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"MNF" Announcer Calls in Strong Offensive Line

Posted Sep 16th 2008 12:49PM by TMZ Staff

Last night's "Monday Night Football" game was an offensive showcase -- as in one of the announcers offended the Latino community.
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To celebrate Mexican Independence Day, ESPN replayed one of the game's highlights with audio from the Spanish-language broadcast. After the clip, "MNF" announcer Tony Kornheiser commented, "I took high school Spanish and that either means that nobody is going to touch him or 'Could you pick up my dry cleaning in the morning?'"

Two hours later, Kornheiser vehemently apologized for the comment, saying, "It wasn't my first mistake, it undoubtedly won't be my last ... but a 100% apology."




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31. if you were offended by those comments - that hardly anyone noticed anyway - then you are crybaby bitch...cant anyone joke about anything? No.

Posted at 2:29PM on Sep 16th 2008 by kevdog

32. Tony really ruined the excitement of the game with his mouth. He let be known he is an Eagle fan, and kept down playing the Cowboys. I guess we will have to wait and see who ends up in the Super Bowl. But, please, ESPN , Tony must go, or your Monday Night Football will be history.
Cowboy Fan

Posted at 2:34PM on Sep 16th 2008 by Julie

33. Apology, Yes. Common courtesy toward anyone offended. Funny, quick witted, all of the above, yes. Yesterday, Clerk at DMV made 'DUMB blonde" joke. My blonde girlfriend who was standing their said "hey, watch it," everybody laughed.
Doesn't mean comment wasn't made to put down another. No apology from clerk.

Posted at 2:34PM on Sep 16th 2008 by planet

34. Send Tony Kornheiser to the Canadian Football league. The announcers that covered last nights Cowboy/Eagles game are the worst crew I have ever heard on Monday Night Football. If they remain, I won't. Tony K may do well on (PTI) but he is pathetic on NFL Football. What credential does he have to be part of a NFL game coverage crew. His mouth never stops and when you put him with that, X Eagles quarterback, all they do is argue. Tell them to shut up, with their comments and just announce the yardage +/- and the next down on each play. We can see the game, and all the action, its video not radio play by play. I finally turned off the audio and just watched the game like the other fans.

Posted at 6:14PM on Sep 16th 2008 by Dick "Nighttrain" Lane

35. I can't believe Tony K could even spit out a sentence with Brett Favre's $#%@^ in his mouth.

Posted at 2:44PM on Sep 16th 2008 by mr jch

36. K, WELL, I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THAT STATEMENT???? I ASK MY HUSBAND TO PICKUP MY DRYCLEANING ALL THE TIME......WTF EVER!!!! OK, EVERYONE WAS ENJOYING THAT DALLAS/EAGLES GAME....IT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!, SO, WHOEVER WAS MICROMANAGING, AND IMAGINING A DEROGATORY STATEMENT IS SERIOUSLY CONFUSED!!!!!! WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO MAKE HIM APOLOGIZE FOR?????? IT'S A FREAKIN FOOTBALL GAME, HE WAS SIMPLY STATING HIS SPANISH COULD BE CORRECT, OR NOT. GOD, CAN'T ANYONE JUST ENJOY A FOOTBALL GAME ANYMORE????? LEAVE THAT ANNOUNCER ALONE!!

Posted at 2:55PM on Sep 16th 2008 by SeXy

37. MORE IMPORTANTLY!!!!)========DALLAS COWBOYS WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! T.O. "I LOVE ME SOME ME " OWENS!!!!! NICE JOB!!!!!!!!!! LUV THEM COWBOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:02PM on Sep 16th 2008 by sowhat

38. There's no need for apology, gimme a break. He's a disaster anyway on every MNF. Just last week, if you would've taken the word "Brett Favre" out of his mouth, he would've been completely mute.

Posted at 3:11PM on Sep 16th 2008 by LosCabos

39. His comment was that no one would "catch" me, not "touch" as reported by TMZ. It was offensive because he made the comment in reference to the issue of illegal immigration. His apology was good and no issue should have been made of it afterward.

As for the ignorant idiots with the "speak Spanish or go" comments....trust me, most of us speak and write multiple languages and we do it correctly. That's much more than you can say for Americans. You can't even speak or write your own language correctly. Wonder why you'll be the minority soon? Bye, bye!

Posted at 3:15PM on Sep 16th 2008 by Get it right!

40. I would rather watch and listen to a Spanish broadcast team (even though I don't understand) than watch ESPN Monday Night Football announcers,Howard Cosell is turning in his grave at these CLOWNS

Posted at 3:15PM on Sep 16th 2008 by Stich

41. My apologies, I mean the idiots with the "speak English or go" comments.

Posted at 3:16PM on Sep 16th 2008 by Get it right!

42. The comment just really didn't seem offensive to me. It's all in how you interpret it, seemed like he was just making fun of himself more than anything. But his commentating SUCKED, period!!!! The NFL just needs to send Monday Night Football back where it belongs...ABC! ESPN blows!

Posted at 3:17PM on Sep 16th 2008 by GoCowboys

43. You can Blame ESPN for blowing this out of proportion, most people didn't even notice this comment until they replayed it and made an aopology

Posted at 3:19PM on Sep 16th 2008 by Stich

44. Yeah I forgot. USA is the only country where we don't speak more than one language. Those who say speak english or go are showing their lack of IQ.

Posted at 9:12AM on Sep 28th 2008 by Ba Ba Booie

45. im mexican and im not offended...is hilarious! but if jessey jackass would have said it it would be offensive...

Posted at 3:28PM on Sep 16th 2008 by jj

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