Yesterday, the First Take anti-Milwaukee slander took off into the local mainstream. People covered it like they were a Green Bay TV station covering the Packers. Milwaukeeans do not like when others who don’t know the city talk shit about it. Stephen A. Smith tried to go on local radio and defend some of what he said plus also gassing up the Bucks’ championship chances. There is a guy who is trying to start a petition to keep Smith out of Milwaukee for the NBA Finals if the Bucks get there. They typically tape First Take on site so Milwaukee would be one of the destinations if that happens. While I appreciate everyone getting on board with being against this, petitions like this are always a meaningless motive.

I did it. Time for mass disbursement. @SnellSZN @nathanmarzion @itsjwills @nihilist_bucks @junesfoshiz @TheFreakBurner @BangoBurner @DozMan98

Tom Barrett: Ban Stephen A Smith and First Take from Finals in Milwaukee – Sign the Petition! https://t.co/wnFQTyN4aU via @Change

— jacob mahkorn (@jakemah8) June 22, 2021

There are 4,000 signatures to this thing which shows people have nothing better to do. Look Smith’s comments were shitty, we covered that yesterday but banning him from Milwaukee solves nothing. So the guy can hang out at the large ESPN studios instead in New York? You got him! Why not bring Smith to Milwaukee and kill him with kindness. Show him around and see what he thinks of the city versus trying to gatekeep him out of here. Also, there is a 0.0 percent chance that Mayor Tom Barrett hears the petitions. He will say something hokey because that’s what Barrett does with anything remotely outside of politics.

Let’s all take a deep breath here.

Charlie.