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.
https://twitter.com/CAAmyO/status/275447098944659457
https://twitter.com/FigDrewton/status/275445465154207745
Bob Costas didn't make an anti-gun rant tonight. His microphone did. #CostasLogic
— Sister Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) December 3, 2012
https://twitter.com/CAAmyO/status/275447344739282944
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.
— Mickey White (@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.
— Make Trump Win Again (@Trump2020_Again) 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!
— Make Trump Win Again (@Trump2020_Again) 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
https://twitter.com/redostoneage/status/275684155411529729
https://twitter.com/mikedonatello/status/275631252764241920
#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
— IИFЯIИGΞD #????v̲e̲t̲e̲r̲a̲n̲ ?? (@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
— #TermLimitsNow (@AndrewKing06) December 3, 2012
Boom!
https://twitter.com/jslconsulting/status/275441085361319936
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
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Bob Costas hijacks Sunday Night Football to give anti-gun lecture
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