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Escape From Desiderata

7.24.08 @ 12:01AM

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It is a moment I have chosen to not hold onto, because it was such an embarrassment that 2 US athletes would besmirch the national anthem, their teammates and the Olympics to further their political agendas.

I was completely shocked that ESPN would honor such shameful behavior.

However, the facts that ESPN would have Justin Timberlake host the event and then give a seemingly coveted award to two of the least deserving recipients signals the death knell of ESPN for me. After his appalling performance at the Super Bowl a few years ago (in front of millions of children viewers), hasn't he kind of worn out his welcome for sporting events?

ESPN is frequently on at the gym where I exercise, and, unless you are pro sports fanatic, it is worthless. A case in point is the amount of air time that it has given to whether (and with whom) Brett Favre will come out of a retirement (that he never really took). Yawn.

ESPN is all about celebrity worship and political correctness.
-- Christopher A. Hall
Knoxville, Tennessee

Thank you, Ms. Fabrizio, for expressing the revulsion I felt when I saw these two poseurs being honored on ESPN. Smith and Carlos are only noteworthy because they showed the human body could perform at a high level long after the mind ceased to function. It is a long fall from the dignity of Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson to the buffoonery of Pacman Jones and Chad Johnson. Smith and Carlos helped grease the skids.
-- Wendell Talley
Fort Worth, Texas

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