Stephen A. Smith has struck a cord with a former SportsCenter host.
Former SportsCenter host Keith Olbermann is demanding for ESPN to either “silence” or “fire” Stephen A. Smith
OIbermann posted a long-winded video on X, which originated from his TikTok, expressing this desire.
“WHY ESPN MUST EITHER SILENCE OR FIRE STEPHEN A. SMITH: Its longstanding policy – no, you can’t be a sportscaster on one station and an advocate for a presidential candidate on another station – is right. I know: I helped to author it because the day when you (or I) could straddle both worlds is long gone. So why is today’s ESPN letting Smith do it? Why is he campaigning for Trump on Fox News? ESPN must make him choose advocating for a despot or keeping his job saying nothing particularly relevant about sports – not both. And I’d insist on the same either/of if he were campaigning for Biden AND: TRUMP’S STOCHASTIC THREAT NUMBER ONE MILLION: HE WANTS HIS THUGS TO BE “ALLOWED TO PROTEST AT THE FRONT STEPS OF COURTHOUSES, ALL OVER THE COUNTRY” rather than be “rudely and systematically shut down and ushered off to far away ‘holding areas’ essentially denying them their constitutional rights.” When THAT stochastic call to lay siege to federal buildings didn’t work (why does that sound SO familiar?) Trump tried what he thinks is smooth and subtle. “The Palestinian Protests at Columbia University have closed the college down. But the area surrounding the Courthouse in Downtown Manhattan, is closed up like a drum, with New York City’s Finest (Police) all over the place. Why not send some to Columbia… Republicans want the right to protest in front of the courthouse like everyone else.” Again. Seems oddly familiar. Reduce law enforcement around an area Trump wants to see sacked by gangs and militias and morons ready to spring him or hang a Vice President or, who knows, kill a judge. He forgot to note “will be wild.” There is little for Justice Juan Merchan to DO about this latest threat other than to encourage the city and the state of New York to have tanks ready. But with Trump following yesterday’s half-day in court ending with more violations of the gag order, Merchan can at least regain control of this mess by – if not jailing Trump at today’s gag order hearing – at least saying: if you do it again I will revoke your jail and send you to Rikers Island. We have to grasp this nettle eventually, let’s do it now.”
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The replies on the video were not kind to Olbermann.
Keith Olbermann’s recent outburst can be traced back to Stephen A. Smith’s controversial remarks on Fox News’ “Sean Hannity Show” when he said black Americans could “relate to” what Donald Trump is going through currently with the justice system.
