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ESPN's Robert Lee controversy and the Alex Jones of sports

ESPN's Robert Lee controversy and the Alex Jones of sports Photo by Mak7912 ESPN is under fire. On Tuesday, it was reported that the sports television channel yanked an Asian-American announcer named Robert Lee from a college-football broadcast in Charlottesville, Virginia, where violence erupted ten days before, supposedly over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Fox Sports Radio…

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