Dan Le Batard sitting out his own radio show

Talked straight politics on his show, then talked all weekend with ESPN's president, then decided to sit out Monday's show as a result.

https://nypost.com/2019/07/22/espns-dan-le-batard-skipping-radio-show-after-talks-with-jimmy-pitaro/https://nypost.com/2019/07/22/espns-dan-le-batard-skipping-radio-show-after-talks-with-jimmy-pitaro/

 

I think the definition of "political" can sometimes be an interesting one. If Trump is a racist, and you call out his racism, are you being political? Or are you calling out racism?

 

He taking a knee?

 

Talk about taking a shit in your own backyard.

 

Sometimes your conscience wins, man. Usually the instant before you do the right thing.

 

"I don't wanna hear no politics on the sports radio!"

*Forwards racist email*
*Tells random Honduran Walmart shopper to go back to Mexico*

 

I could live to be 1,000 years old, and I will never understand why people insist on talking politics on a show like that. ESPECIALLY a show like his.

He's going to piss off or alienate 2/3 of his audience.
The right.
The left.
The people who don't care, and who want to tune into a talk show without having to be subjected to politics.

 

What a pointless gesture.

 

We're blasted with a firehose of this shit 24/7 - it's not too much to ask that there be one place that's free of it.
ESPN lets the guy do a pretty bad show regularly with his father. He has no appreciation for any of that.

 

Probably because they think politics has gravitas, the big leagues of commentary, so if their opinion is worth a damn in sports, it'll probably be worth a damn in that arena. Maybe they're right. But don't be surprised by consequences.

 

I don't know about that. My impression is that if you are listening to the show, you expect to hear his opinion. He might be talking about something occurring in sports, but his larger political opinion on the issue is clear.

For me, his appeal is going beyond the typical sports radio stuff, and that means he is going to have an opinion. So if I disagree with him, I'm not upset. It's just the nature of the show and what makes it interesting.

 

I wish there was a love button.