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Don Imus vs. Duke
Al Sharpton is about as bad a race-baiter as there is. And a hypocrite. I don't agree with everything Boortz says here, but I do agree that there is a clear dichotomy here.
From Boortz this AM.
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| Liberals see this whole Imus situation as a way to rid themselves of the problem of talk radio. Now that they've succeeded in getting MSNBC to pull Imus' program, they'll concentrate on CBS .. trying to get the radio show cancelled. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if they succeed. Then they will turn their attention to the rest of us. The tape recorders will be running. There is not one single significant right-of-center radio talk show out there that is not going to come under fire. Liberals know -- they've proven it to themselves -- that they simply cannot succeed in talk radio. So, it's all very simple. If they can't succeed, destroy the genre. Their original plan was to wait until Democrats control the congress and the White House and then murder talk radio with the so-called "Fairness Doctrine." Now that they're on the verge of having a talk radio scalp on their belts as retribution for a bad and mean-spirited joke, they see that they may not have to wait for the electorate to give them the power. In the meantime... while the race industry is calling for the head of Don Imus, we have Crystal Gail Mangum of North Carolina. Who is she? She is the woman who falsely accused three members of the Duke lacrosse team of rape. Her unsubstantiated charges resulted in a media firestorm against Duke University and these lacrosse players. Would you like to spend a few moments comparing the effect of Mangum's charges on the Duke lacrosse team and Imus' words on the Rutgers woman's basketball team? Sure! Why not! Now, let's see ...... The remainder of the Duke lacrosse season was cancelled. They were nationally ranked, and had to forfeit the rest of their games. The coach, Mike Pressler, resigned. "Mug shots" of the lacrosse players were posted on campus. Mark Anthony Neal, an African Studies professor on the campus said that this was "a case of racialized sexual violence." A Durham, N.C. resident called it "racial terrorism." In the middle of all of this we had a district attorney, Michael Nifong, who was running for reelection in a majority-black jurisdiction. There were suggestions that he wanted to be the mayor one day. Jesse Jackson had plenty to say about this case also. In his column on Blacknews.com Jackson said "Predictably, the right-wing media machine has kicked in, prompting mean-spirited attacks upon the accuser's character." Later he offered to pay Mangum's tuition for a college education if her story proved true. Later he amended his promise. In January he said that the Rainbow/Push Coalition would pay her college tuition even if it turns out she completely fabricated her story! Now isn't that special? Hey sisters! How would you like to get a college scholarship from Jesse Jackson? Apparently all you have to do is lodge a false rape accusation against an all-white college sports team! Get out your checkbook, Jesse. Now we have learned that it was a hoax. No truth. The North Carolina Attorney General's office has declared the accused players to be innocent. A State Bar investigation of Nifong continues. And thus far Jesse Jackson has not come forward to offer any comfort to the lacrosse players falsely accused by Ms. Mangum. Now ... why even bring all of this up? Well, we have two college teams in the mix. A Rutgers women's basketball team that is largely black, and a Duke men's lacrosse team that is almost (save for one player) exclusively white. A white man insulted the Rutgers team with a mean-spirited quip. No season cancelled. No coach fired. No arrests. Nobody on the basketball team had to spend tens of thousands of dollars on defense attorneys. They were insulted. The were the targets of a stupid racially charged remark ... but that's pretty much it. But how about Duke? The Duke team members were accused of a crime. Attorneys were hired. Coaches fired. Seasons cancelled. Reputations damaged. DNA swabs were taken. Charges were filed. The district attorney was out there saying that a rape most definitely had occurred. Now we find that they were completely innocent. In the meantime the white man who made the stupid remark about the Rutgers basketball team is being attacked and vilified as if he was a mass murderer. The black woman who made the false charges of rape against the lacrosse team is going to walk. In fact, you can fully expect the civil rights establishment --- the same civil rights establishment that is united in their efforts to destroy Don Imus -- circle the wagons around Crystal Gail Mangum and protect her at all costs. Oprah is going to have the Rutgers woman's basketball team on her show. How many of you would like to make book on when Oprah invites the Duke lacrosse team to be on her show? When pigs fly. |
Shakka you and many others keep mentioning Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, why does the media continue to show their faces, why don't whites who are offended by them speak up and let it be known that they shouldn't be on the air. Am I missing something here.
Personally I never felt those guys at Duke did anything except exercise poor judgement in hiring strippers to have a good time. Who knows what the background of those women were and why isn't she being charged by the way.
As for this Boortz article it clearly demonstrates the atmosphere in this country where everything is seen through a prism of black, white, liberal, conservative, right wing, left wing all of which I am so fucking sick of. All of these people can take a flying leap, be they Ann Coulter, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson or whatever other knob occupies the tubes and airwaves, they are all "baiters" as you call it.
The botttom line is this Shakka "respect" give it and you'll receive it, that is all one can hope for. The state of affairs in this nations media today is far from respectful and that is why articles such as these constantly reference black and white only playing right into the games of Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the other publicity seekers out there who we all know too well.
Al Sharpton must have forgotten that his own race has its own problems. BET, hip hop labels, sex, drugs, crime? It's not Imus talking about shooting "niggas". But Sharpton doesn't give a flying fuck. He just wants the attention.
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| Originally posted by NYCTrancefan Shakka you and many others keep mentioning Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, why does the media continue to show their faces, why don't whites who are offended by them speak up and let it be known that they shouldn't be on the air. Am I missing something here. |
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| Personally I never felt those guys at Duke did anything except exercise poor judgement in hiring strippers to have a good time. Who knows what the background of those women were and why isn't she being charged by the way. |
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| As for this Boortz article it clearly demonstrates the atmosphere in this country where everything is seen through a prism of black, white, liberal, conservative, right wing, left wing all of which I am so fucking sick of. All of these people can take a flying leap, be they Ann Coulter, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson or whatever other knob occupies the tubes and airwaves, they are all "baiters" as you call it. [.quote] Perhaps, but Boortz is a libertarian!  [quote]The botttom line is this Shakka "respect" give it and you'll receive it, that is all one can hope for. The state of affairs in this nations media today is far from respectful and that is why articles such as these constantly reference black and white only playing right into the games of Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the other publicity seekers out there who we all know too well. |
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| The real mistake for Imus was making an appearance on Sharpton's show. [video] He should have just gone on the show, apologized, said that he crossed the line, and be done with it. Let Jesse and Al snort and paw the ground all they want ... an apology would have been sufficient. I suspect, though, that his pilgrimage to the Shrine of Sharpton this wasn't Imus' idea. My guess is that either the MSNBC crowd or CBS that told Imus that he must go kneel before the Sharpton altar. Al Sharpton is a liar and a bigot. He falsely accused Steven Pagones of rape and mutilation in the Tawana Brawley matter. He's never apologized. He incited murder at Freddie's Fashion Mart in Harlem while loudly denouncing white interlopers. No apology. Do you remember the Crown Heights Riot in New York? That's where Al Sharpton whipped a crowd into a four-day riot on rumors that a Jewish ambulance had failed to treat a young black at the scene of a disturbance after a car accident. There was Sharpton referring to "diamond merchants" shedding the "blood of innocent babies." Diamond merchants? Code word for Jews. Apology? None. And this is the man that that fool John Kerry calls the moral compass of the Democrat Party? And now what? Imus goes to Sharpton to apologize? And excuse me, but didn't I hear the words "Hymie Town" from Jesse Jackson? Sharpton is really enjoying this. He has the limelight back from Barack Obama for a time. You'll soon see him posing for the cameras with the Rutgers team. He'll also be demanding meetings with CBS and MSNBC. Ride the wave. |
Just another reason as a black person I don't listen to that fllth, hip-hop fell a long way a while back. I am glad that subject of rappers themselves propogating such language was brought up during one of his media whore appearances and Sharpton claimed rather sparingly when pressed that he thought it was an issue being discussed at some pointless soiree of his upcoming. Naturally he mentions the record company execs being responsible for profiting off of it primarily, and the rappers are pawns.
I say a pox on them all from top to bottom for that garbage they sell to black and white kids might I add. I often found it odd that a network called Black Entertainment Television allows these words as in the posting by Krypton of Young Buc's lyrics to be existent without any issue.
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| Originally posted by NYCTrancefan Shakka you and many others keep mentioning Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, why does the media continue to show their faces, why don't whites who are offended by them speak up and let it be known that they shouldn't be on the air. Am I missing something here. Personally I never felt those guys at Duke did anything except exercise poor judgement in hiring strippers to have a good time. Who knows what the background of those women were and why isn't she being charged by the way. As for this Boortz article it clearly demonstrates the atmosphere in this country where everything is seen through a prism of black, white, liberal, conservative, right wing, left wing all of which I am so fucking sick of. All of these people can take a flying leap, be they Ann Coulter, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson or whatever other knob occupies the tubes and airwaves, they are all "baiters" as you call it. The botttom line is this Shakka "respect" give it and you'll receive it, that is all one can hope for. The state of affairs in this nations media today is far from respectful and that is why articles such as these constantly reference black and white only playing right into the games of Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the other publicity seekers out there who we all know too well. |
While I can agree that there is a major point that is being made, this is not a fucking partisan issue and it's pathetic that Boortz, Tom Delay (on CNN tonight), or any other Winger is trying to make it into one. And if any librul makes this a partisan issue, they deserve my criticism just as much.
This is about respect and shying away from obvious bigotry and racism. If Wingers are having a desire to turn this into a partisan issue, then perhaps they themselves (and not their party) are on the defensive a bit. For example, take a look at Glenn Beck:
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| BECK: OK. No offense, and I know Muslims. I like Muslims. I've been to mosques. I really don't believe that Islam is a religion of evil. I -- you know, I think it's being hijacked, quite frankly. With that being said, you are a Democrat. You are saying, "Let's cut and run." And I have to tell you, I have been nervous about this interview with you, because what I feel like saying is, "Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies." November 14, 2006 edition of CNN Headline News' Glenn Beck |
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| The anti-gay slur �******� is nothing more than �a naughty name.� [1/23/07] �[Hillary Clinton is] the stereotypical bitch.� [3/15/07] �What happened to the Duke lacrosse team was practically a lynching without the rope. And for the first time in my life, Mr. Oreo Cookie without the chocolate on the outside can understand why people celebrated when O.J. Simpson was acquitted.� [1/15/07, using a racial slur for African-Americans that refers to �being black on the outside and white on the inside] �I wonder if I�m alone in this � you know it took me about a year to start hating the 9-11 victims� families? Took me about a year.� [9/9/05] �And that�s all we�re hearing about, are the people in New Orleans. Those are the only ones we�re seeing on television are the scumbags.� [9/9/05] http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/12/franken-fire-beck/ |
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| Posted on Wed, Apr. 11, 2007 Imus isn�t the real bad guy Instead of wasting time on irrelevant shock jock, black leaders need to be fighting a growing gangster culture. By JASON WHITLOCK Columnist Thank you, Don Imus. You�ve given us (black people) an excuse to avoid our real problem. You�ve given Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson another opportunity to pretend that the old fight, which is now the safe and lucrative fight, is still the most important fight in our push for true economic and social equality. You�ve given Vivian Stringer and Rutgers the chance to hold a nationally televised recruiting celebration expertly disguised as a news conference to respond to your poor attempt at humor. Thank you, Don Imus. You extended Black History Month to April, and we can once again wallow in victimhood, protest like it�s 1965 and delude ourselves into believing that fixing your hatred is more necessary than eradicating our self-hatred. The bigots win again. While we�re fixated on a bad joke cracked by an irrelevant, bad shock jock, I�m sure at least one of the marvelous young women on the Rutgers basketball team is somewhere snapping her fingers to the beat of 50 Cent�s or Snoop Dogg�s or Young Jeezy�s latest ode glorifying nappy-headed pimps and hos. I ain�t saying Jesse, Al and Vivian are gold-diggas, but they don�t have the heart to mount a legitimate campaign against the real black-folk killas. It is us. At this time, we are our own worst enemies. We have allowed our youths to buy into a culture (hip hop) that has been perverted, corrupted and overtaken by prison culture. The music, attitude and behavior expressed in this culture is anti-black, anti-education, demeaning, self-destructive, pro-drug dealing and violent. Rather than confront this heinous enemy from within, we sit back and wait for someone like Imus to have a slip of the tongue and make the mistake of repeating the things we say about ourselves. It�s embarrassing. Dave Chappelle was offered $50 million to make racially insensitive jokes about black and white people on TV. He was hailed as a genius. Black comedians routinely crack jokes about white and black people, and we all laugh out loud. I�m no Don Imus apologist. He and his tiny companion Mike Lupica blasted me after I fell out with ESPN. Imus is a hack. But, in my view, he didn�t do anything outside the norm for shock jocks and comedians. He also offered an apology. That should�ve been the end of this whole affair. Instead, it�s only the beginning. It�s an opportunity for Stringer, Jackson and Sharpton to step on victim platforms and elevate themselves and their agenda$. I watched the Rutgers news conference and was ashamed. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke for eight minutes in 1963 at the March on Washington. At the time, black people could be lynched and denied fundamental rights with little thought. With the comments of a talk-show host most of her players had never heard of before last week serving as her excuse, Vivian Stringer rambled on for 30 minutes about the amazing season her team had. Somehow, we�re supposed to believe that the comments of a man with virtually no connection to the sports world ruined Rutgers� wonderful season. Had a broadcaster with credibility and a platform in the sports world uttered the words Imus did, I could understand a level of outrage. But an hourlong press conference over a man who has already apologized, already been suspended and is already insignificant is just plain intellectually dishonest. This is opportunism. This is a distraction. In the grand scheme, Don Imus is no threat to us in general and no threat to black women in particular. If his words are so powerful and so destructive and must be rebuked so forcefully, then what should we do about the idiot rappers on BET, MTV and every black-owned radio station in the country who use words much more powerful and much more destructive? I don�t listen or watch Imus� show regularly. Has he at any point glorified selling crack cocaine to black women? Has he celebrated black men shooting each other randomly? Has he suggested in any way that it�s cool to be a baby-daddy rather than a husband and a parent? Does he tell his listeners that they�re suckers for pursuing education and that they�re selling out their race if they do? When Imus does any of that, call me and I�ll get upset. Until then, he is what he is � a washed-up shock jock who is very easy to ignore when you�re not looking to be made a victim. No. We all know where the real battleground is. We know that the gangsta rappers and their followers in the athletic world have far bigger platforms to negatively define us than some old white man with a bad radio show. There�s no money and lots of danger in that battle, so Jesse and Al are going to sit it out. http://www.kansascity.com/182/story/66339.html |
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| Originally posted by MisterOpus1 While I can agree that there is a major point that is being made, this is not a fucking partisan issue and it's pathetic that Boortz, Tom Delay (on CNN tonight), or any other Winger is trying to make it into one. And if any librul makes this a partisan issue, they deserve my criticism just as much. This is about respect and shying away from obvious bigotry and racism. If Wingers are having a desire to turn this into a partisan issue, then perhaps they themselves (and not their party) are on the defensive a bit. For example, take a look at Glenn Beck: Or any of these given quotes in question: So if Glenn or Limbaugh has a problem and wants to make this an anti-librul issue, then I think the evidence against them speaks fairly well for itself. But this to me shouldn't be put into that political partisan limelight. The screams for hypocricy against Sharpton and Jackson are absolutely 100% correct. There is no fucking way Jackson can justify his stance against the Duke players while pretending to feel such a horrific betrayal of one senile white shock jock throw out a bigoted racial slur towards those women basketball players. Jackson is and continues to demontrate what an utter fucking disgrace he's being in this regard. And I also think there's some definite repurcussions that should take place towards the promoters of the "hood"-type culture of African Americans with their obvious self-bigotry in their hip-hop/rap music and videos. That is just as much an equal disgrace. If anything, I'd contend it's a much, much more disgraceful act towards their own culture than a senile white man shock jock could EVER do to them. They disgrace their own people by promoting that hootchie-mama shit on the radio and MTV/BET. To his credit, Sharpton has called out these rap videos today as well. But seriously, where the fuck was he before? Where the fuck was Jackson and his Rainbow Coalition, holding up signs of disgrace while protesting outside of Geffen Records? Or how about Atlantic Records? Any fucking rap-artist record company and/or producer? The bullshit hypocricy is obvious, and Jackson continues to show how fucking much he is so full of it. In closing, one of my favorite local sports op-ed writers from the KC Star, Jason Whitlock, has some very interesting things to say that support my sentiments well. And for those of you who don't know him - he's an African American who's not afraid of pulling out the race card on occasion in his commentary. I don't always agree with him, and sometimes I think he's off base with his opinions, but by and large he's got some very good points and tends to hit the local/national sports issues on the nose: |
I remember when Jackson and Al Sharpton had heart attacks about the below....Even though the creator of Boondocks in Black, aweee man these two had heart attacks and Why?? Cause these two focks want to keep the brown man down!! And why is that you may ask, CAUSE IF THE BLACK MAN starts to think for himself and realize that they do not need these two FOCKWADS as their speakers.....awwwe man what a great day that will be..... but its the fucking truth and my people (Latinos) have almost fell down that path..... and you Latinos know this.... and first act is FUCK MENCIA!!! I hate that SOB....but i digress
We should all strive to be the best........
Its a shame that Imus had to open his mouth...he has done millions of $$ for charity....but the truth always comes out people....always
but this act has opened a big wound..... instead of worrying about some B.S. in the middle east. America needs to heal itself....
every time I hear this, I kind of think, what was message the Revs did not want people to hear????
And the big irony is that John Corzine was critically wounded in a hit-and-run accident last night on his way to Rutgers to mediate Imus and whoever or whatever. Hopefully that'll put this mess in perspective. What a shame.
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| Originally posted by Shakka And the big irony is that John Corzine was critically wounded in a hit-and-run accident last night on his way to Rutgers to mediate Imus and whoever or whatever. Hopefully that'll put this mess in perspective. What a shame. |
Judging from the number of radio shows (which admittedly are almost all conservative) and TV media heads talking, I'm beginning to wonder if this backlash will start having an adverse affect on Jackson and Sharpton. Perhaps people will begin to examine their motives a bit more closely, with much more scrutiny and see if they really mean to "take on" those hardcore racial and sexually exploitative issues that they say they will.
Of course I won't hold my breath for these opportunist scumbags. But I do hope the backlash against them continues to grow.
I saw an amazing documentary about the misogeny and violence in rap on PBS a couple of months ago.
It was one of the most interesting things I have seen in a long time. What was most interesting was the discussions of the history of rap and the fact that 20 years ago, hip hop was multifacted and was actually in many ways calling for positive change, but the message was lost when gangsta rap became popular and crossed over sales wise to the white suburban crowd.
I am trying to find a link to it but I cannot remember what series it was a part of and PBS has the hardest website to hunt around on if you don't know that.
Jesse Jackson used to have my respect before he started a crusade to get the 5 students who started a riot at a football game in Decatur, IL re-instated because he felt that the zero-tolerance policy of the district was 'racist'. A couple dozen people were seriously injured, and the video clearly showed that these kids knew what they were doing when they started the riot, but Jesse had been under the radar for a number of years and it was an easy way to get media attention.
Ok, going to find that show....
EDIT: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/hiphop/film.htm
MrS
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| Originally posted by MrSquirrel It was one of the most interesting things I have seen in a long time. What was most interesting was the discussions of the history of rap and the fact that 20 years ago, hip hop was multifacted and was actually in many ways calling for positive change, but the message was lost when gangsta rap became popular and crossed over sales wise to the white suburban crowd. |
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| Originally posted by MrSquirrel I saw an amazing documentary about the misogeny and violence in rap on PBS a couple of months ago. It was one of the most interesting things I have seen in a long time. What was most interesting was the discussions of the history of rap and the fact that 20 years ago, hip hop was multifacted and was actually in many ways calling for positive change, but the message was lost when gangsta rap became popular and crossed over sales wise to the white suburban crowd. I am trying to find a link to it but I cannot remember what series it was a part of and PBS has the hardest website to hunt around on if you don't know that. Jesse Jackson used to have my respect before he started a crusade to get the 5 students who started a riot at a football game in Decatur, IL re-instated because he felt that the zero-tolerance policy of the district was 'racist'. A couple dozen people were seriously injured, and the video clearly showed that these kids knew what they were doing when they started the riot, but Jesse had been under the radar for a number of years and it was an easy way to get media attention. Ok, going to find that show.... EDIT: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/hiphop/film.htm MrS |
That sports op-ed writer I told you about, Jason Whitlock, continues to make his rounds of bumping heads with Sharpton and Jackson. Needless to say, he's in some hot water for saying the things he's said (which IMO have nailed the issue right square between the eyes). The problem that Sharpton doesn't realize with Jason is, he doesn't know Jason very well. Jason can be extremely opinionated, and often times that opinion is way off base. But once he lays down an opinion, he does not back off at all. He's demonstrating it yet again with today's op-ed piece:
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| Imus �fight� is over money, fame JASON WHITLOCK - The Kansas City Star When I criticized his and Jesse Jackson�s irresponsible and divisive methods of seeking social justice Friday morning, Al Sharpton dismissed the attack by questioning my credibility to lodge a complaint. �There are always guys that are not in the ring who want to call the fight,� Sharpton said. �You know that going in the ring; you�re going to have critics � You can�t satisfy people who are not in the ring.� It�s a clever response. It ignores the obvious. Jesse and Al don�t want anyone else in the ring. They�ve turned the fight for racial equality into a money and fame pit, a place to wrestle for camera time, �consulting� jobs and handshake deals that would make NCAA investigators blush in astonishment. If people with a modicum of integrity were allowed in the ring and, more importantly, allowed to choose the opponents and the length of the battle, the money would run dry and Jesse and Al would be forced to look for real work. Fighting bums is easy. Just look at what Jesse and Al James did to Don Imus, a washed-up, recovering drug addict. They knocked out Imus in a couple of rounds. But at what cost, and what was the real purpose? The young women on the Rutgers basketball team are now targets, the recipients of death threats and harassment, according to East Coast media reports. I have no problem with young people engaging in battle and suffering severe consequences for a righteous cause. We need more of that. The people who really provided the energy for the civil rights movement were in college. But getting in harm�s way over the ignorant utterances of a shock jock? Getting in harm�s way so a coach could have her moment to tell the world about the troubles she�s known? Getting in harm�s way so Al and Jesse James can flex their muscle by beating up another tomato can? No way. It was irresponsible, self-indulgent and typical of the kind of domestic terrorism Sharpton and Jackson have come to specialize in. Again, I am not defending Don Imus. I shed no tears over his comeuppance. I simply question the motives of the people who pushed the hardest and shouted the loudest for Imus� demise. Those people are now covering themselves with the fig leaf that they have a genuine interest in stopping the anti-black, women-objectifying language in rap music. According to Sharpton, he�s been working on this issue for a number of years. He�s clever. Fortunately, we�re not stupid. We just watched Jesse and Al sink their teeth in Imus� rear end and not remove them until MSNBC and CBS put knives in Imus. That tenacity and enthusiasm have been completely missing from their fight to clean up hip hop. Whether we like him or not, Minister Louis Farrakhan is the only leader with a consistent position on that issue. What we get from Jesse and Al are half-hearted public relations ploys, fights that end well before any blood is drawn. It�s a game, a game Jesse and Al have mastered. You can create the appearance of putting up a fight, and that ensures no one else will enter the ring. As an example, talk with black race-car drivers about their feelings about NASCAR�s dealings with Jesse Jackson. I have. Their belief is, if you sponsor the right and enough Rainbow Coalition events, you can avoid Jesse ever bringing his circus and negative spotlight to your organization. You follow me? The ring Jesse and Al are boxing in is just as corrupt as the one where Mike Tyson sparred. In a one-year time span, under the guise of fighting for our equality, Jesse and Al contributed to putting Duke lacrosse players and Rutgers basketball players in harm�s way. For what? Was Don Imus hiding weapons of mass destruction? Were the lacrosse players an international threat to escorts? Or maybe the truth just doesn�t matter to Jesse and Al when it comes to furthering their agenda. Whatever integrity Jesse and Al say our president lacks, you have to wonder if they don�t have the exact same deficiency. If there�s a fight to push Jesse and Al out of the ring, you can sign me up. They�re an embarrassment. They disgrace the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., a great man whose efforts caused division so that we could one day come together. Jesse and Al cause division for profit, and demand from others the very things they�re unwilling to do � judge people on the content of their character and follow the truth wherever it leads, regardless of color. Truth is on the side of the righteous. Jesse and Al operate as though they don�t believe in our righteousness. They are far more dangerous than Don Imus. http://www.kansascity.com/182/story...tml#recent_comm |
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| Originally posted by HardTranceProd damn I just heard about that. Now Imus has his first real casualty |
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| NJ State Police: Corzine driver was going 91 mph ANGELA DELLI SANTI The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey state police said Tuesday afternoon that the SUV carrying Gov. Corzine before a serious accident Thursday was traveling at more than 90 miles per hour five seconds before it crashed into a guardrail. The report that the SUV was speeding seemed to conflict with what state police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes said hours after the accident when Fuentes said speed did not appear to be a factor. "From our preliminary investigation, it looks as if the trooper did a tremendous job in maintaining what control he could over that vehicle, given the fact that the other vehicle swerved into his path," Fuentes said Thursday. Meanwhile, Corzine remained in intensive care Tuesday at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was flown Thursday after the Suburban he was riding in crashed into a guard rail on the Parkway. On his way from a speech in Atlantic City, Corzine was running late to a meeting between the Rutgers women's basketball team and radio host Don Imus, who had been fired earlier Thursday for uttering a racial slur about the players. Corzine, who apparently was not wearing a seat belt, was the only one seriously injured in the crash. He broke 11 ribs and numerous other bones, including a leg fracture requiring three surgeries to repair. He remained on a ventilator Tuesday to ease the pain of breathing with multiple fractures. Doctors were assessing when he might be able to breathe on his own. Despite the long list of injuries, doctors have said he doesn't have brain damage or paralysis, and is doing well for someone who sustained so many injuries. The governor, who was in the front passenger seat and apparently not wearing a seat belt, was thrown to the back of the vehicle and sustained critical injuries. Robert Rasinski, who was driving, and an aide to the governor, were not seriously hurt. A law enforcement official with knowledge of the security detail said Corzine's driver likely drove slightly faster than the traffic flow to keep another vehicle from riding alongside the governor, posing a possible security breach. "You always assume the worst risk," said the official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak about the accident or the investigation. There is no timetable for when Corzine may be able to resume governing the state. Sen. President Richard J. Codey is acting governor. Once Corzine is breathing unassisted, he should be able to speak. That milestone would make it possible for physical therapists to do more to help him regain use of his leg , a process that's expected to take up to six months. Corzine, a 60-year-old former investment banker, gave up his seat in the U.S. Senate to become governor in 2006. |
Guys, the latest word in the media is numbers for shock jocks across the board are dropping. Maybe this Imus loser will have actually done something good for us all.
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