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Politically Correct Madness At ESPN Exposed Over Announcer’s Name

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An epidemic of political correctness is infecting the sports world.

Football players are carrying on with on the field protests during the National Anthem – an activity initiated last year by former San Fransisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

On Monday night, 12 Cleveland Browns players decided to kneel and pray while the National Anthem was played.

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer:

The circle of prayer during the anthem, however, attracted most of the national attention after the game. The 12 players who knelt constituted the largest group of NFL players to date to engage in a version of the protest initiated last season by Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the anthem due to what he viewed as the oppression of people of color.

Now ESPN is being criticized for changing an announcer for an upcoming football game at the University of Virginia over his name.

The network was concerned the announcer named Robert Lee might cause a controversy because his name is too close to the Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

The fact that Lee is of Asian descent did not factor into ESPN’s decision.

The Chicago Tribune describes the new controversy.

Trying to avoid one kind of social media backlash, ESPN has stumbled into another with Asian announcer Robert Lee no longer assigned to call the University of Virginia’s home football opener in Charlottesville.

Really.

“We collectively made the decision with Robert to switch games as the tragic events in Charlottesville were unfolding, simply because of the coincidence of his name,” ESPN said in a statement. “In that moment it felt right to all parties. It’s a shame that this is even a topic of conversation and we regret that who calls play by play for a football game has become an issue.”

Lifeziette also wrote and produced a video about this issue.

The decision by ESPN shows political correctness is running wild in the broadcast world.

Tom Borelli

Dr. Tom Borelli is a Newsmax TV contributor and radio commentator addressing political issues from a conservative grassroots perspective. As a columnist, he has written for The Washington Times and authored articles for Newsmax Magazine, Newsmax Insider and previously was a co-host with his wife Deneen Borelli on the SiriusXM Patriot channel. Dr. Borelli appeared on numerous television programs, including the highly ranked Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” “Hannity,” “The Kelly File," and "America’s News Headquarters." He has also appeared on Fox Business Network’s “Making Money with Charles Payne” and “After the Bell” as well as TheBlaze TV’s "The Glenn Beck Program" and "Dana!" Prior to working for public policy organizations, Dr. Borelli was a managing partner with the investment advisory firm of Action Fund Management, LLC and a portfolio manager for the Free Enterprise Action Fund (FEAF) where he used shareholder activism to challenge corporations that sought to profit from the growth of government. During his 25 years with the Altria Group, Inc., he built a foundation in public policy and issues management, drawing from diverse experiences ranging from basic research to corporate affairs. Dr. Borelli served as science fellow for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Science, Space, and Technology during the 100th Congress. Dr. Borelli has also published scientific papers on interferon and human leukemia.

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