Bubba The Love Sponge is an Idiot

From Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun:

I am proud to say that I have never listened to Bubba The Love Sponge’s show. I have heard plenty about it, but at this stage in my life, the mean-spirited, sophomoric shock jock shtick just isn’t for me.

Unfortunately, thanks to Hulk Hogan and his cronyism, I can no longer simply ignore BLS, as he has ridden the coattails of Hogan into a gig as a backstage announcer for TNA.

Well, it didn’t take long for BLS to embarrass the company. On his Twitter account Thursday, BLS weighed in on the subject of the U.S. providing aid for earthquake victims in Haiti. He posted the following:

“I say f--- hati [sic]. Why do we have to take care of everybody our country is in shambles. Bubba”

Look, everyone has the right to free speech, but if I’m TNA president Dixie Carter, there’s no way I want my company to be associated with this character and his brand of “entertainment.”

It puts Carter in a very tough spot to have someone on her payroll making these kinds of remarks while at the same time her company is trying to raise money for the cause.

TNA announced on its Web site a couple days ago that it is asking fans attending the Impact tapings in Orlando, Fla., Monday-Wednesday to make a financial donation that will benefit the Red Cross relief effort in Haiti.

“The photos and video from Haiti are tragic,” Carter said on the Web site. “We want to help. We have to help. The money raised at The iMPACT! Zone is just a start of TNA’s plan to help the country of Haiti.”

I also wonder how Awesome Kong (Kia Stevens) feels about her new co-worker. While he is spewing hate on his Twitter account, she is using hers to raise money for the victims. Late Saturday night she tweeted: “Wrestlers 4 Haiti raised $5,097.23 in just a little over 48 hrs. and there’s still more coming in.”

If BLS does not face any repercussions for his remarks, I suppose we will know who truly is calling the shots in TNA, brother.