Press Release: ESPN Suspends Bob Griese for Racist Remark.

ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese has been suspended one week for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya.

October 29, 2009

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Washington, DC – The League of United Latin American Citizens, the largest and oldest Hispanic civil rights organization in the country, congratulates ESPN for doing the right thing in suspending ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese for one week following an inappropriate remark he made to NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya.

“Broadcaster Griese was out of line and what he did was unacceptable,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales. “ESPN did the right thing but we want to make sure sports broadcasters know we are not staying silent when someone makes derogatory comments about any group of Americans. We cannot accept these types of comments from any industry. Everybody knows they are out of bounds.”

ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese has been suspended for one week for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya. During ESPN's broadcast of the Minnesota-Ohio State game Saturday, a graphic was shown listing the top five drivers in NASCAR's points race. Fellow analyst Chris Spielman asked where was Montoya, who is Colombian. Griese replied he was "out having a taco".

The League of United Latin American Citizens, the largest and oldest Hispanic membership organization in the country, advances the economic conditions, educational attainment, political influence, health, housing and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide.

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