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David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself
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David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself

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Oct 24, 2024, 6:53 AM
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Glad stories like this are coming out against the media conglomerate. It's no smoking gun but it's a step in the right direction.


https://nypost.com/2024/10/22/sports/david-pollack-thrilled-by-the-freedom-of-his-espn-firing/

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself

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Oct 24, 2024, 7:13 AM
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Anyone between the age of 25 and 55 who works as a professional already knows that what you put out on social media can be used against you in your career.

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself

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Oct 24, 2024, 7:22 AM
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Consider Nate Wiggins...

Would he be better off keeping some of this thoughts to himself? Not doing so may have cost him some opportunities in the future at Clemson.

Of course, give him some grace. He is young and probably doesn't think much about the future.

He knows he has plenty of money in the bank now.

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself

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Oct 24, 2024, 7:18 AM
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ESPN is racist. They hate conservatives. They love minorities. The end

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself

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Oct 24, 2024, 7:21 AM
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That is asinine. I bet the C-Suite people at most companies vote R to keep benefiting themselves.

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself

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Oct 24, 2024, 7:56 AM
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This isn’t even an argument. Have a good day.

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself

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Oct 24, 2024, 8:36 AM [ in reply to Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself ]
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Try harder

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself

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Oct 24, 2024, 8:50 AM [ in reply to Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself ]
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LOL! you have that backwards.

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Do what?***

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Oct 24, 2024, 8:51 AM [ in reply to Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself ]
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What is do what ??


Oct 26, 2024, 2:12 PM
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Is that red neck slang for I’m
Not educated?

CUAtTheFinishLine®

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Its what I use when I respond to stupid people so they understand me


Oct 26, 2024, 3:32 PM
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Do what?

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself

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Oct 24, 2024, 1:23 PM [ in reply to Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself ]
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I would vote xyz before I voted D, and you may be somewhat ### backwards on policies and who benefits themselves. Biden has done it for 40 years.

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself

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Oct 24, 2024, 2:35 PM [ in reply to Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself ]
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ESPN is being inclusive. The Conservatives simply arent, and are living in the 1700s. America is a melting pot, get used to it.

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Oct 26, 2024, 7:43 AM
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Did you just call liberals “inclusive”

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Oooohhh its melting alright the past


Oct 26, 2024, 12:15 PM [ in reply to Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself ]
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4 years but without cheating again don’t worry minority boy things will be great again!

NORRBEE7

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself

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Oct 26, 2024, 3:50 PM [ in reply to Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself ]
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Wow. You are just so wrong. With every word you typed, you were just wrong.
If ESPN was inclusive, they would welcome Pollack and Ponders opinions and have open debate...but they don't. They squash anything that's not on their agenda. That's NOT inclusive.
Most conservatives are "live and let live", just leave me alone and let me do my thing. Liberals are the textbook definition of hypocrisy and derision...kind of like your msg. As for living in the 1700's, you really can't be that naive.....

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself


Oct 26, 2024, 3:45 PM [ in reply to Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself ]
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They love anything that causes controversy. It keeps them in front of people. Just like sex sells in advertising, chaos drives media

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Whats so different about this than being in a significant position

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Oct 24, 2024, 7:25 AM
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At any kind if company? You always should temper your comments.

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Re: Whats so different about this than being in a significant position

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Oct 24, 2024, 8:01 AM
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Because you can say whatever you want as a celebrity with ZERO consequences, as long as it agrees with the Liberal Hive mind.

That’s the whole point of what he was saying.

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Re: Whats so different about this than being in a significant position


Oct 24, 2024, 9:56 AM
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Bud Lite just said “hold my beer”

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agree. but there's a difference between "tempered" and "censored"***

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Oct 24, 2024, 8:18 AM [ in reply to Whats so different about this than being in a significant position ]
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Or even an insignificant positionyou must always know that if you post

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Oct 24, 2024, 9:23 AM [ in reply to Whats so different about this than being in a significant position ]
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something as a representative of your company, you’re subject to that company’s policies. And an ESPN personality cannot decouple from their company.

I am sure he feels more free and good for him. I certainly thought he was good for ESPN and I think it was a mistake to let him go. And I’m not sure ESPN is on the right side of…much…when it comes to athletics. But being restricted on how you represent yourself and your company on social media is far from a new concept.

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Re: Whats so different about this than being in a significant position

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Oct 24, 2024, 10:28 AM [ in reply to Whats so different about this than being in a significant position ]
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Temper your comments and feeling you can speak freely can be two different things. Especially if they beat a drum in your face all day, every day.

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself- It is a shame

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Oct 24, 2024, 7:53 AM
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a guy who brings some expertise faces this while a bozo like McAfee get encourage to provide inane dribble on a variety of shows. It speaks volumes about what a poor and misguided organization ESPN has become

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McAfee is the only thing worth watching on ESPN.


Oct 24, 2024, 10:40 AM
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It speaks volumes about what a poor and misguided organization ESPN has become.

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself

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Oct 24, 2024, 8:52 AM
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ESPN's parent company is Disney. The woke, wokest, wokiest corporation in the USA.

'Nuff said.

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Nothing to see here

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Oct 24, 2024, 9:01 AM
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Pollack's own words

According to Pollack, no one at ESPN — the sports conglomerate owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Communications — ever specifically told him what was expected of him or what he could and couldn’t say.

Doesn't sound like censorship to me

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Re: Nothing to see here

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Oct 24, 2024, 9:50 AM
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"But it was understood"! That is editing (you left that part out) that changes your point. Also, how did that work out for David? There is fear of losing your job and that type of fear is censoring!

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Nope I quoted exactly what was written


Oct 24, 2024, 10:40 AM
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Interesting that the writer would chose to highlight that point perhaps as a CYA in case the four letter files a complaint

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Re: Nope I quoted exactly what was written


Oct 24, 2024, 12:22 PM
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Keep scrolling. It’s in the very next paragraph.

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"But I understood" is not in the story


Oct 24, 2024, 1:20 PM
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He said it was clear to him that his actions on social MEDIA reflected on the MEDIA company where he worked. I'm sure every MEDIA company including Fox and CBS makes their on air talent aware of how social MEDIA can impact their public image. Again no one told him what he could and could not say

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Re: Nothing to see here


Oct 26, 2024, 3:57 PM [ in reply to Nothing to see here ]
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You really can't be that naive. Sam Ponder got canned for expressing her feelings on transgender sports figures.

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Re: David Pollack on ESPN pressure to censor himself

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Oct 24, 2024, 10:13 AM
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ESPN is disgusting corporation with a headlock on our favorite pastimes. It really sucks how much they’ve brought politics and gender issues into sports entertainment.

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Oct 24, 2024, 12:05 PM
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A company does not have to specifically censor you, it can simply be implied and serve the same purpose. I think some companies have an agenda, others just don't want to get involved.

Sadly too many people believe, "You have freedom of speech, as long as you agree with me."

As someone else mentioned he was good on e$sp, and I'm happy for him.

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Eh he was a mediocre analysts at best


Oct 24, 2024, 12:29 PM
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Gameday doesn’t miss him at all.

His complaints kinda fall flat overall because he was on college gameday. ESPN does have “woke” things that he hates on their talk shows, NBA stuff etc but it was never really on college gameday, so I don’t see how it really affected his personal job. Did he want to give Bible sermons on air or something?

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Oct 24, 2024, 12:59 PM
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yea he wanted to give Bible sermons on air you ####### tool.

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What did he want to say that he could say on College Gameday?


Oct 24, 2024, 1:32 PM
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A show that is all about college football.

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Re: What did he want to say that he could say on College Gameday?


Oct 24, 2024, 1:44 PM
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Well the article states "— neither on air, nor on his personal social media channels."

What makes you think he wanted to give a Bible sermon on a show that is all about college football?

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I was exaggerating


Oct 24, 2024, 3:35 PM
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but what I'm saying is Gameday has always been a show about college football and has not had the political stuff that other ESPN shows have because I think they realize that the college football fanbase skews more conservative as opposed to like the NBA.

So I think Pollack is probably overstating the lack of freedom he had on Gameday when it was a show all about college football. It wasn't like he was a sportscenter host. I feel like he is more playing victim now and going for the grievance angle which is admittedly pretty lucrative these days.

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Oct 24, 2024, 1:43 PM
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Anybody who is employed needs to be aware of what they post online. You best check with your employer’s policies.

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