Global Climate Change must be causing some unseasonably cold weather in Hell, too--I actually find myself in agreement with Pat Buchanan.
Not that I share his fondness for Don Imus--I consider them both pointless Neanderthals--but the self-righteous posse that went after Imus managed to combine the hypocrisy of a choirboy-buggering catholic priest, the oily sanctimony of a mega-church 'evangelical' pastor, and a selective attitude toward race that would do credit to any religion's irrationality.
If Imus were half his present age, had a slightly darker complexion, and made the same comments in blank-verse rhyme from the stage of a hip-hop club, would anyone have noticed........or cared?
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To answer your question, nope, nobody cares. WE all know it's about double standards.
Frank Rich had some interesting comments this morning. I'd send you the URL, but I'm somehow doubtful that you have a subscription to the 'Times Select' section of the NY Times website. Here's a good quote, though:
"...So if we really want to have this national “conversation” about race and culture and all the rest of it that everyone keeps telling us that this incident has prompted, let’s get it on, no holds barred. And the fewer moralizing pundits and politicians, the better..."
(Good hearing from you, BTW)
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