Tony Kornheiser Suspended

By James Sheldon on February 23rd, 2010

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ESPN has announced that Tony Kornheiser has been suspended from hosting “Pardon the Interruption,” due to a recent verbal jab taken at fellow ESPN employee Hannah Storm. The remarks were opinion-based, and had to do with Storm’s choice of outfit on a morning edition of “Sports Center.”

“Hannah Storm in a horrifying, horrifying outfit today. She’s got on red go-go boots and a Catholic school plaid skirt … way too short for somebody in her 40s or maybe early 50s by now.”

She’s 47. Kornheiser continued by cramming his other foot into his mouth:

“She’s got on her typically very, very tight shirt. She looks like she has sausage casing wrapping around her upper body … I know she’s very good, and I’m not supposed to be critical of ESPN people, so I won’t … but Hannah Storm … come on now! Stop! What are you doing? …she’s what I would call a Holden Caulfield fantasy at this point.”

Or perhaps a Tony Kornheiser fantasy?

The outfit in question:

Source

Following his verbal diarrhea, Kornheiser offered a hollow “fauxpology,” stating that it wouldn’t be the last time he apologized for something–but that he did want to apologize for the comments he made about Storm.

In defense of Hannah: I dream of looking that good at 47–and I’m a dude. If someone said to me at age 47, “James, you look like a 35 year old girl next door.” I would offer a sincere, “Thank you very much.”

And Tony, do you maybe get a little tingle when you talk about her outfits? If you were hoping to let the world know that you’ve got a serious jones for the Storm known as Hannah, your 7th grade tactic was highly successful. Seriously, bro, you c’mon and stop! You even worked the phrase sausage casing into your diatribe!

(Image via: Source)