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ESPN Is Out Of Control And Al Sharpton Will Make It Worse

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Problems at Disney’s ESPN unit continues.

Just this week, ESPN host Jemele Hill was suspended for two weeks for violating the company’s social media policy and more controversy followed when a network host Michael Wilbon criticized Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in racial terms, essentially calling him a slave owner.

The Washington Times reports:

Mr. Wilbon, co-host of “Pardon the Interruption,” took issue with Mr. Jones’ stance that players who do not stand for the national anthem before football games will not play.

“And the word that comes to my mind―and I don’t care who doesn’t like me using it―is plantation,” Mr. Wilbon said on Monday’s show. “The players are here to serve me, and they will do what I want. No matter how much I pay them, they are not equal to me. That’s what this says to me and mine.”

ESPN, similar to NFL owners, lost control of their employees.

The controversy surrounding ESPN hosts is not going away anytime soon.

Al Sharpton jumped on the Hill controversy and also used the term plantation in reference to Jerry Jones and demanded ESPN end Hill’s suspension.

USA Today reports:

Rev. Al Sharpton said Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has a “plantation mentality” in a news conference Tuesday where he called for ESPN to reinstate anchor Jemele Hill, who was suspended two weeks for violating the company’s social media policy.

“We found the suspension of Jemele Hill to be outrageous at best and insulting in fact,” Sharpton said outside’s ESPN’s offices in New York. “To suspend someone for tweeting an analysis of what Jerry Jones did to act as though somehow desecrates the name of the company seems to us to be a bridge too far.”

Sharpton is threatening ESPN with a boycott over Hill.

Al Sharpton will only ignite racial tensions and cause more problems for the NFL and ESPN.

Deneen Borelli

Deneen Borelli is the author of Blacklash: How Obama and the Left are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation. Deneen is a contributor with Newsmax Broadcasting. She is a former Fox News contributor and has appeared regularly on “Hannity,” “Fox & Friends,” “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” and “America’s Newsroom.” She has also appeared on Fox Business Network programs “Making Money with Charles Payne,” “The Evening Edit with Liz MacDonald,” and “Cavuto: Coast to Coast.” Previously, Deneen appeared on MSNBC, CNN, the BBC and C-SPAN. In addition to television, Deneen co-hosted radio programs on the SiriusXM Patriot channel with her husband Tom. Recently, Deneen co-hosted the Reigniting Liberty podcast with Tom. Deneen is a frequent speaker at political events, including the FreedomWorks 9.12.2009 March on D.C. which drew a crowd estimated at over 800,000 people. Deneen is also an Ambassador with CloutHub.com, a social media platform that promotes free speech, and with the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) which advances policies that put Americans first. Deneen testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources in May 2011 and before the Ohio House Public Utilities Committee in December 2011. Previously, Deneen was a BlazeTV.com host, Outreach Director with FreedomWorks.org overseeing its Empower.org outreach program, a Project 21 Senior Fellow, and Manager of Media Relations with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Prior to joining CORE, Deneen worked at Philip Morris USA for 20 years. During her corporate career at Philip Morris she worked in various positions, her last as Project Management Coordinator in the Information Management department where she was responsible for the department’s mandated quality processes, communications, sales information and database management. Deneen began her Philip Morris career as a secretary and advanced to positions of increasing responsibilities. Deneen worked full-time and attended classes at night for 11 years to earn her B.A. in Managerial Marketing from Pace University, New York City. Deneen served on the Board of Trustees with The Opportunity Charter School in Harlem, New York. She appeared in educational videos for children, worked as a runway fashion model, and auditioned for television commercials. Her interests include ancient history, pistol target shooting, photography, and volunteering at her church. Deneen currently resides in Connecticut with her husband Tom.

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