OT - Kornheiser Suspended from PTI
I've got to say, I didn't see this coming. I initially didn't think the quotes in question sounded that bad, then thought about if I said something like that to one of my female coworkers, and yeah, that would never fly. Take a time out Tony, and think about what you did.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/23/tony-kornheiser-suspended_n_47…
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:10 PM ^
Why was he even talking about her wardrobe choice on PTI in the first place?
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:36 PM ^
Because she normally looks so fabulous.
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:37 PM ^
It doesn't show it in this link, but her outfit was a little strange for a sportscaster. Weird colors and sexy enough to be noticeable, but not Fox-style scandalous. On a scale of 1 (hospital gown) to 10 (thong bikini), I'd put it at a 4.
February 24th, 2010 at 12:01 AM ^
Ok, seriously, she deserved it. I know that's just wrong, and I'm not even gay.
“Block M;” you’re spot on. She’s 47 years old...granted most would say 47 is the new 37, but if my mother wore something of that nature I’d be embarrassed; celebrity or not. The outfit just gives off an impression of “Hello, My name is Hannah Storm and even though I’ve been passed around different sports affiliate like a dollar bill I still have a body that deserves the same attention as uhhhh….Erin Andrews.”
As others have noted in the thread I feel TK was suspended solely on the sexual harassment card that could be played. You never see ESPN reprimand him for the “hurtful” and/or “inappropriate;” comments he makes about Tiger, Ochocinco, and/or Manny etc. I think ESPN’s statement…
“Tony Kornheiser’s comments about Hannah Storm were entirely inappropriate. Hurtful and personal comments such as these are not acceptable and have significant consequences. Tony has been suspended from PTI for two weeks. Hannah is a respected colleague who has been an integral part of the success of our morning SportsCenter.”
Serve as 5 fakes out of 5. This statement is just hypocritical. This is who TK’s is and this is why ESPN makes tons off of PTI.
February 24th, 2010 at 12:04 AM ^
I don't want to work in a place where I wouldn't be allowed to make fun of this outfit.
I need a "Free Kornheiser" t-shirt.
February 24th, 2010 at 12:12 AM ^
Snickering in private with your buddies is one thing. Live on the air where she and everyone else at ESPN is sure to hear it is being a douche.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:23 AM ^
It's a sports show. If you can't have a little fun with some stupid, insulting humor betwixt friends and/or colleagues.... then what the hell are you doing on a sports show??? If she's that uptight... the world needs more librarians
Granted, she may not have wanted any of this to happen. ESPN is the problem: the network should show her a little respect by giving her the opportunity to take it on the chin and give some back to Kornhole. I mean, it's not like the guy is a Greek sculpture. She's got plenty of ammo against that goofy looking creeper.
February 24th, 2010 at 8:00 AM ^
This is exactly akin to what guys say to each other every day at work. Guys will typically say things like that, at work, in front of other people. That is a inoffensive locker room type of humor that we laugh at all the time--"even Europe thinks those pants are too tight" as in the Budweiser commercial. There is no difference--the only thing making this objectionable is that she's a woman--double standard anyone?
February 24th, 2010 at 7:59 PM ^
Yeah, it's much more manly to say things behind someone's back as opposed to saying it to their face.
"Big Brown Jug;" If TK was say…Josh Elliot then yes I agree that this would be the wrong forum to use. But I ask would PTI be successful with Josh Elliot as host? No, it’s barely tolerable when the stuttering J.A. Adande fills in or worse yet Danny boy Le Batard. All I’m saying is ESPN knows exactly what they have in TK and for them to be critical of the brand they promote and cash in on is just bit hypocritical IMO.
February 24th, 2010 at 12:47 AM ^
Someone drug test her please.
February 24th, 2010 at 1:17 AM ^
It was on his radio show, not PTI. A little different atmosphere but still wrong I guess.
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:12 PM ^
It was a tad unprofessional (understatement?) to say things like that about Hannah Storm on TV like that. I'd say to Kornheiser if he has a problem with what see wears tell her in private before you tell the entire country.
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:14 PM ^
I guess he deserves to be punished for his comments, but I won't watch PTI without him
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:22 PM ^
I guess he deserves to be punished for his comments, but I won't watch PTI without him
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:28 PM ^
People still watch PTI?
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:37 PM ^
Probably not the smartest comment for him to make, and I can understand the suspension, but it reads like ESPN is overreacting instead of addressing the bigger problem; it has such stringent rules about commenting that people run afoul of it all the time. I remember Bill Simmons a couple of years back nearly quiting because ESPN kept hammering him for trying to make fun of the announcers they had for MNF. I agree that making fun of Storm's outfits is unnecessary, but she also wears some rather, um, "unique" outfits that don't always work for the television audience.
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:40 PM ^
but does anyone else like Kornheiser a little more after his apology? I mean, it wasn't so much abusive as it was stupid and unprofessional. I liked his apology too though. It was like, this is what I do sometimes and I'm an asshole for it and very sorry. He's real.
February 24th, 2010 at 12:12 AM ^
...the guy is a jerk with a reputation for bullying coworkers. Despite frequent public apologies for similar missteps, he hasn't yet learned to make them sound sincere. As a broadcaster, I've never learned anything new from him apart from where the mute button is located on my remote.
Detroit analogue?: Drew Sharp
February 24th, 2010 at 1:09 AM ^
That's interesting. I've never heard that before, and it's weird because he seems likable on TV, at least to me. I stand somewhat corrected.
February 24th, 2010 at 8:03 AM ^
and your comments sound scarily similar to the way Sharp and others talk about Rich Rod.
February 24th, 2010 at 10:17 AM ^
...even remotely the same. But you can decide for yourself:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/21/technology/21carr.html?_r=2&pagewante…
February 24th, 2010 at 12:30 PM ^
skinned. I stick to my post that he did nothing wrong at all. This type of teasing humor is what guys say to each other every day at work, and in public, and the fact that it was directed at a woman, in 2010, should mean nothing. Kornheiser was also quoted recently as saying, about Chris Berman, "Some guys here get paid by nutrisystem for losing 60 pounds even though they've gained them all back." Should that be cause for suspension too?
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:40 PM ^
Im boycotting PTI till he returns.
February 24th, 2010 at 8:40 AM ^
I've been preemptively boycotting PTI for months
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:41 PM ^
Maybe Kornheiser and Morgan Trent share the same brain.
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:42 PM ^
I regret sharing this but whenever I hear his name,I think of Beavis and Butthead,
"I am KornHolio"
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:50 PM ^
I thought that also, interestingly.
February 24th, 2010 at 12:48 AM ^
I need TP for my bunghole.
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:59 PM ^
Yet everyone else makes fun of Kornheiser's combover and they don't get suspended. Double standard.
February 24th, 2010 at 12:43 AM ^
Kornholer definitely screwed up, but Storm is a pretty easy target. This is looking like a classic "perfect Storm" scenario.
February 24th, 2010 at 1:12 AM ^
I'll take the bait and +1 you for that.
February 24th, 2010 at 1:40 AM ^
That is all.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:00 AM ^
We are living in a politically correct police state. There are entire SHOWS dedicated to ripping apart celebrities' wardrobe choices, but ESPN can't handle intramural criticism between personalities. ESPN becomes more of a self-parodying farce every day.
Now the guy who taped Erin Andrews was a sicko, she was right to feel violated and to seek his punishment. But this? Wardrobe comments? Sticks and stones anybody?
All this does is reinforce the image that women are fragile flowers, unable to take criticism and in need of men (in this case, in the form of ESPN corporate HQ) to take care of problems for them.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:14 AM ^
This is discrimination against women
What, like she can't handle a little jibe? She's a sportscaster, right? Would Kornheiser have been suspending for mocking one of Chris Berman's ridiculous neckties?
Buncha bull-shit, I say!
February 24th, 2010 at 8:34 AM ^
is a bitter old prick. he thinks he can say anything about anyone but goes crazy when someone even mentions his name. this is a guy that has the worst comb-over since gene keady yet he thinks he can mock the way other people look. f him and that other windbag wilbon.
February 24th, 2010 at 8:51 AM ^
Maybe everyone is a bit sensitive and PC nowadays, but I have no problem with them suspending Kornheiser. In the company I work for, if I said something like that, it could be construed as sexual harassment, and I could get fired/sued.
I think the problem ESPN has is that, on one hand they try to make themselves out to be all buddy-buddy, locker room/bar kind of thing, but on the other hand they are a very big business. As mentioned by numerous comments here, this would be no big deal in those settings, but should they be tolerated in a business?
February 24th, 2010 at 12:32 PM ^
Of all the reasons to suspend Kornheiser, this is the tames reason.
You just can't suspend people for idiocy anymore....