"Are You Ready For Some Hitler?"

[robeiae]

Brad Paisley?

 

[Magdalen]

snip . . .

As an aside, HWjr is a minor, limited talent in the Country Music world, famous mainly because of his heritage and name, and I've long wished MNF would replace him for that reason alone. At least the folks on the Sunday Night game had the good sense to hire Faith Hill. Maybe the Monday Nighters should hire her hunk hubby, Tim McGraw. Or at least somebody else who could sing, rather than beller. Hell, even Toby Keith would be an improvement. Trace Adkins, Dwight Yoakam, Garth Brooks, somebody, please.

Oh . . . I know . . . ZZ Top.

caw

Oh let's! derail totally and completely . . . 'course if'n MNF has a "hankerin" to ex-pand their market share they really oughta go with that bieber boy. Think of the father/daughter bonding!!

 

[muravyets]

Whats a rick-roll??

Apparently, it's the world's mildest prank in which a link touted as an informative source actually leads to the golden-voiced Rick Astley dancing in his '80s mom jeans and singing his one and only hit, "Never Gonna Give You Up." How did it work? Click below.

Click here for in-depth analysis of the years-old phenomenon.

I can't help it -- I can just so easily imagine end zone dances to this song.

 

[Michael Wolfe]

Just a point, aimed at the two votes for "violation of free speech":

This is emphatically not an issue of freedom of speech. HWJr remains as free to say what he likes today, as he was yesterday. No one is even remotely suggesting he be arrested and face criminal prosecution for what he said. And that is all the Constitutional protection of speech is about.

It does not protect him, or anybody else, from private sanction by their employer for saying something damaging or embarrassing to them.

Correct. The first amendment functions as a restriction on the government, not on ESPN.

 

[Celia Cyanide]

I prefer Hank III.

 

[SPMiller]

Correct. The first amendment functions as a restriction on the government, not on ESPN.

In light of the recent Occupy Wall Street movement, I would suggest that this may depend on how uninvolved you think corporations really are in government.

 

[blacbird]

In light of the recent Occupy Wall Street movement, I would suggest that this may depend on how uninvolved you think corporations really are in government.

I don't have a clue how this comment addresses the issue posed in this thread. Are you suggesting that somehow private corporations have influence over the First Amendment? Some enlightenment might be, well, enlightening.

caw

 

[crunchyblanket]

I came into this thread expecting some Hitler. Where's my Hitler?

 

[Michael Wolfe]

I came into this thread expecting some Hitler. Where's my Hitler?

I guess we're just not ready.

 

[Diana Hignutt]

Sorry, I've got to disagree with this one. Just because someone is in the arts doesn't mean they've forfeited the right to have or express political opinions.

Unless we do too...imo....

 

[William Haskins]

I prefer Hank III.

he weighed in saying his dad should keep his mouth shut and that he's more of a jello biafra guy...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...k-williams-jr/2011/10/04/gIQAfMLlLL_blog.html

in other news, hank jr has apologized, with frequent capitalization:

“I have always been very passionate about Politics and Sports and this time it got the Best or Worst of me. The thought of the Leaders of both Parties Jukin and High Fiven on a Golf course, while so many Families are Struggling to get by simply made me Boil over and make a Dumb statement and I am very Sorry if it Offended anyone. I would like to Thank all my supporters. This was Not written by some Publicist.” -- Hank Williams Jr

http://www.hankjr.com/home/197-thanks-to-my-supporters

 

[shakeysix]

yeah-he capitalizes like a german. anyone else notice that? i hate caps. they seem so elitist--s6

 

[thebloodfiend]

“I have always been very passionate about Politics and Sports and this time it got the Best or Worst of me. The thought of the Leaders of both Parties Jukin and High Fiven on a Golf course, while so many Families are Struggling to get by simply made me Boil over and make a Dumb statement and I am very Sorry if it Offended anyone. I would like to Thank all my supporters. This was Not written by some Publicist.” -- Hank Williams Jr

I figured that much from the random capitalization.

 

[Michael Wolfe]

yeah-he capitalizes like a german. anyone else notice that? i hate caps. they seem so elitist--s6

In German they capitalize nouns, but that statement had caps for a lot of other stuff, too, not just the nouns.

 

[robeiae]

Well, I think we can all agree that Golf should always be capitalized.

 

[Michael Wolfe]

Well, I think we can all agree that Golf should always be capitalized.

You know who else would agree with that?


Hitler.

 

[SPMiller]

I am very Sorry if it Offended anyone

This verbal construction has to stop.

 

[jennontheisland]

I am very Sorry if it Offended anyone.

So, he's not sorry he said it. He gives no indication that it was a misstatement of belief; he still thinks what he said is true.

He's just sorry that it pissed people off. He's only sorry that he's damaged his public reputation.

I do not accept that apology. I will never accept apologies phrased in that way.

 

[Vince524]

So, he's not sorry he said it. He gives no indication that it was a misstatement of belief; he still thinks what he said is true.

He's just sorry that it pissed people off. He's only sorry that he's damaged his public reputation.

I do not accept that apology. I will never accept apologies phrased in that way.

I'm SorRy YoU FeeL thAt WaY.

 

[Jersey Chick]

Um... what's High Fiven?

 

[Paul]

Um... what's High Fiven?

It's country for Down Slow.

 

[benbradley]

Apparently, it's the world's mildest prank in which a link touted as an informative source actually leads to the golden-voiced Rick Astley dancing in his '80s mom jeans and singing his one and only hit, "Never Gonna Give You Up." How did it work? Click below.



I can't help it -- I can just so easily imagine end zone dances to this song.

They should use that other title I struck out so they could get the tween audience. Tweens are the future.

I came into this thread expecting some Hitler. Where's my Hitler?

What? I mentioned That Downfall Movie and That's Not Enough Hitler For You?

Writes script for that Downfall segment in which Hitler is upset that crunchyblanket hasn't heard of him.

I figured that much from the random capitalization.

It reminds me a little of John C. Dvorak who used to bold (embolden?) the names he dropped in his computer columns.

 

[TerzaRima]

yeah-he capitalizes like a german. anyone else notice that?

No, he's a closet Emily Dickinson fan! Who knew?

 

[Death Wizard]

I didn't like the look in his eye during that interview. He was clearly saying, "I can kick your ass."

And I don't believe he could kick my ass. I'm ready for some fightin' ...

 

[Williebee]

He was arrogant, he was rude, he was stupid, and he was hateful. Those are four reasons to be offended, IMO.

How long and rowdy would THIS list be?

He said something dumb. The folks who write the check didn't see enough value in his involvement to deal with the heat, or maybe they were just plain offended by it. And marketing says "Hey, that's sixty seconds of ad space we got back!"

iow, meh.