April 09, 2008

But What About the Pro-Hillary Bias on "Eagles Postgame Live"?

There was a post this morning on ProFootballTalk that's pretty weird even by PFT standards. It starts off by quoting Pennsylvania Gov./Hillary booster/Eagles postgame analyst Ed Rendell as saying that Keith Olbermann "should be on the Obama payroll," before pointing out that since Olbermann's on the NBC football pregame show, that might "create tension" with the NFL, especially since the presidential election will coincide with next NFL season, and the majority of NFL owners have political leanings considerably to the right of Olbermann.

So... PFT speculates, based on nothing, that the NFL will "pull a Playmakers" and "at some point suggest a change." Nevermind that Olbermann's liberalism was never an issue last year, or that he never brought up politics on the show. Nor is anyone quoted, anonymously or not, as favoring such a move. Then Florio... comes out against such a move, were it to happen.

So Florio is raising a hypothetical situation that no one has suggested or even hinted at, and then tearing down his own rumor. Only on PFT. He doesn't even mention the possibility that Rendell's bosses at Comcast Sports Net could have a problem with his Hillary support. Maybe they'll make Ray Didinger wear a McCain button on the air.

Posted by Stephen Silver at April 9, 2008 03:30 PM
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