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I don't think the kind of person that says things like that are cord cutters (which you have to be to stop subscribing to ESPN). These are just run of the mill

I don't think the kind of person that says things like that are cord cutters (which you have to be to stop subscribing to ESPN). These are just run of the mill assholes trying to make a point. The real reason ESPN is losing people is young people just aren't signing up for cable anymore. EDIT: I should point out that WaPo is pretty much a magnet for right-wing trolling b/c of election and being Bezos-owned. Incendiary comments from the right are par for the course on every WaPo article.

narrator 10y ago
Michael Jordan once said that the reason he doesn't talk about politics is that Republicans buy sneakers too.
- AlexMax 10y ago
  He seems to have changed his mind in recent years: http://theundefeated.com/features/michael-jordan-i-can-no-longer-stay-silent/ http://theundefeated.com/features/michael-jordan-i-can-no-lo...
- kenjackson 10y ago
  He never actually said it. A myth.
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CptJamesCook 10y ago
I agree that people won't cord cut over this issue. Cord cutting is about saving $1000/year and still being able to get 90% of the content online. Still, I don't see how it does ESPN any good to be so liberal. The powers that be at the network must see this criticism in every story and consider the option of becoming less political. I expect this to happen in 2017.
- matthewbauer 10y ago
  What political stances have they taken?
  - georgemcbay 10y ago
    AFAICT, the way these sorts of internet conservatives see it is if you don't spend the majority of your time complaining about Obamacare, claiming climate change is a hoax, and calling for the end of all government regulations, you're a heavily biased far-left liberal socialist.
    - CptJamesCook 10y ago
      http://www.espn.com/blog/ombudsman/post/_/id/767/inside-and-out-espn-dealing-with-changing-political-dynamics http://www.espn.com/blog/ombudsman/post/_/id/767/inside-and-... ESPN's own public editor stated that the company has alienated consumers with its move to the left.

narrator 10y ago

Michael Jordan once said that the reason he doesn't talk about politics is that Republicans buy sneakers too.

AlexMax 10y ago
He seems to have changed his mind in recent years: http://theundefeated.com/features/michael-jordan-i-can-no-longer-stay-silent/ http://theundefeated.com/features/michael-jordan-i-can-no-lo...
kenjackson 10y ago
He never actually said it. A myth.

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CptJamesCook 10y ago

I agree that people won't cord cut over this issue. Cord cutting is about saving $1000/year and still being able to get 90% of the content online. Still, I don't see how it does ESPN any good to be so liberal. The powers that be at the network must see this criticism in every story and consider the option of becoming less political. I expect this to happen in 2017.

matthewbauer 10y ago
What political stances have they taken?
- georgemcbay 10y ago
  AFAICT, the way these sorts of internet conservatives see it is if you don't spend the majority of your time complaining about Obamacare, claiming climate change is a hoax, and calling for the end of all government regulations, you're a heavily biased far-left liberal socialist.
  - CptJamesCook 10y ago
    http://www.espn.com/blog/ombudsman/post/_/id/767/inside-and-out-espn-dealing-with-changing-political-dynamics http://www.espn.com/blog/ombudsman/post/_/id/767/inside-and-... ESPN's own public editor stated that the company has alienated consumers with its move to the left.