Based on very recent tweets, Donald Trump is not done feuding with Hillary Clinton. But if Trump vs. Hillary wasn't enough to satisfy him, now we have Trump vs. Hill. That would be Jemele Hill, ESPN commentator. Pretty easy to pick sides in this one. Granted, Jemele Hill's area of expertise is sports - not politics. But as someone who is also a human being, Jemele is allowed to have opinions on the Clown in Chief. I suppose that in being a public figure who is a spokesperson for her employer, there are some limitations on how she chooses to express personal non-sports opinions, no matter how accurate they are. Politics is neither sports nor entertainment, despite what we often see on TV. But sometimes no matter who you work for, you just have to get something off your chest. And ESPN, a network that is supposed to be about sports and nothing but sports, has certainly spent some of its valuable air time delving into non-sports areas. They even once decided to dedicate an entire show to this subject...
If we were able to make it through that well intentioned effort from the most peculiar of messengers then surely our patriotism can take the hit of Jemele Hill calling it like it is about the man who has taken the US presidency hostage.
Jemele told the truth. https://t.co/Esr1QOUntX— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) September 12, 2017
Jemele did spit truth. Political opinions from sports commentators isn't what we tune in 4. But on Twitter, professional & personal collide.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 13, 2017
I often write abt the intersection of sports w/ politics & social issues. But I don't work 4 ESPN so no restrictions https://t.co/RzAOiUTGxM— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 13, 2017
Criticizing Trump is something I do wholeheartedly. It's HARD for intelligent people not to rail against him. https://t.co/1thKf3keuL— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 13, 2017
Disney/ESPN chooses to tread > cautiously & I understand the reason for this. Trump fans are sports fans too. Don't alienate if unnecessary.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 13, 2017
One can manage to bite tongue abt a president who is incompetent. But when he's also a bigoted a-hole, the urge to criticize is overwhelming— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 13, 2017
We are with you @jemelehill ✊🏾— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) September 13, 2017
You can argue that in trying to be critical of law enforcement, Kaepernick's gesture was "too unpatriotic". But Jemele just stated sad facts— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 13, 2017
Therefore I don't quite put them in apples to apples comparison area.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 13, 2017
I hope she doesn't get herself fired. But again, I get that she reps ESPN as a public figure, not just herself. So there will be boundaries.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 13, 2017
Boundaries have been overstepped. Argument can be made that they need to be overstepped. Those with a platform need to take a stand. Now.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 14, 2017
There were probably Germans who wanted to criticize the way Hitler was going about his business but kept quiet. In hindsight, regretted it.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 13, 2017
I don't believe Trump is quite Hitler level evil. But he's definitely a bad person who is dragging American progress backwards to Bigotville— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 13, 2017
An ESPN commentator called Trump a white supremacist. The White House said it's a 'fireable offense' https://t.co/QuXCF9OuO7— TIME (@TIME) September 13, 2017
The problem is not #JemeleHill saying Trump promotes #WhiteSupremacy.— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) September 13, 2017
The problem is Trump promoting #WhiteSupremacy. pic.twitter.com/8q6KJehRUK
Calling the sitting president a racist is a fireable offense. pic.twitter.com/asGLxYCSAT— Dan Lavoie (@djlavoie) September 13, 2017
Jemele Hill: "Donald Trump is a white supremacist surrounded by other white supremacists."— Kar L. Stine (@karyewest) September 13, 2017
ESPN: "We don't agree."
White House: https://t.co/IW37wlttlo
If ESPN does nothing to truly punish Jemele Hill (like firing or demoting) then I'll consider it a co-sign and respect them bigly for that.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 14, 2017
EXCLUSIVE: ESPN tried to kick Jemele Hill off the air and replace her with another black host https://t.co/vzp6qI23vQ— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 14, 2017
If you come after freedom of speech I'm going to take that personally, Trumpy boy.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 14, 2017
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 14, 2017
ESPN's Jemele Hill calls Pres.Trump and those around him white supremacists and nothing is done; no consequences? I'm done w/ESPN. Join me!— John Smith (@wiwwdal) September 14, 2017
You & fellow bigots aren't boycotting sh*t, just like legit football fans understandably upset that Kaepernick isn't on a team won't either. https://t.co/WcM9kE6ygw— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 14, 2017
So, to address the elephant in the room ... #Facts pic.twitter.com/RTrIDD87ut— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 14, 2017
Basically an apology that ESPN doesn't quite have a full set of balls. Fair enough. https://t.co/qrlqVvNpFV— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 14, 2017
Wow! That Jemele Hill tweet must've really shook Trump up. 👀 https://t.co/VhE50F3NHA— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) September 14, 2017
Live footage of my conversation with #SarahHuckabeeSanders regarding @JemeleHill. pic.twitter.com/S91VeiLfC6— Ava DuVernay (@ava) September 13, 2017
Ted Nugent told Obama to suck his machine gun & said that Hillary should be hanged for treason, and was invited to the White House by Trump. https://t.co/QAIyo4E2S5— Nathan McDermott (@natemcdermott) September 14, 2017
In honor of @SarahHuckabee saying Jemele Hill should be fired, let's look at how the media disrespected Obama. pic.twitter.com/saXcm0ha8M— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) September 13, 2017
When Obama was in office, only 30% of white evangelicals would forgive a president's immoral behavior. Now it's 72%. https://t.co/c6FlHbziMi pic.twitter.com/VTNov7TJRk— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) September 14, 2017
#BREAKING: We're filing a complaint on Sarah Sanders today with the Office of Gov't Ethics for calling on Jamele Hill to be fired #FireSarah— Scott Dworkin (@funder) September 14, 2017
ESPN is paying a really big price for its politics (and bad programming). People are dumping it in RECORD numbers. Apologize for untruth!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017
Trump supporters who claim not to be bigots need to closely examine his words and deeds along with their own hearts. If they don't/won't, Michael Jackson was clearly right.
The first version of Michael Jackson's 'They Don't Care About Us' video which was refused to be played on tv & we know why. ☻ pic.twitter.com/FCw0pNqlyh— Knee Cole ¤ (@USoulSurvivor) August 13, 2017
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