davidl on April 12th, 2007

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.”

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davidl on April 12th, 2007

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

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Eric Florack on April 12th, 2007

NEW YORK â€”  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,

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davidl on April 12th, 2007

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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

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Eric Florack on April 11th, 2007

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

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davidl on April 11th, 2007

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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

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Eric Florack on April 11th, 2007

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

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davidl on April 11th, 2007

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

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davidl on April 11th, 2007

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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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davidl on April 10th, 2007

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Next time, Don Imus should just use the “artistic expression” excuse

Sister Toldjah

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

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davidl on April 10th, 2007

It is Larry Birkhead.   Sorry, Bithead, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

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davidl on April 10th, 2007

Keith Olbermann

I my personal parlance, I’d say just as Bit has adopted Don Imus, that I that adopted Keith Olbermann.  I again exercise my self-anointed parential rights. 

Johnny Dollar, Olbermann Watch, has audio clips of what is in effect Keith

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Eric Florack on April 10th, 2007

I remarked a few days ago, about what the opposition parties in some of the more oppressed countries of thw world must be feeling as they wacth the Democratic Party in action here in the states…. and outrside of it.

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Eric Florack on April 10th, 2007

I see Rusty Shackleford is getting death threats from the Islamo-facists.

Apparently, they want to kill him for saying they’re violent, or something. 

Hell, I’ve said that, too….How is it he rates a death threat or two, and I don’t?

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Eric Florack on April 10th, 2007

Boortz today:

Barack Obama and now Hillary Clinton are backing out of the Congressional Black Caucus/Fox News presidential debate this fall.  Apparently they’re afraid of the evil Fox News.  What’s the matter?  If you want to be president of the

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