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Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter
He didn't make the comment on MNF, he made it on a news talk show...completely unrelated to football or music and with absolutely no affiliation to ESPN or ABC.
But, I guess the First Amendment doesn't mean what it used to anymore. If you're employed by ESPN/ABC, you can say whatever you want anywhere you want, but only as long as ESPN/ABC agree. 
Edit: What's really funny is that Williams Jr. isn't even really employed by ESPN/ABC... |
It doesn't matter where he said it, he's an employed... yes if he is getting paid by them he is employed by them in some fashion....
Regardless.. they don't want controversy and he represented them so.... he gets what he got...
Thats the way it is in every business.. no one wants negative publicity and he opened it up so they did what they did..
What's really stupid is someone asking a celebrity for their political opinion and them actually answering it is even more dumb to a career
regardless I'm glad he's gone, I couldn't stand the song and he has been washed up singing the same thing for years... two hit pony that cant really even sing.. thank god he's gone !
I want football not a stupid drawn out same line song when I turn the game on....
What kills me even more are the complete tools that think this is a first amendment right violation. Thats our schools in action I guess.. Its pathetic that the avg person has no clue what our bill of rights are and what they mean.
freedom of speech is protection against the govt persecution.. NOT ESPN OR ABC.... or any other private organization/entity.. the meaning has not got lost, you never new it in the first place apparently.. I don't mean to be so harsh either but so many people don't have a clue about freedom of speech it really really just ticks me off its the first and most simple to understand
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
None of that protects Hank from being canned