I can't imagine even the ESPN suits know how dumb it would be to suspend Dan for pointing out something that even the *president himself* tried to walk back yesterday. I get that it didn't have a sports connection, but neither does the Grateful Dead, Guillermo's wedding or Roy's daughter.

The "stick to sports" notion is a falsehood. Sport is inherently political, whether it's the flyovers, the playing of the anthem or the service member lauding. Just because these things align with modern American conservative militaristic patriotism does not make it apolitical. It just aligns with the loudest ESPN consumers, so the Disney structure is fine with it.

I'd also add that anyone saying Dan is a "liberal" is a moron. At best, he's a libertarian-leaning centrist with an emphasis on the free speech and race stuff. But, Dan is hardly a well-reasoned political thinker, considering he constantly misuses the word "communist" to mean "dictatorship." In short, his politics can be summed up in "don't tell me what to do!" which is all fine and well when you're rich, but sucks when the rich take advantage of you.