CBS has fired Don Imus.
NEW YORK -(AP) CBS fired Don Imus from his radio program Thursday, the finale to a stunning fall for one of the nation’s most prominent broadcasters.
Blood in the water.
Anyone needing a full-on example of a double standard needs look no further than John Gibson’s commentary yesterday…. here’s a bit of the point:
What goes a lot farther are the rappers who think this is language that is OK
If reference to Don Imus in particular and freedom of speech in general, Al Sharpton said:
“It is our feeling that this is only the beginning,” the Reverend Al Sharpton said. “This must be a walk that CBS now does.”
I have to confess that prior the Don Imus bruhaha, I was familar with the term ho, as an epithet. On the other hand, I was not familar with the term nappy, as an epithet.
A wee bit of googling
NEW YORK — In books such as “Slaughterhouse-Five,” “Cat’s Cradle,” and “Hocus Pocus,” Kurt Vonnegut mixed the bitter and funny with a touch of the profound.
Vonnegut, regarded by many critics as a key influence in shaping 20th-century American literature,
If poverty causes crime, why isn’t West Virginia awash in crime?
Tony Blair is in hot water for suggesting that the black culture contrubes to the murder rate, Guardian Yet look at, West Virginia’s murder rates.
Inspiration: Don Surber
Story breaking right now: MSNBC will stop simulcasting the show forthwith. Sharpton on Tucker Carlson’s show right now banging a gong in approval. It’s all about “the public airwaves”. Nevermind that MSNBC is a cable outlet.
You know, Billy, that’s
I’d never thought I’d see this or do this but BBIII goes to Sheppard Smith. Allahpundit, Hot Air, has the video as Shep goes goes nuclear (second video).
Watch the first video as well.
I repeat, Mike Nifong, Crystal
* The Music: Leo Kottke: My feet are smiling
This is arguably his best album. Recorded in 1972 at a show in Minneapolis, it’s probably the fastest played guitar I’ve ever heard in my life. Yes, it’s just him and
The AP is reporting:
NEW YORK – A CBS News producer was fired and the network apologized after a Katie Couric video essay on libraries was found to be plagiarized from The Wall Street Journal.
Wasn’t the producer the one
Boing Boing has this breathless charge:
Professor Walter F. Murphy, a Korean war hero and McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence (emeritus) at Princeton, was delayed while flying because he’s on a “terrorist watch list.” The check-in clerk told him that he
Lara Setrakian, ABC News, reports, “Duke Lacrosse Case Charges to Be Dropped:”
April 10, 2007 — The office of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper will announce that he is dismissing all charges against three Duke Lacrosse players,
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Next time, Don Imus should just use the “artistic expression” excuse
The Sister makes quite a few good points, and I just couldn’t bear to use just one snip. Alas:
I don’t have any particularly strong opinions about
*The Music: Joe Sample’s “Spellbound” (1990)
You’ve heard Joe Sample before, most likely when he was playing with the Crusaders. But this album is a pivotal work in his recorded history. With the help of Al Jerreau and Michael Franks,
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It is Larry Birkhead. Sorry, Bithead, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
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