Free Speech, Ignorance and Racism

[iplaw]

So now he goes on XM or Sirius...

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

quote:Originally posted by teddy jack eddy

Imus is just mirroring society. It's full of hate for each other, and I'm tired of all the hate in America.

It seems to have gotten much, much, worse since Bush was elected.  

I believe most "charismatics" and "evangelicals" thought George Bush's election was an endorsement of the religious right's view.  

I think a lot of the hate originates with Karl Rove and the evangelical wing of the Republican party.

I hope it improves when Bush is gone.

[}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)]

I love it!  

What isn't W's fault?  

Tornados...W's fault
Rotten cheese in my fridge...W's fault
Soup's too cold....W's fault

You people are hillarious.

Just what do YOU mean by "YOU people"?

racist.

[Conan71]

"It's not about taking Imus down," $harpton said. "It's about lifting decency up."

Yeah, right.  Let the extortion begin:

[cannon_fodder]

Read this Shaprton interview (or any other on the subject) and substitute OJ or MJ for the Duke Players:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,192277,00.html

"would not have proceeded if he did not feel that he could convict. So it tells me that all of what you said is either not true or he has convincing evidence that would certainly knock that out and no one is not letting him proceed."

"SHARPTON: Well, first of all, the authorities have charged there was a crime, so they are not saying that at all. Second of all, people on any side of an argument have the ride to advocate on behalf of who they believe. Thirdly, I think that when the prosecutors went forward, they clearly have said this girl is the victim..."

And that, my friends, is called hypocrisy.

[iplaw]

Doesn't get more direct and incontrovertable than that CF.  Truly sad.

[cannon_fodder]

What?  There's camara's on Rutgers campus?  I'm so there.
- Hillary
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2007/04/hillary_is_heading_to_rutgers.html

Not sure what Hillary Clinton has to do with this Imus thing, but rumor has it she is going to meet with the team now.  Go media whoring go!  Who else can try to bask in the artificial limelight while it lasts?

[Conan71]

I should've never posted that photo of $harpton, there is now coffee on my laptop screen. [}:)]

Interesting side-note to the whole controversy over decency.  Viacom is the owner of CBS and MTV- and all that implies.

[MichaelC]

I wasn't particularly happy that Sharpton and Jackson were out in front pushing this event as usual.  However, I do believe the right decisions were made by all, and I like the way this all played out.  Probably wouldn't have been possible without Sharpton and Jackson.

[iplaw]

quote:Originally posted by MichaelC

I wasn't particularly happy that Sharpton and Jackson were out in front pushing this event as usual.  However, I do believe the right decisions were made by all, and I like the way this all played out.  Probably wouldn't have been possible without Sharpton and Jackson.

Yes.  Nothing says justice like racial comments being decried by an anti-semite!

[Wilbur]

"It's a completely different scenario. (Rappers) are not talking about no collegiate basketball girls who have made it to the next level in education and sports. We're talking about hoes that's in the 'hood that ain't doing ****, that's trying to get a nigga for his money. These are two separate things. First of all, we ain't no old-donkey white men that sit up on MSNBC going hard on black girls. We are rappers that have these songs coming from our minds and our souls that are relevant to what we feel. I will not let them mutha****as say we are in the same league as him. Kick him off the air forever."

This is a quote from Snoop Dog in regards to the comparisons between Imus and hip-hip..

Hey..... Sharpton...........Jackson!  When will you be calling on Snoop's record label to drop him.  When will you be calling on people to boycot his music.  When will you be calling on stores to pull his CDs off the shelf.

[rwarn17588]

Old news. Sharpton already has said that he's targeting entertainment industry next.

http://www.9news.com/life/entertainment/article.aspx?storyid=68090

[MH2010]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

Old news. Sharpton already has said that he's targeting entertainment industry next.

http://www.9news.com/life/entertainment/article.aspx?storyid=68090

Al says alot of things.  It doesn't mean he will actually do anything.

[iplaw]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

Old news. Sharpton already has said that he's targeting entertainment industry next.

http://www.9news.com/life/entertainment/article.aspx?storyid=68090

I call shenanigans.  As soon as the Imus story loses its cachet and the pressure is off him, he'll return to spewing anti-semitic rhetoric and the rap industry will continue to crank out more dreck while he points fingers elsewhere.

I wish Bill Cosby would punch him in his fat, anti-semitic, mush-mouth.  He's the only one who could get away with it.

[MichaelC]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

Old news. Sharpton already has said that he's targeting entertainment industry next.

http://www.9news.com/life/entertainment/article.aspx?storyid=68090

Part of the problem is the use of "public airwaves".  Remember the 2 Live Crew controversy in Florida, where the state of Florida outright banned the sale of their music.  That was eventually overturned.  But then, as now, "2 Live Crew" still can't be played on "public airwaves" without being heavily edited.

Remember Howard Stern's jump to satellite.  All surrounding use of public airwaves.

I've heard folks like Sharpton speak out about certain types of rap, but it ends up being a moral issue rather than a "public airwaves" issue.  About all they can do is ask people to not listen, and ask recording companies to quit making it (and quit making money off of it).

[iplaw]

I don't think Stern's move had anything to do with that.  He simply didn't get enough money, the other issue was just icing on the cake for him.