Well, the headline at the BBC reads, “Canadian hockey pundit fired for poppy rant,” so we guess it was a rant. Ice hockey commentator Don Cherry was asked to step down immediately after his “rant,” in which he urged Canadians to buy a Remembrance Day poppy — and some say targeted immigrants in his comments: “you love our milk and honey,” he said, “at least you can pay a couple of bucks for poppies.
Don Cherry will no longer appear on Canada's No. 1 sports network after referring to immigrants as "you people" https://t.co/QeU7BkjjGR
— CNN (@CNN) November 11, 2019
Here’s the statement from Sportsnet announcing his firing:
Statement from Sportsnet: pic.twitter.com/LRKrww0AQ1
— Sportsnet PR (@SportsnetPR) November 11, 2019
“During the broadcast, he made divisive remarks that do not represent our values or what we stand for.”
And here’s the statement from the CBC:
Statement from CBC: pic.twitter.com/mAyp7WRwTd
— CBC Sports (@cbcsports) November 11, 2019
Here’s video of the divisive, discriminatory and offensive remarks:
Comment that got Don Cherry fired:
“People … come here, whatever it is, you love our way of life, you love our milk & honey. At least you can pay a couple of bucks for poppies .. These guys pay for your way of life that you enjoy in Canada. These guys pay the biggest price." pic.twitter.com/QWoQPaiY47
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 11, 2019
Canadian sports commentator Don Cherry: Hey immigrants, be thankful to the countries that take you in and give you things
Cherry's employer: You're fired!
Justin Trudeau: Wears racist blackface multiple times … still has his job https://t.co/3qVvoZbtn3
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) November 11, 2019
Don Cherry is a treasure. The @NHL
is embarrassing, shame on them.
Don Cherry has been telling the truth for years and years. #IStandWithDonCherry— Whotnaught (@whotnaught) November 11, 2019
He got fired for this?!
— Josh_Seattle (@CreamsikleNW) November 11, 2019
I don't agree with everything Cherry says, but he's right about this.
Screw the politically correct.— Brian Ritchie (@Barnyard668) November 11, 2019
The least you can
do is buy a poppy… as you enjoy the freedom deliver with the bodies of our warriors… #BuyAPoppy pic.twitter.com/t0KVdPefs8— Elizabeth l Maness (@ElizbethLManess) November 11, 2019
Ridiculous
— Craig Gardner (@ciesaro) November 11, 2019
Insanity
— Wally Busch (@walleyeb1) November 11, 2019
And he is absolutely right.
— Karin Chandler (@karinchandler) November 11, 2019
Watch the rating of Hockey Night in Canada fall.
— Canadian Cincinnatius, globalist (@Can_Cincinnatus) November 11, 2019
I hope they do. Get woke, go broke.
— Matt Pizzano (@Pizzano_82) November 11, 2019
Am I missing something? Sounds perfectly reasonable to me? Shouldn't we all be grateful to the men and women who sacrificed so much to give us the way of life we enjoy now?
— The Boss (@thefinalbigboss) November 11, 2019
Coach has a valid point. Vets pay the ultimate price for our way of life, the least we can do is buy a poppy.
— zube017 (@zuber_dan) November 11, 2019
I’ve watched him on Saturday nights for almost 30 years and I saw a man that loved his country and respected his country’s military. Guess liberalism isn’t exempt from just the USA, such BS
— Sonny Black (@cbtengrveteran) November 11, 2019
Thank you! ? ?
Canada is very broken.#IStandWithCherry @Sportsnet you messed this one up big time.
— Mrs-Kolby (@KolbyRizzo) November 12, 2019
Unreal, don't see anything in there worth being fired over, or even controversial.
— DaveK (@DaveK33) November 11, 2019
I listened. Nothing was offensive. Canada is turning the NHL into a bunch of snowflakes.
— Young Ancient Wisdom (@mvorn44) November 11, 2019
One had a non-stop apology tour promoted by the media. One had a non-stop smear campaign lodged against him by the media. Who's the real danger to Canada in this situation? Not Don Cherry. #IStandWithCherry
— Frank Belavis (@frankbelavis) November 11, 2019
Don Cherry is a casualty of the Left's war on free speech and imposition of political correctness into every facet of society – even sports, which used to reject this nonsense. Sportsnet is just like the rest of the mainstream Canadian media companies – opinions not welcome.
— Andrew Lawton (@AndrewLawton) November 11, 2019
Ah, the cancel culture strikes again. Careful of karma.
— Irene (@Irene526) November 11, 2019
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