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Mike Freeman is a national columnist for CBSSports.com, In January 2004, he admitted that he was lying on his resume about earning a degree in journalism and was fired from his job at the Indianapolis Star.[1]. On Nov. 26, 2007 Freeman wrote an article entitled, "Give me Trojans-Buckeyes over a Missouri-West Virginia snoozefest" in which he mocked West Viriginia and Missouri, calling them "hicks and heehaws" and was making incest remarks. [2] This ensued a major uproar of such a magnitude that there were newstories done concerning the article [3] [4][5] There is even a report that Joe Manchin is going to sue Mike Freeman and CBS for his comments [6]An online petition has been written by Damian M. Berry that is calling for Freeman's termination. [7]

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+'''Mike Freeman''' is a national columnist for CBSSports.com, In [[January]] [[2004]], he admitted that he was lying on his resume about earning a degree in journalism and was fired from his job at the Indianapolis Star.[http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A4937-2004Jan9?language=printer]. On Nov. 26, 2007 Freeman wrote an article entitled, "Give me Trojans-Buckeyes over a Missouri-West Virginia snoozefest" in which he mocked West Viriginia and Missouri, calling them "hicks and heehaws" and was making incest remarks.  [http://www.sportsline.com/columns/story/10495965]  This ensued a major uproar of such a magnitude that there were newstories done concerning the article [http://wchs8.com/newsroom/eyewitness/0711/071129_1a2ed287.shtml] [http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=482][http://ballhype.com/story/missouri_tigers_ohio_state_buckeyes_southern/]
-'''Mike Freeman''' is a national columnist for CBSSports.com. He has previously worked for the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News and Florida Times-Union. He is also the author of three books.
+There is even a report that Joe Manchin is going to sue Mike Freeman and CBS for his comments [http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=2856]An online petition has been written by Damian M. Berry that is calling for Freeman's termination. [http://www.petitiononline.com/43121212]
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