Charlie Pierce Defends Jemele Hill: Billion-Dollar Company Disney Owns ESPN, ‘What Are They Afraid Of?’

RUSH EXCERPT:

PIERCE: "No, you -- this is a -- you know in a participatory democracy, you can't avoid politics. If you do, are you failing as a citizen on an individual basis and are you failing as an institution within the economy. Of course, they're political. They have to be political. There has to be politics involved. You cannot discuss Colin Kaepernick without discussing the politics of white supremacy. You cannot gain-say what gem el hill said, although I agree with every word of it. You can't gain-say that without being involved with politics. ESPN is a huge, absolutely huge operation. It's, you know, it's a part of the Disney corporation, which has a total of I think they made like $4 billion last year. What are they afraid of? Are they afraid of, you know, the three dolts on the die band and "Fox in the morning" or clay Travis or Tucker Calson? What are they so afraid of?"
HAYES: "Charlie pierce, great article, thank you for joining us."