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Republicans: DebatesRUs

I think we should have Republican debates every day. Every day. We should demand the candidates meet in one place every 24 hours and just pound each other early and often. If they can’t make it, they attack each other

Josh Zerkle Talks About the Tragedy at Penn State

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets111011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Josh Zerkle to discuss the tragic sexual abuse scandal at Penn State, the departure of the

#OccupyTV: #OccupyWallSt Buying TV Ads Now

From The Village Voice: Insert “the revolution will not be televised” joke here. This Occupy Wall Street ad, which first surfaced a few weeks ago and is the work of David Sauvage, has appeared widely this weekend on ESPN, CBS,

What if Doug Flutie Were 6 foot 6?

The “What If” game is now one of the most popular on the internet. What if Archie Manning had married a Brazilian model? How many more World Cups would Brazil have? This silly game is being played because ESPN The

Bocephus: You Can Keep the 'Change'

Last week, Hank Williams Jr. was blindsided by ‘Fox & Friends’ hosts with a political question. (He was booked to talk about a new CD of his father’s music.) In his response, he made a similar analogy to one we’d

Hank Williams Jr. Drops ESPN Over "Free Speech"

Hank Williams Jr. has had it with ESPN’s double standard so he took his iconic “Monday Night Football” theme and left the network. Hank Williams Jr. and his iconic theme song will not return to ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” the

ESPN Fires Hank Williams Jr., Who Claims He Quit

NBC Sports: Though ESPN’s decision to yank Hank Williams, Jr. from the opening theme music to Monday Night Football initially seemed to be a one-week suspension, it’s a little more permanent than that. OK, it’s a lot more permanent than

Jon Stewart Defends Hank Williams Jr.

—– It was absurdly obvious Hank Williams Jr. was using a metaphor — a horribly misguided one when referencing the president of the United States, but a metaphor nonetheless, and the hysteria over this has been jaw-dropping, calculated, phony, and

Tuesday Crib Sheet

– ABC’s Jake Tapper headlines. Are You Ready For Some Führer? No, but we’ll take more of what Hank Williams offers up below the headline, if you don’t mind. “Every time the media brings up the tea party it’s painted

Time Warner to Offer ESPN-less Cable Package

There’s actually a bigger story here methinks. Cable television is starting to lose customers as people move towards Netflix Streaming and sites like Hulu that for a low monthly subscription fee offer greater flexibility at a much, much lower price.

ESPN's Double Standard

I’ve written before of ESPN’s enforcement of policy concerning political speech. I’m sure you’ll be shocked to know that the selective condemnation extends to radio commentary as well. Don’t everyone gasp at once. We remember how Rush Limbaugh had to

Update to Our Story on ESPN and Paul Azinger

Friday I raised the question of whether or not ESPN, after their censure of analyst Paul Azinger, were equally quick to reprimand another of their on-air talent, Kenny Mayne for his political Tweets. The response from Andy Hall, who emailed

Farrakhan Thrown Under Libyan Bus

Much was made this week about Barack Obama’s lack of priorities when he showed off his March Madness brackets for the ESPN cameras. Though the criticism was valid, he did tell us a little bit about how he thinks. In