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ESPN Pulls Hank Williams Jr. Open From 'Monday Night Football' Broadcast After He Compares Barack Obama to Hitler (Video)

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ESPN has announced that it will not be airing its famous "Are You Ready For Some Football?" musical open before Monday night's game due to comments made by singer Hank Williams, Jr. Williams has made headlines for comments he made on Fox News, comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. ESPN released a statement saying, "While Hank Williams, Jr. is not an ESPN employee, we recognize that he is closely linked to our company through the open to Monday Night Football. We are extremely disappointed with his comments, and as a result we have decided to pull the open from...
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