Institutional punishment of a citizen for exercising his or her free speech rights is in reality intimidation for exercising said rights; however, private citizens are perfectly free to make their own decisions about what to buy and what not to buy. Let the market take care of Imus. Or not. If the lefties in his audience really believe in their principles, they will stop listening to him; my bet is that his Bush-slapping will keep them listening. One of his guys also does an offensive imitation of AG Gonzales, complete with an Al Pacino/Scarface accent. Nobody seems to care about that bit of racism.
robert108 - 10:04pm on 04/10/2007
From what I see it is the liberal media and the liberal politicians who are beating up on Imus the most. Are these the Nazi’s that Rosie is referring to?
If Don Imus said that fat, loud-mouthed lesbians are offensive and should be locked away, Rosie has little choice but to defend him and his “right” to say anything.
Of course, neither Imus nor Rosie has the “right” to say anything at all that they please, but of the two, only Imus is smart enough to know that.
Bat One - 06:04am on 04/11/2007
Hopefully someday people will realize that celebrity does not necessarily equate to intelligence. Those Hollywood buffoon’s opinions are no more valid than your friendly bartender’s or your beer swilling neighbor’s.
They have a spotlight. That’s all. Oh...and an overblown sense of their own importance.
Pilgrim - 08:04am on 04/11/2007
Hopefully someday people will realize that celebrity does not necessarily equate to intelligence.
Pilgrim,
Those Hollywood celebrities attained their celebrity status, their fame and fortune, because of a finely honed, lifelong talent for make believe. Which makes them just about the last persons to be regarded seriously where reality is concerned.
Bat One - 08:04am on 04/11/2007
Of course, neither Imus nor Rosie has the “right” to say anything at all that they please, but of the two, only Imus is smart enough to know that.
While Rosie and Imus are definitely offensive, and purposely so, my understanding of First Amendment rights is that they certainly have the right to do so. That doesn’t guarantee them a public forum, though. I really think the true issue here is gender and skin color, with white men having the fewest free speech rights. If Rosie were a white man, she would have been persecuted like Imus a long time ago, IMO.
robert108 - 08:04am on 04/11/2007
Imess used the words those girls ((dance)) to in rap music,
How the hell can they be offended?
aka - 08:04am on 04/11/2007
AKA:
Sparkie Arbuckle - 09:04am on 04/11/2007
Imess used the words those girls ((dance)) to in rap music, How the hell can they be offended?
Institutional punishment of a citizen for exercising his or her free speech rights is in reality intimidation for exercising said rights; however, private citizens are perfectly free to make their own decisions about what to buy and what not to buy. Let the market take care of Imus. Or not. If the lefties in his audience really believe in their principles, they will stop listening to him; my bet is that his Bush-slapping will keep them listening. One of his guys also does an offensive imitation of AG Gonzales, complete with an Al Pacino/Scarface accent. Nobody seems to care about that bit of racism.
From what I see it is the liberal media and the liberal politicians who are beating up on Imus the most. Are these the Nazi’s that Rosie is referring to?
Irony. Ya gotta love it.
Wish I said this........
http://drsanity.blogspot.com/2007/04/lefts-intellectual-racism.html
If Don Imus said that fat, loud-mouthed lesbians are offensive and should be locked away, Rosie has little choice but to defend him and his “right” to say anything.
Of course, neither Imus nor Rosie has the “right” to say anything at all that they please, but of the two, only Imus is smart enough to know that.
Hopefully someday people will realize that celebrity does not necessarily equate to intelligence. Those Hollywood buffoon’s opinions are no more valid than your friendly bartender’s or your beer swilling neighbor’s.
They have a spotlight. That’s all. Oh...and an overblown sense of their own importance.
Pilgrim,
Those Hollywood celebrities attained their celebrity status, their fame and fortune, because of a finely honed, lifelong talent for make believe. Which makes them just about the last persons to be regarded seriously where reality is concerned.
While Rosie and Imus are definitely offensive, and purposely so, my understanding of First Amendment rights is that they certainly have the right to do so. That doesn’t guarantee them a public forum, though. I really think the true issue here is gender and skin color, with white men having the fewest free speech rights. If Rosie were a white man, she would have been persecuted like Imus a long time ago, IMO.
Imess used the words those girls ((dance)) to in rap music,
How the hell can they be offended?
AKA:
Because his skin is white, and he’s a man.