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Country singer Hank Williams Jr. (file)
ESPN booted country singer Hank Williams Jr. from tonight's opening of Monday Night Football after he compared President Obama to Adolf Hilter on Fox News.
"While Hank Williams, Jr. is not an ESPN employee, we recognize that he is closely linked to our company through the open to Monday Night Football. We are extremely disappointed with his comments, and as a result we have decided to pull the open from tonight's telecast," read the ESPN statement.
In a very rambling appearance, Williams criticized the so-called golf summit with President Obama and top Republican leaders. He called it a "political mistake" of House Speaker John Boehner to go through with it.
"It would be like Hitler playing golf with Benjamin Netanyahu," Williams said.
To Fox's credit, host Brian Kilmeade said he didn't get the comparison.
Williams then yelled, "I'm glad you don't, brother, because a lot of people do. They're the enemy... Obama! And Biden! Are you kidding? The Three Stooges."
His song, "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight," has been used as the opening number for more than 20 years.
No word on whether this is a temporary or permanent move.
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Republicon / Right-Wing / Tea Potty
Presidential Candidate Checklist :
Loves America . . .
( But hates Americans )
Smiles in the face of People Of Color . . .
( But secretly donates money to the KKK )
Gives money to big charity events . . .
( But thinks that poor people are useless eaters and should just die )
Talks and talks about following the love of God and Jesus . . .
( But uses God as a weapon and Jesus as a mascot )
Declares that every-day people who steal should go to jail . . .
( But helps Right-Wing Billionares steal trillions of tax dollars )
Speaks about Jobs for Americans while running for office . . .
( But helps Corporations and Billionares ship American jobs over seas )
Believes in Freedom and Liberty for all . . .
( But . . . only for all who look, think and act like Radical, Right-Wing, Social Engineers )
Yes! This is a big snake tat the snakes could not live with&you have black people following the TEA-PARTY like little babies who can't tell right from wrong.Or they are plain dumb and mis lead by good friends who can't see or don't want 2 see. Come on my white & black brothers &sisters take the scales off your eyes or remove the illuision that has been cast before your eyes,and don't be lead like sheeps look at thoes signs of hate.these people have lied to you talkin about grass roots.GOD put bachmann out in front of your eyes to see for your self,and when she spoke thoes words that said that black families was better off when they was in slavery because they was together.No! she lied black men and wemen was sold and the family was broken apart and you continue to follow these people with this kind of evel sinical ways.Now God once more have giveing you a image that is richer then half of you out their.yes Ms.T 2685837 The Bible teaches us to be watchful of the things that surround us,and be in the world, but not of the world.Some of these leaders of this party has nothin but hidden hate,just like jesus talk about those painted white stones to look good to ones eye,but underneath they'er rotten to the core.I remember in my studies one of the apostals of christ said when you see sin run as fast as you can from it.My white&black brothers&sisters please run.
With this public comment and the protests on Walled Street l believe the US
is on track for civil war.
No . . . actually ' We The People ' will win in the arena of changing public opinion . . . without a shot being fired !
The civil war you speak of would be playing right into the hands of the Right-Wingers who would LOVE to see Martial Law declared and our Democracy completely shut down.
We will win the minds of the Sleeping Giant . . . Middle America . . . and we will peacefully make the changes necessary to take back our destiny and our Democracy.
Remember . . . Power IS . . . Where Power Is PERCEIVED !
Mr MsT you call these smelling freeloader in wall street MIDDLE AMERICA this is an INSULT to the MIDDLE AMERICA Sir. Shame on you shame on you and all like you.
No, shame on you people that defend wall street. Are you all kock brother wannabe's?
We are the people of the Middle Of America ma'am Greg5 . . .
There is no shame in standing up for what people believe in while engaging in civil disobedience . . . this is part of Democracy and a really vital part.
The shame ma'am Greg5 is in defending the people who are not only screwing the Middle of America but you as well ma'am Greg5.
Get a clue and wake up ma'am.
No! Once agin these R young people who has not seen this sinical evel before.Most of these protester R N their late teens and mid late 30's. They have been taught the non-violance way they R very book&computer smart generation of people.People like me &others who are not out there we R the generation that saw our mothers&fathers get dogs sent on them,&watch them get beat with police sticks,at that time we were to young do anything our age group was from 5to14years old.who you see out there R our children&children,childrens out there.Now we are in our middle 40's&middle-late 50's we taught these young folks non-voliance eventhough voliance is within us all very much us.but this sickness is been hidden in tread of American fiber,now it's trying to show all of its' head through the political area of lies. Find GOD for your self, read for your self,I will get you started,but you must finish the course and who ever you ask for advise check it before you believe it.start in matthew of the old king james holy bible.
Years ago I attended a country radio seminar in Nashville. Hank Williams Jr was the biggest jerk there. Some things never change. This loser has been cashing in on his fathers name for years and the farther along he goes the more disgrace he brings to his fathers legacy. What a total moron.
Chris Olivarez I think you jealous of his success, don't let that eat you up
Years ago I attended a country radio seminar in Nashville and the biggest jerk there was Hank Williams Jr. For years he has been riding his fathers name and with each passing year has been bringing increasing disgrace to that name. Hank Jr is a first class loser and a total alcoholic moron.
Chris I think you are a LOOSER not Williams. Why you are so mean because you never get to his level of fame ???? Maybe you will in your dreams.
Williams is the looser, and you are bitter and angry!
isn't it amazing that you can usually tell the party of the individual by use of the hilter nazi thing,,,funny because hank probably would have been in the front row with his hatred....
Sorry. Double Post. Getting used to this.
Good for you ESPN!
Looks like the rotten apple rolled pretty far from the tree.
FOX-NEWS in all its splender with good ole Hank as their featured guess.
Yes! greg5 it is a shame this man who a lot of people respected would let this kind of sinical evelness out of his mouth.knowing that this teaching of his kind almost destroyed America.how is it right for one to hate a person just on their color.Obama has not wrong us, oh! yes we have a job problem,but have you look for yourself, not what someone said. have you look for the problem yourself.Obama has done every thing in his power to get this country rolling.Do you know what AMERICA was founded on&what foundation these political laws come from.what was the civil war really about.America wealth is not just of it's own.Do you know your bible,do you know how america came into its power.do you know or have studed Nebuchadnezzar king of babylon known in 2days time as Great Britten,have you studed this.This what you see in america is not obama fault,was obama the fault Bin kill 3,000 people,was it obama fault we faught a war over lies&trun gave billions,billions to rebuild a country when we should have not been there in the first place,was it obama fault for the republican pushing clinton to pass a NAFTA trade bill where our jobs start going over sea's,was it obama fault when our gas price went up while bush was in office to a stunning 5.00 a gallon,our gas was high when obama took office,our jobs had been leaving for the pass 12years before Obama took office. Was it Obama fault when Bush also use a stimus packace that did not work&put us futher in dept of 8trillion,yes Obama had a stimlus package to try and bring jobs back which it did,but not on the scale we needed,because the republicans was vote down all parts of it.just because he want the weathey who make over 250,000 to pay a little tax.Bush pass a bill for these people to pay no tax,but get weather off our labor.That is hidden slavery,Have you not read about the Koch Brothers ,because this bill obama is trying get pass, will put more people back to work.The koch Brothers each spent a 100million to try and stop OBAMA,but they fail the oil prices are comming down,because we got that dame bin&we ran gaddalffi out mof power,now obama have just kill some more of them snakes.greg5 you need to read your history before you start blaming.stop acting like a baby bird with his eyes close and mouth open and accepting everything push down it .open your eyes get on the computer serach for truth.
It's bad enough to have to listen to the crazy comments by the "Hankster" but what's even worse is listening to someone ( Greg5 ) try to defend his insaity !
It's better to remain silent and be thought a " Fool " , than to open Your mouth and not leave a doubt !
john i disagree...it's been eye opening since the g.o.p. started talking...ending medicare...social security...collective bargaining....let him talk let him talk...defending the worst of our better angels....
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOT-IN-MOUTH!!!???
Good One ! Just Sayin' !
doesn't hank know theirs a recession on and losing this gig is costing big time...who'll buy his beer and get him out of jail...this is great a hard core repl being taken down by capitalism that he so loves...
are you ready for some unemployment....