#FireCostas: Backlash over Bob Costas anti-gun rant, double standards erupts

Posted at 3:11 pm on December 3, 2012 by Lori Z.

As Twitchy reported, Bob Costas hijacked Sunday Night Football with a sanctimonious anti-gun lecture. The reaction was, of course, fast and furious. It continues today.

You tune in for a football game and end up listening to Bob Costas spewing sanctimonious dreck. #Terrible http://t.co/p6lrGljj
— Herman Cain (@THEHermanCain) December 3, 2012

Indeed. Twitter users are still livid and backlash is erupting. First, #CostasLogic brings the funny.

Let's just get to the point and ban death. #CostasLogic
— Amy Otto (@AmyOtto8) December 3, 2012

#CostasLogic If lung cancer was illegal, all those people would still be alive.
— drew (@FigDrewton) December 3, 2012

Bob Costas didn't make an anti-gun rant tonight. His microphone did. #CostasLogic
— Stacey-SisterToldjah (@sistertoldjah) December 3, 2012

I'm sure that Bob Costas height has nothing to do with his need to lord over us. #CostasLogic
— Amy Otto (@AmyOtto8) December 3, 2012

Heh. But the backlash has grown. Now some Twitter users are calling for Costas to be fired, and are highlighting the double standard.

Rush has the biggest radio audience in history and @espn still fired him when he went political. #FireCostas
— TraderRLH (@TraderRLH) December 3, 2012

https://twitter.com/RhodaShanley/status/275458093104635904

RT @JPOConnor55: Bob Costas should be fired. Hank Williams Jr. was fired for publicizing his political opinions, Costas was the same thing.
— BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) December 3, 2012

Hank Williams, Jr was fired for expressing political views, so what about this leftist propagandist, Bob Costas? #fairness Fire his a**!!!
— Suzie (@suziejoh) December 3, 2012

Hank Williams was fired from Monday Night Football for insults to Obama. Bob Costas will be praised for his leftist gun control outburst.
— Dale Randolph (@News_ByTweet) December 3, 2012

No, I don't want Bob Costas fired. I think for myself. I just want fair distribution. Hire Hank Williams, Jr. back on Monday Night Football!
— Dale Randolph (@News_ByTweet) December 3, 2012

The hashtag #FireCostas has taken off.

I'll calm down sometime… But I'm still mad as hell. @NRA it's time for you to step into this one also. It's why I pay my dues. #firecostas
— Brandon Bates (@Batesoutdoors) December 3, 2012

Costas gun argument a dogwhistle! Would he have said this about a WHITE player? #racist #FireCostas @nbc #nyc
— Truth Tweeter (@redostoneage) December 3, 2012

Dear Bob Costas, please keep your inane political rants to yourself. #firecostas
— Mike Donatello (@mikedonatello) December 3, 2012

#NBCfail's Bob Costas can't even form his opinion (which nobody wants to hear). He rips off another person to get attention. #FireCostas
— MD Words (@MD_Willard) December 3, 2012

Bob Costas needs to apologize tonight for the anti-gun rant. Learn how many people protect themselves everyday with guns. #firecostas
— Second Amendment (@The2ndA) December 3, 2012

@NBCSports @SNFonNBC Never watching NBC affiliates again, unless Bob costas is shown the door. #fireCostas
— Brandon Woods (@Branwoods12) December 3, 2012

Stick to football Costas! #firecostas
— BuySellAmmo (@BuySellAmmo) December 3, 2012

Heres a question Bob can ask himself: Do footballs score touchdowns or do players? #firecostas
— Ace King (@AndrewKing06) December 3, 2012

Boom!

@NBCSports Not that you care, but #FireCostas might be trending soon.
— John LaRosa (@jslconsulting) December 3, 2012

The hashtag is still going strong. Will NBC respond? Will Costas try to backpedal? Stay tuned.

Update: And #NBCFail is also emerging again.

#nbcfail #bobcostasfail It didn't take long for the left to hijack another tragedy for their own agenda. pic.twitter.com/1IgFMA4D
— Deb Haslam (@mainewolfie) December 3, 2012

Gun rights supporters to Costas: What about Casper, Wyo., bow-and-arrow killings?

Twitter users explore #WhatBobCostasBelieves

Bob Costas hijacks Sunday Night Football to give anti-gun lecture

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