I'm used to seeing washed-up actors and sports figures- Ice T, Vivica Fox, Ernie Hudson, Danica Patrick, Ric Flair- pitching this BS scammy non-insurance which is the subject of lawsuits and thousands of pages of consumer complaints. But it's more than a little surprising to see a guy currently making serious bank as the most recognizable face of ESPN- once upon a time the gold standard of sports reporting, long descended into lolcow status- selling his image to an utter fraud of a company like CarShield.
Whatever CarShield paid Stephen A. Smith to spend several minutes of his time bleating a tired script, it could not have come close to one-tenth of one percent of his annual income over at ESPN (approximately $20 mil. For what, I can't tell you. Don't ask me to explain Capitalism.) Which means that this is probably not about money at all. More like just taking any opportunity to get his face out there in a non-sports-related moment. Because he's running for President? Or he just wants people to think he is? But how does being associated with a business infamous for conning people out of their hard-earned money with claims carefully couched with small print that will leave them with empty wallets achieve that? Who would vote to elevate such a person to the office of the Presidency?
What? 48 percent or so would? Three times?
