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ESPN is at rock bottom...

poindexter

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And finds a way to go lower.

Someone named Rob Parker questions RG3's blackness:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2012/12/13/rob-parker-on-rgiiis-blackness/
 
These dopey talk shows seem to be a chink in ESPN's credibility armor.
 
When Stephen A. Smith is the voice of reason on a race-related topic, you know you've gone off the reservation.
 
What's sad is when it started with Chris Berman, and Bob Ley and the game, they were solidly about sports and I loved it.

With the NFL, MLB, Golf, Tennis and NBA networks, Sportscenter is no longer essential sports watching TV.

Hope they start paying attention and get back to their roots.
 
So basically, RG3 is not black enough so Rob Parker doesn't want to hang out with him? Could you imagine if a white analyst discussed not wanting to hang out with a white NBA player because he hangs out with black people and votes democrat. Yikes.
 
Also, while they're not ESPN employees, Steve Czaban and Andy Pollin were suspended by ESPN 980 for their downright idiotic statements about a transgender athlete:

http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2012-articles/december/dc-radio-hosts-suspended-over-rant-against-transgender-athlete.html
 
Rob forked up. That's pretty much all that needs to be said. He's not a racist. He just made a stupid statement that is going to be hard to live down.
 

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