[South40]

Not only is Lisa Jackson white, but the case she brought had nothing to do with race. And if you read any of my comments at the link I provided you would discover that my biggest objection in the entire affair was that Deen did nothing more than any other liberal does, the only difference was I believe libs mistook her for a southern conservative because of her accent. Robert Byrd used that word as recently as 2001 and did so with impunity. Alec Baldwin, who attacks gays and blacks does so with impunity. The list goes on.

I personally don't think Americans should be punished for using their freedom of speech. I also don't like the selective outrage of the left. But that is the society we live in.

[nickcarraway]

I am not sure what free speech has to do with it? If you had an employee that went around saying something, say that the U.S. was an evil country, and U.S. women deserved to be raped, wouldn’t you have the right to fire that person? I would, and I don’t think I’d be violating their Free Speech. They could say what they want, but if they are causing my business to be represented in a way I don’t like, I don’t have to support it.