Gene Demby

Talking about this very topic. And so it kind of gets to why would he want to do this? Well, it increases your public profile. Stephen A. Smith is already very popular, but it only can help.

Well, he calls himself an independent. I mean, he's been pretty adamant about the fact that I'm not a Democrat, nor am I a Republican. And it's sort of the cliche, I'm a staunch conservative when it comes to my money. So he doesn't want to pay taxes, right? He's a rich guy that doesn't want to pay taxes.

Well, he calls himself an independent. I mean, he's been pretty adamant about the fact that I'm not a Democrat, nor am I a Republican. And it's sort of the cliche, I'm a staunch conservative when it comes to my money. So he doesn't want to pay taxes, right? He's a rich guy that doesn't want to pay taxes.

Well, he calls himself an independent. I mean, he's been pretty adamant about the fact that I'm not a Democrat, nor am I a Republican. And it's sort of the cliche, I'm a staunch conservative when it comes to my money. So he doesn't want to pay taxes, right? He's a rich guy that doesn't want to pay taxes.

But he says, I believe in live and let live, whatever that means, because it's not like he supports trans inclusion in sports, right? We have to sort of take his word that he believes in, you know, sort of like a cultural progressiveness. Maybe he has that. That's what he says he has. But, you know, it remains to be seen.

But he says, I believe in live and let live, whatever that means, because it's not like he supports trans inclusion in sports, right? We have to sort of take his word that he believes in, you know, sort of like a cultural progressiveness. Maybe he has that. That's what he says he has. But, you know, it remains to be seen.

But he says, I believe in live and let live, whatever that means, because it's not like he supports trans inclusion in sports, right? We have to sort of take his word that he believes in, you know, sort of like a cultural progressiveness. Maybe he has that. That's what he says he has. But, you know, it remains to be seen.

Yeah, so I just started working at ESPN right around that time.

Yeah, so I just started working at ESPN right around that time.

Yeah, so I just started working at ESPN right around that time.

So after Jamel does this, there's this big meeting in Bristol, Connecticut, which is the ESPN headquarters, right? And they fly everybody in. So just imagine everybody famous you've seen on ESPN is there in this room. I'm there with them. And I actually sat next to Jamel Hill during this presentation. Part of it was about...

So after Jamel does this, there's this big meeting in Bristol, Connecticut, which is the ESPN headquarters, right? And they fly everybody in. So just imagine everybody famous you've seen on ESPN is there in this room. I'm there with them. And I actually sat next to Jamel Hill during this presentation. Part of it was about...

So after Jamel does this, there's this big meeting in Bristol, Connecticut, which is the ESPN headquarters, right? And they fly everybody in. So just imagine everybody famous you've seen on ESPN is there in this room. I'm there with them. And I actually sat next to Jamel Hill during this presentation. Part of it was about...

Extensively, it was about the direction of the company and assuring people about, you know, this is a bad time for a cable news channel. We're hemorrhaging viewers. Everybody's saying ESPN is hyperpolitical. But it was also just an occasion to roll out our social media policy.

Extensively, it was about the direction of the company and assuring people about, you know, this is a bad time for a cable news channel. We're hemorrhaging viewers. Everybody's saying ESPN is hyperpolitical. But it was also just an occasion to roll out our social media policy.

Extensively, it was about the direction of the company and assuring people about, you know, this is a bad time for a cable news channel. We're hemorrhaging viewers. Everybody's saying ESPN is hyperpolitical. But it was also just an occasion to roll out our social media policy.

And that is when you started seeing a lot more emphasis on like, hey, I don't want you saying nothing about politics or mentioning Donald Trump or anything like that on air or on social media. Once I went on vacation to Cancun, I'm down there with my wife having a good time. You know, I'm about to get in a pool and I get a call from my editor to tell me, hey, man, the Roseanne show got canceled.

And that is when you started seeing a lot more emphasis on like, hey, I don't want you saying nothing about politics or mentioning Donald Trump or anything like that on air or on social media. Once I went on vacation to Cancun, I'm down there with my wife having a good time. You know, I'm about to get in a pool and I get a call from my editor to tell me, hey, man, the Roseanne show got canceled.

And that is when you started seeing a lot more emphasis on like, hey, I don't want you saying nothing about politics or mentioning Donald Trump or anything like that on air or on social media. Once I went on vacation to Cancun, I'm down there with my wife having a good time. You know, I'm about to get in a pool and I get a call from my editor to tell me, hey, man, the Roseanne show got canceled.

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