Idiot ESPN college football on-air analyst Bob Griese called NASCAR star driver Juan Pablo Montoya what equated to a ‘Taco Eater’ during ESPN’s telecast of Ohio State and Minnesota Saturday.
The reports of the on-air incident as reported by the AP is this…
As the network, ESPN, promoted the broadcast of today’s Martinsville race on ABC, the top five in the points were highlighted. Montoya fell to sixth after last weekend’s race, and one of the announcers asked: “Where’s Juan Pablo Montoya?”
Griese, laughing, and without any hesitation blurted out: “He’s out having a taco.”
At the end of the broadcast, Griese said: “Juan Pablo Montoya, he’s one of the best drivers in NASCAR. Just want to apologize for the comment I made earlier in the ballgame.”"Earlier today on our game I made an offensive comment regarding Juan Pablo Montoya as part of a NASCAR promo,” he said by phone.
“It was regrettable and I should not have said it. I really enjoy NASCAR and I follow it closely and would like to take this opportunity to apologize to Juan, NASCAR and everyone else who heard my comment,”
Griese isn’t the only analyst to talk himself into trouble during a Big Ten broadcast. Three years ago, ESPN relieved Brian Kinchen of his duties after referring to a comment he had previously made about a receiver’s “soft hands” as “kind of gay.”
In a statement released later, ESPN called the remark “inappropriate” and said Griese plans to apologize again Saturday night during the network’s college football coverage.
“ESPN has spoken to Bob and he understands that his comment was uncalled for,” the statement said.
What Bob Griese is really sorry for , is that he has suddenly exposed himself as someone who may harbor bigoted and racist feelings about Latin sports stars, and Latin people in general.
You can not unring the bell, or turn back time. I am watching CNN’s ”Latino in America’’series” this week, and they say that there are 51 million Latinos here in America, and counting, which is a good thing for America.Lations are a strong, and proud race of people and do not deserve this type of disrespect from a respected public figure, like Bob Griese once was.
I trust that ESPN, the company that pioneered broadcasting by launching ESPN Desportes will bow to the will of the people, and eliminate any possibility of their network airing or participating in, in any way, hatred for Latinos, either consciously, or subconsciously if it is on purpose, or not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN_Deportes
The offense is unforgivable, and I am sure ESPN will do what they have done in the past, and resolve this sad, sad, situation, or we should all just tune them out.
To read more about Bob Griese, click on the link below…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Griese
For more info. on Juan Pablo Montoya, click on the link below…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya
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