Well, I’ve read most of this thread and I don’t see a lot of freepers saying that “blacks caused it”. What I do see is that freepers are fed up with the hypocrisy. I can see that CNN and MSNBC reporters are stunned at the reactions they’re getting - their viewers are stunned at the hypocrisy as well.
You know, the Harry Belafonte’s of the world somehow getting a free pass for calling Condi Rice a house slave.
From an article:
Again, the simple test here is the following: If a conservative had used these expressions, would it have been denounced by liberals? The answer, obviously, is yes. Imagine if George Will had called Colin Powell a “house slave.” Imagine if Pat Buchanan had called Barney Frank a “nasty faggot.” Imagine if Trent Lott had called Hillary Clinton a whore. Do you think they’d be invited on “Larry King Live” to further elaborate on their comments?
http://dir.salon.com/story/news/col/sullivan/2002/10/25/belafonte/index.html
Well, somehow minorities and Democrats got away with calling people those names, and nothing happens to them. Nothing.
And not one person on this thread has said that black Freepers caused Imus to be fired. But it’s a true statement that the race baiters (Sharpton and Jackson) pushed the issue and corporate interests caved to them once again.
As to the KKK issue, if the remark wasn’t addressed to prairie, then her name should not have been put in the To column. It was and still is a disgusting and unwarranted remark.
“You know, the Harry Belafonte’s of the world somehow getting a free pass for calling Condi Rice a house slave.”
This reminds me that there are some people who feel they are not taken seriously. They’re not taken seriously because they make stupid statements.