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Tue Nov-21-06 11:55 AM
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| 48. We have a crystal clear idea of if he is racist or not. |
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His racism shines through with the burning clarity of the sun. I cannot for the life of me fathom where the ambiguity in this situation comes from.
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| -NYT/AP: "Seinfeld" Star Michael Richards' Racial Tirade Draws Castigation |
DeepModem Mom |
Nov-20-06 06:08 PM |
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Well, considering he's a hack who always plays the same role... |
Zhade |
Nov-20-06 06:12 PM |
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He didn't act like it was a "horrible horrible mistake" |
tularetom |
Nov-20-06 06:14 PM |
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Ouch... |
jgraz |
Nov-20-06 06:15 PM |
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"Kramer" shouldn't HAVE to WORK? |
Catchawave |
Nov-20-06 06:58 PM |
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I think it was meant to be funny. |
Placebo |
Nov-20-06 07:04 PM |
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I agree. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Nov-20-06 07:05 PM |
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lol |
Placebo |
Nov-20-06 07:21 PM |
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Bornaginhooligan, that was hilarious! |
silverojo |
Nov-21-06 12:19 AM |
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ya, allusions to lynchings are always good comedy |
salin |
Nov-20-06 09:12 PM |
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Put this in perspective.... |
silverojo |
Nov-21-06 12:25 AM |
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Maybe Michael Richards is an undiagnosed sufferer of Turrets Syndrome... |
file83 |
Nov-21-06 01:08 AM |
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He was downright scary! |
True_Blue |
Nov-21-06 01:50 PM |
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Correct! |
colorado_ufo |
Nov-21-06 03:59 PM |
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Just because you like someone doesn't mean they don't suck |
PurityOfEssence |
Nov-20-06 11:12 PM |
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I don't think it was meant to be funny at all, and |
Zavulon |
Nov-21-06 02:03 PM |
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He's screwed ... |
jarab |
Nov-20-06 07:07 PM |
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Apparently, Richards was inexperienced in stand-up comedy |
brentspeak |
Nov-20-06 07:13 PM |
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The fact that he turns to some of the most vitriolic racist spewage I've |
Zynx |
Nov-20-06 07:58 PM |
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Yep. Similar to Mel Gibson. n/t |
JudyM |
Nov-20-06 11:44 PM |
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He started in stand-up comedy in 1979 according to this: |
Lars39 |
Nov-20-06 09:21 PM |
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Thanks for the correction. |
brentspeak |
Nov-20-06 10:36 PM |
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Even more than WHAT He Said... |
phrenzy |
Nov-20-06 07:24 PM |
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They didn't respond in a "relatively calm way" |
brentspeak |
Nov-20-06 07:38 PM |
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If someone starts hurling such racist garbage, they deserve whatever |
Zynx |
Nov-20-06 07:57 PM |
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So then I guess you feel the hecklers deserved to be called "ni&&er", in that case |
brentspeak |
Nov-20-06 08:15 PM |
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So I guess the movie "White Men Can't Jump" is racist? |
Alexander |
Nov-20-06 08:27 PM |
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No, it doesn't give him permission to escalate it |
brentspeak |
Nov-20-06 08:46 PM |
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A "racIAL" comment is not a "racIST" comment. |
Alexander |
Nov-20-06 09:21 PM |
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Name removed |
Nov-20-06 09:54 PM |
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Apparently, you can't debate without insulting people. |
Alexander |
Nov-20-06 10:08 PM |
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"Here's my stance, in case you didn't get it before...." |
brentspeak |
Nov-20-06 10:34 PM |
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I made 3 posts about this topic, and you accuse me of having multiple accounts? |
Alexander |
Nov-20-06 10:51 PM |
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And that's the context, isn't it? Without which everyone is freaking out. |
sfexpat2000 |
Nov-20-06 09:11 PM |
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Thank you. Some sanity. |
brentspeak |
Nov-20-06 09:35 PM |
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No one in my husband's audience knows who he is |
sfexpat2000 |
Nov-20-06 10:18 PM |
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I've noticed that too. |
file83 |
Nov-21-06 01:16 AM |
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funny thing is, if you rewrite Richards' rant to refer to Jews instead.. |
NorthernSpy |
Nov-21-06 04:45 PM |
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You say I'm being disingenuous |
brentspeak |
Nov-21-06 06:48 PM |
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wow... disingenuousness AND equivocation! |
NorthernSpy |
Nov-21-06 11:27 PM |
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We have a crystal clear idea of if he is racist or not. |
regularguy |
Nov-21-06 11:55 AM |
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Not ambiguity, stage life. Stage life is not real life. |
sfexpat2000 |
Nov-21-06 06:56 PM |
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someone tells him he's not funny, so he thinks they deserve to be lynched... |
NorthernSpy |
Nov-21-06 03:29 PM |
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No, you don't know this guy from his rant at a heckler to whom |
sfexpat2000 |
Nov-21-06 06:58 PM |
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oh, of course not. Now, if he had argued for enforcing our immigration laws... |
NorthernSpy |
Nov-21-06 11:43 PM |
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The heckler opened the can of worms, Richard took it nuclear. |
sfexpat2000 |
Nov-22-06 01:15 AM |
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Hecklers are stupid, performers are held to higher standards. |
Zynx |
Nov-21-06 02:43 AM |
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No I think you would get dead. n/t |
humbled_opinion |
Nov-21-06 05:01 PM |
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After being called n*gger a few times |
silverojo |
Nov-21-06 12:30 AM |
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someone called him a cracker AFTER he started spewing about lynching... |
NorthernSpy |
Nov-21-06 03:36 PM |
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Keith Olbermann showed a clip of the tirade |
IndianaGreen |
Nov-20-06 08:17 PM |
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I saw it on there too |
Raine |
Nov-20-06 08:34 PM |
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I'm with you. |
bkcc |
Nov-21-06 03:38 PM |
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I don't feel bad for hecklers... |
Umbram |
Nov-20-06 08:59 PM |
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having performed for over 10 years on the streets in NYC |
habitual |
Nov-20-06 09:18 PM |
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Productive and a lot more class! |
CabalPowered |
Nov-20-06 09:32 PM |
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The hecklers deserved to be told off |
Raine |
Nov-21-06 02:12 AM |
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From what I've heard from other comedians, hecklers go with the territory. |
Judi Lynn |
Nov-21-06 02:33 AM |
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I hope Richards is heckled mightily from now on... |
NorthernSpy |
Nov-21-06 03:48 PM |
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Micheal deserves what he gets |
Ethelk2044 |
Nov-20-06 09:24 PM |
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According to something a man who was there said on CNN, the racial |
Judi Lynn |
Nov-20-06 10:19 PM |
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Mostly it just wasn't funny. Otherwise, all would be forgiven... |
Nevernose |
Nov-21-06 12:09 AM |
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Hecklers are jerks, but Richards was positively unhinged |
Azathoth |
Nov-21-06 04:13 AM |
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Richards' defense: he was enraged. |
robcon |
Nov-21-06 11:11 AM |
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How come Ann Coulter never has to apologize? |
kskiska |
Nov-21-06 02:10 PM |
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That's because the Right-Wing Barbie Slut Army |
dogfacedboy |
Nov-21-06 02:39 PM |
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Did anyone see the apology? |
bkcc |
Nov-21-06 03:45 PM |
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Mr. kt and I were thinking the same thing. |
Kerrytravelers |
Nov-21-06 04:29 PM |
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oh, I'm sure a LOT of people who've had to deal with him couldn't be more thrilled... |
NorthernSpy |
Nov-21-06 04:50 PM |
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I'm sure Seinfeld and Larry David are super pissed. |
bkcc |
Nov-21-06 05:59 PM |
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I never saw footage of the tirade. Just reading it is bad enough. |
President Kerry |
Nov-21-06 05:12 PM |
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Closet racists are legion, IMO |
robcon |
Nov-22-06 01:01 AM |
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Trent Lott gives Richards a pep talk |
mcg |
Nov-29-06 02:19 PM |
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This is EXACTLY the point Jesse Jackson |
Karenina |
Nov-29-06 05:18 PM |
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Yes, there worse hate speech going on than Richard's outbusts, |
mcg |
Nov-29-06 09:17 PM |
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