Comments on: ESPN’s Dana Jacobson’s Drunken Rant: ‘F**K Jesus’

By: Abe

Abe — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:12:25 +0000

Call ESPN at 860-766-2232 to demand that Ms Jacobson be fired. If an ESPN personality had joked â€œf*ck holocaustâ€ or â€œf*ck Mohammedâ€, he/she would have been fired right away. She is Jewish. Obviously the alcohol let her true feelings come out.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:46:37 +0000

So Dana Jacobson publicly blasphemes Jesus (not to mention Notre Dame), and ESPN lets her get away with it? Not so fast says Fighting Irish Thomas in:
“Upholding Our Lady’s Honor: Defending Notre Dame from ‘Nostradamus Dana’ Jacobson” –
http://www.fightingirishthomas.net/2008/01/upholding-our-ladys-honor-defending.html

By: Xanthippas

Xanthippas — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:02:51 +0000

Some of you on here prove what idiots you really are – so, because its a roast, she is entitled to offend millions of people while representing ESPN at a public function?

Yes. It’s called the First Amendment. So yes, in fact she is “entitled” to say whatever the hell she wants. And you are entitled to be offended by it, just like all those crazy Muslims who got upset about a cartoon.

By: Al S

Al S — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:44:17 +0000

Am I the only one that noticed that post #43 above is one, long, continous, run-on sentence?

As for this topic, I am a Catholic and agree that there are double standards in all aspects of life. Whether the comment is about race, sex orientation, religous, gender or any other group, this country has become so skewed towards political correctness that people are afraid to say anything for fear of persecution.

We have become a bunch of thin-skinned wimps that cannot take criticism or a joke without running to whatever organized group that might exist to help protect your feelings. Heaven forbid we ‘offend’ someone…we might hurt their feelings…

This was once a great country where it was OK for a man to act masculine, where it was OK for women to act feminine and where political action groups did not run out government with their own private agendas.

You know, everyone does not come in first, we don’t all get A’s in school, we can’t all be CEO’s of companies, we are not owed anything just because you feel you were dealt a bad hand in life. Success and respect are earned through your own actions. There are plenty of examples in history of people achieving success regardless of obstacles they faced in achieving that sucess.

Worry less about what other people say about you. Worry more about what you can do to make yourself a better human being, a better friend, a better brother or sister, a better father or mother. Regardless of religion, faith or belief, we can all be better human beings.

And I can not remember the post # above, but they made a great point – worry less about the entertainment world and worry more about the upcoming 2008 elections that will have a REAL impact in your lives. You need to worry less about the Paris Hilton’s of the world and worry more about how these elections will impact your world.

By: Shlomo Bensaba

Shlomo Bensaba — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:09:52 +0000

Everyone seems to be ignoring the fact the message was delivered by a Jew, is being defended by Jews, and was planned as a promotion of a Jewish radio talk show host. It sure looks like Christian hate to me.

By: Shawn Hall

Shawn Hall — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:25:10 +0000

This Catholic vs. Jewish sludgefest that this has caused some people to engage in is ridiculous. Some of you are reading way too much into this.
Poor Dana probably tried to hurl herself into the spirit of this event and be “one of the guys.” That includes drinking with the guys (normally a recipe for disaster for a comparatively petite woman). Did she honestly think she could match drinks with men twice her size? A few too many swigs from the vodka bottle and the line gets blurred between what’s bawdy/funny and what’s tasteless and inappropriate.
I am a Christian, and I certainly am not thrilled when the Lord’s name is disrespected. However, it’s strange to see Christians falling into the same type of politically correct outrage that all sorts of advocacy groups engage in. Ms. Jacobson is not the first person to have too much to drink and then do or say something regretable-and she won’t be the last.
This practice of demanding someone’s professional head on a platter simply because they said something stupid has gotten out of hand, and really needs to stop. Ms. Jacobson’s years of work for ESPN should not be thrown in the trash can just because of one regretable evening.
I do, however, think that a four week suspension, not just one, is more appropriate. Give Ms. Jacobson plenty of time to think about it, and let it really sink in what an [edited] she made of herself. Make sure that everyone BUT her is covering the Super Bowl. That would be a tough one to take for a “sports journalist”.
For her reinstatement, a heartfelt apology should suffice. If Jesus was about anything, it’s forgiveness.

By: Stegokitty

Stegokitty — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:48:40 +0000

Actually the majority of the folks here, both religious and non, are not getting the point. There really is no comparison between making a slur against anyone’s particular ethnicity, sexual preference, or socio-economic level, and making a slur against Jesus Christ. It’s not even the same as making a slur against Mohammed or any other religious leader. Jesus isn’t equal to anyone, he is above all. Afterall, he is the Creator. The comforting thing to know is that God (including the second person in the Trinity, Jesus Christ) always conquers all of his enemies, and this will be manifest on the Last Day. He either converts them by his grace, or condemns them by his justice. There is no inbetween. And for the so-called religious or Catholic or Evangelicals who are not offended by the statements made by Dana Jacobson (and the lack of concern by the media at large) my advice (and the Bible’s advice) is, don’t deceive yourself. If you’re not offended, there’s a reason. It means you are not found within the covenant, and just as those who were not in the ark when the flood waters came, way back with that faithful fellow named Noah, you too, like those who scoffed, and didn’t think that their lives were an offense to God, the “water” of judgement will come upon you as well as Dana Jacobson (unless God has mercy upon her, bringing her to repentance and faith) and there will be no more recourse. There will be no “second chance”. God is not mocked.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:04:03 +0000

I know the best way to penance Jacobson! For the true Notre Dame take on Dana, go to http://www.fightingirishthomas.net/2008/01/trashing-catholic-church-university.html on Fighting Irish Thomas.net.

By: gr guy

gr guy — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:33:35 +0000

So Jacobson gets a pass cuz she was drunk . . . In my book, that adds up to two strikes against you, not one.

By: bill

bill — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:45:31 +0000

It never ceases to amaze me how many Jews are flaming Demon-crap liberal, and how many of them stop at nothing to denounce Christians. Christians are the best friends Jews have in the U.S. Christians who are absolute believers in Christ and not one of the watered down counterfeit liberals have always supported the right of existance of Israel. Jessie “The Fake” Jackson, Al “The Christian and Jew hater” Sharpton and Louie “fake-a-con are all anitJew in their venom speachs. What party supports Israel, and what party supports Islamic terrorist? Jews think bias against them is bad now, see what happens if the Demons control both Houses and the White House.