America's game will not show America's anthem on ESPN

Bristol, CT -- It used to be America's game. Now ESPN will not air the national anthem at the start of "Monday Night Football." But that's okay, we can watch the male cheerleaders doing high-kicks and cheering on the men playing the game. The big question is whether or not the male cheerleaders will show a little bare belly while they dance.

The president of ESPN, Jimmy Pitaro has decided to keep the Stars and Stripes off the air, just in case it offends someone on the left. They didn't show it last year so why fix it if it ain't broken?

Pitaro spoke about his decision at ESPN's annual football media day. A reporter asked him if he spoke to the NFL about the rule changes and the national anthem and if he'd consider "turning the cameras on an athlete that's kneeling for the anthem."

"We generally have not broadcasted the anthem and I don't think there's going to be any change this year," Pitaro said. "Our plan going into this year is not to broadcast the anthem."

It's an interesting contrast to see the gladiators on the gridiron and the cowards videotaping them.

"Again, there could be changes. It's somewhat unpredictable what's going to happen in the world but as of now our plan is to not broadcast the anthem. We have communicated that back to the NFL. They have not asked but we proactively, just as a courtesy and as good partners, let them know what our plans are," he said.

So they plan to remain timid like they did during last season's "Monday Night Football" broadcasts.

The anthem was shown three times in all last year: after the Hurricane Harvey devastation, the Las Vegas massacre, and Trump's comments on the national anthem NFL protests.

Pitaro was asked what he believes is the most inaccurate perception of ESPN. He said that it was branding them as a "political organization," which he thoroughly denies. He said that they cover things that are "newsworthy," however.

"We are the place of record for sports when something happens, when the Eagles are disinvited to the White House, we are going to cover that. When someone takes a knee and we think it's newsworthy we're going to cover it. But we have to be the place of record," he said.

But in order to be the place of record, if the players "take a knee" during the national anthem and ESPN isn't playing it, how can they record it?

The one thing we can take to the bank, so to speak, is that the person who started with "taking a knee," Colin Kaepernick, still is out of an NFL job because he still sucks.

As was the case last year, I can find happiness in life without football. It's a sacrifice because I love the game, but nothing compared to the sacrifices made by our military that allows Kaepernick and his sheep to take a knee during the Star Spangled Banner.

No thank you--I'd rather take a stand.


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