Kelly Tilghman has company in the world of inappropriate announcers.
ESPN anchor Dana Jacobson was reportedly intoxicated at a celebrity roast in Atlantic City for colleague Mike Golic. As a Michigan alum who disliked Golic's university of choice, Notre Dame, it was only natural that Jacobson would rant:
F--- Notre Dame! F--- Touchdown Jesus! F--- Jesus!
That last part was especially harsh. It's resulted in a one-week suspension and the following statement from Dana Jacobson:
"I am sorry. My remarks about Notre Dame were foolish and insensitive. I respect all religions and did not mean anything derogatory by my poorly chosen words. I also deeply regret the embarrassment I've caused ESPN and Mike and Mike.
"My actions at the roast were inappropriate and in no way represent who I am. I won't make excuses, but I do hope I can be forgiven for a poor lack of judgment."
Somewhere, Valerie Begue doesn't see the big deal.
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31 Comments
January 23rd, 2008 3:23 PM
It's Mike Golic not Bob.
January 23rd, 2008 5:08 PM
Dana needs to be fired.ESPN is a joke.Once along time ago ESPN was a great sports station.How far it has fallen.I watch very litte ESPN anymore,now I will watch even less.This will be covered up and this person will continue with her job as if nothing was ever said.
January 23rd, 2008 6:47 PM
so what if she cursed a fictional character. it's like saying f the easter bunny. you holy rollers need to chill
January 23rd, 2008 7:06 PM
Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder got fired and his career killed over anti-black comments and Mel Gibson got publicly pilloried for his drunken semitic outburst.
And let's not forget about what happened to Don Imus and Rush Limbaugh.
But Dana Jacobson spouts out drunken anti-Jesus and anti-Christian remarks in a public forum, while representing ESPN, and she gets support from ESPN and a week off? Gimme a break.
ESPN shows itself to be just as anti-Christian as the rest of the MSN
January 23rd, 2008 11:51 PM
It was a roast, you could take something that everybody said and turn it into something huge. It was a slip of the tong, she apologized, get over it. I think it goes "he who hasnt sinned cast the first stone"? So for all of you out there who are without sin start throwing!
January 24th, 2008 6:23 AM
FIRE THE BITCH!!!
January 24th, 2008 10:25 AM
Dana Jacobson won't get fired. She's the hottest chick on ESPN and their ratings would tumble. Have to admit that she is evil, though.
January 24th, 2008 10:50 AM
How about F**k Holden Caulfield from "Catcher in the Rye"? A very poorly put together book was constructed some years ago(featuring a very dynamic main character named Jesus) to explain away the bad things that were going on at the time and now we have fire people over speaking this character's name in a bad light? Give me a break...and F**k you!!!
January 24th, 2008 12:20 PM
Dana should be fired. She would have been if she had used the forbidden "N" word; or used some other racial slur.
How can a country such as this look the other way when a person who is in the public's eye slurs Diety?
Her apology certainly did not sound sincere and I doubt that she was even the author.
Fire he.
January 24th, 2008 3:03 PM
The only people who can be abused publicly these days are white people, old people and Christians
Shame on Dana J
She should be fired!