half of its consumers. While this one move does reflect badly on the whole organization of ESPN, the company can still salvage some respect and integrity by releasing Mr. Limbaugh of his Sunday Night Countdown duties immediately.
ESPNs announcement of the hiring can be found here:
http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0714/1580436.html
And you can let ESPN know what you personally think here:
http://msn.espn.go.com/sitetools/s/contact/espntv.html
or
[email protected]
Mr. Limbaugh continues to discharge venomous, vindictive, inaccurate, and erroneous statements daily against anything and everything that he has a dislike for. Giving a man such as him an additional forum unrelated to his purported expertise only serves to further insult and anger millions of football fans, and undermines the legitimate professionals (broadcasters, writers, former players) in this field, all of whom are more qualified than Mr. Limbaugh to serve in the same position.
Most of all, the mere selection of such a controversial political figure for a sports show indicates that ESPN does not value its audience, or at least highly underestimates the intelligence of much of its audience. As a commercial enterprise, ESPN stands to lose significant amounts of money for such a bizarre hiring that alienates half of its consumers. While this one move does reflect badly on the whole organization of ESPN, the company can still salvage some respect and integrity by releasing Mr. Limbaugh of his Sunday Night Countdown duties immediately.
ESPNs announcement of the hiring can be found here:
http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0714/1580436.html
And you can let ESPN know what you personally think here:
http://msn.espn.go.com/sitetools/s/contact/espntv.html
or
[email protected]
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996.
Russell M
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Favorite NFL Team
da Raiders
Hours/Week Spent Watching ESPN
3
Rush is a hateful & hurtful person.
20 January 2016
10 January 2016
28 December 2015
993.
Patrick Mayo
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Favorite NFL Team
None
Hours/Week Spent Watching ESPN
n/a
ESPN Programs Watched
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I support Rush as he speaks truth to elitist, do-goodie power. Sports fans can often be too simple of creatures to understand the greater cultural issues of which Rush of
24 December 2015
16 December 2015
3 December 2015
990.
Lee G
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Favorite NFL Team
Dallas Cowboys
Hours/Week Spent Watching ESPN
5-6
ESPN Programs Watched
Sportscenter, game broadcasts
I'll miss you, but I'm gone.
28 November 2015
27 November 2015
25 November 2015
987.
Philip Js
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Favorite NFL Team
Chicago Bears
I will never watch ESPN programs while Limbaugh is on your payroll.
21 November 2015
986.
David C
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Favorite NFL Team
Washington
Hours/Week Spent Watching ESPN
10
It is so inappropriate to legitimize the venemous Rush Limbaugh by giving him a forum on a sports show. That's something I'd expect from Fox Sports, not ESPN.
17 November 2015
985.
Ted S
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Favorite NFL Team
Raiders
Hours/Week Spent Watching ESPN
3
I dont care what personal hangups a person has. However on a sports show the topic should be sports, sports, and more sports with commentary made by those who know sports. Rush Limbaugh is a novi
13 November 2015
13 November 2015
983.
Mitch M
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Favorite NFL Team
Green Bay
Hours/Week Spent Watching ESPN
12
ESPN Programs Watched
sports center, NFL Prime time, NFL game broadcasts
Rush doesn't speak for me
13 November 2015
9 November 2015
8 November 2015
5 November 2015
979.
Zachary Ar
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Favorite NFL Team
Dolphins/Colts
Hours/Week Spent Watching ESPN
15-20
ESPN Programs Watched
Sport Center, baseball, NFL countdown recap and games
What credibility does the biggest liar give to your show? This is disgusting.
4 November 2015
978.
Douglas W
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Favorite NFL Team
San Francisco Giants
Hours/Week Spent Watching ESPN
20
IT is a shame that at this time of our history that we are still revisiting this issue and still have to explain why one should not air these personality. the argument is always the
2 November 2015
977.
Deb S
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Favorite NFL Team
Da Bears
Hours/Week Spent Watching ESPN
4
Keep politics out of sports
31 October 2015
976.
Mrs H
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This is a stupid outrage. ESPN should not be in the practice of hiring neo-nazis. This is only the beginning of what ESPN and other powerful and popular broadcasters are planning to do. You plan to use all media to swing this country backwards into the ug
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