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ESPN Severs Ties With Commentator Who Called QB RGIII a ‘Cornball Brother’

Jan. 8, 2013 8:01pm
ESPN Fires Rob Parker, Commentator Who Called RGIII a Cornball Brother

Rob Parker on ESPN’s “First Take” (YouTube)

ESPN has decided not to renew its contract with Rob Parker, the commentator who sparked a public outcry when he speculated that Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is a “cornball brother” because he has a white fiancé.

“Rob Parker’s contract expired at year end. Evaluating our needs and his work, including his recent RGIII comments, we decided not to renew,” an ESPN spokesman said in a written statement.

Per NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk:

ESPN can spin this as simply a decision not to renew his contract, rather than a firing, but the reality is that ESPN specifically stated on December 20 that Parker had been suspended for 30 days, and as of December 20, ESPN was expecting Parker back at the end of his 30-day suspension. (He made the comments on December 13, so a 30-day suspension from that date would have ended on January 12.)

So why did Parker’s discipline change from a 30-day suspension to termination? ESPN isn’t saying, but it may be that the network was unhappy with a recent interview Parker gave in which he said that ESPN knew what he was going to say on the air before he said it. In that interview, Parker also seemed to backtrack on his previous apology, complaining that people took his “cornball brother” statement out of context.

While serving his 30-day suspension, Parker appeared on WDIV-TV on Sunday and said he was “shocked” by the public reaction to his racist statement.

In a separate interview, Parker defended his comments, saying it “was just a conversation that’s had in the black community when athletes, or famous entertainers or whatever, push away from their people.”

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  • universalphilos
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 10:34pm

    Spiritual guidance, July 8, 1974: “This is your earth. This is your time. Make your choice.
    But we say unto you and to all mankind, the Lord, our God, loves of His children.
    But we say, as He gave unto Moses the Ten Commandments, must it be necessary once again that the days of Noah shall come forth upon your land? Must these days of darkness, must the Sixth Seal be opened, and then the Seventh? Must all of the words we have spoken not be heard? Nay….” [See The Revelation of John, chapters 6-8.]
    “Be as a mirror; show it to your brother. Judge not his skin, or the color.”
    http://www.angelfire.com/in4/aup_messiah/1974July08.audio.html

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    • ExtremeRight
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 9:27am

      Seriously cut out the God ********. There is no God. I haven’t seen him have you ? NO.
      If there was a God then how come children suffer. Don’t tell me that there is a heaven either. Even after floating around in a cloud for a thousand year it would become kind of boring. After 2000 years it would be hell. Get a life.

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    • IndyServative
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 10:12am

      @EXTREMERIGHT – we will pray for your soul. One question…Where did the Earth and stars come from?

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    • ExtremeRight
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 12:09pm

      Indy,

      Why don’t you tell me ? Wait let me guess GOD right…1 question for you. How do you know ? Did he tell you ? no really answer my question.

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      ExtremeRight  
  • Eugene1
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 10:25pm

    Why do we continue to allow any racist air time? I don’t care if you are black, white, yellow, pink or burgundy, color should be cast out from being used as a tool to divide us. MLK’s dream continues to be outside of some people’s reach or intelligence.

    Thank heavens ESPN made the right call. We should never condone racism in any form especially when it is on the public airwaves!

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    • dwilco77
      Posted on January 8, 2013 at 11:05pm

      What I have seen of Griffin, is that he is a leader of men, a strong character, and brave. It is a sorry society where the focus is on he does not fit a Left-wing subservient definition of what the Left thinks a Black man should be. The focus should be on his great strengths, and character. Griffin has all of the strong qualities that Parker is lacking. Hopefully, this will be an example to reporters everywhere to open their eyes, and look at what is good, and right rather than try to demean what they are lacking in their own charachter.

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    • naughtycal
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 8:53am

      ESPN didn’t make the right call. The right call would have been to call out Parker open and very publicly on his racist comments…terminating his contract with a stern warning that ESPN will not tolerate racism from any of it’s employees.
      THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE RIGHT CALL.
      Not a behind the scene very quite severing of ties.

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    • term limits for congress
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 8:54am

      What about the sexism? There is no mention of the cornball sister.

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    • ExtremeRight
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 9:33am

      oh i guess its ok as long as they agree with you… Racists can be racists. Are you trying to brain wash them ? Now we must like certain people because you say so. We have to accept everything and anything including as sorts of perversions. Besides what you might consider racism some might consider the truth. It is a biological fact that blacks have a lower iq. Does that make me a racist ?

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    • searcher619
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 9:52am

      This is bigotry not racism.

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    • searcher619
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 11:04am

      ExtremeRight:

      Your trolling skills are lacking. You need more practice.

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    • GBT2012
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 11:10am

      Finally a network that does the right thing and refuses to put up with this behavior. If only they would all follow suit, maybe some of this racism and sexism would, if not stop, at least wouldn’t be an every damn day occurrence. I for one, am sick of it!

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    • ExtremeRight
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 2:26pm

      Searcher,
      I will work on my trolling skills. I hope to offend as many losers and idiots as I can. Perhaps you just don’t like what I have to say. Perhaps you need me to be a little more sensitive… Do you want Vaseline? Why don’t you tell me sweetheart.

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      ExtremeRight  
    • ExtremeRight
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 2:28pm

      You see ! I really do care.

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      ExtremeRight  
    • ExtremeRight
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 2:29pm

      Yes party with Barry. Ill spit and you can go first.

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    • dwilco77
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 4:53pm

      @ Extremeright

      whether you are a liberal trying to soil these pages, or consider yourself a Conservative, your comments are an illustration or you own diminished IQ, and not acceptable in a civilized society. Try civility, and Integrity, it really will enhance your existence, and the lives of those around you.

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    • ExtremeRight
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 7:41pm

      dwilco,
      No i am not a leftist plant.. I am an extreme right winger period. You probably call yourself a conservative but I have a suspicion that you are a little softy that puts up with everything. Including being under the skirt of your wife or girlfreind and that my friend is what has this country in trouble. As for my iq… I have owned and sold 7 businesses and I am a futures trader.. I will gladly provide you with today’s statement. I guaranteed you that i have made 20 to 50 to maybe 100 times what you have made today. I have taken into account you being a plastic surgeon or attorney. Small wager ? Put your money where your mouth is… Respond here if you want to take me up on that and we can arrange to contact each other.. Feathers get easily ruffled babe. Get some intestinal fortitude John Wayne style. I bet your favorite actor George Clooney.

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    • ExtremeRight
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 7:57pm

      Oh yes since i feel like ranting. One more thing or two.. I use to have respect for Americans but you guys have become a bunch of gutless whiners. The government has enslaved you with high taxes regulations and laws and you all happily get up every morning and go to work to sustain all these leaches that deserve to die.. You take from the mouth of your own children to support the low lives.. I did not want to leave my country but I am here and this is the last stand. I have four sons all born here and I am sorry to say they have a bunch sorry ass spineless countrymen. You are destroying your country. You cater to everyone including a bunch of worn infested immigrants that cant even speak proper Spanish themselves telling you to learn their language. Seriously you have lost it.

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    • Lily82
      Posted on January 10, 2013 at 3:39pm

      I would have prefered it if ESPN had made an unequivacal statement against racism and FIRED him versus a wishy washy “let his contract lapse”.

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  • RabidPatriot
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 10:21pm

    He isn’t famous enough or talented enough to make it big in the sports world without ESPN. ESPN is well known for black listing ex-employees.

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  • mpoconnor7
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 10:08pm

    He’ll take his special brand of hate-whiteyism to MSNBC or CNN.

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    • ron2win
      Posted on January 9, 2013 at 6:48am

      And they will gladly take him . As of now he is a known product . Their type of guy ,all the way .

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  • Blazeanswerman
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 10:05pm

    See ya!

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    Blazeanswerman  
  • Steel Monkey
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 9:57pm

    Glad to see ESPN send his racist ass packing. Now you can apply for welfare and be with your brothers

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  • jessieH
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 9:46pm

    Open mouth, insert football.

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    jessieH  
    • Dan_o
      Posted on January 8, 2013 at 10:07pm

      This episode of “When Keepin’ Real Goes Wrong” is brought to you buy NECA, makers of the “Django Unchained” action figures and other fine toys your little non-white racist will adore.

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  • kfogs1957
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 9:40pm

    And, If a white commentator had said it he would hav bee fied that same day . Hypocrasy as it’s best,

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  • Chromo200
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 9:27pm

    This idiot will get a job with AL Jazzerah.

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  • truthnstuff
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 9:16pm

    Imagine that, a black racist held to account. Why do I think there will be no consequences for him and just like government law breakers will just be ushered off somewhere else. Maybe a bigger gig at MSLSD.

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  • MisterSarcastic
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 9:12pm

    Holy Cow! A black man fired for racism? What the heII is this world coming to?

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  • earache-my-eye
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 9:11pm

    This clown was here in the Detroit market years ago, injected race at every opportunity. Had to switch to a different radio station.Absolutely sickens me.

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  • Dkoonz
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:48pm

    Good!

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    Dkoonz  
    • Welcome Black Carter
      Posted on January 8, 2013 at 9:51pm

      He’s a racist and he sucked at his job. Other than that, I heard he quit beating his wife… he’s got that going for him.

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      Welcome Black Carter  
  • Walkabout
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:39pm

    Good now let’s get Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson fired too.

    He must go.He might have tenure, but his racist statement are disruptive to the mission of the university.

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    Walkabout  
  • WiredRight
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:39pm

    Wow, finally we get rid of a real racist and not just another cornball racist.

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  • Recceman90
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:30pm

    ESPN took about 3 minutes to get rid of Rush for something much less than this tools comment, why did it take them this long? When will we just allow people to say what they think and not have them charged as racist or bigoted?

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    • Rodeoamy
      Posted on January 8, 2013 at 10:51pm

      My first thought exactly. They waited until the thing had died down before they let him go. Whereas with Rush, they made the firing part of the story.

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  • barber2
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:26pm

    What the heck is a “cornball brother ?” I get the ” brother” part, but not the “cornball.”

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    • Fubared
      Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:38pm

      Any non plantation member that doesn’t use race to attain a better position. But then again I am referred to as that krazy kracker from where I hail, so what do I know-

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    • zman173rd
      Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:44pm

      From the Urban Dictionary:
      cornball brother

      n pl Cornball Brothers (kôrn’bôl’ brəT͟Hər)

      a. An African American male who chooses not to follow the stereotype. This includes, but is not limited to, being educated, well spoken, a role model, a leader, selfless, an upstanding member of the community and above all – humble.

      b. life choices include marrying white women, being republican, and not being “down with the cause”.

      c. a rare breed of African American males who should be praised, not chastised by their own race.

      d. a term where MLK would be rolling over his grave for

      1. Dat RG3 got himself a becky. He a cornball brother (brotha) – na’mean?

      2. Dat cornball brother (bruva) talk like he white.

      http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cornball+brother

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  • Psychosis
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:25pm

    In a separate interview, Parker defended his comments, saying it “was just a conversation that’s had in the black community when athletes, or famous entertainers or whatever, push away from their people.”

    so he admits the black community makes it a habit of being racist

    good to know

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  • Stelex
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:24pm

    I guess its ok to be a “Type” of people if your the right type. This clueless POS still doesn’t understand he’s a full blown racist. I believe he said “he’s not one of us” The progressives are going to find out the hard way that racism, bigotry…….is not a “WHITE” thing. Its an attitude and they own it, as they always have. So this Jagov doesn’t understand that feeling Reggie isn’t “Black enough” is just as bigoted as feeling that Reggie is black. You can’t fix stupid, but why do they employ it.

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  • NigelTufnel
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:21pm

    Good for ESPN. I wish Robert and his fiance the best of luck. Marriage is a tough but very rewarding proposition for everyone. They don’t need some backward’s thinking moron standing in their way of their making a go of it.

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  • CWPrequired
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:21pm

    BET is hiring!

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  • FISH_BONE
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:12pm

    Barry enjoys the company of older white guys at the bathhouse. Does that make him a cornball brother too?

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  • BODYBAG
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:09pm

    Stick with your own.
    You white people out there better heed the warning.
    Support white people
    NAAWP

    You’re seeing your country right now on the road to becoming a ghetto because of your ignorance.

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    BODYBAG  
  • spirited
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:07pm

    Huh!!!

    What has Mr. Dyson to say about that kind of talk?

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:28pm

      Hi Spirited,

      Don’t forget to re-check your post on the “Beck Reveals More About His Special Connection to Walt Disney” story. : )

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  • RJJinGadsden
    Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:05pm

    Frankly I am surprised with this announcement with the length of time it took them to drop Hank Williams. I would still expect them to continue to back this clown.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:13pm

      Hi RJJ,

      Perhaps he can sue for ‘Negrophobia’?

      The NAACP and MSNBC says that’s a real problem these days.

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    • let us prey
      Posted on January 8, 2013 at 8:23pm

      “But resist, we much… we must… and we will much… about… that… be committed.” He will get a job with Al racebaiterbonics Sharpton and live happily ever after. Maybe they can have a corn hole brother party at the bath house with Barry.

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