Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
I bet Quigs knew about it before he did.
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| Author: | doug - evergreen park [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Ben Finfer done at ESPN1000 |
https://www.facebook.com/bfinfer/posts/ ... 1191009857 So I’m not sure how many people, if any, will care about this, but I'm posting anyway… I’m officially done at ESPN. From what I understand this is the result of two things: A) Apparently the company had decided not to renew my contract for 2018. B) Last week on Twitter I used not-so-subtle terms to criticize President Trump for being racist, which is a violation of ESPN’s social media guidelines. It’s possible A would have been true even without B, but B obviously didn’t help my cause. And at the very least it made my dismissal effective immediately. Some troll running a Twitter account for a pro-Trump AM station in town reported me to ESPN bosses. But my tweet was a violation of the guidelines and I posted it, so I can’t really blame someone else. I have deleted it because my (now former) boss, who I respect signigicantly more than the president, asked me to. Regardless, I’m out. On one hand, I’m okay with this because I don’t think I had much of a future there anyway. It was clear I wasn’t going anywhere at ESPN and I’ve been exploring other options for a while now. At some point soon I was going to have to move on. On the other hand, I’m bummed because I enjoyed working there for the past three years (not to mention the nine years at the start of my career). Most of my co-workers are guys I have known for a long time and are friends. They’re also talented and I’ll miss working with them. It’s a great station and I'll continue to be a fan of what they do. I have no idea what's next. Not sure if I’ll even stay in sports radio or the media business. I’d like to, but it kind of depends on what opportunities exist. In the meantime you can still find me on social media and hopefully some other places soon. For now I just need to clear my head and not think about anything ESPN-related. So I’m off to see the new Star Wars movie, masterfully produced by Lucasfilm and its parent company The Walt Disn— son of a bitch. Have a great weekend and happy holidays. |
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| Author: | Juice's Lecture Notes [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ben Finfer done at ESPN1000 |
Tonight on When Virtue-Signalling Goes Wrong... |
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| Author: | billypootons [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:39 am ] |
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not as cringeworthy as his viral reaction to the 88.7 the game closing shop to Mr. Finfer.... I'd suggest scaling back the rambling rants and getting to the point quicker while on air... or i suppose you could take a step back... have a point when talking and dont pulla rongey by talking inc ircles for minutes on end without actually saying anything of substance. |
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| Author: | Joe Orr Road Rod [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:41 am ] |
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I bet Quigs knew about it before he did. |
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| Author: | Hatchetman [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:44 am ] |
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Decent reserve guy. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:49 am ] |
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I didn't even know he was there. |
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| Author: | Tad Queasy [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:49 am ] |
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I'll comment on this the way he did on most sports stories: "Who cares? It doesn't really matter." I wanted to like him and listen, but he invariably veered too much into a Rongeydouche vibe. |
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:50 am ] |
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Dumbass. Good riddance |
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| Author: | badrogue17 [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:50 am ] |
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QuadCityPat wrote: You should come work for the state bro. No repercussions for tweeting here .
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:51 am ] |
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: I bet Quigs knew about it before he did.
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| Author: | badrogue17 [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ben Finfer done at ESPN1000 |
I wonder if, given the current climate concerning sexual harassment in the workplace if Bernsteins boobs tweet actually gets him whacked if he tweeted it today instead of when he did. Also, I'm not seeing the same degree of criticism of what went on at ESPN from the usual crowd. Gotta hedge those bets in case one day you end up working there I guess. |
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| Author: | '77Cubs [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:54 am ] |
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I unfollowed him awhile ago on Twitter due to his incessant political comments. Should have kept his mouth shut. |
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| Author: | Peter Puck [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:02 pm ] |
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Has time to be on the Mac podcast 2x a week now. Maybe Dr. Ken can have him guest on a podcast. |
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| Author: | Baby McNown [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:03 pm ] |
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Juice's Lecture Notes wrote: Tonight on When Virtue-Signalling Goes Wrong... The ironic part of this is we would be subjected to 6 months of your self righteous whining if your social media work ever resulted in consequences at your job. |
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:05 pm ] |
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'77Cubs wrote: I unfollowed him awhile ago on Twitter due to his incessant political comments. Should have kept his mouth shut. Awww, do you need a safe space? |
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| Author: | Baby McNown [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:06 pm ] |
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'77Cubs wrote: I unfollowed him awhile ago on Twitter due to his incessant political comments. Should have kept his mouth shut. You should follow Quad City Pat. He's more your style. |
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| Author: | badrogue17 [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:08 pm ] |
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Baby McNown wrote: Juice's Lecture Notes wrote: Tonight on When Virtue-Signalling Goes Wrong... The ironic part of this is we would be subjected to 6 months of your self righteous whining if your social media work ever resulted in consequences at your job. I figure he'd get a job as an election judge then. |
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| Author: | Minooka Meatball [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:09 pm ] |
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: I bet Quigs knew about it before he did.
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| Author: | Baby McNown [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:10 pm ] |
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badrogue17 wrote: Baby McNown wrote: Juice's Lecture Notes wrote: Tonight on When Virtue-Signalling Goes Wrong... The ironic part of this is we would be subjected to 6 months of your self righteous whining if your social media work ever resulted in consequences at your job. I figure he'd get a job as an election judge then. But first he would move to a state with voter ID 
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| Author: | FavreFan [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:14 pm ] |
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I don’t think this would count as virtue signaling. Calling the president racist is a pretty mainstream thought these days. You don’t have to be an “ally” to notice he’s racist. Just have to not be a moron. |
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| Author: | America [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:15 pm ] |
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FavreFan wrote: I don’t think this would count as virtue signaling. Calling the president racist is a pretty mainstream thought these days. You don’t have to be an “ally” to notice he’s racist. Just have to not be a moron.
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| Author: | Hatchetman [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:16 pm ] |
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FavreFan wrote: I don’t think this would count as virtue signaling. Calling the president racist is a pretty mainstream thought these days. You don’t have to be an “ally” to notice he’s racist. Just have to not be a moron. Exactly. Similar to the point there were a couple of anti-Trump guys in the FBI. SHOCKING! |
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| Author: | Juice's Lecture Notes [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:39 pm ] |
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FavreFan wrote: I don’t think this would count as virtue signaling. Calling the president racist is a pretty mainstream thought these days. You don’t have to be an “ally” to notice he’s racist. Just have to not be a moron. In a vacuum, you're right, but in the context of being Ben Finfer, taking to social media to call the president a racist is way more likely "Look at me saying good things!" than it otherwise would be. |
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| Author: | Urlacher's missing neck [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:12 pm ] |
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Jules can set up a patreon account for him to get him through this tough time while funneling all proceeds into her account |
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| Author: | Ogie Oglethorpe [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:15 pm ] |
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Meh, he was never entertaining. |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:46 pm ] |
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doug - evergreen park wrote: https://www.facebook.com/bfinfer/posts/10155891191009857 So I’m not sure how many people, if any, will care about this, but I'm posting anyway… I’m officially done at ESPN. From what I understand this is the result of two things: A) Apparently the company had decided not to renew my contract for 2018. B) Last week on Twitter I used not-so-subtle terms to criticize President Trump for being racist, which is a violation of ESPN’s social media guidelines. It’s possible A would have been true even without B, but B obviously didn’t help my cause. And at the very least it made my dismissal effective immediately. Some troll running a Twitter account for a pro-Trump AM station in town reported me to ESPN bosses. But my tweet was a violation of the guidelines and I posted it, so I can’t really blame someone else. I have deleted it because my (now former) boss, who I respect significantly more than the president, asked me to. Regardless, I’m out. Have a great weekend and happy holidays. Damn, right  on white violence.Sad! |
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| Author: | Tad Queasy [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:49 pm ] |
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Has this been/will this be discussed an any AM1000 shows today or is it off limits? If anyone on W&S brings it up Waddle will probably run out the studio screaming "I'm not part of this discussion!" |
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| Author: | badrogue17 [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:53 pm ] |
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Regular Reader wrote: doug - evergreen park wrote: https://www.facebook.com/bfinfer/posts/10155891191009857 So I’m not sure how many people, if any, will care about this, but I'm posting anyway… I’m officially done at ESPN. From what I understand this is the result of two things: A) Apparently the company had decided not to renew my contract for 2018. B) Last week on Twitter I used not-so-subtle terms to criticize President Trump for being racist, which is a violation of ESPN’s social media guidelines. It’s possible A would have been true even without B, but B obviously didn’t help my cause. And at the very least it made my dismissal effective immediately. Some troll running a Twitter account for a pro-Trump AM station in town reported me to ESPN bosses. But my tweet was a violation of the guidelines and I posted it, so I can’t really blame someone else. I have deleted it because my (now former) boss, who I respect significantly more than the president, asked me to. Regardless, I’m out. Have a great weekend and happy holidays. Damn, right on white violence.Sad! Glad to see Bruce Wolf staying busy |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:55 pm ] |
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badrogue17 wrote: Regular Reader wrote: doug - evergreen park wrote: https://www.facebook.com/bfinfer/posts/10155891191009857 So I’m not sure how many people, if any, will care about this, but I'm posting anyway… I’m officially done at ESPN. From what I understand this is the result of two things: A) Apparently the company had decided not to renew my contract for 2018. B) Last week on Twitter I used not-so-subtle terms to criticize President Trump for being racist, which is a violation of ESPN’s social media guidelines. It’s possible A would have been true even without B, but B obviously didn’t help my cause. And at the very least it made my dismissal effective immediately. Some troll running a Twitter account for a pro-Trump AM station in town reported me to ESPN bosses. But my tweet was a violation of the guidelines and I posted it, so I can’t really blame someone else. I have deleted it because my (now former) boss, who I respect significantly more than the president, asked me to. Regardless, I’m out. Have a great weekend and happy holidays. Damn, right on white violence.Sad! Glad to see Bruce Wolf staying busy Now I'm a member of the tribe as well? My day's looking up 
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| Author: | FavreFan [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:00 pm ] |
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badrogue17 wrote: Regular Reader wrote: doug - evergreen park wrote: https://www.facebook.com/bfinfer/posts/10155891191009857 So I’m not sure how many people, if any, will care about this, but I'm posting anyway… I’m officially done at ESPN. From what I understand this is the result of two things: A) Apparently the company had decided not to renew my contract for 2018. B) Last week on Twitter I used not-so-subtle terms to criticize President Trump for being racist, which is a violation of ESPN’s social media guidelines. It’s possible A would have been true even without B, but B obviously didn’t help my cause. And at the very least it made my dismissal effective immediately. Some troll running a Twitter account for a pro-Trump AM station in town reported me to ESPN bosses. But my tweet was a violation of the guidelines and I posted it, so I can’t really blame someone else. I have deleted it because my (now former) boss, who I respect significantly more than the president, asked me to. Regardless, I’m out. Have a great weekend and happy holidays. Damn, right on white violence.Sad! Glad to see Bruce Wolf staying busy
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