“I would have been killed” Stephen A. Smith reveals shocking story on being asked to run for Senate
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Stephen A. Smith is one of sports televisions most important figure. His flashy attitude and brutally honest takes on the very athletes across the sports world earned him the name he has today. Smith is currently signed under contract with ESPN before which he was affiliated with several other organizations.
The personality has had brilliant takes on the NBA and never felt too embarrassed to voice his extravagant opinions in front of national television. He is one of the lead panelists of ESPN’s First Take featuring Molly Qerim and various other associates of the league. People often believe he earned his reputation from running his mouth but that could have also been a reason why he had the opportunity to run for senate.
Stephen A. Smith reveals that he was asked to run for senate
Stephen A. Smith sat down with his buddy JJ Reddick on his podcast “Old man and the Three.” There he revealed that he was offered to run for a post in politics . “One time I was approached by Governor Ed Rendell in Pennsylvania, he wanted me to run for senate,” he said. Rendell was the former democratic governor of Pennsylvania (2003-110).
“He said, ’You should do it.’ I said, ‘I’m not a liberal; I’m not a conservative either.’ He said, ‘I t don’t matter with you, you’re a voice that needs to be heard.’ He told me close to 10 years ago.” He also lter revealed how after being let go by ESPN in 2009, he considered taking the opportunity of running for senate. “I can honestly tell you, I believe, that if I were in politics, it might have got me killed because of the world we’re living in.”
Twitter reacts to Stephen A. Smith being asked to join politics
Stephen A. Smith has never been someone who is afraid to speak the truth. But he has also been all for change in society as you would have noticed after the recent rude awakenings in the United States of America. Here are a couple of fan reactions and as usual they have to be savage about it.
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