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Yikes... I am no defender of ESPN, but they asked the employee if he wanted to switch games, and he agreed. Almost definitely unnecessary, but also not a big deal. The announcer apparently wanted to avoid screenshots and being made into a joke online, and based on how much attention this has already received, it's hard to blame him.
Assigning political leanings to ESPN is also a fruitless exercise, since people from both sides will insist that ESPN is representative of the other.
Assigning political leanings to ESPN is also a fruitless exercise, since people from both sides will insist that ESPN is representative of the other.
Yikes is right - the ESPN Top Executives call Bob Lee into their Board of Directors conference room and say to him: "Well, Robert, you have a great name there, it would be a shame should something very bad happen to it."
Sure, Robert then quickly "volunteered" to change the game he would be allowed to broadcast. No implicit coercion there.
As to ESPN's political leanings, I await citation to one published report that declares this broadcaster to be "conservative", or "right wing". Should one be provided, Steve Lee (related to Bob?) will send that resourceful person a case of Johnnie Walker.
Sure, Robert then quickly "volunteered" to change the game he would be allowed to broadcast. No implicit coercion there.
As to ESPN's political leanings, I await citation to one published report that declares this broadcaster to be "conservative", or "right wing". Should one be provided, Steve Lee (related to Bob?) will send that resourceful person a case of Johnnie Walker.
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There was a reporter for Fox Business named Jenna Lee whose father was Robert Lee, a NFL QB. He played for the Falcons in '73-'74 and had some success. He was called General Bob or Robert Lee.
There is a descendent of "the Robert E. Lee" who is an athletic director at Potomac High School outside Washington DC.
There is a descendent of "the Robert E. Lee" who is an athletic director at Potomac High School outside Washington DC.
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I am probably about as kin to this Robert as I am to the general. I think there were two or three unrelated Lee families in Virginia from colonial times. Y-chromosome tests show that we are of the same species, and that's about it. I might be related to the general on the Carter side if at all. We likely had numerous common ancestors within the last 100,000 years.
I had a seminary classmate named Kun Ho Lee, who I called Cousin Kun Ho. He studied Hebrew seriously in hopes of doing the first complete Old Testament translation directly into Korean. He had two cute little kids. I was proud to claim kin with them all.
I had a seminary classmate named Kun Ho Lee, who I called Cousin Kun Ho. He studied Hebrew seriously in hopes of doing the first complete Old Testament translation directly into Korean. He had two cute little kids. I was proud to claim kin with them all.
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There are two Potomac High Schools outside DC, one on each side of the river. And there's The Potomac School, which is in McLean, VA, and The McLean School, which is in Potomac, MD. Finally, we have two Freedom High Schools, built in 2004 and 2005, both in Virginia and less than 25 miles from each other.citycat wrote:There is a descendent of "the Robert E. Lee" who is an athletic director at Potomac High School outside Washington DC.
We're really not very good with names up here.
"... coming out of the murky, dreary jungle of untutored mediocrity."
Davidson currently employs a Robert Lee. He is my friend. Two decades ago, Davidson enrolled a Robbie E. Lee. She is also my friend. I doubt either would like to be associated with the general right now, and would be happy to not be the butt of jokes about their names (although knowing them both, they could take it).
FWIW, my disordered mind and I think it was appropriate for ESPN to offer the commentator the opportunity to switch broadcasts if he wanted to. Wanting to avoid controversy has nothing to do with political leanings.
FWIW, my disordered mind and I think it was appropriate for ESPN to offer the commentator the opportunity to switch broadcasts if he wanted to. Wanting to avoid controversy has nothing to do with political leanings.
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In reference to the ESPN executives:
David Foster Wallace, 2005There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes “What the hell is water?”
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"In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual." Galileo
While I fully comprehend your honesty and sincerity (on reflection, totally redundant) SC, I am mystified how you can really believe that Mr. Lee asked to be moved to avoid controversy - when doing so [absolutely predictably] has been the sole and exclusive cause of worldwide ridicule and that totally avoidable controversy had ESPN not gone all stupid with no limit.
Do you truly believe that American football fans would care at all that an Asian-American doing TV game commentary had a name similar to this dead general?
And finally, do you truly believe that Mr. Lee is such a snowflake that he asked to be removed from the UVa, game so his feelings would not be hurt by similar name jokes? Please!
Do you truly believe that American football fans would care at all that an Asian-American doing TV game commentary had a name similar to this dead general?
And finally, do you truly believe that Mr. Lee is such a snowflake that he asked to be removed from the UVa, game so his feelings would not be hurt by similar name jokes? Please!
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FWIW, here's the tweet containing the email from ESPN to New York Magazine.
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/900219648473522178
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/900219648473522178
"... coming out of the murky, dreary jungle of untutored mediocrity."
ESPN statement "proving" Bob just wanted to avoid becoming infamous - "We raised with him the notion of him switching games. EVENTUALLY, we mutually agreed to switch." [Emphasis added].
Fortunately, soon thereafter, Bob was reunited with his wife, children and his career prospects.
Fortunately, soon thereafter, Bob was reunited with his wife, children and his career prospects.
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WWII Admiral Willis Lee used his Naval Academy nickname as an "in the clear" code to issue commands during confusing actions.
His nickname became a sort of code signal at one point during the Guadalcanal campaign, establishing Lee's bona fides when it became necessary to send clear voice transmissions:
This is Ching Chong China Lee. Refer your big boss about Ching Lee. Call off your boys!
A nice historical patriotic nickname like that should work fine even for ESPN.
His nickname became a sort of code signal at one point during the Guadalcanal campaign, establishing Lee's bona fides when it became necessary to send clear voice transmissions:
This is Ching Chong China Lee. Refer your big boss about Ching Lee. Call off your boys!
A nice historical patriotic nickname like that should work fine even for ESPN.
The best thing Davidson ever did was to admit women to classy up the place.