papazoid Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hank Williams Jr. and his iconic theme song will not return to ESPN's "Monday Night Football," the network announced Thursday. In the wake of Williams using an analogy involving Adolf Hitler and President Barack Obama to make a political point on the Fox News Channel, Williams' "All My Rowdy Friends" will no longer be part of the MNF opening. "We have decided to part ways with Hank Williams, Jr," ESPN said in a statement. "We appreciate his contributions over the past years. The success of Monday Night Football has always been about the games and that will continue." On his own website, Williams said he was the one who made the decision. "After reading hundreds of e-mails, I have made MY decision," he wrote. "By pulling my opening Oct 3rd, You (ESPN) stepped on the Toes of The First Amendment Freedom of Speech, so therefore Me, My Song, and All My Rowdy Friends are OUT OF HERE. It's been a great run." http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7066449/espn-hank-williams-jr-theme-song-return-monday-night-football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picnic Table F'er Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I hope Kid Rock fills in. I think that would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I'm a huge fan of football but could not give a crap about this song. Good riddance to Hank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cincinnati Kid Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 That doesnt bother me. He clearly doesn't understand that while he does have Freedom of Speech under the Constitution, he does not have Freedom from Consquence for what he says. Bye Hank. It was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 He clearly doesn't know what free speech is. It comes with consequences. If you say something stupid, you need to face up to it. He is still very free to say something stupid again, just not as an associate of MNF. The no-talent assclown is clearly a moron. Hank Williams Jr. and his iconic theme song will not return to ESPN's "Monday Night Football," the network announced Thursday. In the wake of Williams using an analogy involving Adolf Hitler and President Barack Obama to make a political point on the Fox News Channel, Williams' "All My Rowdy Friends" will no longer be part of the MNF opening. "We have decided to part ways with Hank Williams, Jr," ESPN said in a statement. "We appreciate his contributions over the past years. The success of Monday Night Football has always been about the games and that will continue." On his own website, Williams said he was the one who made the decision. "After reading hundreds of e-mails, I have made MY decision," he wrote. "By pulling my opening Oct 3rd, You (ESPN) stepped on the Toes of The First Amendment Freedom of Speech, so therefore Me, My Song, and All My Rowdy Friends are OUT OF HERE. It's been a great run." http://espn.go.com/n...-night-football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West End Stench Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Thank god that song sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I'm thinking an Amanda Knox/Casey Anthony duet might work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 The whole thing is stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 He clearly doesn't know what free speech is. It comes with consequences. If you say something stupid, you need to face up to it. He is still very free to say something stupid again, just not as an associate of MNF. The no-talent assclown is clearly a moron. He also has no idea what the First Amendment means. It means the government cannot restrict your speech (with certain fire-in-a-crowded-theater-type exceptions, of course). Unless ESPN suddenly became a government entity without my knowing it, they can do whatever the hell they want, including pulling his stupid song off the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 He also has no idea what the First Amendment means. It means the government cannot restrict your speech (with certain fire-in-a-crowded-theater-type exceptions, of course). Unless ESPN suddenly became a government entity without my knowing it, they can do whatever the hell they want, including pulling his stupid song off the air. They are regulated by the FCC. Which would make for an interesting argument in a lawsuit. Futile, but interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metzelaars_lives Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 So basically Hank is saying that if Faith Hill said she worshiped the devil, believed that child porn should be legal and that only white people should be allowed to vote and then NBC yanked her song from Sunday Night Football, that NBC would be at fault for stepping on her toes and violating the first amendment. So in other words, once you sing a theme song that opens a television program, you have a magical license to say whatever you want and not suffer any consequences from your employer. Got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 You mean I don't have to listen to that stupid ass song anymore? Let's try to formulate a way to trick Coldplay into making a Hitler reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglientep Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Here is an idea....Just start the game! Same thing with the superbowl. I want it on 2 stations, 1 for people who like commercials and who could give 2 ***** about the game second played like every other football game, its football not a circus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsox Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hank Williams Jr. and his iconic theme song will not return to ESPN's "Monday Night Football," the network announced Thursday. In the wake of Williams using an analogy involving Adolf Hitler and President Barack Obama to make a political point on the Fox News Channel, Williams' "All My Rowdy Friends" will no longer be part of the MNF opening. "We have decided to part ways with Hank Williams, Jr," ESPN said in a statement. "We appreciate his contributions over the past years. The success of Monday Night Football has always been about the games and that will continue." On his own website, Williams said he was the one who made the decision. "After reading hundreds of e-mails, I have made MY decision," he wrote. "By pulling my opening Oct 3rd, You (ESPN) stepped on the Toes of The First Amendment Freedom of Speech, so therefore Me, My Song, and All My Rowdy Friends are OUT OF HERE. It's been a great run." http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7066449/espn-hank-williams-jr-theme-song-return-monday-night-football Such a bull **** move by ESPN. I'm pissed. Screw ESPN. They made their point by suspending him 1 game, that's all they had to do. Proud Hater of ESPN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 "After reading hundreds of e-mails, I have made MY decision," he wrote. "By pulling my opening Oct 3rd, You (ESPN) stepped on the Toes of The First Amendment Freedom of Speech, so therefore Me, My Song, and All My Rowdy Friends are OUT OF HERE. It's been a great run." The apology I guess was a sham! Why apologize if you feel you said nothing wrong and ESPN was wrong? Hmmmm.... Such a bull **** move by ESPN. I'm pissed. Screw ESPN. They made their point by suspending him 1 game, that's all they had to do. Proud Hater of ESPN It was HIS decision to part ways, not ESPN... Screw reading comprehension! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 You mean I don't have to listen to that stupid ass song anymore? Let's try to formulate a way to trick Coldplay into making a Hitler reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nichebiche Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 They are regulated by the FCC. Which would make for an interesting argument in a lawsuit. Futile, but interesting. The FCC only regulates things said on air, thus there would be no argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 (edited) Such a bull **** move by ESPN. I'm pissed. Screw ESPN. They made their point by suspending him 1 game, that's all they had to do. Proud Hater of ESPN I guess you missed the part about this being Hank Jr's decision to take his ball and go home...this is as much publicity Hank Jr has gotten in decades, and he hasn't recorded a good ablum since about 1972. I suspect that ESPN was one of his more reliable cash-cows. Maybe he and Ted Nugent can go on some sort of "Freedom" tour together.... Oh well, it is a stupid song, but I will miss it, because it is just another reminder of how long it has been since the Bills were truly relevent...and another reminder how Monday Night Football, since movinig to ESPN has been a big snooze-fest...they manage to take the excitement out of anything... Edited October 6, 2011 by Buftex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cage Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I'm a huge fan of football but could not give a crap about this song. Good riddance to Hank. Double that,... complete buffoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I guess you missed the part about this being Hank Jr's decision to take his ball and go home...this is as much publicity Hank Jr has gotten in decades, and he hasn't recorded a good ablum since about 1972. I suspect that ESPN was one of his more reliable cash-cows. Maybe he and Ted Nugent can go on some sort of "Freedom" tour together.... Oh well, it is a stupid song, but I will miss it, because it is just another reminder of how long it has been since the Bills were truly relevent...and another reminder how Monday Night Football, since movinig to ESPN has been a big snooze-fest...they manage to take the excitement out of anything... when he goes on the "freedom tour" with nugent, i hope joan baez and arlo guthrie open for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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