Dana Jacobson roasts Jesus
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January 23rd, 2008
ESPN has temporarily suspended sports announcer Dana Jacobson for a rant during the roast of two radio personalities, one of them a rival because he went to the University of Notre Dame and she went to the University of Michigan. But instead of roasting only her colleagues, she also reportedly went after Jesus. Did she take a good-natured sports rivalry too far?
Though ESPN won’t confirm Jacobson’s reported week long suspension, the network did confirm that her remarks were inappropriate. Those remarks were delivered during a Jan. 11 roast for ESPN Radio personalities Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic. Jacobson has often traded punches with Golic, a former Irish defensive lineman. That night, she delivered a wallop.
Dropping the F-bomb three times, she slandered Notre Dame, the icon painted behind their goal posts dubbed “Touchdown Jesus” and finally Jesus himself.
Jacobson is certainly not the first television personality to go after Jesus. Just last year, comedian Kathy Griffin gave a rather unconventional acceptance speech when collecting her Emmy for “My Life on the D-List,” a reality show on the Bravo channel.
“A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus,” Griffin said, brandishing her trophy. Aiming another crude remark toward Jesus she added: “This award is my god now.”
Though her speech was cut from the broadcast and many Christians cried foul, Griffin refused to repent. She later worked the consequential hubbub into her comedy routine at the Chicago Theater.
“I hope I offended some people,” she said at the time. “I didn’t want to win the Emmy for nothing.”
Jacobson was reportedly more apologetic. She repented the following day, personally apologizing to both Greenberg and Golic.
Jacobson understandably feels defensive about her Wolverines. After all, who can forget last fall’s humiliating defeat of Michigan by Appalachian State University?
But enough about my western North Carolina alma mater. What do you think? Jacobson works for a sports channel, and sports rivalries can get heated. Should she have restrained herself? Or when you’re up against a religious institution, is their chief sponsor fair game?
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