It would have been nice if Condi had stated this line to the press in criticism of those who stated in public that they thought President Bush might be assassinated.
Not to mention that a whole bunch of nappy headed homies say worse than what Imus said regularly in widely broadcast Rap music. Then there are the statements of Louis Farakhan widely broadcast on radio about white people. I don't think the Sec State has any business censoring anyone. Is she changing her mind about a presidential run?
I dislike censorship of this kind. Next thing you know the libs will try to shut off Anne Coulter and Rush Limbaugh.
You said — “Not to mention that a whole bunch of nappy headed homies say worse than what Imus said regularly in widely broadcast Rap music. Then there are the statements of Louis Farakhan widely broadcast on radio about white people. I don’t think the Sec State has any business censoring anyone. Is she changing her mind about a presidential run?”
Yeah, in case someone doesn’t “really get” the kinds of things that are really said by these rappers, like Ludicris for one... take a look at Post #55.
I’ve been posting about these things, not from the standpoint of Imus (or on another thread, about the owner of Girls Gone Wild [it does all fit together, by the way...]) — but from the standpoint that this shows how far gone our society is in terms of it’s morals and what is going on with the kids from ages 13-18 years old.
What Imus did, in a very small and insignificant way, is what Ludicris does in a big way and what the owner of Girls Gone Wild does in his way. It’s all accommodation to the culture of degradation that we’re in.
Condi Rice should be more concerned about that, actually - maybe not from the standpoint of the position of Secretary of State - but if she’s commenting on that anyway (which is certainly not a Department of State matter), then she should focus on these others and not Imus. Imus was *absolutely nothing* in terms of what else is going on out there. And the Sharptons and the Jacksons know this. They don’t care — they just want to exercise their power and “get someone”.
At least Condi Rice should be interested in the morals of the issues and point out these other things and not rag on Imus...
Regards,
Star Traveler