<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: ESPN Has Parted Ways with Hank Williams Jr. For His Obama-Hitler Comments</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:54:40 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451842</link> <dc:creator>Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:09:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451842</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;My vote, if they are going the country route, would be Brad Paisley.&lt;/blockquote&gt; My vote is they kill the country route all together.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>My vote, if they are going the country route, would be Brad Paisley.</p></blockquote><p>My vote is they kill the country route all together.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: captain_spalding</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451807</link> <dc:creator>captain_spalding</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:56:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451807</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;My vote, if they are going the country route, would be Brad Paisley.&lt;/em&gt;David Allen Coe]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>My vote, if they are going the country route, would be Brad Paisley.</em></p><p>David Allen Coe</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Sean Jean</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451789</link> <dc:creator>Sean Jean</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:49:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451789</guid> <description><![CDATA[lol @ some of you defending that drunk redneck.  Wow.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>lol @ some of you defending that drunk redneck.  Wow.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: scripty</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451788</link> <dc:creator>scripty</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:47:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451788</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Toby Keith&lt;/em&gt;&quot;A little less talk and a lot more action&quot;, then immediately cut to ESPN&#039;s 30 talking heads...]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Toby Keith</em></p><p>&#8220;A little less talk and a lot more action&#8221;, then immediately cut to ESPN&#8217;s 30 talking heads&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Vincent Vega</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451783</link> <dc:creator>Vincent Vega</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:46:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451783</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt; My only issue is with the asinine headline on this post&lt;/blockquote&gt; Whoops. Not the headline, but the statement in the post itself.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p> My only issue is with the asinine headline on this post</p></blockquote><p> Whoops. Not the headline, but the statement in the post itself.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Vincent Vega</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451779</link> <dc:creator>Vincent Vega</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:45:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451779</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;It was a stupid analogy to make, and even a dumber one to defend. The job of the Executive and Legislative Branches is to work together. That’s how the Constitution set it up. So, for him to be incredulous at the fact that they were at the very least attempting to give the appearance of working together proves he isn’t only stupid, but ignorant as well, and who would want that to represent them?&lt;/blockquote&gt; I agree. Any mention of Hitler has long been a no-no. To be clear, I don&#039;t think what he said was right or that he shouldn&#039;t have been fired. My only issue is with the asinine headline on this post. It&#039;s inaccurate and bush league.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>It was a stupid analogy to make, and even a dumber one to defend. The job of the Executive and Legislative Branches is to work together. That’s how the Constitution set it up. So, for him to be incredulous at the fact that they were at the very least attempting to give the appearance of working together proves he isn’t only stupid, but ignorant as well, and who would want that to represent them?</p></blockquote><p> I agree. Any mention of Hitler has long been a no-no. To be clear, I don&#8217;t think what he said was right or that he shouldn&#8217;t have been fired. My only issue is with the asinine headline on this post. It&#8217;s inaccurate and bush league.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: scripty</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451777</link> <dc:creator>scripty</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:43:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451777</guid> <description><![CDATA[Marge Schott approves of HWJ./St. Bernards running and crapping on the turf.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marge Schott approves of HWJ.</p><p>/St. Bernards running and crapping on the turf.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jason Lisk</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451774</link> <dc:creator>Jason Lisk</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:42:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451774</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;So who replaces Hank Jr?1. Toby Keith 2. Kenny Chesney 3. Keith Urban 4. Hank III&lt;/em&gt;My vote, if they are going the country route, would be Brad Paisley.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>So who replaces Hank Jr?</p><p>1. Toby Keith<br /> 2. Kenny Chesney<br /> 3. Keith Urban<br /> 4. Hank III</em></p><p>My vote, if they are going the country route, would be Brad Paisley.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Vincent Vega</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451773</link> <dc:creator>Vincent Vega</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:42:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451773</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;that’s actually him backpedalling off of what he said, not him clarifying what he meant.&lt;/blockquote&gt; how so? in listening to the interview (which is painful), i think it&#039;s pretty clear this is exactly what he meant.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>that’s actually him backpedalling off of what he said, not him clarifying what he meant.</p></blockquote><p> how so? in listening to the interview (which is painful), i think it&#8217;s pretty clear this is exactly what he meant.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: NinoBrown</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451768</link> <dc:creator>NinoBrown</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:40:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451768</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;By pulling my opening Oct 3rd, You (ESPN) stepped on the Toes of The First Amendment Freedom of Speech,&lt;/blockquote&gt;Really? Idiot. Were you thrown in jail by the government for your comments Hank? You could have a more intelligent conversation with a door.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>By pulling my opening Oct 3rd, You (ESPN) stepped on the Toes of The First Amendment Freedom of Speech,</p></blockquote><p>Really? Idiot. Were you thrown in jail by the government for your comments Hank? You could have a more intelligent conversation with a door.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Ty_Webb 1.0</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451767</link> <dc:creator>Ty_Webb 1.0</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:40:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451767</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;easy, read what he said the next day where he clarifies what he meant:“My analogy was extreme — but it was to make a point. I was simply trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me — how ludicrous that pairing was. They’re polar opposites and it made no sense. They don’t see eye-to-eye and never will.”/not that hard&lt;/em&gt;Dude, it was a fucking round of GOLF, how does any of the shit coming out of his mouth make the least bit of sense. It wasn&#039;t like they were going to a speaking engagement about the economy together...]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>easy, read what he said the next day where he clarifies what he meant:</p><p>“My analogy was extreme — but it was to make a point. I was simply trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me — how ludicrous that pairing was. They’re polar opposites and it made no sense. They don’t see eye-to-eye and never will.”</p><p>/not that hard</em></p><p>Dude, it was a fucking round of GOLF, how does any of the shit coming out of his mouth make the least bit of sense. It wasn&#8217;t like they were going to a speaking engagement about the economy together&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451765</link> <dc:creator>Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:39:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451765</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;“My analogy was extreme — but it was to make a point. I was simply trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me — how ludicrous that pairing was. They’re polar opposites and it made no sense. They don’t see eye-to-eye and never will.”/not that hard&lt;/blockquote&gt; It was a stupid analogy to make, and even a dumber one to defend.  The job of the Executive and Legislative Branches is to work together.  That&#039;s how the Constitution set it up.  So, for him to be incredulous at the fact that they were at the very least attempting to give the appearance of working together proves he isn&#039;t only stupid, but ignorant as well, and who would want that to represent them?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>“My analogy was extreme — but it was to make a point. I was simply trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me — how ludicrous that pairing was. They’re polar opposites and it made no sense. They don’t see eye-to-eye and never will.”</p><p>/not that hard</p></blockquote><p>It was a stupid analogy to make, and even a dumber one to defend.  The job of the Executive and Legislative Branches is to work together.  That&#8217;s how the Constitution set it up.  So, for him to be incredulous at the fact that they were at the very least attempting to give the appearance of working together proves he isn&#8217;t only stupid, but ignorant as well, and who would want that to represent them?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Gaseous Clay</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451759</link> <dc:creator>Gaseous Clay</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:37:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451759</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;easy, read what he said the next day where he clarifies what he meant:&lt;/em&gt;that&#039;s actually him backpedalling off of what he said, not him clarifying what he meant.  Either way, he only said that to try and save his monday night football money, because that&#039;s part of apology #2, not the original apology deemed insincere.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>easy, read what he said the next day where he clarifies what he meant:</em></p><p>that&#8217;s actually him backpedalling off of what he said, not him clarifying what he meant.  Either way, he only said that to try and save his monday night football money, because that&#8217;s part of apology #2, not the original apology deemed insincere.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Menarky Party</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451758</link> <dc:creator>Menarky Party</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:37:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451758</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Hank Williams Jr was fired because he looked and sounded as smart as a tree. Who wants that to represent them?&lt;/em&gt;to be fair, he has looked as smart as a tree forever.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hank Williams Jr was fired because he looked and sounded as smart as a tree. Who wants that to represent them?</em></p><p>to be fair, he has looked as smart as a tree forever.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Vincent Vega</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451757</link> <dc:creator>Vincent Vega</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:36:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451757</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;So what we’ve learned:HWJ is an idiot.Fox and Friends is a horrible show.The First Amendment does not prevent you from being fired for saying stupid things that embarrass your employer.So actually, we learned nothing because we already knew all this.&lt;/blockquote&gt;This.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>So what we’ve learned:</p><p>HWJ is an idiot.</p><p>Fox and Friends is a horrible show.</p><p>The First Amendment does not prevent you from being fired for saying stupid things that embarrass your employer.</p><p>So actually, we learned nothing because we already knew all this.</p></blockquote><p>This.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: geoffreyvs is no longer doing the Tomahawk Chop :(</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451751</link> <dc:creator>geoffreyvs is no longer doing the Tomahawk Chop :(</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:34:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451751</guid> <description><![CDATA[So what we&#039;ve learned:HWJ is an idiot.Fox and Friends is a horrible show.The First Amendment does not prevent you from being fired for saying stupid things that embarrass your employer.So actually, we learned nothing because we already knew all this.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So what we&#8217;ve learned:</p><p>HWJ is an idiot.</p><p>Fox and Friends is a horrible show.</p><p>The First Amendment does not prevent you from being fired for saying stupid things that embarrass your employer.</p><p>So actually, we learned nothing because we already knew all this.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Vincent Vega</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451750</link> <dc:creator>Vincent Vega</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:34:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451750</guid> <description><![CDATA[easy, read what he said the next day where he clarifies what he meant:&quot;My analogy was extreme -- but it was to make a point. I was simply trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me -- how ludicrous that pairing was. They&#039;re polar opposites and it made no sense. They don&#039;t see eye-to-eye and never will.&quot;/not that hard]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>easy, read what he said the next day where he clarifies what he meant:</p><p>&#8220;My analogy was extreme &#8212; but it was to make a point. I was simply trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me &#8212; how ludicrous that pairing was. They&#8217;re polar opposites and it made no sense. They don&#8217;t see eye-to-eye and never will.&#8221;</p><p>/not that hard</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451748</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:33:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451748</guid> <description><![CDATA[The best part of this whole thing is that an hour before Williams was on the blonde chick was bitching about why people interview celebrities regarding politics. I hope that morning show never changes.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The best part of this whole thing is that an hour before Williams was on the blonde chick was bitching about why people interview celebrities regarding politics. I hope that morning show never changes.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Gaseous Clay</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451740</link> <dc:creator>Gaseous Clay</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:31:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451740</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;what’s comical is the way people purposefully inflame&lt;/em&gt;like using Hitler on one side of an analogy and using Obama on another, and then trying to hide behind the first amendment to keep your job as the public face of something, after neither of your two insincere apologies makes the issue go away?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>what’s comical is the way people purposefully inflame</em></p><p>like using Hitler on one side of an analogy and using Obama on another, and then trying to hide behind the first amendment to keep your job as the public face of something, after neither of your two insincere apologies makes the issue go away?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/06/espn-has-parted-ways-with-hank-williams-jr-for-his-obama-hitler-comments/comment-page-3/#comment-1451739</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:30:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=127526#comment-1451739</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;How is there any argument that he meant Obama=Hitler &lt;/blockquote&gt;Because the Right will always defend their own just as the left will. It&#039;s insane to say he wasn&#039;t comparing them, but this is what happens with politics.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>How is there any argument that he meant Obama=Hitler</p></blockquote><p>Because the Right will always defend their own just as the left will. It&#8217;s insane to say he wasn&#8217;t comparing them, but this is what happens with politics.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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