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Post by killer on May 10, 2007 8:53:59 GMT -5
Anyone hear his comments on WAPI? Something about shooting the Hispanics... He was not serious, yet he is now off air.
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Post by lawman on May 10, 2007 15:05:49 GMT -5
Paul Finebaum is about to have a guest on now to discuss this issue.
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Post by solinvictus on May 10, 2007 18:26:53 GMT -5
Not surprised; it's getting more ridiculous every day.
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Post by lawman on May 11, 2007 6:49:07 GMT -5
Layton is back on the 'Air' as of today, but no one will say ANYTHING about the details? --- ''Loose Lips sink Ships''
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Post by kevin on May 11, 2007 7:02:51 GMT -5
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Post by Why on May 11, 2007 8:32:54 GMT -5
Why is it all these older than dirt radio guys are so horrible (Imus, Layton, Burt and Kurt)? What gives?
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Post by fragerella on May 11, 2007 9:08:49 GMT -5
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Post by lawman on May 11, 2007 13:27:58 GMT -5
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Post by fragerella on May 11, 2007 14:51:04 GMT -5
In keeping with the thread, here's more "shock jock" silliness for y'all to enjoy. Rape is so funneh!
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Post by kevin on May 11, 2007 20:29:14 GMT -5
In keeping with the thread, here's more "shock jock" silliness for y'all to enjoy. Rape is so funneh!Condie is a Republican, so she doesn't count as a "victim".
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Post by kevin on May 11, 2007 20:33:10 GMT -5
My favorite line -- this should be a classic even if it is local: The rest of the quote explains what she meant when she said it but it still sounds funny.
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Post by kevin on May 11, 2007 20:34:49 GMT -5
Yeah, I saw that article this morning. Never heard about it until now. Wonder if Layton had a flashback at the statement?
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Post by killer on May 11, 2007 20:36:23 GMT -5
I suppose if someone's got a joke to tell or a wise crack to make, they better do it about dirt or something.
"Hey, that dirt sure is.... dirty."
Then maybe no one will get offended and start a march.
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Post by kevin on May 11, 2007 20:41:11 GMT -5
Yeah, I was about to say something of the same nature. I guess we can finally throw out the "sticks and stones" saying for good now. Americans have skin as thin as soggy rice paper. Think how a show like "All in the Family" would go over if it was made today?
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Post by Dale Jackson on May 11, 2007 20:55:01 GMT -5
Archie Bunker was a loved character, today he would be hated and Carrol O'Conner would be blackballed. Stifle it Edith!
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Post by kevin on May 11, 2007 21:10:21 GMT -5
Hmmmm, makes me wonder...do any cable stations have "All in the Family" replays? Ya' know, a good dose of that show would put things back in perspective.
I wish I had a buttload of cash. I'd start the "Politically Incorrect Station". "All in the Family" would be featured. Let's list the shows that would be great for such a station. Not hateful shows, but good shows that use irony (like "All in the Family") to accentuate the comedic value
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Post by lawman on May 11, 2007 23:47:11 GMT -5
Archie Bunker was a loved character, today he would be hated and Carrol O'Conner would be blackballed. Stifle it Edith! .......and the reason why....is because 999 out of every 1000 are dam* meatheads!!
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Post by lieman on May 12, 2007 3:22:01 GMT -5
.......and the reason why....is because 999 out of every 1000 are dam* meatheads!!that's right! theyre dam* meatheads!!!!! you'll notice that I put the * in dam* because I wanted to say dam* without cursing and making a sin. it's sort of like how I can play bingo for money in alabama and it's not gambling but playing a lottery IS gambling and you will go to hell. also you will go to hell for playing cards but bingo is fine because churches do it. its not sinful if church people gamble. its only a sin for everyone else to gamble.
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Post by kevin on May 12, 2007 7:25:25 GMT -5
Well, since Sharpton and Jackson started this whole mess (being overly sensitive and making much ado over nothing that is ;D) here's one for ya: "As for the one Mormon running for office, those who really believe in God will defeat him anyways, so don't worry about that; that's a temporary situation," Sharpton said Monday during a debate with Hitchens at the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts headquarters. I guess Sharpton was basically saying Mormons don't believe in God or that God-fearing individuals (like Sharpton, right?) would never vote for a Mormon. Normally, no one would care about this statement but if we can't be offended anymore and our skins are so thin, than everyone needs to be accountable, eh? EDIT: Seems Sharptongue doesn't think Condi Rice is a black woman. Article: Rev. Peterson Blasts Sharpton for Silence Over Opie and Anthony's Vulgar Attacks on Condi Rice. Maybe if O&A had called her a "nappy headed ho" he would come to her defense. Talking about raping and beating someone in jest is much less offensive than calling them a "nappy headed ho" because the former is not necessarily a racial thing, right?
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Post by W.O.M.I on May 12, 2007 10:53:00 GMT -5
Seems like I recall reading an interview with Norman Lear, the guy who basically 'created' "All In The Family" (Lear is a HUGE Liberal, by the way).
Lear admitted that AITF could NOT get on the air today....and also said that he didn't think anyone would conceive or write such a program either. I don't for a moment doubt that's the case. AITF centered around, for lack of a better term, a "lovable bigot" (or at least one of whom you could be sympathetic). The liberal character was (rightfully, IMHO) portrayed as a naive ideallist, but not as the 'moral compass' of the show (if there was a 'moral compass' to AITF, I'd say that it was the traditional family unit as a whole rather than any of its parts).
Such a show today could get on the air only if the 'lovable bigot' wasn't so lovable. He'd have to be totally unsympathetic and writers would take great pains to make that the case. He'd have to be wrong on everything- and easily proven wrong- while his antagonist, the liberal, was portrayed as the truly intelligent and enlightened individual tasked with the Job-like quest to compel the 'bigot' to evolve past his boundaries and embrace the 'utopia' that is liberalism'.
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Post by richbrout on May 12, 2007 11:23:24 GMT -5
Seems like if my son was a cop killer, I wouldn't be joking about shooting people.
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Post by killer on May 13, 2007 16:58:01 GMT -5
That's pretty low.
The guy was joking for crying out loud!!
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Post by richbrout on May 14, 2007 6:59:05 GMT -5
Low is joking about shooting a race of people or mowing them down in cars.
Its not funny. For someone thats been in radio for 40 freaking years and after the IMUS incident and the Virginia Tech incident, you'd think the moron would have a little more sensitivity. But he doesn't.
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Post by fragerella on May 14, 2007 9:04:13 GMT -5
Hmmmm, makes me wonder...do any cable stations have "All in the Family" replays? Ya' know, a good dose of that show would put things back in perspective. I wish I had a buttload of cash. I'd start the "Politically Incorrect Station". "All in the Family" would be featured. Let's list the shows that would be great for such a station. Not hateful shows, but good shows that use irony (like "All in the Family") to accentuate the comedic value I'm fairly certain the show's currently in syndication on Nick at Nite.
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Post by W.O.M.I on May 14, 2007 11:57:26 GMT -5
Lost in all the discussion was kevin's post that quoted the woman as saying Layton was guilty of "talking while white".
So if a Hispanic had said what Layton said, all would be fine?
Or is offensive language offensive no matter who says it?
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Post by solinvictus on May 14, 2007 12:48:20 GMT -5
Layton was indeed guilty of talking while white.
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Post by Scott on May 14, 2007 12:55:44 GMT -5
Lost in all the discussion was kevin's post that quoted the woman as saying Layton was guilty of "talking while white". So if a Hispanic had said what Layton said, all would be fine? Or is offensive language offensive no matter who says it? I thought it was common knowledge that only white people can say racist things. That's why Sharpton and Jackson get a pass, or illegal immigrants can demand that we give them most of the SW US but if we say "No" then we are the racists.
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Post by kevin on May 14, 2007 18:34:46 GMT -5
"Racist" and "racism" needs to be re-defined so that they are exclusive to white people using disparaging language and actions against non-whites. Let every one else get their own term ;D.
See my other post above. Sharptongue and Jackson didn't rush to the defense of Condi Rice because while she is a black woman, she is a Republican, which cancels out her minority.
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Post by bamagatr on May 15, 2007 5:13:55 GMT -5
Sharptongue and Jackson didn't rush to the defense of Condi Rice because while she is a black woman, she is a Republican, which cancels out her minority. And THAT kind of diversity simply isn't tolerable to them... They also despise Clarence Thomas...even more so since he is "there for life."
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Post by W.O.M.I on May 15, 2007 10:33:44 GMT -5
This one goes back a while but it bears repeating.
I want to say that it occurred at a White House Correspondant's Dinner or some such gathering of politicians and press.
Rush Limbaugh happened to be an invited guest and was seated on the dias at the front of the room.
Bill Clinton was at the podium speaking and he said something on the order of:
'Did you hear Rush Limbaugh came to the defense of Janet Reno this week? He only did it because he was being attacked by a black guy.'
(the genesis of that comment was the tough questioning of Reno when she testified before a Congressional committee by a black Congressman. Limbaugh did indeed say that the line of questioning was overly harsh and unfair)
I think that exchange is highly illustrative of the liberal mindset.
Liberals don't think their views are necessarily liberal; their views are just what is- or should be- and what makes good common sense.
Conservatives- especially minority conservatives- are neanderthals who are, by definition, racist/sexist/bigoted/homophobic- or just plain WRONG. You're guilty before proven innocent.
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