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Message: [QUOTE="RMH44, post: 232662, member: 313"] Obviously she thrives on controversy...it's her way to be noticed, from Wikipedia: During the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_NBA_Playoffs']2008 NBA Playoffs[/URL], Hill was suspended from her post after referencing [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler']Adolf Hitler[/URL] in an article about the then-NBA champion [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Celtics']Boston Celtics[/URL] and the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Pistons']Detroit Pistons[/URL]. In an editorial describing why she could not support the Celtics, Hill wrote: "Rooting for the Celtics is like saying Hitler was a victim. It's like hoping [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev']Gorbachev[/URL] would get to the blinking red button before [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan']Reagan[/URL]. Deserving or not, I still hate the Celtics." The comments immediately generated a negative response from readers and that portion of the editorial was taken out shortly after the column was published. Hill was subsequently suspended for one week and issued an apology through ESPN.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemele_Hill#cite_note-2'][3][/URL][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemele_Hill#cite_note-3'][4][/URL] In 2009, Hill was at the center of a controversy after telling [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers']Green Bay Packers[/URL] fans to give [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Favre']Brett Favre[/URL] the "[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duracell']Duracell[/URL] treatment," implying that fans at [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambeau_Field']Lambeau Field[/URL] should throw batteries at the former Packer [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterback']quarterback[/URL].[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemele_Hill#cite_note-4'][5][/URL] Later in 2009, Hill once again was reprimanded for her comments after comparing [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Kentucky']University of Kentucky[/URL] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats']Wildcats[/URL] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball']men's basketball[/URL] coach [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calipari']John Calipari[/URL] to [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson']Charles Manson[/URL].[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemele_Hill#cite_note-BL1223-5'][6][/URL] She later apologized to the university.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemele_Hill#cite_note-6'][7][/URL]. Hill has also been criticized for taking unpopular or extreme stances, leading many to accuse her of inflating her ESPN.com page hits by creating controversy. Just another talentless "journalist" attempting to stay relevant. [/QUOTE]

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