Rob Parker: Douchebag; or ESPN FIGHT!!!!!!

Tarheel316 · Jan 9, 2013

heyabbott said:

Tarheel316 said:

Drip said:

I'm saddened but not overly shocked that Rob was fired by ESPN. I think his interview on WDIV-TV citing that he was shocked may have done him in. He should've just kept his mouth shut. I hope ESPN has the same approach when others such a plagiarist Lynn Hoppes and foot-in-mouth know it all Stephen A. Smith make blunders.
I'm confident that Rob will be back in some capacity in journalism. I'm wishing him nothing but the best.
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Drip, that's the problem with Rob. His mouth keeps getting him in trouble. When will he learn?
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ESPN put him on with the intent that he open his mouth, loudly and often. That he would open his mouth and to talk about the subject and topic that got him fired was so forseeable as to have been planned. That whole Bayless/Smith vomitorium is programmed. Maybe ESPN should re-think (or just think) about who, what and how they program these screechfests. And no one screeches more, with less, than Stephen A Smith.

They have Mike and Mike, the ultimate in mediocirty and conventional blandness. Total establishment programming. PTI, because of Wilbon and Tony, is both intelligent and humorous and somewhat self reverential, is the best programmed show on. But with so many channels and unwillingness to return to their roots and actually program sports, ESPN put itself in the position where their 1,000 monkeys typing all day long is bound to write something demeaning.

Bring back Australian Rules Football, D2 sports, track and field, weightlifting, Olympic-style wrestling, swimming, diving, field hockey and lacrosse and stop screeching.
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And AWA wrestling!

micropolitan guy · Jan 9, 2013

Bring back Australian Rules Football, D2 sports, track and field, weightlifting, Olympic-style wrestling, swimming, diving, field hockey and lacrosse and stop screeching.
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MAC football every night of the week, not just Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday!

Drip · Jan 9, 2013

Tarheel316 said:

heyabbott said:

Tarheel316 said:

Drip said:

I'm saddened but not overly shocked that Rob was fired by ESPN. I think his interview on WDIV-TV citing that he was shocked may have done him in. He should've just kept his mouth shut. I hope ESPN has the same approach when others such a plagiarist Lynn Hoppes and foot-in-mouth know it all Stephen A. Smith make blunders.
I'm confident that Rob will be back in some capacity in journalism. I'm wishing him nothing but the best.
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Drip, that's the problem with Rob. His mouth keeps getting him in trouble. When will he learn?
Click to expand...

ESPN put him on with the intent that he open his mouth, loudly and often. That he would open his mouth and to talk about the subject and topic that got him fired was so forseeable as to have been planned. That whole Bayless/Smith vomitorium is programmed. Maybe ESPN should re-think (or just think) about who, what and how they program these screechfests. And no one screeches more, with less, than Stephen A Smith.

They have Mike and Mike, the ultimate in mediocirty and conventional blandness. Total establishment programming. PTI, because of Wilbon and Tony, is both intelligent and humorous and somewhat self reverential, is the best programmed show on. But with so many channels and unwillingness to return to their roots and actually program sports, ESPN put itself in the position where their 1,000 monkeys typing all day long is bound to write something demeaning.

Bring back Australian Rules Football, D2 sports, track and field, weightlifting, Olympic-style wrestling, swimming, diving, field hockey and lacrosse and stop screeching.
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And AWA wrestling!
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I'm in total agreement about the screechfest. It has run its course. Tar, I don't know what Rob was thinking. He shouldn't have done the interview.

Stoney · Jan 10, 2013

Tarheel316 said:

Drip said:

I'm saddened but not overly shocked that Rob was fired by ESPN. I think his interview on WDIV-TV citing that he was shocked may have done him in. He should've just kept his mouth shut. I hope ESPN has the same approach when others such a plagiarist Lynn Hoppes and foot-in-mouth know it all Stephen A. Smith make blunders.
I'm confident that Rob will be back in some capacity in journalism. I'm wishing him nothing but the best.
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Drip, that's the problem with Rob. His mouth keeps getting him in trouble. When will he learn?
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No, the bigger problem with Rob is that he can't write worth shit, is not very bright, and has no talent. The "mouth" spouting the attention-grabbing "controversial" takes is actually the only schtick he's had going, and the only thing that accounts for the career success he's had in recent years. He won't "learn" because he's got nothing else to fall back on.

slappy4428 · Jan 11, 2013

Stoney said:

No, the bigger problem with Rob is that he can't write worth shit, is not very bright, and has no talent. The "mouth" spouting the attention-grabbing "controversial" takes is actually the only schtick he's had going, and the only thing that accounts for the career success he's had in recent years. He won't "learn" because he's got nothing else to fall back on.
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Well, that too.

Drip · Jan 11, 2013

slappy4428 said:

Stoney said:

No, the bigger problem with Rob is that he can't write worth shit, is not very bright, and has no talent. The "mouth" spouting the attention-grabbing "controversial" takes is actually the only schtick he's had going, and the only thing that accounts for the career success he's had in recent years. He won't "learn" because he's got nothing else to fall back on.
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Well, that too.
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I wouldn't go that far. Rob is still on TV in Detroit. That hasn't changed. Don't be surprised to see him resurface very soon on the national tube scene. There are some things in the works.

Knighthawk · Jan 12, 2013

Rob's TV gig in Detroit have been helped a lot by his hot-dog place and barber shop sponsoring the Sunday recap show. I'm not sure what his long-term status is - he's currently filling in since the previous weekend anchor/update host abruptly left the business.

Starman · Jan 12, 2013

Aw yeah the clientele of the hot-dog shop will form the core of a massive media audience.

slappy4428 · Jan 16, 2013

And he's called out by Leonard Pitts....
http://www.freep.com/article/20130115/OPINION05/301150090/Leonard-Pitts-Jr-Not-black-enough-Rob-Parker-should-know-better?

YankeeFan · Jan 16, 2013

Who?

Uncle.Ruckus · Jan 16, 2013

YankeeFan said:

Who?
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Really?

YankeeFan · Jan 16, 2013

Uncle.Ruckus said:

YankeeFan said:

Who?
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Really?
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Come on. That post was intended for you.

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