Reply #27: My humble opinion is...

[wolfgirl]

Imus was supposedly a newscaster in that he had tons of political folks on his show discussing the issues of the day.

Rap artists are just that artists. Artists have a certain license to offend anyone & everyone.

It's comparing apples to oranges.

Personally, I abhor all hate speech no matter who spouts it and to whom it is directed. I think the rush to compare Imus to rap artists is a smoke screen for avoiding the real issue - the hate filled rhetoric that has been directed by so many on the far right toward minorities, homosexuals, liberals, etc. They again have hijacked a discussion to keep us from looking at the real problem.

As much as I think Imus was worse than a fool for spewing that crap, I've heard just as much crap (worse actually) from the likes of Limbaugh, Coulter, Savage....well, you know who they are...They have gotten a free pass for way too long.


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