I'm sick of Imus, and could care less what happens to him.
I think the Rosie/DeLay deal is just DeLay's way of pointing out the double standard.Prager was referring to this the other day also.
Of course, DeLay has some organization now which could mount an effort to pressure her sponsors.
Remember many FReepers signed petitions directed to her sponsors.
So it's just not DeLay trying to do something about Rosie, and this was before Imus.
And thinking about it a little more....pushing back at some of these folks like Sharpton, etc. isn't a bad thing. And I don't equate such actions with defending Imus, but instead calling the race pushers to account.
Yes. I agree whole heartedly. I just don't understand why DeLay thinks he's been appointed King, making him the one to call the shots. Arrogance and supposed self importance is an extremely ugly personality trait, but one we encounter often in politics. I'm quite tired of it all, and am glad to know I'm approaching the end of the tunnel.
Good morning. I turned FNC on this morning and they were talking about Imus so I turned the television right off. There are so many more important topics in the world.
It's interesting to read some of the follow up from Rosie and Joy Behar. Rosie must be feeling some heat with her defending of Imus' "free speech" and even Joy Behar briefly noted Jackson's hymietown remarks.
BEHAR: Jesse Jackson, don't you remember his "hymietown" remarks?
That, you know, he’s not innocent either on this topic. So, you know, let’s not be so hypocritical about all this.
Additionally at least one sponsor has stopped buying View airtime at this point and another has removed Rosie's picture from their website.
First, the Janome website has removed the picture of Rosie holding the sewing machine from their main page. They must have realized that the woman is poison.
And "Contact Us" links on the View were present for everybody...but Rosie. Presumable because her mailbox was getting hammered.
Additional sponsors are being added to the list on the Rosie-boycott site and even WalMart hasn't been spared. I intend to contact them in a minute.
The Rosie-boycott site I'm referring to is Fallingpanda.com
Lastly, about boycotts. It may not be feasible to actually boycott certain manufacturers or advertisers products simply due to their immense size, such as Proctor & Gamble, but it is VERY possible to express displeasure with them and avoid buying some. And I disagree with Sean Hannity that boycotts shouldn't be used. Boycotts or expressing displeasure with advertisers, is the free market in action. Advertisers need to be held to account like anybody else.
Ok, I'm off to check out what Delay is saying and contact WalMart.