Hank Williams Jr Compares Obama to Hitler - ESPN Fires Him

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'ESPN drops Hank Williams Jr. from 'Monday Night Football'

After ESPN dropped Hank Williams Jr. from opening Monday Night Football tonight after Williams' controversial comments Monday about President Obama, the singer now says he was "misunderstood."

Says ESPN, in a statement: "While Hank Williams Jr. is not an ESPN employee, we recognize he is closely linked to our company through the opening to Monday Night Football. We are extremely disappointed with his comments, and as a result have decided to pull the open from tonight's telecast."

Williams, perhaps best known for his "are you ready for some football?" lead-in to ESPN's Monday Night Football, Monday compared this summer's so-called golf summit between Obama and House Speaker John Boehner as "one of the biggest political mistakes ever."

As Williams put it on Fox News' Fox & Friends: "It would be like Hitler playing golf with (Israeli leader) Benjamin Netanyahu."

When asked on Fox to explain his analogy, Williams said Obama and Vice President Biden are "the enemy."

In a statement Monday night, Williams says that with his comment about Obama and Boehner playing golf this summer he was "simply trying to show how stupid it seemed to me -- how ludicrous that pairing was." Williams says Boehner and Obama "are polar opposites and it made no sense. They don't see eye-to-eye and never will."

Although ESPN has a policy about its on-air personalities getting involved in politics, Williams has said he's interested in running as a Republican in 2012 for a U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee. '

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[BruinsCupWinners]

So it's ok for people like Tim Robbins and Michael Moore to call Bush hitler(not elude to it actually say he is hitler)and nothing happens.But Hank uses it against Hollywoods President he loses his job.Huh kinda sounds like freedom of speech only counts for Hollywood elite and Democrates

[americanbunker]

@BruinsCupWinners The difference here is Tim Robbing and Michael Moore don't WORK for ESPN.

[Friedstuffsable]

Those two people are the three stooges. Ya dig that! YEEEEE HAWWWW!

[americanbunker]

@Friedstuffsable lol, two might seem like three when you're 'whiskey bent and hell bound'.

[Mr666HARD]

Boycott ESPN. Flood their email,twitter, facebook with protests. This type of censorship is disgusting. Boycott their parent company, Disney. Do not buy the Lion King dvd out today, until they put the song back. Fuck ESPN! FUck censorship!

[americanbunker]

@Mr666HARD The lion king dvd has an alien base in it. Did you notice? Check out the Nasa Mars video here.

[kentuckyproductions]

i love hank jr and i think what he said was not a big deal but that was an epic fail "those are the three stooges" lol way to go hank EPIC FAIL

[tigers1262]

A country boy can survive!

[AlexandraAcoustics]

love how freedom of speech isnt applied here. hes speaking the truth!!

[MrROTD]

@mmh0421 yesss he's right I'm glad he said what many are thinking.

[r3VOLution2Ol2]

Why ask the dumbest person in America, save John Madden, such a question?

[jobob007]

This is hilrious!!!!

[herringbone28]

@mmaguire0601 Before you post a comment on an individuals intellect, you might want to use grammar check.

[frozenbadgrrl]

A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE!

[JRS19728]

He had to be wearing an Alabama hat... Now it makes us look like we are all idiots in Alabama. Just to clarify things, the majority of people from the South, specifically Alabama, are not rednecks that think the "South is goin to rise again." Even though the South is predominantly conservative Evangelical Christians, please do not group all of us in that category.

[mmh0421]

hank is sooo right! love himm!