"It is our feeling that this is only the beginning. We must have a broad discussion on what is permitted and not permitted in terms of the airwaves." - Al Sharpton

"Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..." - U. S. Constitution

Can African Americans be proud of being represented (de facto) by Sharpton and Jackson?

I realize MSM and Demolibs demand they stay on the Victicrat Entitlement Plantation, but aren't there better faces than Tom Sharpton and Tom Jackson

Frankly, we are fast becoming the epitome of a Jerry Springer society. It seems to have become more important to have an audience and notoriety when confronting conflict than it is to attain resolve and mutual respect. That model seems to serve the needs of the exploited and those who seek to exploit; reinforcing all that relegates objectivity to the outhouse while making the frailty and imperfection of the human condition a spectacle that harkens back to the Coliseum.

This situation isn't and shouldn't be about whether liberals or conservatives, this race or that race, hip hop or honky-tonk, one group or another, are more offensive and therefore more responsible for all that is wrong with America. I am not capable of judging the whole of Don Imus nor am I capable of crafting a recipe to fix all of America...and neither are the countless pundits and partisans who have sought to frame it so.

I'm not a religious person...but I often find kinship with the imagery surrounding the portrayal of one called Jesus and his teachings of understanding and forgiveness. For all the banter I hear about the Bible and Christian values, it certainly seems to me that we are fast abandoning what many view as the sacred "tablets" in favor of the sacrosanct tabloids. If I'm right, all I can say is heaven help us.

Read more about the dynamics that lead a situation to become larger than the sum of its parts...here:

http://www.thoughttheater.com/2007/04/imus_bias_devils_heaven.php

Apparently, this has been the agenda all along. Imus makes a remark he never should have said. Eek and Meek seize upon the opportunity to make a mountain out of a mole hill. Producers unhappy with his low ratings fire Imus. Eek and Meek divide the spoils of his airtime between them.

Who was it that originally said Always follow the money?

"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." - George Santayana

i remember watching the news about jackson's role in the imus protest and seeing all those people picketing/chanting outside of nbc's hq.

when i see demonstrators, in general, i ask "don't these people have jobs?"  note to jessie jackson:  picketing the place doing the hiring isn't part of the interview process

"Jackson has been criticized for some of the racist remarks he has made about Jews and Jewish issues: that Nixon was less attentive to poverty in the U.S. because "four out of five [of Nixon's top advisors] are German Jews and their priorities are on Europe and Asia"; that he was "sick and tired of hearing about the Holocaust"; that there are "very few Jewish reporters that have the capacity to be objective about Arab affairs";
In addition Rev. Jackson had referred to Jews as "Hymies" and to New York City as "Hymietown" in January 1984 during a conversation with Washington Post reporter, Milton Coleman."

from Wikipedia

The longer Jackson/Sharpton are on the better the chances that Democrats will have NO chance of sustaining a majority or a chance at the Presidency. They have made an industry out of perpetuating the victimization of African Americans by shaking down companies and yellow political figures.

Rush agrees with Jesse and Al on this point. Where are the African Americans on MSNBC or CNN during the prime time hours? Which liberal is ready to resign in the name of being replaced by an African American?

"Imusius felt a sharp pain in his back, a slow trickle of blood on his tunic. He turned to face the traitor, " Et Tu Davidious Gregorious?"

Rev. Jessie said...

"You– You- You stretch it when you take a statement made in private that
you neither saw nor heard, to someone sitting on TV 1000, TV and radio
1,040 hours a year. Don't make that comparison. A 24-year-ago
discussion, in private, for which I profusely apologized cannot be a
comparison you’re stretching to make your point."

Just like a man's character is defined by how he acts when no one is watching, it is also defined by the comments he makes in private. That is when the truth really comes out; not when you have an audience of thousands to which you are speaking rehearsed words. Which is more telling? In their hearts, Rev. Jackson and Rev. Al are the true racists.