Today at noon Eastern Bill Simmons will begin another one of his marathon chat sessions on ESPN.com. It's always fun to see what Bill tackles in the live chat, and what gets edited out by his ESPN overlords. You may be unaware of this, but ESPN actually has a reputation for quashing the slightest bit of dissent from any of its voices. It's why Jason Whitlock was killed last night.

Oh, so you're saying Jason Whitlock wasn't killed? Well, how do you know? Have you seen Whitlock today? ESPN probably just kept the story off the air, that's why.

Now if you'll excuse me for a moment, there's someone with heavy-soled boots in my hallway. And now they're pounding on my door. What gives?