Outrage Hits The Pocketbook
Berry's World has an excellent post up today about the situation with The Daily Kos, which I found via Instapundit.
In that post, I found this comment which seemed a bit odd to me:
What is it exactly that the author doesn't like?
People like Rush Limbaugh and Kos live in the world of opinion. Its a world that can turn on you quickly. If you make a statement that is viewed as being outrageous or controversial you're going to lose some readers/listeners. Honestly, I don't see what the problem is with that. If people want to stop listening to Rush Limbaugh because they viewed his comments on ESPN as being racist, then so be it. Its their decision. Personally, I thought his comments were right on target and not racist at all, but to each their own.
The same goes for Kos. He said some things that offended a lot of people and because of it he might lose some readership. Its really not that surprising and I don't see anything to "not like" about it.
Now, the Dixie Chicks are a little bit different matter, but I still didn't have a problem with people choosing to stop listening to their music. Isn't that a citizen's right? Is it so wrong for a citizen to stop purchasing products from an artist he or she doesn't agree with politically?
When Ms. Maines made her comments about the President she thrust herself into the arena of public opinion. Like I said before, that's a world that can turn on you in a matter of minutes.
In that post, I found this comment which seemed a bit odd to me:
I'm a big fan of free speech, and I'm not a fan of attempting to harm someone's livelihood simply because they have said something that I find objectionable. I didn't like it when it happened to the Dixie Chicks, I didn't like it when it happened to Rush Limbaugh, and I don't like it now that it's happening to The Daily Kos.
What is it exactly that the author doesn't like?
People like Rush Limbaugh and Kos live in the world of opinion. Its a world that can turn on you quickly. If you make a statement that is viewed as being outrageous or controversial you're going to lose some readers/listeners. Honestly, I don't see what the problem is with that. If people want to stop listening to Rush Limbaugh because they viewed his comments on ESPN as being racist, then so be it. Its their decision. Personally, I thought his comments were right on target and not racist at all, but to each their own.
The same goes for Kos. He said some things that offended a lot of people and because of it he might lose some readership. Its really not that surprising and I don't see anything to "not like" about it.
Now, the Dixie Chicks are a little bit different matter, but I still didn't have a problem with people choosing to stop listening to their music. Isn't that a citizen's right? Is it so wrong for a citizen to stop purchasing products from an artist he or she doesn't agree with politically?
When Ms. Maines made her comments about the President she thrust herself into the arena of public opinion. Like I said before, that's a world that can turn on you in a matter of minutes.
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