We need to move toward a color-blind society. The biggest obstacle to that is all the black people who see every thing through a racial lens. Skin color is the be-all and end-all to the people I'm thinking of.
Sure, there are some ignorant white folks like Imus who actually make stupid racist comments. They ought to clean up their act. But the big race problem in this country is in the attitudes held by folks in the black community.
Jesse, Al -- take note: you're the problem, not the solution.
The whole world has the same problems. It’s not just us here in the U.S. People need to get real. Arabs don’t like Persians, Koreans don’t like Japanese, Vietnamese don’t like other Asians, Africans don’t like Whites, the French don’t like Italians, Italians don’t like Germans, the Irish don’t like Brits and the list goes on and on. It’s just the way the world is. Get use to it and don’t slam Americans as being the only ones that are this way.
“we still, after all this time, have a long way to go in our country when it comes to race” = “not enough of you horrible racist white people agree with me.”
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Sorry, Al, the First Amendment makes no such distinction. Don Imus or anyone else in public life has as much right to make a fool of him/herself on the public airways as anyone else - including Al Roker. If rappers may talk about "nappy haired hos" and use the "N-word" without restriction on the public airways, so may Don Imus.
The fact of the matter is that if Al doesn't like what Imus says, he doesn't have to listen to him. And, if enough people decide that they don't like what Don Imus says, the market forces will take over and his network will respond accordingly. This is the magic and wonder of capitalism that leftists never have and never will understand. Roker is obviously over his head and out of his league on this one.
Years back on the Today Show’s morning program, everyone wore costumes. Lauer was dressed as Jennifer Lopez, and Roker was dressed as Puff Daddy. Roker LOOKED like a pimp, and people from middle America who weren’t aware that Roker was dressing like a rap artist, would have assumed Roker was dressing like a pimp.
Roker sounds a bit disingenuous here, with his outrage. It’s fine for HIM to make a tasteless joke, but not another?
I care as little for fat weatherman Al’s opinion as I do for that of old drunk Imus.
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Keep talking, Roker. Let everyone know what a buffoon you really are.
Yup. Boy, nothing gets by Al.
Since when did Al become the defender of all people of color? Was I making a sandwich in the kitchen when this came on the TV?
“We still have a long way to go” in this country with regard to race. Oh, for Heaven’s sake, take a breath, Al. you’ve done pretty well in this racist country, haven’t you?
Once again, another swell example of that now age old axiom of Hollywood: “I’m famous, therefore, I am smart.”
Don’t try that line on a cave man.
Al Roker isn’t fit to lick Willard Scott’s shoes clean after a walk through Willard’s Virginia farm. If Al wasn’t an Equal Opportunity hire, he should have been because he’s no weathercaster.
Now Willard Scott?
Now THERE was a weatherman!
Call me when he protests this week’s Top Ten rap songs, which include far worse, and most of which are promoted by companies that are owned by the same company that owns his network....
I seem to recall Imus and company saying ugly things about Al for quite a while. They seemed to enjoy denigrating the Today Show and all associated with it. Their emnity for Al seemed to revolve around him being fat.
So, who’s laughing now?
Sit down Al!...your grits are ready....
How was anything at all stripped away from them? You say you don't allow "it" in your house but you also call for Imus to be fired. Sounds like you don't know whether you want to control your own remote or give it to the government.
The question is, Al, "What are you actually going to do about it?"... You got the soap box, Al, what are YOU going to do? Answer: I'll try to burn Imus (white) but absolutely nothing to the others (black).
Al "I See Nuth-thing" Roker is going to do nothing other than run his yap about racism because it "didn't happen in my house".
What a complete fool. Go back to sleep, Al. Al Bundy has more credibility that you.
No worries. Poverty Pimps & Race Hustlers, Inc. is doing a booming business.
Boy, he's got that right. Elected officials in America can suppress evidence that would clear members of one race, for the purpose of getting elected by members of another race.
What do you think about racially-tinged abominations like that, Mr. Weatherman?
((* crickets chirping *))
The Men in Black do need to monitor Al more closely.