Philadelphia Daily News writer Bill Conlin is at it again. Whatever “it” is.
Every blogger’s favorite columnist was suspended “pending further review” from being a panelist on Comcast SportsNet’s nightly sports gab-fest, Daily News Live. Bill has apparently offended the population of blueberry harvesters in Vineland, NJ (seriously) and the public outrage forced Comcast to suspend Bill from the show.
Here’s Neil Hartman leading-off yesterday’s episode with this emotional, heart-felt statement:
After the jump, check out video of Conlin’s suspendable comments…
“Amazing that guy would leave the blueberry harvest to send that off.”
That is an offensive statement? I would agree it’s not funny, but offensive?
I’m more offended that someone was actually offended at that statement than the actual statement itself. (re-read that one if you’d like)
Was Comcast justified in their decision to indefinitely suspend Bill Conlin? Were you offended? Please, I’d love to hear from you.
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June 12th, 2008 at 8:37 am
he’ll be fired by friday and outcast from the community.
seriously tho, how is that offensive? isnt havesting blueberries all they do down in vineland?
June 12th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Mental Note: The blueberry harvesters have powerful friends.
June 12th, 2008 at 9:42 am
damn nappy headed blueberry hoes.
/so last year
June 12th, 2008 at 9:55 am
how in the hell is that little joke offensive, this politically correct bull*#”* is completely out of hand, even the rest of the panel was laughing. Should they be suspended too. get real Comcast!!!
June 12th, 2008 at 10:26 am
I’m not sure anyone in Vineland understands English well enough to find anything offensive in that statement….
See what I did there?
June 12th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Wow… I say we destroy Vineland, and boycott Blueberry Muffins from now! Who’s with me?!?!?!
Oh… and this ridiculous.
June 12th, 2008 at 10:29 am
The PC crowd is at it again. What a joke! We watched the entire 90 minute program that day and were entertained by both Conlin and Barkann. Where was Barkann yesterday, is he in trouble as well with DNL? Get over it Comcast, it’s a bunch of guys sitting around talking Philly sports with a few jokes thrown in. I always enjoy seeing Stan Hochman, and Bill One Chair (Conlin) on the program. I as a fan of this show demand that Conlin be reinstated and be back on DNL.
June 12th, 2008 at 11:07 am
DN needs to assign a verbal editor to follow Conlin around. That way, before he makes a mistake, he can whisper it into the editor’s ear who can then nod or shake his head.
June 12th, 2008 at 11:45 am
I think he should have gone with corn or tomatos, I never really considered Vineland much of a Blueberry town.
We do have a surplus of Mexicans though.
June 12th, 2008 at 11:48 am
For someone who has been in Philly for so long, Conlin should know the blueberries are harvested in Hammonton…Vineland is more known for eggplants and dandelions (I kid you not – they’re considered quite the delicacy on the Italian side of my family). But yes, there are lots and lots of migrant farm workers, so he at least got that part right.
/native Vinelander who got the hell out of that craphole
//I make similar remarks about Vineland all the time
June 12th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
That’s stupid. Blueberries suck anyway, so suck on that Vineland.
Also, the word ‘moron’ was apparently coined in Vineland. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vineland,_New_Jersey#Importance
June 12th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Nice job with the quote, not that it matters but he clearly says “the blueberry harvest”.
June 12th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Thanks, Dave. It’s amazing my editor didn’t leave the all-you-can-eat buffet to fix that. (He’s a fatty-fat)
June 12th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
If anything I’m offended by Conlin’s teeth. Can we get him and John McCain to have a tooth-off? Winner gets dentures.
And why is Mark Kram on ever on that panel? He’s probably the worst panelist they have on there. At least you can count on Conlin to say something ridiculous or make some non-sequitur to keep Barkann on his toes. What does Kram contribute?
June 12th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
What does Kram contribute?
A palindromic name? That’s all I can think of.
June 12th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
I love Blueberries!!! I really do!!!!!!!
June 12th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Conlin’s beard is striking. I bet it would be neat to have that tickling my thighs
June 12th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Kevin Cooper, I am officially creeped out.
June 12th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Personally, I think it was kinda funny, but I like Conlin’s witty humor. But then again, I’m just an easily amused, drunk Irish-American.
C’mon people, get a sense of humor! America is a melting pot! If you can’t take joke on CSN, then immigrate on over to Telemundo!
Also, if you dont want people joking about you picking blueberries, then pick mushrooms or other veggies & fruits! If you dont want people calling you an Illegal Alien, then try entering the country legally!
Guess I’m in hot Agua now!
Just kidding my amigos!
I love Barkann and DNL, but I’m boycotting DNL until Bill Conlin is back on the air!!
Comcast needs to grow some kohonies!!
June 12th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Amen BobbyCogs… couldn’t have said it better myself.
June 12th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Too funny. Can you just picture the exec’s at Comcast wondering how many subscribers would move to direct TV because of that comment.
June 12th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Ha-mace, NOTHING compares to Andy Rooney’s teeth. They are disgusting.
June 12th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Bill Conlin needs to stop writing columns and stop appearing on TV.
The sooner, the better.
June 12th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
First the music fest–now Conlin? What else can Vinelanders foul up this year?
June 12th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
@RBM411:
Only if they’re running a line from their neighbor’s house.
HEY-OH!
But, no, seriously, I don’t have any issues with anyone. I just appreciate a good, edgy joke.
- Your resident too-fly white guy
June 12th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
don’t mock the blueberry harvest.
http://bringbackpaulsorrento.blogspot.com/
June 12th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Eh. Commerically raised blueberries are cardboard and sugar.
June 12th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Blueberry harvesters are like the mob: they don’t exist, and don’t ever fuck with them.
June 12th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
R U kidding me…..how on earth was that offensive enough to warrant a suspension! Comcast is pretty weak in my opinion and I am now considering moving my business elsewhere. I don’t appreciate inappropriate comments but that was just everyday humor. Someone has to take a pill & relax. We have enough other problems to worry about in today’s world. This is nothing….whoever complained should take that same energy and direct it at the oil companies who recorded a 35billion dollar profit in 2008 alone! Talk about offensive! Go Phils. Cole, stop pitching to Cantu..he’s got your number man!
June 12th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
i cant stand conlin but this is total bs
June 13th, 2008 at 8:59 am
With Johnny Marz gone, Conlin’s the only reason to watch that circle jerk. Guess I’ll have to watch SNY’s LOUDMOUTHS now. Or hang myself.
June 13th, 2008 at 10:27 am
I wonder if Hartmann has ever logged onto Leslie Gudel’s yahoo account.
June 13th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
This is ridiculous. I don’t think Conlin was taking a jab at the ethnicity of “Raul”. He was just making a generalization about the geographical area he was calling from. Anyone from the area knows that Vineland is right next to Hammonton which is the blueberry capital of the world. And let’s just assume for a second that he was referring to “Raul’s” race, was there anything incorrect about that statement. I think the Latino population triples during blueberry season. How is that racist if it’s just a very true observation…
June 13th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Oh, let’s get real, gentlemen! Here is one of the most respected baseball writers of our era making a statement that was insulting to WHOM? 50% of the “panelists” discuss, or should I say argue, about topics that nobody cares an iota about! Michael Barkann is not a moderator but an instigator and most often will not even allow Mr. Conlin the time to present the viewers with statistics and on-the-money facts regarding the Phillies and baseball in general. I would prefer to see HIM removed and NOT Mr. Conlin! If something this minor, miniscule and unimportant is crucial enough to even remotely CONSIDER removing Bill Conlin from the Daily News Live panel then your show is unworthy of any viewers. It was pitiful to see Neil Hartmann lower himself on air to “apologize” to the people of Vineland and to clear the station of any responsibility over such a petty, trivial situation. Especially since the other panelists chuckled as a reaction to Mr. Conlin’s remark. I guess this gives the higher-ups of the Comcast network something else to consider besides how to justify raising their cable rates to an even higher level than they presently are or where they can best invest their customers’ millions of dollars. It’s 2008, Comcast, NOT the 1960’s. Get with the times!
June 14th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
To: Whoever wrote that Conlin article
You are such dopes.
Of course what he said was racist or at the bare minimum racially motivated to get a giggle or more from his cohorts on the DNL set. His contention is if your name is Raul and you are from Vineland you are involved with picking blueberries since that’s what he thinks hspanics due in that area. He gives Raul no credit at all for having Internet access and firing off a quick e-mail to CSN. Total disrespect and a demeaning comment which most of his comments are anyway.
Would’ve been interesting to see what his reaction to “Tom from Vineland” would have been. Probably not a racial put-down or demeaning insensitive remark.
The amazing thing is that Conlin could pull himself away from consuming large quantities of food in order to be on the DNL panel that day. — Bob J.
June 14th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Yeah, it would offend me too. I wouldn’t want to be called a spic either. And for saying it’s racist ’cause he said the guy is picking blueberries at a blueberry farm well….. Why don’t you find some other jobs to work at so we can’t make a comment about your specific race. All because you dumb no talent spics don’t know how to do anything else in your life but pick blueberries. We have to watch what we say about blueberry farms…. F U. I’ll do and say what I want and ain’t no stupid spic gonna stop me.
June 15th, 2008 at 8:41 am
When I was a strapping yute of 21, I ventured to the late great state of California. I say late great state because in my 20 plus years there I saw the Orange County area change from a white majority to an hispanic majority. English speaking children in schools were being slowed in their learning process by the Spanish speaking children, because teachers had to slow the curriculum so that the Spanish speaking children were not left behind for lack of understanding this country’s offical language, English. Crimes were committed and the perpetrators were never found nor caught because they easily slipped back over the Mexican border. Crystal meth which was the drug of choice was dealt exclusively by the Mexican mafia (20 somethings that cooked the crap up in their houses and used teen age yutes to sell for them). Three bedroom homes that housed 15-20 Mexicans and they all collected welfare. Don’t get me wrong there were those hard working Mexicans that came here to the U.S. legally and worked hard for what they had. But these Mexicans were far and few between. Finally I could not stand it anymore and came back to Sweet Home New Jersey, where the Italians and Irish live in disharmony and skies are blue…………………………………….
But wait. I could not believe it. There wasn’t the random Puerto Rican (nothing hotter than a 19 year old Puerto Rican girl) living family in the neighborhood. There were Mexicans everywhere. Where did they all come from? Where do they continue to come from? It is like a species of cuccarachas that contnue to multiply. Please turn off the light cause I don’t want to see.
Bill Conlin’s comments were not offensive. What is offensive is that this country is becoming Mexico North.
June 15th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Curt: I didn’t know the south jersey chapter of the KKK figured out how to gain internet access…kudos to you for learning how to read and write. Now go drown yourself.