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The Washington Post reported that Fox News immediately cut to a commercial when New England Patriot player Ben Watson didn’t exactly agree with a sentiment they were discussing.

As they approached the subject around an article written by Jemele Hill (called It’s Time for Black Athletes to Leave White Colleges), Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked Watson his opinion on the matter.  What Ingraham didn’t expect was Watson agreeing with the sentiments of Hill. At this juncture, a commercial break was warranted as the host was visibly shocked when Watson gave an opposing view.

Watson and Ingraham spent the majority of the discussion talking about New Orleans Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees’ involvement with anti-LGBTQ group Focus on the Family, as well as the Christian initiative for kids to “Bring Your Bible to School Day.” When that subject ended, Ingraham, anticipating Watson’s agreeance, then broaches the article by Hill stating her preference for college-bound black athletes attending HBCUs instead of the white universities they help stay rich.

Ingraham asks Watson, “What’s your reaction to this?” Watson’s response? ” What [Hill] was saying was simply, if we are trying to pump money and revenue into some of these communities that there is still this big disparity, this may be a way to do it. Obviously, that’s in a vacuum, there are other factors that figure into that, but when you read her argument, she lays it out very cleanly and it’s actually something that I agree with.”

“Well I think Duke would have not been thrilled about you’re not being there, but we will leave it at that,” Ingraham says. “College sports would certainly be a lot different today if we went down a color-coded way of figuring out college admissions. That’s like re-segregating the country! Why do we want that?!”

“Segregation, as you know, is government-mandated. This is not segregation. If you read the article…” as Watson was trying to emphasize, she cuts him off and ends the segment.

“I read the article. I read the article. All right, we have to go.” was Ingraham’s response before Fox News cut to commercial.

Jemele Hill, not known to shy away from anything, offered this on her Twitter feed, “What’s so hilarious about this is that on an almost nightly basis Laura Ingraham bitches and complains about how white people are being replaced, and how diversity is bad for America.”

'Game of Thrones' creator George R.R. Martin confirmed that there will be dragons in the new Targaryen prequel series. (Photo Credit: HBO)

Game of Thrones is over, but there are more stories to tell: A new prequel series focused on the Targaryens is reportedly in development and George R.R. Martin hinted that we can expect to see more fire-breathing creatures on the new show.

Martin recently published a post on his blog, which responded to news of the prequel series. In the blog post, Martin briefly discussed the series’ plot, including how it’s based on his novel Fire & Blood and said dragons will play a major role in characters’ interests.

“I can say that there will be dragons,” Martin wrote in the post. “Everyone else has said that, so why not me?”

The prequel series will take place 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones and focus on House Targaryen, ComicBook.com noted. Aegon the Conqueror, who created the Iron Throne, will also reportedly be part of the show and it will be interesting to see how this figure is connected to the past and future of Westeros.

Meet the “Game of Thrones” dragon designer, Dan Katcher pic.twitter.com/STWlHJjAGh

— Insider (@thisisinsider) September 16, 2019

Martin wanted to make it clear though that no moves have been made on the prequel series’ pilot order yet.

“I do want to point out that “moving closer to a pilot order” is NOT the same thing as “getting a pilot order.”  Would that it were. This is encouraging, this is exciting, but don’t buy the couch just yet. When HBO actually gives us a pilot order, you will hear me shouting it from the rooftops,” Martin explained. “A series order, and I’ll be shouting even louder. But we’ll see. Right now all the signs are good, but nothing is confirmed.”

More on Geek.com:

• ‘Game of Thrones’ Targaryen Prequel Series Is Reportedly Coming to HBO
• ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Kit Harington Joins Marvel’s ‘The Eternals’ 
• George R.R. Martin Says Having ‘Game of Thrones’ Finish Is ‘Freeing’

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