*Don Imus Tip Of Iceberg For Neoliberals Attack On Free Speech*

[NortheastCynic]

Wait, you mean Chess has contradicted himself? NO. WAY.

Listen, I still don't believe what Imus said was racist, but the bottom line is CBS can fire him if he says something they don't like, he said something they didn't like, and now he's out of a job. Case closed. In addition, and as Buck said, when you say something that affects advertising money, you're a sitting duck. This isn't complicated and certainly isn't an attack on free speech. And here comes a rant:

"Free speech" is the single most overrused and misunderstood phrase in the entire Constitution. You have the right, in this country, to say anything you want without fear of censorship FROM THE GOVERNMENT. Hence "Congress shall make no law". You DO NOT have a right in this country to say something without being fired or facing repercussions. Imus doesn't have a right to say anything and keep his job because he doesn't have a right to that job AND because his employer reserves the right to hire and fire Imus for saying something unacceptable.

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-NC

[NortheastCynic]

Is there a reason why my post is on top of the thread?

-NC

[CheesyMuslim]

Sorry bout that,

1. But I think the Don Imus hit job, was just the beginning of the attack on American free speech rights.
2. This is about to get upfront in all the neoliberals mindsets.
3. And will over take them as a primary reason to take a grip on power.
4. And shut up all those who are not a Neoliberal mindset.
5. Don Imus said some very negative remarks, right in-front of the Clinton's on some event, I recently viewed.
6. That could be the main reason he got axed.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

[CheesyMuslim]

Sorry bout that,

1. But here's a link that supports this.
2. Its begun.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04152007/news/columnists/cowards_kick_away_another_piece_of_americas_soul_c olumnists_kinky_friedman.htm
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COWARDS KICK AWAY ANOTHER PIECE OF AMERICA'S SOUL
By KINKY FRIEDMAN
April 15, 2007 -- Author, musician and former Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman has been friends with Don Imus since 1975, when they met on stage at The Bottom Line.

I MET Imus on the gangplank of Noah's Ark. He was then and remains today a truth-seeking missile with the best bull-meter in the business.

Far from being a bully, he was a spiritual chop-buster never afraid to go after the big guys with nothing but the slingshot of ragged integrity. I watched him over the years as he struggled with his demons and conquered them. This was not surprising to me.

Imus came from the Great Southwest, where the men are men and the emus are nervous. And he did it all with something that seems, indeed, to be a rather scarce commodity these days. A sense of humor.

There's no excusing Imus' recent ridiculous remark, but there's something not kosher in America when one guy gets a Grammy and one gets fired for the same line.

The Matt Lauers and Al Rokers of this world live by the cue-card and die by the cue-card; Imus is a rare bird, indeed - he works without a net. When you work without a net as long as Imus has, sometimes you make mistakes.

Wavy Gravy says he salutes mistakes. They're what makes us human, he claims. And humanity beyond doubt, is what appears to be missing from this equation. If we've lost the ability to laugh at ourselves, to laugh at each other, to laugh together, then the PC world has succeeded in diminishing us all.

Political correctness, a term first used by Joseph Stalin, has trivialized, sanitized and homogenized America, transforming us into a nation of chain establishments and chain people.

Take heart, Imus. You're merely joining a long and legendary laundry list of individuals who were summarily sacrificed in the name of society's sanctimonious soul: Socrates, Jesus, Galileo, Joan of Arc, Mozart and Mark Twain, who was decried as a racist until the day he died for using the N-word rather prolifically in "Huckleberry Finn."

Speaking of which, there will always be plenty of Al Sharptons and Jesse Jacksons around. There will be plenty of cowardly executives, plenty of fair-weather friends, and plenty of Jehovah's Bystanders, people who believe in God but just don't want to get involved. In this crowd, it could be argued that we need a Don Imus just to wake us up once in a while.

There probably isn't a single one of Imus' vocal critics who come anywhere close to matching his record of philanthropy or good acts on this earth.

Judge a man by the size of his enemies, my father used to say. A man who, year after year, has raised countless millions of dollars and has fought hand-to-hand to combat against childhood cancer, autism, and SIDS - well, you've got a rodeo clown who not only rescues the cowboy, but saves the children as well.

I believe New York will miss its crazy cowboy and America will miss the voice of a free-thinking independent-minded, rugged individualist. I believe MSNBC will lose many viewers and CBS radio many listeners.

Too bad for them. That's what happens when you get rid of the only guy you've got who knows how to ride, shoot straight and tell the truth.
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Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

[Buck Laser]

It may come as a surprise to you cheesy, but the reason CBS fired Imus is that his advertisers canceled. That's it. Nothing else. The bottom line is the buck.:P (so to speak!)

[CheesyMuslim]

Sorry bout that,

1. But Don Imus won't be homeless.
2. He will find another location.
3. He will continue, to spell bind everyone.
4. Perhaps satellite.
5. He won't be silenced very long.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

[Buck Laser]

Won't make a damned bit of difference to me. I don't--and won't--listen to talk radio. I heard Limbaugh once by accident, and it sort of vaccinated me.:cool:

But I guess talk radio is about your speed.

[CheesyMuslim]

Sorry bout that,

1. But I wasn't into talk radio till recently.
2. I started to notice that folks here and there were saying I sounded a lot like Rush.
3. So I decided to give him a listen.
4. Folks were saying I was parroting him.
5. After listening to him, I have determined he is parroting me.
6. We do seem to agree on most things, he is a perfect reflection of myself, also we both love golf.
7. But he is a bit of a loner, while I am not.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

[piratemonkey]

It figures CWN defends the person who denies using the "n" word, despite having used it.
http://blip.tv/file/get/AMERICAblogTV-DonImusCaughtUsingTheNword355.mp4

[Saigio]

Chess, didn't you make a thread calling Don a neoliberal?
I should try and find it...

[Saigio]

Chess, didn't you make a thread calling Don a neoliberal?
I should try and find it...


Yeah. Here it is. http://www.democracyforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4513

Um... Isn't this contradicting to this thread?