ESPN (!) warns golfer Paul Azinger to lay off tweets about President Obama

The tweet of the day by golf pro Paul Azinger:

And why in the world is ESPN doing this?: ESPN ‘reminds’ Azinger to lay off tweets about President Obama

ESPN is coming down on Paul Azinger for mocking President Obama on Twitter. The golf analyst tweeted Thursday the commander in chief plays more golf than he does -- and that Azinger has created more jobs this month than Obama has.

On Friday ESPN 'reminded" Azinger his venture into political punditry violates the company's updated social network policy for on-air talent and reporters.

"Paul's tweet was not consistent with our social media policy, and he has been reminded that political commentary is best left to those in that field," spokesman Andy Hall told Game On! in a statement.

ESPN's Hall would not comment on whether Azinger, who won the 1993 PGA Championship, will be fired, suspended or punished in some way. "We handle that internally," he said.

My bet is on 'fired.' It's the Chicago way. HT: memeorandum. More from Big Journalism, Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and JammieWearingFool

UPDATE: Via Dana Loesch: ESPN Moves to Silence Golf Analyst Who Criticized Obama *UPDATED: ESPN Ignores Political Tweets of Other Personalities. ESPN totally ignored these tweets:

 

 

Classy, no? More tweets ignored by ESPN:

 

 

So why the selective outrage. Appropriately, that is all explained in one tweet:
 
Uh um.