Are You Ready For Some Führer?

Not as good a songwriter as his dad.

someone tells it like it is and you people come unglued. old hank told it just like it is . believe it . the truth hurts you sugar coaters
you are afraid of your jobs so you cvant tell it like it is . GOOD JOB HANK IM BEHIND YOU 150%

‘m a huge Hank Sr. fan. The political views Hank Jr expressed on ESPN reflect extreme racist narrow minded stupidity on your part. Let me tell you like it is, the Tea Party is an ignorant bunch of fools being utilized by big $$$$ to do their dirty work. Check out “Ignorance Is Bliss for the Tea Party Crowd”: [...]
Hank Jr, your anger anger is misplaced, channel it into areas where it is more likely to bring about positive change.

hank jr. is as good as his daddy he has his own way and country people speak it like it is REMEMBER A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE

“eat your peas”, I am quoting Obama! I guess everyone is enjoying their peas now, because you can’t afford anything better because of the Obama administration. So, Hank has ruffled some feathers, so what! The truth will set you free. Hank Williams Jr. could have done a better job as President than Obama. Maybe we Americans woyld have some of our FACTORIES back in America!
Just think of all of our TAX money that Obama has wasted—forever–gone! Billions of dollars given away and no jobs; homes lost and a dumb “obamacare” helth plan that was forced through Congress. Shame shame shame.

Posted by: Suzy | October 3, 2011, 11:20 pm 11:20 pm
“To compare the President of the United States of America to Hitler who killed over 20 million people is devisive, asenine, disrespectful”

Posted by: Susan Green | October 3, 2011, 11:27 pm 11:27 pm

Have to agree with you Susan.

Proof positive that country music kills brain cells!!!!!!!!!!!

Too bad he can’t even count to three…he should get some learnin’!

If people are going to lose their jobs for comparing people to Hitler, or to nazis, then I expect that most of our liberal politicians will be turning in their resignations tomorrow… I believe that includes Obama himself…. look it up. Then fire Obama!

Darnit son. What did i say about talking too much?

a little extreme maybe? to bad alot of people dont want to face the truth,hank told it like it is.now that they fired him i’ll have to watch football elsewhere.

I also wonder if FOX News is going to defend him.

Idiot.

There is no acceptable excuse for someone comparing the President of the United States to Hitler no matter what his political beliefs may be – period! And the explanation that he gave for saying that, did not even include an apology. ESPN should never again open a Monday Night NFL Football Game with his song! It is simply unacceptable.

Good for you Hank!!

this is what democracy is all about Hank. Pretty disappointed in you not knowing that. Getting together with the prez for a beer or golf, trying to find some kind of common cause, working on difficult political problems are all the American way. Many brave men and women fought to protect the present system and the president is the duly elected representative of the American people….not the enemy.

Sad sad misreading of what we are all about.

Hank Jr. is about as ignorant as they come. If anybodys a stooge, its him. Too much whiskey for this boy.

Can’t imagine how embarrassed his dad would have been at these remarks. Sometimes the apple falls very far from the tree.

I listened to this this and unless there were edits done to put this in a bad light, and it did not appear that there were, I would say that this is a severely intoxicated man whether it be by artificial means or by ego alone, who has no respect for anything. or anyone. The chance he got to do commercial work was because of his Father’s work. ABC should make sure the people they are interviewing are not blasted out of their minds, and remember, that YOU (ABC) gave this pitiful individual a chance to even talk … !

Hank or anyone else is covered under the first amendment. Do you think ol bocephus will miss a little espn check? Hell no! Obama isn’t my choice for good politics either! Im sick of ppl trying to mess with the constitutional rights so many americans have fought and died for! I don’t think id of compared Obama to Hitler and I don’t think he did either but if he did then its his right!

So…is everyone somehow connected to country music a complete moron?

WOW America calm down. Hank Williams Jr does not like Obama… so what? You dont like people either so whats the difference you can have an opinion and he cant? And its redicuolus how ESPN is gonna be a baby and cut his theme song over nothing. Sure he compared obama to hitler maybe because of his statement of how americas in such a bind and the president is out having a good time playing golf? wow people you might think Hank ( who loves ray charles and lightnin hopkins) is a racist and somehow a terrorist but obviusly hes not scared to speak his mind. Hes always written songs about his love for America and the people in it and nows he a terrorist??? So im guessing since i dont like obama either you might as well call me a racist as well even tho plenty of blacks didnt vote for mccain..why? maybe because wasnt black and obama was?? I hope the opinion made dont ruin hanks career im still supporting you bocephus, dont let other peoples mouths let you down even tho you never have before.

Does Hank Williams Jr., EVER “apologize”? Don’t expect it. Expect “no more” Hank Jr. on MNF, folks, and that will be his fault.

It’s funny how anyone that has a negative opinion of the current administration is labeled as a racist or malcontent. Itts completely insane.

ESPN YOU ARE STUPID!!!!! It’s a free country and he can say what ever he wants!!! Plus he is right, OBAMA SUCKS!!!!

u go hank for speaking your mind obama is only worried about makin the rich richer an not the hard workin people if the clintons was still in the white house our country would be better

And they exercised their right as well. So be it, he looked like he woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning anyway, very defensive. I met him twice, been on the bus with him and babydoll, you people have to realize he is getting old and misses attention. He was entertainer of the year for five or six years in a row! And another thing, can u imagine how many drugs and gallons of alcohol has been through his system? Great singer and songwriter but he has no place in politics, the last time I seen him was in Cherokee nc, he stepped outta his bus and I yelled hank!! Hank what, he madly replied.. he is getting old and bitter, deer season will calm him down

Thank you Hank for speaking your mind. I wish there were more true Americans like you that don’t bow down to political correctness or liberal pansies.

In June of 2005, a US Senator of the state I reside said the following on the senate floor regarding our US soldiers “If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags, or some mad regime – Pol Pot or others – that had no concern for human beings.”…Last time I checked, Dick Durbin remains a US Senator from IL—one of the more prestigious elected seats in the world—But a country singer gets his song pulled from a goofy football game’s intro because he made a harmless yet ill conceived comment about Obama playing golf with Boehner—Tells quite a bit about the current state of affairs in our nation and why things are so messed up

obama would not be so upset if what hank said was not true he needs to worry about our country instead of everyone elses. FREEDOM OF SPEECH! MADE IN AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hank:
Thank you for speaking the truth. Remember the truth will always set you free. My Brother-In-Law is a big head honcho at ABC and he will have the heads roll for their poor judgement! I can’t wait to see the fear in the jack-*** eyes when he enters the room.
I am so encouraged that Americans are actually speaking up against the Fuhrer in the White House. Isn’t it amazing that they want to use that in their title of this Blog and article??? ABC News!!!…Wake Up and smell the Mood in the US today!!! Hank Williams, Jr. is just vocalizing the same feelings that most Pro Athletes think and most Americans think!!! You are so short sighted but I guess you live in a liberal world in your liberal guilt-ridden skyscraper of a headquarters!

—”Seems to me nobody reads clearly. The metaphoric comparison has Boehner as Hitler & Obama as Netanyahu. First and second to first and second.
“On Fox & Friends Williams expressed chagrin that Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, played golf with President Obama, which he compared to “Hitler playing golf with (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu”

POSTED BY: RON | OCTOBER 4, 2011, 12:46 AM 12:46 AM________Semantics, grammar, and typography do not necessarily reflect what people think. Read the response Hanks gave when he was asked if he compared Obama to Hitler.

Oh, give the guy a break. Last I saw we have freedom of speech. His point was absurd and over the top; that’s it. The real issue is this so called President who’s proved to be worthless as a leader, cannot lead from the center, is not an advocate of our American ethos handed down from our Founders, and one who clearly panders to the downtrodden which Democrats love to hold down so he can buy off their votes. I’m ill of the Democrats and this President!

Before he revised his comments and tried to downplay or explain his actions, the man said Obama and Biden were the enemy. Just keep that in mind.

“When both sides are high-fiving it on the ninth hole when everybody else is without a job – it makes a whole lot of us angry.” Hank Williams Jr.

Seems to me he doesn’t like politicians regardless of the party. He blasts the Republicans as much as the Democrats – and he doesn’t like any of the Republican candidates except for Cain.

Hank is tellling the truthg and ESPN is infringing on his freedom of speech. The white people have been backed in a corner and we are armed and ready to fight

Omammy has backed us into a corner and if he want’s a new civil war, then he will get it! I will not watch ESPN no more.

Funny how it is that if you call Bush, Boehner, McConnell or Walker: Hiltler or NAZI & the Lame Stream Media wants the give you a medal for bravery.
If you say the same of their “Chosen One” Obama it’s “Your Fired”!
Isn’t it the “Press” that’s always talking about preserving the right of “Free Speech”?

Looks like everyone has lost track of some of the facts while focusing on the petty things. Does anyone wonder WHY the Republicans don’t want to work with Obama? Could it be because he’s black? Why not ask every single member of both houses’s if they are AMERICAN. I will bet they all say yes, then why for GOD SAKE don’t they do what’s right for the American People. They only put their party first, the lobbyist next and could care less about doing what’s right for AMERICA. Speak out to YOUR elected rep’s and yell at them to stop put their agenda first and put our country first and its citizens. WELL!!!

Hey Anchor No 2, if you caint speck your opinion just because somebody pays you not, then your just as bad as the one who spoke it so f$ck you, abc, and espn 2 face . HE STILL HAS HIS OPINION LIKE IT OR NOT.

Lame Stream Media – This is a classic it really is. Please retreat to your Fox Bubble and rejoin the circle jerk.

He had a good 23 year run doing Monday night football, but that’s OVER. You’re comparing polar opposites and you go with Hitler as the President — the same comment many Tea Baggers make? Coincidence? Why not just skip on down to Satan and God if you want a bigger polar opposite you redneck douche.

Hank blasts the Republicans as much as the Democrats – and he doesn’t like any of the Republican presidential candidates except for Cain.

Hank’s a rich hillbilly hick who don’t like no politicians.

And another thing…..Republicans want to do away with your Social Security, your Medicare, your Disability — things you have a RIGHT to, things you’ve paid into for years — and they want taxes on the 47% that aren’t taxed (the dirt poor that make less than 20k a year). Those are their concerns, along with giving more money to the rich so it can trickle down and create jobs. Do some research and look at the numbers, when the rich tax rate is low, fewer jobs are created. When it’s high, more jobs are created. Don’t ask me why this is, just do some research and look at the stats.

If you vote republican and you make less than 250k a year, you need to be checked into a clinic ASAP, as you are voting FOR THE RICH.

Is Obama the answer…probably not, but I’ll take him over the other choices any day. He is the lesser of all the evils that are trying to run the country…FACT

HaHa | October 4, 2011, 2:13 am —— You stated a probability as a fact? Here’s a fact: Obama policies have kept our economy anemic. He has given money to Wall Street, Banks, but not main street. And now, you are ready to vote for him and more of the same? Sounds like a partisan minion to me. You should read more about other candidates (at least further than the “R” or “I” next to their name). Your comments come across like a partisan hack.

He has given money to Wall Street, Banks, but not main street.

Posted by: CommonSenseParty | October 4, 2011, 2:21 am 2:21 am

Wise up dimwit. Wall street and banks were funded under BUSH’s TARP program. Obama’s stimulus put the largest chunk of the money into tax relief for ordinary Americans. Learn what you’re talking about. No wonder most Americans think the right wing is dense . .. you are.

Hank for speaking what so many think and what we think of BO!

Posted by: Justme8811 | October 4, 2011, 2:18 am 2:18 am

Yeah, that’s right, Obama and the Democrats is Hitler and the Devil and the Auntie Christ. Yee Haw! ! I’s just speakin’ it like it is! Yeeeeee Haww!

Posted by: Dave | October 4, 2011, 2:21 am 2:21 am

LOL!

A fat,alcoholic,three time married drug addict insults the leader of his country. Only in America!!!

i’m ok with Hank comparing Obama to Hitler . . . . he very well kill more people off than Hitler did!

Posted by: hankfan | October 4, 2011, 2:55 am 2:55 am

Yes betcha! That Obama he killin’ off the old by the million! Yeeeee Hawww! He the Auntie Christ and the Devil! And all them Democrats too! Yeeee Haw!

He can still draw a bigger crowd than Obama’s pre staged town hall meetings and does not use a teleprompter.

Kirk | October 4, 2011, 2:27 am —– So hpw much of this money ended up in the hands of businesses and their upper echelon’s pockets? Sheeple like you are part of the problem.”"”"”"$244 billion, went to provide a variety of tax cuts, both for individuals and businesses. For instance, $90 billion will cover a variety of business expensing tax breaks. A total of $25 billion will go toward the earned income tax credit, while an additional $20 billion will go toward supporting the renewable energy tax credit. Finally, $10 billion will support the cost of a wide range of tuition tax credits.
Next comes aid to state and local governments, which comprises a total of $217 billion. Of this, $87 billion goes toward Medicaid cost sharing and $79 billion to state grants. A total of $42 billion goes toward state and local bond tax credits, while $5 billion and $4 billion go toward community development and rural development.
The stimulus plan allocates $120 billion toward general relief programs. This includes $42 billion to cover extended unemployment insurance, $40 billion for health insurance for the unemployed, $20 billion for expanded food stamps, $11 billion for housing assistance, $4 billion for supplemental Social Security payments and $3 billion for welfare programs.
The country’s crumbling infrastructure will receive an additional $101 billion. This includes $30 billion for new highway construction, $20 billion for school renovations, $17 billion for health information technology, $13 billion for transportation projects, $8 billion for water projects, $7 billion for the construction of military and Veterans Administration hospitals and $6 billion to cover the accelerated deployment of broadband technology.
The stimulus plan also allocates $59.5 billion for projects that increase energy efficiency throughout the country. Included in this is $22 billion for energy-efficiency grants, $11 billion to develop a smart electric grid and $8 billion for renewable-energy loan guarantees.
Finally, the plan provides $45.5 billion for human capital needs. This includes $25 billion for education programs, $15 billion for new Pell grants, $4 billion for job training and $2 billion for new scientific research.”"”"”"”"

Hey Joseph you need to get the real facts. Go to Talk Radio 95.3 FM. Obama is a radical and ruining our Country. He will be a ONE TERM President!!!

This guy is a flaming moron. Look at him in that picture.

those that hate obama really hate him just like those that hate hank jr. the thing is politics got brought into sports . did you hear what i said ? politics and sports …………….. you want to get all bent out of shape because one of the common people expressed what he thinks is wrong in this country ?

hank is a great man that overcame alot in his life and he has a right to his opinion and views … but truth be told hank isn’t a politico , why would you put any stock in what he says about it , he’s not a football player either , but you’ve listened to him for 20 some odd years talking about it . he sang a song that promoted football , and he did it good .

my point is , what makes actors and musicians think they are qualified to speak for or against something ? i mean beyond personal opinion , why is it they feel they can use their notoriety to promote things like peta ? or how about those dixie chicks apologizing for their president ? ya’ll loved it when toby keith did his god bless america songs , but let a country boy talk some smack about a guy that’s not well liked and ya’ll turn turn into haters … and the reality is , who the hell are you to judge him ? and ya can’t tell me that none of ya’ll ain’t opened your mouth and made a stupid sound or 2 . get real and quit trying to turn this into something it isn’t .

I must apologize for my stupidity upfront. What does Hank Jr.’s song have to do with his political opinions? His song has opened Monday Night Football for the past 20 years. Is ESPN asking us to believe Hank has never before made a statement that many people didn’t like?

Like other posters, I think Hank’s real message was ignored. Gee, what the hell happened to the right of free speech. Think about that. A news organization is punishing the public because a celebrity was speaking their mind. Talk about censorship. Or, maybe it could be called McCarthyism, i.e., any famous person disagreeing witht the current regime may not have their artistic endeavors delivered to the public. Sound familiar?

Have always liked Hank. He tells it like it is! People don’t want to hear the truth…they bury their heads, expect someone else to fix all the problems, and then take credit for it. Way to go Hank…and all of the others who have access to the media who still tell it like it is without apology or regret.

Every week, Mike Lupica writes a column disparaging republicans. He is all political. Yet, ESPN has him on. Lupica has called republican terrorists. Has he been fired yet?

I see nothing wrong with Hank Williams, Jr being able to express his opinion, as contemptible and uninformed and ignorant as it is.

And I see no problem with ESPN correctly dissociating itself from Williams–hopefully with permanence–for his comments.

I suppose Williams may eventually regret–even apologize for?–his comments, which he only aggravated further with his follow-up comments. And hopefully his change in attitude would be sincere and not based a total loss of sales. It is said that ignorance can be cured, but stupid is forever. Time will tell.

Hank, you’re white. You know that blacks can make racial slurs and get by with it. On top of that, Obama owns and operates these Liberal networks. Hank, you’re still the man just remeber that you’re white and there’s a double standard in this country and the networks are chicken sh__.

He clearly meant that two complety opposite people palying golf was like another pair of opposite people playing golf. Understand?

One month before the last election, Hannity accused Obama of being a terrorist with a sinister agenda. He investigated Obama’s life and concluded that he was indeed a terrorist. I watched Fox News for many years until that desperate act to undermine his character.

Hannity was high and had half a BRAIN i GUESS. U PEOPLE ARE NOT INTELLIGENT

So it’s okay to call Bush Hitler but not Obama? Typical lefty b.s.

Hitler and Netanyahu, huh? I fail to see the assumed contrast in that juxtaposition…

It is never a good thing for people to use their “paid” position as an entertainer to sphew forth any type of venom to a captive audience. Hank should remember well what happened to the Dixie Chicks over Natalie’s big mouth dumbing up. He influences my thinking no more than Sean Penn and his “trips” – just spitting in the wind – as well as many other entertainers who really think they are making any type of difference on any issue. Hank Williams, Jr. is just “unnecesary” to my day.

Isn’t it amazing how liberals can call Bush Hitler and nothing happens to them. In fact they all hide behind the shroud of free speech, but et one conservative do the same and the world becomes unglued. I agree with Hank Williams Jr. The comparison is there. he was making a point you pointy headed liberal morons….they are polar opposites from one another; but I will go further…Obama is more dangerous than Hitler because he is trying to destroy the one country in the world that can prevent another Hitler from occurring.

The same bunch now defending Hank was the same crowed that crucified the Dixie Chicks back in 03 for “telling it like it is” !

Come on, wheres Mr. Williams’ 5th amendment rights? He has a right to say what he believes no matter if others agree or not. Hes an American with his beliefs and has a freedom of speech. He should tell ABC to go stick it if they don’t like it. Of course, they’re part of the elite media who thinks everyone else has to follow what they say. But they need to realize, not everyone does and thats why their ratings are down on their news and tv shows.

This is interesting. I have heard many from the ‘Greatest Generation’, who lived through WW2, express the same thought. They believe Obama’s use of so called enemies, be they millionaires, the Bush Administration or the Tea Party, reminds them of Hitler’s scapegoating of the Jews. Obama’s marked tendency to thrust his chin in the air in an arrogant and defiant pose also reminds the Greatest generation of Hitler. Obama’s my way or the highway style of governing seems, to many of my older friends and acquaintances, very similar to the Third Reich way of getting things done.There may be more to Hank’s analogy than the main stream media wishes to admit.

And Hank Williams is NOT WORKING CLASS. He’s a greedy, priveledged, loudmouth who has no idea how 99% of us live. Yea you moron…. I am affraid for my job… I work for a bunch of greedhead republicans like YOU!!!

What Hank said flies in the face of ABC’s leftist agenda. That is why he was fired, period! If Barbara Streisand had said George W. was like Hitler, she would not have suffered the same consequence
and you lefties know it!

I agree w/Hank. But at least the pres. didn’t kill 20 million + people. He isn’t for the American people. Or the pres would have OUR country back on our feet. The pres. is run by the big business. The big business, who puts these week people in our highest office. I have been been voting for a long time. NOT one person who has made promises, to get elected has kept those promises. NEVER. Wake up America. What looks like is coming in the next election, isn’t worth the vote to get them elected.The good ol boy next door will just screw us again.

The first thing that should be said is that Hitler was at the opposite political end of the spectrum from President Obama. Hitler was a right wing fascist believing that the wealthy and corporation should run everything. We have a lot of Hitler wannabes in this country like Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana, Gov. Perry of Texas, Gov. Walker of Wisconsin and former President George W. “The Decider” Bush that have a great deal more in common with Hitler. In fact if not for our democratic system of government and our constitution which all three of them have tried to alter and bypass America would look like Nazi Germany today. Hank is just like a lot of other wealthy people. He forgets where his wealth came from and the hard back breaking labor that those who bought his tickets and albums had to do to allow his life to be as great as it has been. Although I like his music, when you come right down to it Hank Jr. is just another spoiled rich kid. He was a multimillionaire the day he was born. I give him cred for entertaining instead of sitting on his butt, but playing music is what he should stick to. I might even buy his apology album when he sobers up enough to make it.

didn’t biden say the republicans were terriorsts and didn’t harry reid say that anyone who voted rep. was not to bright??

The comparison is unfair. It took Hitler 12 long years as German Chancellor to destroy Germany.

ESPN loves Obama. ESPN is owned by Disney. A good portion of the commercials shown on the Disney Channel feature Michelle Obama interacting with child actors who are featured on several Disney shows.

I am so tired of everybody blaming Obama for our economic problems! Last time I checked your ever so wonderful ex president George Bush axed this country with his poor leadership, HE was the one that left a mess for Obama to TRY and clean up but some “races” dont see it that way. Since the “black” man is in office, go ahead and blame him for all the mess we’re in. Some of these comments are coming from a bunch of hyprocrites! Where was your outrage years ago??? Probably some of you took advantage of the predatory lending, borrowing money you cant afford so you get foreclosed but you want Obama to fix YOUR problem and if it isnt to your expectation, he is considered to be “Hitler”. Well if you dont like the way he is leading the country, take your behind to Germany and stop whining!!!!!!!

Hey Jay, comparing The President of the United States to Hilter has been the Tea Party and the extreme right wing’s mantra from day 1, so you can “what if” all day long but the reality of the situation trumps your premise. Barbara Streisand has not nor would ever compare the POTUS to Hitler but it drops off you and your illk’s lips like it was ordering a cheeseburger at a drive thru. The worse comparison that the left had was comparing Chaney to the fictional Darth Vader…

Stop supporting people who are run by $. The righties and Tea Party have made it clear they care about protecting the wealthy. You are supporting and defending the destruction of the middle class. Watch something other than FEAUX News and you will see the real deal out here in America.

Hank speaks the truth………

This social experiment will end in 2012….One and done.

Racist dick wads like Williams don’t need to be glorified or enriched for their stupidity and intolerance…..

Posted by: Searambler | October 4, 2011, 8:32 am+++Your boy is done in 2012…

It is funny that black rappers do songs about polliceman being shot, and I won’t mention some of the other, but everyone understands what they are saying. I guess. Maybe he should of compared them to Jesus and the Devil…… whether people like “HOW” he said it.. he is right. Obama and Boehner are total opposites. The country is in Bad shape, and it is not getting any better.

The last show I watched on a regular basis that belonged to ABC was Monday Night Football (even if it was on ESPN). I will no longer be watching due to the hypocrisy shown by ABC in the Hank Williams Jr. issue. The network has no issues with promoting liberals with Hitleresque comparisons of conservatives or Republicans. ie. Madonna-McCain. I fully realize that it makes no difference to you if I watch or not. But there are others like me and they will also choose to vote with their wallets against your sponsors. Long live Fox.

Amazing to see how the Christian right gets very crude and tactless when they don’t get what they want, or people don’t see things their way. Good Christian attitudes?? WWJD??? Probably throw ALL politicians out on their behind. If Christian conservatives were to actually read the Bible, they would find that Jesus taught AGAINST their ideas. Bunch of hypocrites. They make the rest of us Christians ashamed.

i think making judgments says more about the person making the judgment, than the one being judged. leave the judgments to your creator and try to understand what makes no sense by educating yourself. get as much information as you can before you form an opinion . you’ll find were not as divided as you think. hank made an uneducated judgment that all.

HEY I’VE BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR ALMOST A YEAR. IT WAS NOT THIS WAY WHEN BUSH WAS PRESIDENT. HANK JR. IS RIGHT!!!!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO TELL IT LIKE IT IS. THIS HAS NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH RACE!!! TO SUM IT UP “THIS GUY SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ELECTED”.

Clem – “. . . . . With that being said, I don’t think anyone, other then Fox News consider Hank Williams Jr an authority on politics and economy.”

Yeah, and I dont think anyone, other than MSNBC, consider Al Sharpton to be an authority on politics and economy. Give me a break and realize that fox news is not the only slanted news source.

Hank Williams Jr. is a uneducated signer. Why would anyone care what he says or thinks?

Most of these comments are hypocritical. It’s okay for libs to call President Bush a Hitler but OMG,
don’t let anyone express his views about their guy. Hank Williams Jr. was not speaking for the Tea Party, the GOP, or anyone else…he was speaking for himself which is his right…his right to be wrong if you will…but his 1st Amendment right! So, if one can call his words childish, what can be
said about ABC/ESPN jerking his intro from the air? Childish? Absolutely! Did it solve anything? No, hell no! You butt kissing clowns at ABC have more to lose than censoring Hank Williams Jr.

Rapper Common: ”
With that happening, why they messing with Saddam?
Burn a Bush cos’ for peace he no push no button
Killing over oil and grease
no weapons of destruction
How can we follow a leader when this a corrupt one”

I don’t think Rapper Common really meant that someone should “KILL” the President, did he? No, I don’t think so. He was saying what “supposedly” people are thinking. Right???

All you people so upset because your little Baracky is being compared to Hitler … what hypocrites! Did you feel the same way when President Bush was being called Hitler or are you upset when someone smears the Tea Party that way? Hank Jr. called it like it is! There is no racist anything about that, but “racist” is all I see in most comments. Bigoted is another big one, but that could be definitely pointed right back at you for trying to paint all members of a true grass-roots movement as racist, bigoted, uneducated, whatever. None of those terms apply, and you would know if you had ever visited a real tea party event. I have been to several and have never seen anyone acting like any of those things. They don’t strong arm people either or bus people in like the “spontaneous” rallies for the current Prez and his ilk.And for the idiot that thinks that Hank is trying to take away her little 1% – go get an education so you won’t embarrass yourself anymore. It’s not a big, finite pie. The people you are being told to hate make the pie bigger so there is more for everyone. Sad.

Hanks analogy of the President is right on. Never in American history was some one closer to the truth. I too have a great respect for the President when their is a President in office not a clown running a circus. Let us look at this comparison they both gained power after a tragedy, they both were democratically elected, they are both great public speakers and forced the word change down people’s throat, they both had and have a great cult following, they both have infringed on Civil Liberties, they both wrote a book and they both promised to fix a economy. Now all you Obama followers who believed his lies and deceit may you rot in hell. I just compared “YOUR” President to Hitler because he sure the hell isn’t mine. And before you go and say I am uneducated and make a racial slur that it is because I am southern or a redneck. Let it be known I am both and damn proud of it. If you don’t like what you hear, then you don’t have to listen that is your right outlined by the greatest document on earth. Now put your anger aside and your asinign way of thinking and remember what Grandma said, “Proof is in the pudding.” Thank God that we do have people under Obama and laws to cap what he can actually do or this Country would be worse off than it already is. Bocephus you are correct and stand on it. The South as spoken.

I’ve heard other ‘artists’ compare Bush to Hitler, but none that I know of had a gig like doing the intro to Monday Night Football. If the same thing had been said about Bush, I’d expect ESPN to dump them too. I like Hank Williams Jr. and agree with what he said, as well as his right to say it, but he put his employer in a difficult spot.

I bet this hillbilly wishes he had those 5 minutes back.

A poor man voting repub is-is (like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders)

Perhaps someone should ask Hank why he was physically removed from the city of Branson, Mo. by the police and told never come back. This happened about 20 years ago. Could it have anything to do with drug and alcohol abuse?

One thing is for shure-our politicians have fixed it where we will never go to war with China-I checked (china won’t make our war materials )

ESPN did the right thing. Sports bring us all together, its representatives (like H.W.,Jr.) can make or break the reputation of what a tv station is bringing to its viewers. As for H.W.,Jr., he can believe whatever he wants to believe…something those living in Hitler’s Nazi Germany did NOT have. “Jr.” is being divisive, he knows it, and uses the “I tell it the way it is” stupidity as his First Amendment right for spewing racist and ignorant ideas as his reason for doing so. Using The Three Stooges is indication that Williams, Jr. didn’t go far in school as he spoke of “Biden & Obama,” last time I added 1+1 it added up to “2.” All kinds of people are hurting, let’s INCLUDE everyone, Hank, instead of alleging that country people are hurting more &: differently. When one of us hurts, EVERYONE hurts. People ought to remember that.

And the new ICBM that China has-they named it the Wal-Mart Missile )

Poor analogy but the meaning behind it is correct. I don’t like Obama or Boehner, neither one of them has this countries best interest at heart. They are both minions of their respective parties. We need to vote all incumbents out and start fresh. Maybe we need to find some independents or people who are not so extreme right or extreme left… there is middle ground on most issues.

make that , hank hasn’t released any good music since 1979. Uh that’s almost 35 years ago. And he’s been riding high on his own coattails ever since. Now there’s Hank 3 who is 10 times more talented, but still has that a$z backwards racist hillbilly know it all attitude.

typical republican talk. nothing new here.

Hank put ESPN/ABC in a rough spot and in my opinion they did the right thing. I’m happy about it too because I can’t stand that stupid song played before Monday Night Football.

Remember, this isn’t a free speech issue. No one stopped him from saying what he did, he wasn’t cut off or censored, in fact he was given ample opportunity to explain himself. You don’t have a freedom from the consequences of your speech and your employer can drop you because of them, no matter what forum you’re stating them in. Doesn’t make it right, but they have that right.

Really this is just another so-called celebrity that should keep their political opinions to themselves. Although it is normally some liberal actor flubbing their ramblings.

Nothing like a good name calling to bring out the sanctimonious left.

yeah and Old Hank really helps with that so called polarization and dividedness. NOT. He is of the mind that no one whould get together for the good of this country and make compromises. Hank is not the only citizen of this country and neither are any of his ilk.

Whant an absolute A** – and anyone who thinks this is acceptable is one too! Furthermore, anyone who also thinks this is an appropriate comparison is also IGNORANT and has NO concept of history, death and terror.

And for “whomever” TERESA is – YOU ARE ignorant – and drank the Kool-Aid. People despise the Tea Party because they cannot see beyond MONEY! Not to mention the fact – they are proponents of taking our Nation apart one agenda at a time. The President cannot even open his mouth and they have already said “NO” regardless of the issue – you have bought the party line – hook and sinker baby. Driving our nation to the brink over and over again IS NOT going to smooth out the economic issues – in fact is making the worse – but THAT was the plan wasn’t it? Do you really think the OTHER 50% of this nation cannot or has NOT figured out – this WAS the plan – to make the President UNABLE to get anything done – and look like a fool. You NEED to get an education and see what was actually PUT into place and how it happened LONG before Mr. Obama got into office. He has only tried to get things straigthend out with the Party of NO! Sorry – but I DO think you are ignorant – and I do think you are unable to figure things out for yourself. If you could – you would certainly understand that any MENTION of the Hitler and the Conversation IS over – Period! After that – there is nothing left to say – oops sorry – that IS something one learns in ACADEMIA.

ABC news says I comment too quickly -hey with ur tax breaks u should be able to hire more help-huh?

What did Breitbart mean when he called Nancy Pelosi a “B” the ohther night and the Tea Party cheered?

What a loser. Trying to back up what he said is so obviously insincere and only shows how low people are when they have tirades against our President. This jerk probably just lost his ONLY SURE monthly paycheck and he deserves that. As for people HERE saying he didn’t mean it like that – BULL!!!

“What’s terrifying is that after looking at some of the ones that came next, this one [Solyndra] started to look better,” another OMB e-mail exchange said of Solyndra. “Bad days are coming.”

“I have always respected the office of the President.” Hey, Jr., you need to respect yourself before you can declare respect for anything else. Sober up and give it a try.

Politicians and the networks that support them do not like to hear the truth…

The museum of tolerance in LA will be displaying this week a typed letter signed by Hitler regarding the Jewish threat.

“The Simon Wiesenthal Center acquired the letter last spring. The center says the letter’s authenticity is indubitable, and Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder and dean of the center, called the letter the “most significant document ever acquired” by the center.

The letter was written by Hitler in 1919, six years before the publication of “Mein Kampf” (1925), Hitler’s autobiography and manifesto. It details what he calls the “Jewish threat,” and argues for Germans to hinder Jews’ ability to gain power and influence.

Hier, of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, said the letter documents the roots of Hitler’s anti-Semitic beliefs that he would work to carry out as German chancellor from 1933 to 1945.

In the letter, Hitler writes: “Its final aim, however, must be the uncompromising removal of the Jews altogether.”’

I agree with those who say please don’t trivialize Hitler’s evil, nor dishonor those he targeted and murdered. Not with Obama, not with Bush, not with the tea party.

Without his dad’s name, Wiliams never would have made it out of the local honky tonk. He’s just not that good.

I support Hank Jr’s right to have an opinion but just like the Dixie Chicks discovered – if you are in the entertainment business – there might be a consequence. While I support his right to his opinion – I absolutely do not agree with him. President Obama cares more for the working people of this country than the GOP ever has or ever will. Any political movement that wants to do away with unions, lower taxes for the wealthy, do away with regulations that prevent taxpayers being defrauded by underhanded business moves – that movement isn’t doing anything worthwhile for the regular working American. Appears that Hank Jr is as mis-guided as Toby Keith is.

Posted by: hhh | October 4, 2011, 10:36 am 10:36 am

LMAo this is what the radical left has to offer.. an imbecile…, prove what i posted is wrong..let us see that radical left wing intelligence of yours..or just go lie down and let the grown ups take care of this……now prove that post wrong..I’m waiting

Without his dad’s name, Wiliams never would have made it out of the local honky tonk. He’s just not that good.

Posted by: dan | October 4, 2011, 10:34 am 10:34 am
I agree. The Dixie Chicks with Natalie Maines made much better music. Remember the vitriol they received from the right for much less vitriolic rhetoric?

Jen,
Your comment, ” United We Stand, Divided We Fall”, sums up exactly where we are as a nation at this point in time! All of us, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Green Party, Tea Party, The What Ever party, need to rise above the media distractions. This type of static distorts the truth and prevents us from working together on the common goals that WE ALL have for our families, our communities, the environment…ect. Hank’s mention of President Obama and Speaker Bohner being polar opposites is true. Bohner represents big $$ and corporate interests and President Obama represents the people. President Obama IS trying to represent, “We The People”, and bring REAL CHANGE but is met with major uncooperation. I for one want health care! We are THE ONLY major country that does not provide it. Canada, England, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, the list goes on, all have health care as a basic human right, not a big corporate money maker, like we do here in the USA. Ask someone from one of these countries if they are satisfied with the level of health care they receive?? I have…because I had my doubts, guess what?? They like it!! Please, try and find people who have state provided health care. You WILL find that it’s good quality care. All of the people that have any type of government or state or civil service job receive state sponsored health care and it good, VERY good!! The Republican party tried to scare the American public with statements like, they’ll pull the plug on grandma and other such tactics, all to keep the BIG $$$ making health care industry running, so they can continue lining their greedy pockets full of money. Don’t buy into this propaganda. We ALL must unite, focusing on what we have in common, not what keeps us arguing and divided! Obama 2012!!! Yes, we can and together WE WILL!!!

BBC news: “Madonna has said US President George Bush and ex-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein are alike because “they are both behaving in an irresponsible manner”.

Will Madonna be pulled from singing at the Super Bowl?

This is America and free speech our right, like it or not. Obama is also half-white. So condemning him also attacks whites. So, the playing field is level. Get over it.

ONLY AN EGG: A bad egg indeed.

I also wonder if FOX News is going to defend him.
POSTED BY: DAN | OCTOBER 3, 2011, 11:58 PM 11:58 PM

ummm why, doesn’t your first amendant do that? LOL half of the comments here prove just how right he is!! you go against the furher…. you get a spanking…. hmmmm is that the american way ? :’
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So here you are calling our President a heinous name and feeling pretty darn good about yourself. YOU SIR are a BAD American!!!

Screw you ESPN! What is wrong with free speech! If a liberal says something it would be brushed over. Hank had it right obama and his cronies are the enemy. They want to take America down and change the country. Just like every idiot newscaster is after Perry and the fathers rock. Did anyone of these “newscasters” checkout obama’s background? A bunch of political hypocrites!

GO Hank!! He said it like it is. The restof you liberal idiots sugar coat everything and think its all rainbows and puppy dogs and blame other people. Put on your big girl panites and GET REAL. If they didnt want his opinion you shouldnt have asked.

I WILL be watching something besides ESPN!

I don’t hate Obama. I just think he hasn’t a clue.

@NEWCOUNTRYMAN – there you are with that 2 cent brain. Obama has a clue. You don’t. I guess you want to go back to being raped by Banks, Wall Street, Big Oil..etc. I guess you’re a CEO for a large corporation…..what ? you’re not? then why the heck do you support Big Business having unregulated raping on us American citizens & all the middle class & poor all over the world? Please change your name to old cuntry boy, it fits better & rings well with old hank Jr the racist.

This is the same BS that Juan Williams went through with NPR. Given that ABC receives dirty money from George Soros, it’s natural that they had to protect Obama at all costs. Today’s biased liberal media is no longer practice balanced journalism. It’s really whoever pays them the most money to lean with certain political side. Hank Williams Jr.’s comment was his 1st Amendment right as a citizen. The ABC/ESPN Execs probably got a call from Soros’ camp and they had to bow to their master. A perfect example was the Obama interview yesterday morning. George, the liberal King, was kissing Obama’s butt with his plush questions that it was more than obvious! Hey George, how are your lips feeling this morning? Slime!

Luly, Hank Williams, Jr. did express his opinion. He was allowed to. It trivializes the evil of Hitler and makes him sound like a moron, but he isn’t in jail now for expressing his opinion. He’s still running around expressing it, yeah? And ESPN expressed their opinion regarding his opinion. Neither is barred from expressing themselves.

The constitution doesn’t guarantee that there will be no criticism from others or commercial, personal or social consequences for speech that is considered disagreeable, distasteful, moronic, ignorant, flamethrowing or bad for business. Instead, the first amendment says Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Congress isn’t debating a law to prohibit Williams or anyone from making Hitler analogies… nor is it debating one that prohibits ESPN from expressing its reaction to Williams.

“We are extremely disappointed with his comments, and as a result have decided to pull the open from tonight’s telecast.”– ESPN, within their rights

Hank has the right to his opinion. This is still a free country isn’t it? ESPN put the song back on. If Kanya West can be a idiot all the time then Hank can once!

Wheresmy money, I think that’s up to the people in charge of the Superbowl. I’d rather see a different act, myself, and I think the comparison she made is beyond the pale and trivializes Saddam’s evil. From what I’ve read it is unclear whether this was a one time deal or a permanent thing regarding ESPN pulling Hank’s song “All My Rowdy Friends.” My impression was that it was just for the Monday Night Football broadcast featuring the Indianapolis Colts against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“We are extremely disappointed with his comments, and as a result have decided to pull the open from tonight’s telecast.”– ESPN

I don’t agree with Hank Williams Jr. analogy (which I really don’t understand either) but yes he has the right to express it. However, the issue here isn’t about freedom of speech — it’s about business. ESPN made a business decision to save themselves from embarrassment or even a boycott or lawsuit. When entertainers express political opinions and those entertainers are linked to non-political entities like ESPN the consequences are both poor and ridiculous. When someone like Bill Maher expresses a political opinion and that person is linked to a political entity such as his Politically Incorrect show from the ’90s (double irony — he got fired and his show was on ABC), the consequence may just be poor but not ridiculous. Hank Williams Jr. will never be a guest on Meet the Press, but his entitled opinion is probably best shared with some drinking buddies at a sports bar.

How is comparing Obama to Hitler “telling it like it is”? Makes no sense. There is certainly a lot to criticzie Obama for, but how is he even close to being compared to Hitler? You would have to be pretty warped with some amazing mental gymnastics to make that connection.

I think this gives ABC/ESPN a clear chance at replacing the Hank intro with something by a no talent rapper. I can hear it now, a rap glorifying a Monday Party where everyone gets naked, watches football and passes along STDs only to do it again the next week with a new group of naked pop culture victims.

If they can solidify that demographic they are sure to sell more overpriced swill disguised as beer.
Posted by: Noz | October 4, 2011, 12:10 pm 12:10 pm

They already tried that once when Monday Night Football was still on ABC. The public HATED it and let them know. They went back to Hank the following year.

Agree or disagree with his statements. I still haven’t figured out how his actions compare to Hitler’s.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, Monday night football not a political platform, however, they just merely removed his statement from the opening. What really concerns me, he said the POTUS and the speaker Boehner will never see eye to eye why play golf together, now that scares me, if we were ever attacked on this soil, I would hope and pray the republicans would work with the president with a critical national emergency. And constituents elect, sometimes people change their minds on issues, political landscapes change due to migration and demographics who support particular political parties, and if the other side (regardless of party) cannot nudge on some issues, the constituents don’t have to put up with it. I think the polarization is a sign that power is being lost and will eventually harm the opposing party severely. I personally get offended when they call the POTUS names, it’s disrespectful, do I like all this president’s policies, no, but I see his efforts and those who undermine him, that is more appalling.

Also, Madonna’s comments were made seven or eight years ago versus Williams making controversial and radical comments the same day ESPN decided to pull the song. I personally don’t believe you should hold someone’s comments against them forever.
Posted by: Kimberly | October 4, 2011, 12:16 pm 12:16 pm

Your first comment was much better. How long SHOULD you hold someone’s comments against them. If she were asked the same question TODAY, what would her answer be? But the media won’t ask the question.

Just another example of what’s wrong with this country. Everything has to be “extreme”. Both the Tea Party and the Progressives have to go toe-to-toe, neither one willing to give an inch or compromise on anything. Everybody wants to blame somebody for something, but doesn’t want to take any personal responsibility for anything. We’d rather kick and spit on those who would disagree with us, than behave like good neighbors and find some common ground. Pretty pathetic.

Joy Behar called Sharon Angle a b i t c ,,h no less than three times on a single showing of the View during the 2010 elections and not a word from the left. So you lame dumb asses get all in a tizzy over this? Bite me..

Wheresmymoney, I have no idea what Madonna would say. Why would you want her interrogated but not others who have made similar statements regardless of the party of the president the comments were directed at? Why interrogate at all? It’s up to the businesses involved to decide whether the comments and their timeliness affects them. You’re bringing up old news for partisan reasons to try to make a point that you yourself can’t quite grasp ahold of to elucidate. I think ESPN had the right to make a business decision and I think it was made yesterday for last night’s game due to the timeliness of Hank’s comments. They were made the same day. I think that was relevant to the decision, which was my point. I don’t think you really understand business or politics, the first amendment or even the topic at hand.

The antidefamation league has praised ESPN’s decision.

Posted by: kimberly | October 4, 2011, 1:09 pm 1:09 pm

I like your name, but yikes, get ye to a university or GED program. I would like to clarify that we’re not the same people and point out that you use your incorrectly ( in place of you’re) in the same manner as another commenter here who uses multiple names to misinform for the unpopular GOP.

This is AMERICA, Hank is an AMERICAN! We can say what we want, whether it is crazy or not, that’s what our country stands for. I do not care for our president, he does not seem like he knows the core values of being an AMERICAN. I don’t agree with Hank’s statement but I will tell you what, everything bad said about the president or that obama does gets covered up and hushed. We have a right as AMERICANS to speak our mind about the dumb stuff he is doing to help run our beloved country into the ground. It is not a RACE thing, it’s a matter of saying what you think about his actions. I do not think Hank should be banned, that’s a shame, we can no longer speak our minds.

The majority of Americans are not conservative, and the GOP and its dogma are very unpopular. The problem is that rabid right wingers manage to turn off normal people from politics.

Posted by: Kimberly | October 4, 2011, 1:39 pm++++What planet do you live on? Study after study indicates otherwise. By the way…The majority of us just polled shows that obama is a one term prez. Get use to it.

“The majority of us just polled shows that obama is a one term prez.” . . . I am okay with that. The problem is that the GOP field is full of dimwits that hardly have two brain cells between them. Obama is vulnerable for sure, but so far the GOP has come up with no one that is viable.

Posted by: allen | October 4, 2011, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm

Cite just two credible “studies” that indicates otherwise.

Poll after poll shows that the GOP, its tea party, its congressional members, its presidential candidates,its governors in swing states like Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin, its dogma, its rhetoric and plans for social security and medicare, and its other policy stances are very unpopular. On top of that, the majority of Americans are NOT conservative.

Sheesh, even among Republicans, a recent poll has found that the more they see of Perry the less they like him. Same was true with Bachmann. They’re going to the prom with Romney but they don’t like that either.

Jim is correct: the GOP hasn’t come up with anyone viable that meets their unrealistic and contradictory standards And the least-stupid among them know it, which is why so many hopes were pinned on Christie entering the race.

As for Obama being a one term president… they should all be. Limit it to one term, make that term five years, and focus on governance. For the good of the country.

“So if he was comparing people, it sounds to me like he’d be equating Boehner to Hitler and Obama to Netanyahu”

Oh please.

I’m proud to be part of the “1%”. We believe ANYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO GIVE THEIR OPINION OR ANSWER ANY QUESTION, ESPECIALLY………., IN THIS COUNTRY!! However, only the Libs & Dems can get away with TRASHING anyone, anytime without repercussions. And by the way, HWJr is worth millions because he cbviously combined talent & effort during his rcareer.
GO HANK!!

I’d cancel my ESPN subscription, but I did that years ago. Monday night football hasn’t meant anything since Al, Frank, and Dan. Sunday night football hasn’t meant anything since May and Theisman. Hank Williams Jr. is a loudmouth as a singer, as evidenced in the monday night football song about football appealing to rowdy people, so why do they expect him to be otherwise as a voter? Is Obama anything like Hitler? Sure, but more like Hank Williams Jr. than Hitler. Still Williams has good points, particularly his Tea Party comments are strikingly true.

But my main gripe with ESPN isn’t whether I agree with Williams, or even like the guy, but that they’d make a big deal and pull something from the air over trivial comments. My problem is they’re making political statements about a guy’s right to his opinion of a president, the same president who more than 100 times used the word “incompetent’ to describe the previous president while he was sitting in office. Political banter aside, ESPN is choosing to be a political organization and choosing a side in politics. That is unacceptable to me.