Are You Ready For Some Football? Hank Williams Jr. Isn't...
 

For the first time in a long, long time, no Hank Williams Jr singing the opener. He called the "Golf Summit" between Obama and Boehner the equivalent of a meeting between Hitler and Netanyahu, and said Biden and Obama are the enemy.

I don't like Obama or Biden, but what a dumbass this guy is.

[url=http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7056003/espn-pulls-hank-williams-jr-ready-opening-mnf]ESPN pulls Hank Williams Jr.'s 'Are You Ready' opening from MNF - ESPN[/url]

And if ESPN didn't pull it, you better believe Obama wouldn't be picking brackets with Andy Katz this spring! Can't have that! LOL

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one too many blunts, and shots of whiskey will do it to you every time

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What a racist idiot. Seriously.

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What a dumbass.

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sad.

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How on earth do you draw a comparison of Obama to Hitler? I mean WTF?

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Are ya ready for'a drunk redneck racistttttttttttttttttttt???????????????????????????????

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[quote=12thMan;844457]What a [B]racist [/B]idiot. Seriously.[/quote]

Racist?

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You guys sound surprised that someone like Hank Williams Jr would say something like this.

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[quote=cpayne5;844491]Racist?[/quote]

Yeah I don't think it's racist either. Stupid and ignorant, but not racist. I feel like just because you wear a cowboy hat and have a belt buckle, people who aren't white are awfully quick to label you a racist. We should be more careful there.

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He was given repeated chances to recant his statements and he wouldn't....moron...or maybe I should say "C'mon Man!!"

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[quote=GMScud;844497]Yeah I don't think it's racist either. Stupid and ignorant, but not racist. I feel like just because you wear a cowboy hat and have a belt buckle, people who aren't white are awfully quick to label you a racist. We should be more careful there.[/quote]

Yeah, though I feel whites are more touchy-feely about race than anyone these days, IMO. ie, they're the quickest to label someone a racist.

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ashame

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[quote=GMScud;844497]Yeah I don't think it's racist either. Stupid and ignorant, but not racist. I feel like [B]just because you wear a cowboy hat[/B] and have a belt buckle, people who aren't white are awfully quick to label you a racist. We should be more careful there.[/quote]

Well....he's from Tennessee...does that count?

BTW, one of the great things about this country is the ability to voice your opinion...popular or no. I totally respect the man for NOT recanting his statements (whether I AGREE OR NOT) in some....BS insincere effort to save a network paycheck. Have an opinion...Stick to it. Popular or not.
BTW2, don't know to much about Jr. but he does have a song or two I like. And I think he has aptly demonstrated, he doesn't give a shit what you or I think....I like that

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[quote=cpayne5;844504]Yeah, though I feel whites are more touchy-feely about race than anyone these days, IMO. ie, they're the quickest to label someone a racist.[/quote]

Wait, white people are the quickest to label people racist? Did I misunderstand that? If that's what you're saying, I strongly disagree.

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I've heard people label Toby Keith as racist too.

I dunno much about country artists and their stances but people seem to love throwing that race card around with country music singers.

All I can remember is how people crucified the Dixie Chicks for saying how ashamed they were to be from the same state as Bush.

They never really recovered from that.

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[quote=GMScud;844510]Wait, white people are the quickest to label people racist? Did I misunderstand that? If that's what you're saying, I strongly disagree.[/quote]

Yes, they are, but they label their own race as the racist in an effort to be PC (or whatever).

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[quote=SmootSmack;844501][B]He was given repeated chances to recant his statements and he wouldn't[/B]....moron...or maybe I should say "C'mon Man!!"[/quote]

thats even more disappointing. obviously ignorant as sh8t

It's a right of passage or a president to be called Hitler now a days. The left did it to Bush, now the right is doing it to Obama. You can't hope for reelection till you get a public hitler reference. Congrats Barry, you've finally made it.

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Free isnt free and this guy is finally paying for his consistent idiotic speech. ESPN doesn't need him or the negative publicity...enjoy singing at dive bars douchebag.

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Well he's an idiot....but I am not so sure he was calling Obama Hitler was he?. Or at least I think he was just being retardedly inarticulate. I think he meant a meeting between Boehner and Obama was like a meeting between Hitler and Netanyahu in the polar opposite sense. Right?

He's a drunk donkey either way and I couldn't care less other than:
it wasn't in any way racist...just because Obama is black doesn't mean a stupid comparison was racist...although he may be racist anyways...i have no idea

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[quote=FRPLG;844673]Well he's an idiot....but I am not so sure he was calling Obama Hitler was he?. Or at least I think he was just being retardedly inarticulate. I think he meant a meeting between Boehner and Obama was like a meeting between Hitler and Netanyahu in the polar opposite sense. Right?

He's a drunk donkey either way and I couldn't care less other than:
it wasn't in any way racist...just because Obama is black doesn't mean a stupid comparison was racist...[B]although he may be racist anyways[/B]...i have no idea[/quote]

He praised Herman Cain during the interview.

12th, Chico, care to state why you believe he's racist?

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Wasn't it about time to change up that horrible MNF intro anyway? Good riddance. Not that NBC's is any better.

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Sure seems like there are racist undertones but there is no way to prove racism was or wasn't a factor that led to Williams Jr. making that statement.

Also, it is easy to say he was just trying to make an analogy but my homies at Fox and Friends gave him a few opportunities to make that clear during the interview. Seems he was doing more than making a simple analogy.

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Told by anchor Brian Kilmeade that he didn't understand the analogy, Williams said: "I'm glad you don't, brother, because a lot of people do. They're the enemy." Asked who, Williams said: "Obama. And Biden. Are you kidding? The Three Stooges."....Later in the Fox interview with Williams, anchor Gretchen Carlson told Williams he used the name of one of history's most hated men to describe the President. "Well that's true. But I'm telling you like it is," Williams said.[/quote][/I][/I]

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The left really likes to throw around the racist word every chance they get. What he said was stupid not racist.

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[quote=Mattyk;844684]Wasn't it about time to change up that horrible MNF intro anyway? Good riddance. Not that NBC's is any better.[/quote]Agree.

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I'd say he needs to stick to music not politics. Like the guys music or not he is a very talented musician. He does not need MNF because a country boy can survive.

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Why do we need someone singing a song to get us hyped for football? Just show a highlight package of some of the greatest plays and biggest hits at crucial times in NFL history, with the announcers calling the plays as they happen.

Know what gets me excited for football? FOOTBALL. Not Hank Williams, Pink, or Faith Hill.

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[quote=Schneed10;844698]Why do we need someone singing a song to get us hyped for football? Just show a highlight package of some of the greatest plays and biggest hits at crucial times in NFL history, with the announcers calling the plays as they happen.

Know what gets me excited for football? FOOTBALL. Not Hank Williams, Pink, or Faith Hill.[/quote]

It's almost as if they're trying to make the game look as lame as possible with those dumb intros. They are embarrassingly bad.

Whatever happened to something classic and simple like this?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50k5rDF1Q0A]1980 Monday Night Football intro - YouTube[/ame]

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MNF has been treated as more than football for years now in terms of how ABC/ESPN have wanted to position it. It has been produced somewhat differently and its content is put together with less of a focus on just plain football. Hence the odd announcing teams of the past and the musical intros. ESPN has focused it more onto football though since the the current announce team has been in place.

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[quote=Mattyk;844700]It's almost as if [B]they're trying to make the game look as lame as possible with those dumb intros.[/B] They are embarrassingly bad.

Whatever happened to something classic and simple like this?

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50k5rDF1Q0A"]1980 Monday Night Football intro - YouTube[/URL][/quote]

Well, it goes so good with the....creepy ass SB halftime shows..

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[quote=Hog1;844703]Well, it goes so good with the....creepy ass SB halftime shows..[/quote]

They're ratcheting that up this yea it seems. Strong rumor is that the one and only Madonna will be trying to avoid the wardrobe malfunction this year. Isn't that dandy? Nothing says football like "Madonna"...or not.

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[quote=FRPLG;844706]They're ratcheting that up this yea it seems. Strong rumor is that the one and only Madonna will be trying to avoid the wardrobe malfunction this year. Isn't that dandy? Nothing says football like "Madonna"...or not.[/quote]
NOTHING says prime time NFL like 60 year old Road Ho'......
creepy with a capital C

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[quote=Hog1;844708]NOTHING says prime time NFL like 60 year old Road Ho'......
creepy with a capital C[/quote]

She's no Road Ho' no mo'

She's a classy British lady now. Once again nothing says football like classy and British.

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I don't think he was comparing Obama to Hitler. I think his analogy was supposed to represent that they should be mortal enemies (much like Israeli leader/Hitler). That said, why was this the reason why his song was pulled? Many of Williams songs talk about getting wasted, having sex with women, and getting stoned and THIS is what got the song pulled?...lol

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[quote=Mattyk;844700]It's almost as if they're trying to make the game look as lame as possible with those dumb intros. They are embarrassingly bad.

Whatever happened to something classic and simple like this?

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50k5rDF1Q0A"]1980 Monday Night Football intro - YouTube[/URL][/quote]With the energy Jaws and Chucky would bring on a breakdown of each team....I'd go back to that classic intro in a heartbeat.

I wonder if anyone from ESPN lurks around here and can get that handled ;)

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[quote=NC_Skins;844712]I don't think he was comparing Obama to Hitler. I think his analogy was supposed to represent that they should be mortal enemies (much like Israeli leader/Hitler). That said, why was this the reason why his song was pulled? Many of Williams songs talk about getting wasted, having sex with women, [B]and getting stoned[/B] and THIS is what got the song pulled?...lol[/quote]

Which one of his songs talks about getting stoned? Drunk yes, but I don't remember any of his songs about getting stoned.

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[quote=firstdown;844716]Which one of his songs talks about getting stoned? Drunk yes, but I don't remember any of his songs about getting stoned.[/quote]

Family Tradition...Hank why do you roll smoke

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I think this was the first one back in 1989.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hB9HaHx9EY&feature=related]1989 ABC's Monday Night Football Open - YouTube[/ame]

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[quote=firstdown;844716]Which one of his songs talks about getting stoned? Drunk yes, but I don't remember any of his songs about getting stoned.[/quote]

Doesn't he have a song called "stoned at the jukebox"?